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Greg Mouning
Feb 15, 2007, 2:13:51 PM2/15/07
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Hey Jazzbuddies,
Happy Belated Valentines Day! Hope you all are shoveled out and finding ways to keep warm caused by the Nor'eastern we encountered yesterday. If not, remember there's plenty of live jazz happening throughout CT and in the vicinity that will do the trick. Below is the most current listing I received from the Hartford Jazz Society (HJS) calendar effective through March!
Enjoy,
Greg
gamo...@gmail.com
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From: Bill & Chris Sullivan < isin...@worldnet.att.net >
Date: Feb 14, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: HJS Calendar: Jazz Events through March
To: hartjaz...@aol.com
AN ARTISTS COLLECTIVE/U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ANNUAL EVENT
TRIBUTE TO ELLA: THE FIRST LADY OF SONG
Plus:
2ND ANNUAL BLACK HERITAGE
JUNIOR SPOKEN WORD CONTEST
TINY JOE & THE FAMILY JAZZ TRIO
A great evening of music, poetry and culture
Artists Collective – 1200 Albany Avenue, Hartford, CT - www.artistscollective.org
Free parking – Doors open, refreshments served at 6 pm
Friday, February 16, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
A WORLD OF PIANO - RAN BLAKE (solo)
Northampton Center for the Arts - 17 South Street - Northampton, MA
Ran Blake has created a unique niche in music as an artist and educator. His improvisations are not only informed by his vast knowledge of jazz, but also by Greek folk songs, movie soundtracks, American pop music and gospel. His dual musical legacy includes more than 35 albums on some of the world's finest jazz labels, as well over 30 years as a groundbreaking educator at Boston's New England Conservatory. Nearly half of Mr. Blake's recordings are solo performances. "(They) are some of the most introspective and intensely private in modern jazz," observed Ed Hazell in Jazziz Magazine. "He's not a blindingly fast player, but few pianists can match his nuanced touch on the keyboard or the inventiveness, even
perversity, with which he paraphrases and reconstructs familiar songs."
Tickets are $12 for the general public ($30 for the entire World of Piano Series), $8 for students and seniors, and are available at AJ Hastings in Amherst, State Street Fruit Market and the Center for the Arts in Northampton
Contact: Glenn Siegel, Penny Burke, 413-584-7327 - http://www.nohoarts.org/
Friday, February 16, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. - $10
STEVE DAVIS QUARTET
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
Hartford resident, Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading improvisors on the trombone. His lyrical, hard-swinging style first gained him broad recognition during the 1990's while working with the bands of jazz legends Art Blakey, Jackie McLean, Chick Corea's acclaimed sextet Origin and the renowned cooperative sextet, One For All. Scott Guberman - Keyboards
860-524-9590
Saturday, February 17 at 8:00 p.m.
JIMMY GREENE QUARTET
Vermont Jazz Center - Brattleboro, VT
Admission: General Admission is $16.00 and Senior Citizens & Students with ID are $12.00
Details
Saturday, February 17 at 8:00 p.m - $10.
ALBERT RIVERA QUARTET
La Paloma Sabenera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
Jazz @ La Paloma kicks off again with this exciting young tenor from da Bronx. Albert Rivera grew up in the Bronx and become interested in music at an early age. He attended the LaGuardia High School for Music and Art and Performing Arts in New York City where he was introduced to jazz. While in high school he played at Lincoln Center, in Monterey, California and in various street festivals in New York. Albert graduated from the New School University Jazz and Contemporary Music Program in 2005. Albert will come to hartford with his Quartet; with Zaccai Curtis on piano, Adam Christgau on drums, and Luques Curtis on Bass. Albert was a Teaching Assistant for the Vermont Jazz workshop in 2004. He began as a student at the Litchfield Jazz Camp in 1999 while still in high school, became a Teaching Assistant while in college, and in 2005 began his role as the Assistant Director.
Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. - $10
VIVA BRAZIL!! RODRIGO URSAIO TRIO
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe continues its very popular monthly series, "Viva Brazil". Once a month we feature the best of Brazilian music from NYC. As a music student at the Berklee College of Music, Rodrigo studied with Joe Viola and Bill Pierce. While living in the Boston area, he performed with the West End Blues Band. Since 1991 he has performed with a wide range of artists including the Symphony Jazz Ensemble, Banda Mantiqueira, Rebop and Toninho Ferraguti. He has accompanied and recorded with Toquinho, the Zimbo Trio, Guilherme Arantes and Caubi Peixoto in addition to many other fine musicians. In 1997, Rodrigo fronted his own quartet at the "September Festival" in Campinas and the interior of Sao Paulo. He is currently a member of the group,Terra Brasil.
860-524-9590
Sunday, February 18 at 3:00 p.m. - FREE
ALAN PALMER (solo piano)
Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford - 3rd Floor Program Room
Contact: Amy Sailor, 860.695.6324 - asa...@hplct.org
Composer, pianist and former Associate Professor of Jackie McLean's Institute of Jazz, Alan Palmer has studied, performed, recorded and toured with numerous and prominent classical and jazz musicians. Palmer currently teaches at Queens College and recently became a member of the Kenny Garrett Band.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
TIERNEY SUTTON
Iron Horse Music Hall - Northhampton, MA
The New York Times describes Tierney Sutton as "a serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level." Her technically superior voice is one of the most impressive instruments in Jazz and earned her JazzWeek's Vocalist of the Year award in 2005. Her live album "I'm With the Band" was nominated for a Grammy in 2006 for Best Jazz Vocal Album and she returns to the Iron Horse supporting a new studio record set for an early 2007 release.
Adv: $16.00 - Door: $19.00
Iron Horse Schedule
Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. - FREE
ERIC HOLLAND - http://www.ericholland.com for more information.
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
860-524-9590
Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
MICHAEL GREGORY TRIO (Michael Gregory, guitar; Mark Helias, bass; Pheeroan akLaff, drums)
Bezanson Recital Hall - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA
Michael Gregory has successfully straddled the pop and improvised music worlds since the beginning of his career in the 1970s. A long-time resident of the Pioneer Valley, Gregory will perform a concert of improvised music that will be a revelation.
$12 general, $7 students
Details & Tickets
Friday, February 23, 2007
WOOSTER JAZZ SERIES
Featuring: Steve Davis (trombone) and his trio
Book early to get a seat! 203-830-3963 - Danbury, CT
Web Site
Friday, February 23, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. - $10
ALIDA ROHR & WEATHER OUTPOST 12
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
Born in the Bronx , trained at the New England Conservatory of Music [double major, performance of early music / third stream] with Ray Devol, Gerri Martin and Ran Blake. Performed and/or recorded with Joe Pass, Larry Coryell, Stuart Hamm, D. Sharp, Manny Williams, Jon Davis, Harvey Diamond, Lowell Skinner Davidson, Bruce Arnold. Most recent performances, the House of Blues w/ Dave Maxwell, the Regattabar w/ Sergio Brandao and Manga Rosa, the Lizard Lounge w/ Club D'elf, WGBH radio, Eric in the evening, w/ Sergio Brandao.
David Jacintho, Freelance Journalist - Trans-Cultural Fusion: From Sao Paulo to Puerto Rico to the Bronx.....with a jaunt through Uruguay. "..A band that will not and cannot be labeled. This is music for musicians!"
