This summer, it’s time to get back to the enjoyment of listening to live music. What’s a better way to spend a summer day than listening to the soul-soothing and inspirational sounds of jazz? Mark your calendar to listen to a variety of talented artists at the Greater Hartford Jazz Festival from July 16-18, 2021, in the Nation’s oldest public park. If you’ve never been to this music festival, you’re in for a treat!

Inspired by his years of performing during the 28 year run of the Monday Night Jazz concerts in Bushnell Park, the late local jazz bassist Paul H. Brown began the first Greater Hartford Jazz Festival in 1991.
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For the last 30 years, the jazz festival has remained free to the public due to grants, as well as generous donations from both local businesses and jazz lovers from all over. The festival is the largest free jazz event in New England and the 17th largest jazz festival in the United States.
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The festival is held every third weekend in July in the country's oldest public park.
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Built in 1868, Bushnell Park attracts approximately one million visitors each year. The 50-acre park has plenty of room for picnicking, local events, and even a 1914 carousel.
Your ears will be treated to a diverse range of musical styles during this extraordinary three-day event.
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Listen to contemporary and traditional jazz, mainstream, and reggae performed by national and international musicians, regional musicians, and young up-and-coming jazz musicians. Past performers include The McCoy Tyner Big Band, Nancy Wilson, Bernie Williams, and the Ramsey Lewis Trio.

This year’s Greater Hartford Jazz Festival will be held July 16-18. Be sure to take a look at the 2021 lineup and check out the Greater Hartford Jazz Festival website and Facebook to keep up-to-date on additions to this incredible tradition.

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