Free concerts have been held annually since 2004
Baby Grand Jazz will return to Hartford Public Library for another season on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, when the AA Team will perform for an in-person audience at the Downtown Library and virtual viewers across the globe.
After a season of online performances in 2020 and limited audiences in 2021, the highly popular jazz concerts will be back in full swing in 2023. Concerts will run Sundays at 3 p.m. in January, February, March and April (except Easter Sunday, April 9th). The performances will be held in the Center for Contemporary Culture at the Downtown Library, 500 Main St., Hartford, CT 06103.
In-person seating is on a first come, first seated basis beginning at 2 p.m. No registration is required. Shows will continue to be streamed online on Hartford Public Library’s Facebook page (facebook.com/HartfordPublicLibrary) and YouTube channel (youtube.com/hplct).
Last season’s shows began with small in-person audiences that were slowly expanded over the course of the series in accordance with the library’s health and safety protocols.
“Providing free access to the arts to the Hartford community is a key part of Hartford Public Library’s mission and we look forward to another successful season of Baby Grand Jazz,” said Hartford Public Library President and CEO Bridget E. Quinn. “I would like to thank the Kaman Foundation for its continued support of this series, as well as our dedicated partners and the staff at Hartford Public Library who have adapted each of the last two years to continue to bring high-quality jazz performances to music lovers in Greater Hartford and beyond.”
This season the library is offering a wide array of jazz expression. From Latin jazz to hot jazz to covers of classic and contemporary composers, the Baby Grand Jazz series has something for everyone.
Baby Grand Jazz at Hartford Public Library is sponsored by the Kaman Foundation. Longtime partners include the Hartford Jazz Society and WWUH 91.3 FM. For more information, visit: www.hplct.org/classes-seminars-exhibits/baby-grand-jazz
2023 Season Schedule
Jan. 8: AA Team
Jan. 15: The Michelle Tucker Quintet
Jan. 22: UConn Jazz Faculty Ensemble
Jan. 29: The Blue River Jazz Band
Feb. 5: Ken Serio Quartet
Feb. 12: Caio e Jess
Feb. 19: Alden Hellmuth Quintet
Feb. 26: Ladies Day Jazz Ensemble
March 5: Mixed Company
March 12: Zwelakhe-Duma Bell le Pere Quartet
March 19: Skyler Hagner Nonet
March 26: Simón Willson Quartet
April 2: Michael Feinberg
April 16: Blackman Murray Russo
April 23: Sarah LeMieux’s ‘Jazz for the End of the World’
April 30: Matt Dwonszyk and the Dwonztet
