Hartford Jazz Society Blog
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The blog covers articles on concert reviews, jazz history, Hartford Jazz society news, album reviews, and more. The mission of The Hartford Jazz Society is to cultivate an appreciation of the sound, culture, and love of jazz by presenting a variety of live events and other activities. We strive to accomplish these goals through offering jazz-related performances, activities, education, and..
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
1w ago
Steve Bulmer is a HJS Board member, UCONN teacher, and active musician. On April 4th, 2024, Steve was interviewed by Ruth Griggs for the WHMP radio show All That Jazz. In this interview, Bulmer talks about his life and philosophy in jazz. He lets us know about his current band, The Hall Monitors, and information ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
4M ago
by Leslie Manselle Summer 2021 (photos by Maurice D. Robertson) You know, sometimes you meet people who just strike you as interesting, real interesting. You want to know more about them. Well, this person· is real humble, confident, quiet; low key, low profile; very giving, very generous. He's older and kind of private, so no ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
5M ago
On November 15, 2023, Joel Frahm (tenor saxophone) returned to his High School alma mater for a day of music and education as part of the Hartford Jazz Society Fall concert/workshop series. The day commenced with an afternoon workshop, open to the public, where Joel imparted some of his valuable wisdom and experience to our ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
9M ago
William P. Gottlieb Collection—Library of Congress Herman Leonard Maurice D. Robertson Photo Arts (Hartford) Smithsonian Collection Chuck Stewart Photography Chuck Stewart—Signed Silver Gelatin Collection ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
9M ago
The articles cited below represent a small fraction of the total number of articles that can be found online in The Hartford Courant in this time period, especially 1923 – 1960. Other newspapers that reported on jazz, such as The Hartford Times, are available only on microfilm, if at all. During the 1940s and 1950s ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
1y ago
Congratulations to University of Connecticut student Michael Farina for winning the Downbeat Student Music Award for Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance on tenor saxophone. Michael is a freshman studying under John Mastroianni in the Jazz Studies program at UCONN. The DownBeat awards are considered among the most coveted honors in the music industry. Entries are judged ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
1y ago
It's great to see our University of Hartford, Jackie McLean Institute graduates playing in one of the iconic New York City jazz clubs. That was the case a few weeks back when Sarah Hanahan (U of H class of 2019) appeared at Smalls Jazz Club on March 20, 2023 with the Joe Farnsworth Quartet and ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
1y ago
by Ken Laster Mastodon is a social network that, although nearly a decade old, has recently seen a surge in membership and notoriety due to the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk. Since that event occurred, changes in policies and politics have spurred a Twitter exodus by tens of thousands to other platforms. Mastodon ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
1y ago
As we turn our calendar to the New Year, it's always a fun to look back at some of the best jazz releases from the previous year. As the current webmaster to the Hartford Jazz Society and now a resident of San Diego California, I have a hand in each of these cities jazz scenes ..read more
Hartford Jazz Society Blog
1y ago
A wonderful Charles Mingus documentary was aired on PBS earlier this month. It features a performance by the Mingus Big Band interspersed with conversations on the life and music of this jazz icon. For Hartford jazz fans, you will recognize several familiar faces of University of Hartford alumni/faculty that have appeared around town over the ..read more