Events for November 14, 2024 - November 14, 2024

Presented in conjunction with a concert featuring the music of Bill and Kenny Barron that will be presented on November 10 in Crowell Concert Hall at 3:00 PM. Kenny Barron is one of the preeminent living jazz pianists with hundreds of recording credits, more than a dozen Grammy Award nominations, the National Endowment for the [...]

The Duo performs a wide variety of traditional and contemporary jazz, as well as smooth jazz instrumentals. Jim and Bill have brought their many years of musical experience together to form this unique jazz guitar duo.

The Curtis Brothers Trio celebrates the music and style of their late mentor Ralph Peterson.  After fifteen years of recording, touring and working with maestro Peterson they plan to keep his musical spirit alive by not only performing his music but featuring one of his four chosen drummers on each performance to carry and evolve [...]

Neal Smith - Drums Rick Germanson - Piano Nat Reeves - Bass Kirill Pudavov - Tenor sax Born and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Neal Smith has been playing drums since the age of five. By the time he completed high school he had achieved a remarkable list of performance accomplishments and earned an impressive [...]

Jane Monheit is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist with a deep passion for the Great American Songbook. With many highly acclaimed solo albums, countless awards and accolades, and over two decades of international touring experience, Jane has not only been an extremely successful bandleader, but has had the privilege of making music with some [...]

Arun Ramamurthy (violin), Damon Banks (electric bass), Sameer Gupta (drums) Arun Ramamurthy Trio (ART) brings together South Indian classical Carnatic music and contemporary American jazz. Boundaries are blurred in this organic and seamless integration of styles as the group expands on traditional forms in explosive, improvisational flights of fancy. The trio freely explores the kindred spirit [...]

“Donny Time: The Music of Don DePalma” CD release concert Live at the Side Door featuring: Kris Jensen - Sax Joshua Bruneau - Trumpet Rosie Roy - Trombone Tony Davis - Guitar Nelson Bello - Congas Curtis Torian - Drums Matt Dwonszyk - Bass Celebrating the life and legacy of a Hartford, CT legend. All [...]

Jane Monheit is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist with a deep passion for the Great American Songbook. With many highly acclaimed solo albums, countless awards and accolades, and over two decades of international touring experience, Jane has not only been an extremely successful bandleader, but has had the privilege of making music with some [...]

Great Brazilian jazz and brunch

The Afro-Semitic Experience is a vibrant group of Jewish and African American musicians with a shared passion for merging their musical roots, melodies, and grooves. Enjoy a concert from the band that puts the “unity” in “community!” Presented with The Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County and Jazz Society of Fairfield County, Inc. Critics have [...]

Wesleyan students, faculty, and staff can RSVP on WesNest. Pianist Noah Baerman, Private Lessons Instructor and Director of the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, and his trio featuring bassist Henry Lugo and drummer Dennis Mackrel, will perform a concert featuring the music of Bill Barron and Kenny Barron. In addition, there will be a couple guest appearances from [...]

Sarah Hanahan - Alto Saxophone Georgia Heers - Vocals Cameron Campbell - Piano Peter Washington - Bass Joe Farnsworth - Drums One of the most highly regarded jazz drummers on the scene today, Joe is known for his blazing speed, precision, musical, and melodic playing. Born in South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1968, Joe grew up [...]

Abdullah Ibrahim: Piano Cleave Guyton: Flute – Piccolo – Saxophone Noah Jackson: Bass – Cello Experience the mesmerizing artistry of pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and his acclaimed trio! South Africa’s most distinguished pianist and a world-respected master musician, Abdullah Ibrahim, is joined by flautist Cleave Guyton and bassist Noah Jackson, together weaving a tapestry of cultural [...]

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 [...]

2nd Home is thrilled to have the Pat Marafiote Trio back for their second time at 2nd Home. Their first time here was no less than amazing! Pat's background includes several genres of music as a professional keyboard artist. His musical resume spans decades, including multiple tours with jazz, blues, R&B, and rock acts, including [...]

A new music series at Never Ending Books on the 2nd Thursday of every month.  It will feature groups and ad hoc combinations of New Haven Improvisers Collective folks. Chris Morrison (guitar), Jamie Finegan (Keys) Bob Gorry, Jeff Cedrone, Barry Seroff (Guitar Trio) COMBO NHIC (Paul McGuire, Angel Martinez + ?) This set is always [...]