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SUMMARY:Fridays with Frank Jazz Listening Sessions
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Happy Hour Jazz with Frank Cochran at The Institute Library\nEvery Friday from 5:15-7:00 p.m.\nAn Eclectic Selection \nFrom Our Vinyl Collection \nThe Fridays with Frank jazz listening sessions are held in the third floor music room\, to consider\, contemplate and appreciate the wonders in the Institute Library’s amazing jazz vinyl collection. \nFriday Happy Hour Jazz is\, as always\, a BYOB\, BYO Snack evening; the crowd’s always appreciative and always excited to see what people bring. Updates to the schedule\, including inclement weather closures\, will be provided via the internal Jazz email list. Want to be added to that list? Let us know! \nPlease consider making a $5 donation when you come to Friday Happy Hour Jazz.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Happy Hour Jazz is  \npresented with support from Jazz Haven \nwww.jazzhaven.org  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:http://jazzhaven.org/event/fridays-with-frank-jazz-listening-sessions/2025-12-05/
LOCATION:The Institute Library\, 847 Chapel Street\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Listening Session
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SUMMARY:Jazz with Frank Cochran
DESCRIPTION:Join renowned jazz historian and Jazz Haven Board member Frank Cochran for a BYOB Friday with Frank Happy Hour jazz listening session every Friday from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Institute Library in downtown New Haven.  Each Friday Frank selects iconic jazz LPs to play from the Library’s extensive collection.  Discussion follows.  Bone up on your jazz history and BYOB.   Donations appreciated. \n
URL:http://jazzhaven.org/event/jazz-with-frank-cochran-2/2025-12-05/
LOCATION:The Institute Library\, 847 Chapel Street\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Listening Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T200000
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SUMMARY:Christian Sands Trio
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nChristian Sands Trio\n\n\nBy The Side Door Jazz Club\n\n\n\nFriday\, Dec 5 from 8pm to 10:30pm EST\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrammy NomiNee \n“Embracing Dawn”\nJazz history is filled with stirring torch songs and ballads — brilliant expressions of suffering after love has gone awry. The jazz record shelf even contains some classic album-long explorations of melancholy. But it’s hard to find precedent in pianist Christian Sands’ new Embracing Dawn\, his fifth full-length effort for Mack Avenue Records. \nSands’ LP is nothing less than a cinematic narration of the stages of grief\, crafted by one of jazz’s finest young composers. It’s a “breakup record\,” to be sure — composed while Sands was experiencing the hurt that only a sudden absence of love can deliver — but it’s so much more. In its thoughtfully assembled nine tracks are a group therapy session\, a guide to healing\, and an understanding that Sands’ deeply personal angst could apply to any person who has lost a partner\, a job\, a loved one\, an opportunity\, the list goes on. In other words\, Embracing Dawn is for everyone. \n“I actually tried not to write this record\,” Sands says with a laugh. “It was painful. I was going through heartbreak\, and I didn’t know what to do — and so I decided to put it all into music. But I knew I wasn’t alone in this feeling. So why not create a safe space for people to go when they’re having this feeling\, when they’re having these thoughts or questions?” \nEmbracing Dawn trails 2023’s acclaimed Christmas Stories and 2020’s GRAMMY-nominated Be Water. Following that album’s release\, the New York Times commented\, “Equipped with a crisp but forceful touch\, he seems always to be flowing in new directions\, integrating elements of prog rock\, gospel and Western classical into a forward-tumbling jazz conception.” Embracing Dawn furthers Sands’ uniquely cultivated jazz language\, where agile post-bop meets soulful bluesy tinges and gorgeous swells of strings. Sands’ love of classical orchestration\, he explains\, is rooted in his lifelong obsession with film. \nUltimately\, Sands’ sound and philosophy are informed by two of his most essential mentors: bass maestro Christian McBride\, who\, as Sands’ longtime employer\, taught him the importance of always being yourself; and the late piano legend Dr. Billy Taylor\, who stressed how crucial it is to connect jazz to a wide-ranging audience. “I want Embracing Dawn to be something you gravitate toward because of the story\,” Sands says \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:http://jazzhaven.org/event/christian-sands-trio/
LOCATION:The Side Door Jazz Club\, 85 Lyme St\, Old Lyme
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CATEGORIES:Gigs
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SUMMARY:Ian Hendrickson-Smith Band
DESCRIPTION: \nJazz saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith\, known for his rich tone\, soulful style\, and blues-driven melodies\, performs with his band at The Neighborhood Music School in New Haven on Friday\, December 5 at 8:00 pm. \n\nSaxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith is a genre-hopping musician with six Grammys and decades of performances at the world’s top venues\, Ian currently tours with The Roots and plays on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Ian has recorded or toured with artists including The Roots\, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings\, Amy Winehouse\, Mark Ronson\, Al Green\, Lady Gaga\, Ed Sheeran\, Bob Dylan\, Lizzo\, and many more. \nIan will perform with Al Street (guitar)\, Eric Finland (organ)\, and David Hawkins (drums) for one special performance at NMS. \nTickets are limited. Purchase tickets to secure your spot\, or pay-what-you-can at the door. \n\n  \n
