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SUMMARY:Vanisha Gould Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Vocalist Vanisha Gould and her Quartet! \n\n\nVanisha 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 the city’s jazz community\, performing at Smalls Jazz Club\, Ornithology\, Mezzrow\, The Jazz Gallery\, Minton’s Playhouse\, and Dizzy’s Club. \nGould’s artistry has also reached audiences around the world. She has toured internationally throughout Europe and Russia\, performing in Sweden\, Denmark\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Estonia\, and across the Nordic regions\, bringing her intimate\, story-driven sound to festivals\, clubs\, and house-concert stages overseas. \nHer albums In Her Words (2021)\, Life’s a Gig (2024)\, and She’s Not Shiny\, She’s Not Smooth (2024) illuminate the interior world of women in jazz\, exploring resilience\, humor\, and truth through story and sound. \nIn 2023\, Gould received The Jazz Gallery Composition Residency Commission\, expanding her vision toward multi-movement works that integrate text\, voice\, and visual storytelling. Her music honors jazz tradition while pushing it forward with intimacy\, imagination\, and depth.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/vanisha-gould-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Matt Dwonszyk Quintet Album Release Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Bassist Matt Dwonszyk and his Quintet\, to celebrate the release of his new album! \n\n\n\n\nJosh Evans- Trumpet \nMatt Knoegel- Tenor Saxophone \nTBD- Piano \nMatt Dwonszyk- Bass \nJonathan Barber-Drums \nMatt Dwonszyk is a Connecticut-born\, New York-based\, bassist\, composer\, arranger\, bandleader and educator. He can regularly be found with drummer Jonathan Barber’s Vision Ahead\, trios by pianist Jon Davis Trio and saxophonist Julieta Eugenio\, and saxophonist Sarah Hanahan’s quartet. He also leads his namesake ensemble\, the Dwonztet. Dwonszyk began playing the electric bass at age eleven. At the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School\, he switched to upright bass. Dwonszyk then continued his studies at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the University of Hartford. There\, Dwonszyk developed a profound rapport with trombonist Steve Davis and bassist Nat Reeves\, whose insight led to a career as a top-call bassist in his native Connecticut. After graduating with a Bachelor’s of Music in Jazz Studies from UHart\, Dwonszyk obtained a Master’s of Music at SUNY Purchase College in New York. He soon was performing at legendary jazz venues like Smalls\, Smoke\, Minton’s\, Zinc Bar\, Birdland\, and the Jazz Standard. In 2018 — the year he released his debut album\, Wonderful World\, — Dwonszyk toured Russia as part of the Rainy Days Jazz Festival. In 2019\, he toured through Canada with the Oleg Butman Trio and in 2020 with Jonathan Barber and Vision Ahead through the West Coast. In 2022\, he released A Year and a Day\, recorded with his versatile\, namesake ensemble\, the Dwonztet. That year\, with the Julieta Eugenio Trio\, Dwonszyk won the 2022 DC JazzPrix Competition at the Washington\, DC Jazz Festival. In 2023\, the Dwonztet performed at the Hartford Baby Grand Jazz Series\, The Northampton Jazz Strut\, Smalls Jazz Club\, The Side Door Jazz Club\, and the Poli Club. The following year\, they performed at the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival\, Hartford Jazz Festival\, and Springfield Jazz and Roots Festival. True to his roots\, Dwonszyk’s latest album was 2024’s Donny Time: The Music of Don DePalma\, an album-length tribute to Hartford’s late\, great pianist — with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the DePalma Roy Scholarship. Since 2020\, he has taught jazz bass at Manchester Community College and Central Connecticut State College; at the latter\, Dwonszyk also teaches jazz history. In 2024 Dwonszyk he taught jazz bass at the University of Hartford and in 2025 at UMass Amherst. He also teaches privately. This year Dwonszyk’s performed and recorded in Buenos Aires\, Argentina; His next album “Live at the Side Door” is scheduled to release in the fall of 2025.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/matt-dwonszyk-quintet-album-release-celebration/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Matt Parker Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Matt Parker and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nMatt 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. Parker played professionally as a teenager in New Orleans before moving to New York to study with Jane Ira Bloom\, Barry Harris\, and Junior Mance. Later\, Parker would go on to play in Maynard’s band Big Bop Nouveau for two years and is on the album “MF Horn VI: Live At Ronnie’s” (2006). \nParker’s career has been wildly eclectic\, showcasing his tireless explorative spirit and chameleon-like style. He has paid tribute to both avant-garde players and straight-ahead stalwarts on his albums “Worlds Put Together” (2014) and “Present Time”(2016)\, and has collaborated with a wide range of musicians\, including Reggie Watkins\, Ariana Grande\, Orrin Evans\, Hess is More\, and the Mingus Big Band. He is also a member of the viral ensemble Postmodern Jukebox and has made appearances (both musical and on-screen) in the hit action film “John Wick”.  The Dorrance Dance company features Parker in “45th and 8th” premiering nationally (2022-23). He is also a featured performer with comedian\, and renowned entertainer Murray Hill and Bridget Everrett (“Somebody\, Somewhere”). Parker’s experience with the Cape Town Youth Choir\, where he learned the importance of blending and the beauty of collaboration\, has had a profound impact on his music. \nCharles Mingus’ previously unrecorded “Song To Keki” makes its first appearance on Parker’s album\, which the Ottawa Citizen called “a warmly swinging showcase for his breathy\, Ben Webster-esque flow.” The same publication noted that Parker’s playing on the tune builds momentum until his tenor seems like it will come apart in his hands. The Ottawa Citizen also described the album as having an overall compositional and improvisational contrast that catches the listener by surprise. \nDownBeat Magazine praised Parker’s “own tireless explorative spirit\,” while JAZZIZ Magazine described Parker as someone who “welcomes listeners with warmth and wit.” Hot House noted that Parker’s playing can recall the gruff-yet-sensuous lines of Ben Webster\, while Outside-Inside-Out said\, “Parker can do anything…he swings his ass off.” Something Else Reviews called Parker “restlessly inventive” and “showed off his resourcefulness and playfulness\,” while The Village Voice praised him as a “Tenor and soprano sax whiz.” All About Jazz said Parker “can’t be pigeonholed into just one tradition” and that “he has arrived on the creative music scene a fully formed artist – one with his own unique voice and singular vision.” \nParker is also a prolific composer and musical director. He has written music for various ensembles\, including big bands\, small groups\, and studio orchestras for film. Parker’s compositions often blend elements of woodwind instrumentation with more adventurous\, avant-garde approaches. Complex harmonies\, intricate rhythms\, and bold\, imaginative melodies characterize his music. \nParker has featured his compositions on several albums\, including “Worlds Put Together” (2014)\, “One for Miles\, One for Maynard” (2014)\, and “Present Time”(2016). He has also composed for the Immersive theater show “MidSummer – A Shakespearience” (Variety Life Productions)\, the original audio drama series “Brother\, Mine” (Hand Forged Fiction 2020) and the immersive sound walk experience “Kierkbride” (Hand Forged Fiction 2022). Critics have praised his music for its originality\, energy\, and emotional depth. \nIn addition to his work as a saxophonist\, composer\, and musical director\, Matt Parker is also a passionate educator. He teaches saxophone\, composition\, and improvisation at several universities and music schools\, inspiring young musicians to develop their own unique voices.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/matt-parker-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra "Swing into Spring"
DESCRIPTION:The Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra returns to the Side Door as part of their monthly residency \nThe 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 nine years they have played monthly for sold out crowds at the Social Bar + Kitchen in New London CT. The band has performed all over the country\, including the Kennedy Center (Washington DC)\, the Birdland Jazz Club (NYC)\, Monks Jazz Club (Austin TX)\, and Hallowed Halls (Portland OR). The band has released three albums\, the most recent of which\, “Don’t Stop Now: the lost music of Thad Jones for Harry James\,” reached #29 on the jazz radio charts. \nThe band’s sound is rooted in the Kansas City swing of Count Basie\, “swinging high\, hard\, and hot” (All About Jazz.) “Nelson…has assembled a youthful\, sharp\, hip 17-piece ensemble as dedicated as he is to the belief that big band sounds can provide a fine musical experience — one best served up live\, where the groove and excitement of the arrangements and instrumental interplay can energize and pack a dance floor across generations.” (The Day of New London) \nSean Nelson is the leader and founder of the band. By day\, he is enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard\, where he plays trombone with the Coast Guard Band’s concert band and jazz ensembles\, serves as staff arranger\, and is music director for the Guardians Big Band. \nNelson was music director and arranger for the 2024 National Christmas Tree Lighting with the Coast Guard’s Guardians Big Band\, creating over 500 pages of arrangements. This was performed in front of the White House and seen nationally on CBS. Sean was one of two composers that co-created the official song of the Space Force\, Semper Supra\, which is now part of every Armed Forces Medley. He also composed the official song for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officer corps (one of the eight federal uniformed services). He has won the National Band Association Young Composers Jazz Composition Contest and is a two­ time winner of Downbeat Magazine’s jazz arranging award. He currently works as the arranger for Sam Houston State University Bearkat Marching Band. Sean’s big band arrangements are published at iJazzmusic.com. \nA native of Dallas\, Texas\, Sean received a Bachelor of Music degree from Sam Houston State University and a Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas. While at North Texas\, he was trombonist and composer for the One O’Clock Lab Band and sang with the Jazz Singers I. Sean’s trombone quartet won the International Trombone Association Quartet Contest. He spent his summers and winter breaks playing in house bands on cruise ships for Princess Cruises and Cunard Cruises. \nSean lives in Quaker Hill\, Connecticut\, with his wife Megan and children Lucinda\, Giles\, McCoy\, and Cab.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/sean-nelson-jazz-orchestra-swing-into-spring/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Edu Ribeiro Trio w/Seamus Blake
