“Swing into Spring” With Live Jazz Next Week in Stony Brook Village
 Spring is in the air, despite evidence this week to the contrary, and so too will be the sound of music for visitors to Stony Brook next week when the village plays host to “Swing into Spring” a new five-day jazz festival designed to attract more tourists, music lovers and even “foodies” to the historic business district. The event is the brainchild of Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, who developed it in collaboration with Thomas Manuel, President and Founder of The Jazz Loft, and vocalist Catherine Green. Suffolk County is sponsoring the festival through a grant intended to promote tourism through the arts. The festival will run from Tuesday, March 27, 2018 through Saturday, March 31, 2018 at the Jazz Loft and in restaurants featuring talent drawn from the community, no matter what Mother Nature has in store for us.
Funding for the music festival was made possible through Legislator Hahn’s advocacy to have this project included in the adopted 2018 Suffolk County Operating Budget as one of the approximately 180 cultural, historical and film organizations or events, county-wide, to receive a grant. Funds for these programs are drawn from the tax applied to overnight stays in Suffolk County’s hotels and motels and must be used to promote tourism and boosts our local economy. Four local restaurant venues will be hosting musical performances, including the Three Village Inn, Pentimento, Sweet Mamas and Lakeside Emotions Wine Boutique in addition to the Jazz Loft.
The festival kicks off on Tuesday, March 27th with concurrent performances beginning at 5PM to 7PM in several Stony Brook village venues and culminates at the Jazz Loft Saturday night with performances by an 18 piece big band. For more information about the event, please visit www.thejazzloft.org/swing-into-spring.
The long winter is finally coming to an end, and now is the time to celebrate here in Stony Brook village with the great food and great music that will have everyone swinging into spring.
Spring into Swing Event Schedule:
| Tuesday, March 27th |
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| Time | Act | Venue |
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| 5-7PM | Jazz Duo: Steve Salerno, guitar & Ray Anderson, trombone | Pentimento Restaurant 93 Main Street Stony Brook (631) 689-7755 |
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| 5-7PM | Jazz Duo: Al Marino, guitar with Sybil Lefferts, vocal | Sweet Mamas Restaurant 121 Main Street Stony Brook (631) 675-9263 |
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| 5-7PM | Jazz Solo: Rich Dimino, accordion | Lakeside Wine Emotions 113 Main Street Stony Brook (631) 675-2750 |
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| Wednesday, March 28th |
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| Time | Act | Venue |
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| 4-6PM | Jazz Improv & Jam Session Techniques Workshop | Educational & Cultural Center 97 Main Street Stony Brook (631) 689-7755 |
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| 5-7PM | Jazz Duo: Steve Salerno, guitar & Guest | Pentimento Restaurant 93 Main Street Stony Brook (631) 689-7755 |
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| 5-7PM | Jazz Duo: Al Marino, guitar & Dean Johnson, bass | Sweet Mamas Restaurant 121 Main Street Stony Brook (631) 675-9263 |
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| 5-7PM | Jazz Trio: Eddie Balsamo Quartet: Ben Ayala, piano, Yas Tadeka, bass, Ed Balsamo, drums | Three Village Inn 150 Main Street Stony Brook (631) 751-0555 |
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| 7-9:30PM | Jam Session: Jazz Loft Trio & Guests | The Jazz Loft 275 Christian Avenue Stony Brook (631) 751-1895 |
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| Thursday, March 29th |
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| Time | Act | Venue |
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| 7-9:30PM | Interplay Jazz Orchestra | The Jazz Loft 275 Christian Avenue Stony Brook (631) 751-1895 |
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| Friday, March 30th |
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| Time | Act | Venue |
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| 7-9:30PM | Mike Hall Quartet | The Jazz Loft 275 Christian Avenue Stony Brook (631) 751-1895 |
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| Saturday, March 31st |
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| Time | Act | Venue |
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| 7-9:30PM | Community Jazz Night: Featuring the Bay Big Band, Stony Brook Roots Ensemble, Sils Maria and other Special Guests | The Jazz Loft 275 Christian Avenue Stony Brook (631) 751-1895 |
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