Black-Eyed Sally’s barbecue restaurant is a local favorite in Hartford, CT built in an historic 100-year-old brick building with pressed tin walls and time-worn wood floors, and is full of southern folk art and blues memorabilia. Owned & operated by the same family who has been serving and enriching their CT community for over 20 […]
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz 2017
June 13, 2017 by
The countdown to the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz 2017 has begun! One of Connecticut’s biggest summer concerts, the Greater Hartford Festival takes place in downtown Hartford and requires no admission. The 2017 Festival Line Up Hartford’s Festival of Jazz begins Friday, July 14th and ends Sunday, July 16th. A fusion of live music, performances, arts […]
Remembering Paul Brown
July 19, 2016 by
Paul Brown, the talented jazz bassist and founder of Hartford’s Monday Night Jazz series has passed away. Hartford’s Monday Night Jazz series is recognized as the oldest continuously run jazz festival in the United States, which Brown ran for over 40 years before the Hartford Jazz Society assumed responsibility. Monday Night Jazz in Bushnell Park […]
Hartford & the Party Goes On
August 3, 2015 by
Just a few weeks after the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, Hartford area residents were treated to another great day at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. August 1st was a hot, humid day – perfect for the 10th annual Taste of the Caribbean & Jerk Festival. The air was thick with the smell of jerk chicken, the […]
Hartford Hot Summer of Jazz
July 27, 2015 by
The 24th Annual Greater Hartford Festival Of Jazz kicked off on Friday July 17th with the Hot Latin Sounds of Tony Succar and Cool Island Rhythms of Monte Alexander. This weekend long event is the largest FREE jazz festival in New England and most likely attendance this year topped last years’ 70,000 strong. Saturday is […]
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz Warm Up
July 13, 2015 by
Each year Hartford, Connecticut’s Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz line up is amazing! An event that I wait all year for, the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz is never a small event. Don’t miss a thing this year with Enjoy CT Live’s Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz Warm Up of events happening before the fest! […]
The Ultimate Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz Guide
May 4, 2015 by
The annual Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz is a fantastic event celebrating live music and community. This year Enjoy CT Live is prepping you for the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz with The Ultimate Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz Guide! The Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz welcomes guests of all ages, and admission is free. […]
2014 Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
July 28, 2014 by
2014 Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz: Sax, Sax and More Sax! The 23rd annual Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz opened July 18th and the weekend was ruled by the Sax. Opening night headliner was Grammy Award winner David Sanborn who set the stage for a great weekend of Jazz with a full spectrum of Jazz […]