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Drummer Edu Ribeiro and his Trio with Special Guest Seamus Blake! \nSeamus Blake – Saxophone\nVinicius Gomes – Guitar\nNoah Garabedian – Bass\nEdu Ribeiro – Drums \nEdu Ribeiro\nBrazilian drummer\, composer and educator. Two times Grammy Awards winner. As a leader\, Edu Ribeiro has released the albums “Já Tô Te Esperando”\, “Na Calada do Dia” and “Folia de tReis” (Latin Grammy nominated for the Best Instrumental Album category). As a member of Trio Corrente and Vento Em Madeira\, Edu has released more than ten albums\, including the two times Grammy Award Winner “Song for Maura” album\, recorded with Trio Corrente & Paquito D’Rivera. As a co-leader\, Edu has recorded the albums “Varanda” with the Reunion Project and “At Play” with Romero Lubambo\, Helio Alves and Reuben Rogers. Edu has also recorded albums with numerous artists such as Chico Pinheiro\, Eliane Elias\, Randy Brecker\, Hamilton de Holanda\, Amilton Godoy\, and many others. As an educator\, Edu teaches drums at Faculdade Santa Marcelina since 2006 and is the Popular Music Coordinator at Escola de Música do Estado de São Paulo (EMESP) since 2014. Edu has recorded a series of online lessons that can be found at Edu Ribeiro Music Workshop. \nSeamus Blake\nNew York based saxophonist/composer SEAMUS BLAKE is recognized as one of the finest exponents of contemporary jazz. His music is known for its sophistication\, bold improvisations and “sheer swagger”. John Scofield\, who hired Seamus for his “Quiet Band\,” called him “extraordinary\, a total saxophonist.” Throughout his 24 year career\, Seamus has garnered critical praise for his masterful playing\, his fine compositional skills and for his facility as a leader.\nSince moving to Paris in February 2018 Seamus has been invited to perform the music of his recent CD\, “Superconductor” with a number of European Jazz Bands. Beginning with the Latvian Radio Jazz Band early in 2018\, Seamus has performed with the Trondheim Big Band and The Sibis Alumni Big Band (Sibelius Institute \, Helsinki)\,in September. He is scheduled to perform his music with The Tuesday Big Band (Amsterdam) on November 6/7\, and The Subway Jazz Orchestra on November 14.\nIn 2017 Seamus assembled a new quartet\, The French Connection. The band ( Seamus\, Tony Tixier piano\, Florent Nisse\, bass\, and Gautier Garrigue\, drums) recorded their first CD in Paris in November\, 2017 and have toured in France and Spain. The CD will be released on the Whirlwind label. Three promo videos will be available on Youtube in January. Seamus has a busy schedule in Europe in 2018. Check the Performance page for details.\nSuperconductor is Seamus’ most ambitious project to date and was released in December 2015. The talent includes Nate Smith\, Matt Garrison\, Scott Kinsey\, a 7 piece orchestral ensemble as well as special guest appearances by John Scofield and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. The album marks the debut of Seamus on EWI (electronic wind instrument). Seamus plays on the 2015 Grammy nominated Camino by pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba. \nSeamus Blake was born December 1970 in England and raised in Vancouver\, Canada. At age 21\, while still a student at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College\, he was asked to record with legendary drummer Victor Lewis. After graduation\, he moved to New York\, where he rapidly established himself on the New York jazz scene. In February 2002\, Seamus took first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition in Washington D. C. As the winner\, he performed with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. \nAs a leader/co-leader \, Seamus has released 16 albums. He is featured as a sideman on over 70 CDs. \nSeamus has played on six of of the Grammy nominated Mingus bands’ albums He continues to play and record with Bill Stewart\, Kevin Hays\, David Kikoski and Alex Sipiagin. Seamus is frequently featured as a guest artist. In 2010 he was guest of honor at the International Saxophone Symposium in Washington hosted by the US Navy Band. Seamus was a member of John Scofield’s Quiet Band and toured and recorded with Dave Douglas. Some of the many other artists he has worked with include Eric Reed\, Ethan Iverson\, Chris Cheek\, and Matt Penman.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/edu-ribeiro-trio-w-seamus-blake/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Miguel Zenon Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Miguel Zenon and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nMiguel Zenón – Saxophone\nLuis Perdomo – Piano\nMatt Penman – Bass\nHenry Cole – Drums \nThis young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic\, cultural\, and social tradition of jazz while creating an entirely new jazz language for the 21st century.”\n— MacArthur Foundation\, 2008. \nGrammy Winner\, Doris Duke Artist and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists and composers of his generation\, he has also developed a unique voice as a conceptualist\, concentrating his efforts on perfecting a fine mix between jazz and his many musical influences. \nBorn and raised in San Juan\, Puerto Rico\, Zenón has released eighteen recordings as a leader\, including his latest\, Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard(2025)\, the Grammy-nominated Golden City (2024)\, and the Grammy-winning album El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2 (2023). He has worked with luminaries such as The SFJAZZ Collective\, Charlie Haden\, Fred Hersch\, Kenny Werner\, David Sánchez\, Danilo Perez\, The Village Vanguard Orchestra\, Kurt Elling\, Joey Calderazzo\, Steve Coleman\, Ray Barreto\, Andy Montañez\, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band\, The Mingus Big Band and Bobby Hutcherson. \nIn April 2008 he received a fellowship from the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Later that year he was one of 25 distinguished individuals chosen to receive the coveted MacArthur Fellowship\, also known as the “Genius Grant.” In 2011 he founded Caravana Cultural\, a program which presents free-of-charge Jazz concerts in rural areas of Puerto Rico. In 2022 he received an Honorary Doctorate from La Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan\, Puerto Rico\, the highest honor bestowed by the institution. In 2024 he received a Doris Duke Artist Award from the Doris Duke Foundation. \nZenón has been featured in publications such as The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Los Angeles Times\, The Boston Globe and The Chicago Tribune. In addition\, he topped both the Jazz Artist of the Year and Alto Saxophonist of the Year categories in the 2014 JazzTimes Critics Poll and was selected as Alto Saxophonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2015\, 2018\, 2019 and 2020 (when he was also recognized as Arranger of the Year). In 2023 he was recognized by the same organization as the Composer of the Year. \nAs a composer he has been commissioned by SFJAZZ\, NYO Jazz\, The New York State Council on the Arts\, Chamber Music America\, Logan Center for The Arts\, The Hyde Park Jazz Festival\, The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation\, MIT\, Spektral Quartet\, Miller Theater\, The Hewlett Foundation\, Peak Performances\, PRISM Quartet\, Kinetic Ensemble and many of his peers. Zenón has given hundreds of lectures and master classes at institutions all over the world and is an Associate Professor in the Music & Theater Arts Department at MIT. \nZenón lives in New York City with his wife Elga and their daughter.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/miguel-zenon-quartet-2/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dan Pugach Big Band w/Special Guest Nicole Zuraitis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz the Dan Pugach Big Band and Nicole Zuraitis! \n\n\n\n\nDan 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  Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency Program at the Kennedy Center. He is a 2025 Chamber Music America “New Jazz Works” Grantee. \nHis latest album\, Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence (2024)\, featuring Nicole Zuraitis\, won the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Additionally\, he was the featured drummer on the 2024 GRAMMY® Award-winning album How Love Begins\, co-produced by Nicole Zuraitis and Christian McBride. His debut album\, Dan Pugach Nonet – Plus One (2018)\, reached the top 20 in Jazz radio and earned a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Arrangement\, Instruments and Vocal for “Jolene” alongside Zuraitis. \nThe Dan Pugach nonet and big band perform regularly and have headlined at Dizzy’s\, Deer Head Inn\, Birdland\, Blue Note\, Smalls\, the 55bar\, and the Red Sea Jazz Festival. \nBorn in Israel\, he served as the drummer for The Air Force Band in the IDF while attending the Rimon School of Jazz. After studying percussion in Rio de Janeiro\, he moved to the U.S. in 2006 to pursue a career in Jazz performance. Pugach holds a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music (2008)\, where he studied with Terri Lynn Carrington and Joe Lovano\, and a Master of Arts from the City College of New York (2011)\, where he studied with Mike Holober\, Scott Reeves and John Patitucci.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/dan-pugach-big-band-w-special-guest-nicole-zuraitis/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Olli Soikkeli Trio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Guitarist Olli Soikkeli and his Trio! \n\n\n\n\nOlli Soikkeli – Guitar \nPaul Sikivie – Bass \nBen Zweig – Drums \nBorn 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. Olli played in jazz clubs and festivals across Finland\, and toured Europe with Sinti Guitarist Paulus Schäfer. While still young\, he’s already played with notable artists such as Bucky Pizzarelli\, Stochelo Rosenberg\, Tommy Emmanuel\, Andreas Öberg\, Cyrille Aimee\, Antti Sarpila and Marian Petrescu. \nAfter move to New York City in 2014. Olli has played legendary venues such as Town Hall\, Herbst Theatre\, Birdland Jazz Club\, Blue Note\, Iridium and the Lincoln Center. \nOlli recorded his first album “Trois Générations” (2011) with Hot Club de Finlande and Vitali Imereli and recorded his second album “Kouvola Junction” (2012) with Paulus Schäfer and Arnoud van den Berg.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/olli-soikkeli-trio/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cyrus Chestnut Trio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Pianist Cyrus Chestnut and his Trio! \n\n\n\n\nCyrus 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 for his soulful\, virtuosic playing. His career spans decades of performances and recordings\, establishing him as a pivotal figure in contemporary jazz. \nRaised in the heart of Baltimore in a musical family\, Chestnut’s gospel roots have been a key influence on his musical development. His father\, a pianist\, and his mother\, a singer\, were both deeply involved in the church\, where Chestnut first encountered the powerful\, emotional connection between music and spirituality. This early exposure to gospel music provided him with a rich\, emotive foundation that continues to permeate his jazz performances\, infusing them with a soulful\, dynamic energy that resonates deeply with audiences. Chestnut has often described how the gospel tradition taught him not only how to play the piano but also how to connect with listeners on a deeper\, more emotional level. He has said\, “I want to spread some feel good… I want to be able to spread the feel good”—a sentiment that echoes the uplifting\, transformative nature of gospel music. \nChestnut’s talent is further showcased in his upcoming album\, Rhythm\, Melody\, and Harmony\, released on April 25\, 2025\, via HighNote Records. This piano quartet recording demonstrates his signature blend of rhythmic precision\, emotive expression\, and improvisational mastery. Joined by saxophonist Stacy Dillard\, bassist Gerald Cannon\, and drummer Chris Beck\, Chestnut continues to push boundaries with his original compositions\, which form the core of this album. The album adds to his already impressive discography\, which includes critically acclaimed works like Kaleidoscope and My Father’s Hands. \nIn addition to his recording career\, Chestnut has performed with a diverse array of artists and ensembles\, spanning the genres of jazz and classical music. He has recently graced the stage with classical groups such as the Cecilia Chorus of New York and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra\, further showcasing his versatility as an artist and his ability to bridge genres. Whether performing in intimate jazz settings or collaborating with large orchestras\, Chestnut’s music continues to captivate audiences with its depth and complexity. \nAs a Steinway Artist\, Chestnut joins an esteemed group of musicians known for their artistry and technical skill\, further solidifying his reputation as a master of the piano. \nA graduate of the renowned Baltimore School for the Arts\, Chestnut’s early exposure to both jazz and classical music shaped his unique approach to the piano. His career as a sideman has included collaborations with jazz giants such as Wynton Marsalis\, Betty Carter\, and Donald Harrison\, while his leadership of the Cyrus Chestnut Trio has solidified his place as one of the foremost jazz pianists today. \nChestnut’s contributions to the jazz world have earned him widespread praise\, with JazzTimes describing his playing as “virtuosic” and Down Beat calling him “one of the finest jazz pianists of his generation.” His music remains a testament to the power of jazz as an expressive and transformative art form\, deeply rooted in the spiritual and emotional traditions of gospel\, while extending outward into new musical horizons
