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

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

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.

 

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.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

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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 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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Jazz Haven Presents:

Tony Purrone Trio

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 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 Tony Purrone Trio features Preston Murphy on bass and NYC Brazilian drummer Graciliano Zambonin.

GET TICKETS HERE.

Tony Purrone is a world class Jazz guitar player, who, over the years, has appeared with many of the top names in the Who’s Who of Jazz. Who could forget his memorable 21 years with Jimmy Heath, or claim not to have heard of these equally legendary “Greats”, all of whom he’s jammed with on many a notable occasion… Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Foster & The Count Basie Band, Freddie Hubbard, Paquito D’Rivera, Pepper Adams, Gerry Mulligan, Randy Brecker, Dave Leibman, Kenny Garrett, Grover Washington, Lenny White, and many more!

“Guitarist co-conspirator Tony Purrone whose chops are so audacious throughout…..his solos elicit howls of giddy laughter from grown six-string aficionados…….in rare form here….his fretboard feats never fail to amaze”……Bill Milkowski, Downbeat Magazine, 2015

“Purrone is consistently stunning, venturing well beyond the fringe, yet with clear direction…spiky, humorous…..will trigger coffee-spitting double takes!!!”…Jeff Potter, Downbeat Magazine, 2016

“One of the world’s greatest guitarists…” ~ Jimmy Heath

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.