860-524-9590
Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. - $10
BENNY SHARONI QUARTET
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
Boston area Saxman, Benny Sharoni delves into modern and Hard Bop jazz. He features original compositions, standards and Latin arrangements. The synergy of his band is undeniable and is made up of seasoned players from Boston , New York City as well as the national jazz scene. Originally from Israel , he attended Boston 's Berklee College of Music in 1986. Since then he has studied privately with George Garzone and Jerry Bergonzi. In 1989 he led a jazz ensemble on tour to the Cape Verde Islands and Senegal . Benny has played and or recorded with Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, Danilo Perez and George Garzone. www.bennysharonijazz.com
860-524-9590
Sunday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. - FREE
NICKI MATHIS
Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford - 3rd Floor Program Room
Contact: Amy Sailor, 860.695.6324 - asa...@hplct.org
Vocalist and recording artist Nicki Mathis presents a musical overview of Harlem Renaissance inspired tunes, highlighting the prominence of African American entertainers such as Gertrude Ma Rainey, Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake and James Weldon Johnson. A special piece inspired by Hurston's Jump at de Sun will round out the repertoire. Accompanying Mathis will be Warren Byrd-piano, Doug Long-bass and Joceyly Pleasant-drums.
March, 2007
Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m - $10.
JIMMY GREEN QUARTET
La Paloma Sabenera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
La Paloma welcomes Hartford area alto saxophonist Jimmy Greene in concert with his top-flight quartet. Jimmy Greene plays alto saxophone for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band & as sideman w/Horace Silver & Tom Harrell. A young lion whose mentor was Jackie McLean, Greene navigates bebop with blues tradition & a distinctive compositional voice.
Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m
EDDIE PALMIERI - THE SUN OF LATIN MUSIC
Wesleyan University (Middletown) - Crowell Concert Hall
The world has long admired the Harlem-born, eight-time Grammy Award-winning Eddie Palmieri as one of the foremost Latin pianists of the last half-century. His ability to fuse the rhythms of his Puerto Rican heritage with the jazz influences of Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner made him an immediate hit when he played New Yorks Palladium Ballroom in the 1950s and 60s. He has continued to roll on with stylistic innovations over the years, creating classic Latin albums and later mixing salsa with R&B, pop, rock, Spanish vocals and more jazz improvisation. Now 69, Palmieri celebrates over fifty years as a professional musician, revolutionizing the sound of Latin music and ensuring his place in the music pantheon. At Wesleyan he performs with his ensemble, La Perfecta II.
Admission: $22 general; $17 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Event URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
For more information: boxo...@wesleyan.edu - 860-685-3355 - cfap...@wesleyan.edu
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
STEVE LIPPIA IN "SIMPLY SINATRA" - FREE Admission
Clarice L. Buckman Theater - Quinnipiac University - Hamden, CT
Part of the 2006/2007 Sonny Costanzo Concert Series
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. - $20
THE REAL AMBASSADORS ACADEMY JAZZ CHOIR (including performances by faculty members Ken Fischer, Norman Johnson, Dianne Mower)
under the direction of DIANNE MOWER
A presentation of CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford
Note: Proceeds benefit The Real Ambassadors' performance at The Monterey Jazz Festival in California. Having won the Monterey Jazz Festival Competition in 2003, The Real Ambassadors has been invited to perform two concerts at the upcoming March, 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival, as well as to compete at the Festival once more. To raise the $20,000 needed to get them there, the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts is presenting this concert at Asylum Hill Congregational Church. The concert will feature one set by Dianne Mower, Norman Johnson and other professionals on GHAA's faculty, and one set by the Jazz Choir. GHAA needs to fill every seat in order to earn enough to make the trip possible.
The Real Ambassadors' CD will be available for sale at the concert.
Info: 860-757-6388 and http://www.crec.org/theater
Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 3 p.m..
TONY PURRONE TRIO & PAQUITO D'RIVERA
Eight-time Grammy winner, saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera welcomes Tony Purrone, one of the most accomplished improvisational guitarists of his time, and his trio of world-class musicians for one performance only.
Tickets : $25 General Public, $20 Students/Children/Faculty/Seniors
Directions
Friday, March 16, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
STEVE DAVIS QUINTET FEATURING MIKE DIRUBBO
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=17361
Saturday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m.
ARMEN DONELIAN - DAVE CLARK - GEORGE SCHULLER
Vermont Jazz Center - Brattleboro, VT
Admission: General Admission is $16.00 and Senior Citizens & Students with ID are $12.00
Details
Friday, March 23, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
FRANK KIMBROUGH TRIO
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=16051
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
MICHELE ROSEWOMAN & NEWYOR-UBA
Bezanson Recital Hall - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA
Pianist and composer Michele Rosewoman's music salutes the Orishas (deities) in a contemporary jazz setting using original compositions and modern arrangements of traditional Yoruban (Nigerian) and Arara (Dahomey) chants. The 10-member ensemble integrates brass, saxophones and a rhythm section, with master Cuban folkloric musicians.
$12 general, $7 students
Details & Tickets
Friday, March 30, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
ULLMAN/SWELL 4TET FEATURING BARRY ALTSCHUL
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=17391
Saturday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m - $10.
PAN-AMERICANS
La Paloma Sabenera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
Jazz @ La Paloma presents Grammy award winning bassist, and Hartford resident, Charles Flores as part of the multinational jazz trio, Pan-Americans. Pan-Americans is composed of Mr. Flores, Kris Allen on Sax and Rogerio Boccato on percussion.
Charles Flores' career began in Cuba with the Cuban jazz vocalist/composer Bobby Carcasses. While playing with Carcasses, he was recruited by pianist Emiliano Salvador, one of the key figures in the history of Cuban jazz. For the next three years, Charles played and toured throughout Europe and Latin America with Salvador and his quartet. Charles played bass with the Latin-fusion group "Afro-Cuba" during 1992 and 1993 recording a CD titled "Acontecer". Charles joined the Michel Camilo Trio in the year 2001. He travels and performs throughout the most important jazz venues of the world. Recording live at the Blue Note, Charles Flores with Michel Camilo and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez won a Grammy for the Best Latin Jazz Album (Live At The Blue Note) of the year 2003.
Saturday, March 31 at 9:00 p.m - $25.
DAFNIS PRIETO QUINTET
Club Helsinki - 284 Main St. - Great Barrington, MA 01230 - 413-528-3394
Top Notch Afro Cuban Jazz! 2007 Grammy Nominee For Best Latin Jazz Album!
"From Cuba, With Rhythm, Taking Jazz By Storm; Dafnis Prieto Makes His Mark in New York" - this is how the New York Times' senior jazz critic Ben Ratliff headlined his January 17, 2002 artist feature on the then 27 year old drummer, percussionist and composer from Santa Clara, Cuba. Since then, Dafnis has been at the center of the Afro-Cuban Jazz world performing with some of the world's greatest jazz artists such as Jane Bunnett & Spirit of Havana, Henry Threadgill, Eddie Palmieri, Chico O'Farril, DD Jackson, Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdez, Roy Hargroves Havana Crisol, Herbie Hancock and Arturo Sandoval. By 2005, he was the leader of his own quintet. No longer a sideman, he released his first album "About The Monks" to critical acclaim. His 2006 release "Absolute Quintet" has been nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year."
