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SUMMARY:Jazz Fridays | Jim Royle's Caribbean Connection
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum are back! Music lovers are invited to kick off their weekends at these free jazz concerts held on the Museum Commons. Bring your own picnic and blankets/chairs and join us for a wonderful evening. (Note: No concert on 8/22. Please join us on 8/24 instead.) \nIn the case of inclement weather\, concerts will be cancelled and the Fairfield Museum will make every effort to reschedule the performance. Please check the Fairfield Museum website (www.fairfieldhistory.org) for weather-related updates. \nPlease do not set up chairs/blankets before 4 pm. \nFree \n  \n  \nAbout the Performer\nJim Royle’s name has become synonymous with jazz in the New England club circuit and his articulate playing is documented on several CDs\, including Storm Before the Calm on the Sea Breeze Jazz label (2000)\, as well as the more recent Jazz By Coogan\, showcasing Jim’s small-group talents. Jim is the drummer for the prestigious New England Jazz Ensemble big band\, which is the combined product of Walt Gwardyak (pianist of the famous Buddy Rich Band). Jim’s latest CD with the John Judd Jazz Trio. Jim was added to the Western CT State University summer faculty in 2006\, where he was in residence to present a week-long steel drum workshop. Jim Royle was also added to the prestigious faculty roster for KoSA Percussion Workshop 2007 to present in Vermont\, and Montreal. \n  \nJazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum is made possible by the generous support of Alan and Sylvia Neigher\, Bank of America\, and the CT Arts Endowment Program.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/jazz-fridays-jim-royles-caribbean-connection/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jazz Fridays | Mama Train Band
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum are back! Music lovers are invited to kick off their weekends at these free jazz concerts held on the Museum Commons. Bring your own picnic and blankets/chairs and join us for a wonderful evening. (Note: No concert on 8/22. Please join us on 8/24 instead.) \nIn the case of inclement weather\, concerts will be cancelled and the Fairfield Museum will make every effort to reschedule the performance. Please check the Fairfield Museum website (www.fairfieldhistory.org) for weather-related updates. \nPlease do not set up chairs/blankets before 4 pm. \nFree \n  \nAbout the Performer \nMama Train celebrates the spirit of the Jazz Age with rich female vocals and dynamic expressive piano. Inspired by early jazz and blues artists like Billie Holiday\, Annette Hanshaw\, and Django Reinhardt\, they perform classics from the 1920s to 1950s. Their soulful melodies and lively instrumentation combine to create a small act with a big vintage sound! \nmama-train.com\nfacebook.com/mamatrainband\n@mama_train_band on Instagram \n  \nJazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum is made possible by the generous support of Alan and Sylvia Neigher\, Bank of America\, and the CT Arts Endowment Program.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/jazz-fridays-mama-train-band-2/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jazz Fridays | Mike Coppola
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum are back! Music lovers are invited to kick off their weekends at these free jazz concerts held on the Museum Commons. Bring your own picnic and blankets/chairs and join us for a wonderful evening. (Note: No concert on 8/22. Please join us on 8/24 instead.) \nIn the case of inclement weather\, concerts will be cancelled and the Fairfield Museum will make every effort to reschedule the performance. Please check the Fairfield Museum website (www.fairfieldhistory.org) for weather-related updates. \nPlease do not set up chairs/blankets before 4 pm. \n  \nFree \n  \nAbout the Performer \nBorn and raised in Fairfield\, CT\, Michael Coppola\, once an 11-year-old student at Zera Musicland\, evolved into an internationally known jazz musician who performs on his one-of-a-kind 9-string guitar. He will be accompanied by the renowned drummer Arti Dixson and amazing upright bassist Morris Trent. The audience will be further captivated by the sultry vocals of Carolynn Swartz Black aka Soul Mama who will be singing favorites from the Great American Song Book. \n  \n  \nJazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum is made possible by the generous support of Alan and Sylvia Neigher\, Bank of America\, and the CT Arts Endowment Program.