Presented by The Hartford Jazz Society, the 58th Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series will be held in Bushnell Park on six consecutive Monday evenings beginning Monday, July 7 and concluding on Monday, August 11, 2025.
The Series has been recognized as a New England Legacy and is referenced in the Library of Congress as the oldest free continuously run Jazz Festival in the United States. Each year the Hartford Jazz Society seeks to present a diverse program featuring musicians exhibiting the highest artistic excellence, many of which are often new to the Greater Hartford audience.
Each concert will consist of an opening act featuring a local musician or ensemble followed by a headliner of regional, national, or international prominence. The Series includes the celebration of Latin Jazz, Women in Jazz and venerated elder artists of the
music.
All concerts are free and will be held at the Thomas D. Harris IV Pavilion at Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut. In case of rain, the concerts will be held at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Ave, Hartford. All concerts will be broadcast live on WWUH 91.3 FM and WWUH.ORG.
2025 Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Schedule:
Opening Act 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Headliner 7:30pm – 9:00pm
July 7 O: Matthew Pearl, Benjamin Simmons Quintet
H: Brian Charette Trio w/Houston Person
July 14 O: JeddaLaRue and the Jazz Ambassadors
H: Sarah Hanahan Quartet
July 21 O: Abena Koomson-Davis and Jake Schwartz Quartet
H: The Amina Claudine Myers Trio
July 28 O: Dave Giardina & Goza
H: Willianm Cepeda AfroRican Quintet
Aug 4 O: Live Poets, Ink
H: Noah Baerman Quartet w/Jimmy Greene
Aug 11 O: Matt Dwonszyk & The Donny Time Band
H: Haneef Nelson Quintet
For more information, please visit
https://hartfordjazzsociety.com/paul-brown-monday-night-jazz
The 2025 Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series is sponsored by the following:
Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Greater Hartford Arts Council
Ensworth Charitable Foundation
Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Roberts Foundation for the Arts
The Side Door Jazz Club
George A. & Grace Long Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
The mission of the Hartford Jazz Society is to cultivate an appreciation of the sound, culture and love of jazz by presenting a variety of live events throughout the Greater Hartford community. Founded in 1960, The Hartford Jazz Society is the longest continuously operating jazz society in the country.
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