Info and Directions
Happy Belated Valentines Day! Hope you all are shoveled out and finding ways to keep warm caused by the Nor'eastern we encountered yesterday. If not, remember there's plenty of live jazz happening throughout CT and in the vicinity that will do the trick. Below is the most current listing I received from the Hartford Jazz Society (HJS) calendar effective through March!
Enjoy,
Greg
gamo...@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bill & Chris Sullivan < isin...@worldnet.att.net >
Date: Feb 14, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: HJS Calendar: Jazz Events through March
To: hartjaz...@aol.com
From the HJS
Calendar: Jazz Events through March
View the latest jazz calendar at http://www.hartfordjazzsociety.com/calendar.html
Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 6:30 pm – FREE!View the latest jazz calendar at http://www.hartfordjazzsociety.com/calendar.html
AN ARTISTS COLLECTIVE/U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ANNUAL EVENT
TRIBUTE TO ELLA: THE FIRST LADY OF SONG
Plus:
2ND ANNUAL BLACK HERITAGE
JUNIOR SPOKEN WORD CONTEST
TINY JOE & THE FAMILY JAZZ TRIO
A great evening of music, poetry and culture
Artists Collective – 1200 Albany Avenue, Hartford, CT - www.artistscollective.org
Free parking – Doors open, refreshments served at 6 pm
Friday, February 16, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
A WORLD OF PIANO - RAN BLAKE (solo)
Northampton Center for the Arts - 17 South Street - Northampton, MA
Ran Blake has created a unique niche in music as an artist and educator. His improvisations are not only informed by his vast knowledge of jazz, but also by Greek folk songs, movie soundtracks, American pop music and gospel. His dual musical legacy includes more than 35 albums on some of the world's finest jazz labels, as well over 30 years as a groundbreaking educator at Boston's New England Conservatory. Nearly half of Mr. Blake's recordings are solo performances. "(They) are some of the most introspective and intensely private in modern jazz," observed Ed Hazell in Jazziz Magazine. "He's not a blindingly fast player, but few pianists can match his nuanced touch on the keyboard or the inventiveness, even
perversity, with which he paraphrases and reconstructs familiar songs."
Tickets are $12 for the general public ($30 for the entire World of Piano Series), $8 for students and seniors, and are available at AJ Hastings in Amherst, State Street Fruit Market and the Center for the Arts in Northampton
Contact: Glenn Siegel, Penny Burke, 413-584-7327 - http://www.nohoarts.org/
Friday, February 16, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. - $10
STEVE DAVIS QUARTET
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
Hartford resident, Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today's leading improvisors on the trombone. His lyrical, hard-swinging style first gained him broad recognition during the 1990's while working with the bands of jazz legends Art Blakey, Jackie McLean, Chick Corea's acclaimed sextet Origin and the renowned cooperative sextet, One For All. Scott Guberman - Keyboards
860-524-9590
Saturday, February 17 at 8:00 p.m.
JIMMY GREENE QUARTET
Vermont Jazz Center - Brattleboro, VT
Admission: General Admission is $16.00 and Senior Citizens & Students with ID are $12.00
Details
Saturday, February 17 at 8:00 p.m - $10.
ALBERT RIVERA QUARTET
La Paloma Sabenera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
Jazz @ La Paloma kicks off again with this exciting young tenor from da Bronx. Albert Rivera grew up in the Bronx and become interested in music at an early age. He attended the LaGuardia High School for Music and Art and Performing Arts in New York City where he was introduced to jazz. While in high school he played at Lincoln Center, in Monterey, California and in various street festivals in New York. Albert graduated from the New School University Jazz and Contemporary Music Program in 2005. Albert will come to hartford with his Quartet; with Zaccai Curtis on piano, Adam Christgau on drums, and Luques Curtis on Bass. Albert was a Teaching Assistant for the Vermont Jazz workshop in 2004. He began as a student at the Litchfield Jazz Camp in 1999 while still in high school, became a Teaching Assistant while in college, and in 2005 began his role as the Assistant Director.
Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. - $10
VIVA BRAZIL!! RODRIGO URSAIO TRIO
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe continues its very popular monthly series, "Viva Brazil". Once a month we feature the best of Brazilian music from NYC. As a music student at the Berklee College of Music, Rodrigo studied with Joe Viola and Bill Pierce. While living in the Boston area, he performed with the West End Blues Band. Since 1991 he has performed with a wide range of artists including the Symphony Jazz Ensemble, Banda Mantiqueira, Rebop and Toninho Ferraguti. He has accompanied and recorded with Toquinho, the Zimbo Trio, Guilherme Arantes and Caubi Peixoto in addition to many other fine musicians. In 1997, Rodrigo fronted his own quartet at the "September Festival" in Campinas and the interior of Sao Paulo. He is currently a member of the group,Terra Brasil.
860-524-9590
Sunday, February 18 at 3:00 p.m. - FREE
ALAN PALMER (solo piano)
Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford - 3rd Floor Program Room
Contact: Amy Sailor, 860.695.6324 - asa...@hplct.org
Composer, pianist and former Associate Professor of Jackie McLean's Institute of Jazz, Alan Palmer has studied, performed, recorded and toured with numerous and prominent classical and jazz musicians. Palmer currently teaches at Queens College and recently became a member of the Kenny Garrett Band.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
TIERNEY SUTTON
Iron Horse Music Hall - Northhampton, MA
The New York Times describes Tierney Sutton as "a serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level." Her technically superior voice is one of the most impressive instruments in Jazz and earned her JazzWeek's Vocalist of the Year award in 2005. Her live album "I'm With the Band" was nominated for a Grammy in 2006 for Best Jazz Vocal Album and she returns to the Iron Horse supporting a new studio record set for an early 2007 release.
Adv: $16.00 - Door: $19.00
Iron Horse Schedule
Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. - FREE
ERIC HOLLAND - http://www.ericholland.com for more information.
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
860-524-9590
Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
MICHAEL GREGORY TRIO (Michael Gregory, guitar; Mark Helias, bass; Pheeroan akLaff, drums)
Bezanson Recital Hall - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA
Michael Gregory has successfully straddled the pop and improvised music worlds since the beginning of his career in the 1970s. A long-time resident of the Pioneer Valley, Gregory will perform a concert of improvised music that will be a revelation.
$12 general, $7 students
Details & Tickets
Friday, February 23, 2007
WOOSTER JAZZ SERIES
Featuring: Steve Davis (trombone) and his trio
Book early to get a seat! 203-830-3963 - Danbury, CT
Web Site
Friday, February 23, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. - $10
ALIDA ROHR & WEATHER OUTPOST 12
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
Born in the Bronx , trained at the New England Conservatory of Music [double major, performance of early music / third stream] with Ray Devol, Gerri Martin and Ran Blake. Performed and/or recorded with Joe Pass, Larry Coryell, Stuart Hamm, D. Sharp, Manny Williams, Jon Davis, Harvey Diamond, Lowell Skinner Davidson, Bruce Arnold. Most recent performances, the House of Blues w/ Dave Maxwell, the Regattabar w/ Sergio Brandao and Manga Rosa, the Lizard Lounge w/ Club D'elf, WGBH radio, Eric in the evening, w/ Sergio Brandao.
David Jacintho, Freelance Journalist - Trans-Cultural Fusion: From Sao Paulo to Puerto Rico to the Bronx.....with a jaunt through Uruguay. "..A band that will not and cannot be labeled. This is music for musicians!"
