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SUMMARY:Boney James - Slow Burn Tour
DESCRIPTION:Saxophonist and composer Boney James’s new Concord Records album\, Slow Burn\, was released  October 18\, 2024. \n“When I mentioned that phrase to people as a possible title\, they said\, “That also refers to your  whole career in a way” James says with a laugh. “This is my 19th record and I feel like I’m just  hitting my stride.” \nSlow Burn is a new high point in a remarkable career that now spans more than three decades  and includes a long list of accolades; four GRAMMY nominations\, three NAACP Image Award  nominations\, a Soul Train Award for Best Jazz Album and four RIAA Gold Record certifications.  In 2009\, Billboard named James one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the decade. In  2024 year Boney became the first ever artist to score 20 number one singles on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. \nBut Boney James has never been one to look backwards and Slow Burn\, which the artist  produced\, marks several firsts. Beginning with the album’s opening track\, ‘Arcadia.’ The very first notes on the album are the acoustic bass playing of the legendary Marcus Miller.  It’s one of the few times that Miller\, known for his electric bass guitar work\, has committed his  standup bass playing to a recording and the first time that James has incorporated an upright bass  into his own music \nNext is James’ intriguing interpretation of the classic ‘Butterfly.’ Co-written by master  keyboardist Herbie Hancock and Bennie Maupin\, the track features Marcus Miller again as well  as young lion Cory Henry’s inspired electric piano. “This beautiful melody got stuck in my head”  explains James. “I have never covered a tune by a legend like Herbie before and I hope we did  him justice.” \nThe title track\, ‘Slow Burn\,’ is one of four tunes on the album that James co-wrote and co produced with multi-instrumentalist Jairus Mozee ( known for his work with Anderson Paak\,  Anthony Hamilton and Nikki Minaj etc.). \nTickets:\n$75 General Public *processing fee included in price\n$63 SCSU Faculty/Staff *processing fee included in price\nSeating: Reserved
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/boney-james-slow-burn-tour/
LOCATION:John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts – Southern CT State University\, 501 Crescent Street\, New Haven\, CT
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SUMMARY:Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott)
DESCRIPTION:Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) is an artist who has never been content to stand still and inhabit only the present. Adjuah changed his name out of a desire to connect with his family roots in West Africa and clear a stronger path to the future. His music similarly embraces the African roots of jazz while simultaneously embodying the genre’s spirit of innovation. \nAdjuah has developed custom instruments — including the Adjuah trumpet\, Siren\, Sirenette\, and the Adjuah bow — as part of an ongoing quest to explore new sounds. His work as a composer and bandleader rejects restrictive ideas of genre\, shattering boundaries in pursuit of limitless innovation. That pursuit has earned him awards and critical acclaim across thirteen albums. \nAdjuah and his band will bring Adjuah’s vision of music that blends past\, present\, and future to the Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall stage following a day spent working with students from throughout New England at the UMass Department of Music and Dance’s annual High School Jazz Festival. This — a composer\, performer\, and scholar who is fully committed to the evolution of his artform working with young musicians — is the very essence of our future-oriented Next50 series. \nTotal price starts at: $35.00.\nTotal price for youth 17 and under and Five College students starts at: $20.00
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/chief-adjuah-formerly-christian-scott/
LOCATION:Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall\, 151 Presidents Drive\, Amherst\, MA
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T223000
