Jazz Haven

Greater New Haven's Community Resource for Jazz since 1996

Greater New Haven's community
resource for Jazz since 1996!

Hawkins Jazz Collective at The Owl Shop

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Hawkins Jazz Collective

Every Wednesday evening from 9:00 pm to midnight jazz lovers can catch the music of the HAWKINS JAZZ COLLECTIVE at the Owl Shop, 268 College Street, across the street from the Shubert Theatre in downtown New Haven.   Led by drummer Gil Hawkins, Jr., the collective features the best of jazz improv combining the sounds of bebop, hardbop and classic jazz eras.  Catch some of the best performers in jazz from our region including trombonist Steve Davis, trumpeter Josh Bruneau, saxophonist Andy Breskin, bassist Preston Murphy and many more.   Entry to the Owl Shop is always free for those 21 and over.
Photo by Craig S. O’Connell

 

Closing Party for Ed German

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Jazz Haven and Cave A Vin Winebar Present:   The Closing Party for the Ed German Art Exhibit  on Sunday, October 6th, from 12 noon to 4pm. At the Closing Party, fans will be able to make final offers on the 20 musical portraits on display. Proceeds will benefit WPPB.

Ed German is the nightly host of  The Urban Jazz Experience and Friday Night Soul on WPPB 88.3 FM and an extraordinary jazz portrait artist.

Steve Davis Quintet Aug. 23 @Cafe 9

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Friday, August 23,  9:00 – 11:30 pm

Jazz Haven presents the Steve Davis Quintet at Cafe Nine for two sets.  One ticket price of $10.00 will get you both.

Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today’s leading voices on the trombone. Davis has worked with jazz luminaries such as Art Blakey, Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III.

Personnel:   Steve Davis, trombone; Joshua Bruneau, trumpet; Tony Davis, guitar; David Wong, bass; Jonathan Barber, drums.

GET TICKETS HERE

Maurice Robertson Art Show

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Jazz Haven & the Creative Arts Workshop Presents
Expressions in Sound and Motion: Jazz Portraits by Maurice D. Robertson
August 2 – 24, 2019

With camera in hand, for the past four decades Maurice D. Robertson has been chronicling jazz and other music genres. His portraits convey both the flowing dynamism and intimate, meditative qualities of musicians intensely at play. The 34 works featured in this exhibition showcase Robertson’s love affair with jazz and his quest for displaying the energy of performance.

Creative Arts Workshop
80 Audubon ST, New Haven, CT
Creativeartsworkshop.org
(203) 562-4927
Gallery Hours M-F 9am-7pm
Saturday’s 9-4:30pm

Wayne Escoffery Quartet

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Tuesday, August 6,  7:00 – 9:00 pm

Jazz Haven and the Neighborhood Music School present  Wayne Escoffery  – – Downbeat Critics Poll Winner & Grammy Award-winning tenor saxophonist – in concert on Tuesday, August 6th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Neighborhood Music School Recital Hall.   The personnel on this concert will be Pat Bianchi – Organ, Mark Whitfield – Guitar, Mark Whitfield Jr. – Drums. 👊🏽

Tickets $15.00.    Please purchase your tickets in advance online.   PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.

Wayne Escoffery

 

New Haven Summer Jazz Festival 2019

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In cooperation with the City of New Haven’s Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism and the Office of Mayor Toni Harp, Jazz Haven presents a series of jazz opportunities and events this summer designed to explore the breadth of the culture of jazz in our community.   ALL events are held in New Haven, CT.

 

Friday, June 14, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Jazz & The Spoken Word at The New Haven Museum as part of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.   FREE.

Sunday, July 14, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Jazz Haven and Cygnus Radio Present “The Sunday Buzz” Jazz Matinee featuring Mario Pavone-New American Songbook Sextet.  Doors: 3:00 pm / Show: 4:00 pm at Cafe Nine. This event is 21 and over.  General admission tickets are $15.00.  Cafe Nine is located at 250 State Street, corner of Crown, in downtown New Haven.

Wednesday, July 24, 8:30 pm

Jazz Haven Presents the Tony Purrone Trio  at Cafe Nine. Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:30 pm.  21 and over.   Cafe Nine is located at 250 State Street, at the corner of Crown, in downtown New Haven. Tickets are $10 – $12.00.   The personnel on this gig will be guitarist Tony Purrone, NYC Brazilian drummer Graciliano Zambonin and Preston Murphy on the bass.

