This events calendar includes Earl’s upcoming performances, compositional debuts, recordings and educational activities. On mobile devices this calendar is best viewed horizontally.
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Sun04Dec2022
UConn Jazz Ensemble
6 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd., Storrs, CT
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Mon05Dec2022
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
7:30 - 9:30PMElicit Brewing Co.
165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
ph: 860-791-8440
Back-to-Back Big Bands! The Hartford Jazz Orchestra & the UConn Jazz Ensemble, together!
The UConn Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Mastroianni, has been invited to “open” for the Hartford Jazz Orchestra on Monday, December 5 at Elicit Brewing. Each band will do a 45-minute set. The music begins at 7:30 PM.
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Mon12Dec2022
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
7:30 - 9:30PMElicit Brewing Co.
165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
ph: 860-791-8440NYC-based vocalist, Nicole Pasternak will perform holiday favorites with the Hartford Jazz Orchestra on Monday, Dec. 12th. -
Wed14Dec2022
New London Big Band
6:30 - 9:00 PMThe Social Bar + Kitchen
208 Bank St., New London, CT
Led by trombonist and composer Sean Nelson, the New London Big Band is a 17-piece jazz orchestra made up of the finest musicians in New England. The band plays a mix of classic jazz standards, upbeat dance tunes, and original music by band members, and regularly features instrumental and vocal soloists. -
Fri16Dec2022
Earl MacDonald & the UConn Jazz Faculty All Stars - Home for the Holidays
7 - 10 pmThe Side Door Jazz Club | 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371 | tel: 860.434.2600
Earl will be joined by his UConn Jazz Faculty colleagues:
John Mastroianni – alto saxophone
Steven Bulmer – string bass
Jonathan Barber – drum setFrom 7 – 7:50 they will play a set of “seasonal holiday jazz,” which will be followed by a jam session.
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Mon19Dec2022
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
7:30 - 9:30PMElicit Brewing Co.
165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
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Mon02Jan2023
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
7:30 - 9:30PMElicit Brewing Co.
165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
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Mon09Jan2023
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
7:30 - 9:30PMElicit Brewing Co.
165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
ph: 860-791-8440 -
Sun15Jan2023
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Mon16Jan2023
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
7:30 - 9:30PMElicit Brewing Co.
165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
ph: 860-791-8440 -
Sun22Jan2023
Earl MacDonald & the UConn Jazz Faculty All-Stars
3PM
Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford, CT. The "Baby Grand Jazz" series runs 16 Sundays, from January through April. These popular free concerts have been a staple of Hartford Public Library since 2004.
Earl MacDonald – piano, John Mastroianni – alto sax, Sean Nelson – trombone, Chris Morrison – guitar, Steven Bulmer – string bass, Jonathan Barber – drum set
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Mon23Jan2023
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
7:30 - 9:30PMElicit Brewing Co.
165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
ph: 860-791-8440 -
Mon30Jan2023
Hartford Jazz Orchestra
7:30 - 9:30PMElicit Brewing Co.
165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
ph: 860-791-8440 -
Fri10Feb2023Sat11Feb2023
UConn High School Jazz Festival
9 AM - 5 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd, Storrs, CT
[directions and parking]
The annual UConn Jazz Festival is a non-competitive and educationally-rewarding experience that provides a forum for mutual support of each ensemble’s efforts while enhancing skills in the jazz idiom. Highlights of the festival include:
- a twenty-minute performance time for each ensemble,
- a twenty-minute personalized clinic by a UConn Jazz faculty member,
- beginning, intermediate, and advanced level improvisation master classes, and
- a mini-concert by the UConn Jazz Ensemble and UConn Jazz faculty.
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Sun12Feb2023
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Sun26Mar2023
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Wed29Mar2023
Earl MacDonald Trio @ the UConn Human Rights Institute Conference
6 - 9 PM
the 20th anniversary conference dinner for the UConn Human Rights Institute
location: Student Union Ballroom, University of ConnecticutEarl MacDonald – piano, Lou Bocciarelli – string bass, Tom Devino – drums
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Sun02Apr2023
UConn Jazz Ensemble
8 PMvon der Mehden Recital Hall, 875 Coventry Rd., Storrs, CT
General admission is $10. Students, faculty, children and military members with ID are admitted free. -
Sun16Apr2023
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Fri28Apr2023
