Week of Events
Matthew Fries Quartet at The Side Door
Pianist/composer MATTHEW FRIES is a joyful voice on the piano, recording ten albums featuring many of his original compositions. His music has been described as "playful and hopeful", “introspective", "full of joy and wonderment", and "awash with tonal colors." But it is his deeply swinging piano style and collaborative spirit that have also made him […]
Aaron Goldberg Trio at The Side Door
“For over 20 years, pianist Aaron Goldberg has set himself apart as one of the most scintillating performers in jazz,” hails JazzTimes. Goldberg is widely heralded as one of the art form’s most compelling pianists, both leading his own trio and collaborating with such brilliant icons as Joshua Redman, Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Guillermo Klein […]
A.J. Lee & Blue Summit – at Ballard Park in Ridgefield
A.J. Lee & Blue Summit – at Ballard Park in Ridgefield
There are no reservations or tickets. Just come with your blankets, chairs and picnics. Winner of the IBMA Momentum Vocalist of the Year award in 2019, A.J. Lee and her band draw from influences such as country, soul, swing, rock and jam music. Their playing has a youthful, festival-parking-lot energy that’s infectious. https://www.bluesummitmusic.com Underwritten through […]
Roomful Of Blues at Tunes on the Dunes: Westerly Town Beach
Roomful Of Blues at Tunes on the Dunes: Westerly Town Beach
Roomful of Blues, the world-renowned, horn-powered, houserocking blues band, will perform as part of Westerly’s Tunes on the Dunes free concert series at the Westerly Old Town Beach on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The band’s latest Alligator Records release is In A Roomful Of Blues. The Rhode Island-based group has been delighting audiences for over 50 years. Blues Music Magazine calls them “the best […]
Matt Schofield Trio – at Ballard Park in Ridgefield
Matt Schofield Trio – at Ballard Park in Ridgefield
There are no reservations or tickets. Just come with your blankets, chairs and picnics. Three time “British Blues Guitarist of the Year”, Schofield’s authenticity, mastery of guitar, emotive vocals, and improvisational brilliance is brought to life within his innovative original compositions. https://www.mattschofield.com Generously underwritten by the Anna-Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation For more information
The 71st Annual Bridgewater Country Fair
The 71st Annual Bridgewater Country Fair
August 16-18, 2024 There is a large variety of great food tents throughout the fairgrounds from our famous roast beef sandwiches, slowed cooked chicken, fresh buttery corn, tacos, ice cream, fried dough, BBQ, fried Oreos and many more. All of the food at the Bridgewater Fair is prepared and cooked by our volunteer fireman and […]
Hey Stamford! Food Festival
Hey Stamford! Food Festival
TWO BIG WEEKENDS: August 16-18 and 23-25! 7th Annual Event to Feature Celebrity Chef Rocco Dispirito Hosting ‘Rocco’s Burger Bash’ with a Star-Studded Judges Panel, Including Melissa Gorga, Adam Richman, Lil’ Mo Mozzarella, and More! Plus, ‘Pizzapalozza’, ‘Island Vibes’, ‘Food Truck Frenzy’, Live Music, and More! For more information on the 2024 Hey Stamford! Food […]
Annual Hamburg Fair in Lyme
Annual Hamburg Fair in Lyme
August 16th-18th, 2024 This family-friendly fair showcases many agricultural fair traditions while highlighting top local music talent and entertainment. The intimate size of the fair makes for easy navigation, parking and crowd control. Visitors will enjoy Carnival rides and games, food concessions, pony rides and entries and exhibits for farm, animal, crafts, fruits, vegetables and […]
Concert on the Green: Sing and Play with Mrs. Bergin at La Grua Center: Stonington
Concert on the Green: Sing and Play with Mrs. Bergin at La Grua Center: Stonington
Join Ms. Bergin, beloved local children’s musician for an hour of music and singing. Bergin O’Malley, a pop-folk singer songwriter, first started writing children’s music twelve years ago when she was pregnant with her first child Emmett. Along with her singing partner, Melissa Haith, she wrote and released two children’s albums, Sing and Play Together, […]
A Max Roach Centennial Tribute: M’Boom + Horns Featuring: Warren Smith and Bobby Sanabria / The Kojo Melché Roney Experience
A Max Roach Centennial Tribute: M’Boom + Horns Featuring: Warren Smith and Bobby Sanabria / The Kojo Melché Roney Experience
In celebration of Max Roach 100, and in partnership with Jazzmobile, the legendary late jazz drummer will be honored with a performance by M’Boom and Horns led by Joe Chambers and Warren Smith. M’Boom, founded by Max Roach, an ensemble comprised completely of percussionists using marimba, xylophone, tympani, vibes, bells, gongs, and a musical saw in addition […]
Chestnut Hill Concerts: at The Kate
Chestnut Hill Concerts: at The Kate
JOIN US FOR FOUR WONDERFUL CONCERTS THIS AUGUST AT THE KATE! Chestnut Hill Concerts is looking forward to our 54th season this August. Please join us for four concerts, Friday evenings at 7:30 in August 2024 at The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. Artistic Director Mihae Lee has created four exciting programs for our 2024 […]
Norfolk Choral Festival at Norfolk Music Shed
Norfolk Choral Festival at Norfolk Music Shed
The 2024 finale features a riveting program of choral works from the Renaissance to the 21st Century. For more information PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL Join Professors from the Yale School of Music before the Friday evening concerts to learn about the weekend’s programs. The Pre-concert Conversation is free and open to the public. Tickets […]
The Duke Robillard Band at Tunes on the Dunes: Westerly Town Beach
The Duke Robillard Band at Tunes on the Dunes: Westerly Town Beach
Duke and the Band are excited to be back at Blues on the Beach. Always a wonderful time!! His unsurpassed mastery of the guitar style of T-Bone Walker (later crystallized memorably in his 2004 release "Blue Mood") was deservedly heralded, but his breadth was also head-turning - from swing, standards and ballads to rockers, gutbucket […]
New London Pirate Night
New London Pirate Night
Ahoy, me hearties! The rowdy Bawdy Buccaneers are plotting a course for the New London Pirate Festival on August 17th, right at Parade Plaza! Embark on a musical journey with Captain Lance D. Boyle of the Picaroon Princess and his trusty First Mate & “Cruise Director,” Truly Scrumptious. They’ll drop anchor with their vessel, The […]