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SUMMARY:Greg Abate Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Greg Abate and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nGreg Abate – Saxophone \nChuck Lamb – Piano \nJohn Lockwood – Bass \nGary Johnson – Drums \nGreg Abate jazz saxophonist\, flutist\, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 225 days a year touring the globe. \nIn the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program at Berklee College Of Music\, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra for 2 years. \nIn 1978 Greg formed his group Channel One which was a favorite in the New England area and from there had the opportunity to play tenor sax with the revived Artie Shaw Orchestra under leadership of Dick Johnson from 1986 to ’87. \nFollowing this experience Greg ventured out as post hard bop soloist playing Jazz Festivals\, Jazz Societies and Jazz Clubs throughout the U.S. Canada and abroad\, including most of Europe\, UK\, and Moscow and Georgia Russia. \nGreg’s newest release Gratitude\, with the Tim Ray Trio has received glowing reviews and a lot of international airplay. Also\, check out Greg’s other recordings including special guests Phil Woods and other notable artists. \nGreg is currently a Whaling City Sound recording artist. \nGreg recorded his first CD Live At Birdland NYC in 1991 on the Candid Jazz Label with the trio of James Williams\, Rufus Reid and Kenny Washington. \nTo this date Greg has recorded over 17 other recordings as leader. \nGreg is also an adjunct professor of Jazz Studies at Rhode Island College and is also a very active jazz clinician with co. sponsorship from the Conn-Selmer Instrument Co.\, conducting workshops and master classes through the U.S and abroad. \nGreg has been inducted into the RI MUSIC HALL OF FAME 2016
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/greg-abate-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Baby Grand Jazz at Hartford Public Library
DESCRIPTION: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. Concerts will be streamed on HPL’s Facebook page\, YouTube channel and Hartford Public Access TV. \n2026 Lineup \n\nJanuary 4 – Iftah Kary Trio\nJanuary 11 – Lee Fish & Friends\nJanuary 18 – Koan\nJanuary 25 – Digba Ogunbiyi Quartet\n\n\nFebruary 1 – Matt Parker\nFebruary 8 – Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble\nFebruary 15 – Jen Allen and Heart Alchemy\nFebruary 22 – Jamile Trio\n\n\nMarch 1 – The Hartford Sound\nMarch 8 – Nigel Bello Band\nMarch 15 – Laszlo Gardony Trio\nMarch 22 – Rodney Jones\nMarch 29 – Ben Bilello Quartet\nApril 5 – No concert\nApril 12 – Japanese MicroJam\nApril 19 – Tyler Sherman and Friends\nApril 26 – Rene McLean: Music of the Spirit
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/baby-grand-jazz-at-hartford-public-library-2-4/2026-03-29/
LOCATION:Center for Contemporary Culture (Main Floor) – Hartford Public Library\, 500 Main Street\, Hartford\, CT
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T170000
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SUMMARY:Noah Baerman Plays the Music of James Williams
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URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/noah-baerman-plays-the-music-of-james-williams/
LOCATION:Crowell Concert Hall – Wesleyan University\, 283 Washington St\, Middletown\, CT
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T203000
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SUMMARY:Tuxedo Junction
DESCRIPTION:For over 24 years\, hosting public rehearsals every Monday night\, now at Guilford VFW Post 7666. \nTuxedo Junction was started in 1989 by Pete Jacobs (trumpet) and Will Tayler (drums)\, WWII veterans who set up an 8-piece Dixieland jazz band in the basement of the senior citizens center in Madison\, CT. Pat soon joined on piano. \nThe band quickly grew into a full swing band as Pete added big band arrangements and people joined: everyone from high school students to retired music teachers started to fill out the sections. Tuxedo Junction moved its practice home to the Westbrook Elks briefly\, and in 1997 Paul James suggested that Bill’s Seafood restaurant in Westbrook would be a great place to share the sounds of swing. After more than 20 years of Monday nights at Bill’s\, originally outnumbering the customers and staff before turning it into the most happening place on the Shoreline for a Monday night\, we moved outside to Town Greens\, Overlook Farm in Killingworth\, and the Guilford VFW. \nTuxedo Junction plays original big band arrangements from the 30’s through the present\, including charts from Count Basie\, Duke Ellington\, Glenn Miller\, Sy Zentner\, Buddy Rich\, Frank Sinatra\, Ella Fitzgerald\, and more. We focus on danceable tunes from swing to waltz\, foxtrot to two-step\, Latin and even some rock. The band has weekly open rehearsals at local venues on the Eastern Connecticut shoreline. The public is invited to dance and listen in at no charge. We are also available for hire at public and private events throughout Connecticut. \nAfter more than 1\,001 performances\, Tuxedo Junction has become a musical success story. We are now eighteen passionate musicians\, men and women of all ages\, following the great jazz tradition and warmly welcoming visiting jazz musicians to sit in.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/tuxedo-junction/2026-03-30/
LOCATION:Guilford VFW Post 9666\, 104 Mill Road\, Guilford\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T213000
