Grammy Award winning pianist, BILL CHARLAP has performed and recorded with many leading artists of our time, ranging from jazz masters Phil Woods and Wynton Marsalis to singers Tony Bennett and Barbra Streisand. Since 1997, he has led the Bill Charlap Trio with bassist Peter Washington and...

FIVE PLAY is rooted in the jazz tradition and is fueled and inspired by the members’ collective, creative vision to swing through the twenty-first century. The quintet’s repertoire is comprised of innovative arrangements of classic and contemporary standards, as well as original music...

The very best in New Orleans style Jazz, Gospel & Blues. A world touring band since 1971.

(Underwritten by an Anonymous Donor)

“Well paced and extremely entertaining” (Talk Entertainment)

“Sunrise Serenade”

Inspired by Music Mountain’s season theme, Here Comes The Sun! this beloved 20-piece big band will perform solar lyrics from the Great American Songbook. 

Featuring Eric Comstock, piano/voice
With Boots Maleson, Bass

“In the Still of the Night”
Award-winning pop/jazz vocalist Barbara Fasano returns to Music Mountain with her signature mashup of pop and jazz standards that unite the generations.  

The “Best Jazz Band in the State” (Connecticut Magazine) “gets your blood running“ (Jazzbeat). Hot Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz & more

Helen Sung and her band have performed at major festivals/venues including Newport, Monterey, SFJAZZ, Disney Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Internationally, her “NuGenerations” Project toured southern Africa as a U.S. State Department Jazz Ambassador, and recent engagements include debuts at the...

New Orleans Traditional Jazz, Dixieland, and Swing from the 20’s to the ‘recent’ 60’s.

A Connecticut favorite returns! The sizzling dance music of the jazz age: from the Charleston to the Two-Step and the Fox Trot.