860-524-9590
Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. - $10
BENNY SHARONI QUARTET
Mezzanine Jazz Cafe - 960 Main St. - Downtown Hartford
Boston area Saxman, Benny Sharoni delves into modern and Hard Bop jazz. He features original compositions, standards and Latin arrangements. The synergy of his band is undeniable and is made up of seasoned players from Boston , New York City as well as the national jazz scene. Originally from Israel , he attended Boston 's Berklee College of Music in 1986. Since then he has studied privately with George Garzone and Jerry Bergonzi. In 1989 he led a jazz ensemble on tour to the Cape Verde Islands and Senegal . Benny has played and or recorded with Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, Danilo Perez and George Garzone. www.bennysharonijazz.com
860-524-9590
Sunday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. - FREE
NICKI MATHIS
Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford - 3rd Floor Program Room
Contact: Amy Sailor, 860.695.6324 - asa...@hplct.org
Vocalist and recording artist Nicki Mathis presents a musical overview of Harlem Renaissance inspired tunes, highlighting the prominence of African American entertainers such as Gertrude Ma Rainey, Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake and James Weldon Johnson. A special piece inspired by Hurston's Jump at de Sun will round out the repertoire. Accompanying Mathis will be Warren Byrd-piano, Doug Long-bass and Joceyly Pleasant-drums.
March, 2007
Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m - $10.
JIMMY GREEN QUARTET
La Paloma Sabenera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
La Paloma welcomes Hartford area alto saxophonist Jimmy Greene in concert with his top-flight quartet. Jimmy Greene plays alto saxophone for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band & as sideman w/Horace Silver & Tom Harrell. A young lion whose mentor was Jackie McLean, Greene navigates bebop with blues tradition & a distinctive compositional voice.
Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m
EDDIE PALMIERI - THE SUN OF LATIN MUSIC
Wesleyan University (Middletown) - Crowell Concert Hall
The world has long admired the Harlem-born, eight-time Grammy Award-winning Eddie Palmieri as one of the foremost Latin pianists of the last half-century. His ability to fuse the rhythms of his Puerto Rican heritage with the jazz influences of Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner made him an immediate hit when he played New Yorks Palladium Ballroom in the 1950s and 60s. He has continued to roll on with stylistic innovations over the years, creating classic Latin albums and later mixing salsa with R&B, pop, rock, Spanish vocals and more jazz improvisation. Now 69, Palmieri celebrates over fifty years as a professional musician, revolutionizing the sound of Latin music and ensuring his place in the music pantheon. At Wesleyan he performs with his ensemble, La Perfecta II.
Admission: $22 general; $17 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Event URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
For more information: boxo...@wesleyan.edu - 860-685-3355 - cfap...@wesleyan.edu
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
STEVE LIPPIA IN "SIMPLY SINATRA" - FREE Admission
Clarice L. Buckman Theater - Quinnipiac University - Hamden, CT
Part of the 2006/2007 Sonny Costanzo Concert Series
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. - $20
THE REAL AMBASSADORS ACADEMY JAZZ CHOIR (including performances by faculty members Ken Fischer, Norman Johnson, Dianne Mower)
under the direction of DIANNE MOWER
A presentation of CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford
Note: Proceeds benefit The Real Ambassadors' performance at The Monterey Jazz Festival in California. Having won the Monterey Jazz Festival Competition in 2003, The Real Ambassadors has been invited to perform two concerts at the upcoming March, 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival, as well as to compete at the Festival once more. To raise the $20,000 needed to get them there, the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts is presenting this concert at Asylum Hill Congregational Church. The concert will feature one set by Dianne Mower, Norman Johnson and other professionals on GHAA's faculty, and one set by the Jazz Choir. GHAA needs to fill every seat in order to earn enough to make the trip possible.
The Real Ambassadors' CD will be available for sale at the concert.
Info: 860-757-6388 and http://www.crec.org/theater
Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 3 p.m..
TONY PURRONE TRIO & PAQUITO D'RIVERA
Eight-time Grammy winner, saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera welcomes Tony Purrone, one of the most accomplished improvisational guitarists of his time, and his trio of world-class musicians for one performance only.
Tickets : $25 General Public, $20 Students/Children/Faculty/Seniors
Directions
Friday, March 16, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
STEVE DAVIS QUINTET FEATURING MIKE DIRUBBO
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=17361
Saturday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m.
ARMEN DONELIAN - DAVE CLARK - GEORGE SCHULLER
Vermont Jazz Center - Brattleboro, VT
Admission: General Admission is $16.00 and Senior Citizens & Students with ID are $12.00
Details
Friday, March 23, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
FRANK KIMBROUGH TRIO
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=16051
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
MICHELE ROSEWOMAN & NEWYOR-UBA
Bezanson Recital Hall - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA
Pianist and composer Michele Rosewoman's music salutes the Orishas (deities) in a contemporary jazz setting using original compositions and modern arrangements of traditional Yoruban (Nigerian) and Arara (Dahomey) chants. The 10-member ensemble integrates brass, saxophones and a rhythm section, with master Cuban folkloric musicians.
$12 general, $7 students
Details & Tickets
Friday, March 30, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
ULLMAN/SWELL 4TET FEATURING BARRY ALTSCHUL
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=17391
Saturday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m - $10.
PAN-AMERICANS
La Paloma Sabenera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
Jazz @ La Paloma presents Grammy award winning bassist, and Hartford resident, Charles Flores as part of the multinational jazz trio, Pan-Americans. Pan-Americans is composed of Mr. Flores, Kris Allen on Sax and Rogerio Boccato on percussion.
Charles Flores' career began in Cuba with the Cuban jazz vocalist/composer Bobby Carcasses. While playing with Carcasses, he was recruited by pianist Emiliano Salvador, one of the key figures in the history of Cuban jazz. For the next three years, Charles played and toured throughout Europe and Latin America with Salvador and his quartet. Charles played bass with the Latin-fusion group "Afro-Cuba" during 1992 and 1993 recording a CD titled "Acontecer". Charles joined the Michel Camilo Trio in the year 2001. He travels and performs throughout the most important jazz venues of the world. Recording live at the Blue Note, Charles Flores with Michel Camilo and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez won a Grammy for the Best Latin Jazz Album (Live At The Blue Note) of the year 2003.
Saturday, March 31 at 9:00 p.m - $25.
DAFNIS PRIETO QUINTET
Club Helsinki - 284 Main St. - Great Barrington, MA 01230 - 413-528-3394
Top Notch Afro Cuban Jazz! 2007 Grammy Nominee For Best Latin Jazz Album!
"From Cuba, With Rhythm, Taking Jazz By Storm; Dafnis Prieto Makes His Mark in New York" - this is how the New York Times' senior jazz critic Ben Ratliff headlined his January 17, 2002 artist feature on the then 27 year old drummer, percussionist and composer from Santa Clara, Cuba. Since then, Dafnis has been at the center of the Afro-Cuban Jazz world performing with some of the world's greatest jazz artists such as Jane Bunnett & Spirit of Havana, Henry Threadgill, Eddie Palmieri, Chico O'Farril, DD Jackson, Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdez, Roy Hargroves Havana Crisol, Herbie Hancock and Arturo Sandoval. By 2005, he was the leader of his own quintet. No longer a sideman, he released his first album "About The Monks" to critical acclaim. His 2006 release "Absolute Quintet" has been nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year."
