Isabelle Miner Powerhouse Vocalist Lights Up LaZingara June 18

Doors open at 6:00pm. Try to be seated by 6:30pm to have your dinner order taken. Showtime begins at 7:00pm when we transform the space into a theater.

Out of respect for the performers and other patrons, please keep talking to a whisper during the performance.

Very Limited Occupancy. Tables seating 2, 4, 5 guests, with tables for 6, 8, 12 available upon request. Single, general admission tickets are also available. See The Attached Seating Chart. Admission Is $15.00 - $25.00 Per Person, Ticket prices may be higher for special performances. Having problems with the ticketing system? Call 203-247-4273

Parking: Please park in LaZingara's lot or on Greenwood Ave. or School Street. Please avoid parking in P.T. Barnum Square.

Check out the band:

Isabelle Miner - Vocalist, Isabelle was born and raised in Bethel, CT, Isabelle found her footing as a singer and performer at the age of eight. She's gone on to train with some of Bethel's hometown musical favorites including Billy Michael, Cynthia McKorkindale and Erin Volpintesta. As a long time Jazz for Junior, she continued to hone her craft and went on to perform in New York City during her time in college. She returned to Hartford, CT where she sat in and collaborated with a variety of musicians. Isabelle has been growing her career as a photographer while constantly searching for outlets to sing and captivate audiences with her performance skills. Isabelle returned to Bethel for a couple years to start the band, Belle and the Boys, a trio including Billy Michael and Peter Strouse. Now a resident of Portland, Maine, she's been sitting in with a local band, Frenzie and will return to the CT area often to sit in with other bands in the jam scene. Isabelle enjoys a combination of soul and folk music while incorporating a number of power ballads into every performance.

Kriston Ervin - Keyboards, Ervin grew up playing gospel music in his families church and eventually extended to playing jazz - studying at the Greater Hartford Academy of Arts, Artist Collective, and Hartt School of Music. Kriston now plays many genres of Black American music including folk, neo soul, funk, and more.

Doug Toussaint - Bass, is a multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Bethel, CT currently teaching Music at Bethel Middle School and gigging at a variety of restaurants and venues across the state. He earned his Bachelors in Music Ed at WCSU where he studied Jazz Performance. He has extensive experience performing a variety of genres including Jazz, Rock, R&B and Contemporary.

Rick Baumer - Guitar, grew up in Newtown, CT, where he started playing guitar at the age of eight. His musical journey took a significant turn when his family moved to São Paulo, Brazil, after his sophomore year of high school, allowing him to immerse himself in a diverse musical landscape.

After spending two years at Berklee College of Music, Rick completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Western Connecticut State University. There, he was honored with the James Furman Scholarship Award for his performance in a jazz quartet. He has studied under notable guitarists such as Chris Morrison, Michel Leme, and Jamie Begian.

Currently, Rick performs in various solo and duo settings around Connecticut and is an active member of the Jerrod Cattey Trio and Quartet. He also leads his own projects, including the Brazilian music ensemble, Studio Rio and the Bethel Big Band. In addition to performing, Rick is dedicated to education, teaching orchestra, jazz ensembles, guitar, music theory, and electronic music at Bethel High School in Bethel, CT.

Jerrod Cattey - Drums, Jerrod holds his bachelors degree in Jazz performance from Western CT State University where he studied with Jeff “Siege” Siegel and Dave “Mr. Smith” Smith. As required by most job placements, Jerrod later received his Masters in Music Education over the course of 9 years, requiring additional paperwork in order to receive the esteemed degree. His life has changed either dramatically or not at all since its acquisition.

We're sorry, there are no refunds after tickets have been purchased. In the event of a pandemic, rain, snow, or other forms of weather which prohibit a performance, the performance date will be postponed and rescheduled for another date within a reasonable amount of time. If the new date is postponed, a future alternate date will be picked at the discretion of Bethel Jazz and the musical artist. The ticket holder will be notified of postponements, cancelations, and rescheduled dates via email. Tickets are non-refundable and may be transferred to another person in the event a purchaser can not make the rescheduled date. In the event, an artist cancels a date, and Bethel Jazz is unable to reschedule the artist, Bethel Jazz reserves the right to provide a substitute performer of equal quality without notice to the ticket purchaser. If a date is canceled and not rescheduled, Bethel Jazz will provide a refund (in some cases minus the Eventbrite fee) or credit for another performance at the choice of the ticket holder. Bethel Jazz will always do its best to accommodate for changes in seating, table sizes, or changes to tickets.

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