Jazz Wednesdays at Black-Eyed Sally's

04/23/2026

May is shaping up to be a great month of music here at Jazz Wednesdays!

We kick off the month with Mentorship XII: String of Pearls

Then celebrate the birthday of the late great Jackie McLean with Hartford Jazz Project: A Celebration of the Music of Jackie McLean

Then round out the month with the young talents of Matt Pearl and Anthony Carabello

Catch you in May!

04/06/2026

This Wednesday we a thrilled to welcome the Hall High School Combo 1 and Second Sphere, two high school ensembles under the direction of Nathan Edwards.

Nate the Great as he is known at Black-Eyed Sally's is one of Hartford's premier tenor saxophone players and is an educator in the West Hartford Public Schools teaching the youth about music. This is a very exciting performance featuring many of the next generation of musicians in the Hartford area. We hope you will join us

04/01/2026

Tonight! Hartford bassist Matt Dwonszyk presents his quintet to celebrate the release of his newest recording, Live at the Side Door! Hope to see you there!

Band:

Matt Dwonszyk - Bass
Haneef Nelson - Trumpet
Matt Knoegel - Sax
Andrew Wilcox - Piano
Jonathan Barber - Drums

04/01/2026

We hope to see you tonight for our weekly session! But if you are free this Friday, be sure to check out our friends the Makanda Project at the Side Door! You can purchase tickets at the link here:

Join us for a special night of jazz with The Makanda Project!