The Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra returns to the Side Door as part of their monthly residency with Guest Vocalist Leala Cyr Saxes Erik Elligers Matt Parker Josh Thomas Lisa LaDone Trombones Sean Nelson Leroy Loomer Vince Yanovitch Wes Mayhew Trumpets Don Clough Seth Bailey Luke Wingfield Haneef Nelson Rhythm Earl MacDonald Gianni Gardner Lou Bocciarelli [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Vocalist Halie Loren and her Quartet! Halie Loren - Vocals John O'Leary - Piano Will Slater - Bass Rick Costa - Drums Halie Loren is an international, award-winning jazz singer/songwriter. She brings a fresh and original perspective to time-honored musical paths, channeling her innate understanding of [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Pianist Brandon Goldberg and his Trio! Brandon Goldberg - Piano David Wong - Bass Aaron Kimmel - Drums Award-winning pianist and composer Brandon Goldberg has been playing piano and making music since he was three years old. Critics have praised his “unassailable technique, advanced harmonic understanding, [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Steve Slagle and his Quartet! Steve Slagle - Saxophone Matthew Rotger-Lynn-Guitar Dezron Douglas-Bass Byron 'Wookie' Landham-Drums Saxophonist, flutist and composer Steve Slagle makes his home in New York City. He has released 20 CD’s as a leader, and performed on countless others. His many original [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with the McCoy Tyner Legacy Band! Francisco Mela – Drums and bandleader Nat Reeves – Bass Benito Gonzalez – Piano George Garzone (special guest) – Tenor Saxophone Blues on the Corner: McCoy Tyner Legacy BandDon’t miss world-renowned drummer and former McCoy Tyner sideman Francisco Mela as he [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Vocalist Michelle Walker and her Quartet! Armed with a provocative, whiskey-soaked tone, jazz vocalist Michelle Walker is a charismatic singer that uses an artful blend of blues, bebop, swing and soul with playful rhythmic expressiveness. Based in New York City, she bends the lines and pushes [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with The Makanda Project! Kurtis Rivers · Saxophone Seth Meicht · Saxophone Sean Berry · Saxophone Temidayo Balogun · Saxophone Charlie Kohlhase · Saxophone Jerry Sabatini · Trumpet Haneef Nelson · Trumpet Alfred Patterson · Trombone Richard Harper · Trombone Bill Lowe · Trombone John Kordalewski · [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Greg Abate and his Quartet! Greg Abate - Saxophone Chuck Lamb - Piano John Lockwood - Bass Gary Johnson - Drums Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer continues as an International Jazz/Recording Artist with 225 days a year touring the globe. In the mid 70’s [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Pianist Amina Figarova and her Sextet! Amina Figarova - Piano Charlie Porter - Trumpet Bart Platteau - Flutes Wayne Escoffery- Tenor sax Luques Curtis - Bass Donald Edwards - Drums Amina Figarova was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and as a child studied to be a classical [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Conga Player Chembo Corniel and his Quintet! Evan Francis - Saxophone/Flute Gabriel Chakarji - Piano Carlos Mena - Bass Joel E. Mateo - Drums Chembo Corniel - Tumbadoras Wilson “Chembo” Corniel, Jr. Born in Manhattan on November 22, 1953 of proud Puerto Rican parents, Chembo was [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Vocalist Vanisha Gould and her Quartet! Vanisha Gould is a vocalist, composer, and bandleader whose music bridges vulnerability and strength. After earning her degree from Berklee College of Music, she moved from California to New York City in 2015 and quickly became a vital voice in [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Bassist Matt Dwonszyk and his Quintet, to celebrate the release of his new album! Josh Evans- Trumpet Matt Knoegel- Tenor Saxophone TBD- Piano Matt Dwonszyk- Bass Jonathan Barber-Drums Matt Dwonszyk is a Connecticut-born, New York-based, bassist, composer, arranger, bandleader and educator. He can regularly be found [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Matt Parker and his Quartet! Matt Parker is a tenor and soprano saxophone player, born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After seeing trumpeter Maynard Ferguson in concert, he fell in love with jazz and was mentored by the legendary South Florida saxophonist Jimmy Cavallo. [...]

The Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra returns to the Side Door as part of their monthly residency The Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra is a "full bodied and polished brassy big band" (Jazz Weekly) made up of 17 of the finest musicians in New England. Formed in 2016 as the New London Big Band, for the past [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Drummer Edu Ribeiro and his Trio with Special Guest Seamus Blake! Seamus Blake - Saxophone Vinicius Gomes - Guitar Noah Garabedian - Bass Edu Ribeiro - Drums Edu Ribeiro Brazilian drummer, composer and educator. Two times Grammy Awards winner. As a leader, Edu Ribeiro has released [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Miguel Zenon and his Quartet! Miguel Zenón - Saxophone Luis Perdomo - Piano Matt Penman - Bass Henry Cole - Drums This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of jazz while creating an entirely new jazz language [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz the Dan Pugach Big Band and Nicole Zuraitis! Dan Pugach is a GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer and composer, a 5X GRAMMY® nominee, 2X  ASCAP Foundation Jazz Composer Award winner, a recipient of the BMI Charlie Parker Composition Prize/Manny Albam Commission for Big Band and a participant at the  [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Guitarist Olli Soikkeli and his Trio! Olli Soikkeli - Guitar Paul Sikivie - Bass Ben Zweig - Drums Born in Nurmes, Finland and based in NYC, Soikkeli was introduced to the music of great Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz, which has been his primary focus since. [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Pianist Cyrus Chestnut and his Trio! Cyrus Chestnut is one of the most gifted and innovative jazz pianists of his generation. With a musical style that effortlessly combines the influences of gospel, classical music, and straight-ahead jazz, Chestnut has garnered acclaim from critics and peers alike [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Pianist Cyrus Chestnut and his Trio! Cyrus Chestnut is one of the most gifted and innovative jazz pianists of his generation. With a musical style that effortlessly combines the influences of gospel, classical music, and straight-ahead jazz, Chestnut has garnered acclaim from critics and peers alike [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! A native of Connecticut, Jimmy Greene is one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. His most recent recording, As We Are Now, was released on July 25, 2025. His 2014 release, Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue), garnered two Grammy® [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! A native of Connecticut, Jimmy Greene is one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. His most recent recording, As We Are Now, was released on July 25, 2025. His 2014 release, Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue), garnered two Grammy® [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! A native of Connecticut, Jimmy Greene is one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. His most recent recording, As We Are Now, was released on July 25, 2025. His 2014 release, Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue), garnered two Grammy® [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Guitarist Bobby Broom and his Trio! Bobby Broom - Guitar Nat Reeves - Bass Ron Savage - Drums Guitar great Bobby Broom knows exactly when he first fell in love with the jazz organ. The magic moment came at age 10 when he put on one [...]

Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Christopher McBride and his Quartet! Christopher McBride - Saxophone Jon Thomas - Piano Barry Stephenson - Bass Michael Piolet - Drums Saxophonist Christopher McBride is based in New York City. His work includes education, arranging and composition in addition to performance. He has been slowly [...]

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 be a [...]

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 be a [...]

Tyreek McDole - Vocals & Keys Dylan Band - Tenor & Soprano Saxophones Joe Block - Piano/Keys Dan Finn - Bass Gary Jones III - Drums Tyreek McDole, a 25-year-old Haitian-American vocalist from Florida, is making waves on the New York and international music scenes. His artistry is rooted in the belief that music is [...]

Tyreek McDole - Vocals & Keys Dylan Band - Tenor & Soprano Saxophones Joe Block - Piano/Keys Dan Finn - Bass Gary Jones III - Drums Tyreek McDole, a 25-year-old Haitian-American vocalist from Florida, is making waves on the New York and international music scenes. His artistry is rooted in the belief that music is [...]

Pat Bianchi - Organ Troy Roberts - Saxophone Colin Stranahan - Drums Grammy nominated organist Pat Bianchi has established himself as one of the premier organists on the international scene today. Bianchi is the winner of Downbeat Magazine’s 2016 rising star poll, Hot House 2019 poll and nominee of the 2024 Jazz Journalists Association as [...]