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Laroo/Byrd’s Funky4
The Flying Monkey 2095 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CTSurprise Birthday Bash for Hometown Hero Warren Byrd! Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and fun. The festivities kick off at 5:30 PM and run until 9:30 PM, featuring the incredible sounds of Laroo/Byrd's Funky4. Don't miss this chance to celebrate your local music legend and groove the night away! ✨ Spread the [...]
Bill’s All-Star Jazz Band
Bill's Seafood Restaurant 548 Boston Post Rd, Westbrook, CTBroken Reed Sax Quartet
Palace Theater Poli Club 100 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT7:00 PM & 9:00 PM - $34 Charley Gerard is a saxophonist, author and composer. He is a 2019 recipient of the prestigious New Jazz Works grant from Chamber Music America with the generous support of the Doris Duke Foundation. Charley started The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet in 2002. As of 2023 there are two [...]
Akiko Tsuruga Organ Quartet
Side Door Jazz Club 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, United StatesAkiko Tsuruga - Hammond Organ Joe Magnarelli - trumpet Jerry Weldon - tenor saxophone Carmen Intorre - drums Raised in Osaka, Japan, this talented musician began studying the organ at the age of three, at the famed Yamaha Music School. After discovering her passion for jazz very early on in her musical journey, Akiko launched [...]
Yoron Israel & High Standards ft. Lori Williams
Side Door Jazz Club 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, United StatesYoron Israel - drums/leader Lori Williams - vocals Ian Buss – tenor and soprano saxophones David Gilmore – guitar Laszlo Gardony - piano, Avery Sharpe - acoustic & electric bass A quintet based in Boston, MA, led by an internationally acclaimed drummer, percussionist, composer, music director, and educator, Yoron Israel, who is celebrating his new [...]
Jeff Fuller & Friends
Elm City Market 777 Chapel Street, New Haven, CTThe Jazz Brunch returns after a long Covid-induced pause! Future performances: 2/11 – Alan Bates, Darren Litzie; 2/25 – Allen Lowe, Gary Grippo, Barry Ries; 3/10 – Atla & Matt DeChamplain, Ben Bilello; 3/24 – Chris Morrison, Matt DeChamplain, Ben Bilello
Dr. G’s Jazz Brunch
Quattro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar 14 Water Street, Guilford, CTThis weekly event features a traditional jazz guitar trio (guitar, bass, drums) led by Gary Grippo. In addition to the trio, special guests are often included, most often a featured horn player, vocalist or pianist. Great American Songbook classics, bebop, & bossa nova Cuisine: Northern Italian full menu or special brunch menu.
Baby Grand Jazz – Will Goble Quintet
Center for Contemporary Culture (Main Floor) - Hartford Public Library 500 Main Street, Hartford, CTIn 2024, Baby Grand Jazz is celebrating its 20th season. Hartford Public Library is excited to host everyone back at the Downtown Library in the Center for Contemporary Culture (CCC). Enter through the Library's Arch Street entrance only. All concerts are from 3:00-4:00 p.m. with doors opening at 2:00 p.m. The concerts will also be [...]
Arti Dixson / Leila Cyr / Joe McWilliams / Jeff Fuller
Ayuthai Restaurant 2279 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CTBrad Meldau
Ridgefield Playhouse 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield , CTOne of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism and pop allure. From critical acclaim as a bandleader to major international exposure in collaborations with Pat Metheny, Renee Fleming, and Joshua Redman, Mehldau continues to garner [...]
Tuxedo Junction
Guilford VFW Post 9666 104 Mill Road, Guilford, CTDoors open at 6:00 PM. Band plays from 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Plenty of room for dancing. Your directions should bring you in via York Road. If your GPS tries to use Long Hill Road, its out of date and should be ignored. York Road to Mill Road is the way to go.
