Smith won two Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Jazz Album for LIVE ACTION and Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for the song “Big Fish” featuring säje LIVESTREAM ONLY at vtjazz.org Join us on Saturday, Feb 21, to see five-time Grammy-nominated drummer Nate Smith, one of the most dynamic and versatile voices in modern music. Born [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Pianist Cyrus Chestnut and his Trio! Cyrus Chestnut is one of the most gifted and innovative jazz pianists of his generation. With a musical style that effortlessly combines the influences of gospel, classical music, and straight-ahead jazz, Chestnut has garnered acclaim from critics and peers alike [...]

Concerts will be held at HPL’s Downtown Library on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. from January through April, excluding Easter Sunday on April 5. Performances will take place in the Center for Contemporary Culture, 500 Main Street, Hartford. Doors open at 2:00 p.m., and each concert lasts about an hour. Shows will also be streamed [...]

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 [...]

Arturo O’Farrill, pianist, composer, and educator, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Arturo’s professional career began with the Carla Bley Band and continued as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte. In 2007, he founded the Afro Latin [...]

Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, pianist and composer Marta Sánchez is actively working in the contemporary creative music scene in New York City and around the globe. Charting a significant path through her innovative and original music, she has reached an international audience, gaining significant global recognition. Marta’s main project, her quintet, was created [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Guitarist Olli Soikkeli and his Trio! Olli Soikkeli - Guitar Paul Sikivie - Bass Ben Zweig - Drums Born in Nurmes, Finland and based in NYC, Soikkeli was introduced to the music of great Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz, which has been his primary focus since. [...]

Recipient of the 2019 American Prize in Composition for Orchestra, composer, pianist, and electronic musician Wayne Horvitz performs extensively throughout Europe, Japan, and North America. He is the leader of and principal composer for The Snowghost Trio, Sweeter Than the Day, The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble, Brooks/Horvitz/Kim, Electric Circus and The Royal We. He [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz the Dan Pugach Big Band and Nicole Zuraitis! Dan Pugach is a GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer and composer, a 5X GRAMMY® nominee, 2X  ASCAP Foundation Jazz Composer Award winner, a recipient of the BMI Charlie Parker Composition Prize/Manny Albam Commission for Big Band and a participant at the  [...]

Nathan & Noah East – Acclaimed Father-Son Duo In April of 2025 Nathan East & Noah East released their debut full length album Father Son which received rave reviews and for which they have been touring. A founding member of the chart-topping contemporary jazz group Fourplay, Nathan East was 16 years old when he got [...]

In April of 2025 Nathan East & Noah East released their debut full length album Father Son which received rave reviews and for which they have been touring. A founding member of the chart-topping contemporary jazz group Fourplay, Nathan East was 16 years old when he got his first break and found himself on the [...]

"Over the last couple of years in New York one method for deciding where to hear jazz on a given night has been to track down the pianist Kris Davis" — The New York Times A Grammy-winning pianist and composer, Kris Davis has built her career on a remarkable commitment to group improvisation. With twenty-five [...]