Events for November 2024

Musicians TBA As Grammy-nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn looks out the window of her 11th-floor hotel room in Tokyo, she describes the surrounding skyscrapers, the yellow and pink clouds floating by and Messages — her fourth leader date, which is set to release October 25, 2024, via Empress Legacy Records. In part, Messages, is intended to [...]

Waberi Jordan is a vocalist and songwriter whose signature is rooted in the Leimert Park Jazz Community of Los Angeles. Raised on a steady diet of straight-ahead jazz, at a time when R&B dominated the airwaves, Waberi’s sound bridges two pivotal eras of artistic expression. Waberi studied and played with Horace Tapscott along with The [...]

David Weiss- Trumpet Myron Walden- Alto Sax Ben Soloman- Tenor Sax Victor Gould- Piano Eric Wheeler- Bass Joe Dyson- Drums Moving jazz forward has been David Weiss’s modus operandi ever since he appeared on the scene in the late eighties when he established himself in New York by touring and/or recording with the likes of [...]

Litchfield Performing Arts and Milton Congregational Church proudly present "Giving Thanks," a concert featuring a captivating blend of classical, jazz, and popular American standards. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music in the historic Milton Congregational Church, home to a newly restored 1898 Steinway Grand Piano. The concert stars acclaimed pianist Blair McMillen and [...]

Live Jazz, Blues and other grooves and Great Food Dawn Dumas      vocalist  Steve Marien    saxophonist Rufus Davis         pianist  James Hunter      bassist Randy Cloutier     drums

The Mark Kaplan Jazz Quartet is one of New England’s premier jazz ensembles! We are dedicated to the preservation of the classic bebop and post-bop genres, lovingly referred to as “Straight Ahead.” Each member is an established luminary on the local and regional jazz scene. We are: Mark Kaplan, tenor saxophone; Martin Carter, piano; David [...]

$42 - 7pm and 9pm Whether it's a song, a style, an idiom or an image, Duke Robillard will render it with mastery, power, nuance and an unerring grasp of its essence. Duke has carved out one of blues' most illustrious legacies, while also trodding some lofty related territories as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, bandleader, [...]

Mark Zaleski - Alto Saxophone Anthony Bolden - Tenor Saxophone Caelan Cardello - Piano Nat Reeves - Bass Avery Wyman - Drums Avery Wyman is a Drummer and Percussionist from Old Lyme, Connecticut and is a current student at the esteemed New York University Jazz Program under a full scholarship. He has played gigs and [...]

Joe McCarthy - Drums/percussion  Nick Marchione - Trumpet Alejandro Aviles - Saxophones John Yao - Trombone Zaccai Curtis - Piano Boris Kozlov - Bass Joe McCarthy has led a diverse career as a drummer/percussionist, bandleader, producer, and educator in a myriad of settings from symphony orchestra to bebop, big band, Afro-Cuban, theater and beyond. Joe [...]