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SUMMARY:Hartford Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday at Elicit Brewery in Manchester CT. No cover.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/hartford-jazz-orchestra/2026-03-30/
LOCATION:Elicit Brewery\, 165 Adams Street\, Manchester\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Michael Palin's Other Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:It’s a funky Big Band thang\, a large jazz ensemble that rocks the house. Playing music from Tower of Power\, Frank Zappa\, The Brecker Brothers\, Jaco Pastorious\, Steely Dan\, The Yellow Jackets\, Bob Berg…..You’ll want to see them again and again! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/OtherOrchestra/
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/michael-palins-other-orchestra/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:The Hungry Tiger\, 120 Charter Oak Street\, Manchester\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T220000
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SUMMARY:Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam - Matt Dwonszyk CD Release concert
DESCRIPTION: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 special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce cookin’ of Hartford’s favorite BBQ joint. \nAfter a long hiatus due to the pandemic\, regularly scheduled jazz jams have returned to Black Eyed Sally’s every Wednesday. There will be a featured jazz ensemble followed by an open jam session. Bring your axe and be ready to jam! \nThe music begins at 7:00 PM\, jam session begins after 1st set. No cover charge most nights\, under 21’s welcome. \nPresented by the Hartford Jazz Society and Neefjazz Entertainment
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/black-eyed-sallys-jazz-jam-10-9-16/
LOCATION:Black-eyed Sally’s Southern Kitchen & Bar\, 350 Asylum St.\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T213000
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SUMMARY:Marilyn Crispell/Harvey Sorgen Duo
DESCRIPTION:Marilyn Crispell (piano)\, Harvey Sorgen (drums) \nMarilyn 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 John Coltrane\, Cecil Taylor and other contemporary jazz players and composers. For ten years she was a member of the Anthony Braxton Quartet and the Reggie Workman Ensemble and has been a member of the Barry Guy New Orchestra and guest with his London Jazz Composers Orchestra\, as well as a member of the Henry Grimes Trio\, Tiszigi Munoz Ensemble\, and Quartet Noir (with Urs Leimgruber\, Fritz Hauser and Joelle Leandre). \nCurrently she is touring and recording with two different trios: Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry (with Carmen Castaldi) and the Dreamstruck Trio with Harvey Sorgen and Joe Fonda. She also plays with Scottish saxophonist Raymond MacDonald and the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra. She has collaborated with Angelica Sanchez\, Tanya Kalmanovitch\, Tyshawn Sorey\, David Rothenberg and others. Besides working as a soloist and leader of her own groups (including trios with Gary Peaccok or Mark Helias and Paul Motian)\, Crispell has performed and recorded extensively with well-known players on the American and international jazz scene. She’s also performed and recorded music by contemporary composers Robert Cogan\, Pozzi Escot\, John Cage\, Pauline Oliveros\, Manfred Niehaus and Anthony Davis (including four performances of his opera “X” with the New York City Opera in 1986). She is a 2025 NEA Jazz Master. \nWoodstock-based drummer/composer Harvey Sorgen has lived a hundred lifetimes in one. Sorgen has drummed with such greats as Ahmad Jamal\, Bill Frisell\, Paul Simon\, Derek Trucks\, and his longtime gig Hot Tuna\, and he’s also worked as an engineer and clinician. Upcoming records with Katie Bull\, MaMuGe 3\, the Fonda/Stevens Group\, Black Dog Trio\, and his own Sorgen/Rust/ Windbiel Trio attest to his versatility and seriously swinging\, slightly abstract style. Sorgen says listening beyond the drums is the key to being a player other musicians want to work with. “Listen to the rhythm of everybody else in the band\,” he advises. “It’s really about the way the other musicians are playing. Their rhythms and dynamics will help dictate your rhythms and dynamics and make it feel natural.” \nTheir new release\, Forest\, has been released on Fundacja Shuchaj.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/marilyn-crispell-harvey-sorgen-duo/
LOCATION:Institute for the Musical Arts\, 165 Cape Street\, Goshen\, MA\, 01032\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T190000
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SUMMARY:Fridays with Frank
