Events for May 12, 2024 - May 12, 2024

Kris Davis (piano) Pianist-composer Kris Davis’ project Diatom Ribbons was a breakthrough record incorporating elements of hip hop, rock, and groove featuring drummer and NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington, DJ Val Jeanty, and bassist Trevor Dunn. Davis and Carrington recently won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Jazz Album for Carrington’s album New Standards, Vol [...]

Steve Bulmer, bass Jen Allen, piano Matt Parker, sax/flute Nathan Edwards, saxes Ben Bilello, drums $20 Advance Sales/$25 at the door. Students w/ID $10. Show your HJS membership card at the door and receive a 10% discount! (not available online due to ticket system limitations, sorry!) The Packing House is a warm, historic venue for [...]

The Erez Aviram Ensemble is a live experience that offers a unique blend of groovy, hip, and emotionally rich chamber music. The ensemble, with its distinctive instrumentation of piano, violin, cello, French horn, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, bass, and drums, creates a fresh sound that is a testament to the fusion of genres, incorporating lively [...]

Tomeka Reid is one of the most original, versatile, and curious musicians to emerge from Chicago’s bustling jazz and improvised music community over the last decade. As a cellist, composer, and bandleader, Reid melds the Western classical tradition with modes rooted in the African diaspora and avant-garde to produce a rich and textured palette of [...]

Rob Schwimmer inhabits the same universe as the “elusive” Triple Helix — one that doesn’t exist except for his own invention. He is the master of his own musical kingdom where he, playing alone, conjures a sound world created by his singular virtuosity at the piano, theremin (on which he’s considered to be one of the [...]

Improvised Music Workshops on the last Monday of the month. Grab your instrument and join in. Improvisers Teach How To Listen NHIC Records  

Wesleyan’s Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble presents new and arranged works for live electronics under the direction of Professor of Music Paula Matthusen.

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 [...]

With a seven-string guitar and a live looper, Nick sounds like two guitars and a bass. Bringing brushes and snare, shakers, frame drum, and bongos into the mix, Carol sounds like, well, a singer playing percussion. They create a sound that is rich and layered, subtle and swinging. The Carol and Nick Duo has been [...]

7:00 PM & 9:00 PM - $36 Featured in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune & LA Jazz Scene, Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist Rose Colella has received mention in All About Jazz, JAZZIZ, & TimeOut NYC, describing her as “elegantly tipsy,” “pure seduction,” “cooly coquettish” & “beautiful and inviting." Her much-anticipated album, "Cocktail" was released to [...]

Brandee Younger is an American harpist who infuses classical, jazz, soul, and funk influences to the harp tradition pioneered by her predecessors and idols Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane.  Brandee was a 2021 GRAMMY Awards®  Nominee for Best Instrumental Composition.  Younger leads her own ensemble, performs as a soloist and has worked as a sideman [...]

Ted Rosenthal is one of the leading jazz pianist/composers of his generation.  He actively tours worldwide with his trio, as a soloist, and has performed with many jazz greats, including Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, Bob Brookmeyer, and James Moody. Winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, Rosenthal has released fifteen CDs as a [...]

Litchfield Jazz Camp, the teaching arm of Litchfield Jazz Festival, will present its very first talent competition, the Litchfield Jazz Camp Talent Search.  Twenty-three finalists, ages 13 to 17 selected from a pool of applicants on the basis of taped auditions, will compete live for scholarships to the renowned summer music camp. The Litchfield Jazz [...]

Drummer, percussionist, keyboardist, composer, arranger, band leader and music educator Ronnie Burrage was born on October 19, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri. His style draws most notably from the musical genres of “jazz”, “funk” and “soul”. Burrage sang in The St. Louis Cathedral Boys Choir from ages seven to eleven, and had the opportunity to [...]

In 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 [...]

The Great American Song Book and Great FoodSteve Marion SaxPeter Davis  PianoJames Hunter  Bass ArchieDavis    Guest Singer