GET TICKETS HERE.

Sunday, August 4, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

David Chevan brings his quartet Bassology to the Elm City Market Sunday Jazz Brunch, 777 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, with Danielle Valentin,
vocals, Chris Casey, keyboards, David Chevan, bass, and Jocelyn Pleasant on drums. Musicians and vocalists are welcome to sit in after the first set.

FREE.

Sunday, August 4,  4:00 – 6:00 pm

Opening Reception for Ed German at Cave A Vin Winebar.  Host of the nightly WPPB Urban Jazz Experience and Friday Night Soul programs, DJ and Pastel Painter Ed German will be in New Haven for the opening reception of his month long exhibition of his  Jazz Art Portraits.  Cave A Vin is located at 975 State Street, near Edwards, in New Haven, 06511.

Ed German’s pastel portraits of Horace Silver and Nina Simone, 20 x 24.

 

Tuesday, August 6,  7:00 – 9:00 pm

Jazz Haven and the Neighborhood Music School present Wayne Escoffery – – Downbeat Critics Poll Winner & Grammy Award-winning tenor saxophonist – in concert from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Neighborhood Music School Recital Hall.   The personnel on this concert will be Pat Bianchi – Organ, Mark Whitfield – Guitar, Mark Whitfield Jr. – Drums. 👊🏽

Tickets $15.00.    Please purchase your tickets in advance online.   PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.

Thursday, August 8,  7:00 – 8:00 pm

Jazz Haven and the Pardee-Morris House present Ed Fast & Conga Bop, an exciting Latin-Jazz experience, outdoors at the Pardee-Morris House.  This concert is FREE.

Due to rain this concert has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 8th.  The Pardee-Morris House is located at 325 Lighthouse Rd, New Haven 06512.

Ed Fast & Conga Bop present a lively set of straight-ahead Latin Jazz, creating an appealing musical mixture that glistens with jazz class and Afro-Cuban flair.
Ed Fast & Conga Bop work in a format that ranges from a classic quintet featuring vibraphone, to a nine-piece unit including a three-horn frontline, vocals, and dancer.

Saturday, August 17, 5:00 – 7:30 pm

Maurice Robertson Art Reception

Jazz Haven & the Creative Arts Workshop Presents
Expressions in Sound and Motion: Jazz Portraits by Maurice D. Robertson
August 2 – 24, 2019
Reception: Saturday, August 17, 5:00 – 7:30

With camera in hand, for the past four decades Maurice D. Robertson has been chronicling jazz and other music genres. His portraits convey both the flowing dynamism and intimate, meditative qualities of musicians intensely at play. The 34 works featured in this exhibition showcase Robertson’s love affair with jazz and his quest for displaying the energy of performance.

Creative Arts Workshop
80 Audubon ST, New Haven, CT
Creativeartsworkshop.org
(203) 562-4927
Gallery Hours M-F 9am-7pm
Saturday’s 9-4:30pm

Sunday, August 18,  10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Jeff Fuller & Friends headline the weekly Sunday Brunch at the Elm City Market, 777 Chapel Street in downtown New Haven.  This event is FREE.

Friday, August 23,  9:00 – 11:30 pm

Jazz Haven presents the Steve Davis Quintet at Cafe Nine for two sets.  One ticket price of $10.00 will get you both.

Steve Davis is widely regarded as one of today’s leading voices on the trombone. Davis has worked with jazz luminaries such as Art Blakey, Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Harold Mabern, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove & Willie Jones III.

Personnel:   Steve Davis, trombone; Joshua Bruneau, trumpet; Tony Davis, guitar; David Wong, bass; Jonathan Barber, drums.

Sunday, October 6,  12:00 – 4:00 pm

Jazz Haven and Cave A Vin Winebar Present: The Closing Party for the Ed German Art Exhibit on Sunday, October 6th, from 12 noon to 4pm. At the Closing Party, fans will be able to make final offers on the 20 musical portraits on display.

Proceeds will benefit WPPB.

Ed German is the nightly host of The Urban Jazz Experience and Friday Night Soul on WPPB 88.3 FM and an extraordinary jazz portrait artist.

