Jazz in the Berkshires
Fall Schedule
By: Ed Bride - Sep 27, 2024
In case you’ve been waiting for the schedule of our October 7-13 series called the Fall Jazz Sprawl, wait no longer, here it is.
You should have already received the details for the headline concert on Sunday, Oct. 13 (“Grace Kelly with Strings: At The Movies”. In case you haven’t, please see below). Tickets for that show are already about half sold-out. Here’s the rest of the week-long story.
The annual Fall Jazz Sprawl is a week of free and ticketed jazz events throughout Berkshire County. The series includes some events that were organized by Berkshires Jazz, as well as others that were planned and sponsored by the venues presenting the artists. The series concludes with a headline concert featuring the Grace Kelly Quartet plus a string section augmented by the Kids 4 Harmony advanced ensemble.
The schedule continues to evolve, and currently includes:
· Monday, Oct. 7, George Schuller Trio. Methuselah, 391 North St., Pittsfield: 7-10pm, free
· Tuesday, Oct. 8, Tarik Shah Trio. St. Stephen’s Church, 67 East St., Pittsfield: Community concert, 4:30-6:00pm. Free
· Tuesday, Oct. 8, The Paul Ostermayer Quartet. Tito’s, 34 Depot St., Pittsfield. 5:30-8:30pm. Free
· Wednesday, Oct. 9, The Paul Ostermayer Quartet. The Lion’s Den, 30 Main St., Stockbridge: 7-10pm $10 music charge
· Thursday, Oct. 10, The Lucky 5. Dottie’s.444 North St., Pittsfield. Dinner at 6pm (see link for details); music at 7pm (free).
https://lovepittsfield.com/event/fall-jazz-sprawl-at-dotties-featuring-the-lucky-5/
· Friday, Oct. 11, Samirah Evans and a tribute to Billie Holiday. The Colonial Theatre, 111 South St., Pittsfield. 7:30pm.
Ticketed event, https://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/book/?event_id=175602
· Saturday, Oct. 12, The Wanda Houston Band, “Music Brings Communities Together”. Becket Art Center, 7 Brooker Hill Rd., Becket. 5-7pm. Free, donations accepted.
· Sunday, Oct. 13: The Grace Kelly Quartet with Kids 4 Harmony. Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble St., Lenox. 7:30pm.
Ticketed event. https://shakespeare.org/shows/2024/berkshires-jazz-presents-grace-kelly/
The Fall Jazz Sprawl was first held in 2022 under the sponsorship of the Mill Town Foundation, as a way to call attention to the wide variety of jazz artists and venues in the Berkshires. With that initial seed investment and the growing commitment from local venues, the “sprawl” has gained momentum. Mill Town continues to be a sponsor of the capstone concert, along with private donations and support from the Chervenak-Nunnalle Foundation and the GKV Charitable Foundation.