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/cyrus-chestnut-trio-2/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cyrus Chestnut Trio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Pianist Cyrus Chestnut and his Trio! \n\n\n\n\nCyrus 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 for his soulful\, virtuosic playing. His career spans decades of performances and recordings\, establishing him as a pivotal figure in contemporary jazz. \nRaised in the heart of Baltimore in a musical family\, Chestnut’s gospel roots have been a key influence on his musical development. His father\, a pianist\, and his mother\, a singer\, were both deeply involved in the church\, where Chestnut first encountered the powerful\, emotional connection between music and spirituality. This early exposure to gospel music provided him with a rich\, emotive foundation that continues to permeate his jazz performances\, infusing them with a soulful\, dynamic energy that resonates deeply with audiences. Chestnut has often described how the gospel tradition taught him not only how to play the piano but also how to connect with listeners on a deeper\, more emotional level. He has said\, “I want to spread some feel good… I want to be able to spread the feel good”—a sentiment that echoes the uplifting\, transformative nature of gospel music. \nChestnut’s talent is further showcased in his upcoming album\, Rhythm\, Melody\, and Harmony\, released on April 25\, 2025\, via HighNote Records. This piano quartet recording demonstrates his signature blend of rhythmic precision\, emotive expression\, and improvisational mastery. Joined by saxophonist Stacy Dillard\, bassist Gerald Cannon\, and drummer Chris Beck\, Chestnut continues to push boundaries with his original compositions\, which form the core of this album. The album adds to his already impressive discography\, which includes critically acclaimed works like Kaleidoscope and My Father’s Hands. \nIn addition to his recording career\, Chestnut has performed with a diverse array of artists and ensembles\, spanning the genres of jazz and classical music. He has recently graced the stage with classical groups such as the Cecilia Chorus of New York and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra\, further showcasing his versatility as an artist and his ability to bridge genres. Whether performing in intimate jazz settings or collaborating with large orchestras\, Chestnut’s music continues to captivate audiences with its depth and complexity. \nAs a Steinway Artist\, Chestnut joins an esteemed group of musicians known for their artistry and technical skill\, further solidifying his reputation as a master of the piano. \nA graduate of the renowned Baltimore School for the Arts\, Chestnut’s early exposure to both jazz and classical music shaped his unique approach to the piano. His career as a sideman has included collaborations with jazz giants such as Wynton Marsalis\, Betty Carter\, and Donald Harrison\, while his leadership of the Cyrus Chestnut Trio has solidified his place as one of the foremost jazz pianists today. \nChestnut’s contributions to the jazz world have earned him widespread praise\, with JazzTimes describing his playing as “virtuosic” and Down Beat calling him “one of the finest jazz pianists of his generation.” His music remains a testament to the power of jazz as an expressive and transformative art form\, deeply rooted in the spiritual and emotional traditions of gospel\, while extending outward into new musical horizons
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/cyrus-chestnut-trio/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jimmy Greene Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nA 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® Award nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and one for Best Arrangement\, Instruments and Vocals for Greene’s song “When I Come Home.” Greene has performed selections from the album on CBS This Morning\, NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon\, and the nationally syndicated Meredith Vieira Show. His other releases as a leader\, While Looking Up (Mack Avenue)\, Flowers: Beautiful Life\, Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue)\, Live at Smalls (SmallsLive)\, Mission Statement (RazDaz/Sunnyside)\, The Overcomers Suite (NuJazz)\, Gifts and Givers (Criss Cross)\, True Life Stories (Criss Cross)\, Forever(Criss Cross)\, Brand New World (RCA Victor)\, Live at Birdland (RCA Victor) and Introducing Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross) were also met with much critical acclaim. In fact\, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine (UK) calls Greene “ . . .without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years.” \nThe Jimmy Greene Quartet/Quintet performs in concert venues\, festivals and clubs worldwide\, including the Village Vanguard\, Smoke and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York\, the Alexanderplatz Jazz Club (Rome\, Italy)\, Sunside Jazz Club (Paris\, France)\, Newport Jazz Festival (USA)\, Detroit International Jazz Festival (USA)\, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (USA)\, Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel)\, Lapataia Jazz Festival (Uruguay) and Amazonas Jazz Festival (Brazil). In one such appearance\, Jim Macnie of the Village Voice said\, “[Greene] is good for a couple of body chills every time you see him. He’s got a big barrelhouse sound\, and a way of negotiating changes that make academic moves seem natural.” \nIn addition to his recordings and appearances as a leader\, Greene appears on over 100 albums as a sideman and is a member of legendary bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet. He has also toured and/or recorded in the bands of Horace Silver\, Tom Harrell\, Freddie Hubbard\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Avishai Cohen\, Kenny Barron\, Lewis Nash\, Steve Turre\, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, among many others. As a member of Harrell’s quintet\, Greene was featured on CBS’s benchmark news magazine\, 60 Minutes. As a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band\, Greene is a featured soloist on 2 DVD releases\, Harry for the Holidays\, and Only You. He was featured as a soloist on Connick’s 2003 holiday special aired on NBC\, in addition to NBC’s Today Show\, and BBC’s Parkinson Show. \nAs a composer\, Greene was awarded the prestigious 2005 ASCAP / IAJE Commission in honor of Ornette Coleman. Greene is the 2013 recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in Music as well as the 2012 recipient of the City of Hartford’s Innovator Award in Music. Greene was twice named a winner of Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation grant for jazz composition – in 2004 and again in 2023\, awarded a 2005 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism\, and awarded a 2009 Individual Artist Grant by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Seventy of Greene’s original compositions and arrangements have been recorded on the Mack Avenue\, RCA Victor\, SmallsLive\, Criss Cross\, NuJazz and RazDaz / Sunnyside labels. In addition\, Greene’s performance of his composition “Mr. McLean” was aired throughout the US and Canada on ABC-TV during a NASCAR pre-race broadcast in September 2007. \nDown Beat Magazine named Greene the Winner of the Rising Star – Soprano Saxophone category in its 66th Annual Critics’ Poll \nGreene is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury\, CT.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jimmy-greene-quartet-3/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jimmy Greene Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nA 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® Award nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and one for Best Arrangement\, Instruments and Vocals for Greene’s song “When I Come Home.” Greene has performed selections from the album on CBS This Morning\, NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon\, and the nationally syndicated Meredith Vieira Show. His other releases as a leader\, While Looking Up (Mack Avenue)\, Flowers: Beautiful Life\, Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue)\, Live at Smalls (SmallsLive)\, Mission Statement (RazDaz/Sunnyside)\, The Overcomers Suite (NuJazz)\, Gifts and Givers (Criss Cross)\, True Life Stories (Criss Cross)\, Forever(Criss Cross)\, Brand New World (RCA Victor)\, Live at Birdland (RCA Victor) and Introducing Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross) were also met with much critical acclaim. In fact\, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine (UK) calls Greene “ . . .without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years.” \nThe Jimmy Greene Quartet/Quintet performs in concert venues\, festivals and clubs worldwide\, including the Village Vanguard\, Smoke and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York\, the Alexanderplatz Jazz Club (Rome\, Italy)\, Sunside Jazz Club (Paris\, France)\, Newport Jazz Festival (USA)\, Detroit International Jazz Festival (USA)\, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (USA)\, Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel)\, Lapataia Jazz Festival (Uruguay) and Amazonas Jazz Festival (Brazil). In one such appearance\, Jim Macnie of the Village Voice said\, “[Greene] is good for a couple of body chills every time you see him. He’s got a big barrelhouse sound\, and a way of negotiating changes that make academic moves seem natural.” \nIn addition to his recordings and appearances as a leader\, Greene appears on over 100 albums as a sideman and is a member of legendary bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet. He has also toured and/or recorded in the bands of Horace Silver\, Tom Harrell\, Freddie Hubbard\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Avishai Cohen\, Kenny Barron\, Lewis Nash\, Steve Turre\, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, among many others. As a member of Harrell’s quintet\, Greene was featured on CBS’s benchmark news magazine\, 60 Minutes. As a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band\, Greene is a featured soloist on 2 DVD releases\, Harry for the Holidays\, and Only You. He was featured as a soloist on Connick’s 2003 holiday special aired on NBC\, in addition to NBC’s Today Show\, and BBC’s Parkinson Show. \nAs a composer\, Greene was awarded the prestigious 2005 ASCAP / IAJE Commission in honor of Ornette Coleman. Greene is the 2013 recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in Music as well as the 2012 recipient of the City of Hartford’s Innovator Award in Music. Greene was twice named a winner of Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation grant for jazz composition – in 2004 and again in 2023\, awarded a 2005 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism\, and awarded a 2009 Individual Artist Grant by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Seventy of Greene’s original compositions and arrangements have been recorded on the Mack Avenue\, RCA Victor\, SmallsLive\, Criss Cross\, NuJazz and RazDaz / Sunnyside labels. In addition\, Greene’s performance of his composition “Mr. McLean” was aired throughout the US and Canada on ABC-TV during a NASCAR pre-race broadcast in September 2007. \nDown Beat Magazine named Greene the Winner of the Rising Star – Soprano Saxophone category in its 66th Annual Critics’ Poll \nGreene is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury\, CT.