Hartford’s home of the best Live Jazz, Blues, Rock & Roots music.
Every wed at 8:00 pm we host one of the longest running open blues jams in New England! Featuring our house band with a different host each week, you’ll hear some of the best musicians CT has to offer and it’s open to all ages (under 18 with a parent). Come on in, sign up, and let us hear your stuff- No Cover Charge!!
This queen of blue-eyed rock n’ soul, who grew up loving equally the sweetness of a Memphis horn line and the raunch of an electric guitar riff, whether played by Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, or Pop Staples, teased her blonde hair into a beehive in honor of Ronnie Spector and never looked back, picking up a guitar and forging a career as a songwriter in the process. She’s the current, long-time vocalist with the Saturday Night Live Band, whose latest CD, 2010’s The Deep End, was honored on five national Top Ten lists and features special guests/duet partners Ian Hunter, Dion DiMucci, and Marshall Crenshaw, plus Levon Helm, GE Smith, Andy York, Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, Catherine Russell, Big Al Anderson, and others.
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Jeff Pitchell is an internationally acclaimed, award winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, and an actor who reminds fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, BB King etc. but most of all, is a top drawing, best selling artist whose explosive guitar playing and impassioned vocals have drawn rave reviews from fans and critics alike for simply playing music that Jeff himself has written! Jeff has just returned from Europe, where he had an extremely successful trip!! Jeff and Texas Flood are top-notch musicians and singers who unite to bring a high energy mix of Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Soul and funky Texas Blues..
For the aficionado, or the curious first-timer, Jazz Mondays is the best taste of live jazz in Hartford. Set in the southern juke joint atmosphere of Black-eyed Sally’s, Jazz Mondays will strike a chord as you hear what our local talent has to offer, with regular special appearances by big city jazz names. Experience the cool original music of the jam session while you enjoy the hot fierce Southern cookin’ of Sally’s kitchen. Jam session begins after 1st set. Under 21s welcome. Sponsored by the Hartford Jazz Society!
Every tuesday come see this 18 piece orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics. Free Admission!
Every wed at 8:00 pm we host one of the longest running open blues jams in New England! Featuring our house band with a different host each week, you’ll hear some of the best musicians CT has to offer and it’s open to all ages (under 18 with a parent). Come on in, sign up, and let us hear your stuff- No Cover Charge!!
Liviu’s invitational series. Special guest to be announced. NO COVER CHARGE
Jake Kulak and the LowDown, 2017 New England Music Award Nominees for “Best New Act of the Year”, play original blues and contemporary rock music, as well as unique covers of blues and funk artists like Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Sly and the Family Stone and Funkadelic. Award-winning guitarist and vocalist Jake Kulak has been performing professionally in front of audiences since the age of 12. In 2016 he performed at 60 professional gigs across the US -all while still attending high school. Thrilling audiences from Norway to Boston, to the Mississippi Delta, Jake plays guitar-driven blues rock music which highlights his improvisational ability. Laying down the funky bass grooves for the band is Anthony Dailey from Longmeadow, MA and anchoring the band’s killer beat is multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Peck. These young artists have been CT’s entry in the International Blues Challenge Youth Showcase in Memphis, TN for the past four years. www.jakekulak.com youtube.com/jakekulak
Bruce Katz is a four time nominee for the Blues Music Award (W.C. Handy Award) for “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year”, selected by the Blues Foundation of Memphis, TN.
While Blues is a very important part of his music, Bruce’s music has more angles and influences, occupying a unique space where blues, “soul-jazz”, jam-band rock, and all aspects of Americana Music collide into a style of original music all his own. He is equally comfortable playing Hammond B-3 Organ and Piano.
Besides leading the Bruce Katz Band, Bruce performs regularly with the Delbert McClinton Band, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band, John Hammond, and other artists as well. He was a member of the Gregg Allman Band from 2007-2013.
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Every tuesday come see this 18 piece orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics. Free Admission!
Liviu’s invitational series. Special guest to be announced. NO COVER CHARGE
Duke founded Roomful of Blues with pianist Al Copley in Westerly, R.I., in 1967. By adding horns, Roomful announced itself emphatically as the prototypical jump blues band, and became a New England legend and a fixture beyond, as did Duke himself.
By the time Duke left Roomful after a dozen years, he was firmly established in the upper echelon of contemporary blues guitarists. Duke went from Roomful to a stint with rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon and then to the first iteration of the Legendary Blues Band, composed primarily of then-recent Muddy Waters sidemen.
Duke’s resume is decorated with Grammy nominations, Handy Awards and Blues Music Awards, and other honors for his artistry, recordings and productions within the United States and internationally. On his latest release, “Duke Robillard and his Dames of Rhythm” on M.C. Records, he wields an acoustic archtop and joins six thrushes for evocative and enjoyable renditions of 1920s and 1930s swing tunes; it’s a worthy successor to his 2016 BMA-winning “The Acoustic Blues And Roots Of Duke Robillard.”
Quotes about Duke:
“One of the great players”-BB King
“Robillard is a soloist of stunning force and originality”-New York Times
The Savage Brothers, a Hartford-based band established in 1984, is a six piece funkin’, rockin’, and rhythm group featuring a two-piece horn section. The band has performed all over New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and as far as Cancun, Mexico. The Savage Brothers have shared the stage with acts such as Tower of Power, Joan Osborne, James Cotton, Southside Johnny, NRBQ, The Guess Who, Marshall Tucker, Jimmy Vaughn, Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers, John Cafferty, Los Lonely Boys, and more.
The group’s current line-up is comprised of Michael Savage, drums and vocals; Frank Cook, lead guitar; Keith Kruser, lead vocals, guitar, and keyboard; Scott Lawson Pomeroy, lead vocals and bass guitar; Steve Marien, sax; Scott Haber, trumpet. They have released two full albums including “Population 6” which has been critically acclaimed and sold over 5,000 copies. The Savage Brothers Band has won numerous awards including the “Best of Hartford” by Hartford Magazine. They’ve given over 5,000 performances and with total professionalism and consistent sound and stage presence, you won’t want to miss this band!
Every tuesday come see this 18 piece orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics. Free Admission!
Liviu’s invitational series. Special guest to be announced. NO COVER CHARGE
Enjoy the best live jazz in Hartford at BES this evening! Experience the cool OG music of the jam session with Bill Bickford Trio at 8pm!
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