DESCRIPTION:Join renowned jazz historian and Jazz Haven Board member Frank Cochran for BYOB “Fridays with Frank.”  Happy Hour jazz listening sessions are held every Friday from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Institute Library in downtown New Haven.  Each Friday Frank selects iconic jazz LPs to play from the Library’s extensive collection.  Discussion follows.  BYOB and please give a modest donation towards the IL’s spiraling utilities. A $5.00 contribution is welcome.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/fridays-with-frank/2026-04-03/
LOCATION:Institute Library\, 847 Chapel Street\, New Haven\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Jazz at Three Sheets
DESCRIPTION:New England Jazz Underground presents jazz on the 1st and 3rd Friday every month.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-at-three-sheets-3/2026-04-03/
LOCATION:Three Sheets\, 372 Elm Street\, New Haven\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
CREATED:20251214T165517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251214T165517Z
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SUMMARY:Diana Krall
DESCRIPTION: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 made her one of the most recognizable artists of our time. As The New York Times recently noted Krall possesses\, “A voice at once cool and sultry\, wielded with a rhythmic sophistication.” Born in Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, which is outside of Vancouver\, Krall grew up in the western part of Canada and began studying the piano when she was four years old. By the time she was 15\, she was performing jazz locally and with the encouragement of her father\, a stride pianist with a vast knowledge of such Twenties and Thirties keyboard masters as Fats Waller\, James P. Johnson\, and Earl Hines\, she devoted herself to music. “I think Dad had every recording Fats Waller ever made\,” she says\, “and I tried to learn as many as I could.” \nDiana Krall’s recordings have been included in several film soundtracks\, and she has expanded upon her role as a performer to include songwriting\, producing and arranging and has brought her talents to collaborate with many other artists including Paul McCartney\, Barbra Streisand\, and Tony Bennett. She tours extensively around the globe to sold out audiences\, appearing at premiere jazz festivals and concert halls throughout North America\, Europe\, Asia and Australia.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/diana-krall/
LOCATION:Palace Theater – Waterbury\, 100 East Main St\, Waterbury\, CT
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T223000
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SUMMARY:The Makanda Project
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with The Makanda Project! \nKurtis Rivers · Saxophone\nSeth Meicht · Saxophone\nSean Berry · Saxophone\nTemidayo Balogun · Saxophone\nCharlie Kohlhase · Saxophone\nJerry Sabatini · Trumpet\nHaneef Nelson · Trumpet\nAlfred Patterson · Trombone\nRichard Harper · Trombone\nBill Lowe · Trombone\nJohn Kordalewski · Piano\nAvery Sharpe · Bass\nYoron Israel · Drums \nThe Makanda Project was started in 2005 as an effort to explore the previously unrecorded compositions of Makanda Ken McIntyre (1931-2001). Twenty years and over 250 performances later\, the 13 musicians in the group are still moved by the challenges and opportunites this music presents. Leader and pianist John Kordalewski\, a former McIntyre student\, has arranged over 60 McIntyre compositions for the group’s 10-member horn section. Especially given that there is no record of Dr. McIntyre having performed these pieces\, the Makanda Project differs from those repertory groups whose function is largely to re-create sounds or styles from the past. Rather\, the McIntyre compositions have been a vehicle for the group to develop its own sound and identity. \nThe Makanda Project has established a presence on the Boston jazz scene through their ongoing series of self-produced free concerts in low-income neighborhoods. These concerts are unique in the Boston area both as a platform for creative music and as community events. They tale place throughout the year and have attracted a large and still-growing following. \nThe band has also collaborated with renowned guest musicians such as Oliver Lake\, Chreles Tolliver\, Chico Freeman\, Ricky Ford\, Feya Faku\, Michael Gregory Jackson\, and Craig Harris\, as well as with poet Askia Toure and dancer/choreographer Mickey Davidson. These collaborations often involve the guests’ compositions. The Makanda Project has also performed at East Coast locations from Washington DC to Maine\, in the Midwest\, and in Europe. This will be their second appearance at the Side Door. \nThe individual members are Kurtis Rivers\, Seth Meicht\, Sean Berry\, Temidayo Balogun\, and Charlie Kohlhase (saxophones)\, Jerry Sabatini and Haneef Nelson (trumpets)\, Alfred Patterson\, Richard Harper\, and Bill Lowe (trombones)\, John Kordalewski (piano)\, Avery Sharpe (bass)\, and Yoron Israel (drums).
