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Joe Carter-Jeff Fuller Brazilian Jazz Duo

February 25, 2023 By Craig OConnell

On Saturday, February 25th from 7 – 8:30 pm, great Brazilian jazz returns to Best Video Film & Cultural Center, 1842 Whitney Ave., Hamden, with the Joe Carter-Jeff Fuller Brazilian Jazz Duo.  Come out, sit back, relax, tap your toes… and support the newly redecorated Best Video, CT’s greatest little listening room!  $10 cover.

 

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Isabella Mendes & Flavio Lira

December 23, 2022 By Craig OConnell

Isabella Mendes & Flavio Lira play Best Video Film & Cultural Center Fri., Dec. 23. The show starts at 7 PM and the cover is $15.

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Jeff Fuller & Friends

December 9, 2022 By Craig OConnell

This Friday ~ Jeff Fuller & Friends live at Best Video Film & Cultural Center, come hear a great set of jazz standards, a few originals and some Holiday favorites from Charlie Brown’s Christmas.

Friday, December 9th from 7 – 8:30 pm, my trio with Darren Litzie on piano and Ben Bilello on drums will play some great standards and originals ~ and maybe a holiday tune or two! ~  at Best Video Film & Cultural Center, 1842 Whitney Ave., Hamden.  Newly redecorated, this is CT’s greatest listening room!  $10 cover.

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Dani Zanuttini-Frank at Best Video

September 3, 2022 By Craig OConnell

On Saturday, September 3rd, from 7 – 8:30 pm, the remarkable young guitarist, Dani Zanuttini-Frank will perform at Best Video Film & Cultural Center, 1842 Whitney Ave., Hamden.  $10 cover.  Dani plays with a jazz technique strongly rooted in classical guitar ~ you’ll enjoy listening!

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Rich Moran Quartet

August 18, 2022 By Craig OConnell

Thur., Aug. 18, 5:30 PM – Rich Moran Quartet
The Rich Moran Quartet will return to Best Video on Thurs., Aug. 18, at 5:30 PM.
The Quartet featuring Rich Moran on vocals, Judy Webber on Piano, Jeff Webber on woodwinds, and Mike Bimonte on drums will continue their exploration of the Great American Songbook mixing neo traditional renditions of the Standards with insightful commentary on the history behind the music being played. Joining the Quartet will be special guest singer Chloe Chauvot.
One of the first music acts to play at Best Video, this performance will mark the 10th year that Rich, Judy and Jeff have appeared here. The Quartet has always sought to highlight music from the movies in the Best Video catalog. At this show, Rich and his bandmates will play some gems from Hollywood’s Golden Age while also delving into tunes from great songwriters of the sixties and seventies including Bacharach and David, Lennon and McCartney and Carole King. Rich is also sure to include numbers that he regularly features as host of his WMNR radio show One Great Song.
The Quartet will be donating their share of the tip jar proceeds from this event to the Hamden High School Music Parents Organization. The HHMPO provides support and assistance to the Hamden High School music program and Hamden music programs at large.​​

The parking lot is closed off for seating. There is on-street parking on Thornton Street, as well as parking behind our building and across the street at Spring Glen Church.

Covid protocols for indoor events: Mask wearing is mandatory for everybody—yes, you can lower them to take a drink.

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Nu Haven Kapelye

June 16, 2022 By Craig OConnell

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 AT 5:30 PM

Nu Haven Kapelye performs at Best Video on Thurs., June 16, 5:30 PM…

Nu Haven Kapelye plays the Best Video Film & Cultural Center deck Thurs., June 16. The show starts at 5:30 PM.
The Nu Haven Kapelye is Southern New England’s largest Klezmer ensemble, numbering anywhere from 12-30 musicians. A cross between a big band and a Klezmer orchestra, the Kapelye plays innovative arrangements of Klezmer and Yiddish music from Romania, Hungary, Bessarabia, and other Eastern European locales. It isn’t just the size of this group that makes it so exciting it’s the energy of their performances and the commitment of the musicians that comes across in their music.
The group is intergenerational with players ranging in age from 12-86. The group recorded and released their first CD, What’s Nu, in 2016. During the pandemic the group recorded and released several quarantine videos including “Mazel”, which has been accepted to 6 film festivals and recently won “Best Music Video” at the 2021 LA Sun Film Fest.
There will be donation vases for the musicians and the venue. Please consider being generous in supporting musicians—opportunities to perform have been fewer the past couple of years. Suggested donation of $10.
The parking lot is closed off for seating. There is on-street parking on Thornton Street, as well as parking behind our building and across the street at Spring Glen Church.


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