Events

This events calendar includes Earl’s upcoming performances, compositional debuts, recordings and educational activities. On mobile devices this calendar is best viewed horizontally.

2023

• Mon

  02

  Jan

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  

• Mon

  09

  Jan

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  

• Sun

  15

  Jan

  2023

  Jazz Mass - Earl MacDonald & Friends

  10:00 AM

  Christ Church Cathedral, 45 Church Street, Hartford, CT

  Earl MacDonald – piano
  Nathan Edwards – tenor & soprano saxophones
  Steven Bulmer – string bass
  Sarah Dimiceli – drums

  The Second Sunday After Epiphany
  The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance & Jazz Mass Offering

• Mon

  16

  Jan

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  

• Sun

  22

  Jan

  2023

  Earl MacDonald & the UConn Jazz Faculty All-Stars

  3:00 PM

  
  CHANGE IN LOCATION: Due to the temporary closure of the Downtown Library, the Baby Grand Jazz series will be held at Center Church (60 Gold Street).

  Seating will be first come, first seated, starting at 2 p.m. No registration is required. Concerts will continue to be streamed on Hartford Public Library's Facebook Page and YouTube channel.

   

  Parking: Street parking is available and free on weekends. Parking in the Hartford Parking Authority lot behind the Downtown Library is still available, a short walk away from Center Church. Find more information on directions to Center Church here.

   

  Accessibility: The Center Church Meeting House is accessible to all. A wheelchair lift is located on the south side of the portico of the Meeting House (accessed via a ramp in the Memorial Garden - we recommend calling the performance coordinator, Jana, at 860-881-5646, when you arrive). Find more information about accessibility at Center Church here.
  

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  Earl MacDonald – piano, John Mastroianni – alto sax, Sean Nelson – trombone, Chris Morrison – guitar, Steven Bulmer – string bass, Jonathan Barber – drum set

  The stellar roster of musician-educators from the state’s flagship land-grant research university share a like-minded, post-bop aesthetic. Each player has a distinctive, contemporary improvisational voice and a wealth of international playing experience. This is no derivative jazz sextet. Expect “smart, economical writing and fabulous blowing.” (Marc Myers, JazzWax)

• Mon

  23

  Jan

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  

• Mon

  30

  Jan

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  Featured guest artist: trombonist Steve Davis

  “Steve is one of the greatest Trombone Players in the world”
  – FREDDIE HUBBARD
  

• Mon

  06

  Feb

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  

• Fri

  10

  Feb

  2023

  UConn High School Jazz Festival

  9 AM - 6 PM

  von 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.
• Mon

  13

  Feb

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  Hearts & Flowers with Dianne Mower. 

• Mon

  20

  Feb

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  

• Mon

  20

  Feb

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  

• Mon

  27

  Feb

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  — CANCELED due to a winter storm advisory. —

• Thu

  02

  Mar

  2023

  Earl MacDonald Trio @ RD86 Space

  6 - 9PM

  

  RD86 Space, 86 Golden Street, New London, CT
  rd86space.com  (No Cover!)

  Earl MacDonald – piano
  Steven Bulmer – string bass
  Tom Devino – drum set

• Mon

  06

  Mar

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

• Mon

  13

  Mar

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  Pianist Josh Catania will be subbing for Earl.

• Mon

  20

  Mar

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

  Pianist Andrew Wilcox will be subbing for Earl.

• Mon

  27

  Mar

  2023

  Hartford Jazz Orchestra

  7:30 - 9:30PM

  

  Elicit Brewing Co.
  165 Adams St., Manchester, CT 06042
  ph: 860-791-8440

• Wed

  29

  Mar

  2023

  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 Connecticut

  Earl MacDonald – piano, Lou Bocciarelli – string bass, Tom Devino – drums