
Calendar
Season 13

Jon Irabagon Quartet with special guest Peter EvansSun, Nov 23Community Music School of Springfield
Sara Serpa/Matt Mitchell DuoSat, Dec 06Institute For The Musical Arts
sinonóSat, Dec 13Holyoke Media
Vinny Golia TrioSat, Jan 10The Parlor Room
Anna Webber NonetThu, Jan 22The Iron Horse
Kenny Warren's Sweet WorldThu, Feb 05Blue Room at CitySpace
A World of Piano: Arturo O'FarrillThu, Feb 26Northampton Center For the Arts
A World of Piano: Marta SanchezFri, Feb 27Northampton Center For the Arts
A World of Piano: Wayne HorvitzSat, Feb 28Northampton Center For the Arts
John Hollenbeck’s GEORGETue, Mar 17Institute For The Musical Arts
James FalzoneFri, Mar 20Wistariahurst Museum
Marilyn Crispell/Harvey Sorgen DuoThu, Apr 02Institute For The Musical Arts
Anders Nilsson’s Hesa GunSat, Apr 11Holyoke Media
Ralph Alessi QuartetSat, May 02Location is TBD
Previous Shows

Elliott Sharp & Janene Higgins: Entanglement SuiteThu, Nov 13Holyoke Media
Ned RothenbergSun, Nov 02Wistariahurst Museum
Steve Dyer Quartet - Freedom MelodyMon, Oct 20Community Music School of Springfield
Harris Eisenstadt October TrioFri, Oct 10Institute For The Musical Arts
Ches Smith Clone RowSat, Oct 04Institute For The Musical Arts
Lucian Ban/Mat Maneri-“Transylvanian Dance”Wed, Oct 01Northampton Center For the Arts
Phillip Greenlief/Nels Cline/Scott Amendola TrioThu, Sep 18The Parlor Room
Darius Jones TrioSat, Sep 13The Shea Theater
Become a Season 14 ShareholderFri, Sep 12Hampden, Hampshire & Franklin Counties
Two Brass Hit: Phil Haynes' Double Trumpet Trios HERB ROBERTSON LIVESWed, Jun 18Holyoke Media
Hamid Drake/William Parker DuoThu, Jun 12New England Public Media
Burnt Sugar The Arkestra ChamberSat, Jun 07The Iron Horse
Lisa Sokolov/Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez DuoSat, May 24Institute For The Musical Arts
Advancing on a Wild PitchSat, May 03Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center
Joe Fonda QuartetFri, Apr 18The Parlor Room
Stephan Crump - Slow WaterFri, Apr 11Shea Theater
Gordon Grdina/KrisChen Lil'inger DuoSun, Apr 06Blue Room, CitySpace
Satoko Fujii Tokyo TrioMon, Mar 31Institute For The Musical Arts
SEASON 10
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Christoph Irniger Quartet: Christoph Irniger, Michaël Attias, Raffaele Bossard, Ziv Ravitz, Sept. 24, 2021, Turners Falls, MA
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Mary LaRose Ensemble: Mary LaRose, Jeff Lederer, Patricia Brennan, Michael Formanek, Matt Wilson, October 9, Goshen, MA
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Steph Richards & Supersense: Steph Richards, James Carney, Brandon Lopez, Max Jaffe, October 12, Goshen
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Jason Robinson Harmonic Constituent: Jason Robinson, Joshua White, Drew Gress, Ches Smith. October 15, Northampton
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Orrin Evans Trio: Orrins Evans, Matthew Parrish, Byron Landham, October 30, Springfield
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Bill Lowe’s Signifyin’ Natives: Bill Lowe, Hafez Modirzadeh, Taylor Ho Bynum, Kevin Harris, Ken Filiano, Luther Gray, Naledi Masilo, November 10, Springfield
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Avram Fefer Trio: Avram Fefer, Adam Lane, Michael Wimberly, November 20, Turners Falls
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Dan Weiss/Miles Okazaki Duo, December 1, Greenfield
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William Hooker Trio:, William Hooker, Hans Tammen, Adam Lane, December 10, Greenfield
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Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Moppa Elliot, Ron Stabinsky, Kevin Shea, February 19, 2022, Springfield
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Michael Musillami Trio +3: Michael Musillami, Joe Fonda, George Schuller, Jason Robinson, Caleb Curtis, Thomas Heberer, March 5, Turners Falls
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James Brandon Lewis Trio: James Brandon Lewis, Christopher Hoffman, Max Jaffe, March 10, Turners Falls
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Freddie Bryant Ensemble: Freddie Bryant, Carla Cook, Regina Carter, Gwen Laster, Akua Dixon, Steve Wilson, Donny McCaslin, John Benitez, Alvester Garnett, March 24, Northampton
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Wayne Horvitz/Sara Schoenbeck Duo, April 10, Goshen, MA
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Caroline Davis Quintet: Caroline Davis, Jonathan Finlayson, Julian Shore, Chris Tordini, Allan Mednard, April 22, Springfield
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Lucian Ban, May 27, Holyoke
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Jessica Pavone String Trio: Jessica Pavone, Aimée Niemann, Abby Swidler, June 9, Goshen
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Illegal Crowns: Taylor Ho Bynum, Benoit Delbecq, Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara, June 19, Florence
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Sarah Manning’s Underworld Alchemy: Sarah Manning, Suzanne Farrin, William Hooker, June 25, Greenfield
