Live Jazz Listings for December 2025 WRIU 90.3FM Kingston RI (updated 12/14/2025)
Live Jazz Listings for December 2025 WRIU 90.3FM Kingston RI (updated 12/14/2025)
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***Note update to the Royal Bobcat and their holiday season shows!
Sun Dec 21 Greg Abate Quartet Christmas Jazz at Newport Playhouse Kitchen 102 JT Connell Hwy, Newport, RI doors 11am music 1pm with buffet $68.95 see https://ci.ovationtix.com/34452/production/1254724?performanceId=11708681
Sat Dec 27 Greg Abate Quartet Post Holiday Show at Mass Arts Center, 888 South Main St., Mansfield, MA Featuring Kent Hewitt on piano,John Lockwood bass and Gary Johnson drums doors 7pm music 8pm $35/40 https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=29422
Alchemy 171 Chestnut St Providence
Mon Dec 15 The John Allmark Jazz Orchestra 8-midnight $20 This event showcases the best talent and expertise in the field. Immerse yourself in a world of cutting-edge Jazz. Buy a ticket today and be part of something extraordinary!
Thu Jan 1 FREE FUNK THURSDAY with The Autocrats 9pm – 2am New England’s premier OLD SCHOOL FUNK band. Originally formed in 2011 by trumpeter Eric ‘Benny’ Bloom (now of ‘LETTUCE’), The AUTOCRATS are a high-energy, 10 piece, horn driven, funk-dance band comprised of the area’s top professional musicians and recording artists. Drawing inspiration from 70s FUNK, SOUL and R&B, The AUTOCRATS perform songs from many different artists, including: PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC, OHIO PLAYERS, GAP BAND, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, JAMES BROWN, CAMEO, RICK JAMES, KOOL & THE GANG and many more.
The Blue Room 2197 Broad St Cranston, RI theblueroom.com Reservations recommended NOTE: The Blue Room proudly features exceptional live music with no cover and a $25 per-guest minimum in food and beverages. Some shows have cover Charges
Wed Dec 17 Evening Sky 7-10pm
Thu Dec 18 Kim Trusty Band 6-9pm
Fri Dec 19 Lisa Bello 9-11:30pm Lisa Bello is a Boston-born R&B and soul artist known for her smoky tone, fearless storytelling, and electric live performances. A multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and longtime champion of arts education, she blends jazz, hip-hop, and soul into a sound that is both modern and timeless.
Sat Dec 20 8:30-11:30pm Sympli Whitney is a powerhouse soul vocalist and performer whose mix of R&B, funk, and neo-soul energizes every stage. A former Apollo Live standout with multiple U.K. Soul Chart hits, she brings over 15 years of live performance, artistry, and professionalism to audiences worldwide
Fri Dec 26 8:30-11:30pm Dash Pena with Live Band
Sat Dec 27 Angelena Hightower 8:30-11:30pm no cover
Wed Dec 31 Catnip Junkies New Years Eve Celebration $75 – Show + 3-Course Meal $40 – Show Only
Chan’s 267 Main St, Woonsocket RI 401-761-1900 chanseggrollsjazz.com/shows
Sat Dec 20 Jimmy “2 Suits” Capone & the All-Stars Chan Clan Band 8-10pm $30/35
Fri Dec 26 James Montgomery Blues Band 8-10pm $25/30
Wed Dec 31 The Fat City Band New Years Eve $70/80 band 9-midnight buffet 7:30pm Chan’s invites you to ring in the New Year “2026” with the incredible Fat City Band. The evening includes dinner buffet @ 7:30pm, hats, noisemakers and champagne toast at midnight. Seating limited, reserve early.
Contemporary Theater Company 327 Main St Wakefield RI contemporarytheatercompany.com
Monday Night Jazz begins at 7:30pm on the Patio
Courtland Club 51 Courtland St, Providence, RI 02909 (401) 227-9300
Live jazz every Sunday at 6 & 8:30 Leland Baker & friends The 8:30pm show is strictly ages 21+. Guests under age 21 are welcome at the 6pm show, provided that they are accompanied by someone 21 or older. Reservations are strongly recommended : our $20 per person reservation deposit is not an admission charge — it will be refunded, as long as you show up.
Greenwich Odeum 59 Main St. East Greenwich RI greenwichodeum.com 401-885-4000
Marcelino’s (cocktail bar) 1 W Exchange St Prov marcelinosboutiquebar.com/providence
Live Jazz Thursdays starting at 8pm
Music Mansion 88 Meeting Street Providence RI
Sun Dec 28 Tish Adams Quartet Holiday “Swing Thing” 1-3pm $25/$10 student/ free kids 12 and under
Myrtle 134 Waterman Ave, East Providence, RI
First Mondays of the month : Paper Moon Jazz Band return with their residency every first Fridays 8-11pm. No Cover!
