Concerts
BackCountry Jazz
presents the 5th annual
Greenwich Jazz Festival
featuring extraordinary jazz artists from celebrated greats to young rising stars
The Best In Jazz Happens Here
Bennie Wallace Artistic Director
Thursday June 25 • 6:30-9:30PM
Opening Night Benefit Concert
Bennie Wallace • Anthony Wilson • Peter Washington • Donald Vega • Herlin Riley
Sunday July 5 • 6:00-8:00PM
A Celebration of Jazz in America
Anthony Wilson • Godwin Louis • Simon Moullier • Matt Dwonszyk • Harvel Nakundi • Bennie Wallace
Sunday July 26 • 6:00-8:00PM
Matt Dwonszyk Quintet
Matt Dwonszyk • Matt Knoegel • Joshua Bruneau • Taber Gable • Jonathan Barber
Sunday August 9 • 6:00-8:00PM
Duduka Da Fonseca & Quarteto Universal Yes!!!
Duduka Da Fonseca • Vinicius Gomes • Helio Alves • Gili Lopes • Maucha Adnet
Sunday August 23 • 6:00-8:00PM
Maucha Adnet Sextet “Bossa Always Nova”
Maucha Adnet • Duduka Da Fonseca • Guilherme Monteiro • Donald Vega • Peter Washington
Sunday September 13 • 5:30-7:30PM
Godwin Louis
additional artists tba
Sunday September 27 • 5:00-7:00PM
Tim Warfield and His Organ Band
Tim Warfield • Terell Stafford • Pat Bianchi • Byron Landham • Daniel Sadownick
Jimmy Rowles Centennial Event • date tba
one of the greatest masters of the American jazz piano tradition
Sunday November 22 • 6:30-9:30PM
Fall Benefit Concert
Disorder at the Border Orchestra
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Events
2026 ARTISTS
Sunday July 5 • 6:00-8:00PM • A Celebration of Jazz in America
Anthony Wilsongrammy nominated... celebrated for his imagination, artistry, improvisational authority, commands your ear and emotions from start to finish. - JazzTimes
Godwin Louis one of the great saxophonists of the new generation…you will be mesmerized by his sound. - JazzTimes
Simon Moullier his music is fresh, and speaks to everyone… never heard anyone play vibes like that before… best vibes player I’ve heard. - Quincy Jones
Matt Dwonszyk one of today's bright, young stars … melodic, grooving, creative… always connecting with fellow musicians and the audience. - JazzTimes
Harvel Nakundi Harvel is a gem… his style of drumming is powerful, passionate and provocative. - All About Jazz
Bennie Wallace gorgeous big-toned sound, exciting, inventive, and full of the blues. - DownBeat
Sunday July 26 • 6:00-8:00PM • Matt Dwonszyk Quintet
Matt Dwonszyk • Matt Knoegel • Joshua Bruneau • Taber Gable • Jonathan Barber
"The Matt Dwonzcyk Quintet explodes with hard bop crispness and power. Trumpeter Josh Bruneau and tenor saxophonist Matt Knoegel are fiery, pianist Taber Gable comps with authority and bassist Matt Dwonszyk and drummer Jonathan Barber keep everything tight and driving.The band dances, swaggers, and gracefully waltzes with deep roots in the bop tradition. Downszyk reminds us that jazz isn’t just a great art form – it’s also a damn good time.” - The Big Takeover
Sunday August 9 • 6:00-8:00PM • Duduka Da Fonseca & Quarteto Universal Yes!!!
Duduka Da Fonseca
Gili Lopes
Sunday August 23 • 6:00-8:00PM Maucha Adnet Sextet “Bossa Always Nova”
Maucha Adnet
Peter Washington
Sunday September 13 • 5:30-7:30PM
Godwin Louis
additional artists tba
Sunday September 27 • 5:00-7:00PM Tim Warfield and His Organ Band
Tim Warfield
Terell Stafford
Pat Bianchi
Byron Landham
Daniel Sadownick
Jimmy Rowles Centennial Event • date tba
one of the greatest masters of the American jazz piano tradition
BackCountry Jazz On The Road
Saturday June 27 • 7:00PM
The Jazz Loft Concert
Stony Brook, New York
Bennie Wallace • Anthony Wilson • Peter Washington • Donald Vega • Herlin Riley