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The Side Door Jazz Club

A world-class jazz venue located at the Old Lyme Inn in Old Lyme, Connecticut!
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The Side Door Jazz Club is the realization of a long cherished dream - the perfect jazz venue: Intimate, welcoming, elegant and a quality, great sounding room that the very best jazz artists are happy to play in! On May 10th, 2013 its door and stage were opened by none other than the venerable George Wein and his Newport All-Stars band, cutting the ribbon and giving his blessing to an awestruck Ke

n Kitchings! An incredible gala night opening to be remembered – setting the standard and placing The Side Door firmly on the jazz venue map! Get all the artist details and buy your tickets at our website, sidedoorjazz.com, for the amazing jazz performances we have every Friday and Saturday nights! Enjoy world-class live jazz, a full bar, and enjoy dinner at the beautiful Old Lyme Inn before the show!

09/01/2026

This weekend at The Side Door, pianist Aaron Goldberg brings his celebrated trio, featuring Reuben Rogers and Kendrick Scott, for two nights of extraordinary piano trio jazz. 🎹

The New York Times has called Aaron Goldberg a post-bop pianist of exemplary taste and range. He toured extensively with Joshua Redman, joined the bands of Kurt Rosenwinkel and Wynton Marsalis, and has collaborated with Charles Lloyd, Madeleine Peyroux, Betty Carter, and Freddie Hubbard, among many others. Goldberg and bassist Reuben Rogers formed one of jazz's most acclaimed working trios, releasing five celebrated albums together, and reuniting in recent years to continue that twenty-five-year musical fellowship. Joining them is drummer Kendrick Scott, one of the most sought-after and inventive drummers of his generation.

Aaron Goldberg – Piano
Reuben Rogers – Bass
Kendrick Scott – Drums

Friday, September 4 & Saturday, September 5 · 8PM
The Side Door at the Old Lyme Inn · 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT

Make a weekend of it, Side Door ticket holders receive 10% off dinner at the Old Lyme Inn.

Friday tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aaron-goldberg-trio-with-matt-brewer-and-kendrick-scott-tickets-1992320250501?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Saturday tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aaron-goldberg-trio-with-matt-brewer-and-kendrick-scott-tickets-1992320493227?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

08/26/2026

This weekend at The Side Door, pianist Benny Green performs solo, an intimate evening from a true torchbearer of the jazz piano tradition. 🎹

Benny Green is one of the most exciting, hard-swinging pianists to emerge from the legacy of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He worked with Betty Carter from 1983 to 1987, joined Blakey's Jazz Messengers until 1990, and went on to join Freddie Hubbard's quintet and Ray Brown's trio. In 1993 he became the first recipient of the City of Toronto's Glenn Gould International Protégé Prize in Music, selected personally by Oscar Peterson. With a recording career spanning over one hundred sessions, Green brings the full weight of a legendary lineage to The Side Door for two nights of solo piano.

Friday, August 28 & Saturday, August 29 · 8PM
The Side Door at the Old Lyme Inn · 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT

Make a weekend of it, Side Door ticket holders receive 10% off dinner at the Old Lyme Inn.

Friday tickets: ]https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991845524583?aff=oddtdtcreator

Saturday tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benny-green-solo-piano-tickets-1991845544643

08/19/2026

This weekend at The Side Door, DownBeat's #1 Rising Star altoist Sarah Hanahan brings her quartet for two nights of electrifying, modern jazz. 🎷
Sarah Hanahan is one of the most exciting young voices in jazz today. A graduate of the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School and The Juilliard School, she was featured in the first-ever class of NPR's Jazz Night in America Youngbloods series, hosted by Christian McBride, and has worked with Jeff "Tain" Watts, Nat Reeves, Steve Davis, and Billy Hart, among many others. Her debut album Among Giants earned five stars in DownBeat and was named one of their Top Albums of the Year in 2024. The following year, she was named DownBeat's #1 Rising Star Alto Saxophonist, an honor she has now claimed in consecutive years.
Sarah Hanahan – Alto Saxophone
Caelan Cardello – Piano
Matt Dwonszyk – Bass
Sam Bolduc – Drums
Friday & Saturday · 8PM
The Side Door at the Old Lyme Inn · 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT
Make a weekend of it, Side Door ticket holders receive 10% off dinner at the Old Lyme Inn.
Friday tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991845379148?aff=oddtdtcreator
Saturday tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991845417262?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/11/2026

This weekend at The Side Door: the Nat Reeves Sextet celebrates the release of Now in Time, with the same all-star group from the record. 🎺
Nat Reeves, Bass
Eric Alexander, Tenor Saxophone
Steve Davis, Trombone
Eddie Henderson, Trumpet
Caelan Cardello, Piano
Jeff "Tain" Watts, Drums
Forty years on the bandstand with Jackie McLean, Kenny Garrett, Pharoah Sanders, George Coleman and Harold Mabern, and this is only Nat's third album as a leader. Now in Time came out in April on Cellar Live: twelve tracks that move between his originals and standards like "On Green Dolphin Street" and "Alice in Wonderland."
Six players who know each other's language, in a room where you can hear every bit of it.
Friday 8/14, doors 7:15, show 8:00
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991843656997?aff=oddtdtcreator
Saturday 8/15, doors 7:15, show 8:00
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991843712162?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/05/2026