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jimmy-greene-quartet-2/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jimmy Greene Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Jimmy Greene and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nA 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® Award nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and one for Best Arrangement\, Instruments and Vocals for Greene’s song “When I Come Home.” Greene has performed selections from the album on CBS This Morning\, NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon\, and the nationally syndicated Meredith Vieira Show. His other releases as a leader\, While Looking Up (Mack Avenue)\, Flowers: Beautiful Life\, Vol. 2 (Mack Avenue)\, Live at Smalls (SmallsLive)\, Mission Statement (RazDaz/Sunnyside)\, The Overcomers Suite (NuJazz)\, Gifts and Givers (Criss Cross)\, True Life Stories (Criss Cross)\, Forever(Criss Cross)\, Brand New World (RCA Victor)\, Live at Birdland (RCA Victor) and Introducing Jimmy Greene (Criss Cross) were also met with much critical acclaim. In fact\, Tony Hall of Jazzwise Magazine (UK) calls Greene “ . . .without doubt one of the most striking young tenors of recent years.” \nThe Jimmy Greene Quartet/Quintet performs in concert venues\, festivals and clubs worldwide\, including the Village Vanguard\, Smoke and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York\, the Alexanderplatz Jazz Club (Rome\, Italy)\, Sunside Jazz Club (Paris\, France)\, Newport Jazz Festival (USA)\, Detroit International Jazz Festival (USA)\, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (USA)\, Red Sea Jazz Festival (Israel)\, Lapataia Jazz Festival (Uruguay) and Amazonas Jazz Festival (Brazil). In one such appearance\, Jim Macnie of the Village Voice said\, “[Greene] is good for a couple of body chills every time you see him. He’s got a big barrelhouse sound\, and a way of negotiating changes that make academic moves seem natural.” \nIn addition to his recordings and appearances as a leader\, Greene appears on over 100 albums as a sideman and is a member of legendary bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet. He has also toured and/or recorded in the bands of Horace Silver\, Tom Harrell\, Freddie Hubbard\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Avishai Cohen\, Kenny Barron\, Lewis Nash\, Steve Turre\, Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, among many others. As a member of Harrell’s quintet\, Greene was featured on CBS’s benchmark news magazine\, 60 Minutes. As a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s Big Band\, Greene is a featured soloist on 2 DVD releases\, Harry for the Holidays\, and Only You. He was featured as a soloist on Connick’s 2003 holiday special aired on NBC\, in addition to NBC’s Today Show\, and BBC’s Parkinson Show. \nAs a composer\, Greene was awarded the prestigious 2005 ASCAP / IAJE Commission in honor of Ornette Coleman. Greene is the 2013 recipient of the State of Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award in Music as well as the 2012 recipient of the City of Hartford’s Innovator Award in Music. Greene was twice named a winner of Chamber Music America’s New Works: Creation and Presentation grant for jazz composition – in 2004 and again in 2023\, awarded a 2005 Artist Fellowship in Music Composition by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism\, and awarded a 2009 Individual Artist Grant by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Seventy of Greene’s original compositions and arrangements have been recorded on the Mack Avenue\, RCA Victor\, SmallsLive\, Criss Cross\, NuJazz and RazDaz / Sunnyside labels. In addition\, Greene’s performance of his composition “Mr. McLean” was aired throughout the US and Canada on ABC-TV during a NASCAR pre-race broadcast in September 2007. \nDown Beat Magazine named Greene the Winner of the Rising Star – Soprano Saxophone category in its 66th Annual Critics’ Poll \nGreene is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury\, CT.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jimmy-greene-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T200000
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SUMMARY:Bobby Broom Eastern Standard Trio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Guitarist Bobby Broom and his Trio! \n\n\n\n\nBobby Broom – Guitar \nNat Reeves – Bass \nRon Savage – Drums \nGuitar 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 of the albums his father had brought home\, Charles Earland’s Black Talk! Young Bobby didn’t know or care much about jazz yet. “I was just into music\,” he says. But after playing the “Mighty Burner’s” now-classic 1969 album\, he was sold. \n“Something about that record captivated me from the start\, the feeling\, it was just like that”\, says Broom. “It had ‘The Age of Aquarius’ and ‘More Today Than Yesterday\,’ songs I knew from the radio. It made me happy. It made me want to dance. And it made me want to listen. I played that album every day\, multiple times a day. It completely enthralled me.” \nWhen Earland moved to Chicago in the late ’80s for a successful comeback\, there was no doubt in Broom’s mind who his guitarist had to be. “I thought\, this is my gig\, obviously\, this is my gig\,” says the guitarist\, laughing. “There’s no way he moves to Chicago and I’m here and I’m not going to play with him! It was the thing doing its thing!” \nAs documented on Earland albums including Front Burner and Third Degree Burn\, the dream gig became a reality\, and Broom went on to play and/or record with other Hammond B-3 masters including Jimmy McGriff\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Melvin Rhyne and\, once\, the king of them all\, Jimmy Smith. But he has made his strongest mark in this vein with his own organ groups—first the Deep Blue Organ Trio\, a Chicago collective featuring Chris Foreman that lasted 25 years\, and its ongoing successor\, the Bobby Broom Organi-Sation\, featuring B-3 whiz Ben Paterson. \nOn the Organi-Sation’s terrific new live album\, Jamalot\, Broom flashes back as ever to Earland’s treatment of pop hits to reach a wider audience. Half of the album\, recorded during his trio’s 2014 tour with Steely Dan\, consists of tunes that the legendary pop band’s followers would be familiar with\, including Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition\,” the Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun\,” the Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road\,” and Derek and the Dominos’ “Layla”—all of which he had previously recorded. \nThe other songs on Jamalot\, recorded in 2019 at Joe and Wayne Segal’s Jazz Showcase in Chicago\, address earlier eras of the popular song movement via “Tennessee Waltz\,” Fats Waller’s “Jitterbug Waltz\,” Kurt Weill’s “Speak Low\,” and Tadd Dameron’s “Tadd’sDelight.” Different audiences with different expectations but connected by a love of classic melodies. \nBroom\, who had previously opened for Steely Dan with the Deep Blue Organ Trio\, initially turned down the invitation to tour with them again. Following the dissolution of the DBOT\, he was between organ groups and was uncomfortable with “wrangling” a Hammond player he didn’t know musically or personally. \nTold of his decision\, one of his regular drummers\, Makaya McCraven\, now a mega-force incontemporary music\, got in his ear. “He said\, ‘What?What? What are you doing? You can’t not do this\, man\, ”Broom says with a laugh. Who turns down an opportunity to go on the road withlegends? With McCraven’s help\, Broom spun through their lists looking for a worthy candidate. \nWhen Paterson’s name came up\, it stuck. Broom had never worked with the Philadelphia native\,but he had heard him a few times (Paterson was a longtime regular in Chicago tenor great VonFreeman’s band) and liked what he heard. As he had done in drafting key boardist Justin Dillard for his2022 album\, Keyed Up\, the guitarist went with his hunch. The timing was perfect. Paterson\, who had moved to New York\, was returning to the Windy City for a gig and would be able to rehearse with the new trio. McCraven and Kobie Watkins\, a long time musical partner of Broom’s\, would alternate on drums (depending on the needs of their pregnant wives). \n“Ben was a perfect fit for me\, exactly what I was looking for in a new organ trio\, which was freedom\, ”says Broom. “He has a background in jazz organ tradition\, but his sensibility also leans toward pop music\, popular song\, from past eras\, the Great American Songbook as well as rhythm and blues and soul music. His melodic sense is really personal. As much as I love the blues\, I don’t want to just hear someone play bluesand that’s it. Ben plays melodies.” \n“Performing with Bobby is always an exciting proposition\, ”says Paterson.“He always puts his whole self fully behind every tune and every note. He never dials it in or simply plays something. Sitting between Bobby’s lead and Kobie or Makaya’s incredible groove\, at the heart of the band\, is one of my absolute favorite places to be.” \nBobby Broom was born in Harlem\, New York\, on January 18\, 1961\, and raised on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He had what he calls “intimate relationships” with the tunes that came on his radio. “When my favorite songs came on\, they were like friends knocking on my door\,” he says. He aspired to one day play some of those great songs\, but not until he was ready. \nHe began studying the guitar at age 12\,concentrating on jazz under the aegis of Harlem-based guitar instructor Jimmy Carter. A 16-year-old prodigy at the High School of Music and Art(now known as the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts)\,Broom played in the jazz ensemble and was awarded for Outstanding Jazz Improvisation during his senior year. \nChaperoned by Weldon Irvine (an early mentor of his\, composer for Freddie Hubbard and Horace Silver\, bandleader for Nina Simone\, and lyricist of “To Be Young\, Gifted and Black”)\,the 16-year-old Broom found himself in an East Side NYC jazz club for the purpose of being taught to sit in. That lesson became a reality for Broom when Al Haig\, pianist for Charlie Parker\, invited him to join in for a couple of tunes. Impressed by the youngster’s playing\, Haig offered him the chance to play with him at Gregory’s on the Upper East Side whenever he wanted. Broom ended up playing two or three times a week there\, and also got to play\, with great awe\, with another notable Bird keyboardist\, Walter Bishop\, Jr. \nHis albums with the Deep Blue Organ Trio\, featuring organist Chris Foreman\, included the Stevie Wonder salute\, Wonderful! The Organi-Sation made its recorded debut in 2018 with Soul Fingers\, which included Curtis Mayfield’s “Get Ready” and the Beatles’ “Come Together.”Of all his achievements\, Broom is prouder of none more than his appointment as a tenured Associate Professor of Jazz Guitar and Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University. Awarded a B.A. in music from Columbia College and an M.A. in jazz pedagogy from Northwestern University\, he has long been involved in music education\, previously teaching at the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music\, DePaul University\, Roosevelt University\, and the American Conservatory of Music. He also has instructed music students in public high schools throughout Chicago as part of a jazz mentoring program sponsored by the Ravinia Festival Organization and has been an instructor and mentor with the Herbie Hancock Institute.“I had to let the dust settle on these Steely Dan tour recordings but after ten years\, the power and excitement of them\, and the connectedness of this group\, is something that I want to share with my audience\,” says Broom. “I’m eager for them to compare and contrast the concert and club stage performances for similarities and differences\, feel the depth of the grooves\, dance\, hum along\, and essentially come on the road with us for the hour of this music.”•
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/bobby-broom-eastern-standard-trio/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Christopher McBride & The Whole Proof
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist Christopher McBride and his Quartet! \n\n\n\n\nChristopher McBride – Saxophone \nJon Thomas – Piano \nBarry Stephenson – Bass \nMichael Piolet – Drums \nSaxophonist Christopher McBride is based in New York City. His work includes education\, arranging and composition in addition to performance. He has been slowly but steadily turning heads with his ubiquitous work as an invaluable sideman since the mid-2000’s. Now Christopher is gaining respect amongst fans\, critics\, and his peers as one of the most versatile saxophonists in the world. His 2012 debut album Quatuor de Force certainly establishes his ability to front a group and write his own soulful\, melodically indelible tunes. Applauded for his ability to play in all musical situations\, McBride has the ability to unleash a fiery attack and serrated tone\, but on his first album he explores a more measured\, mellow sound heavily influenced by contemporary R&B—with a strong shot of Cannonball Adderley’s post-bop sensuality—but his improvising is very rigorous and cogent. As a composer\, McBride was selected as the 2022 Make Jazz Fellowship artist at The 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica\, California. \nBorn in Chicago\, and starting his professional career there in 2007\, Christopher made the move to NYC in 2013. His group\,The Whole Proof\, has played venues all over New York. Christopher ran his ‘Singer Meets Saxophonist’ series at the famed Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem from 2017-2019. The musicians he has performed with over the years span many genres sharing the stage with Billy Preston\, Percy Gray\, Roy Hargrove\, Pete Rock\, Rakim\, Big Daddy Kane\, Talib Kweli\, Lupe Fiasco\, Guy Sebastian\, Solange\, Ne-Yo\, Jennifer Hudson\, Alice Smith\, Brandon Flowers\, Lea DeLaria\, 88 Keys\, Milton Mustafa\, Winard Harper\, and the Marquis Hill’s Blacktet. \nAs a recording artist\, McBride’s February 2023 release ‘Ramon’ made the Top 25 on the JazzWeek Charts and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks as well as making the JazzWeek Top 100 albums for 2023. The sophomore release has received critical acclaim. All About Jazz called the album “a sonic marvel that showcases a robust grasp of bebop and contemporary jazz idioms.” As a performing artist he has received a Grammy certificate for his work as a collaborator/soloist on Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson’s 2022 album “Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra.” \nAs an educator\, McBride has served as the Director of Education for the Second Line Arts Collective\, a non-for-profit organization based out of New Orleans. His primary duties included writing curriculum for the Little Stompers division and teacher development. He also teaches for Jazz at Lincoln Center regularly\, as well as touring nationally with various educational programs. \nAs a journalist and consultant\, McBride has worked with Forbes Ignite\, the innovation coalition of Forbes.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/christopher-mcbride-the-whole-proof/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T200000