Info and Directions
Greg Mouning
Mar 1, 2007, 3:47:02 PM3/1/07
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Hey Jazzbuddies,
Rabbit rabbit! One of our Jazzbuddies informed me that saying this the first day of the month will bring you luck for the month! I don't know if this works but if you're one who believes in this superstition, I hope you have lots of it. As a matter of fact, bring some of that good fortune with you to the following events. I'm certain the performers would love to see you in the audience!!.
Below is the latest rendition of the Hartford Jazz Society (HJS) calendar.
Enjoy,
Greg
gamo...@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bill & Chris Sullivan <isin...@worldnet.att.net >
Date: Feb 21, 2007 7:20 PM
Subject: HJS Calendar: Jazz Events through March (updated)
March, 2007
Thursday, March 1, 2007 - 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
"BIG" AL WILSON
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Hartford Jazz Legend "BIG" AL WILSON and his gang return to Sze-Tok for a soulful Sunday Soiree filled with standards, R&B, blues and more.
860-561-0180
Friday, March 2, 2007 – 7:30 PM
Vocalist TERRI NICHOLAS, featuring pianist JOHN BRIGHENTI. Percussion/bass t.b.a.
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
A fabulous voice combined with a talented pianist equals a romantic evening of jazz ballads and toe-tappers!
860-561-0180
Friday, March 2, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - No Cover
STEVE DAVIS QUARTET
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Saturday, March 3, 2007 - 8:00 p.m - $10.
JIMMY GREEN QUARTET
La Paloma Sabanera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
La Paloma welcomes Hartford area alto saxophonist Jimmy Greene in concert with his top-flight quartet. Jimmy Greene plays alto saxophone for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band & as sideman w/Horace Silver & Tom Harrell. A young lion whose mentor was Jackie McLean, Greene navigates bebop with blues tradition & a distinctive compositional voice.
EDDIE PALMIERI - THE SUN OF LATIN MUSIC
Wesleyan University (Middletown) - Crowell Concert Hall
The world has long admired the Harlem-born, eight-time Grammy Award-winning Eddie Palmieri as one of the foremost Latin pianists of the last half-century. His ability to fuse the rhythms of his Puerto Rican heritage with the jazz influences of Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner made him an immediate hit when he played New Yorks Palladium Ballroom in the 1950s and 60s. He has continued to roll on with stylistic innovations over the years, creating classic Latin albums and later mixing salsa with R&B, pop, rock, Spanish vocals and more jazz improvisation. Now 69, Palmieri celebrates over fifty years as a professional musician, revolutionizing the sound of Latin music and ensuring his place in the music pantheon. At Wesleyan he performs with his ensemble, La Perfecta II.
Admission: $22 general; $17 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Event URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
For more information: boxo...@wesleyan.edu - 860-685-3355 - cfap...@wesleyan.edu
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
STEVE LIPPIA IN "SIMPLY SINATRA" - FREE Admission
Clarice L. Buckman Theater - Quinnipiac University - Hamden, CT
Part of the 2006/2007 Sonny Costanzo Concert Series
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. - $20
THE REAL AMBASSADORS ACADEMY JAZZ CHOIR (including performances by faculty members Ken Fischer, Norman Johnson, Dianne Mower)
under the direction of DIANNE MOWER
A presentation of CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford
Note: Proceeds benefit The Real Ambassadors' performance at The Monterey Jazz Festival in California. Having won the Monterey Jazz Festival Competition in 2003, The Real Ambassadors has been invited to perform two concerts at the upcoming March, 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival, as well as to compete at the Festival once more. To raise the $20,000 needed to get them there, the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts is presenting this concert at Asylum Hill Congregational Church. The concert will feature one set by Dianne Mower, Norman Johnson and other professionals on GHAA's faculty, and one set by the Jazz Choir. GHAA needs to fill every seat in order to earn enough to make the trip possible.
The Real Ambassadors' CD will be available for sale at the concert.
Info: 860-757-6388 and http://www.crec.org/theater
TONY PURRONE TRIO & PAQUITO D'RIVERA
Eight-time Grammy winner, saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera welcomes Tony Purrone, one of the most accomplished improvisational guitarists of his time, and his trio of world-class musicians for one performance only.
Tickets : $25 General Public, $20 Students/Children/Faculty/Seniors
Directions
ARMEN DONELIAN - DAVE CLARK - GEORGE SCHULLER
Vermont Jazz Center - Brattleboro, VT
Admission: General Admission is $16.00 and Senior Citizens & Students with ID are $12.00
Details
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
MICHELE ROSEWOMAN & NEWYOR-UBA
Bezanson Recital Hall - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA
Pianist and composer Michele Rosewoman's music salutes the Orishas (deities) in a contemporary jazz setting using original compositions and modern arrangements of traditional Yoruban (Nigerian) and Arara (Dahomey) chants. The 10-member ensemble integrates brass, saxophones and a rhythm section, with master Cuban folkloric musicians.
$12 general, $7 students
Details & Tickets
Jazz @ La Paloma presents Grammy award winning bassist, and Hartford resident, Charles Flores as part of the multinational jazz trio, Pan-Americans. Pan-Americans is composed of Mr. Flores, Kris Allen on Sax and Rogerio Boccato on percussion. Charles Flores' career began in Cuba with the Cuban jazz vocalist/composer Bobby Carcasses. While playing with Carcasses, he was recruited by pianist Emiliano Salvador, one of the key figures in the history of Cuban jazz. For the next three years, Charles played and toured throughout Europe and Latin America with Salvador and his quartet. Charles played bass with the Latin-fusion group "Afro-Cuba" during 1992 and 1993 recording a CD titled "Acontecer". Charles joined the Michel Camilo Trio in the year 2001. He travels and performs throughout the most important jazz venues of the world. Recording live at the Blue Note, Charles Flores with Michel Camilo and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez won a Grammy for the Best Latin Jazz Album (Live At The Blue Note) of the year 2003.
DAFNIS PRIETO QUINTET
Club Helsinki - 284 Main St. - Great Barrington, MA 01230 - 413-528-3394
Top Notch Afro Cuban Jazz! 2007 Grammy Nominee For Best Latin Jazz Album!
"From Cuba, With Rhythm, Taking Jazz By Storm; Dafnis Prieto Makes His Mark in New York" - this is how the New York Times' senior jazz critic Ben Ratliff headlined his January 17, 2002 artist feature on the then 27 year old drummer, percussionist and composer from Santa Clara, Cuba. Since then, Dafnis has been at the center of the Afro-Cuban Jazz world performing with some of the world's greatest jazz artists such as Jane Bunnett & Spirit of Havana, Henry Threadgill, Eddie Palmieri, Chico O'Farril, DD Jackson, Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdez, Roy Hargroves Havana Crisol, Herbie Hancock and Arturo Sandoval. By 2005, he was the leader of his own quintet. No longer a sideman, he released his first album "About The Monks" to critical acclaim. His 2006 release "Absolute Quintet" has been nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year."
Info and Directions
Rabbit rabbit! One of our Jazzbuddies informed me that saying this the first day of the month will bring you luck for the month! I don't know if this works but if you're one who believes in this superstition, I hope you have lots of it. As a matter of fact, bring some of that good fortune with you to the following events. I'm certain the performers would love to see you in the audience!!.
