The Benny Carter Tribute Jazz concert returns this summer on Saturday, June 26th at 7PM with Connecticut’s jazz band TJ Thompson Trio . The band has been active since 2014 performing in various clubs and pits in musical theaters throughout Connecticut. Winner of the IMEA Jazz Artist of the Year for their recent album Take Two: The Sound of Playing, this group plays a combination of originals along with the Soul, Blues, and Jazz of New Orleans, Memphis, and beyond. We cover everything from Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair, Thelonious Monk, Booker T and the MG’s, Jimi Hendrix, The Dead, and more. Leader T.J. Thompson performed with Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and as a result was a featured artist on Branford Marsalis’ Jazz Set show on NPR. In 1998 he recorded and produced Thompson Trio Take One, an album consisting mostly of original works, which received good reviews from Goldmine and Cadence magazines. A student of both Henry Butler and George Cables, he has opened for and worked with such artists as Henry Butler, Mel Torme, Ed Thigpen, Dave Liebman, and Koko Taylor as well as being a featured soloist on the Morgan Powell Jazz Album. He taught at St. Johnsbury Academy and Johnson State College in Vermont from 1997-2000 and since has been the Director of Instrumental Music at the Taft School, in Watertown, Connecticut.
Tickets are $20 Member and $25 Non-Members and must be purchased online prior to the event. The JCCS will not be selling tickets at the door to allow minimal contact and for safety of our staff and volunteers, so tickets must be purchased in advance online . There will be a limited number of tickets available to allow for safe social distancing, so we highly recommend you getting your tickets early as we anticipate this concert to sell out fast! For health and safety purposes there is a list of new reopening rules for outdoor events which is posted on our website. Don’t forget to bring your mask and a chair! This concert will be held outdoors. The rain date will be held on Sunday, June 27th at 7PM!
The JCC in Sherman Re-Opening New Rules for Events Outdoors
These new rules are put into place to keep everyone safe. Please read the following rules:
If you would like to attend any of our events, you will be required to purchase your tickets or RSVP online before arriving at the event. We will not be selling any tickets at the door or allowing any walk-ins. This allows for the safety of our staff and volunteers and allows for minimal contact. Tickets must be purchased by 12PM the day of the event.
We will be limiting the 55 reservations/spots for this event.
Everyone is required to their own chairs.
Everyone is to continue to practice social distancing of 6-feet apart.
Everyone is required to be wearing their masks (that covers nose and mouth) at all times. You will not be admitted without one.
Please bring a flash light since it gets darker earlier!
Those musicians who are performing must bring their own equipment to use. At this time the JCCS will not be allowing the use of in house equipment.
Musicians/performers may remove their masks while performing but must remain 12 feet away from each other and attendees.
The JCCS restrooms will be open however only one person is allowed in the restrooms at a time to allow for proper social distancing. Everyone will be required to keep their masks on when entering the building and must wear gloves. Those needing to use the restroom must wait outside the building if it is currently occupied. There will be wait time in between each use as well.
A staff member or volunteer will make sure these rules are followed. No attendees will be allowed in the building unless it is to use the restroom. There will be a one way system for entering and exiting. Those needing to use the bathroom will enter through the front door and exit the building through the side door next to the bathrooms.
People are allowed to bring their own food/drink for our outdoor events only. Please be respectful and dispose of all trash in trash bins.
The JCCS will not be selling any snacks or beverages.
If you are feeling sick at all, please stay home. We want to keep our staff, volunteers and attendees safe.
These new rules are put in place for the safety of everyone and will be required to be followed by all. Your health is important to us all.
Please note these rules can be updated at any time. All events will follow CDC and the State of Connecticut guidelines for social distancing and rules for events and programs. Please note these rules/guidelines can be updated and changed based on CDC & state requirements.