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SUMMARY:Jazzmeia Horn
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn part\, Messages\, is intended to be a word of encouragement to anyone making tough choices — a reminder that we all make sacrifices. Sometimes\, the difficulties encountered along the way are worth it\, though. \nOne of those hardships\, for Horn\, is being on the road as much as she is. It leaves less time to be with her family. But touring the world also granted Horn\, a product of Dallas’ Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts\, space to ruminate on her relationships — both familial and romantic — how they’ve changed and how they inform her art. \n“If you want to sing your own song\, if you have a mission\, if you have a lyric\,” she began\, looking out that window in Japan. “Whatever that voice is\, that love\, that light\, that grit — whatever that is inside of you\, you have to do that.” \nIn contrast to 2021’s Dear Love\, the bandleader pared back her ensemble\, eschewing the personnel of a big band\, but retaining the avant-playfulness of the Sun Ra Arkestra — especially on the interstellar “Submit to the Unknown.” Ruminations on family\, friendship\, and love all circulate among the 10 original compositions on the album. \nAs much as those connections are mined for recurring lyrical motifs\, Horn’s writing — her messages — readily reassures listeners to focus and pursue their ambitions. It’s also the bandleader bolstering herself against the world. \nOn “Sing Your Own Song\,” she sings: “Some things may not be fair/ Gloom and misery everywhere/ But I think it’s amazing/ what life can bring to you.” \nHorn said she wrote the tune for her mother\, who gave up a career in music to raise her. The singer didn’t make the same choice for herself. \n“I miss them when I’m on tour — and when I’m with them\, I miss them\, too\,” Horn said about being away from her children. It’s a sentiment explored further on her composition “Mother’s Love\,” an uplifting and comforting tune that changes meter while Horn lands its melody in unpredictable places. “They’re growing up\, you know. I come back from tour and the youngest one lost a tooth and the other one won an award at school.” \nAs new generations engage the history of the music\, it’s already been built into Messages: Horn interprets the 1932 composition “You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me”; and her own tune “Tip” sounds as if it could have been recorded in the ’50s — the band in a casual groove as the bandleader displays her seemingly boundless vocal range. \nHorn is among the vanguard in jazz\, using her knowledge of the canon to inform decisions firmly rooted in traditional parts of the genre\, while still adding in contemporary ideas\, themes and music. The 21st century comes to bear on the album through the singer splicing in voice recordings and voicemails — literal messages — into a few songs. “Voicemail Blues” is a whimsical trip through Horn’s inbox as listeners get to hear from bassist Reggie Workman\, the singer’s friends and family. \nAlbum closer “Flip D Switch” features some Herbie-esque electric keys and a recording of an unhinged tirade delivered by Horn’s ex. After that piece of tape rolls — when the unnamed man tells Horn she has issues with\, among a litany of other nonsense\, obedience — the vocalist summarizes their relationship\, dismissing his fits and tantrums. \nShe sings: “Flip the switch\, I don’t play with kids\, we grown/ Flip the switch\, time for me to move on.” \nThe inverse of that song and sentiment arrives on “Mysteries of Us\,” a compositionally complex\, extended piece delving into the fullness of love Horn feels for her current partner — and their decision to be together. \n“I’ve prayed about it\, I’ve fasted about it\, and I’ve asked God for guidance and wisdom\,” she said about the relationship. “I’ve made my decision.” \nThe song’s comprised of a traditional lyric section\, an instrumental portion — led by Chicago-bred trumpeter Marquis Hill — and an emotionally dense poem\, where Horn guides listeners through the love and hardships of her long-term partnership. \n“I love his sound\,” Horn said about why she asked Hill to contribute to the tune. “And I felt like he was probably the only one who could really give me exactly what I wanted.” \nWhile the bandleader again doesn’t explicitly say who she’s addressing in the lyric\, it traces the couple’s dovetailing spirituality\, and knowledge of literature and scripture. \n“Listening to the lyrics\, you can’t help but reflect on your own past relationships. I just used those thoughts and feelings\, and poured it into the music\,” Hill said about working with Horn and her ensemble\, which here includes pianists Keith Brown and Victor Gould\, bassist Eric Wheeler\, percussionist Kahlil Kwame Bell and drummer Anwar Marshall. “When you hear Jazzmeia sing the melody and sing these lyrics\, you can sense the rawness in her voice\, and the realness in the music. I just tried to piggyback off her energy and tap into that same space.” \nThe openness Hill heard on that single song is evident across each of Horn’s Messages. She’s written this collection for herself\, for her family\, and for listeners and fans who might need a reminder to believe in themselves. \n“When I write\, I don’t really care what people think. I don’t ask\, ‘Is this gonna fit?’ I don’t care\,” Horn said. “My messages are for healing. My messages are for reconciliation. My messages are for exposing\, for movement. My messages are for freedom — the freedom of expression. That’s what the record is really\, truly about.”
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazzmeia-horn-2/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260130T223000
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SUMMARY:Jazzmeia Horn
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn part\, Messages\, is intended to be a word of encouragement to anyone making tough choices — a reminder that we all make sacrifices. Sometimes\, the difficulties encountered along the way are worth it\, though. \nOne of those hardships\, for Horn\, is being on the road as much as she is. It leaves less time to be with her family. But touring the world also granted Horn\, a product of Dallas’ Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts\, space to ruminate on her relationships — both familial and romantic — how they’ve changed and how they inform her art. \n“If you want to sing your own song\, if you have a mission\, if you have a lyric\,” she began\, looking out that window in Japan. “Whatever that voice is\, that love\, that light\, that grit — whatever that is inside of you\, you have to do that.” \nIn contrast to 2021’s Dear Love\, the bandleader pared back her ensemble\, eschewing the personnel of a big band\, but retaining the avant-playfulness of the Sun Ra Arkestra — especially on the interstellar “Submit to the Unknown.” Ruminations on family\, friendship\, and love all circulate among the 10 original compositions on the album. \nAs much as those connections are mined for recurring lyrical motifs\, Horn’s writing — her messages — readily reassures listeners to focus and pursue their ambitions. It’s also the bandleader bolstering herself against the world. \nOn “Sing Your Own Song\,” she sings: “Some things may not be fair/ Gloom and misery everywhere/ But I think it’s amazing/ what life can bring to you.” \nHorn said she wrote the tune for her mother\, who gave up a career in music to raise her. The singer didn’t make the same choice for herself. \n“I miss them when I’m on tour — and when I’m with them\, I miss them\, too\,” Horn said about being away from her children. It’s a sentiment explored further on her composition “Mother’s Love\,” an uplifting and comforting tune that changes meter while Horn lands its melody in unpredictable places. “They’re growing up\, you know. I come back from tour and the youngest one lost a tooth and the other one won an award at school.” \nAs new generations engage the history of the music\, it’s already been built into Messages: Horn interprets the 1932 composition “You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me”; and her own tune “Tip” sounds as if it could have been recorded in the ’50s — the band in a casual groove as the bandleader displays her seemingly boundless vocal range. \nHorn is among the vanguard in jazz\, using her knowledge of the canon to inform decisions firmly rooted in traditional parts of the genre\, while still adding in contemporary ideas\, themes and music. The 21st century comes to bear on the album through the singer splicing in voice recordings and voicemails — literal messages — into a few songs. “Voicemail Blues” is a whimsical trip through Horn’s inbox as listeners get to hear from bassist Reggie Workman\, the singer’s friends and family. \nAlbum closer “Flip D Switch” features some Herbie-esque electric keys and a recording of an unhinged tirade delivered by Horn’s ex. After that piece of tape rolls — when the unnamed man tells Horn she has issues with\, among a litany of other nonsense\, obedience — the vocalist summarizes their relationship\, dismissing his fits and tantrums. \nShe sings: “Flip the switch\, I don’t play with kids\, we grown/ Flip the switch\, time for me to move on.” \nThe inverse of that song and sentiment arrives on “Mysteries of Us\,” a compositionally complex\, extended piece delving into the fullness of love Horn feels for her current partner — and their decision to be together. \n“I’ve prayed about it\, I’ve fasted about it\, and I’ve asked God for guidance and wisdom\,” she said about the relationship. “I’ve made my decision.” \nThe song’s comprised of a traditional lyric section\, an instrumental portion — led by Chicago-bred trumpeter Marquis Hill — and an emotionally dense poem\, where Horn guides listeners through the love and hardships of her long-term partnership. \n“I love his sound\,” Horn said about why she asked Hill to contribute to the tune. “And I felt like he was probably the only one who could really give me exactly what I wanted.” \nWhile the bandleader again doesn’t explicitly say who she’s addressing in the lyric\, it traces the couple’s dovetailing spirituality\, and knowledge of literature and scripture. \n“Listening to the lyrics\, you can’t help but reflect on your own past relationships. I just used those thoughts and feelings\, and poured it into the music\,” Hill said about working with Horn and her ensemble\, which here includes pianists Keith Brown and Victor Gould\, bassist Eric Wheeler\, percussionist Kahlil Kwame Bell and drummer Anwar Marshall. “When you hear Jazzmeia sing the melody and sing these lyrics\, you can sense the rawness in her voice\, and the realness in the music. I just tried to piggyback off her energy and tap into that same space.” \nThe openness Hill heard on that single song is evident across each of Horn’s Messages. She’s written this collection for herself\, for her family\, and for listeners and fans who might need a reminder to believe in themselves. \n“When I write\, I don’t really care what people think. I don’t ask\, ‘Is this gonna fit?’ I don’t care\,” Horn said. “My messages are for healing. My messages are for reconciliation. My messages are for exposing\, for movement. My messages are for freedom — the freedom of expression. That’s what the record is really\, truly about.”