Below is the latest rendition of the Hartford Jazz Society (HJS) calendar.
Enjoy,
Greg
gamo...@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bill & Chris Sullivan <isin...@worldnet.att.net >
Date: Feb 21, 2007 7:20 PM
Subject: HJS Calendar: Jazz Events through March (updated)
From the HJS
Calendar: Jazz Events through March
View the latest jazz calendar at http://www.hartfordjazzsociety.com/calendar.html
View the latest jazz calendar at http://www.hartfordjazzsociety.com/calendar.html
March, 2007
Thursday, March 1, 2007 - 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
"BIG" AL WILSON
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Hartford Jazz Legend "BIG" AL WILSON and his gang return to Sze-Tok for a soulful Sunday Soiree filled with standards, R&B, blues and more.
860-561-0180
Friday, March 2, 2007 – 7:30 PM
Vocalist TERRI NICHOLAS, featuring pianist JOHN BRIGHENTI. Percussion/bass t.b.a.
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
A fabulous voice combined with a talented pianist equals a romantic evening of jazz ballads and toe-tappers!
860-561-0180
Friday, March 2, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - No Cover
STEVE DAVIS QUARTET
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Saturday, March 3, 2007 - 8:00 p.m - $10.
JIMMY GREEN QUARTET
La Paloma Sabanera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
La Paloma welcomes Hartford area alto saxophonist Jimmy Greene in concert with his top-flight quartet. Jimmy Greene plays alto saxophone for the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band & as sideman w/Horace Silver & Tom Harrell. A young lion whose mentor was Jackie McLean, Greene navigates bebop with blues tradition & a distinctive compositional voice.
EDDIE PALMIERI - THE SUN OF LATIN MUSIC
Wesleyan University (Middletown) - Crowell Concert Hall
The world has long admired the Harlem-born, eight-time Grammy Award-winning Eddie Palmieri as one of the foremost Latin pianists of the last half-century. His ability to fuse the rhythms of his Puerto Rican heritage with the jazz influences of Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner made him an immediate hit when he played New Yorks Palladium Ballroom in the 1950s and 60s. He has continued to roll on with stylistic innovations over the years, creating classic Latin albums and later mixing salsa with R&B, pop, rock, Spanish vocals and more jazz improvisation. Now 69, Palmieri celebrates over fifty years as a professional musician, revolutionizing the sound of Latin music and ensuring his place in the music pantheon. At Wesleyan he performs with his ensemble, La Perfecta II.
Admission: $22 general; $17 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
Event URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
For more information: boxo...@wesleyan.edu - 860-685-3355 - cfap...@wesleyan.edu
Sunday, March 4, 2007 - 2:00 PM - FREE
ARMY BLUES JAZZ ENSEMBLE - the premier big band of the United States Army
US Coast Guard Academy - Leamy Hall - 15 Mohegan Avenue - New London, CT
877-JAZZ-GIG (877-529-9444) Toll-free info line
Sunday, March 4, 2007 – 8:00 PM
PETE LEVIN TRIO FEATURING GUITARIST JOE BECK: Joe Beck, guitar; Harvey Sorgen, drums.
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
This is tasty jazz featuring Pete on the Hammond B3 in classic organ trio format! Reservations are a must! 860-561-0180
860-561-0180
Monday, March 5, 2007 - 2:00 PM- FREE
ARMY BLUES JAZZ ENSEMBLE - the premier big band of the United States Army
Simsbury High School Jazz Ensemble opens at 7:30
Simsbury High School - 34 Farms Village Road - Simsbury, CT
877-JAZZ-GIG (877-529-9444) Toll-free info line
ARMY BLUES JAZZ ENSEMBLE - the premier big band of the United States Army
US Coast Guard Academy - Leamy Hall - 15 Mohegan Avenue - New London, CT
877-JAZZ-GIG (877-529-9444) Toll-free info line
Sunday, March 4, 2007 – 8:00 PM
PETE LEVIN TRIO FEATURING GUITARIST JOE BECK: Joe Beck, guitar; Harvey Sorgen, drums.
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
This is tasty jazz featuring Pete on the Hammond B3 in classic organ trio format! Reservations are a must! 860-561-0180
860-561-0180
Monday, March 5, 2007 - 2:00 PM- FREE
ARMY BLUES JAZZ ENSEMBLE - the premier big band of the United States Army
Simsbury High School Jazz Ensemble opens at 7:30
Simsbury High School - 34 Farms Village Road - Simsbury, CT
877-JAZZ-GIG (877-529-9444) Toll-free info line
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
STEVE LIPPIA IN "SIMPLY SINATRA" - FREE Admission
Clarice L. Buckman Theater - Quinnipiac University - Hamden, CT
Part of the 2006/2007 Sonny Costanzo Concert Series
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. - $20
THE REAL AMBASSADORS ACADEMY JAZZ CHOIR (including performances by faculty members Ken Fischer, Norman Johnson, Dianne Mower)
under the direction of DIANNE MOWER
A presentation of CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford
Note: Proceeds benefit The Real Ambassadors' performance at The Monterey Jazz Festival in California. Having won the Monterey Jazz Festival Competition in 2003, The Real Ambassadors has been invited to perform two concerts at the upcoming March, 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival, as well as to compete at the Festival once more. To raise the $20,000 needed to get them there, the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts is presenting this concert at Asylum Hill Congregational Church. The concert will feature one set by Dianne Mower, Norman Johnson and other professionals on GHAA's faculty, and one set by the Jazz Choir. GHAA needs to fill every seat in order to earn enough to make the trip possible.
The Real Ambassadors' CD will be available for sale at the concert.
Info: 860-757-6388 and http://www.crec.org/theater
Thursday, March 8, 2007 – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
DAVE DANA (guitar)
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
860-561-0180
Friday, March 9, 2007 – 7:30 PM
TWO MAN TRIO - CD RELEASE PARTY - JO SALLINS (www.josallins.com).
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
This amazing duo fill the room with music (thanks to the miracles of modern technology) - however, it still takes technical proficiency to produce a sound like this! It's their debut and their takin' their brand-spankin'-new CD, "Artistic Expressions" on the road, starting at Szechuan Tokyo! Reservations a must!
860-561-0180
Friday, March 9, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - No Cover
RICHARD GOLDSTEIN QUARTET
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Friday, March 9, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - $16.25
HARRY ALLEN QUARTET
Harry Allen's saxophone style is reminiscent of the melodic, interpretive approach of such tenor sax legends as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Lester Young and Stan Getz. Harry Allen has performed at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide, frequently touring the United States , Europe, and the Far East performing and recording with such jazz greats as John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett, among others.
Jazz on the Wharf
Long Wharf Theatre - Stage II - 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven
Directions/Info http://www.longwharf.org/about_directions1.html
203-787-4282
Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 3 p.m..
DAVE DANA (guitar)
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
860-561-0180
Friday, March 9, 2007 – 7:30 PM
TWO MAN TRIO - CD RELEASE PARTY - JO SALLINS (www.josallins.com).
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
This amazing duo fill the room with music (thanks to the miracles of modern technology) - however, it still takes technical proficiency to produce a sound like this! It's their debut and their takin' their brand-spankin'-new CD, "Artistic Expressions" on the road, starting at Szechuan Tokyo! Reservations a must!
