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Hartford Jazz Orchestra
Elicit Brewery 165 Adams Street, Manchester, CTEvery Monday at Elicit Brewery in Manchester CT. No cover.
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Jazz at Cafe Nine
Cafe Nine 250 State Street, New Haven, CTPresented by New Haven Jazz Underground on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday every month.
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Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra
The Hungry Tiger 120 Charter Oak Street, Manchester, CTIt'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! https://www.facebook.com/OtherOrchestra/
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Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam
Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar 350 Asylum St., Hartford, CTLocated 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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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Infinity Hall - Hartford 32 Front Street, Hartford, CTTogether for over 32 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy — famously named after an autograph by blues legend Albert Collins — has appeared in concert venues across the world, sold millions of records, and had their music appear in hundreds of movies and television shows. With sold out concerts from the Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln [...]
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Fridays with Frank
Institute Library 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CTJoin 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 [...]
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Firehouse 12 Spring Jazz Series
Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CTPerformances 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. The complete season calendar can be viewed [...]
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Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine
Every Saturday, 4-7
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Bob Ahern Quartet
Lighthouse Inn 6 Guthrie Pl, New London, CTThe 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.
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Blue Lion Trio
Open Door Tea 3552 Main Street, Stratford, CTEvery Saturday Host & drummer Richard Sylvester has launched a remarkable jazz series (every Saturday!) at this cozy venue
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Tuxedo Junction
Guilford VFW Post 9666 104 Mill Road, Guilford, CTFor over 24 years, hosting public rehearsals every Monday night, now at Guilford VFW Post 7666. Tuxedo 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 [...]
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Hartford Jazz Orchestra
Elicit Brewery 165 Adams Street, Manchester, CTEvery Monday at Elicit Brewery in Manchester CT. No cover.
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CTApril, 2026, marks the 33 year anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early nineties in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop, performing on average over 150 shows a year, and has produced a sizable catalog of recorded music, with sales of over [...]
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The Bad Plus
Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CTThe Bad Plus has been a band for 26 years. That’s quite a long time! As we enter into year 27 – after a great deal of soul searching and consideration – we have decided to bring this chapter to a close. 2026 will be the final year of The Bad Plus. We share this [...]
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Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra
The Hungry Tiger 120 Charter Oak Street, Manchester, CTIt'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! https://www.facebook.com/OtherOrchestra/
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Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam
Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar 350 Asylum St., Hartford, CTLocated 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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Fridays with Frank
Institute Library 847 Chapel Street, New Haven, CTJoin 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 [...]
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Jazz at Three Sheets
Three Sheets 372 Elm Street, New Haven, CTNew England Jazz Underground presents jazz on the 1st and 3rd Friday every month.
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Noah Baerman & Friends
Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center 605 Main Street, Middletown, CT, United StatesJazz pianist and composer Noah Baerman dedicates an evening to the music of one of his (and jazz music’s) biggest heroes, Wayne Shorter (1933-2023). On this night join Noah and his quartet, featuring Matt Steckler (woodwinds), Amanda Monaco (guitar), Henry Lugo (bass), and Ryan Sands (drums). Noah Baerman is a jazz pianist, composer, educator, and [...]
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Jazz Jam at Cafe Nine
Every Saturday, 4-7
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Bob Ahern Quartet
Lighthouse Inn 6 Guthrie Pl, New London, CTThe 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.
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Blue Lion Trio
Open Door Tea 3552 Main Street, Stratford, CTEvery Saturday Host & drummer Richard Sylvester has launched a remarkable jazz series (every Saturday!) at this cozy venue
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Bokani Dyer Trio
Community Music School of Springfield 127 State St., Springfield, MABokani Dyer (piano, vocals), Timothy Norton (bass), Lumanyano Mzi (drums) Bokani Dyer is a multi-award-winning South African pianist, composer, and producer whose work traverses the intersections of jazz, soul, electronic music, and African rhythm. A deeply thoughtful and boundary-pushing artist, Dyer has spent over a decade cultivating a sound that is both deeply rooted in [...]
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Tuxedo Junction
Guilford VFW Post 9666 104 Mill Road, Guilford, CTFor over 24 years, hosting public rehearsals every Monday night, now at Guilford VFW Post 7666. Tuxedo 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 [...]
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Hartford Jazz Orchestra
Elicit Brewery 165 Adams Street, Manchester, CTEvery Monday at Elicit Brewery in Manchester CT. No cover.
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Jazz at Cafe Nine
Cafe Nine 250 State Street, New Haven, CTPresented by New Haven Jazz Underground on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday every month.
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Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra
The Hungry Tiger 120 Charter Oak Street, Manchester, CTIt'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! https://www.facebook.com/OtherOrchestra/
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Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam
Black-eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar 350 Asylum St., Hartford, CTLocated 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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Montreal Jazz Weekend
Montreal Jazz Weekend - June 25-28, 2026 Recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest jazz festival on the planet, the Festival has been synonymous with musical passion and memorable moments for over 40 years. It's where living legends rub shoulders with the finest up-and-coming artists, and jazz explodes at the crossroads of genres and [...]
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Somi
University Theatre 222 York Street, New HavenVocalist, composer, actor, and playwright Somi Kakoma is the daughter of immigrants from Uganda and Rwanda. A true renaissance woman, she is known in the jazz world simply as ‘Somi’. Her fifth studio album, Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba, is a companion project to the critically acclaimed original musical “Dreaming Zenzile” that Somi also [...]
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