JAZZ
Gianni Gardner and Ascent at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeGianni Gardner is an up-and-coming jazz guitarist and composer living in New York City. He is best known for his quintet, Ascent, who performs original compositions. Ascent draws inspiration from innovative composers of a variety of generations such as The Miles Davis Second Great Quintet, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Pat Metheny, Kurt Rosenwinkel and his […]
Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Crowell Concert Hall 60 Wyllys Ave, MiddletownFriday, April 25, 2025 at 8:00pm Crowell Concert Hall Free and open to the public The Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra directed by Professor of Music and African American Studies Jay Hoggard ’76, MA ’91, and the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble, directed by Noah Baerman, present an exciting evening of classic and contemporary jazz repertoire as the start of the 22nd annual Wesleyan […]
Bobby Sanabria and Ascensión at Wesleyan Center for the Arts
Crowell Concert Hall 60 Wyllys Ave, MiddletownLed by multiple Grammy Award-nominated drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, and educator Bobby Sanabria, his ensemble Ascensión has been critically-acclaimed for its Pan-Latino approach to Latin jazz. Encompassing Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and traditions from Venezuela, Colombia, Sanabria's ancestral homeland of Puerto Rico and beyond, as well as straight-ahead jazz and the avant-garde, Ascensión is a musical laboratory that is constantly […]
Sean Nelson & New London Big Band at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeCelebrate the New London Big Band's release of their album: "Don't Stop Now: The Lost Music of Thad Jones"! Led by trombonist Sean Nelson, the New London Big Band is a "full bodied and polished brassy big band" (Jazz Weekly) made up of 17 of the finest musicians in New England. They present music from […]
Dezron Douglas Quartet at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeNew York-based composer, bandleader, sideman, educator, and 2019 DownBeat magazine “Rising Star” bassist Dezron Douglas has established himself as a musician’s musician. One of the most in-demand young bassists in jazz today, Douglas is respected not only for his talent but also for his dedication to the authenticity of the music. Having recorded on more than 100 […]
Ken Peplowski Quartet at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeThere can be few readers of The Clarinet who are unfamiliar with the outstanding artistry and career of Ken Peplowski. He is one of the finest jazz instrumentalists on the scene today. Russell Davies of BBC Two hailed him as the greatest living jazz clarinetist. The Siletz Bay Music Festival in Oregon referred to him as “the […]
Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeIn 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 […]
Eddie Henderson Quartet Featuring Sharp Radway at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeEddie Henderson is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of pianist Herbie Hancock‘s Mwandishi band, going on to lead his own electric/fusion groups through the decade. Henderson earned his medical degree and worked a parallel career as a psychiatrist and musician, turning back to […]
Joe Alterman Trio at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeJOE ALTERMAN is an Atlanta-born jazz pianist, composer, writer, and cultural curator who channels the timeless joy of swing with youthful energy and heartfelt enthusiasm. Praised by legends like Ahmad Jamal as "a […]
The Levin Brothers at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeAfter 5 decades of glorious careers playing with virtually who is who in all genres of music - jazz, fusion, rock, pop and world music, and after guesting on each […]
George Cables Trio at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeWhen George Cables was going to school in New York City he used to walk the streets at night, taking in the cosmopolitan sights and sounds, mentally recording his encounters with “so many different kinds of people.” In his musical career as well, Cables has prowled sidestreets and main thoroughfares in relative anonymity, absorbing countless […]
Richard Barrata Gotham City Latin Jazz Sextet at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeGrammy Nomimated Richard Baratta was born into a musically oriented family in Poughkeepsie, NY in 1950. He began his musical journey at the age 12, playing saxophone, flute and drums, and eventually, exclusively drums. He played mostly jazz all through his teens. After earning a BA in History from Wagner College in 1973, and after […]