860-561-0180
Friday, March 9, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - No Cover
RICHARD GOLDSTEIN QUARTET
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Friday, March 9, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - $16.25
HARRY ALLEN QUARTET
Harry Allen's saxophone style is reminiscent of the melodic, interpretive approach of such tenor sax legends as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Lester Young and Stan Getz. Harry Allen has performed at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide, frequently touring the United States , Europe, and the Far East performing and recording with such jazz greats as John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett, among others.
Jazz on the Wharf
Long Wharf Theatre - Stage II - 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven
Directions/Info http://www.longwharf.org/about_directions1.html
203-787-4282
Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 3 p.m..
TONY PURRONE TRIO & PAQUITO D'RIVERA
Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, Sacred Heart University - 5151 Park Avenue - Fairfield
Eight-time Grammy winner, saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera welcomes Tony Purrone, one of the most accomplished improvisational guitarists of his time, and his trio of world-class musicians for one performance only.
Tickets : $25 General Public, $20 Students/Children/Faculty/Seniors
Directions
Sunday, March 11, 2007 – 8:00 PM
LIVIU POP and his FUNK-JAZZ ENSEMBLE featuring special guests!
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
860-561-0180
Thursday, March 15, 2007 – 6:00 PM
MOSAIC (world music)
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
860-561-0180
Friday, March 16, 2007 – 7:30 PM
JOE McWILLIAMS (piano), RICK PETRONE (bass); JOE CORSELLO (drums)
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
We call this trio "SUCH GOOD FRIENDS" - this is a serious jazz trio that adds lotsa class to our lineup. These three seasoned pros make music that's "more than the sum of the parts." Reservations recommended.
860-561-0180
LIVIU POP and his FUNK-JAZZ ENSEMBLE featuring special guests!
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
860-561-0180
Thursday, March 15, 2007 – 6:00 PM
MOSAIC (world music)
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
860-561-0180
Friday, March 16, 2007 – 7:30 PM
JOE McWILLIAMS (piano), RICK PETRONE (bass); JOE CORSELLO (drums)
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
We call this trio "SUCH GOOD FRIENDS" - this is a serious jazz trio that adds lotsa class to our lineup. These three seasoned pros make music that's "more than the sum of the parts." Reservations recommended.
860-561-0180
March 16, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
STEVE DAVIS QUINTET FEATURING MIKE DIRUBBO
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=17361
STEVE DAVIS QUINTET FEATURING MIKE DIRUBBO
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=17361
Friday, March 16, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - No Cover
ALAN PALMER TRIO
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 8:00 p.m.
ALAN PALMER TRIO
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 8:00 p.m.
ARMEN DONELIAN - DAVE CLARK - GEORGE SCHULLER
Vermont Jazz Center - Brattleboro, VT
Admission: General Admission is $16.00 and Senior Citizens & Students with ID are $12.00
Details
Sunday, March 18, 2007 – 8:00 PM
Vocalist ANDREA ARGIRO featuring JIM ARGIRO - backup t.b.a.
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Pianist and master arranger Jim worked with Nelson Riddle and many of the musical greats of Hollywood and television! Andrea's a delightful songbird in her own right. This evening of Standards is sure to please! Reservations, please, for best seating!
860-561-0180
Thursday, March 22, 2007 – 6:00 PM
DON DE PALMA ENSEMBLE
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Fusion jazz at its best with a Hartford Jazz Legend and his all-star ensemble.
860-561-0180
Friday, March 23, 2007 – 7:30 PM
Vocalist KAREN FRISK with Jim Robitaille, guitar; Bryan Rizzuto, bass; drums t.b.a.
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Enjoy an evening of vibrant, emotional vocals as only Karen can convey. Reservations are requested.
860-561-0180
Vocalist ANDREA ARGIRO featuring JIM ARGIRO - backup t.b.a.
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Pianist and master arranger Jim worked with Nelson Riddle and many of the musical greats of Hollywood and television! Andrea's a delightful songbird in her own right. This evening of Standards is sure to please! Reservations, please, for best seating!
860-561-0180
Thursday, March 22, 2007 – 6:00 PM
DON DE PALMA ENSEMBLE
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Fusion jazz at its best with a Hartford Jazz Legend and his all-star ensemble.
860-561-0180
Friday, March 23, 2007 – 7:30 PM
Vocalist KAREN FRISK with Jim Robitaille, guitar; Bryan Rizzuto, bass; drums t.b.a.
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Enjoy an evening of vibrant, emotional vocals as only Karen can convey. Reservations are requested.
860-561-0180
March 23, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
FRANK KIMBROUGH TRIO
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=16051
FRANK KIMBROUGH TRIO
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=16051
Friday, March 23, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - No Cover
CHRIS BACKRIGES TRIO
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Sunday, March 25, 2007 – 8:00 PM
LIVIU POP and his FUNK-JAZZ ENSEMBLE
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Drummer Liviu always brings top talent (and in the past has brought us Kelly Mittelman, Jay Rowe, Ken Gioffre and Rohn Lawrence, among other stellar performers of national note).
860-561-0180
Thursday, March 29, 2007 – 6:00 PM
ANDRE BALAZS
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Superb singer/songwriter/keyboardist ANDRE BALAZS joins us for an eclectic Sunday Soiree with an all-star backup band. Andre's CD "Bipolar Jukebox" is one heck of a good listen. Andre's music is perfect for a relaxing late lunch with cocktails; as well as a bit of toe-tapping. This is a progressive/fusion experience that's approachable to lovers of all jazz genres.
860-561-0180
CHRIS BACKRIGES TRIO
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Sunday, March 25, 2007 – 8:00 PM
LIVIU POP and his FUNK-JAZZ ENSEMBLE
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Drummer Liviu always brings top talent (and in the past has brought us Kelly Mittelman, Jay Rowe, Ken Gioffre and Rohn Lawrence, among other stellar performers of national note).
860-561-0180
Thursday, March 29, 2007 – 6:00 PM
ANDRE BALAZS
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Superb singer/songwriter/keyboardist ANDRE BALAZS joins us for an eclectic Sunday Soiree with an all-star backup band. Andre's CD "Bipolar Jukebox" is one heck of a good listen. Andre's music is perfect for a relaxing late lunch with cocktails; as well as a bit of toe-tapping. This is a progressive/fusion experience that's approachable to lovers of all jazz genres.
860-561-0180
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
MICHELE ROSEWOMAN & NEWYOR-UBA
Bezanson Recital Hall - University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA
Pianist and composer Michele Rosewoman's music salutes the Orishas (deities) in a contemporary jazz setting using original compositions and modern arrangements of traditional Yoruban (Nigerian) and Arara (Dahomey) chants. The 10-member ensemble integrates brass, saxophones and a rhythm section, with master Cuban folkloric musicians.
$12 general, $7 students
Details & Tickets
Friday, March 30, 2007 – 7:30 PM
ZACK GORRA GROUP
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Join us for Zack's Szechuan Tokyo debut. This talented young group embraces bebop, post-bop and standards with technical proficiency.
860-561-0180
ZACK GORRA GROUP
SzechuanTokyo - 1245 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Join us for Zack's Szechuan Tokyo debut. This talented young group embraces bebop, post-bop and standards with technical proficiency.
