Hartford’s home of the best Live Jazz, Blues, Rock & Roots music.
The Michael Cleary Band has been a Ct Institution for over 20 years. Although listed as a Rock/Funk Jam Band, that only describes a small part of who they are. When a band has been around for as long as The Michael Cleary Band, it is a constant evolution of playlists and genres. Very few bands are able to accomplish a feat of this magnitude. To be able to play the Live Music Scene in Connecticut, a band needs to be constantly evolving, and the Michael Cleary Band does exactly that.
Michael Cleary has the unique ability to go from cover to original and back again. This makes him one of the few bands on the Connecticut live music scene with the ability to do so.The Michael Cleary Band has opened for Tower of Power, Little Feat, NRBQ, The Average White Band and many more. MCB plays throughout the State,, and can show up doing covers, or their original music. And that is part of the reason for their longevity, the ability to give the audience a great show regardless of what the playlist consists of.
Since coming together in 1987, Locomotion has become a favorite party and dance band in southern New England performing all styles of music at clubs, special events, summer concerts and town fairs and festivals.
For 30 years, Locomotion has played countless events across all of Connecticut, with numerous shows in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York.
The Locomotion lineup consists of a full power-house horn section, two lead singers (guy and gal), and super tight rhythm section to deliver a wide range of music including classic Motown hits, funk, rock, 80’s dance, disco, standards, swing, and rhythm and blues.
Five blues bands compete each Sunday night to win a chance to represent CT in Memphis! Come hear what CT has to offer. No Cover charge and Blue Moon Beer specials!
Tonight’s line up:
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3:00 Cole Morson Band
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3:40 Indian Summer
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4:20 Murray the Wheel
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5:00 Lee-Ann Lovelace & George Lesiw Blues Band
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 jam with weekly special guest- ya never know who might show up! Come enjoy some soul satisfying food & music!
Every Thursday- No Cover Charge!
BluesHead is a toe-tapping hip-shaking party band soaked in non-traditional blues fashion with solid rhythms and infectious grooves. Formed in 2001 the band continues to entertain crowds in clubs, at parties and at festivals throughout New England. Johnny takes the band on a musical roller coaster ride with his tone drenched harmonica and his soulful guitar and vocals. Johnny has shared the stage with many Blues Greats like Junior Wells…KoKo Taylor…Ronnie Earl…Bo Diddley and Tinsley Ellis and has opened shows for artists from John Mayall and Gregg Allman to James Cotton and Albert Collins. A three time featured artist at the New England Blues Harmonica Showcase here at Sally’s. Mark Nomad joins the band for this show.
Whether he’s playing scorching originals or classic rock covers, his solos are thrilling and reminiscent of Clapton or Stevie Ray in their fiery youth. One thing that remains consistent is Hoey’s impassioned command of the guitar. He can attack his instrument with feral intensity and then play something very soft and achingly beautiful. This ability to mix feeling, phrasing, technique and tone is the true mark of a master guitarist.
With a collection of 21 albums it’s no wonder Gary Hoey is listed as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. The world renowned rock guitarist’s first break came in 1987 when Ozzy Osbourne liked Hoey’s tape enough to fly him to LA for an audition and encouraging him to move to the West Coast. In 1990 Hoey was signed to Reprise Records with a short lived band called Heavy Bones but followed up in 1993 with a solo album and Gary’s cover of “Hocus Pocus” rocketed into the Billboard’s Top 5 Rock Tracks
Five blues bands compete each Sunday night to win a chance to represent CT in Memphis! Come hear what CT has to offer. No Cover charge and Blue Moon Beer specials!
Tonight’s line up:
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3:00 TNG
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3:40 Rich Badowski Blues Band
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4:20 Howling Hound Dogs
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5:00 Whiskey Rebels
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 jam with weekly special guest- ya never know who might show up! Come enjoy some soul satisfying food & music!
Every Thursday- No Cover Charge!
Danny Draher, New York Blues & Jazz Society’s Best Artist winning entry – is a guitarist, singer, musical director, consultant and producer. Born in Indianapolis, he heard the fascinating sounds of Wes Montgomery, James Brown, Ray Charles, and Elvis. He started playing piano and bass at a young age, then switched to the guitar and soon moved to Chicago. By age fourteen, Danny was performing at parties with local bands and began his professional life as a guitarist with Otis Rush and Buddy Guy at the Checkerboard Lounge. He recorded his first album with the Bob Reidy Band on Flying Fish Records at the legendary Chess Studios. He left Chicago and toured nationally with many popular, ‘top 40’, rock, rhythm and blues bands.
He moved to New York City and soon became the guitarist, singer and bandleader of choice. Through his reputation, he and his band have been hired by the who’s who of the music industry. He has recorded and toured nationally and internationally with artists such as Dr. John, Etta James, Paul Butterfield and Allen Toussaint.
There are many different opinions as to what the future of the blues harmonica will be. Memphis vocalist and harmonica player Brandon Santini is undeniably a worthy player to keep an eye on as the latest surge of young blues artists leave their footprint in blues history. His name is worthy of conversations that include James Cotton, Kim Wilson, Dennis Gruenling, Charlie Musselwhite and other frontline harmonica players by combining his love and respect for traditional blues with a present, colorful style of playing that is often compared to James Cotton or Paul Butterfield. Raised in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Brandon purchased his first harmonica in 1997 at the age of fifteen when his mother took him to the local music store upon his request. He founded the Blues Music Award nominated band Delta Highway in 2003 and relocated to Memphis where he absorbed the sounds and culture of the Delta and North Mississippi Hill Country, honing his craft night after night, sweating it out in local Beale Street clubs just like Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King did decades before him.
Opening the show is Katie Henry- Click here to see the video!
Visiting #HartfordHasIt for 1st Round #NCAA action? Have lunch or dinner (or lunch AND dinner) at Black-Eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar - just one block away on Asylum Street from the XLCenter!
