Massachusetts Summer Jazz

Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 8 pm - FREE
ANTHONY BRAXTON LARGE ENSEMBLE
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan University - Middletown
860-685-3355

Friday, April 30, 2010 - 7 pm
JOSH BRUNEAU TRIO
The PolytechnicON20
One State Street - Hartford
860-722-5161

Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8 pm
WESLEYAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Crowell Concert Hall
Wesleyan University - Middletown
860-685-3355

Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8 pm
DANA LAUREN
Black-eyed Sally's -
350 Asylum Street - Hartford
860-278-7427

Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8:30 pm and 10 pm
TOMAS FUJIWARA & THE HOOK UP
Firehouse 12
45 Crown Street - New Haven

Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 8 pm
BENNIE MAUPIN TRIO
Crowell Concert Hall -
Wesleyan University - Middletown
860-685-3355

Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 8 pm
ANTONIO SANCHEZ WITH KENNY WERNER AND SCOTT COLLEY
Oasis Room - Garde Arts Center
325 State Street - New London 860-444-7373

Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 8 pm
SINAN BAKIR
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center
605 Main Street Middletown 860-347-4957

Sunday, May 2, 2010 - 3 pm
THE JACKIE MCLEAN INSTITUTE OF JAZZ STUDENT ENSEMBLES
Millard Auditorium - Fuller Music Building - University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue - West Hartford

Sunday, May 2, 2010 - 4 pm
JAZZ-ROCK FUSION: THE INFLUENCE OF HORN BANDS
Westport Arts Center
51 Riverside Ave. - Westport 203-222-7070

Monday, May 3, 2010 - 8pm
THE JACKIE MCLEAN INSTITUTE OF JAZZ STUDENT ENSEMBLES
Millard Auditorium - Fuller Music Building - University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue - West Hartford

Friday, May 7, 2010 - 7 pm
JEREMY PELT QUINTET
Opening Group: Alma Mcbride Quartet (Alma Macbride, piano; Jimmy Macbride, drums; Matt Knoegel, sax; Matt Dwonszyk, bass)
Presented by the Hartford Jazz Society
Jeremy Pelt - trumpet, flugelhorn; JD Allen - tenor sax; Danny Grissett - piano; Dwayne Burno - bass; Darrell Green - drums
860-242-6688

Friday, May 7, 2010 - 8:30 pm
DAN WEISS TRIO
Firehouse 12
45 Crown Street - New Haven
(203) 785-0468

Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 8 pm
NNENNA FREELON QUARTET
Oasis Room - Garde Arts Center
325 State Street - New London
860-444-7373

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 8 pm
DANA LAUREN
Sculler's Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Road - Boston, MA

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Artists Reception 5 pm - 8 pm
EXPRESSIONS IN SOUNDS AND MOTION: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF MAURICE D. ROBERTSON
Jackie McLean Memorial Weekend Celebration
Artists Collective (Atrium)
1200 Albany Avenue - Hartford
The exhibit runs from April 30 - September 16.

Friday, May 14, 2010 - 4 pm - 5 pm
JIMMY HEATH'S “I WALKED WITH GIANTS" BOOK SIGNING
Jackie McLean Memorial Weekend Celebration
Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street - Hartford
Performances (5 pm - 7 pm):
Artists Collective African Connection
Hartt School Community Division String Quartet and Dance Ensemble
Jackie McLean Institute Music Ensembles
Artists Collective “Eclipse" Choreographers Workshop
Jackie McLean Youth Jazz Orchestra

Friday, May 14, 2010 - 8:30 pm and 10 pm
MARCUS STRICKLAND TRIO
Firehouse 12
45 Crown Street - New Haven
http://www.marcusstrickland.com
(203) 785-0468

Saturday, May 15, 2010 - starting at 10 am
Jackie McLean Memorial Weekend Celebration
Artists Collective (Atrium)
1200 Albany Avenue - Hartford
Artists Collective Music Student Showcase (10 am - 1 pm)
Jimmy Heath Master Workshop (1:30 pm 2:30 pm)
THE HEATH BROTHERS 8 pm
(860) 527-3205

Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 7:30 pm
KARRIN ALLYSON & FRIENDS featuring REBECCA PARRIS with BRAD HATFIELD
Unitarian Society of Northhampton/Florence
220 Main Street - Northhampton, MA
413-529-2604
[email protected]

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 7:30 pm
NICKI MATHIS W/PAUL ARSLANIAN TRIO, DAVE SHAPIRO, AND JON FISHER
Green Street Caf
64 Green St. - Northampton, MA
413.586-5650

Thursday, May 20 - 23, 2010
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC IN VICTORIAVILLE
Victoriaville (Qubec) Canada
819-752-7912
http://www.fimav.qc.ca/en/festival/billetterie/

Friday, May 21, 2010 6:30 pm
JAZZ IN THE POCKET - HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ JAM
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue - Hartford Its not everyday a high school student gets to jam with a professional jazz musician, on a professional stage, but in Hartford it happens once a month. Jazz in the Pocket is a Charter Oak Cultural Center signature series of concerts where high school students participate in an old jazz tradition: participation in a jam session. Bring your instruments and let your talents be heard.
Mays session features The Modern Riffs.
860.249.1207

Friday, May 21, 2010 - 8:30 pm and 10 pm
JEAN-MICHEL PILC TRIO
Firehouse 12
45 Crown Street - New Haven
http://www.jmpilc.com
(203) 785-0468

Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 3 pm
GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA
Warner Theater
68 Main Street - Torrington
860.489.7180

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 8 pm
TAKE YOUR TIME - AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE SERIES
The Big Room - Erector Square
15 Peck St. - Building 6W, Studio D - New Haven
917.531.4484
[email protected] / www.rachelbernsen.com

Friday, May 28, 2010 - 8:30 pm and 10 pm
FAY VICTOR ENSEMBLE
Firehouse 12
45 Crown Street - New Haven The five year-old band, featuring guitarist Anders Nilsson, bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Michael T.A. Thompson.
http://www.fayvictor.com
(203) 785-0468

Saturday May 29, 2010 - 8 pm
RANDY WESTON
Berkshire Blues: A Retrospective
Berkshire Museum
39 South St. - Pittsfield, MA
413.443.7171

Friday, June 4, 2010 - 8:30 pm and 10 pm
PETER MADSEN TRIO
Firehouse 12
45 Crown Street - New Haven
(203) 785-0468

Friday, June 4 - 13, 2010
BURLINGTON DISCOVER JAZZ FESTIVAL
Burlington, VT
(802) 863-5966

Tuesday, June 9 - Monday, June 15, 2010
VISION FESTIVAL
Abrons Art Center
The Henry St. Settlement - New York City (except: June 15 at the Angel Orensanz Foundation)
The Vision Festival is a presentation of Arts for Art, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to building awareness and understanding of avantjazz and related expressive movements while encouraging a sense of community amongst artists and their audiences. An annual event since 1996.
212-254-5420