Big Band Night with Sean Nelson's Jazz Orchestra

It's Big Band Night at The Social Bar & Kitchen!

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)

Schedule: The band will perform two hour-long sets (6:30-7:30pm and 8:00-9:00pm). Both sets are included with your ticket purchase.

Seating & dining: In order to provide you the best service possible, we have a variety of seating times for this show between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Choose the ticket based on the time you'd like to be seated. We ask that you please arrive at the seating time on your ticket, so that we may give you proper service.

Tickets: $15 presale, $20 at the door on the day of the show. Please note: A service charge will be added to the ticket price by Eventbrite.

NEW! Group discounts: We now offer discounts for groups of 6+ and 10+ guests! Tickets will be discounted based on group size. Just click one of the Group Discount tickets and make your purchase. Group discount is only available when one person buys the tickets. We cannot give you the discount if everyone buys the tickets separately.