This Friday at The Side Door, bassist Adam Anderson brings his quartet, featuring the wonderful trombonist and vocalist Naomi Wharry, for a night of swinging jazz. 🎺🎶
Naomi Wharry is a Yale-based trombonist and vocalist, an Oklahoma native whose musicality spans both the horn and her voice. Joining Adam and Naomi is pianist Sam Mayer and drummer Russ Algera for a night of hard-swinging, soulful jazz.
Adam Anderson – Bass
Naomi Wharry – Trombone & Vocals
Sam Mayer – Piano
Russ Algera – Drums
Friday, August 7 · 8PM
The Side Door at the Old Lyme Inn · 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT
Make a night of it, Side Door ticket holders receive 10% off dinner at the Old Lyme Inn.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adam-anderson-quartet-tickets-1991842803444

08/03/2026

This Thursday, The Side Door hosts a jam session. 🎷🥁
The night opens with a full set from the Avery Wyman Quintet, featuring the incomparable trombonist Steve Davis, a longtime member of the Jackie McLean Quartet and collaborator of Art Blakey, Chick Corea, and Freddie Hubbard. After the set, the stage opens up for an all-comers jam session until 10PM.
This is open to everyone, whether you're a musician looking to sit in or simply a music lover who wants to experience a spontaneous, electric night of jazz. Musicians who want to sit in play for free, just be sure to register on Eventbrite so we know to expect you. There's no better way to witness the living tradition of jazz than watching musicians come together in real time.
Avery Wyman – Drums
Steve Davis – Trombone
Anthony Bolden – Tenor Saxophone
Zaccai Curtis – Piano
Gavin Gray – Bass
Thursday, August 6 · Doors 7PM · Opening Set 7:30PM · Jam Session 8:30PM
The Side Door at the Old Lyme Inn · 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT
Make a night of it, Side Door ticket holders receive 10% off dinner at the Old Lyme Inn.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992004513122

07/22/2026

Saturday at The Side Door — Yoko Miwa Trio.
Internationally acclaimed pianist and composer Yoko Miwa is one of the most powerful and compelling performers on the scene today, named a Rising Star Pianist in the DownBeat Critics Poll three years running (2022–2024). Her trio's remarkable telepathy and infectious energy have brought audiences to their feet from the Blue Note to the Litchfield Jazz Festival, and their 2021 release Songs of Joy hit #1 on the national jazz radio charts.

Yoko Miwa – Piano
Will Slater – Bass
Scott Goulding – Drums

Saturday, July 25 · 8PM
Make a night of it — Side Door ticket holders receive 10% off dinner at the Old Lyme Inn. Tickets below.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1992002876226?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/21/2026

Friday at The Side Door — Hendrik Meurkens Quartet.
Hendrik Meurkens is a virtuoso on both the chromatic harmonica and the vibraphone, widely regarded as the most important jazz harmonica player since T***s Thielemans. German-born and now based in New York, his years living and performing in Rio de Janeiro left him with a deep, personal connection to samba and bossa nova, giving his music — documented across fifteen acclaimed recordings — a warmth and cross-cultural voice all its own.

Hendrik Meurkens – Harmonica & Vibraphone
Steve Ash – Piano
Joe Fitzgerald – Bass
Ben Bilello – Drums

Friday, July 24 · 8PM
Make a night of it — Side Door ticket holders receive 10% off dinner at the Old Lyme Inn. Tickets below.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991800374538?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/15/2026

Saturday at The Side Door — Joe McCarthy Afro Bop Alliance Sextet.
The Afro Bop Alliance is the intimate small-group counterpart to the Latin Grammy Award-winning New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band, founded and led by drummer Joe McCarthy. Inspired by the bebop innovation of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, this sextet blends bebop with African, Afro-Caribbean, and Brazilian influences for a night that's both deeply personal and universally alive.

Joe McCarthy – Drums (Leader)
Alex Norris – Trumpet
Alejandro Aviles – Tenor Saxophone
Juanga Lakunza – Trombone
Zaccai Curtis – Piano
Luques Curtis – Bass

Saturday, July 18 · 8PM
Make a night of it — Side Door ticket holders receive 10% off dinner at the Old Lyme Inn. Tickets below.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joe-mccarthy-afro-bop-alliance-sextet-tickets-1990703601059?aff=oddtdtcreator

Address

85 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT
06371

Opening Hours

Friday	7:30pm - 11pm
Saturday	7:30pm - 11pm

Telephone

(860) 434-2600

Website

https://thesidedoorjazz.com/

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