The Purple Pit Jazz Club
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Enjoy some Live Jazz with your coffee, beer, or wine! Here at
The Purple Pit
Please see our schedule of events below!
Winter Schedule
2020
February 22nd
Nihco Gallo Trio
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $10 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
February 29th
The Clandestine Jazz Collective
The Clandestine Jazz Collective is a group of jazz musicians based out of New Hampshire. The group specializes in Straight Ahead jazz and is lead by Saxophonist Andrew Emanuel. This performance will feature Tim Gilmore on drums and Jack Sullivan on bass.
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $10 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
March 7th
The Tom Robinson Trio
with
Randy Roos on guitar.
Tim Gilmore on Drums.
Tom Robinson on Sax
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $15 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
March 21st
*** POSTPONED***
The C.J. Poole Trio
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $15 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
Please Check back for updates on this and future shows this spring
April 4th
Ms. Yamica Peterson
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $10 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
April 11th
Viva &
The Paul Bourgelais Trio
Celebrate Ella Fitzgerald
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Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $15 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
April 18th
"Bread and Circus"
Featuring:
Michael Zsoldos-Tenor Sax
Mark Shilansky-piano
Dan Greenspan-bass
Rich Greenblatt-drums
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $15 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
April 25th
Sharon "Sugar" Jones Trio
New Hampshire based singer, Sharon "Sugar" Jones, combines jazz influences with love of blues, gospel/soul music, and Broadway show-tunes,
to create a engaging listening experience.
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $15 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
May 2nd
The
Jon Lorentz Quartet
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $15 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
May 16th
David Rogers
Guitarist and Composer
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $10 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
May 23rd
Cat Faulkner with Guitarist, Paul Bourgelais
Cat Faulkner – music is everything
Cat’s stunning vocal abilities, which craft inspiring renditions of these beautiful melodies and sophisticated lyrics, let the listener bask in that storied time of our musical heritage. She is not merely a musical historian waxing nostalgic, she inhabits the songs.
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $10 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
May 30th
Nihco Gallo Trio
In this exciting new trio, vibraphonist Nihco Gallo is joined by tap dancer Ayan Imai-Hall and bassist Scott Kiefner for an eclectic tour of American music from the first half of the 20th century, from the lively swing standards of Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton to the lush tangos of Astor Piazzolla.
About the Group:
Nihco Gallo is an award-winning vibraphonist whose performances span the worlds of jazz, Brazilian music, minimalism, and the avant-garde. In addition to leading his own ensembles and solo projects, Gallo has maintained frequent associations with Chris Klaxton, David Newsam, Barry Saunders, and Sig Shalome, and performs regularly as a member Flying Home: the Music of Benny Goodman, and as a frequent guest with Portland’s Choro Louco.
New Hampshire native Ayan Imai-Hall started tap dancing when he was eight years old and since then, has performed across the nation with companies including Atlantic Steps, Tap Kids, Tapestry, and Subject:Matter. In 2012, Ayan was awarded a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts with blues musician and educator, TJ Wheeler.
Scott Kiefner is a versatile and in-demand bassist who has performed and/or recorded with Vinx, Delfeayo Marsalis, Bill McHenry, Matt Wilson, and many more. In addition to a busy freelance schedule, he performs regularly as a member of Sojoy, OURBIGBAND, and the Soggy Po Boys throughout New England and beyond.
Doors open 6 PM * Showtime: 7-9 PM * Cover Chg. $10 Per Person * Beer, wine & menu available
June 27th
The Russ Ryan Quartet