SEASON 9
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Terry Jenoure: Portal
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Terry Jenoure with Avery Sharpe, Wayne Smith, Sept. 25, 2020
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Terry Jenoure with Angelica Sanchez, Sept. 26
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Terry Jenoure with Joe Fonda, Reggie Nicholson, Sept. 27, Goshen, MA
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Charlie Kohlhase Saxophone Support Group: Dan Blake, Sean Berry, Jason Robinson, Josh Sinton, Andy Voelker, Oct. 4, Goshen, MA.
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Dreamstruck: Marilyn Crispell, Joe Fonda, Harvey Sorgen, Oct. 29, Amherst Media
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James Brandon Lewis Quartet with Angelica Sanchez, Max Johnson, Chad Taylor, Nov. 12, Amherst Media
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Anna Webber & Eric Wubbels, Dec. 9, Amherst Media
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Jon Irabagon Quartet with Matt Mitchell, Chris Lightcap, Dan Weiss, April 18, Holyoke
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Román Díaz Rumba Ensemble with Sandy Perez, Vanessa Lindberg, Rafael Monteagudo, Onel Mulet, Abraham Rodriguez, June 13, Haydenville
SEASON 8
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Ingrid Laubrock Quartet featuring Brandon Seabrook, Michael Formanek, Tom Rainey, Sept. 25, 2019, Easthampton
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Andrew Cyrille, Sept. 27, Amherst. Presented in collaboration with the Augusta Savage Gallery, UMass.
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Devin Gray’s Socialytics featuring Dave Ballou, Ryan Ferreira October 26, Amherst
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Christoph Irniger Pilgrim, featuring Stefan Aeby, Dave Gisler, Raffaele Bossard, Michi Stulz, Dec. 7, Springfield
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Sam Newsome, Dec. 19, Holyoke
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Fay Victor’s SoundNoiseFUNK3 featuring Joe Morris, Reggi Nicholson, January 24, 2020, Greenfield
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Satoko Fujii/Joe Fonda Duo, featuring Natsuki Tamura, February 10, Northampton
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Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams featuring Rob Brown, William Parker, Michael T.A. Thompson, March 13, Northampton
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Ra Kalam Bob Moses, July 25, Northampton
SEASON 7
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DECADES: Jason Robinson, Bob Weiner, David Goodrich, Sept. 8, 2018, Northampton
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Hearts & Minds: Jason Stein, Paul Giallorenzo, Chad Taylor, Oct. 13, Turners Falls
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Anna Webber’s Simple Trio featuring Matt Mitchell, John Hollenbeck, Oct. 20, Goshen
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Marty Ehrlich Duende Winds featuring Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Sara Shoenbeck, Dec. 1, Amherst
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James Brandon Lewis/Chad Taylor Duo, Dec. 14, Easthampton
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The Makanda Project featuring Paavo Carey, Jason Robinson, Charlie Kohlhase, Kurtis Rivers, Sean Berry, Haneef Nelson, Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Alfred Patterson, Bill Lowe, Jerry Sabatini, John Kordalewski, John Lockwood, Yoron Israel, with special guest: Michael Gregory Jackson, Jan. 26, 2019, Holyoke
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Josh Sinton’s Predicate Trio featuring Christopher Hoffman, Tom Rainey, Feb. 24, Northampton
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Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double featuring Ralph Alessi, Taylor Ho Bynum, Mary Halvorson, Brandon Seabrook, Gerald Cleaver, March 13, Greenfield
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Wayfaring: James Falzone, Katie Ernst, March 14, Northampton
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Mitch Frohman’s Latin-Jazz Quartet featuring Zaccai Curtis, Luques Curtis, Joel Mateo, April 11, Springfield
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Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet featuring Tony Malaby, Kris Davis, Ches Smith, May 18, Northampton
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Dominique Eade/Ran Blake Duo June1, Springfield
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David Murray/Kahil El’Zabar Duo June 12, Amherst
SEASON 6
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Tom Rainey Trio featuring Mary Halvorson, Ingrid Laubrock, Sept. 14, 2017, Goshen, MA
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Stephan Crump’s Rhombal featuring Ellery Eskelin, Adam O’Farrill, Kassa Overall, Oct. 7, Turners Falls
