We are glad to announce that the date for the 2012 Festival has been set: Saturday, July 28, 2012. The format will be the same as in 2011, with two venues and eight bands, and the location will be the Four Points hotel in Meriden. Specifics, such as schedule, ticket prices, and specific bands, will be announced soon.

The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival's One-Day Jazz & Blues Extravaganza on July 30, 2011 was a huge success. The weather was perfect, and the tent overflowed with jazz and blues fans. It was at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel, located at 275 Research Parkway . With the help of a great friend in Massachusetts and a grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, we filled the midsummer air with great American music with the Galvanized Jazz Band, the Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band, the Midiri Brothers, the The Festival All-Stars, Basically Blues, Bluzberry Pi, the Peter Scheips Band, and the Eran Troy Danner Band, starting at 3 pm with traditional jazz followed by an evening of Blues! There were two venues, the ballroom and a tent outdoors, 9 hours of great music, excellent food, abundant seating, free parking, and overnight accommodations were available at a special "Jazz Rate". . . PHOTOS:
The Board of Directors decided that we needed to maintain a presence in Connecticut's summer music scene, keeping our focus of traditional jazz while bringing in the blues. This "Traditional Jazz & Blues Extravaganza" was our 25th annual presentation of great music in Connecticut. The Board is continuing to work at building our sponsor base in order to come back in 2012 with a tremendous kick-off to our second 25 years! If you would like to help, or know someone who might like to help, give us a call at 1-800-HOT-EVENT (1-800-468-3836), or email Ray Ross at rross92239@sbcglobal.net or Ken Chant at kcjazz2001@yahoo.com.

Marce Enright's Festival Report . . . . Ken Chant's TV Interview. . . News Release

 

The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival Plans for 2012:

The Board is continuing to work at building our sponsor base in order to come back in 2012 with a tremendous kick-off to our second 25 years! If you would like to help, or know someone who might like to help, give us a call at 1-800-HOT-EVENT (1-800-468-3836), or email Ray Ross at rross92239@sbcglobal.net or Ken Chant at kcjazz2001@yahoo.com .

The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival is devoted to maintaining its tradition of presenting a fun, music-filled weekend in mid-summer, bringing jazz and blues bands from around the US and beyond. Video clips from the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Festivals can be seen on this website and on the Festival's Facebook page. For further information, please contact Ray Ross at rross92239@sbcglobal.net
or Ken Chant at kcjazz2001@yahoo.com, or call the festival hotline at 1-800-468-3836.
The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival is a 501-c-3 Not-for-Profit Corporation.

The 2010 Festival was at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel, located at 275 Research Parkway . Weather was perfect all three days, and the new venue worked out well for everyone. Many photos and stories are posted on the Record-Journal Website. Please come back to this website for future updates, and don't forget the 2011 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival in Essex on the last weekend of June.
Email Ray Ross . . . Review of the 2010 Festival . . . Instrument Donations from Horns For Kids: