This is a free event, but registration is required due to room capacity.

Deanna has been performing for over 20 years, performing all over the East Coast, including Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. She has recorded in Nashville, Tennessee as well as performed on Nickelodeon's musical television series in Hollywood.  With over 10 years of professional experience, Jeremy Galloway has established himself as a versatile [...]

The Side Door hosts its first jam session of the summer, led by the Avery Wyman Quintet featuring trombonist Steve Davis Avery Wyman - Drums Steve Davis - Trombone Anthony Bolden - Tenor Sax Zaccai Curtis - Piano Gavin Gray - Bass The evening opens with a full 60-minute set from the Avery Wyman Quintet, [...]

Adam Anderson's quartet, featuring trombonist and vocalist Naomi Wharry, brings a night of swinging jazz to The Side Door Adam Anderson - Bass Naomi Wharry - Trombone/Vocals Sam Mayer - Piano Russ Algera - Drums Adam Anderson is an eastern Connecticut native. Playing music since a young age, he recalls hearing his father playing chords [...]

A trio of jazz titans comes to The Side Door, two-time Grammy nominee Benito Gonzalez joined by legends Buster Williams and Lenny White. Benito Gonzalez - Piano Buster Williams - Bass Lenny White - Drums Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Benito Gonzalez grew up immersed in traditional Venezuelan folk music before discovering jazz through the playing [...]

Haneef Nelson (trumpet),  Nigel Regan (sax), Ben Bilello (drums), Jeff Fuller (bass), Darren Litzie (piano)

$30 parking

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 [...]

Summer @ The Well is a summer social series presented at The Well, the pub located on the lower level of Yale Schwarzman Center, featuring live music and opportunities for social gathering. For this installment, Yale Schwarzman Center will present the Jeff Brock Trio. Yale Professor Jeff Brock is an accomplished jazz musician, and will perform [...]

The Trio features Frank Gordon on bass, Jerrod Cattey on drums and Sean Simmons on guitar. They play a mix of jazz standards as well as original compositions.  This really is a special trio who have been playing here for years, and make every performance special. There is no cover charge, and we do encourage [...]

Jon Batiste is a five-time Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and composer. Batiste released his eighth studio album, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1), in November 2024 via Verve Records/Interscope. Marking the first installment in his new solo piano series, the project showcases Batiste’s interpolations of some of Beethoven’s most iconic works, reimagined [...]

7:00 PM & 9:00 PM - $37 Tad Shull is a veteran of the New York City jazz scene with two generations of experience. Shull is master of the classic tenor sax sound, combining hard swing with an orchestral approach to the horn. His style combines the lush tone quality of the classic tenor saxophonists [...]

Nat Reeves brings his sextet to The Side Door, the same all-star group from his new album Now in Time. Nat Reeves – Bass Eric Alexander – Tenor Saxophone Steve Davis – Trombone Eddie Henderson – Trumpet Caelan Cardello – Piano Jeff "Tain" Watts – Drums For over 40 years, Nat Reeves has been one [...]

Zaccai Curtis, Piano; Luques Curtis, Bass; Willie Martinez, Timbales; and Reinaldo De Jesús, Congas, will showcase Afro-Cuban Jazz lineages.