Jazz at the Post...Westport’s home for Jazz!
VFW Post 399 has graced the shore of the Saugatuck for over 100 years, and is still an undiscovered treasure. Along with their stellar services for combat veterans, the Post is open to the community, and invites everyone to help them utilize their beautiful riverfront facility to improve the quality of life for all the residents in our area.
The listening room has great acoustics, and the down home but delicious food makes it easy to simultaneously satisfy one’s appetite for great Jazz without going hungry!
Born in New Haven (Connecticut), Ed moved to New York to play guitar with Dizzy Gillespie in 1978. He performed with Gillespie’s big band, quartet, and with The United Nation Orchestra, which recorded the Grammy Award-winning album Live at Royal Festival Hall (Enja). Cherry released his first album as a leader, “First Take” (Groovin’ High) […]
Mike Camacho is an in demand drummer in New York City. The South Norwalk native has been playing drums since he was 10 years old, when he began lessons his mentor and local drum teacher John Cutrone. Between John’s guidance and family, who brought him to performances and camps in Norwalk and the greater Fairfield […]
Janice Friedman - piano Boots Maleson - bass Tim Horner - drums Greg Wall - saxes Pianist Janice Friedman has joined musical forces with some of the biggest names in Jazz including Joe Lovano, Lew Tabakin, and Billy Higgins. The famous pianist, Marian McPartland, not only had her on “Piano Jazz,” but also had her join […]
Uri Caine, piano with: Yuriy Galkin, bass Vinnie Sperrazza, drums Greg Wall, saxes Uri Caine was born in Philadelphia and began studying piano with Bernard Peiffer and composition with George Rochberg when he was a teenager. He played in bands led by Philly Joe Jones,Hank Mobley,Johnny Coles,Mickey Roker,Odean Pope,Bootsie Barnes,Bobby Durham and Grover Washington. He attended […]
Pianist David Morgan is a local treasure! The rare blend of world class Jazz artistry with a focus on improving the quality of life for all of us here at home in Fairfield County. And, he is pretty funny, too. He has performed & recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Wes Anderson and Grammy/Emmy Nominated singer/songwriter, Peter […]
Pianist David Morgan is a local treasure! The rare blend of world class Jazz artistry with a focus on improving the quality of life for all of us here at home in Fairfield County. And, he is pretty funny, too. He has performed & recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Wes Anderson and Grammy/Emmy Nominated singer/songwriter, Peter […]
'Marsella is as versatile and talented a pianist as you will find' - Frank Alkyer, Downbeat '...the classically trained Marsella displayed dizzying technique while imbuing pieces with an authentic soul- jazz feeling' - Bill Milkowski review of Brian Marsella Trio August 10th set at the Village Vanguard Brian Marsella has risen to the top ranks […]
James Weidman Decades long experience with a multitude of notable artists -- from his early days as accompanist to iconic vocalists Abbey Lincoln and Cassandra Wilson, on to his years as a member of M-Base Collective innovator Steve Coleman’s group and music director for the late great Kevin Mahogany, up to his current tenure […]
We welcome back two of this generation's greatest horn blowers, Andy Gravish and Joe Magnarelli, as we pay tribute to the spontaneity and majesty of a unique moment in recorded jazz history. In April of 1965 Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan, two of the greatest trumpeters of their generation, played a gig at Club La Marchal in […]
Ted Rosenthal - piano Scott Wendholt - trumpet Greg Wall - saxophones Martin Wind - bass Tim Horner - drums Ted Rosenthal, a real musician's musician has performed worldwide as soloist, with his trio, and sideman with many jazz greats including Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, James Moody, Bob Brookmeyer and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. […]