Mario Pavone Sextet

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Jazz Haven and Cygnus Radio Present “The Sunday Buzz” Jazz Matinee featuring Mario Pavone-New American Songbook Sextet

Sunday, July 14, 2019 – Doors: 3:00 pm / Show: 4:00 pm at Cafe Nine. This event is 21 and over. General admission tickets are $15.00.  Cafe Nine is located at 250 State Street, corner of Crown, in downtown New Haven.

GET TICKETS HERE.


Mario Pavone .. bass/compositions
Mike DiRubbo .. alto sax
Dave Ballou .. trumpet
Peter McEachern .. bone
Zaccai Curtis .. elec. piano
Ian Carroll .. drums

Bassist/Composer Mario Pavone has been part of some of the most pivotal milestones in jazz over the past six decades. After being inspired by hearing John Coltrane at the Village Vanguard in 1961, Pavone began playing the bass, settling in New Yok City and making connections with pianist Paul Bley and trumpeter Bill Dixon, participating in what would eventually be called “the first loft era.” Pavone went on to tour and record with Bley and Dixon.

In New Haven, CT in the mid-70’s Pavone became involved with Wadada Leo Smith and Anthony Braxton as part of The Creative Musicians Improvisors Form (CMIF), a musician run collective based on some of the precepts of Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), organizing and playing in large orchestra concerts featuring Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Marty Ehrlich, Oliver Lake, Ray Anderson, Carla Bley, and many others.

In the mid ‘80’s Pavone became involved in the groundbreaking downtown Knitting Factory scene, building a deep relationship with alto saxophonist Thomas Chapin and becoming part of his highly acclaimed power trio. From 1990 to 1996 the trio recorded extensively, toured in Europe and the U.S., and performed at major international jazz festivals.

After Chapin’s untimely passing in 1998, Pavone began a long recording career as a leader, beginning with the New World and Knitting Factory labels.  Then touring widely in Europe with an enduring core group of A-list improvisors – Tony Malaby, Steven Bernstein, Gerald Cleaver, Peter Madsen, and Michael Sarin, the bassist was also collaborating on projects with guitarist Michael Musillami and recording over a dozen CD’s for Musillami’s Playscape Recordings label.  At present Pavone has recorded 30 critically acclaimed CD’s as a leader, many placing on Top 10 year-end lists.

For 25 years Pavone has been associated with Litchfield Performing Arts, serving as a board member, an educator at its Jazz Camp, and bringing many of his innovative projects to the Litchfield Jazz Festival stage.

In 2010 Pavone was recipient of a significant Doris Duke Foundation composer’s grant resulting in multiple performances and a recording of Pavone’s compositions arranged by virtuoso trumpeter Dave Ballou. Pavone and Ballou enjoy an ongoing musical collaboration.

Recently, Pavone has focused his composing and performing energies on the classic piano trio format, reconnecting with Paul Bley for a recording, releasing a live disc with Craig Taborn and Gerald Cleaver, recording 3 CD’s with his Dialect Trio featuring Matt Mitchell and Tyshawn Sorey, the latest to be released in July 2019 on Clean Feed Records. Among other recent activity this year Pavone has been touring and recording with legendary vocalist Patty Waters in a group featuring Barry Altschul and Burton Greene, and recording with long-time associate, trombonist, Peter McEachern on the trombonist’s new CD.

JAZZ WEEK 2018

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Jazz Week Schedule Here.   

Jazz Week 2018 kicks off with Dr. Eddie Henderson’s Quartet at Lyric Hall.  Tickets are $25.  Purchase yours here:




 

Here’s the schedule of events for Jazz Week New Haven 2018:

DATE TIME PERFORMANCE VENUE OTHER
         
Fri. 8/17 8:00 – 10:30 Dr. Eddie Henderson
Quartet		 Lyric Hall $25.00
Fri. 8/17 7:00 -10:00 Phil E. Brown Trio Amoy’s Cajun Restaurant $5.00
Sat. 8/18 4:30 – 7:30 Jazz Jam Cafe 9  
Sat. 8/18 8:00 – 11:00 Nick DiMaria Cave A Vin Winebar  
Sun. 8/19 12:30 – 3:30 NMS Premiere Jazz Ensemble Broadway Island
Mon. 8/20 7:00 – 10:00 Morris Trent Duo Anchor Spa  
Mon. 8/20 9:30 – 11:30 Rohn Lawrence Toad’s Place – Lilly’s Pad  
Tue. 8/21 7:30 – 10:30 Jonathan Barber Trio Three Sheets  
Wed. 8/22 9:00 – 12:00 Hawkins Jazz Collective
 Owl Shop   
Thur. 8/23 7:00 – 9:00 Ric Cunningham Duo Harvest
– Presented by Blue Plate Radio		  
Thur. 8/23 8:00 – 11:00 Joe Morris & The
NHIC 		The State House  
Thur. 8/23 9:00 – 1:00 am New Haven Fusion Night Stella Blues  
Fri. 8/24 4:00 – 5:00 Alec Rice Quintet Temple Plaza (opposite
Omni Hotel / behind Shubert Theatre)
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOWN GREEN		  
Fri. 8/24 5:00 – 6:00 Andrew Beals Quartet Temple Plaza (opposite Omni Hotel / behind Shubert Theatre) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOWN GREEN  
Fri. 8/24 6:00 – 8:00 Adam Rogers DICE Temple Plaza (opposite
Omni Hotel / behind Shubert Theatre) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOWN GREEN		  
Fri. 8/24 9:00 – 1:00 am Kelly Green with special
guest George Coleman 		 Cafe 9 – After Party Event
Sat. 8/25 4:30 – 7:30 Jazz Jam Cafe 9  
Sat. 8/25 8:00 – 11:00 Herb Wilson Cave A Vin Winebar  
Sun. 8/26 10:30 – 1:30 Jeff Fuller & Friends Elm City Market

Eddie Henderson at Lyric Hall 8/17

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JAZZ WEEK NEW HAVEN 2018 kicks off on Friday, August 17 with the trumpeter extraordinaire Dr. Eddie Henderson and his Quartet at Lyric Hall in Westville at 8:00 pm for two sets. Lyric Hall is located at 827 Whalley Avenue, New Haven 06515.   Tickets are $25.00.

Joining the all star trumpeter are Andrew Kosiba on piano, Leonardo Catricala on bass and Eric Hallenbeck on drums. Trust us, You Won’t Want To Miss This Show! Get your tickets now.

BUY TICKETS BELOW. Tickets will be held at the door after purchase online.




Jazz Week New Haven 2018 will run from August 17 through August 25.   More information is available on our website at JazzHaven.org

Jazz trumpeter extraordinaire Dr. Eddie Henderson received his first informal lesson on the trumpet at the age of 9 from Louis Armstrong. As a teenager he studied trumpet at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and performed with the San Francisco Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. In 1957, Eddie met Miles Davis for the first time. Miles, a family friend, admired the strikingly beautiful tone and musicality of Henderson’s trumpet playing and encouraged him to pursue a career in music. As a family friend, Miles has been a major musical influence on Eddie throughout his life. As Henderson puts it, “Miles is so very special to me because when I was in high school he stayed in my parent’s house when he came through San Francisco. I was going to the conservatory then studying classical music. I saw him do all these songs live that I recorded on the tribute album.”
medical school and become a doctor.

From 1968 until the late ‘80s, Dr. Henderson mixed music and medicine. He received his first major musical exposure as a member of Herbie Hancock’s trailblazing Mwandishi sextet, an ensemble that also included young innovators such as Bennie Maupin, Julian Priester, Buster Williams and Billy Hart. From 1969 through 1973 they recorded Mwandishi and Crossings for Warner Bros. and Sextant for Columbia. His experiences with Hancock exerted a profound influence on Henderson as reflected in the music on his first two solo albums, Realization and Inside Out, recorded in 1972 and 1973 for Capricorn Records.

After leaving Hancock, the trumpeter worked extensively with Pharoah Sanders, Norman Connors and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Eddie returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1975 where he joined the Latin-jazz group Azteca and fronted his own bands. The expressive rhythmic thrust of Henderson’s jazz/fusion experiences manifested itself on his Blue Note recordings Sunburst and Heritage and in 1977, he broke through with a single on the Billboard charts, “Prance On” (from the album Comin’ Through).

Eddie has also performed with such notables as Dexter Gordon, Roy Haynes, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Elvin Jones, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Max Roach and McCoy Tyner.

Musicians

A big THANK YOU to all the amazing musicians who performed during Jazz Week in New Haven's Restaurants, Bars & Venues.

Gig Submission

If you would like to submit a gig for our calendar, please click here and fill out the form. Please do not submit gigs more than three months in advance.

Get In Touch

Jazz Haven, Inc.
P.O. Box 3011
New Haven, CT 06515
info@jazzhaven.org