December 8 - December 14, 2008
IN CONNECTICUT:
In Norwalk, the Silvermine Tavern, 194 Perry Avenue will be hosting the Joe Sinagugila Quartet with Joe on acoustic bass, Jake Wardwell on drums and Josh Brunaue on trumpet on Friday, December 12. Then the Harold Zinno Quintet with Nicole Pasternak on vocals, Harold on trumpet and flugelhorn, John Mobilio on bass, Jack Varanelli on drums and Doug Schlink on piano will be performing on Saturday, December 13. Call the Silvermine to make reservations at (203) 847-4558.
The Norfield Grange, 12 Goodhill Road in Weston will be hosting a Christmas program featuring the Chris Coogan Trio on Sunday, December 14. Purchase tickets by calling (203) 454-4695.
Larry Urbon and Cafe Musette will be performing at Luc’s Cafe, 3 Big Shop Lane in Ridgefield on Wednesday, December 10. Call (203) 894-8522 to make reservations.
Also in Ridgefield, on Tuesday, December 9, John Cain and Gary MacFadden will be at Piccolo Pizza, located at 24 Prospect Street. To learn more, call (203) 438-8200.
Pizzeria Lauretano, 291 Greenwood Avenue in Bethel, features the Mark Shamasian Quartet on Sunday, December 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Call (203) 792-1500 to make reservations.
Dan Stevens will be at Club 121 at the Oxford Airport, 288 Christian Street in Oxford on Wednesday, December 10. Call (203) 264-6525 for more info.
Here’s what’s happening at the Szechuan Tokyo Restaurant, located at 1245 New Britain Avenue in West Hartford: On Thursday, December 11, vocalist Nicole Zuraitis will be performing. Then on Friday, December 12, it’s Liviu Pop’s Funk/Soul Jazz Experience. Call the Szechuan Tokyo Restaurant at (860) 561-0180 to make reservations.
Black Eyed Sally’s, 370 Asylum Street in Hartford features guitarist Albert Cummings on Saturday, December 13 at 8:00 p.m. Call (860) 278-7427 to get directions.
The Cuckoo’s Nest, 1712 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook will feature Charlie Sutton and Jeff Fuller on Thursday, December 11 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Call (860) 399-9060 to get reservation information.
The G.W. Tavern, 20 Bee Brook Road in Washington Depot features jazz duo Chris Casey and Donn Doucette on Thursday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. and roots, blues and origionals with Lowry Hammer and John Scholle on Saturday, December 13 at 10:30 p.m. Call for reservations and more info, at (860) 868-6633.
The Kevin Crandall Band is playing at The Dogwatch Cafe on the Waterfront at Dodson’s Marina, 194 Water Street in Stonington Borough at 9:00 p.m. Learn more by calling (860) 415-4510.
The Donny McCaslin Trio is performing at Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street in New Haven on Friday, December 12. Call (203) 785-0468 to learn more.
On Friday, December 12, Brian Jenkins and Tom Devino are performing at Tymes, 2389 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden. Call (203) 230-2301 for more info.
IN NEW YORK STATE:
The Cafe at Riverspace, 119 Main Street in Nyack will feature a jazz concert and jam session with saxophonist Ralph Lalama on Tuesday, December 9 from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Call (845) 348-0741 to get directions.
IN MANHATTAN:
This week, the Blue Note, 131 West Third Street features McCoy Tyner from Tuesday, December 9 through Sunday, December 14. Sets are at 8:00 and 10:30 p.m. and you can make reservations by calling (212) 475-8592.
Smalls Jazz Club is hosting the Sean Smith Quartet with John Ellis on sax, Keith Ganz on guitar, Sean on bass and Russell Meissner on drums on Thursday, December 11 at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Smalls Jazz Club is located at 183 West 10th Street at Seventh Avenue, and you can learn more by logging on to: www.smallsjazzclub.com.
The Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway (on the corner of 51st Street) presents Les Paul and his trio on Monday, December 8. From Wednesday, December 10 through Sunday, December 14, it’s Pharoah Sanders. Call the Iridium for show times and more details at (212) 582-2121.
The Newman Taylor Baker Quartet will be at the Goddard Riverside Community Center, 593 Columbus Avenue (at West 88th Street) on Wednesday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. Get ticket info by calling (212) 873-6600.
ON LONG ISLAND:
The Mambo Loco Quartet is performing at The Margarita Grille, 83 Main Street in Westhampton Beach on Tuesday, December 9. Learn more by calling (631) 288-5252. Then on Wednesday, December 10, The Mambo Loco Quartet will be at the Beach Hut at Meschutt Beach, One Canal Road in Hampton Bays. Get details about this performance by calling (631) 728-2988.
On Friday, December 12, the IMAC presents A Peter White Christmas with Rick Braun and Mindi Abair. Call the box office for tickets at (631) 549-ARTS.
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