Live Jazz Listings for January/February 2025 WRIU 90.3FM Kingston RI (updated 1/19/24)
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University of Rhode Island Music Dept 105 Upper College Rd Kingston
Sat Jan 25 Southern New England Honor Band Concert 5pm FREE
Sun Jan 26 Mental Health Awareness concert coordinated by the URI Student chapter of the New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association.
Performances by music therapy majors, piano and guitar, with duets with those outside of the music therapy major. Songs performed will all be by artists and songs that focus on mental health, symptoms, experiences, and support systems. 2pm $10/15
Sat Feb 8 URI Alumni Band Concert 7pm FREE
Thur Feb 20 URI Jazz Combos I 7:30pm $10/15
Sun Mar 2 URI Voices in Jazz Series: Jazz Big Band w/ Courtney Wright 6pm $10-15
Tue Mar 4 URI Jazz Combos II 7 :30pm $10/15
Newport Live!
Fri Feb 14 Reverend Robert Jones, Sr. @ Greenvale Vineyards 582 Wapping Road Portsmouth 7-9:30pm $35 through Eventbrite or call (401)400-2774 (Newport Live) Celebrating Black History Month (blues)
Fri Feb 28 Melanie Scholtz Record Release Party for “Seven” on AfricaArise/ Ropeadope Records South African born Jazz vocalist and composer @ Jamestown Arts Center 18 Valley St Jamestown, RI 6pm doors 7-9pm show $35 through Eventbrite
The Blue Room 2197 Broad St Cranston RI 401-263-6171 www.theblueroom.com (note… jazz related shows indicated but there is a lot more going on! Check the website)
Temporarily under renovation: shows moved to …
The District 54 South St Providence RI 401-421-0050
FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC RESERVATIONS – $20 MINIMUM PER PERSON
Thu Jan 30 Eden Casteel 7-10pm
Sat Feb 1 Bobby Christina’s Caravan ft Willie J Laws & Marty Ballou with special guest Roy Dunn Mclean 8-11pm
Fri Feb Angelena & The Unit 9pm
Chan’s 267 Main St, Woonsocket RI 401-761-1900 chanseggrollsjazz.com/shows
Fri Jan 24 Brian James Quintet w/ La Salle Academy Jazz Ens opening $15/20
Sat Jan 25 Neal and The Vipers $15/20
Sat Feb 8 Love Dogs (Boston Jazz/Blues) $20/25 8-10pm
Fri Feb 14 Little Miss and The Boom (Vintage Vibes) $20/25 8-10pm
Sat Feb 15 Fat City Band $20/25 8-10:30pm
Fri Feb 21 Sugar Ray & the Bluetones $20-25 8-10pm
Sat Feb 22 Donna Byrne with the Marshall Wood Band $30/35 8-10pm
Fri Feb 28 James Montgomery Band $25/30 8-10pm
Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingstown Rd West Kingston RI courthousearts.org
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
Sat Feb 8 Roomful Of Blues 7/8pm $35
Wed Feb 19 Upsatirs at the Odeum Jazz Night 7:30-9:30pm no cover, donations encouraged
Fri Feb 21 Mike Zito Band (blues) With special guest Jimmy Carpenter Band 7/8pm $36
**** Sat May 4, 2025 Samara Joy 7pm
The Knickerbocker Music Center 35 Railroad Ave, Westerly RI 401-315-5070 knickmusic.org
Sat Jan 25 Diane Blue & H-Bom with Diane Blue 7/8pm $20
Thu Jan 30 The D-Train Jazz Band 6-8pm Free Jazz & Cocktails at the Knick
Fri Jan 31 Neil Vitullo & The Vipers 7/8pm $15
Sat Feb 1 Sugar 7/8pm $15
Wed Feb 5 The Cartells Let’s Dance Monthly 6:30/7:30-10pm $15
Thu Feb 6 (in the Taproom) Kimaya Diggs 7pm FREE 21+