Sat Dec 20 Anchors Away Brass Band 1pm
Xtet (a flexible, modern jazz ensemble) 8pm
Narragansett Café 25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown RI 401-423-2150 narragansettcaferi.com
Sat Dec 20 Steve Smith & the Nakeds 8-midnight
Sun Dec 21 The Earl Knightwood Band 4-7pm
Sun Dec 28 Howlin’ Rhodes 4-7pm
Fri Jan 2 Neal & the Vipers 8-11:30pm
Narrows Center For The Arts 16 Anawan Street Fall River, MA 508-324-1926 narrowscenter.org
Thu Dec 18 Bywater Call 7/8pm $31/33 is a powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock band from Toronto, Canada, made up of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy on drums, Mike Meusel on Bass, newest member, John Kervin on Keys, Stephen Dyte on Trumpet and Julian Nalli on Tenor Sax.Bywater Call has received multiple Independent Blues and Maple Blues Award nominations including Entertainer, Electric Act and Best Female Vocalist for the 2024 Awards Season
Fri Dec 19 & Sat Dec 20 Quinn Sullivan 7/8pm $50/52 26 Year old Quinn Sullivan is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and guitarist who rose to prominence in the early 2000’s and continues to amaze audiences worldwide. Born and raised in New Bedford Massachusetts, Quinn grew up in a musical household listening to classic rock, jazz and blues. Quinn credits his early obsession with The Beatles as the impetus for him to pursue music as a career. He received his first guitar at the tender age of three and quickly demonstrated exceptional talent. He gained national attention with appearances on afternoon and late night television shows (Tonight Show, Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O’Brien). In 2007, Quinn met music legend Buddy Guy, who invited him onstage and would later invite him to tour and record with him throughout the next decade.
Nick-A-Nee’s 75 South Street Providence RI 401-861-7290 (check facebook page)
**Marty Ballou & Friends every Tuesday 8pm Austin Andrew & Friends 10-11:30 **
*Every Monday The House Combo Jim Kelly, John Juxo, Benny Banning, Mark Garabian 8-11pm
Thu Dec 18 8pm Slow Motion Parade
Fri Dec 19 9pm The Free Radicals
Sun Dec 21 4pm Big Road 8pm Matty-O
Sat Dec 27 9pm Steve Snuffer’s Green Eyed Soul
Sun Dec 28 4pm Jazz 9pm Steve Donavan
The 133 Club 29 Warren Ave East Providence
Sunday Jazz & Blues : David Richardson Band 5-8pm w rotating guests
Dec 28 5-8pm Dave Tanury, Jon Pelzman, Paul Bouley, & Vinny Pagano
The Ocean Mist 895 Matunuck Beach Rd Wakefield oceanmist.net (check Eventbrite for advance tickets)
Tuesdays : Ocean Mystics Mike Warner, Dickie Reed and special guests 5-8pm
Dec 30 Neal Vitullo & Dave Howard
Sun Dec 28 The Senders 4-7pm $5
The Park Theater 848 Park Ave Cranston, RI theparkri.com
Sat Dec 20 Canadian Brass Holiday Show 7:30pm $40-88
The Parlour Providence 1119 N. Main St. Providence, RI 401-383-5858 theparlourri.com
Sun Dec 21 Al Cron Quartet 4/5pm $10 All Ages JAZZ
Perro Solado 19 Charles St Newport RI 401-619-4777
Mondays John Monllos 5:30-8:30pm Jazz guitar
Pub on Park 655 Park Ave Cranston
Every Wed Vintage R & B Ensemble with special guests
Dec 17 with Sugar Ray Norcia and Johnny Blue Horn 10th Anniversary Holiday Party Buffet at 6:30is and music at 8pm
Sat Jan 10 Brass Attack 8-11pm
Pump House Music Works 1464 Kingston Rd. Wakefield RI 401-824-9971 www.pumphousemusicworks.com
Thu Dec 18 Jabbawaukee doors 7pm music 8pm $5 All Ages free pizza
Fri Dec 19 The Honk 6/7pm All Ages $20
Sat Dec 20 Tish Adams Quartet Santa’s Workshop! From 12:00pm to 4:00pm partake in: Arts & Crafts Ornament making/decorating Cookie decorating Face painting. Meeting Santa and his helpers. There will be a snowball fight dance party for children 2-4pm with THE TISH ADAMS QUARTET featuring: GREG WARDSON – keys / JOE POTENZA – bass / VINNY PAGANO – drums / TISH ADAMS – vocals free ($5 donation suggested) Please bring non-perishable food items for our Jonnycake Center food drive!
Sun Jan 4 Shawn Monteiro Quintet 6/7pm All Ages $20
The Red Door 49 Peck St Providence 401.753.9800 reddoorpvd.com
** Thank God It’s Monday Jazz Night** NO COVER
Mon Dec 15 Dennis Hughes Quartet 7-10pm
Mon Dec 22 Zack Bacak 7-10pm
Mon Dec 29 JazzCurrent 7-10pm
The Royal Bobcat 422 Atwells Ave Prov theroyalbobcat.com
Live Jazz Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays 7:30-10:30pm and Saturdays 8-11pm (New Orleans style food)
Tue Dec 16 Erik Van Dam Trio
Wed Dec 17 Paper Moon Jazz Band
Thurs Dec 18 Michael Rocha Quartet
Fri Dec 19 Grace Darko Quartet
Sat Dec 20 Dan Liporini Quartet 8-11
Tue Dec 23 Grace Darko Quartet
Sat Dec 27 Brayden Beason Quartet 8-11
Tues Dec 30 Dan Liporini Quartet
Wed Dec 31 Paper Moon Jazz Band
Sardella’s Italian Rest 30 Memorial Blvd Newport 401-849-6312 sardellas.com/jazz-nights/
Weds 7pm
Sarto 86 Dorrance St Providence sartoprovidence.com
“Jazz It Up!” Saturdays 8-11pm
XO Bar 125 N Main St Providence RI
Thursdays 9-11pm Live Jazz with Johnny Santini & Jake D’Ambra (smooth jazz)