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Stanley Street Big Band

Kinsmen Brewing Company 409 Canal Street, Milldale, CT

The Stanley Street Big Band is an 18-piece band composed of outstanding musicians from the Greater Hartford and Springfield areas. Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month the band performs the best in swing, classic, and contemporary big band music. C'mon down to Kinsmen Brewing Company and enjoy a custom brew, great food and swinging big [...]

Jazz at Three Sheets

Three Sheets 372 Elm Street, New Haven, CT

By New Haven Jazz Underground

Jonathan Barber + Vision Ahead

Parkville Sounds 30 Arbor Street, Hartford, CT

In 2024, we’re reinventing the magic of The Parkville Sessions, hosting world-renowned artists in a charmingly transformed bakery-turned-music studio nestled in Parkville, Hartford, CT. Picture this: a select audience, all seated in the first two rows, experiencing the electrifying intimacy of live performances up close. Each show is professionally recorded and exclusively available to viewers [...]

$16 – $26

Matt & Atla DeChamplain

Palace Theater Poli Club 100 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT

7:00 PM & 9:00 PM - $36 Pianist Matt DeChamplain grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut. During high school Matt attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts studying under Jimmy Greene and Dave Santoro. He obtained his bachelors degree from the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School in 2010 and graduated with [...]

$36
Event Series Firehouse 12 Concert Series

Firehouse 12 Concert Series

Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT

Performances are on Friday nights, running from September 20th through December 20th, with sets at 8:30 and 10:00 pm. Our Season Pass is also available, which provides 1 ticket to all sets of the 13 performances. All 13 shows are on sale now at firehouse12.com. Tickets are $20 for the 8:30pm performance and $15 for 10:00pm. The complete Season Pass is $225. All tickets can be purchased online or, subject to [...]

$15 – $20

Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine

Cafe Nine 250 State Street, New Haven, CT

Come enjoy an afternoon of live jazz with the area's finest players. Sit in with the band and show off your chops or just sit and enjoy a cold drink while the music creates the vibe.

Dr. G’s Jazz Brunch

Quattro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar 14 Water Street, Guilford, CT

This 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.

Free

Jazz at Parkville Market

Parkville Market 1400 Park Street, Hartford

Jazz is back in The Local every other Monday! Kick back, grab a drink with your friends, and enjoy the smooth sounds of the evening!

Tuxedo Junction

Guilford VFW Post 9666 104 Mill Road, Guilford, CT

Doors 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 at Elicit Brewery

Elicit Brewery 165 Adams Street, Manchester, CT

Hartford's premier 16 piece Big Band Jazz Orchestra with monthly special guest artist series.

Free

Adam Anderson Quartet

The Port of Call 15 Water Street, Mystic, CT

The Adam Anderson Quartet performs every Tuesday night. They perform an eclectic mix from the Jazz repertoire, covering the multiple generations of standards, both new and old. The quartet typically consists of Chris Beaudry on tenor saxophone, Phil Palonen on guitar, Evan Wood on drums and is lead by Adam Anderson on upright bass. The [...]

All That Jazz! Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and More Great Women Artists (course)

Albert C. Fuller Music Center - University of Hartford 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT

All That Jazz! Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and More Great Women Artists Instructors: Javon Jackson and Matt DeChamplain Wednesdays, Oct. 9, 16, 23, 3:20–4:50 p.m., Bliss Hall/Fuller Hall $80 Description: Women have always written, played and sung Jazz, that most American art form.  But they haven't always gotten their due. You likely know Billie Holiday's voice, Sarah [...]

$80
Event Series Black-eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam

Black-eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam

Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar 350 Asylum St., Hartford, CT

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 [...]

Jason Robinson Ancestral Numbers

The Drake 44 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA

Jason Robinson (sax), Michael Dessen (trombone), Joshua White (piano), Drew Gress (bass), Ches Smith (drums) Ancestry, like music, is a concept inextricable from the passage of time. In music, each performance is a convergence of past (influence, experience, practice) and present (emotion, atmosphere, improvisation). Each one of us represents a similar convergence, as our very [...]

$15

Jazz at Three Sheets

Three Sheets 372 Elm Street, New Haven, CT

By New Haven Jazz Underground

Event Series Firehouse 12 Concert Series

Firehouse 12 Concert Series

Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT

Performances are on Friday nights, running from September 20th through December 20th, with sets at 8:30 and 10:00 pm. Our Season Pass is also available, which provides 1 ticket to all sets of the 13 performances. All 13 shows are on sale now at firehouse12.com. Tickets are $20 for the 8:30pm performance and $15 for 10:00pm. The complete Season Pass is $225. All tickets can be purchased online or, subject to [...]

$15 – $20

Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine

Cafe Nine 250 State Street, New Haven, CT

Come enjoy an afternoon of live jazz with the area's finest players. Sit in with the band and show off your chops or just sit and enjoy a cold drink while the music creates the vibe.

Dr. G’s Jazz Brunch

Quattro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar 14 Water Street, Guilford, CT

This 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.

Free
Event Series Improvisations Now at Real Art Ways

Improvisations Now at Real Art Ways

Real Art Ways 56 Arbor St, Hartford, CT

Improvisations Now is a monthly series of concerts programmed by Joe Morris. Joe invites a diverse group of dynamic, innovative musicians, all important members of the global improvised music scene, and performs with them. The music is completely improvised. Every concert is different. The full season is as follows: Sunday, 9/22, 2:30 pm: Nicole Mitchell-flute; Joe Morris-guitar [...]

$5 – $15

John Scofield Trio ft Vicente Archer & Bill Stewart

Ridgefield Playhouse 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield , CT

About John Scofield: Aside from being one of the principal innovators of modern jazz guitar, John Scofield is a creative artist that NPR called “one of the most prolific and admired jazz musicians of his generation.” A three-time Grammy winner, Scofield has expressed himself in the vernacular of bebop, blues, jazz-funk, organ jazz, acoustic chamber [...]

$48 – $58

Hartford Jazz Orchestra at Elicit Brewery

Elicit Brewery 165 Adams Street, Manchester, CT

Hartford's premier 16 piece Big Band Jazz Orchestra with monthly special guest artist series.

Free

Jazz at Cafe Nine

Cafe Nine 250 State Street, New Haven, CT

Cafe Nine and the New Haven Jazz Underground present TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ! Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, a rotation of local and special guest musicians and bands will play a house set from 7-8pm. After the house band set host bands will open the stage for a jazz jam session from 8-10pm.

Adam Anderson Quartet

The Port of Call 15 Water Street, Mystic, CT

The Adam Anderson Quartet performs every Tuesday night. They perform an eclectic mix from the Jazz repertoire, covering the multiple generations of standards, both new and old. The quartet typically consists of Chris Beaudry on tenor saxophone, Phil Palonen on guitar, Evan Wood on drums and is lead by Adam Anderson on upright bass. The [...]

All That Jazz! Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and More Great Women Artists (course)

Albert C. Fuller Music Center - University of Hartford 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT

All That Jazz! Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and More Great Women Artists Instructors: Javon Jackson and Matt DeChamplain Wednesdays, Oct. 9, 16, 23, 3:20–4:50 p.m., Bliss Hall/Fuller Hall $80 Description: Women have always written, played and sung Jazz, that most American art form.  But they haven't always gotten their due. You likely know Billie Holiday's voice, Sarah [...]

$80
Event Series Black-eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam

Black-eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam

Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar 350 Asylum St., Hartford, CT

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 [...]

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