Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
The 32nd annual Greater Hartford Jazz Festival, New England’s largest free public jazz festival, will kick-off on Thursday, July 13 at 4:30 PM with Hall High School’s 23-person Jazz Band and special guest Tenor Saxophonist, Composer and Vocalist Camille Thurman. Conard High School’s Jazz Combo and Guilford High School Jazz Band will also perform.
The 2023 Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz Schedule/Lineup follows:
THURSDAY, JULY 13
4:30 – 9:00 PM Hall High School Jazz Band with Camille Thurman; Conard and Guilford High School Jazz Combos
FRIDAY, JULY 14
6:00 PM Latin Heartbeat Orchestra “The Power of Attraction”
8:00 PM Tony Succar “Unity Show”
10:00 PM Eddie Palmieri
SATURDAY, JULY 15
2:30 PM Paula Atherton
4:30 PM Rob Zinn, Anything Can Happen Tour
6:30 PM The New UrbanJazz Party featuring Bob Baldwin, Ragan Whiteside & Friends
8:30 PM Special EFX All Stars featuring Chieli Minucci, Elliot Yamen, Nelson Rangell, Lao Tizer, Karen Briggs, Dave Livolsi, and Joel Rosenblatt
10:30 PM Maysa
SUNDAY, JULY 16
10:00 AM The Hot Cat Jazz Band Jazz Mass at Christ Church Cathedral Downtown Hartford
2:30 PM Matt Dwonszyk and the Dwonztet
4:30 PM Jazz & Strings Charlie Parker Guest Kris Allen
6:30 PM The BlackByrds
8:30 PM Take 6
Hourly Schedule
July 14th
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Hall High School Jazz Band
- Featuring Chris Crenshaw
July 15th
- 7:00 PM
- Chembo Corniel Quintet
- Featuring Ray Vega
- 8:05 PM
- Art from the Hart-Whitney Lucky J
- (Dance)
- 8:30 PM
- Vincent Ingala
- 10:00 PM
- Boney James
July 16th
- 2:30 PM
- Will Prince and Friends
- 4:30 PM
- Isaiah Sharkey
- 6:05 PM
- Art from the Hart-Betty Bruk Up
- (Dance)
- 6:30 PM
- Brian Simpson/Jackiem Joyner/Steve Oliver
- 8:30 PM
- Spyro Gyra
- 10:30 PM
- Average White Band
July 17th
- 10:00 AM
- The Hot Cat Jazz Band
- Mass at Christ Church Cathedral in Downtown Hartford
- 1:00 PM
- Funky Dawgz Brass Band
- 2:30 PM
- Matt Marshak
- 4:30 PM
- Firey String Sistas
- 6:05 PM
- Art from the Hart-Klassy Katz
- (Dance)
- 6:30 PM
- Marquis Hill: New Gospel Revisited (100%)
- 8:30 PM
- The Manhattan Transfer
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