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/jazz-fridays-mike-coppola/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jazz Concert | Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special jazz concert this summer on Sunday\, August 24. Bring your own picnic and blankets/chairs and join us for a wonderful evening with Jazz Rabbi Greg Wall. \nPlease do not set up chairs/blankets before 4 pm. \nIn the case of inclement weather\, concerts will be cancelled and the Fairfield Museum will make every effort to reschedule the performance. Please check the Fairfield Museum website (www.fairfieldhistory.org) for weather-related updates. \nFree \n  \nAbout the Performer \nSaxophonist and recording artist Greg Wall has recorded with Greg Wall’s Later Prophets\, Andy Laverne\, Hasidic New Wave\, the Greg Wall/Frank London Band\, Zion80\, Portal\, Kenny Barron\, the Unity Orchestra\, and has made many session appearances for record dates and film scores. After settling in Westport CT in 2013\, Greg revisited his classic Jazz roots and soon started weekly performances with many of his long-time NYC collaborators. The audience he developed led to the creation of JazzFC in 2016\, where he serves as Artistic Director. \nGreg programs JazzFC’s popular Jazz at the Post series at Westport’s VFW\, and regularly performs there with such luminaries as Ted Rosenthal\, Steve Davis\, James Weidman\, Kenny Wessel\, Sylvia Cuenca\, Paul Bollenback\, Harvie S\, and many other world renowned Jazz masters. \nThe lineup:\nGreg Wall\, tenor and soprano saxophones\nKen Wessel\, guitar\nRich Zurkowski\, bass\nDavid Alvarez\, drums \n  \nJazz at the Fairfield Museum is made possible by the generous support of Alan and Sylvia Neigher\, Bank of America\, and the CT Arts Endowment Program.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/jazz-concert-jazz-rabbi-greg-wall/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jazz Fridays | Chris Coogan
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum are back! Music lovers are invited to kick off their weekends at these free jazz concerts held on the Museum Commons. Bring your own picnic and blankets/chairs and join us for a wonderful evening. (Note: No concert on 8/22. Please join us on 8/24 instead.) \nIn the case of inclement weather\, concerts will be cancelled and the Fairfield Museum will make every effort to reschedule the performance. Please check the Fairfield Museum website (www.fairfieldhistory.org) for weather-related updates. \nPlease do not set up chairs/blankets before 4 pm. \n  \nFree \n  \nAbout the Performer \nDuring his career\, Chris Coogan has appeared alongside Stevie Van Zandt\, Sal Salvador\, Ronnie Spector\, Harold Danko\, Darlene Love\, Donna Summer\, Phoebe Snow\, Maya Angelou\, Richard Smallwood\, and Ben E. King\, among others\, as well as arranging for Teo Maceo\, producer for the late Miles Davis. Coogan has appeared on television’s Celebrity Jeopardy and the Arsenio Hall Show and has performed at Manhattan’s Blue Note and the Montreaux Jazz Festival. He has written and performed original gospel music for a PBS documentary about evangelist Amy Semple McPherson\, and worked with Emmy-award winning composer Brian Keane. A Weston\, Connecticut native\, Coogan leads the Chris Coogan Quartet\, a jazz ensemble whose repertoire includes straight-ahead jazz\, fusion jazz and boogie-woogie\, and serves as the director of the Good News Gospel Choir. Additionally\, he teaches jazz piano and leads gospel workshops throughout the country to help reinvigorate church and community choirs. Accompanying Chris Coogan are John Mobilio (bass)\, Jim Royle (drums)\, Jim Clark (sax)\, and Rex Denton (trumpet). \n  \n  \nJazz Fridays at the Fairfield Museum is made possible by the generous support of Alan and Sylvia Neigher\, Bank of America\, and the CT Arts Endowment Program.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/8-29-jazz-fridays-chris-coogan/
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