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Jazz at Three Sheets

Three Sheets 372 Elm Street, New Haven, CT

By New Haven Jazz Underground

Jonathan Michel Presents: *Is It Kwanzaa Yet? Featuring Christin Devine

Jazzy's Cabaret 4 Orange Street, New Haven, CT

Join us for a joyful holiday celebration at Jazzy’s in New Haven! Waterbury native Jonathan Michel brings his acclaimed holiday revue, *Is It Kwanzaa Yet?*, to Connecticut for the first time. This one-night-only event blends jazz, soul, and holiday classics with vibrant arrangements celebrating the cultural connections of the African diaspora and the American songbook. [...]

$18 – $45

Giacomo Gates Trio

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

$37 - 7pm and 9pm Giacomo Gates does more than sing “a bunch of songs.” He is truly an entertainer, for all ages and styles. Audiences thoroughly enjoy the music, the interaction on the bandstand between Gates and his musicians, the spontaneity, the humor, the stories about the music and composers, along with their relation [...]

$37

Hall Monitors Quintet

Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center 605 Main Street, Middletown, CT, United States

The group features Steve Bulmer on bass, Jen Allen on piano, Matt Parker on saxes and flute, Nathan Edwards on saxes and Ben Bilello on drums. The Hall Monitors is a group of top-notch jazz musicians brought together through our love of playing, composing, arranging, AND teaching. We are all honored to be jazz coaches at [...]

$20
Event Series Eric Mintel Quartet: Charlie Brown Jazz

Eric Mintel Quartet: Charlie Brown Jazz

Side Door Jazz Club 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, United States

Eric Mintel has played the piano all his life. Career highlights include two performances by invitation at the White House, several concerts at the Kennedy Center and a special concert at the United Nations. Eric was a featured guest on Marian McPartland's award winning program Piano Jazz on NPR and his music is regularly played [...]

$20 – $45

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.

Cuban Jazz with Carlos Gomez, Jeff Fuller and Ben Bilello

Best Video Film and Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT

Carlos Manuel Gomez, piano Jeff Fuller, bass Ben Bilello, drums Carlos Manuel Gomez was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1974 and has lived in New Haven for the past 5 years. He spends part of his time playing both classical piano and Latin jazz piano, and the rest of his time as a labor organizer [...]

$15

Evan Wood Quartet

Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center 605 Main Street, Middletown, CT, United States

Raised in Connecticut, Evan Wood has been playing drums since a year old. His passion for music began at a young age through playing music with his dad, a rock guitar player. With his roots in groove-based music, Evan spent his time listening to music and playing along to recordings. This self-taught approach was important [...]

$20

Samara Joy

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT

The incomparable Samara Joy returns to Jorgensen Center for the third time - this time for a special holiday concert featuring members of her talented muscial family who have shared the influences of gospel, Motown, and jazz across the generations. With her father, uncle, and cousins, the three-time Grammy winner delivers a sparkling evening brimming [...]

$20 – $60
Event Series Eric Mintel Quartet: Charlie Brown Jazz

Eric Mintel Quartet: Charlie Brown Jazz

Side Door Jazz Club 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, United States

Eric Mintel has played the piano all his life. Career highlights include two performances by invitation at the White House, several concerts at the Kennedy Center and a special concert at the United Nations. Eric was a featured guest on Marian McPartland's award winning program Piano Jazz on NPR and his music is regularly played [...]

$20 – $45

RHINOCH & The Truth Ensemble

Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT

RHINOCH: Jeff Cedrone: Guitar;   Bob Gorry: Bass;   Peter Riccio:  Drums  The Truth Ensemble:  Albey Balgochian: Bass; Diane Buettner: Bass Clarinet, Flute;   Bob Gorry: Guitar;  Vance Provey: Trumpet; Tor Snyder: Guitar; Dennis Warren: Drums;   Eric Zinman: Piano RHINOCH is a collective trio with three strong voices blending raw, improvisational rhythms with a deep [...]

$20

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
Event Series Tuxedo Junction

Tuxedo Junction

Guilford VFW Post 9666 104 Mill Road, Guilford, CT

Your Swing Dance Band There is nothing like dancing in front of a live band. When the sounds of swing fill the air, people from every generation tap their feet, get on the dance floor, and forget their cares. Composed of 18 skillful musicians, Tuxedo Junction has earned its reputation as Connecticut’s most energizing swing band. So come out to [...]

Free

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 [...]

Jazz at La Zingara

La Zingara Restorante 8 P T Barnum Square, Bethel, CT

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 [...]

Event Series Black-eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam

Black-eyed Sally’s Jazz Jam – Alex Lossenko Quartet

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 [...]

Wes Lewis Quartet

Encore by Goodfellas 702 State Street, New Haven, CT

Kirk Knuffke/Joe McPhee/Michael Bisio Trio

The Parlor Room 32 Masonic St., Northampton, MA

Kirk Knuffke (cornet), Joe McPhee (sax, trumpet), Michael Bisio (bass) “Rhythmically precise, New Orleans funky and full of grace, Kirk Knuffke’s music is a reflection of his multifaceted personality: part musical sage, part jazz philosopher, a self-taught musician with wide interests, endless curiosity and an abundance of good humor,” writes DownBeat. Reflecting on his guiding [...]

$15

Jazz at Three Sheets

Three Sheets 372 Elm Street, New Haven, CT

By New Haven Jazz Underground

Hendrik Meurkens Quartet

Side Door Jazz Club 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, United States

Hendrik Meurkens, a virtuoso on both the chromatic harmonica and the vibraphone, is the most important jazz harmonica player since Toots Thielemans. German-born but now based in New York, Meurkens’ recordings and performances garner worldwide acclaim because the transcendent beauty of his music has universal appeal. A two-mallet player in the tradition of Milt Jackson [...]

$20 – $45

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.

Central City Stompers

Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center 605 Main Street, Middletown, CT, United States

The Stompers were started at New Haven's Neighborhood Music School more than 20 years ago by Jim Fryer. When Jim moved to Manhattan he asked Art Hovey to join the NMS faculty and take over the Stompers. Brooks Low soon became the regular clarinetist, then Don Harvey, playing trombone. By then they had acquired Jim [...]

$20

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