By Christopher Arnott. Donate Dead Meets Marley. National and international mainstream, cutting-edge, traditional and contemporary jazz performers. Plus, we really spiffed up the staff outfits this year!" To get a sense of the restaurant production, here are some statistics about The Ranch Saloon + Steakhouse by the numbers: 16,000: The . She has appeared locally at the Greater Hartford Jazz Festival and the Baby Grand Jazz series at Hartford Public Library, and collaborated previously with Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead), Jaimoe (Allman Brothers Band) and Jeff Pitchell (Texas Flood). Presented in partnership with the Hartford Jazz Society, we return for our 5th 2022 Schedule/Line Up. This presented him with the opportunity to live near and study the masters who lived in his neighborhood. Free. 14 weeks ago. Improve Jazz as America's gift to the music world, and to foster in each succeeding generation an ap 56 Arbor Street, Unit 325A, Hartford, CT 06106 His performance as soloist with award winning Joe Hisaishis New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo was recorded and released on the Universal label as American In Paris in 2005. Arturo is Professor of Global Jazz Studies and Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and has been honored as a Steinway Artist for many years. In 2021 The Hartford Courant picked Di Marias album Indigo Seven as one of the Top Twenty albums of the year. We are excited that you plan to join the GHFJ family for the 32 nd Annual Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz in Bushnell Park July 14 - July 16, 2023. Ian Ward, UK Vibe, the music on this double CD is remarkable, haunting and compelling Personnel: Wayne Escoffery tenor saxophone, James Burton III trombone, Jeremy Pelt trumpet, Willerm Delisfort piano, Rashaan Carter bass, and Mark Whitfield, Jr. drums. The outdoor jazz in Bushnell Park starts at 1 p.m. with the Connecticut-based Funky Dawgz Brass Band at 1 p.m., followed by: versatile guitarist Matt Marshak, whos dwelled in the realms of folk, blues, rock and country as well as jazz, and even helped design a line of furniture, playing at 2:30 p.m.; Firey String Sistas, a Black feminist jazz chamber ensemble made up of violin, cello, stand-up bass, piano, percussion and vocals, at 4:30 p.m.; another short dance break, this one with Klassy Katz at 6:05 p.m.: Chicago trumpeter Marquis Hills New Gospel Revisited project at 6:30 p.m.; and the final act of the festival, the famous jazz vocal harmony group The Manhattan Transfer at 8:30 p.m. Farmers Market at Connecticuts Old State House. Mar 15. Six days a week in the summer, Yoga in the City offers free outdoor classes in Hartford city parks: Mondays and Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in Bushnell Park, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. in . . Leigh, who has a lifelong love of blues and roots-based music, is the driving force behind the jazz group. Performances take place at the bandshell in Bushnell Park. I'll see you at the park in 18 days. All rights reserved. var linktext = username + "@" + hostname; She has also self-produced and released several collections of vocal jazz. Mar 10. One of Als greatest pleasures is composing music at the piano. All concerts are free and will be held . Event starts on Monday, 22 July 2019 and happening at Pavillion at Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Portal closes 5/31/2023. Membership Cafe Erzulie, a Haitian restaurant and bar . Center For Contemporary Culture (CCC) Room. LovesTango received extensive airplay as well as a Global Music Award for lyrics and songwriting in 2019. During the Festival's lifetime, music history has been written. The Hartford Jazz Society is kicking off their 55th season of free jazz concerts! In December 2010 Arturo traveled with the originalChico OFarrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra to Cuba, returning his fathers musicians to his homeland. Dayna Stephens tenor sax Loke Riseberg guitar Her work has been released on the Pausa and Nova labels, Los Angeles, Alpha Records, Japan and Track Records, NYC. Channel 3 also stopped by Connecticon to check out all the cool costumes and see what it was all about! FestivalNet is not the event & does not book the participants; we provide contact info to save you time in event research. CT The only gig listing service available for venues &. Sponsoring the jazz series is a great way to get your business or service noticed! Aug. 8: Modern stand-up bassist Linda May Han Oh, whos worked with Pat Metheny and Kenny Barron among others, plus opening act Wanda Houston, the Chicago-born vocalist who now lives in the Berkshires. Complete and submit the appropriate vendor application. The series title was Radical Acts and Musical Deviancy.. var hostname = "FestivalNet.com"; The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Mar 11. Password recovery. Sunday, January 2nd from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. Expand. hartfordjazz.org. The Riverfront Food Truck Festival was also taking place where there were all kinds of tasty cuisines. He has played with some of the premier artists in the Latin Music/Salsa genre such as Nino Segarra, Ray De La Paz and Viti Ruiz. Thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, and attendees for making this years Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series a big success. July 12, 2013: Jase Robertson, star of reality TV series Duck Dynasty June 28, 2015: Microwave Dave (Gallaher) - North Alabama musician and music educator, Mobile. Join Festivalnet.com now to unlock additional details, , Copyright FestivalNet 2022. Jazz Listings Site. Gardner graduated from two renown high school jazz meccas, Hall High School in West Hartford and Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, where he studied Jazz music with legendary guitarist, Doug Maher, vocalist Dianne Mower, and WestConn alumnus, Dan OBrien. Ms. Allen will be presenting music from her most . The Friday Funk ft. Gabrielle Lakshmi + members of BooYah and SixFoxWhiskey. All concerts are free and will be held at the Thomas D. Harris IV Pavilion at Bushnell Park in Hartford, CT. She was Negro Woman on Broadway in the Roundabout Theater production of A Streetcar Named Desire staring John C. Reilly and Natasha Richardson and was a soloist with the Broadway Inspirational Voices who received a Grammy nomination for its Christmas album, Great Joy.. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Rios has been a freelance percussionist/drummer performing with some of New Englands best orchestras and bands for roughly 23 years. Di Maria has worked with such notable musicians such as Saxophonist Abe Burton, Pianist Brian Charette, Guitarist Peter Bernstein, Drummer Mike Clark and more. The best part was being around a bunch of people, the nice weather, and getting the bacon jalapeo poutine, said Macy Fenlason, an attendee. It also joins two other live music series at the Old State House: the Friday Night Summer Concert Series (which runs through early October) as well as the bands scheduled to play during the weekly farmers markets on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christopher Arnott can be reached at carnott@courant.com. Around the same time, a Silver Anniversary celebration was planned for the Hartford Festival of Jazz 25th year. Latin Essence Jazz Sextet featuring Steve Marien tenor saxophone, Chris Leigh guitar, Rufus Davis piano, Benny Velazquez electric bass, Miguel Rios, Jr. percussion, and Eric Herman percussion. Personnel: Concerts. He is the musical director and pianist for St. Johns Christian Church in Groton and currently plays for several bands, including the J Hunter Group, Red Satin Band, Up Jump Swing Band, and the Baby Grand Davis Ensemble. The Friend of the Festival campaign has begun! A password will be e-mailed to you. Mar 3. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced the series Wednesday afternoon, establishing it as a multiyear partnership between the city and local concert promoters GoodWorks Entertainment, which books the Infinity Hall concert halls in Hartford and Norfolk. Contact, Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, Stephen Haynes cornet, flugelhorn, didgeridoo, conch, kudu horn, Harris Eisenstadt drum kit, bata (iya, itotele, okonkolo), Tripp Dudley cajon, dumbek, frame drums, percussion, Copyright 2017 Hartford Jazz Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. July 11: Drummer Al Foster, who played with Miles Davis in the 70s. Vocalist and visual artist JUNE BISANTZ has co-written and produced several collections of original vocal jazz, all of which have received national recognition.