Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner while you enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook House & Garden. Plus, be sure to stay for a free tour of the house’s first floor! Audio tours are available via the IZI.Travel app for the historic garden. The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

Featured Performers: SOAR: Sounds of April & Randall

Concluding our 2026 concert series, we will SOAR with the Sounds of April and Randall!  April May Webb, 2024 winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, and Randall Haywood, named a “Rising Star” by Hot House & Jazzmobile NYC, lead an award-winning jazz ensemble sparked by their great musical chemistry. April & Randall blend jazz with Country, R&B, and Gospel influences. Webb was a student of the late Mulgrew Miller, while Randall earned his Master’s at Juilliard. In 2023, they were named U.S. Cultural Ambassadors. 

Personnel:
April May Webb – vocals 

Randall Haywood – trumpet 

Sponsored by the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation; the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; and the Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America.

Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series! 

Photo by April May Webb.

This concert will take place on the terrace at the Amos Bull House, located to the rear of the Butler-McCook garden at 59 S. Prospect Street in Hartford. The grounds open at 5 pm and the performance begins at 6 pm. Please note that metered street parking is usually readily available in the area, and free after 6 pm. Visitors may park and enter at the Butler-McCook entrance on Main Street, or the Amos Bull entrance on S. Prospect Street.

This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner as our historic garden comes alive with music! Round out your evening with free tours of the house museum’s first floor, an audio tour of the garden, and featured artist exhibitions. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

Featured Performers: Kris Allen Quintet

Alto sax player Kris Allen gathers a group of stellar musicians to pay tribute to the greats of hard bop and bebop, such as Charlie Parker, Bud Powell and Jackie McLean.

Personnel:
Kris Allen – saxophone 

Bruce Harris – trumpet 

Nat Reeves – bass 

Jeff Tain Watts – drums 

Zaccai Curtis – keys

BIO: Kris Allen is the Lyell B. Clay Artist in Residence in Jazz and Lecturer in Music at Williams and the director of the Williams jazz ensemble program. A native of the Hartford CT area and a protégé of the great Jackie McLean, Kris has forged a clear conceptual and aural identity as a saxophonist, composer, bandleader and recording artist. appearing on dozens of albums. His latest release as a leader, June, is his third critically acclaimed album for the Truth Revolution Recording Collective  

Sponsored by the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation; the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; and the Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America.

Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series! 

This concert will take place on the terrace at the Amos Bull House, located to the rear of the Butler-McCook garden at 59 S. Prospect Street in Hartford. The grounds open at 5 pm and the performance begins at 6 pm. Please note that metered street parking is usually readily available in the area, and free after 6 pm. Visitors may park and enter at the Butler-McCook entrance on Main Street, or the Amos Bull entrance on S. Prospect Street.

This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

Photo by Cedric Pilard

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner as our historic garden comes alive with music! Round out your evening with free tours of the house museum’s first floor, an audio tour of the garden, and featured artist exhibitions. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

Featured Performers: Ghazi Omair, “I, Too, Sing America. I, Too, Am America.”

Inspired by a poem by Langston Hughes, Ghazi Omair sets poetry and writings to music in this performance that combines spoken word, hip-hop and jazz. 

Personnel:
Ghazi Omair – poetry/spoken word 

Nathan Edwards – saxophone 

Joshua Bruneau – trumpet 

Nathan Davis – trombone

Matt Dwonszyk – bass 

Jocelyn Pleasant – drums 

BIO: Ghazi Omair is a Hip-Hop Lyricist/Poet from Hartford, CT. He has performed at venues throughout the Tri-State area and focuses on the musical space between Hip-Hop and Jazz. He has worked with artists such as Matt Dwonzsyk, The Lost Tribe, Cappadonna, Self Suffice, Michael Pallas and other artists throughout New York and Connecticut.  

Ghazi’s last release is titled “Lavender” and can be found on all major streaming platforms. Lavender is an experimental project combining Trap, Hip-Hop and Jazz while splicing conversations of social commentary between the songs.

Sponsored by the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation; the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; and the Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America.

Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series! 

This concert will take place on the terrace at the Amos Bull House, located to the rear of the Butler-McCook garden at 59 S. Prospect Street in Hartford. The grounds open at 5 pm and the performance begins at 6 pm. Please note that metered street parking is usually readily available in the area, and free after 6 pm. Visitors may park and enter at the Butler-McCook entrance on Main Street, or the Amos Bull entrance on S. Prospect Street.

This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner as our historic garden comes alive with music! Round out your evening with free tours of the house museum’s first floor, an audio tour of the garden, and featured artist exhibitions. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

Featured Performers: TUBBY, Feat. Matt Parker

Kicking off our concert season will be the exuberant sounds of Tubby, long-time project of Matt Parker. Paying tribute to the rich jazz heritage of New Orleans, especially the many talented sax players to come from that city, Tubby celebrates and shares this joyful tradition. Their mission is simple: bring the soulful rhythms of New Orleans to life — and get people on their feet dancing! 

