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Pittsfield CityJazz Festival
April 23, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Pittsfield CityJazz Festival
April 23 – May 1
Jazz prodigy Ruby Farmer, a 16-year-old bassist, will be appearing during the 100th birthday observation of Charles Mingus. She will be accompanied by Benny Kohn (piano) and Conor Meehan (drums) on Wednesday, April 27 at 7 pm at the Berkshire Athenaeum.
The George Russell, Jr. Trio with vocalist Lydia Harrell will perform at the Berkshire Museum on Friday, April 29 at 7:30 pm. The Boston stalwarts make their Berkshires debut with a program of jazz and blues. Click here for more information and tickets.
Be in the audience for the first stop on a CD release tour by the DIVA Jazz Orchestra (“DIVA Swings Broadway”). The latest iteration of the Berkshires Jazz Youth Ensemble will open for this DIVA’s concert, a matinee on Sunday, May 1 at The Colonial Theatre. Click here for more information and tickets.
Enjoy a Jazz Brunch at Dottie’s Coffee Lounge on Sunday, May 1, with live music from 10 am to noon featuring Dave Bartley and Pete Toigo.
Annual Jazz Crawl
Saturday, April 30
Sponsored by Pittsfield Cooperative Bank
4-6 pm: Benny Kohn | Jeff Stevens Duo
• Hotel on North, 297 North Street
5-7 pm: Dave Bartley Trio
• Flat Burger Society, McKay Street
6-8 pm: Don Mikkelsen Quartet
• Berkshire Palate, 297 North Street
7-10 pm: Andy Kelly’s Gypsy Jazz Ambassadors
• 101 Restaurant & Bar, 1 West Street
7-10 pm: Kris Allen Trio
• Methuselah Bar & Lounge, 391 North Street
7-10 pm: Ennis/McEachern Quartet
• Mission Gastropub, 438 North Street
8-10 pm: Michael Junkins Trio
• RJ’s Restaurant, 109 First Street
The festival is made possible by a $10,000 grant from The Feigenbaum Foundation, and sponsorships from Berkshire Bank, Greylock Federal Credit Union, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Pittsfield Cooperative Bank, and WETF, the jazz station (www.jazzradioWETF.org).
For more information, visit berkshiresjazz.org.
