Directions and Map
From Springfield and Points North:
Take I-91 South to Capitol Area Exit 29A (left exit). Take the second exit from the ramp, marked Prospect Street. Turn right onto Prospect. The back of the museum is on the left, one block up.

From New Haven and Points South:
Take I-91 North to Capitol Area Exit 29A (left exit). Take the second exit from the ramp, marked Prospect Street. Turn right onto Prospect. The back of the museum is on the left, one block up.

From New York and Points West:
Take I-84 East to Capitol Avenue Exit 48B. Turn left onto Capitol Avenue, and when it ends, turn left onto Main Street. The museum is on the right, two blocks up.

From Boston and Points East:
Take I-84 West to Downtown Hartford Exit 54 (left exit). Immediately after crossing the Founders Bridge, turn left onto Columbus Blvd. Turn right onto Arch Street, then right onto Prospect Street. The back of the museum is on the left, one block up.

From Route 4 and Northwestern Connecticut:
Follow Route 4 (Farmington Avenue) until it joins Asylum Street in Hartford. Follow Asylum as far as you can, then bear right onto Ford Street (by Bushnell Park). Go one block and turn left onto Pearl Street. Go four blocks and turn right onto Main Street. The museum is one block up, on the left.

From Route 2 and Southeastern Connecticut:
Take the Downtown Hartford Exit 54. Follow directions from I-84 westbound.

Free Parking:
Park on the street - all parking is free on weekends.

Student participants will be seated closest to the instructor; observers will be seated behind them. If you are a student, or a teacher who wants to enroll one or more students, please register early so that we can assure sufficient preferred student seating. Register through the HJS office at 860-242-6688, or by e-mail to: hartjazzsocinc@aol.com and provide your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, school and grade. Observers are welcome if enough seats are available.

"I was pretty young when I realized that music involves more than playing an instrument. It’s really about cohesiveness and sharing. All my life, I’ve felt obliged to try and teach anyone who would listen. I’ve always believed you don’t truly know something yourself until you can take it from your mind and put it in someone else’s". Milt Hinton, from his autobiography, Bass Lines

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open." Martha Graham, as quoted in Agnes de Mille. Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham.

"The easiest instrument to learn is the one you want to play. The hardest instrument to learn is the one you don't want to play."
-- James Moody, 1/26/07