Don’t Miss These Great Jazz Performances!
Evening of Art, Wine and Jazz
Join us in lobby at 7:15pm
before each performance
for free wine and cheese tastings
and an artist reception!
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
Friday, May 23 at 8pm
Ottmar has been nominated five-times for a Grammy award.La Semana is the first OttmarLiebert + Luna Negra album with all-new songs in five years, the multi-faceted, Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling guitarist has been his usual prolific self, writing, drawing, touring and exploring, his myriad experiences informing the 13 evocative instrumental compositions on La Semana.
From Centerfield to Center Stage!
Bernie Williams
Sunday, June 8 @ 8pm
Underwritten by Anita and Nicholas Donofrio
Charity Softball Game at 1pm with Bernie and Friends – including Dwight “Doc” Gooden, Bobby Valentine and members of Bernie’s Band!
Benefiting Hillside Food Outreach & The Ridgefield Playhouse Arts for Everyone Program!
The legendary Yankees slugger and chart-topping guitarist returns! After one of the most storied careers in baseball (which included four gold-glove awards, six American League pennants and an ALCS MVP award), Bernie Williams launched his second career as a jazz guitarist and didn’t miss a beat. Having topped the contemporary jazz Billboard Chart with #1 singles, recorded albums with guests as varied as Bruce Springsteen and Jon Secada, and been invited to sit in with the Allman Brothers Band at their storied Beacon Theatre residencies, Williams established himself as a formidable talent instantly and hasn’t slowed down since.
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Don’t miss these other great shows!
Jonny Lang
Friday, June 6 @ 8pm
The Grammy Award Winning sensation is back with his first studio album in seven years and he’s sounding better than ever! His new album, “Fight For My Soul,” defies categorization by a single genre. The textured arrangements, broad worldview, gorgeous vocal melodies, and expressive guitar playing are what define its unique sound. It is unequivocally what Lang aimed to achieve over the three years he took to complete the album.
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Saturday, July 12 at
Partially Underwritten by Laurel Ridge Health Care Center
The World Famous, Glenn Miller Orchestra, the most popular and sought after big band in the world today for both concert and swing dance engagements. With its unique jazz sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered to be one of the greatest bands of all time. The present Glenn Miller Orchestra was formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently since, playing an average of 300 live dates a year all around the world. Nick Hilscher is the orchestra’s present musical director.
Cultura Profetica
Thursday, July 31 @ 8pm
Latin-America’s #1 Reggae Band! Hailing from Puerto Rico the band has toured in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Mexico and the United States. The band’s first album, Canción de Alerta, was recorded in the Tuff Gong studios at Jamaica with Bob Marley’s sound engineer. The album was a critical and commercial success with several singles being featured on radio. For their second album, Ideas Nuevas, they started fusing reggae with other rhythms like bossa nova and jazz. A DVD covering their performance at Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum was released in late summer.
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Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
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