Fri Feb 14 Knickerbocker All Stars Valentine’s Day Dance 7/8pm $20
Music Mansion 88 Meeting St Providence
Sun Jan 26 “Tish Adams Presents” Debbie Larkin/Jeff Stout Quintet $10 student/ $25 general 1-3pm
Narragansett Café 25 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown RI 401-423-2150 narragansettcaferi.com
Fri Jan 24 Gary Cummings & The G-Men 8-11:30pm
Sun Jan 26 Pat Halpin & the 351s 4-7pm
Sun Feb 2 Ed Peabody & The Big Blue Thang 4-7pm
Thu Feb 13 Megan Chenot 5-8pm
Sun Feb 16 The Strumdawgs 4-7pm
Sun Feb 23 Earl Knightwood Band 4-7pm
Narrows Center For The Arts 16 Anawan Street Fall River, MA 508-324-1926 narrowscenter.org
Fri Jan 24 Brandon “Taz” Niederauer $35/37 7/8pm
Sat Jan 25 Duke Robillard $40/42 7/8pm
Fri Jan 31 Club d’Elf $37/40 7/8pm
Sat Feb 1 Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes (Cumbia music) $45/47 7/8pm
Wed Feb 5 Bill Frisell – In My Dreams featuring Eyvind Kang, Hank Roberts, Jenny Scheinman, Thomas Morgan & Rudy Royston $65/70 7/8pm
Sat Feb 15 GA-20 $37/40 7/8pm
Fri Feb 21 Greg Abate Quartet $37/40 7/8pm
Nick-A-Nee’s 75 South Street Providence RI 401-861-7290 (check facebook page)
**Marty Ballou & Friends every Tuesday 8pm **
*Every Monday The House Combo 8-11pm
Tues Jan 21 The Winter Series: 6:30-9:00pm Marty Ballou, Sugar Ray Norcia, Tom Ferraro, & Mark Teixeira 10-11;30pm Austin Andrews, Matt Kowalski, & Evan Carley
Thu Feb 23 Shane Fitzgerald Band 9-12pm
Fri Jan 24 Dan Lilley & The Keepers 9pm-1am
Sat Jan 25 Pat Halpin & the 351s 9pm
Sun Jan 26 4th Sunday Jazz 4pm
Tue Jan 28 The Winter Series: 6:30-9:00pm: Marty Ballou & Friends 10-11:30: Austin Andrews & Friends
Thur Jan 30 Southcoast Brass Band 8pm
Fri Jan 31 Mark G with Good Gravy 9pm-1am
Tue Feb 4 The Winter Series: 6:30-9:00pm: Marty Ballou & Friends 10-11:30: Austin Andrews & Friends
Tue Feb 11 The Winter Series: 6:30-9:00pm: Marty Ballou & Friends 10-11:30: Austin Andrews & Friends
Tues Feb 18 The Winter Series: 6:30-9:00pm: Marty Ballou & Friends 10-11:30: Austin Andrews & Friends
The Ocean Mist 895 Matunuck Beach Rd Wakefield oceanmist.net
Sat Feb 15 Neil & The Vipers 9pm
Sun Feb 16 World Premier Band 9pm
The Parlour Providence 1119 N. Main St. Providence, RI 401-383-5858 theparlourri.com
Thu Feb 6 The Autocrats (Funk) 8pm Free Show
Sun Feb 16 Jon Lee’s Incognito (JAZZ) 6pm $10
Perro Solado 19 Charles St Newport RI Perro Solado 19 Charles St Newport RI 401-619-4777
Mondays John Monllos 5:30-8:30pm Jazz guitar
Pump House Music Works 1464 Kingston Rd. Wakefield RI 401-824-9971 www.pumphousemusicworks.com
Sun Feb 2 Duke Robillard & Chris Flory Quartet 6/7pm $20/25 All Ages
Sat Feb 8 Funky Submarine (Beatle’s music in Funk style) 7/8pm $15/20 Free Pizza All Ages
Sat Feb 15 An Evening with Hiroya Tsukamoto & Victor Main 6/7pm $20/25 Free Pizza Charcuterie
Sun Feb 16 Joe Parillo & The New Ensemble 6/7pm $20
The Red Door 49 Peck St Providence 401.753.9800 reddoorpvd.com
** Thank God It’s Monday Jazz Night** NO COVER
Mon Jan 20 Leland Baker 7-10pm
Mon Jan 27 Electrik Market 7-10pm
Mon Feb 3 Denis Hughes Quartet 7-10pm
Mon Feb 10 Chris Covney Trio 7-10pm
Mon Feb 17 Tom White Trio 7-10pm
Mon Feb 24 Leland Baker Trio 7-10pm
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)