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Mike Baggetta Trio featuring Jerome Harris, Billy Mintz, Oct. 14, Amherst
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Daniel Levin Trio featuring Tony Malaby, Randy Peterson, Oct. 26, Northampton
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Mars Williams Ayler XMas featuring Joe McPhee, Jeb Bishop, Joe Morris, Nate McBride, Chris Corsano, Dec. 1, Holyoke
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NU Band: Mark Whitecage, Thomas Heberer, Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi, Jan. 12, 2018, Easthampton
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Jaimie Branch Quartet featuring Lester St. Louis, Jason Ajemian, Mike Pride, Jan. 20, Easthampton
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Ricky Ford Quartet featuring John Kordalewski, Jerome Harris, Barry Altschul, Feb. 23, Greenfield
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Marty Ehrlich Philosophy of a Groove featuring James Weidman, Jerome Harris, Chris Beck, March 21, Amherst
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Terry Jenoure & Bejewelled featuring Sibylle Pomorin, Jin Hi Kim, Angelica Sanchez, Maria Mitchell, April 15, Springfield
SEASON 5
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Steve Swell Quartet featuring Rob Brown, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver, Sept. 15, 2016, Amherst
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Lucian Ban/Mat Maneri Duo, Oct. 16, Springfield
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Nate Wooley Quintet featuring Josh Sinton, Matt Moran, Eivind Opsvik, Harris Eisenstadt, Nov. 6, Turners Falls
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Jean-Paul Bourelly/William Hooker Duo, Jan. 6, 2017, Northampton
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Darius Jones Trio featuring Adam Lane, Jason Nazary, Jan. 7, Northampton
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Michael Musillami Trio featuring Joe Fonda, George Schuller, March 11, Easthampton
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Peter Evans Septet featuring Sam Pluta, Ron Stabinsky, Mazz Swift, Tom Blancarte, Levy Lorenzo, Jim Black, April 9, Greenfield
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Adam O’Farrill Quartet featuring Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Walter Stinson, Zack O’Farrill, April 21, Easthampton
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Feya Faku Quintet featuring John Kordalewski, Carlos Pino, Kesivan Naidoo, Jason Robinson, April 23, Amherst
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Claudia Quintet featuring John Hollenbeck, Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Red Wierenga, Drew Gress, May 27, Holyoke
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Harris Eisenstadt Old Growth Forest featuring Tony Malaby, Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, June 11, Northampton
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The Curtis Brothers Quartet featuring Zaccai Curtis,Luques Curtis, Richie Barshay, Reinaldo De Jesus, congas, June 17, Springfield
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Jeff Lederer/Joe Fiedler Quintet featuring Mary Larose, Nick Dunston, George Schuller, July 22, Easthampton
SEASON 4
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Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Ensemble featuring Ole Mathisen, Tareq Abboushi, Zafer Tawil, Carlo DeRosa, Dan Weiss, Sept. 24, 2015, Springfield
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Tony Malaby’s TubaCello featuring Bob Stewart, Christopher Hoffman, John Hollenbeck, Oct. 15, Holyoke
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Multiplicity featuring Joel Harrison, Anupam Shobhakar, Satoshi Takeishi, Nov. 29, Greenfield
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Jorge Sylvester ACE Collective featuring Nora McCarthy, Gene Torres, Kenny Grohowski, Dec. 11, Northampton
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ROVA Saxophone Quartet featuring Larry Ochs, Bruce Ackley, Jon Raskin, Steve Adams, Jan. 26, 2016, Easthampton
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Queen Esther Duo featuring Jeremy Bacon, Feb. 5, Springfield
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Andrew Drury Content Provider featuring Briggan Krauss, Ingrid Laubrock, March 17, Northampton
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James Falzone Allos Musica Ensemble featuring Jeremiah McLane, Ronnie Malley, Tim Mulvenna, April 14, Amherst
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Chris Lightcap’s Bigmouth featuring Tony Malaby, Chris Cheek, Craig Taborn, Gerald Cleaver, April 21, Greenfield
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Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom featuring Jenny Scheinman, Kirk Knuffke, Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Todd Sickafoose, May 8, Goshen, MA
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Michael Dessen Trio featuring Chris Tordini, Dan Weiss, June 3, Holyoke
SEASON 3
