YUJC Newsletter 9/25/2022
Announcements
Our 2nd Jam Session was Sunday at the LDub Courtyard from 1-3 pm! Musicians of all experience levels are welcome at Jams, and we love audience members too! A couple of tunes we might play include Stella by Starlight, Red Clay, Stolen Moments, and Besame Mucho.
Our Jazz Combos form is still open! We have had a great number of responses so far but want some more horns to even the groups out! If you are interested fill out this form.
Ilana Zaks, a violinist, New England Conservatory graduate, and current Yale School of Music student is starting up a project to re-record and live perform Concerto for Violin and Jazz band, an amazing piece by David Nathaniel Baker Jr.. Recordings of this song are remarkably hard to find, so Ilana is hoping to make it more readily available to would-be listeners through this project. If you are interested or want more information, you can email ilana.zaks@yale.edu and cc kaleb.assefa@yale.edu.
Further down the pipeline, we have scheduled our first Underbrook show and Masterclass with drummer and composer Chase Elodia on October 13th. Stay tuned for more info on that show in the coming weeks!
Jazz Legend Pharoah Sanders passed away this week. Playing with John Coltrane in his final quartet and being recognized as one of the greats of spirit-driven Jazz, Sanders has left a grand legacy. To read more about his work and impact, click here.
Events Around Town
Coming Up Next Week
Jazz Trumpetist Etienne Charles will be performing and giving a talk in the Davenport Common Room October 6th @ 4:30 pm!
Weekly Events
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, our friends at the New Haven Jazz Underground host a jam session at Cafe Nine from 7 to 10 PM, free to anyone 21 and over. The next jam is with Sarah Uyar on September 13th followed by a jam with Sarah Hanahan on the 27th. Check out the Jazz Underground’s Facebook page for the latest information.
Every Friday from 5:30-7:00 pm the Institute Library hosts a Friday Happy Hour and Jazz Listening Session. With a vinyl collection that numbers over 4000 and a Jazz curator this event is always a nice start to the weekend. BYO drinks and snacks!
At the Owl Shop, the Hawkins Jazz Collective hosts a weekly jam session from 7 to 10 PM on Wednesdays. Prepare your olfactory sense – cigars are smoked indoors at the Owl Shop!
Every Thursday, Musical Intervention hosts a Drum Circle from 5:30 - 6:30 led by Moises Vasquez and an Open Mike from 7:00 - 9:30. You can find them on 201 Crown St.
If you are looking to enjoy a nice meal while listening to Jazzy tunes, check out Jack’s Bar and SteakHouse’s series “Friday Night at Jack’s.”
Firehouse 12 is starting their Fall Jazz Series in a couple of weeks with performances happening every Friday at 8:30.
