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Where to Hear Live Jazz
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jazz concerts and entertainment on the Greater Hartford Arts Council's Arts and Entertainment
Calendar:
www.hartford.com/calendar_ghac
Artists Collective
(1200 Albany Avenue, Hartford)
Founded in 1970 in North Hartford by renowned saxophonist, educator, composer
Jackie McLean and his wife Dollie McLean, the Artists Collective has a rich
history of arts training and presentation that is dedicated to the preservation
and perpetuation of the art and culture of the African Diaspora. Artists
Collective has been honored at the White house for its work with children. Over
1,000 children and adults study music, dance, drama and visual arts in the
40,000-square-foot cultural center on Albany Avenue. Special dance performances
and jazz series present new emerging performers as well as jazz masters. For
more info please call (860) 527-3205.
www.artistscollective.org
Asylum Hill Congregational Church
(814 Asylum Ave, Hartford)
Blessing Hartford by "making a joyful noise unto the Lord" for 37 years, the
Asylum Hill Concert Series has something for all music lovers. Under the skillful and
imaginative leadership of Steve Mitchell, Minister of the Arts, Asylum Hill has
one of the most highly respected arts and music programs of any church in the
region. Their annual community concert series presents local, national and
international artists in their historic sanctuary (built in 1865). Programming is designed to
showcase the highest possible quality performers in classical, jazz, and
crossover styles at an affordable price. For more info please call (860)
525-5696.
www.ahcc.org
The Bushnell Center for the
Performing Arts
(166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford)
As Connecticut’s premier presenter
of the performing arts, The Bushnell has delighted and inspired audiences for 75
years. With an annual roster of more than 500 events and an annual audience of
more than 600,000, The Bushnell presents major Broadway tours, symphony
orchestras, family presentations, travel films and children’s theater, as well
as off-Broadway, jazz, blues, cabaret and comedy performances, concerts and
world music events. The theater serves as the performance home of Hartford
Symphony Orchestra, Connecticut Opera and The Connecticut Forum. It also makes
its facilities available to a broad range of community groups. Box office (860)
987-5900, Administrative (860) 987-6000.
www.bushnell.org
Cheney Hall
(177 Hartford Road, Manchester)
Cheney Hall, Connecticut's oldest operating theater, was built in 1867 by the
Cheney Brothers Company. Restored and re-dedicated in 1991, Cheney Hall has been
presenting Jazz programming since 1994. The Milltown Jazz Series features six to
eight annual performances by the nation's finest artists. Recent acts include
Nicholas Payton, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, Brad Mehldau, Kevin Mahogany, David
"Fathead" Newman, Christian McBride, and Joey DeFrancesco. Cheney Hall is
located in the Cheney Brothers National Historic Landmark District. For more
info please call (860) 647-9824.
www.cheneyhall.org
The Jackie McLean Institute of
Jazz
(200 Bloomfield Ave, West
Hartford)
The Hartt School of the University
of Hartford’s Jazz Studies major, founded by American jazz saxophone great
Jackie McLean, is one of the nation's top programs in jazz studies. Under the
tutelage of Hartt's jazz faculty, who are also active performers, students are
given the opportunity to perform throughout their undergraduate program.
The program focuses on the jazz and African-American idioms, and includes
special courses on improvisation, music history, jazz transcriptions, and
arranging. Students interact with internationally recognized jazz musicians in
special workshops and master classes. Visiting master instructors include Eddie
Henderson, Randy Johnston and Hartt alumnus Jimmy Green. Students find
additional inspiration in the unique cultural relationship the school has with
Hartford's community-based "Artists Collective," an organization dedicated to
the promotion of African and Caribbean art forms.
Recent masterclasses have featured such world-renowned jazz artists as Christian
McBride, Larry Willis, Rene McLean, Eddie Henderson, Harold Mabern, Wynton
Marsalis, Dena DeRose, Jimmy Greene, Tony Reedus, Don Sickler, Cedar Walton,
Curtis Fuller, Cecil Payne, Slide Hampton, Benny Greene, John Lee, Abraham
Burton, Eric McPherson, Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine and Joe
Farnsworth.
www.hartford.edu/hartt
You can find live jazz in Greater Hartford every day of the week at these
smaller venues:
Monday
Arch Street Tavern
85 Arch St, Hartford
(860) 246-7610
Tuesday
Dishes
Restaurant/Comet Lounge
267 Farmington Ave, Hartford
(860) 525-3474
Wednesday
City Steam Brewery
924 Main St, Hartford
(860) 525-1600
Tisane
537 Farmington Ave, Hartford
(860) 523-5417
Thursday
Mezzanine
960 Main St, Hartford
(860) 524-9590
Spris
Restaurant
10 Constitution Plaza, Hartford
(860) 247-7747
Szechuan Tokyo
1245 New Britain Ave, W. Hartford
(860) 561-0180
Vito's by the Park
26 Trumbull St, Hartford
(860) 244-2200
Friday / Saturday
Main & Hopewell
2 Hopewell Rd, S. Glastonbury
(860) 633-8698
Mezzanine
960 Main St, Hartford
(860) 524-9590
Pastis
201 Ann St, Hartford
(860) 278-8852
Szechuan Tokyo
1245 New Britain Ave, W. Hartford
(860) 561-0180
Sunday
Jazz Brunches:
Adams Mill
165 Adams St, Manchester
(860) 646-4039
Centre Coffee Bar
20 Union St, Windsor
(860) 683-1770
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