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/the-makanda-project/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T233000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Firehouse 12 Spring Jazz Series
DESCRIPTION:Performances are on Friday nights at 8:30pm and 10:00pm.  Tickets for each performance can be purchased individually\, with prices at $20 for our early shows and $15 for our late shows.  Our Season Pass is available for $225\, which provides 1 ticket to all sets of the 13 performances. \nThe complete season calendar can be viewed here. \nMarch 20: GEORGE\nMarch 27: Dave Fiuczynski’s KiF\nApril 3: Sun of Goldfinger\nApril 10: Amanda Monaco’s Deathblow\nApril 17: Caroline Davis\, Solo\nApril 24: David Berkman Quartet\nMay 1: Mary Halvorson: Canis Major\nMay 8: Anna Badkhen Dezron Douglas Duo\nMay 15: Jerome Sabbagh Quartet\nMay 22: Allison\, Cardenas & Nash\nMay 29: Marta Sanchez (Solo Piano)\nJune 5: Max Johnson Sextet\nJune 12: Curtis Hasselbring’s The Curhachestra \nAll 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 availability\, at the box office on the night of the show.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/firehouse-12-spring-jazz-series-2/2026-04-03/
LOCATION:Firehouse 12\, 45 Crown Street\, New Haven\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T190000
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SUMMARY:Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine
DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday\, 4-7
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-jam-at-cafe-nine-2/2026-04-04/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T210000
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SUMMARY:Bob Ahern Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Bob Ahern Quartet will be performing the last Saturday of each month at the legendary Lighthouse Inn from 6-9. The group features Lisa Marien on vocals and Bob Ahern on drums along with various Jazz artists each month.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/bob-ahern-quartet/2026-04-04/
LOCATION:Lighthouse Inn\, 6 Guthrie Pl\, New London\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
CREATED:20260402T160437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T160628Z
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SUMMARY:Blue Lion Trio
DESCRIPTION:Every Saturday \nHost & drummer Richard Sylvester has launched a remarkable jazz series (every Saturday!) at this cozy venue
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/blue-lion-trio-4/2026-04-04/
LOCATION:Open Door Tea\, 3552 Main Street\, Stratford\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T223000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Michelle Walker Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Vocalist Michelle Walker and her Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nArmed 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 the boundaries of jazz vocal art. With rich colors and adventurous flexibility\, she moves easily from a dark\, deep tone to a mid-range\, swinging lilt. Michelle is very versatile and blessed with a beautifully distinctive voice. Her artful arrangements are garnishing her critical praise. In her upcoming release\, Love Misery\, Michelle brings together a collection of jazz standards\, original songs and her arrangements of pop tunes that thematically chronicles a love affair. This latest recording project features Joel Frahm on sax\, Ron Affif on guitar\, Toru Dodo on piano\, Michael O’Brien on bass and Willard Dyson on drums. Additional highlights of her career include multiple tours in Europe\, performing in the Lincoln Center Women in Jazz Festival\, touring with jazz vocal legend Mark Murphy and performing at the White House for the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. Dave Nathan at AllAboutJazz.com says\, “Walker demonstrates an extraordinary degree of musicality…” Michelle is often compared to Cassandra Wilson\, Nina Simone and Betty Carter in style and tone but has develop her own unique sound and singular voice. \nIt is easy to see why this is looking to become a breakout year for Walker. In early 2016\, she performed at the JAVA JAZZ FESTIVAL in Jakarta\, Indonesia headlining the festival with Kurt Elling\, Monty Alexander\, Patti Austin\, Chris Botti\, Sting\, Robin Thicke and more. She then went on to tour in Asia which included performing debut concerts in Kazakhstan and Thailand. Michelle has also headlined the Belarus International Jazz Festival in the city of Minsk on the same bill as Vocal group TAKE 6\, The Silver Spring Jazz Festival with Wynton Marsalis and Spyro Gyro\, The Lincoln Center Women in Jazz Festival and the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival which featured George Benson. Throughout 2015 & 2016\, she completed a 30 city extraordinary tour in Russia performing at many Philharmonic Concert Halls around the country. The uniqueness of Walker is found her shifting\, rhythmic\, lyrical phrasing and her revived\, unexpected arrangements of standard songs. Mike Joyce of the Washington Post says\, “[Walker]…has a soul-comforting allure.” Michelle