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/jazzmeia-horn/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T223000
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SUMMARY:Tyreek McDole Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Tyreek McDole – Vocals & Keys \nDylan Band – Tenor & Soprano Saxophones \nJoe Block – Piano/Keys \nDan Finn – Bass \nGary Jones III – Drums \nTyreek 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 the highest form of communication a powerful tool for healing\, reflection\, and collective dreaming. \nHe first gained attention at Jazz at Lincoln Centers 2018 Essentially Ellington Competition\, where he was awarded Outstanding Vocalist by Wynton Marsalis. Since then\, he’s performed alongside an impressive roster of artists including Rodney Whitaker\, Theo Croker\, Gary Bartz\, Maurice Brown\, Joey Alexander\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, Nicholas Payton\, and many others. \nTyreek has appeared at many of the world’s most hallowed stages such as Blue Note New York\, Salle Pleyel\, Nublu\, Dizzy’s Jazz Club\, Ronnie Scott’s\, Birdland Jazz Club\, Jazz at Lincoln Center\, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier\, and major international festivals such as the Newport Jazz Festival\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, Jazz in Marciac\, and the Nice Jazz Festival. \nIn 2023\, he won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition\, joining the ranks of standout vocalists like Cyrille Aimee\, Lucia Gutierrez Rebolloso\, and Samara Joy. \nHis debut album\, Open Up Your Senses\, released in June 2025 on Artwork Records\, is #1 on Jazz Week\, received 4 stars in DownBeat Magazine\, and is being celebrated as one of the most thoughtful and spiritually resonant jazz debuts in years. He hopes you enjoy.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/tyreek-mcdole-quintet-2/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T223000
DTSTAMP:20251229T160233Z
CREATED:20251229T160233Z
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SUMMARY:Tyreek McDole Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Tyreek McDole – Vocals & Keys \nDylan Band – Tenor & Soprano Saxophones \nJoe Block – Piano/Keys \nDan Finn – Bass \nGary Jones III – Drums \nTyreek 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 the highest form of communication a powerful tool for healing\, reflection\, and collective dreaming. \nHe first gained attention at Jazz at Lincoln Centers 2018 Essentially Ellington Competition\, where he was awarded Outstanding Vocalist by Wynton Marsalis. Since then\, he’s performed alongside an impressive roster of artists including Rodney Whitaker\, Theo Croker\, Gary Bartz\, Maurice Brown\, Joey Alexander\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, Nicholas Payton\, and many others. \nTyreek has appeared at many of the world’s most hallowed stages such as Blue Note New York\, Salle Pleyel\, Nublu\, Dizzy’s Jazz Club\, Ronnie Scott’s\, Birdland Jazz Club\, Jazz at Lincoln Center\, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier\, and major international festivals such as the Newport Jazz Festival\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, Jazz in Marciac\, and the Nice Jazz Festival. \nIn 2023\, he won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition\, joining the ranks of standout vocalists like Cyrille Aimee\, Lucia Gutierrez Rebolloso\, and Samara Joy. \nHis debut album\, Open Up Your Senses\, released in June 2025 on Artwork Records\, is #1 on Jazz Week\, received 4 stars in DownBeat Magazine\, and is being celebrated as one of the most thoughtful and spiritually resonant jazz debuts in years. He hopes you enjoy.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/tyreek-mcdole-quintet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T223000
DTSTAMP:20251229T160037Z
CREATED:20251229T160037Z
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SUMMARY:Pat Bianchi Trio
DESCRIPTION:Pat Bianchi – Organ \nTroy Roberts – Saxophone \nColin Stranahan – Drums \nGrammy 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 Keyboardist of the year. Known for fearlessly taking the jazz organ into new and exciting directions\, Pat’s playing blends tradition with forward-thinking creativity\, drawing inspiration from legends like Dr. Lonnie Smith and Joey DeFrancesco. With a career that includes touring with Steely Dan\, performing alongside icons like Pat Martino and Lou Donaldson\, and leading his own acclaimed trio\, Pat’s artistry is unmatched! \nJoining Bianchi is three-time GRAMMY nominated saxophonist\, Troy Roberts who is quickly becoming one of the most widely recorded touring artists of his time. As a go-to first call saxophonist\, his name adorns several essential recordings ranging from the legendary Joey DeFrancesco\, to Van Morrison\, Jeff “Tain” Watts\, Kurt Elling and Veronica Swift as well as numerous others. Drummer Colin Stranahan was one of the winners of the 2012 Thelonious Monk Drum Competition. Colin is among the most sought-after drummers in the world having worked with such artist as Kurt Rosenwinkel\, Jonathan Kreisberg\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Fred Hersch\, Terence Blanchard\, Dave Kikoski\, Kevin Hays\, Herbie Hancock\, Wayne Shorter and many others. \nBianchi\, Roberts and Stranahan have defined their voices as individual artists and when they come together\, the musical result sets this group apart from most\, if not all of the organ trios on the scene today.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/pat-bianchi-trio/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T223000
DTSTAMP:20251229T155750Z
CREATED:20251229T155750Z
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SUMMARY:Haneef Nelson Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Haneef Nelson – Trumpet \nNathan Edwards – Tenor Saxophone \nAndrew Wilcox – Piano \nLuques Curtis – Bass \nAkin Hobson – Drums \nHaneef N. Nelson works as a Composer/Arranger\, Bandleader\, Sideman\, Musical Curator\, and Educator based out of Hartford\, CT. He was introduced to the trumpet at age 12 and has stuck with it ever since. His earliest education in Jazz came from the Jazzmobile where he studied with Eddie Preston\, Cecil Bridgewater\, and Donald Byrd among others. He also studied with Dave Burns at the Long Island High School of the Arts and then attended The Hartt School to study with Jackie McLean\, Raymond Williams\, Steve Davis and Nat Reeves as well as other faculty. \nHis passion for the music also brought him to the classroom to teach the cultural significance of the music known as Jazz. He has taught at The Hartt School\, UMASS Amherst\, Amherst College\, Keene State College and currently teaches at the University of Rhode Island. In addition to his own groups\, he is a long-standing member of several other bands in multiple genres. He has also had the honor of sharing the stage with the likes of Rene McLean\, Bill Saxton\, Jimmy Owens\, Donald Byrd\, William Cepeda\, Wilson “Chembo” Corniel\, Nat Reeves\, Steve Davis\, Yoron Israel\, Avery Sharpe\, Winard Harper\, Frank Lacy\, Bill Lowe\, Chico Freeman\, Helen Sung\, Wayne Escoffrey\, Kris Allen\, Abraham Burton\, E.J. Strickland\, Brandee Younger\, Dezron Douglas\, David Bryant\, Stacey Dillard\, Zaccai Curtis\, Luques Curtis\, Ray McMorrin\, Josh Evans\, Doobie Powell\, Billy “Church Boy” Powell\, Kevin Powell\, Ace Livingstone\, and Musiq Soulchild among many others.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/haneef-nelson-quintet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T223000
DTSTAMP:20251229T155411Z
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SUMMARY:Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Uptown Jazz Orchestra’s mission is to promote the rich cultural legacy of American music through both entertaining and educational performances. Our educational shows are designed to give young people a greater awareness of important historical figures and musical traditions. All other shows are designed specifically with the intent of folks having a good time … hands clapping\, toes tapping and rump shaking! \n“The UJO sound [combines] the dance-first sensibility of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band crossed with Count Basie’s early riff bands and post-1952 ‘New Testament’ orchestras [and] the sophisticated dialects of Ellington\, Mingus\, Coltrane and Kenny Kirkland.” – Ted Panken\, DownBeat \nIn 2007\, NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award winning trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis formed the Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO) for the purpose of keeping important jazz music traditions alive; such as riff-playing\, spontaneous group improvisations\, and collective New Orleans instrumental polyphony. At the time\, Marsalis realized that the New Orleans music community was lacking the infusion of young homegrown talent outside of the great brass band tradition\, and chose to form an orchestra that could present traditional\, classic\, and modern compositions with authenticity. Since that time\, UJO has grown into one of the premier large ensembles in the world\, releasing three CDs to critical acclaim\, and touring locally\, nationally\, and internationally. \n“Delfeayo is\, in many ways\, the most fun of the Marsalises.” – The Buffalo News \nIn 2008\, Marsalis founded the educational program\, “Swinging with the Cool School” (a soft introduction to jazz for hip tots and adults)\, which was used as an experimental form of music therapy at the New Orleans Children Hospital. The Cool School has since expanded to introduce live instrumental jazz to students around the country\, with the intent of helping young people develop a relationship with music that has gradually disappeared from mainstream radio and media at large. Through these performances\, UJO is able to introduce students (and adults) to the wide emotional range of instrumental music. \nSince 2021\, UJO has produced the annual Jazz at Congo Square Festival (JACS) to celebrate New Orleans culture by presenting live performances of musicians\, poets\, dancers\, and Black Masking Indians to local and visiting audiences. JACS Festival also features local food\, arts & craft vendors. Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra plan to continue using the great legacy of American music to engage and hopefully inspire the younger generations for many years.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/delfeayo-marsalis-the-uptown-jazz-orchestra/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T223000
DTSTAMP:20251229T155155Z
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SUMMARY:Boss Baritones Ft Gary Smulyan & Frank Basile