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Ingrid Laubrock Quintet featuring Tim Berne, Ben Gerstein, Dan Peck and Tom Rainey, Sept. 11, 2014, Northampton
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The Makanda Project featuring: Kurtis Rivers, Joe Ford, Sean Berry, Jason Robinson, Charlie Kohlhase, Jerry Sabatini, Eddie Allen, Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Bill Lowe, Diane Richardson, John Kordalewski, John Lockwood, Yoron Israel, Oct. 4, Springfield
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The Karl Berger Trio featuring Joe Fonda and Harvey Sorgen, Nov. 21, Springfield
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The Miro Sprague Trio featuring Linda Oh and Mark Ferber, Dec. 19, Greenfield
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Bern Nix Quartet featuring Matt Lavelle, Francois Grillot and Reggie Sylvester, Jan. 10, 2015 Northampton
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Jason Kao Hwang/Sing House featuring Steve Swell, Chris Forbes, Ken Filiano and Andrew Drury, Feb. 7, Greenfield
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James Falzone’s Renga Ensemble featuring Ken Vandermark, Jason Stein, Ned Rothenberg, Keefe Jackson and Dave Rempis, March 3, Easthampton
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Rob Mazurek Black Cube SP featuring Mauricio Takara, Guilherme Granado and Thomas Rohrer, April 15, Northampton
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Mario Pavone Quartet featuring Dave Ballou, Peter McEachern and Gerald Cleaver, May 23, Holyoke
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David Virelles/Roman Diaz Duo, June 11, Holyoke
SEASON 2
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Harris Eisenstadt Golden State featuring Nicole Mitchell, Sara Schoenbeck and Mark Dresser, Sept. 14, 2013, Goshen
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Arturo O’Farrill Family Band featuring Zack O’Farrill, Adam O’Farrill, Lívio Almeida and Shawn Conley, Oct. 19, Holyoke
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Jamie Baum Sextet featuring Amir ElSaffar, Doug Yates, Brad Shepik, Glenn Zaleski, Zack Lober, Jeff Hirshfield, drums, Nov. 14, Springfield
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Barry Altschul Trio featuring Jon Iragabon and Joe Fonda, Dec. 1, Northampton
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William Parker/Daniel Carter Duo, January 25, 2014, Holyoke
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Ed Blackwell Tribute featuring Joe Lovano, Mark Helias and Tom Giampietro, March 13, Amherst (in collaboration with the Magic Triangle Jazz Series)
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Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara), March 22, Greenfield
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Adam Kolker/Scott Wendholt Quartet featuring Ugonna Okegwo and Billy Drummond, April 9, Springfield
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Fay Victor Ensemble, featuring Anders Nilsson, Ken Filiano, May 25, Greenfield
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Boneshaker, featuring Mars Williams, Kent Kessler and Paal Nilssen-Love, June 14, Holyoke
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Joshua Abrams’ Natural Information Society, featuring Chad Taylor and Lisa Alvarado, June 21, Northampton
SEASON 1
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Angelica Sanchez and Omar Tamez, November 4, 2012, Holyoke
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Dave Douglas Quintet featuring Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell, Linda Oh and Clarence Penn, with special guest Aoife O’ Donovan, November 14, Northampton
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Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet featuring Jim Hobbs, Bill Lowe, Mary Halvorson, Ken Filiano and Tomas Fujiwara, Dec. 6,Greenfield
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Ideal Bread featuring Josh Sinton, Kirk Knuffke, Adam Hopkins, and Tomas Fujiwara, January 18, 2013, Northampton
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Craig Harris Tentet: “Souls Within the Veil”, February 21, UMass, Amherst (in collaboration with the Magic Triangle Jazz Series)
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Curtis Clark Trio featuring Jim Lyden and Luther Gray, March 14, Springfield
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Conference Call featuring Gebhard Ullmann, Michael Jefry Stevens, Joe Fonda and George Schuller, Saturday, April 13th, Greenfield
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Allison Miller’s BOOM TIC BOOM featuring Kirk Knuffke, Myra Melford and Todd Sickafoose, May 5, Greenfield
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Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things featuring Greg Ward, Tim Haldeman and Jason Roebke, May 23,Holyoke
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Makaya McCraven Quartet featuring Greg Ward, Junius Paul and Justin Thomas, June 26, Springfield

