860-561-0180
March 30, 2007 - 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm - $15 for the 1st set; $10 for the 2nd set
ULLMAN/SWELL 4TET FEATURING BARRY ALTSCHUL
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=17391
ULLMAN/SWELL 4TET FEATURING BARRY ALTSCHUL
Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street, New Haven, CT
Tickets available online at http://www.firehouse12.com, or by phone at (203) 785-0468, or at the box office beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the show (subject to availability).
Info http://www.firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=17391
Friday, March 30, 2007 - 9:30 p.m. - No Cover
NOAH BERMAN TRIO
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 8:00 p.m - $10.
PAN-AMERICANS
La Paloma Sabanera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
NOAH BERMAN TRIO
The Emperor at the Linden - corner of Capitol Ave. & Main St. - Hartford
860-218-6406
Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 8:00 p.m - $10.
PAN-AMERICANS
La Paloma Sabanera - 405 Capitol Avenue - Hartford
Jazz @ La Paloma presents Grammy award winning bassist, and Hartford resident, Charles Flores as part of the multinational jazz trio, Pan-Americans. Pan-Americans is composed of Mr. Flores, Kris Allen on Sax and Rogerio Boccato on percussion. Charles Flores' career began in Cuba with the Cuban jazz vocalist/composer Bobby Carcasses. While playing with Carcasses, he was recruited by pianist Emiliano Salvador, one of the key figures in the history of Cuban jazz. For the next three years, Charles played and toured throughout Europe and Latin America with Salvador and his quartet. Charles played bass with the Latin-fusion group "Afro-Cuba" during 1992 and 1993 recording a CD titled "Acontecer". Charles joined the Michel Camilo Trio in the year 2001. He travels and performs throughout the most important jazz venues of the world. Recording live at the Blue Note, Charles Flores with Michel Camilo and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez won a Grammy for the Best Latin Jazz Album (Live At The Blue Note) of the year 2003.
http://www.lapalomasabanera.com/
860-548-1670
Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 8:00 p.m - $20
ERIC ALEXANDER QUINTET
ACES Educational Center for the Arts (ECA) - New Haven, Ct
Eric played at ECA last year with his quartet in a performance that was widely acclaimed. For this year's concert, he will return with a quintet. Trumpeter Jim Rotondi has been added to his group. His quintet will also feature the great Harold Mabern on piano. In the year since he has performed at ECA, Eric Aleander's prestige has rocketed. In this year's Downbeat Magazine Jazz Poll, he placed 6th in the tenor saxophone category. Creative Concerts will be producing the concert in conjunction with ACES ECA. All money raised from this benefit concert will be donated to the ECA scholarship fund.
Tickets can be obtained at: INFO New Haven; Integrity 'n Music ( Wethersfield ); Merle's ( Orange ); Replay Records (Hamden ).
For further information, contact: Sgolden...@yahoo.com
Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 8:00 PM - $10 Suggested Donation
STEPHEN WALTON'S FORTUITOUS ACCIDENT - http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=69631
The Buttonwood Tree - 605 Main Street - Middletown, CT 06457 - http://www.buttonwood.org
Stephen Walton's Fortuitous Accidents brings forth the moment of the mood, improvisation the groove, organic and true. Stephen Walton (bass), Sonic Architect; Dennis Warren (drums), virtuoso rhythmist and leader of The Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble - www.fmrje.com; Chris Florio (guitar), Passion Records founder, musical explorer and time traveler from classical to electronica; and Hideaya "Bonz" Satoh (sax), ethereal melody maker and man about the NYC jazz scene.
Tickets for all shows available at the door. Door and Cafe/Bookstore open half hour before performance time.
860/347-4957
Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 9:00 p.m - $25.
860-548-1670
Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 8:00 p.m - $20
ERIC ALEXANDER QUINTET
ACES Educational Center for the Arts (ECA) - New Haven, Ct
Eric played at ECA last year with his quartet in a performance that was widely acclaimed. For this year's concert, he will return with a quintet. Trumpeter Jim Rotondi has been added to his group. His quintet will also feature the great Harold Mabern on piano. In the year since he has performed at ECA, Eric Aleander's prestige has rocketed. In this year's Downbeat Magazine Jazz Poll, he placed 6th in the tenor saxophone category. Creative Concerts will be producing the concert in conjunction with ACES ECA. All money raised from this benefit concert will be donated to the ECA scholarship fund.
Tickets can be obtained at: INFO New Haven; Integrity 'n Music ( Wethersfield ); Merle's ( Orange ); Replay Records (Hamden ).
For further information, contact: Sgolden...@yahoo.com
Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 8:00 PM - $10 Suggested Donation
STEPHEN WALTON'S FORTUITOUS ACCIDENT - http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=69631
The Buttonwood Tree - 605 Main Street - Middletown, CT 06457 - http://www.buttonwood.org
Stephen Walton's Fortuitous Accidents brings forth the moment of the mood, improvisation the groove, organic and true. Stephen Walton (bass), Sonic Architect; Dennis Warren (drums), virtuoso rhythmist and leader of The Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble - www.fmrje.com; Chris Florio (guitar), Passion Records founder, musical explorer and time traveler from classical to electronica; and Hideaya "Bonz" Satoh (sax), ethereal melody maker and man about the NYC jazz scene.
Tickets for all shows available at the door. Door and Cafe/Bookstore open half hour before performance time.
860/347-4957
Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 9:00 p.m - $25.
DAFNIS PRIETO QUINTET
Club Helsinki - 284 Main St. - Great Barrington, MA 01230 - 413-528-3394
Top Notch Afro Cuban Jazz! 2007 Grammy Nominee For Best Latin Jazz Album!
"From Cuba, With Rhythm, Taking Jazz By Storm; Dafnis Prieto Makes His Mark in New York" - this is how the New York Times' senior jazz critic Ben Ratliff headlined his January 17, 2002 artist feature on the then 27 year old drummer, percussionist and composer from Santa Clara, Cuba. Since then, Dafnis has been at the center of the Afro-Cuban Jazz world performing with some of the world's greatest jazz artists such as Jane Bunnett & Spirit of Havana, Henry Threadgill, Eddie Palmieri, Chico O'Farril, DD Jackson, Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdez, Roy Hargroves Havana Crisol, Herbie Hancock and Arturo Sandoval. By 2005, he was the leader of his own quintet. No longer a sideman, he released his first album "About The Monks" to critical acclaim. His 2006 release "Absolute Quintet" has been nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year."
Info and Directions
Ongoing Jazz Series in the Area
Arch Street Tavern (Hartford)
Firehouse 12 (New Haven)
La Paloma Sabanera Coffeehouse & Bookstore (Hartford)
Main and Hopewell (Glastonbury)
Mezzanine (Hartford)
New Britain Museum of American Art (First Fridays)
Silvermine Tavern (Norwalk, CT)
Szechuan Tokyo (West Hartford)
Wooster Jazz Society (Danbury, CT)
Arch Street Tavern (Hartford)
Firehouse 12 (New Haven)
La Paloma Sabanera Coffeehouse & Bookstore (Hartford)
Main and Hopewell (Glastonbury)
Mezzanine (Hartford)
New Britain Museum of American Art (First Fridays)
Silvermine Tavern (Norwalk, CT)
Szechuan Tokyo (West Hartford)
Wooster Jazz Society (Danbury, CT)
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