Located 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 [...]

Marilyn Crispell (piano), Harvey Sorgen (drums) Marilyn Crispell is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied classical piano and composition, and has been a resident of Woodstock, New York since 1977 when she came to study and teach at the Creative Music Studio. She discovered jazz through the music of [...]

Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered two Grammy® Awards, ten Juno® Awards and have also earned nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums. Krall's unique artistry transcends any single musical style and has [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with The Makanda Project! Kurtis Rivers · Saxophone Seth Meicht · Saxophone Sean Berry · Saxophone Temidayo Balogun · Saxophone Charlie Kohlhase · Saxophone Jerry Sabatini · Trumpet Haneef Nelson · Trumpet Alfred Patterson · Trombone Richard Harper · Trombone Bill Lowe · Trombone John Kordalewski · [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Vocalist Michelle Walker and her Quartet! Armed with a provocative, whiskey-soaked tone, jazz vocalist Michelle Walker is a charismatic singer that uses an artful blend of blues, bebop, swing and soul with playful rhythmic expressiveness. Based in New York City, she bends the lines and pushes [...]

Knox Chandler and Bob Gorry - Guitar Duo GoBruCcio  (Gorry/Brunelli/RIccio) COMBO NHIC If you'd like to be part of COMBO NHIC, get there and be ready by 7pm. It would be great to have you as part of it. Music will start promptly. Free parking lot across the street. Next Workshop is scheduled for Monday [...]

Located 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 [...]

In 2022, then twenty-three-year-old singer Lucía was a finalist at the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The Veracruz native also was the first Mexican artist to enter the contest. For her performance in the final round, Lucía chose a standard that reflected her musical sensibility, influenced equally by the beauty of jazz and [...]

With John Isaac Sheldon, Chris Devine, Chuck Langford, Jo Sallins, and special guest, Senegalese master of the talking drum, Massamba Diop. From Tony: I love working with this group of committed co-conspirators in our adventurous World Fusion Music. And our special guest, MASSAMBA DIOP, has been the talking drum player for Baaba Maal's world famous [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with the McCoy Tyner Legacy Band! Francisco Mela – Drums and bandleader Nat Reeves – Bass Benito Gonzalez – Piano George Garzone (special guest) – Tenor Saxophone Blues on the Corner: McCoy Tyner Legacy BandDon’t miss world-renowned drummer and former McCoy Tyner sideman Francisco Mela as he [...]

Anders Nilsson (guitar), Sam Kulik (trombone), David Ambrosio (bass), Vinnie Sperrazza (drums) “Swedish-born and New York-based experimental guitarist Anders Nilsson produces music that is at once bracingly direct and utterly unclassifiable.” – Matt Miller As an electric, acoustic, and 11-string alto guitarist, he has performed at festivals and concerts throughout Europe and North America. His [...]

Award-winning pianist Arthur Migliazza brings the Boogie Woogie and Blues piano tradition to life through astonishing musicianship and engaging storytelling. A living historian, he takes audiences on a one-of-a-kind journey through the origins of this profoundly influential African-American music, revealing its lasting connections to jazz, rock and roll, and American popular music. This is no [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Steve Slagle and his Quartet! Steve Slagle - Saxophone Matthew Rotger-Lynn-Guitar Dezron Douglas-Bass Byron 'Wookie' Landham-Drums Saxophonist, flutist and composer Steve Slagle makes his home in New York City. He has released 20 CD’s as a leader, and performed on countless others. His many original [...]

Instantiations, formerly known as Improvisations Now, is a monthly series of concerts conceived and programmed by Joe Morris (guitarist, bassist, improviser, composer-wearer of many hats). Joe invites dynamic, innovative musicians - important members of the global improvised music scene - and performs with them. The music is completely improvised. Every concert, every instance is a [...]