has performed in concert with noted jazz musicians Joel Frahm\, Ron Affif\, Dan Tepfer\, Robert Rodriguez\, Benito Gonzales\, Matt Wilson\, Klaus Mueller\, Boris Kozlov\, E.J. Strickland\, Helen Sung\, Ben Monder and Yotam Silberstein. \nMichelle studied classical voice at the University of Maryland and also studied at the Amsterdam Music Conservatory in Holland and the Stanford Jazz in Palo Alto\, CA. Michelle was the first vocalist asked to perform at the “Hot Jazz” Concert Series which featured jazz veterans Kenny Werner\, Eric Alexander\, Peter Bernstein\, David Hazeltine and Jimmy Greene. Walker has performed throughout US\, Canada\, Russia\, Israel England\, Holland and most recently at Blues Alley and The Black Rock Performing Arts Center outside Washington\, DC where she helped kick off the jazz concert season which has featured Russell Malone\, Cyrus Chestnut and Ravi Coltrane. \nHer debut recording\, Slow Down\, was released with critical acclaim. The recording received a Washington Area Musician Association (WAMA) Award nomination for Best Jazz and Debut Album of the year and also a national nomination for Best Independent Jazz Vocal album of the year. Walker spent the first years of her career working as a full-time vocalist in the Washington\, DC area before she moved to New York City\, where she currently resides and performs. While living in the DC area\, the Washington Post placed her several times on its Top Ten Area Performers to see perform live. Michelle served on the 2003-2005 Executive Board for the DC Chapter of the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE).
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/michelle-walker-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260405T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260405T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Dr. G’s Jazz Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Dr. G’s Jazz Brunch held on the 1st\, 3rd & 5th Sundays from 12pm (noon) until 3pm at Quattro’s Italian Restaurant:\n\n\n\nAll events will also include jazz masters Jeff Fuller on bass and Barry Ries on drums &/or trumpet. “Dr. G” will provide guitar accompaniment.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/dr-gs-jazz-brunch-3-2/2026-04-05/
LOCATION:Quattro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar\, 14 Water Street\, Guilford\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260406T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260406T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
CREATED:20251116T032622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T032844Z
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SUMMARY:Tuxedo Junction
DESCRIPTION:For over 24 years\, hosting public rehearsals every Monday night\, now at Guilford VFW Post 7666. \nTuxedo Junction was started in 1989 by Pete Jacobs (trumpet) and Will Tayler (drums)\, WWII veterans who set up an 8-piece Dixieland jazz band in the basement of the senior citizens center in Madison\, CT. Pat soon joined on piano. \nThe band quickly grew into a full swing band as Pete added big band arrangements and people joined: everyone from high school students to retired music teachers started to fill out the sections. Tuxedo Junction moved its practice home to the Westbrook Elks briefly\, and in 1997 Paul James suggested that Bill’s Seafood restaurant in Westbrook would be a great place to share the sounds of swing. After more than 20 years of Monday nights at Bill’s\, originally outnumbering the customers and staff before turning it into the most happening place on the Shoreline for a Monday night\, we moved outside to Town Greens\, Overlook Farm in Killingworth\, and the Guilford VFW. \nTuxedo Junction plays original big band arrangements from the 30’s through the present\, including charts from Count Basie\, Duke Ellington\, Glenn Miller\, Sy Zentner\, Buddy Rich\, Frank Sinatra\, Ella Fitzgerald\, and more. We focus on danceable tunes from swing to waltz\, foxtrot to two-step\, Latin and even some rock. The band has weekly open rehearsals at local venues on the Eastern Connecticut shoreline. The public is invited to dance and listen in at no charge. We are also available for hire at public and private events throughout Connecticut. \nAfter more than 1\,001 performances\, Tuxedo Junction has become a musical success story. We are now eighteen passionate musicians\, men and women of all ages\, following the great jazz tradition and warmly welcoming visiting jazz musicians to sit in.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/tuxedo-junction/2026-04-06/
LOCATION:Guilford VFW Post 9666\, 104 Mill Road\, Guilford\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260406T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260406T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Hartford Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Every Monday at Elicit Brewery in Manchester CT. No cover.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/hartford-jazz-orchestra/2026-04-06/
LOCATION:Elicit Brewery\, 165 Adams Street\, Manchester\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
