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VenueAndy's Old Port Pub

Address94 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

NotesNew Orleans Jazz, Blues and roots music

VenueMast Landing Brewing (Westbrook)

Address920 Main St, Westbrook, ME 04092

VenuePaper City BBQ

Address855 Main St., Westbrook

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VenueAndy's Old Port Pub

Address94 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

NotesNew Orleans Jazz, Blues and roots music

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VenueTailgate Bar & Grill

Address61 Portland Rd, Gray, ME 04039

NotesCASH or GIFT CARD DONATIONS ONLY PLEASE. (NO CHECKS) WALMART, HANNAFORD OR AMAZON. .... FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T ATTEND, DAVE'S ADDRESS IS Dave Mello 6 E. Houghton St, Madison, ME 04950

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VenueThe Lincoln Hotel

Address17 Lincoln St., Biddeford, ME

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VenueWoodfords Club

Address179 Woodford St, Portland, ME 04103

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VenueAndy's Old Port Pub

Address94 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

NotesNew Orleans Jazz, Blues and roots music

VenueThe Skowhegan

Address7 Island Ave, Skowhegan, ME 04976

VenueMast Landing Brewing (Westbrook)

Address920 Main St, Westbrook, ME 04092

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VenueLe Paresseux Inc

Address227 Waldo St, Rumford, ME 04276

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VenueTonic

Address7 Dunlap Street, Brunswick

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VenueTonic

Address 7 Dunlap Street, Brunswick

NotesFeaturing Continental Shakedown & Papa Tim & The Whiskey Throttle Band proceeds and donations to Make A Wish Maine

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VenueTonic

Address7 Dunlap Street, Brunswick

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VenuePaper City BBQ

Address 855 Main St., Westbrook

NotesMacissso, vocals/bass; Jaime Appel, vocals; Owen Conforte, vocals/guitar

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VenueThe Waldo Theatre

Address916 Main St., Waldoboro

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VenueSkidompha Public Library

Address 184 Main St, Damariscotta, ME 04543

NotesNovel Jazz is returning to the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta on Saturday, 21 December, 2024, 7-9:30 PM, for their first winter solstice celebration! They will be playing an evening of jazz out of the Great American Songbook, but all tunes will be befitting the longest night of the year. The library is located at 184 Main Street, Damariscotta. Admission is free and all are welcome to this special concert, but in lieu of purchasing a ticket, the library requests that attendees bring either a financial donation (suggested $20/person) for the library, food or personal hygiene items for Skidompha’s Little Food Pantry, all to support other community members in need. Pantry items must not be expired and must be unopened. Admission is otherwise free of charge and a donation is not required for attendance. For more info, call 207-887-0919 see http://www.skidompha.org/ or www.mainejazz.net .

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VenueAndy's Old Port Pub

Address94 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

NotesNew Orleans Jazz, Blues and roots music

VenueMayo Street Arts

Address10 Mayo St., Portland

Notes(with Darlin' Corey, Casco Bay Tummlers, Bess Jacques, Carlos Cuellar, Nat Ives, Jim Lyden, Sean Mencher, Jeff Aumuller, Haleigh Mayo & Lily Cuellar), 7-10, $29

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VenueAndy's Old Port pub

AddressCommercial Street, Portland,ME

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

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VenueAndy's Old Port pub

Address94 Commercial Street, Portland, ME

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VenueScarborough Library

Address48 Gorham road, Scarborough

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VenueThe Thirsty Pig

Address37 Exchange St, Portland, ME

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VenueBlue

Address650 Congress St # A, Portland, ME 04101

NotesJan van Voorst van Beest (drums), Tracy McMullen (sax), Duane Edwards (bass), and Isaac van Voorst van Beest (piano).

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueOne Longfellow Square

Address181 State St., Portland

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenueErik’s Church

Address824 Roosevelt Trail, Windham

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VenueUnited Methodist Church

Address280 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME

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VenueAndy's Old Port pub

Address94 Commercial Street, Portland, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

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VenuePrince Memorial Library

Address266 Main Street, Cumberland, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueThe Lincoln Hotel

