JEFF FULLER

Mid-September Jazz!  9/10/2026  😎

     I wanted to draw your attention to a few fun gigs and other things for the rest of this month, so here goes.  First the radio and broadcast news:

     This Sunday, Sept. 13th from 8 — 9 pm, tune in to WMNR-FM for my interview with host Bob Anderson – a jazz fanatic – as we chat about the upcoming Ellington Series concert (Fri. 9/18 – see below) as well as my background, career and music.  WMNR has about seventeen frequencies around the state, here in New Haven you can try 90.5, 98.3, 90.1 or 88.1– one of those should work, or try WMNR.org

     I also interviewed last week with Lucy Gellman/Arts Respond of the on WNHH Community radio.  Her insightful interview is available here.  And finally I talked and played some bass with Paul Bass on Dateline New Haven in WNHH studio just yesterday. (YouTube video. Audio)  

     I hope you can tune in to one of these!  In other gig news…

     On Saturday, September 12th from 7 — 8:30, I’ll be with Brazilian master guitarist Joe Carter and his trio at Best Video Film & Cultural Center, 1842 Whitney Ave., Hamden. Joining Joe and me will be the great Graciliano Zambonim on drums.  $15 cover.

     On Sunday, September 20th from 12 – 3 pm, I’ll be playing with Dr. G’s Jazz Brunch at Quattro’s Italian Restaurant & Bar (14 Water Street, Guilford, CT).  Host Gary Grippo on guitar leads the show, joining me on bass and Barry Ries on drums and trumpet. We’ll be joined by great saxophonist Jim Antonucci, a Guilford native and eminent jazz educator.

     But here is the big one—I hope you can make it!  On Friday, September 18th at 7:30 pm I’ll be leading my group, Jeff Fuller & Friends, on the inaugural concert of the ‘26-’27 Ellington Jazz Series at the Yale School of Music, now in its 54th year.  My all-star group features Naomi Wharry (voc/trb), Haneef Nelson (tpt), Nigel Regan (sax), Paul Lieberman (flt), Darren Litzie (pno) and Ben Bilello (drs). We’ll be playing jazz and Latin originals, inventive standards and a few classics. Tickets available here and more info here.

     Well, that’s all for now… but looking further ahead: on Saturday, October 3rd, I’ll be with Trio Brasileiro at Milford Arts Jazz’n Downtown from 12:30-2 pm at Stonebridge Restaurant. Great group with Richard Boukas (gtr/voc) and Rogério Boccato (drs)!

Jeff Fuller

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