CREATED:20260330T005639Z
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SUMMARY:New Haven Improvisers Collective
DESCRIPTION:Knox Chandler and Bob Gorry – Guitar Duo\nGoBruCcio  (Gorry/Brunelli/RIccio)\nCOMBO NHIC\n\nIf 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.\nFree parking lot across the street. \nNext Workshop is scheduled for Monday April 27th at the Sandbox.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/new-haven-improvisers-collective/
LOCATION:Ely Center of Contemporary Art\, 51 Trumbull St\, New Haven\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
CREATED:20251116T034317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T034317Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Palin's Other Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:It’s a funky Big Band thang\, a large jazz ensemble that rocks the house. Playing music from Tower of Power\, Frank Zappa\, The Brecker Brothers\, Jaco Pastorious\, Steely Dan\, The Yellow Jackets\, Bob Berg…..You’ll want to see them again and again! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/OtherOrchestra/
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/michael-palins-other-orchestra/2026-04-07/
LOCATION:The Hungry Tiger\, 120 Charter Oak Street\, Manchester\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Jazz & Justice Suite: A Multi-Movement Declaration
DESCRIPTION:The UConn jazz faculty present a completely new body of work\, called the Jazz & Justice Suite.\n\n\n\n“Jazz & Justice Suite: A Declaration in Seven Movements is an original jazz suite composed and performed by UConn Jazz faculty. This powerful artistic statement explores human rights through music\, with each movement inspired by an article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and honoring a historical figure or movement. “\n\n\n\n“Through composition\, narration\, and improvisation\, each piece interprets a specific human rights issue—from racial justice and political participation to gender equality\, environmental advocacy\, and the right to education. This suite responds musically to the call for justice\, offering a deeply personal\, expressive\, and intellectually compelling experience.”\n\n\n$15 General Admission / FREE for UConn Students & Faculty\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJazz & Justice Suite: A Multi-Movement Declaration \nby UConn Jazz Faculty: \nLeala Cyr – voice\nJohn Mastroianni – saxophone\, clarinet\, flute \nLouis Hanzlik – trumpet\nEvan Gray – trombone\nScott Sasanecki – guitar\nEarl MacDonald – piano\nSteven Bulmer – string bass\nJonathan Barber – drum set\n\n\n\nMovements: \n\n“No Exceptions”\nComposer: Earl MacDonald\nUDHR Article: Article 7 – “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.”\nInspiration: Racial justice and civil rights struggles in the United States\, past and present\, honoring the legacy and ongoing fight for equal protection under the law.\n“Malala’s Call”\nComposer: John Mastroianni\nUDHR Article: Article 26 – “Everyone has the right to education.” Inspiration: Malala Yousafzai\, global girls’ education advocacy.\n“Si Se Puede”\nComposer: Evan Gray\nUDHR Article: Article 23 – “Everyone has the right to work under fair conditions\, with equal pay for equal work\, and to form and join trade unions.”\nInspiration: Dolores Huerta and Labor Rights\n“We Are”\nComposer: Leala Cyr\nUDHR Article: Article 27 – “Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community\, to enjoy the arts…”Inspiration: Women’s rights; women in jazz and the arts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Iron Curtain Blues”\nComposer: Earl MacDonald\nUDHR Article: Article 21 – “Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country\, directly or through freely chosen representatives.”\nInspiration: The erosion of democratic processes and authoritarian crackdowns on elections around the world; the fragility of participatory government in an era of political polarization and power consolidation.\n“Waltz Gaiabetic”\nComposer: Steven Bulmer\nUDHR Article: Article 29 – “Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.”\nInspiration: Environmental advocacy / Wangari Maathai and her Green Belt movement.\n“Declaration (Redux)”\nComposer: Earl MacDonald\nUDHR Article: Article 30 – “Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State\, group\, or person any right to engage in any activity aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.”\nInspiration: The human cost of war and conflict\, including the invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing U.S.– Iran conflict\, reflecting on accountability\, geopolitical upheaval\, and the fragility of human rights enforcement worldwide.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazz-justice-suite-a-multi-movement-declaration/
LOCATION:von der Mehden Recital Hall – UConn\, 875 Coventry Road\, Storrs\, CT\, 06269
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095800
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SUMMARY:Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam - Hall High School Combo 1 & Second Sphere under the direction of Nathan Edwards