Personnel:
Matt Parker – saxophone
Luca Benedetti – guitar
Danny Fox – piano
Dave Speranza – bass
Dan Rieser – drums 

Matt Parker bio: Matt Parker is a tenor and soprano saxophone player, born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and a recent arrival to Hartford. After seeing trumpeter Maynard Ferguson in concert, he fell in love with jazz and was mentored by the legendary South Florida saxophonist Jimmy Cavallo. Parker played professionally as a teenager in New Orleans before moving to New York to study with Jane Ira Bloom, Barry Harris, and Junior Mance. Later, Parker would go on to play in Maynard’s band Big Bop Nouveau for two years. 

Sponsored by the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation; the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; and the Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America.

Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series! 

This concert will take place on the terrace at the Amos Bull House, located to the rear of the Butler-McCook garden at 59 S. Prospect Street in Hartford. The grounds open at 5 pm and the performance begins at 6 pm. Please note that metered street parking is usually readily available in the area, and free after 6 pm. Visitors may park and enter at the Butler-McCook entrance on Main Street, or the Amos Bull entrance on S. Prospect Street.

This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner while you enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook House & Garden. Plus, be sure to stay for a free tour of the house’s first floor! Audio tours are available via the IZI.Travel app for the historic garden. The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

Featured Performers: Steve Bulmer’s Hall Monitors

The Hall Monitors, a group of top-notch jazz musicians brought together through our love of playing, composing, arranging, AND teaching, currently consists of Steven Bulmer on bass, Jen Allen on piano, Matt Parker on saxes and flute, Nathan Edwards on saxes and Ben Bilello on drums.
The group performs a variety of intense jazz styles and includes innovative originals in their programs along with original treatments of not-so-standard jazz classics and tributes to jazz legacies such as Harold Mabern, Phil Woods, Roy Hargrove and Benny Golson. It features a classic piano-bass-drums rhythm section with two innovative and complementary saxophonists.

The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions of Frank Poulin and Andy Hart.

Sponsored by: the Richard P. Garmany Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign with major support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Trustee of the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation

Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series! 

This concert will take place on the terrace at the Amos Bull House, located to the rear of the Butler-McCook garden at 59 S. Prospect Street in Hartford. The grounds open at 5 pm and the performance begins at 6 pm. Please note that metered street parking is usually readily available in the area, and free after 6 pm. Visitors may park and enter at the Butler-McCook entrance on Main Street, or the Amos Bull entrance on S. Prospect Street.

This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner while you enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook House & Garden. Plus, be sure to stay for a free tour of the house’s first floor! Audio tours are available via the IZI.Travel app for the historic garden. The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

Featured Performers: Dan Pugach Nonet feat. Nicole Zuraitis

Dan Pugach is a GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer and composer. His latest album, Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence (2024), featuring Nicole Zuraitis, won the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Additionally, he was the featured drummer on the 2024 GRAMMY® Award-winning album How Love Begins, co-produced by Nicole Zuraitis and Christian McBride. His debut album, Dan Pugach Nonet – Plus One (2018), reached the top 20 in Jazz radio and earned a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocal for “Jolene” alongside Zuraitis.

The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate a featured artist exhibition by Luis Cotto as well as Andy Hart and Cecil Hudson.

Sponsored by: the Richard P. Garmany Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign with major support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Trustee of the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation

Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series! 

This concert will take place on the terrace at the Amos Bull House, located to the rear of the Butler-McCook garden at 59 S. Prospect Street in Hartford. The grounds open at 5 pm and the performance begins at 6 pm. Please note that metered street parking is usually readily available in the area, and free after 6 pm. Visitors may park and enter at the Butler-McCook entrance on Main Street, or the Amos Bull entrance on S. Prospect Street.

This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner while you enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook House & Garden. Plus, be sure to stay for a free tour of the house’s first floor! Audio tours are available via the IZI.Travel app for the historic garden. The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

Featured Performers: Nigel Bello and Friends

Nigel Bello is an 18-year-old trombonist from Hartford, CT.  His father, Nelson, introduced him to the trombone at the age of 6 and he has been playing for the past 13 years. Nigel has studied with Steve Davis, Dr. Emmett Goods, and Hommy Ramos. He has shared the stage with musicians such as Zaccai and Luques Curtis, Nat Reeves, Gary Bartz, and Steve Davis. In 2023, he traveled to France with the New Jersey Youth Symphony’s Jazz Orchestra as their second-chair trombone. Nigel has also played in many professional settings, such as opening the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series and the Greater Hartford Jazz Festival, as well as accompanying musicians such as Michael Stuart, Frankie Ruiz Jr., Johnny Rivera, Nino Segarra, and many others. He now attends Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, continuing his musical journey.

Nigel Bello and Friends includes: Nigel Bello-trombone, Felipe Fournier-vibes, Luis Quintero-percussion, Zaccai Curtis-piano, Nathan Edwards-tenor sax, Nelson Bello-percussion, Luques Curtis bass

The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions of Luis Cotto and Emma Chadwick.

Sponsored by: the Richard P. Garmany Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign with major support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Trustee of the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation

Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series! 

This concert will take place on the terrace at the Amos Bull House, located to the rear of the Butler-McCook garden at 59 S. Prospect Street in Hartford. The grounds open at 5 pm and the performance begins at 6 pm. Please note that metered street parking is usually readily available in the area, and free after 6 pm. Visitors may park and enter at the Butler-McCook entrance on Main Street, or the Amos Bull entrance on S. Prospect Street.

This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!