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Portraits Of Prominent Jazz Musicians At Japanalia

By OWEN MCNALLY, Special To The Courant — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:44:00 EDT

"Listen…Through the Lens," an exhibition of jazz portraits by Dr. Steven Sussman, a Hartford-based physician with a gift for photography that captures his subjects' essence, is on display at the jazz and cabaret venue at Japanalia Eiko, 11 Whitney St., Hartford, through June 29.

Tift Merritt Plays Two Area Dates

By THOMAS KINTNER, Special To The Courant — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

The roots traditions that inform Tift Merritt's music are simple and straightforward, but her results are rarely predictable. Beyond the eclectic flavors of rock and soul that regularly sneak into her work, she has recently taken a challenging turn, finding middle ground with classical music.

A Double Dose Of California Guitar Trio

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

The California guitar trio, made up of Hideyo Moriya from Japan, Bert Lams from Japan, and Paul Richards from the Utah., plays two area shows this week, the Iron Horse, 20 Center St, Northampton, Mass., on Friday, May 17, and the Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Canton on Sunday, May 19.

Aretha Franklin Cancels; KISS Coming In August

By NICK CAITO, Special to The Courant — Thu, 9 May 2013 13:42:00 EDT

KISS will be blasting their way into the Mohegan Sun Arena in a couple months, no doubt with plenty of theatrics and pyrotechnics.

Concert Announcements: Black Sabbath, Diana Ross, Toby Keith

By NICK CAITO, Special to The Courant — Thu, 2 May 2013 09:57:00 EDT

Soul singer supreme Diana Ross will be performing at the Bushnell Theatre this fall.

A Different Crowd Turns Out To See Courtney Love Open Exhibit At Lyman Allyn

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:21:00 EDT

On Friday, April 12, at the artist reception for the new exhibit at Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, a reporter asked Courtney Love what the best part was about celebrity. She answered "The guy behind the ticket counter is nice to you, sometimes."

Pianist Renee Rosnes Gives Gift Of Jazz

By OWEN McNALLY, Special To The Courant — Sun, 7 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Pianist Plays April 7 At Hartford Club

With singer Freddy Cole (Nat King Cole's brother) singing them down the aisle at their celebrity-studded wedding in 2007 at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center, Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap officially became the jazz world's piano powerhouse couple.

A 'Girl On Fire,' A Smoldering Alicia Keys

By ED CONDRAN, Special To The Courant — Thu, 4 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Plays April 6 At Foxwoods

"Girl On Fire" is an apt title for Alicia Keys' latest album. Keys is white hot these days.

Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson To Play Comcast This Fall

By NICK CAITO, Special to The Courant — Mon, 1 Apr 2013 11:22:00 EDT

In a collision of reality-pop superstars, Maroon 5 will be joining forces with Kelly Clarkson for a tour this fall.

Hamden Club Adding Space For More Music And Arts

By NICK CAITO, Special To The Courant — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

One January night, Dan Verner and his fiancee Lauren Clark looked around what once was a former auto parts store, at a vast space now filled with power tools, wood scraps, and scaffolding. The floor was covered in sawdust. Lots of sawdust.