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Chelmsford Arts Center - Sunday Jazz  Jam

Chelmsford Arts Center - Sunday Jazz Jam

10-26-2025 1:00 pm

Join us in the Cabaret Cafe for a music-filled afternoon on Sunday, October 26th! Beginning at 1:00 pm, the Arthur Bakopolus Jazz Quartet will play a short set. After the performance, the stage will be open to any and all jazz musicians who wish to perform!

Portsmouth NH Music Hall - In the Spotlight ... Five Masters of Jazz

Portsmouth NH Music Hall - In the Spotlight ... Five Masters of Jazz

10-26-2025 3:30 pm
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Featuring Vocalist DONNA BYRNE with
GRAY SARGENT, guitar
TIM RAY, piano
LES HARRIS JR, drums
MARSHALL WOOD, upright bass

Introducing Donna Byrne’s just released, new album.
And including a few songs Gray, Tim, & Marshall performed with Tony Bennett.
Presented by Seacoast Jazz Society

Prepare to be swept away by an electrifying evening of jazz brilliance. In this brand-new showcase, five legendary artists come together to reveal the essence of their artistry—each one stepping into the spotlight to share the sound that sets them apart. From intimate duos and trios to captivating solos to full quintet magic, this concert invites you to witness jazz in its most vivid, living form. 

Portsmouth NH Music Hall - In the Spotlight ... Five Masters of Jazz (2)

Portsmouth NH Music Hall - In the Spotlight ... Five Masters of Jazz (2)

10-26-2025 6:00 pm
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Featuring Vocalist DONNA BYRNE with
GRAY SARGENT, guitar
TIM RAY, piano
LES HARRIS JR, drums
MARSHALL WOOD, upright bass

Introducing Donna Byrne’s just released, new album.
And including a few songs Gray, Tim, & Marshall performed with Tony Bennett.
Presented by Seacoast Jazz Society

Prepare to be swept away by an electrifying evening of jazz brilliance. In this brand-new showcase, five legendary artists come together to reveal the essence of their artistry—each one stepping into the spotlight to share the sound that sets them apart. From intimate duos and trios to captivating solos to full quintet magic, this concert invites you to witness jazz in its most vivid, living form. 

Club d’Elf feat. Duke Levine & Kevin Barry

Club d’Elf feat. Duke Levine & Kevin Barry

10-31-2025 8:00 pm
 Halloween has long been a sacred (scared?!) day for Club d'Elf, and Halloween shows are a long-standing tradition. This year the show falls on the very day itself, and a Friday at that. Costumes are encouraged!
Mike Rivard - Bass & Sintir
Fabio Pirozzolo - Drums & Vocal
Paul Schultheis - Keyboards

Mister Rourke - Turntables
With guest guitarists Duke Levine (Bonnie Raitt, Mary Chapin Carpenter) and Kevin Barry (Jackson Browne, Lori McKenna)
Kenny Garrett: Sounds from the Ancestors

Kenny Garrett: Sounds from the Ancestors

11-08-2025 8:00 pm
 

 

Kenny Garrett, alto sax
Keith Brown, acoustic piano/keyboards
Rudy Bird, percussion
Jeremiah Edward, acoustic bass
Michael Ode, drums
Melvis Santa, vocals/percussion
With his illustrious career that includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, as well as a heralded career as a solo artist that began more than 30 years ago, Kenny Garrett is easily recognized as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters. And with the marvelous Sounds from the Ancestors, the GRAMMY® Award-winning Garrett shows no signs of resting on his laurels.