Address17 Lincoln St, Biddeford, ME 04005

NotesAPRIL 3 WITH SPECIAL GUEST EVAN HAINES

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VenueLenny's

Address(Rte 302) 1274 Bridgton Rd., Westbrook

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueBlue

Address 650A Congress St, Portland, ME

NotesSue Sheriff Vocals, Matt Marcus Keys, Tom Bucci Bass, Rusty Quinn Drums

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenueHill Arts

Address76 Congress St. on Munjoy Hill in Portland Maine

NotesNovel Jazz Septet celebrates the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn! Novel Jazz will be in performance at Hill Arts in Portland on Saturday, 2 May, 2026, for a matinee beginning at 2PM. First and foremost, they will be celebrating Duke’s birthday as well as the timeless music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The Novel Jazz Septet is a tribute band with the mission to keep Ellington and Strayhorn’s music “alive and swinging”. Between them, Duke and Strays wrote several thousand compositions over their musical careers, two percent of which represent the well-known standards and 98% of which represent rarely heard gems. The septet will perform, live, standard tunes from the Ellington/Strayhorn repertoire plus newly arranged compositions that they have unearthed from original recordings, as well as manuscripts from the Ellington Archives of the Smithsonian Museum of American History and the Strayhorn Collection at the Library of Congress, both in Washington D.C. Novel Jazz members have dusted these pieces off, rearranged them for the septet, and given them a 21st century sound, all of their own. This show is an OFFICIAL Portland, Maine celebration of International Jazz Day, a day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." The idea came from jazz pianist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock. Jazz Day is chaired by Hancock and the UNESCO Director-General. The International Jazz Day celebration brings together jazz shows from places far and wide...Ireland, Iran, Kenya, Lichtenstein, Rwanda, Namibia, New Zealand, you name it! For more information, call the Hill Arts box office at (207) 347-7177 or navigate your browser to https://www.thehillarts.me/. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door (general seating). To find out more about the band, navigate your browser to https://www.mainejazz.net/. An example of their music can be found at: https://youtu.be/N933VXCB3WY Hill Arts is located at 76 Congress Street, Munjoy Hill, Portland, ME 04101. As Duke said, “There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind!” So, swing-on over to Hill Arts on the Sunday, 2 May, 2026, 2PM to hear some really good music by two icons of jazz, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn! Come celebrate the Duke’s birthday and International Jazz Day, all at the same time!

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

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VenueTogus VA

Address1 VA Center Augusta,ME

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VenueFast Eddy's

Address1308 US-202 Winthrop,ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenuePortland Lobster Co.

AddressPortland

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

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VenueFast Eddy's

Address1308 US-202 Winthrop

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueBrunswick Elks Jam Dance & Fundraiser

Address179 Park Row Brunswick,ME

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VenueBrunswick Elks Lodge 2043

Address179 Park Row, Brunswick, ME

NotesNo cover for Jammers

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueWoof. Play. Eat.

Address49 Northport Dr., Portland, Maine

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VenueSkidompha Public Library

Address184 Main St, Damariscotta, ME 04543

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

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VenueTop of the East

Address157 High St, Portland, ME 04101

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenueBlue Mermaid Island Grill

Address 10 Shapleigh Rd., Kittery

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

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VenueThe Nonantum

Address95 Ocean St., Kennebunkport

VenueThe Lincoln Hotel

Address17 Lincoln St, Biddeford, ME 04005

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenueRockland Schooner Race

AddressRockland

VenueJohnny's Place

AddressPownal

NotesJuly 4th Open Jam BYOE Bring your own everything It is an open jam and potluck barbecue, but Johnny is not providing any food. He will have the usual plates and cups and utensils, etc. there will be a couple of grills there and it will be rain or shine. All parking to the right.

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

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VenueWoof. Play. Eat.

Address49 Northport Dr., Portland, Maine

VenueThe Lincoln Hotel

Address17 Lincoln St, Biddeford, ME 04005

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor

VenueThe Conant Homestead

Address 89 Conant St, Westbrook, ME 04092

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VenueCadenza

Address5 Depot Street, Freeport, ME 04032

NotesThe Novel Jazz Septet will be in performance at the live music venue, Cadenza, in Freeport, ME on 10 July at 7PM. The Septet is celebrating 22 years of keeping the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn “alive and swinging.” Between them, Duke and Strays wrote several thousand compositions over their musical careers, two percent of which represent the well-known standards and 98% of which represent rarely heard gems. The Septet will perform standard tunes from the Ellington/Strayhorn repertoire plus newly-arranged compositions that they have unearthed from original recordings, as well as manuscripts from the Ellington Archives of the Smithsonian Museum of American History and the Strayhorn Collection at the Library of Congress, both in Washington D.C. Novel Jazz members have dusted these pieces off, rearranged them for the septet, and given them a 21st century sound, all of their own. Tickets are general admission and advanced discounted at $15 (+ ticket fee) for students, $30 (+ ticket fee) for all others or $35 at the door. For more information, call the Cadenza box office at 207-560-5300 or navigate your browser to https://www.cadenzafreeport.com/. To find out more about the band, navigate your browser to https://www.mainejazz.net/. Cadenza is located at 5 Depot Street, Freeport, ME 04032. Remember, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing! So, swing-on over to Cadenza on 10 July for some classic jazz by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn!

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VenueHardshore Distilling

Address53 Washington Ave, Portland, ME

VenueArts in SoPo

Address50 Market St Suite 1, Portland, ME 04106

VenueSchool Street Coffee House

Address60 School St., Saco

VenueDocks Seafood

Address15 Evans St., South Portland

VenueBlack Point Inn

Address510 Black Point Rd., Scarborough, ME

VenueThe Lincoln Hotel

Address17 Lincoln St, Biddeford, ME 04005

VenuePaddy Murphy’s

Address26 Main St., Bangor