July 2026
Yoko Miwa Trio
Yoko Miwa Trio The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Saturday, July 25 • 8 PM - 10 PM One of the most powerful and compelling pianists on the scene today brings her trio to The Side Door for an unforgettable evening of jazz. Yoko Miwa - Piano Will Slater - Bass Scott Goulding - Drums Born in Kobe, Japan, Yoko Miwa grew up playing classical piano before discovering jazz through Minoru Ozone, a celebrated organist and father of pianist…
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Side Door Jam Session: Avery Wyman Quintet feat. Steve Davis
Side Door Jam Session: Avery Wyman Quintet feat. Steve Davis The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Thursday, August 6 • 7:30 PM - 10 PM The Side Door hosts its first jam session of the summer, led by the Avery Wyman Quintet featuring trombonist Steve Davis Avery Wyman – Drums Steve Davis – Trombone Anthony Bolden – Tenor Saxophone Gavin Gray – Bass Piano TBA The evening opens with a full 60-minute set from the Avery Wyman Quintet, a hard-swinging…
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Adam Anderson Quartet Adam Anderson Quartet The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Friday, August 7 • 8 PM - 10 PM Adam Anderson's quartet, featuring trombonist and vocalist Naomi Wharry, brings a night of swinging jazz to The Side Door Adam Anderson - Bass Naomi Wharry - Trombone/Vocals Sam Mayer - Piano Russ Algera - Drums Adam Anderson is an eastern Connecticut native. Playing music since a young age, he recalls hearing his father playing chords on the living room…
Find out more »Benito Gonzalez Trio with Buster Williams and Lenny White
Benito Gonzalez Trio with Buster Williams and Lenny White The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Saturday, August 8 • 8 PM - 10 PM A trio of jazz titans comes to The Side Door, two-time Grammy nominee Benito Gonzalez joined by legends Buster Williams and Lenny White. Benito Gonzalez - Piano Buster Williams - Bass Lenny White - Drums Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Benito Gonzalez grew up immersed in traditional Venezuelan folk music before discovering jazz through the playing of…
Find out more »Nat Reeves Sextet “Now in Time” Album Release Show
Nat Reeves Sextet "Now in Time" Album Release Show The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Friday, August 14 • 8 PM - 10 PM Nat Reeves brings his sextet to The Side Door, the same all-star group from his new album Now in Time. Nat Reeves – Bass Eric Alexander – Tenor Saxophone Steve Davis – Trombone Eddie Henderson – Trumpet Caelan Cardello – Piano Jeff "Tain" Watts – Drums For over 40 years, Nat Reeves has been one of…
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Nat Reeves Sextet "Now in Time" Album Release Show The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Saturday, August 15 • 8 PM - 10 PM Nat Reeves brings his sextet to The Side Door, the same all-star group from his new album Now in Time. Nat Reeves – Bass Eric Alexander – Tenor Saxophone Steve Davis – Trombone Eddie Henderson – Trumpet Caelan Cardello – Piano Jeff "Tain" Watts – Drums For over 40 years, Nat Reeves has been one of…
Find out more »Sarah Hanahan Quartet
Sarah Hanahan Quartet The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Friday, August 21 • 8 PM - 10 PM DownBeat's #1 Rising Star altoist brings her quartet to The Side Door for an electrifying night of modern jazz. Sarah Hanahan is one of the most exciting young voices in jazz today. Raised in Marlborough, Massachusetts, she picked up the alto saxophone at age eight, introduced to music by her father, a drummer who passed down his love of the music early…
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Sarah Hanahan Quartet The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Saturday, August 22 • 8 PM - 10 PM DownBeat's #1 Rising Star altoist brings her quartet to The Side Door for an electrifying night of modern jazz. Sarah Hanahan is one of the most exciting young voices in jazz today. Raised in Marlborough, Massachusetts, she picked up the alto saxophone at age eight, introduced to music by her father, a drummer who passed down his love of the music early…
Find out more »Benny Green Solo Piano
Benny Green Solo Piano The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Friday, August 28 • 8 PM - 10 PM A true torchbearer of the jazz piano tradition comes to The Side Door for an intimate evening of solo piano Benny Green – Solo Piano Benny Green is one of the most exciting, hard-swinging pianists to emerge from the legacy of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Born in New York and raised in Berkeley, California, Green began classical piano studies at age…
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Benny Green Solo Piano The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Saturday, August 29 • 8 PM - 10 PM A true torchbearer of the jazz piano tradition comes to The Side Door for an intimate evening of solo piano Benny Green – Solo Piano Benny Green is one of the most exciting, hard-swinging pianists to emerge from the legacy of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Born in New York and raised in Berkeley, California, Green began classical piano studies at age…
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Aaron Goldberg Trio with Reuben Rogers and Kendrick Scott
Aaron Goldberg Trio with Reuben Rogers and Kendrick Scott The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Friday, September 4 • 8 PM - 10 PM One of jazz's most compelling pianists brings his celebrated trio, featuring Reuben Rogers and Kendrick Scott, to The Side Door Aaron Goldberg – Piano Reuben Rogers – Bass Kendrick Scott – Drums The New York Times has called Aaron Goldberg a "post-bop pianist of exemplary taste and range", and over a career spanning three decades he…
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Aaron Goldberg Trio with Reuben Rogers and Kendrick Scott The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Saturday, September 5 • 8 PM - 10 PM One of jazz's most compelling pianists brings his celebrated trio, featuring Reuben Rogers and Kendrick Scott, to The Side Door Aaron Goldberg – Piano Reuben Rogers – Bass Kendrick Scott – Drums The New York Times has called Aaron Goldberg a "post-bop pianist of exemplary taste and range", and over a career spanning three decades he…
Find out more »Bobby Watson Quartet
Bobby Watson Quartet The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Friday, September 11 • 8 PM - 10 PM A true jazz legend and Grammy-nominated saxophonist brings his acclaimed quartet to The Side Door Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone Curtis Lundy – Bass Jordan Williams – Piano Victor Jones – Drums Bobby Watson sits among the pantheon of present day jazz greats. Born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Kansas City, Watson trained formally at the University of Miami, where his…
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Bobby Watson Quartet The Side Door Old Lyme, CT Saturday, September 12 • 8 PM - 10 PM A true jazz legend and Grammy-nominated saxophonist brings his acclaimed quartet to The Side Door Bobby Watson – Alto Saxophone Curtis Lundy – Bass Jordan Williams – Piano Victor Jones – Drums Bobby Watson sits among the pantheon of present day jazz greats. Born in Lawrence, Kansas and raised in Kansas City, Watson trained formally at the University of Miami, where his…
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