URL:http://jazzhaven.org/event/ian-hendrickson-smith-band/
LOCATION:Neighborhood Music School\, 100 Audubon St\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510
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CATEGORIES:Gigs
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SUMMARY:Live at NMS: A Night with Ian Hendrickson-Smith
DESCRIPTION:Saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith is known for his rich tone\, soulful style\, and blues-driven melodies. A genre-hopping musician with six Grammys and decades of performances at the world’s top venues\, Ian currently tours with The Roots and plays on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Ian has recorded or toured with artists including The Roots\, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings\, Amy Winehouse\, Mark Ronson\, Al Green\, Lady Gaga\, Ed Sheeran\, Bob Dylan\, Lizzo\, and many more. \nIan will perform with Al Street (guitar)\, Eric Finland (organ)\, and David Hawkins (drums) for one special performance at NMS. \nTickets are limited. Purchase tickets to secure your spot\, or pay-what-you-can at the door. \n
URL:http://jazzhaven.org/event/live-at-nms-a-night-with-ian-hendrickson-smith/
LOCATION:Neighborhood Music School\, 100 Audubon St\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510
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SUMMARY:Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nSara Serpa & Matt Mitchell\n\nFriday\, December 5\, 2025\n 8:30 PM 11:00 PM \n\n\nFirehouse 12 45 Crown Street New Haven CT 06510 (map)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 8:30PM TICKETS \n\n\n\n\n 10:00PM TICKETS \n\n\n\n\n\nMatt Mitchell (piano)\, Sara Serpa (voice) \nAcclaimed vocalist Sara Serpa and visionary pianist and composer Matt Mitchell present End of Something\, a bold\, intimate new duo album out November 7\, 2025 on Obliquity Records. With 15 striking tracks weaving through composition and improvisation\, the album captures the deep musical connection Serpa and Mitchell have cultivated over years of collaboration. End of Something includes original pieces by both artists as well as settings of texts by poets/ writers Sonia Sanchez\, Sofia de Mello Breyner\, Virginia Woolf\, and Luce Irigaray\, plus a stunning rendition of Olivier Messiaen’s “Les Bergers.” The album’s sonic world unfolds with detailed interplay\, harmonic richness\, and fearless exploration. \nSara Serpa is a Portuguese vocalist and composer whose music defies convention\, blending jazz\, chamber music\, and experimental sound into a singular\, emotionally resonant voice. Known for her pure tone\, wordless singing\, and fearless improvisation\, Serpa has earned international acclaim for creating music that is both intimate and visionary. Based in New York City\, she has performed at iconic venues such as Lincoln Center\, the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the Kennedy Center\, Joe’s Pub\, and the Village Vanguard. Since 2008\, she has toured internationally with her own projects\, and has also performed extensively with bassist Linda May Han Oh\, contributing her voice to some of today’s most forward-thinking musical collaborations. Serpa has worked with artists including Mark Turner\, Ran Blake\, David Virelles\, Fabian Almazan\, John Zorn\, Erik Friedlander\, Ingrid Laubrock\, Danilo Perez\, Kris Davis\, Zeena Parkins\, and André Matos\, her long-time duo partner. Her work has been recognized by The New York Times\, NPR\, DownBeat Magazine\, and The Wire. Serpa is also the co-founder of M³ (Mutual Mentorship for Musicians)\, a pioneering initiative supporting women and gender-expansive artists. A dedicated educator\, she teaches at The New School and continues to reshape the landscape of vocal music in the 21st century. \nMatt Mitchell is a pianist and composer whose creative practice exists in the nexus between myriad strains of acoustic\, electric\, composed\, and improvised new music. He has released several forward-thinking\, critically acclaimed\, and influential albums as a leader on Pi Recordings\, Screwgun Records\, and Out of Your Head Records\, and together with Kate Gentile he runs Obliquity Records. In addition to co-leading Snark Horse with Kate Gentile\, he also fronts several ensembles featuring many of the foremost musicians on the scene\, including Kim Cass\, Jon Irabagon\, Miles Okazaki\, Mariel Roberts\, Sara Schoenbeck\, Brandon Seabrook\, Andrew Smiley\, Ches Smith\, Chris Tordini\, Anna Webber\, and Dan Weiss. He is a member of several significant and acclaimed creative music ensembles\, led by Dan Weiss\, Miles Okazaki\, Ches Smith\, Kate Gentile\, Anna Webber\, Jon Irabagon. Ralph Alessi\, and Yuhan Su. He has a longstanding association with Tim Berne\, and he plays and has played extensively in the ensembles of many major figures in improvised music\, including Dave Douglas\, Steve Coleman\, David Binney\, John Hollenbeck\, Miguel Zenon\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Linda May Han Oh\, Jonathan Finlayson\, Mario Pavone\, and Darius Jones. Awards he has received include the Pew Fellowship in the Arts\, the Doris Duke Impact Award\, and grants from the Shifting Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:http://jazzhaven.org/event/sara-serpa-matt-mitchell/
LOCATION:Firehouse 12\, 45 Crown St\, New Haven
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