• On June 1 the GJB will perform with guest trombonist Tom Boates at the First Congregational Church of Southington as part of its regular Sunday morning service. DIRECTIONS: . . . MAP:

  • On Wednesday, June 18 the GJB will return to the gazebo on the green in Fairfield for another free outdoor concert from 7 to 8:30 PM. Our guests will be Bob Price (the Banjo Crackerjack) and trombonist Art Baron, formerly with Duke Ellington and Bruce Springsteen.
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  • The 2008 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival is set for June 27 - 29 at the Steam Train Station in Essex! We'll be there on Friday and Sunday with Jane Campedelli, Craig Grant, and Bob Price, along with numerous other great bands and talented musicians for another great weekend of traditional jazz. For more information about the festival and to order tickets visit the festival website by clicking on the blue lettering above. If you would like to receive updates directly from The Hot Steamed Jazz Festival, send an email to info@hotsteamedjazz.com and ask to be added to their email distribution list. . . . Directions: . . . MAP:

  • Sunday, July 6 the GJB will return to Westport's Levitt Pavilion for an outdoor concert from 7 to 8:30 PM. Details will be posted here when available. . . MAP:

  • On Sunday, July 20 the GJB will perform from 6:30 until 8 PM on the Town Green in Guilford with special guest trombonist Jim Fryer. The no-doubt world famous Sugarfoot Jazz Band will be there at 6 PM to warm up the stage and will also join us for part of the concert.

  • The 2008 Great Connecticut Jazz Festival is set for July 25-27 at the Sunrise Resort again in Moodus, and the GJB will be there along with other fine bands from all over the country, including Cornet Chop Suey, the Midiri Brothers, Igor's Jazz Cowboys, the Blue Street Jazz Band, the Sugarfoot Jazz Band, and Jeff Barnhart's All-Stars! Our special international lineup for this weekend includes saxophonist J. P. Alessi from France, trombonist Roy Rubinstein from England (by way of Chicago) and Paul Boehmke on clarinet and sax. All three are deeply into the New Orleans style of jazz that we know and love. . . . . MAP. . . .
    It is never too early to offer your services as a volunteer or festival sponsor; please visit the festival's volunteer or sponsor section of the festival's website for details.
    If you would like to have a business-card sized remembrance of a former friend, fan or musician printed in the festival program please send your request along with a check for $50 made out to T.G.C.T.J.F. to: Jean M. Hadley, P.O. Box 153, Northford, CT 06472. For more info you can give Jean a call; her number is (203) 469-3110.

  • On Wednesday, August 13 the GJB will return to Ashlar of Newtown for its annual free outdoor concert from 7 to 8 PM. . . . MAP:

  • On Saturday, August 16 the GJB will return to Music Mountain in Falls Village, CT for our 15th annual concert at Connecticut's answer to Tanglewood, the string quartet capital of the universe. The concert begins at 6:30, in the air-conditioned Gordon Hall, a wonderful old wooden building that is ideal for concerts. You are invited to arrive early to picnic on the scenic grounds. . . MAP:. . . For tickets or more info about Music Mountain call 860-824-7126.

  • Some time in September the GJB will return to Marisa's in Trumbull for another evening of jazz and good food. There is no cover or minimum; you can enjoy a fine Italian dinner while listening to the music, and there is a dance floor right in front of the band. Marisa's is very easy to find: take the Merritt Parkway toward Trumbull, get off at Exit 48, head north for about 3 miles, and it's on your right. It's even easier to get there from Route 25: get on from Route 8 in Bridgeport or from Parkway Exit 49, go north to the stoplight where the expressway ends, turn left, and go a quarter mile on 111. You'll see Marisa's on your left. Marisa's address is 6540 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611. (For a map, just click on that blue lettering.) This is a good-sized restaurant with plenty of parking, but since the autumn of 2006 every one of our Sundays at Marisa's has been sold out. Please call Marisa's (203-459-4225) to make dinner reservations.

  • The 2008 Suncoast Jazz Festival in Clearwater Beach, Florida will be November 21-23, and the GJB will be there! Watch this space for more info as it becomes available.

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