Jay Prince & Friends Outdoors

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.

Jay Prince - Guitar & Lead Vocals Jay Prince is a seasoned guitarist and vocalist with a distinguished career spanning premier venues, national television, and high-level commercial work. He gained national recognition as a featured male vocalist on Star Search with Ed McMahon. Over the course of his career, Jay has performed at more than 5,000 events, entertaining packed audiences at top venues across the country. His New York credits include Madison Square Garden ,Sony Hall ,Hard Rock Cafe New York and The Cutting Room as well as respected live local venues such as Daryl’s House Club Towne Crier Cafe and Uncle Cheef.

In addition to his live work, Jay is an accomplished studio vocalist. He performed the title song for Clifford the Big Red Dog on PBS and has recorded numerous industrials and national commercial jingles, including campaigns for Oh Henry! and Matchbox Cars. Throughout his career, he has shared the stage with world-renowned artists including Donna Summer, Bette Midler Daryl Hall and Bernie Williams ,among many others.

He continues to perform with his band, Jay Prince and Friends, delivering high-energy, versatile performances for live audiences across a wide range of musical styles.

Bill Heller - keyboards Bill Hellers is best known as the keyboard player for the legendary Grammy nominated jazz group The Rippingtons. His first record with the band was “Topaz” in 1998, and he has been a performing member since 2001. In 1997, Bill played on Russ Freeman & Craig Chaquico's "Redwoods to the Rockies", and went on to co-produce many of Craig’s albums with a few songs from these albums making it to the Billboard #1 position on the Smooth Jazz charts!

Bill just released a single All Because of You and it features the smooth soulful voice of Dennis Collins! Bill was honored to have performed with Michael McDonald on the 2023 Smooth Jazz Cruise.

His last album was titled Passage and features performances by Jonathan Butler, Steve Jordan, Will Lee, Marc Antoine, Ken Navarro, Jeff Kashiwa, Brandon Fields, Andy Snitzer, and many more. For over ten years, Bill has served as the Musical Director for the Long Island Music Hall of Fame awards shows, providing arrangements and incidental music. Bill has also performed with Patti Austin, Sara Bareilles, Mary Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Randy Brecker, Jennifer Nettles, Dave Valentine, Phil Perry, Larry Carlton and has also played on the Broadway shows Movin’ Out featuring the music of Billy Joel and Hot Feet featuring the music of Earth Wind and Fire.

Chris Eminizer Sax In a musical career spanning over four decades, Chris has established himself as a respected session player, a versatile sideman, and a stylishly individual improviser and composer.

A transplant from Baltimore, he got his start in the blues bars of Greenwich Village before forming his own original jazz quartet, performing at many of New York’s well-known jazz clubs. Today, he runs Woodshed Music, a boutique studio in Patterson, New York.

Drawing influences from across the musical spectrum, Chris’s original music focuses on strong melodies and layered, creative grooves. His work blends the improvisational elements of jazz with the broad textures of electronic music — and occasional whispers (or shouts) of prog rock.

His first two albums feature singer-songwriter material that reflects his love of lyric writing and guitar, with lush woodwind arrangements woven throughout. His third album moves fully into instrumental territory, with bold motivic statements, genre-bending turns, electronic percussion, and standout performances from stellar musicians. Galactic Rivers, his fourth album, is a true solo project: apart from two tracks, Chris plays every sound on the record. It’s a Jazztronica journey, with detours into prog rock, funk, and techno.

Tyger MacNeal - drums. (Average White Band, Jose Feliciano) Tyger MacNeal spent three years touring and recording with The Average White Band before joining seven-time Grammy award-winning guitar legend Jose Feliciano for over two decades. He has also performed with such notables as The Four Tops, Rosemary Clooney, The Fifth Dimension, Billy Eckstein, The Shirelles, and Little Anthony, to name a few, and has many credits on Broadway.

Tyger has toured, performed, or recorded with: 5th Dimension, Four Tops, Little Anthony, Mills Brothers, Boots Randolf, Freddie Fender, Kay Starr, Patty Page, Donald O'conner, Tony Martin, Jerry Vale, Rosemary Clooney, Sherry Winston, Rory Block, Charlie Karp, Rhett Taylor, Kelly Mittleman, Jay Rowe, Gil Parris, Arlen Roth, Johnny Winter, Average White Band, Jose Feliciano, Crushing Recording, Mamma mia.

Dave Anderson - bass. (Smokey Robinson, Blood Sweat & Tears) Dave Anderson has toured with Bill Evans, Special EFX, Art Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Regina Carter, Joe Beck, and numerous others. He’s appeared on over seventy-five commercial recordings as a session musician. Dave operates Flying Squirrel recording studio and is currently underway engineering and co-producing new material with The Jones Factor for the band’s upcoming release “The Time is Now”. Past credits include Art Garfunkel, Blood Sweat & Tears, Michael McDonald, Donna Summer, James Ingram, and numerous others.

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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