Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Harmonica At The Helm, A Joyful Jazz Quartet Pulls Into The MAC

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Jazz  |  Milford  |  Milford Arts Council  |  Music  |  Musicians Raheem Nelson | January 20th, 2026

Chris DePino, Dan Klug, Chris Morrison, and Morris Trent. Raheem Nelson Photos.

New Haven Remembers James "Dinky" Johnson, A Fixture Of City's Jazz History

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  History  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  Whalley/Edgewood/Beaver Hills Lucy Gellman | September 25th, 2025

James "Dinky" Johnson literally receives his flowers at a ceremony at Neighborhood Music School in November 2023. The sculptor Susan Clinard is pictured in the background. Coral Ortiz File Photo.

Christian Sands, A Hometown Hero, Wins Duke Ellington Medal

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Yale School of Music Shaunda Holloway | September 24th, 2025

Christian Sands receives the Duke Ellington medal from Yale's Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of Music, José García-León. Yale School of Music/Harold Shapiro Photos.

History Honored At ConnCAT Jazz & Gospel Brunch

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  ConnCAT  |  ConnCORP  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  Newhallville  |  Science Park Lucy Gellman | September 16th, 2025

Allen Lowe & The All-Stars Turn Best Video Into A Jazz Club

Arts & Culture  |  Best Video Film & Cultural Center  |  Culture & Community  |  Hamden  |  Jazz Nelani Mejias | August 26th, 2025

NMS Fêtes 30 Years Of Summer Jazz, Pays Homage To A Master

Arts & Culture  |  Community Heroes  |  Culture & Community  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  Jazz  |  Neighborhood Music School Lucy Gellman | August 12th, 2025

Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead Deliver an Unforgettable Night of Jazz

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Jazz  |  Milford  |  Milford Arts Council  |  Music Prince Davenport | May 20th, 2025

Prince Davenport Photo.

Anansi Meets Jazz As Quartet Spins A Musical Web

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  New Haven Symphony Orchestra Lucy Gellman | March 21st, 2025

Tyler Goldchain: "So much of this was staking ourselves in improvisation." Lucy Gellman Photos.

"Big Dog" Gets Stetson In The Christmas Spirit

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  New Haven Free Public Library Abiba Biao | December 18th, 2024

Chris "Big Dog" Davis with his "Stetson Star" Award. Abiba Biao Photos.