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
Elicit Brewery 165 Adams Street, Manchester, CTNo cover
New Haven Improvisers Collective (open workshop)
Never Ending Books/Vol. 2 810 State Street, New Haven, CTImprovised Music Workshops on the last Monday of the month. Grab your instrument and join in. NHIC Records
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra
The Hungry Tiger 120 Charter Oak Street, Manchester, CTParadox Organ Alliance
Best Video Film and Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CTThe Paradox Organ Alliance is dedicated to preserving and continuing the great 70-plus-year tradition of Hammond organ, guitar and drum set trios. From blues to bebop, latin, funky boogaloo to the Great American Songbook, each Alliance set explores a musical journey through time. Whenever possible, guest soloists are featured. The founding members, Dr. Gary Grippo, [...]
Jazz at JetNolo
Nolo 687 State Street, New Haven, CTBlack-eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam – Emery Austin Smith
Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar 350 Asylum St., Hartford, CTLocated in downtown Hartford, for the aficionado, musician, or the curious first-timer, Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jams are the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, these jam sessions will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular [...]
Bill’s All-Star Jazz Band
Bill's Seafood Restaurant 548 Boston Post Rd, Westbrook, CTYosvany Terry Quartet
Side Door Jazz Club 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, United StatesYosvany Terry traces his family’s roots to the kingdom of Dahomey, or present-day Benin. After being taken taken to work in Haiti and Jamaica, his relatives eventually were able to immigrate to Cuba in roughly 1910. As a child, Yosvany embraced the African musical and religious traditions that were a fundamental and integral part of [...]
Dave Pietro Quintet
Side Door Jazz Club 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, United StatesDave Pietro - alto saxophone Scott Wendholt - trumpet Gary Versace - piano Jay Anderson - bass Billy Drummond - drums A native of Southboro, Massachusetts, Dave Pietro has been on the New York music scene since 1987. His talents as a gifted saxophonist, composer, and educator have made him an in-demand musician who has performed [...]
David Chevan & Friends
Elm City Market 777 Chapel Street, New Haven, CTThe Jazz Brunch returns after a long Covid-induced pause!
Dr. G’s Jazz Brunch
Quattro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar 14 Water Street, Guilford, CTThis weekly event features a traditional jazz guitar trio (guitar, bass, drums) led by Gary Grippo. In addition to the trio, special guests are often included, most often a featured horn player, vocalist or pianist. Great American Songbook classics, bebop, & bossa nova “Dr G” Gary Grippo on guitar, Barry Ries on drums and trumpet, vocalist Martina [...]
Improvisations Now – Matthew Shipp / Jerome Deupree / Joe Morris
Real Art Ways 56 Arbor St, Hartford, CTMatthew Shipp – Piano “Monumental.” – Chicago Tribune “Shipp is the connection between the past, present and future for jazz heads of all ages.” – Downbeat Matthew Shipp is a pianist, bandleader, and composer who creates an animated melodic tone by using a mix of traditional and free jazz. Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware where he began [...]
Baby Grand Jazz
Center for Contemporary Culture (Main Floor) - Hartford Public Library 500 Main Street, Hartford, CTIn 2024, Baby Grand Jazz is celebrating its 20th season. Hartford Public Library is excited to host everyone back at the Downtown Library in the Center for Contemporary Culture (CCC). Enter through the Library's Arch Street entrance only. All concerts are from 3:00-4:00 p.m. with doors opening at 2:00 p.m. The concerts will also be [...]
Afro-Semitic Experience – CD Release concert
Temple Sinai - Springfield 1100 Dickinson Street, Springfield, MACD Release concert - Our Feet Began To Pray Afro-Semitic Drops “Unity In The Community”
Tuxedo Junction
Guilford VFW Post 9666 104 Mill Road, Guilford, CTDoors open at 6:00 PM. Band plays from 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Plenty of room for dancing. Your directions should bring you in via York Road. If your GPS tries to use Long Hill Road, its out of date and should be ignored. York Road to Mill Road is the way to go.
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
Elicit Brewery 165 Adams Street, Manchester, CTNo cover
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra
The Hungry Tiger 120 Charter Oak Street, Manchester, CTJazz at JetNolo
Nolo 687 State Street, New Haven, CTBlack-eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam – Alvin Carter
Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar 350 Asylum St., Hartford, CTLocated in downtown Hartford, for the aficionado, musician, or the curious first-timer, Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jams are the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, these jam sessions will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular [...]
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