The Clutchtet plays Charlie Brown Christmas

The Clutchtet brings a cozy, lighthearted night of holiday jazz inspired by A Charlie Brown Christmas to the Side Door.

What to expect: A warm, fun, and festive evening in an intimate listening room. Clutchtet will play music from the classic holiday album A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, and may even recite a few parts of the Christmas special along the way. Bring a friend, bring the family, and get in the holiday spirit.

Personnel:
Dylan Rowland · Piano
Eneji Alungbe · Bass
Jimmy Gavagan · Drums

Dylan Rowland is a jazz pianist from Hartford, CT, with a degree in Jazz Performance from the Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He has studied with alumni of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, including Javon Jackson and Steve Davis, and has taken private lessons with Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band member Rick Germanson. He performs frequently with Ed Fast and Conga-Bop and with the Brazilian tap dance company Music From The Sole, and also plays with Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra. His performances include Birdland Jazz Club, the Guggenheim, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, Drom, and the Side Door Jazz Club. He is also a music educator at Southern Connecticut State University and the Macri School of Music.

Eneji Alungbe is a cellist, bassist, and educator and a lifelong resident of New Britain, CT. He has played cello since third grade and bass since sixth grade, and he discovered jazz while pursuing his Music Education degree at Central Connecticut State University. He has studied with Professor Nat Reeves and Maestro Ron Carter, freelances across the Northeast, and serves as a bass accompanist at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, CT.

Jimmy Gavagan is a drummer originally from Framingham, Massachusetts. He recently graduated from the Hartt School of Music, where he studied with Eric McPherson and Jason Tiemann. His musicianship grew quickly during his years at Hartt, and he now shares the bandstand with his colleagues and idols. He is a freelance musician and educator in the greater Hartford and Worcester area, and brings his influences and experiences to his playing in traditional yet original ways.

The Side Door Jazz Club is a dedicated jazz listening room located inside the historic Old Lyme Inn, 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT.