Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra @ Ball and Socket (Cheshire)
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Live @ the Factory 2026: Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra on Saturday, July 11
Saturday, July 11 from 6-8 pm
Outdoors @ Ball & Socket Arts (493 West Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410)
Artwork in the above graphic by John Grabar
Start summer in earnest with one of the very best big bands in the state!
Enjoy that classic big band experience without the hit to your wallet and experience the Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra in front of Building 5 in the open air!
BYO-Chair and a Picnic dinner! We'll have cold beverages on hand for sale.
Advance (free) registration encouraged to stay in the loop about any late-breaking changes due to weather or circumstances beyond our control.
Extended parking available at the Municipal Lots along Railroad Avenue and just down West Main at our neighbor: Rebellion Group.
Live @ the Factory 2026: The Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra (big band!)
Saturday, July 11 from 6-8 pm
@ Ball & Socket Arts (493 West Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410)
About the Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra:
The Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra is a "full bodied and polished brassy big band" (Jazz Weekly) made up of 17 of the finest musicians in New England. Formed in 2016 as the New London Big Band, for the past nine years they have played monthly for sold out crowds at the Social Bar + Kitchen in New London CT. The band has performed all over the country, including the Kennedy Center (Washington DC), the Birdland Jazz Club (NYC), Monks Jazz Club (Austin TX), and Hallowed Halls (Portland OR). The band has released three albums, the most recent of which, “Don’t Stop Now: the lost music of Thad Jones for Harry James,” reached #29 on the jazz radio charts.
The band’s sound is rooted in the Kansas City swing of Count Basie, “swinging high, hard, and hot” (All About Jazz.) "Nelson...has assembled a youthful, sharp, hip 17-piece ensemble as dedicated as he is to the belief that big band sounds can provide a fine musical experience — one best served up live, where the groove and excitement of the arrangements and instrumental interplay can energize and pack a dance floor across generations." (The Day of New London)
Saturday, July 11 from 6-8 pm
Outdoors @ Ball & Socket Arts (493 West Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410)
Artwork in the above graphic by John Grabar
Start summer in earnest with one of the very best big bands in the state!
Enjoy that classic big band experience without the hit to your wallet and experience the Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra in front of Building 5 in the open air!
BYO-Chair and a Picnic dinner! We'll have cold beverages on hand for sale.
Advance (free) registration encouraged to stay in the loop about any late-breaking changes due to weather or circumstances beyond our control.
Extended parking available at the Municipal Lots along Railroad Avenue and just down West Main at our neighbor: Rebellion Group.
Live @ the Factory 2026: The Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra (big band!)
Saturday, July 11 from 6-8 pm
@ Ball & Socket Arts (493 West Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410)
About the Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra:
The Sean Nelson Jazz Orchestra is a "full bodied and polished brassy big band" (Jazz Weekly) made up of 17 of the finest musicians in New England. Formed in 2016 as the New London Big Band, for the past nine years they have played monthly for sold out crowds at the Social Bar + Kitchen in New London CT. The band has performed all over the country, including the Kennedy Center (Washington DC), the Birdland Jazz Club (NYC), Monks Jazz Club (Austin TX), and Hallowed Halls (Portland OR). The band has released three albums, the most recent of which, “Don’t Stop Now: the lost music of Thad Jones for Harry James,” reached #29 on the jazz radio charts.
The band’s sound is rooted in the Kansas City swing of Count Basie, “swinging high, hard, and hot” (All About Jazz.) "Nelson...has assembled a youthful, sharp, hip 17-piece ensemble as dedicated as he is to the belief that big band sounds can provide a fine musical experience — one best served up live, where the groove and excitement of the arrangements and instrumental interplay can energize and pack a dance floor across generations." (The Day of New London)
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493 W Main St, Cheshire, CT 06410-2421, United States
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