DESCRIPTION: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 special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce cookin’ of Hartford’s favorite BBQ joint. \nAfter a long hiatus due to the pandemic\, regularly scheduled jazz jams have returned to Black Eyed Sally’s every Wednesday. There will be a featured jazz ensemble followed by an open jam session. Bring your axe and be ready to jam! \nThe music begins at 7:00 PM\, jam session begins after 1st set. No cover charge most nights\, under 21’s welcome. \nPresented by the Hartford Jazz Society and Neefjazz Entertainment
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/black-eyed-sallys-jazz-jam-10-9-17/
LOCATION:Black-eyed Sally’s Southern Kitchen & Bar\, 350 Asylum St.\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095801
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SUMMARY:Lucía
DESCRIPTION:In 2022\, then twenty-three-year-old singer Lucía was a finalist at the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. \nThe 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 the Latin American songbook.\n“We played ‘What a Difference a Day Makes\,’ which was popularized by Dinah Washington\, but in its initial incarnation was a bolero written in Spanish by María Grever\,” she says from her home in New York City. “We started it as a jazz ballad in English\, then switched to Spanish and added some zapateado dancing.” \nLucía won the competition. And the fact that she did it with such a soulful\, multicultural rendition of a jazz standard marked her arrival on the music scene. Lucía’s gorgeous rendition of the standard now opens her self-titled debut album. It’s also a fixture of her live sets\, anchoring performances filled with numbers in which Lucía deftly and gorgeously blends jazz\, Latin\, and pop music. Be with us as Lucía brings our Next50 series to a magnificent close in the intimate setting of The Drake. \nTotal price starts at: $35.00.\nTotal price for youth 17 and under and Five College students starts at: $20.00.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/lucia/
LOCATION:The Drake\, 44 N. Pleasant Street\, Amherst\, MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095801
CREATED:20251210T225210Z
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SUMMARY:Fridays with Frank
DESCRIPTION:Join renowned jazz historian and Jazz Haven Board member Frank Cochran for BYOB “Fridays with Frank.”  Happy Hour jazz listening sessions are held every Friday from 5:15 to 7:00 pm at the Institute Library in downtown New Haven.  Each Friday Frank selects iconic jazz LPs to play from the Library’s extensive collection.  Discussion follows.  BYOB and please give a modest donation towards the IL’s spiraling utilities. A $5.00 contribution is welcome.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/fridays-with-frank/2026-04-10/
LOCATION:Institute Library\, 847 Chapel Street\, New Haven\, CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095801
CREATED:20260329T233517Z
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SUMMARY:Tony Vacca and Fusion Nomads
DESCRIPTION:With John Isaac Sheldon\, Chris Devine\, Chuck Langford\, Jo Sallins\, and special guest\, Senegalese master of the talking drum\, Massamba Diop. \nFrom 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 band for 3 decades\, and the lead drummer in both The Black Panther soundtracks.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/tony-vacca-and-fusion-nomads/
LOCATION:Shea Theater\, 71 Avenue A\, Turners Falls\, MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T223000
DTSTAMP:20260424T095801
CREATED:20260330T001138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T001138Z
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SUMMARY:Blues on the Corner: McCoy Tyner Legacy Band
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with the McCoy Tyner Legacy Band! \nFrancisco Mela – Drums and bandleader\nNat Reeves – Bass\nBenito Gonzalez – Piano\nGeorge Garzone (special guest) – Tenor Saxophone \nBlues on the Corner: McCoy Tyner Legacy BandDon’t miss world-renowned drummer and former McCoy Tyner sideman Francisco Mela as he leads this all-star tribute to his legendary mentor and former bandleader.Joining him is Venezuelan-American pianist Benito Gonzalez\, widely hailed as the torchbearer for McCoy’s hard-driving yet lyrical style. Acclaimed bassist and Hartt School Professor Nat Reeves anchors the rhythm section. Tenor saxophone titan George Garzone will be a featured guest\, heard here like never before.Produced by New England Jazz Collaborative\, whose work has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and in The Boston Globe.“[Francisco] Mela is just a fantastic player. He has his own style and his own sound\, which is what I look for in a drummer.”— McCoy Tyner“Fans and critics of pianist Benito Gonzalez agree: He’s a Latin McCoy Tyner.”— Michael J. West\, JazzTimes“I’m not the master of the sax\, George Garzone is.”— Michael Brecker
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/blues-on-the-corner-mccoy-tyner-legacy-band/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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