DESCRIPTION:Gary Smulyan – Baritone Saxophone \nFrank Basile – Baritone Saxophone \nSteve Ash – Piano \nMike Karn – Bass \nJason Tiemann – Drums \nInspired by the rich history of the great 2-tenor pairings in jazz (think Lester Young & Herschel Evans\, Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt\, Lockjaw Davis & Johnny Griffin\, and Al Cohn & Zoot Sims)\, the Boss Baritones continue this tradition\, but with the pairing of the tenor saxophone’s lower pitched baritone brethren.​ \nSo who are these “Boss Baritones?” Locking horns in the front line are two of today’s finest exponents and practitioners of the baritone saxophone in jazz: Gary Smulyan and Frank Basile.​ \nGary Smulyan has been steadily polishing his craft for over 40 years and is all but unanimously regarded as today’s leading baritone saxophonist. Since filling the baritone chair in Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd in 1978\, Smulyan has gone on to perform with virtually every important name in jazz since. A sampling of this lofty company includes the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra\, the Gene Harris Superband\, B.B. King\, Joe Henderson\, Freddie Hubbard\, Michel Camilo\, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, Cedar Walton\, Joe Lovano\, George Coleman\, the Mingus Big Band\, and Dave Holland. A favorite of critics and peers alike\, Smulyan has consistently topped polls in Downbeat\, Jazz Times\, and with the Jazz Journalists Association for the past two decades. Smulyan is a 6-time Grammy winner. \nFrank Basile made his way on to the New York scene in 2001 after his studies at the University of North Texas and a brief stint at the Juilliard School. He has since forged his own path following in the footsteps of his mentors such as Smulyan. Dubbed a “prized sideman” by The New Yorker\, Basile has been called upon to perform with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra\, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band\, the Jimmy Heath Big Band\, the Bob Mintzer Big Band\, the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra\, the Christian McBride Big Band\, the Count Basie Orchestra\, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. As a “rising star\,” Basile has consistently appeared in the Downbeat critic’s poll since 2014. \nThe Boss Baritones made their debut the weekend of March 6-7\, 2020 at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. This was an auspicious start for the band\, but one week later\, the Coronavirus pandemic would officially put it all on hold. Since the easing of restrictions and the return of normal aspects to life\, the Boss Baritones have been regaining their momentum with performances in the New York City area (including numerous return engagements at Smalls) as well as their eponymous debut recording on Steeplechase Records.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/boss-baritones-ft-gary-smulyan-and-frank-basile/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T223000
DTSTAMP:20251229T154902Z
CREATED:20251229T154902Z
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SUMMARY:Hamilton de Holanda Trio
DESCRIPTION:Hamilton de Holanda – Mandolin \nSalomâo Soares – Piano \nBig Rabello – Drums \nHamilton de Holanda is one of Brazil’s most celebrated musicians—a global ambassador\, virtuoso performer\, and groundbreaking improviser. Picking up the mandolin at the age of five\, he redefined the 10-string version of the instrument\, transforming it into a versatile voice that bridges the worlds of jazz\, choro\, and beyond. \nThe foundation of his music comes from a combination of family encouragement\, formal training with a university degree in composition\, and the freedom of Brasília’s choro street jams\, where he grew up. \nA four-time Latin Grammy winner with 17 nominations—including a Grammy nod for Best Latin Jazz Album—Hamilton is a multi-award-winning musician. In Brazil\, he has achieved star status\, earning widespread acclaim from critics\, peers\, and audiences alike. \nRecognized for his unique approach to improvisation and electrifying stage presence\, Hamilton’s influence continues to grow. In 2024 alone\, he achieved 14 million streams across 180 countries and reached over 800\,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. \nIn addition to his career as a performer\, Hamilton was one of the founders of the world’s first Choro School\, established in Brasília in 1997. He also spearheaded a petition to Brazil’s National Congress to establish a National Day of Choro\, helping to secure the genre’s cultural legacy. \nHamilton’s career is defined by his ability to blend Brazilian traditions with global sounds. His collaborations include music legends such as Wynton Marsalis\, Chick Corea\, Milton Nascimento\, Djavan\, Gonzalo Rubalcaba\, Dave Matthews\, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)\, and Hermeto Pascoal. \nHe has performed on some of the world’s most iconic stages\, including the Grand Palais in Paris\, the Smithsonian in Washington\, and the Jean Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles\, as well as at renowned music festivals such as Montreux Jazz\, Newport Jazz\, Montreal\, Umbria Jazz\, Marciac\, and North Sea Jazz\, among others. His performances have also marked historic moments\, including the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Summer Games and a private concert for world leaders at the G20 Summit\, where he captivated kings\, presidents\, and prime ministers from countries such as the USA\, France\, Germany\, Canada\, India\, Brazil\, and many others. \nHis upcoming live album\, recorded in the U.S. with the Hamilton de Holanda Trio\, is set to be released in late March 2025. This new work adds to his extensive discography of over 40 albums\, most of which were released independently. Over the years\, he has also partnered with prestigious labels such as ECM and Universal\, and he is currently signed to Sony Brasil. The album will feature his signature fusion of Brazilian roots and jazz improvisation\, with special guest Chris Potter adding a unique dimension to the project. \nHamilton’s music connects cultures\, celebrates diversity\, and pushes the boundaries of sound\, solidifying his place as a true innovator and cultural ambassador.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/hamilton-de-holanda-trio/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251231T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251231T235900
DTSTAMP:20251129T023419Z
CREATED:20251129T023419Z
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SUMMARY:New Years Eve w/ Michelle Lordi/Matthew Parrish Quartet
DESCRIPTION:8:30PM and 10:45PM sets (Tickets sold separately) \nCelebrate New Years Eve with an amazing Jazz Quartet featuring Vocalist Michelle Lordi and Bassist Matthew Parrish! \nThis show will have a 1 drink minimum per person \nMichelle Lordi – Vocals \nMatthew Parrish – Bass \nVincent Bourgeyx – Piano \nByron Landham – Drums \nJazz bassist Matthew Parrish has ‘come into his own’ as a sought after performer\, arranger\, composer\, producer and instructor. Matthew brings skills and s wing as he puts his heart into every note he plays. He has a genuine warmth and loyalty to the music that transcends into every note\, every tune\, and every interaction with his fellow musicians. \nBorn in central California to hard-working\, music-loving parents of four children\, Matthew is the youngest to his next sibling by eleven years. With a variety of jazz\, rock\, and classical music being played around him since birth\, whether live or recorded\, and a father who played acoustic bass early in his military career\, Matt was destined for a life dedicated to music. Although he started on trumpet in middle school\, he switched from that instrument for the acoustic bass in a last minute decision of the heart right before his Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts music program audition. He was accepted as an acoustic bass student in jazz studies and he has never stopped learning his craft. \nMatt’s young bass career is grounded in Philadelphia\, PA. He had the blessing\, in his late teens and early twenties\, of performing with Shirley Scott\, Mickey Roker\, Bobby Durham\, Cecil Payne\, Johnny Coles\, Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison\, Sylvia Simms\, Danny Turner\, and fellow young musicians\, Orrin Evans and Byron Landham. Matthew went on to have the unforgettable experience of touring with legendary trombonist\, Al Grey. This era also included performing with Clark Terry\, Marion McPartland\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Lou Donaldson\, Joe Cohn\, Savion Glover\, and Bill Charlap. \nAfter the sad passing of Al\, an important mentor and friend\, Matthew continued to tour with the bands of Greg Osby\, Jon Jang\, James Newton\, Stefon Harris\, and Regina Carter. Matt came to be relied upon as a gifted composer and arranger in addition to his steady performing. His own works\, as played by Matt on bass\, are on his debut CD\, ‘Circles’ (Hipnotic Records)\, as well as on recordings from Regina Carter and Dave Leonhardt\, Denise Montana\, and Ben Schachter. \nMatthew also has recorded with musicians such as Wynton Marsalis\, Dee Dee Bridgewater\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Clark Terry\, Etta Jones\, James Williams\, Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison\, James Newton\, Miri Ben-Ari\, Gary Thomas\, Vana Gierig\, Orrin Evans\, and Houston Person \nVocalist Michelle Lordi has received international accolades and heavy rotation on jazz radio stations in the US and abroad for her recording projects\, “Drive” (2015) and “Dream A Little Dream” ( 2017)\,“Break Up With The Sound“(2019) and “ Two Moons” ( 2023) \nWhether she’s performing with bebop jazz legends\, exploring experimental soundscapes in her original music or delivering her taut\, mesmerizing jazz interpretations of pop ballads\, Lordi’s profound love of the music she chooses to sing and the musicians she creates with is evident in every note of her vividly expressive and elegantly communicative voice. \nMichelle has performed in performance venues\, jazz clubs and festivals across the US such as the Mann Music Center\, The Kimmel Center\, The Deer Head Inn\, Chris’ Jazz Café\, Philadelphia Museum of Art\, South\, Zlock Performing Arts Center (PA)\, 55 Bar\, Birdland\, Cornelia Street Café\, Jazz Forum\, Maureen’s\, Mezzrow\, Minton’s\, SMOKE Jazz & Supper Club\, Smalls\,(NY)\, DazzleJazz (CO) \, BluJazz\, Bop Stop (OH) The Drake (MA) Cliff Bell’s\, Dirty Dog Jazz Café\, (MI) The Jazz Cruise (FL) & Le Duc Des Lombards (France) \nIn 2019 Michelle Lordi was nominated in three categories ( Best Band\, Rising Star & Female Jazz Vocalist) in the Hot House New York City Readers Jazz Awards. She has performed and/or recorded with musical luminaries such as Orrin Evans\, Sumi Tonooka\, Eric Wortham II\, JD Allen\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Larry McKenna\, Greg Osby\, Houston Person\, Matthew Parrish\, Buster Williams\, Eric Revis\, Ben Wolfe\, Matt Davis\, Nir Felder\, Steve Cardenas\, Ian Macaulay\, Tim Motzer\, Miles Okazaki\, Sonny Troy\, Nasheet Waits\, Gene Jackson\, Jerome Jennings\, Donald Edwards\, Wayne Smith\, Jr. EJ Strickland\, Rudy Royston and many others. Lordi has also collaborated with producer/guitarist Warren Defever ( His Name Is Alive).
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/new-years-eve-w-michelle-lordi-matthew-parrish-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nat Reeves Trio w/ Jordan Williams & Jeff "Tain" Watts
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Bassist Nat Reeves and his Trio! \nNat Reeves – Bass \nJordan Williams – Piano \nJeff “Tain” Watts – Drums \nFor over 40 years\, Nat Reeves has been one of the top bassists in jazz. His supportive and stimulating playing has uplifted a countless number of sessions and recording dates (most notably with the great altoists Jackie McLean and Kenny Garrett). He has lead his own CDs State of Emergency and Blue Ridge. Both as a performer and an educator\, he has made a strong impact on the jazz world. \nNat Reeves was born and raised in Lynchburg\, Virginia. “My grandfather played the banjo\, mandolin and guitar. One day I picked up his guitar and started playing the bass part. He noticed and\, for my 16th birthday\, he bought me an electric bass.” Nat had grown up hearing bluegrass\, rock and soul records but did not get an opportunity to listen to jazz until he was already a bassist. “As a teenager\, I listened closely to the radio\, learning everything by ear. Originally I gravitated towards soul artists such as Marvin Gaye and the music of the time. In high school\, I worked for a time with a band called the Dynatones. We learned all of the top 40 songs as soon as they came out. Whenever a new hit record was released\, we would purchase the recording\, go in the basement\, put it on the turntable\, and learn the song. Quite often the same day we would play the song for dances.” \nNat admired Stanley Clarke\, Jaco Pastorius and all of the top electric bassists of the time\, being interested in all of the styles. “As a bassist it is my function to concentrate on the foundation of the band and make everybody else sound good. To become a better bass player and learn more about the instrument\, I started listening to jazz. In jazz there is much more freedom to create one’s own bass part and to develop my own bass sound. It is my job to always learn and not merely play the bass but be a bass player\, projecting more than just my notes and always sounding fresh and alive.” \nWhen he was 22 and living in Richmond\, Virginia\, Nat joined a band led by trumpeter Tom Mitchell and guitarist Randy Johnston. Johnny Coles\, trumpeter for Ray Charles who frequently sat in with the band\, convinced Nat to switch to acoustic bass. Without taking a lesson\, Nat taught himself the new instrument and quickly developed his own individual voice. \nIn 1979\, Nat Reeves moved to New York City. “I listened\, played on the streets\, listened some more\, and learned. It was at the same time that Kenny Garrett\, Mulgrew Miller\, Tony Reedus and James Williams also came to New York. We were all friends and played together.” He first toured with Sonny Stitt in 1982 during what would be the great saxophonist’s last tour. That year he met Jackie McLean\, who became his mentor.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/nat-reeves-trio-w-jordan-williams-jeff-tain-watts/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Duke Robillard Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Guitarist Duke Robbilard and his Quartet! \nDuke Robillard – Guitar \nDoug James – Saxophone \nMarty Ballou – Bass \nMark Teixeira – Drums \nMichael John “Duke” Robillard is a distinguished American blues guitarist\, vocalist\, songwriter\, producer\, and educator\, renowned for his versatility across blues\, jazz\, swing\, and R&B. Born on October 4\, 1948\, in Woonsocket\, Rhode Island\, he co-founded the influential band Roomful of Blues in 1967\, which played a pivotal role in reviving jump blues and R&B. \nRobillard’s career spans over five decades\, during which he has released numerous solo albums\, collaborated with iconic artists\, and earned multiple accolades. \nHis Grammy nominations include Best Contemporary Blues Album for Guitar Groove-a-Rama (2007) and Best Traditional Blues Album for Stomp! The Blues Tonight (2010). \nHe has been honored with the W.C. Handy Award (now Blues Music Award) for Best Blues Guitarist in 2000\, 2001\, 2003\, and 2004\, and received the Keeping the Blues Alive Award for Producer of the Year in 2004. \nRobillard’s collaborations are extensive and diverse. He has recorded and performed with legends such as Bob Dylan (appearing on Time Out of Mind)\, Tom Waits\, Ruth Brown\, Jay McShann\, Pinetop Perkins\, and Jimmy Witherspoon. \nAdditionally\, he has worked with Maria Muldaur\, John Hammond\, and produced albums for artists like Joe Louis Walker\, Billy Boy Arnold\, and Otis Clay. \nIn 1990\, Robillard replaced Jimmie Vaughan in The Fabulous Thunderbirds\, further showcasing his adaptability and skill. He has also been a member of The Legendary Blues Band\, which included former members of Muddy Waters’ bands\, and has led his own group\, The Duke Robillard Band\, later known as The Pleasure Kings. \nBeyond performing\, Robillard is a respected producer and educator. He has produced albums for various artists and has been involved in music education\, sharing his knowledge and passion for blues and jazz. \nRobillard’s contributions to music have been recognized with multiple awards\, including Grammy nominations and Blues Music Awards. His influence continues to resonate in the blues community\, and he remains an active performer and recording artist.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/duke-robillard-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Eddie Allen's Jazzy Brass for the Holidays
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Trumpeter Eddie Allen and his band\, which will be spreading the Holiday Cheer! \nEddie Allen – Trumpet \nMark McGowan – Trumpet \nAmie Amis – French Horn \nJerrick Matthews – Trombone \nOscar Perez – Piano \nRichie Goods – Bass \nJerome Jennings – Drums \n– CRITIC’S REVIEW – \nA smart holiday set that might have some fat playing but certainly doesn’t show any schmaltz- Chris Spector Midwest Record \nNew Yorker Eddie Allen has assembled a sassy brass quartet (plus acoustic bass and some percussion)\, generating white heat and a slow burn for the holidays. ChristmasReviews.com–Carol Swanson \nTrumpeter Allen has conviction in what he’s doing. Refusing to stoop to weak sentiment\, he communicates his sense of uplift when refurbishing “We Three Kings”\, “O Holy Night” and a dozen more classics. –Downbeat Magazine Frank Hadley \nHere\, Allen has chosen to go the jazzy route from the outset on the pop material. For the carols\, he makes use of the brass quartet to state the melody\, but then allows the individual horn players to follow their improvisational imagination. It makes for an interesting mix that is a pleasant and lively change of pace from most jazz Christmas albums. –Jersey Jazz Joe Lang
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/eddie-allens-jazzy-brass-for-the-holidays/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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SUMMARY:Camille Thurman w/ Darrell Green Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special night of jazz with Saxophonist/Vocalist Camille Thurman\, performing with Drummer Darrell Green and his Quartet! \nAs a composer\, multi-instrumentalist\, vocalist\, and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition\, Camille Thurman is quickly becoming one of the standard bearers for the form\, making a considerable and dynamic contribution to the legacy of jazz while paying tribute to its heroes. Fluid and powerful on the tenor saxophone and highly inventive as a vocalist\, she also plays bass clarinet\, flute\, and piccolo. Her rich sax sound has been compared to Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon\, while her vocal approach—including an impressive scatting ability—has been classified alongside those of Ella Fitzgerald and Betty Carter. \nIn a few short years\, Thurman has shared stages with Janelle Monáe\, Alicia Keys\, Lalah Hathaway\, Jill Scott\, Erykah Badu\, Roy Haynes\, Dianne Reeves\, Kenny Barron\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, Jon Batiste\, Diana Krall\, Patti LaBelle\, Gladys Knight\, Chaka Khan\, Nicholas Payton\, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JALCO) featuring Wynton Marsalis\, and Buster Williams\, among many others. \nThe New York City native has already amassed several distinctive honors for her musicianship: runner up in the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition\, two-time winner of the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award and a winner of the Fulbright Scholars Cultural Ambassador Grant\, The Chamber Music of America Performance Plus Grant (Sponsored by the Dorris Duke Charitable Foundation) and the Jazz Coalition Composers Grant among others. Thurman also has four full-length recordings as a leader to her credit. \nHer compositions were featured and performed by her quartet in the ASCAP/The Kennedy Center Songwriters: The Next Generation showcase as well as the Greenwich School of Music’s Uncharted Series. Camille has appeared on BET’s Black Girls Rock as the saxophonist and flutist in the All-Star Band. Equally adept as a player and a singer\, and recognized for her compositional abilities as well\, Thurman has also earned accolades from the media\, from JazzTimes to Downbeat\, All About Jazz to the New York Times\, NPR to Sirius XM Satellite Radio\, BET to Jazz Night In America. \nThurman was chosen by the State Department under the Fulbright Scholarship grant to perform in Paraguay and Nicaragua with her band. She and Darrell Green were selected by American Music Aboard to travel and perform in various African nations including Cameroon\, Mozambique\, Nigeria\, Senegal\, and Mauritania.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/camille-thurman-w-darrell-green-quartet/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T220000
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SUMMARY:Eric Mintel Quartet: Charlie Brown Jazz
DESCRIPTION:6PM and 8PM sets (Tickets sold separately) \nNelson Hill – Saxophone \nEric Mintel – Piano \nJack Hegyi – Bass \nDave Mohn – Drums \nEric Mintel has played the piano all his life. Career highlights include two performances by invitation at the White House\, several concerts at the Kennedy Center and a special concert at the United Nations. Eric was a featured guest on Marian McPartland’s award winning program Piano Jazz on NPR and his music is regularly played on XM and Sirius radio. Jazz legend Dave Brubeck has said “As long as the music attracts dedicated young musicians like Eric Mintel\, jazz will continue to thrive and progress as a voice of freedom”. Eric Mintel continues to thrill audiences of all ages and continues to connect with people all over the world.
URL:https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/event/eric-mintel-quartet-charlie-brown-jazz/
LOCATION:Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme Street\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States
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