The Other Orchestra 19pc Big Band Is Back! Outdoor Dining Wed July 9

The JAZZY, FUNKY Big Band, rockin the house with Tower of Power, Frank Zappa, Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorious, Steely Dan, Yellow Jackets

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.

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About Mike Palin’s Other Orchestra

It’s a funky Big Band thing; a large jazz ensemble that rocks the house. Playing music from Tower of Power, Frank Zappa, The Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorious, Steely Dan, Miles Davis, Snarky Puppy, Weather Report, and so many other great modern composers and arrangers. You’ll want to see this band again and again!

Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra draws some of the most talented jazz musicians in the Hartford and mid-CT area, and Sara Sherman is the band’s resident vocalist

Other Orchestra typifies the high caliber of entertainment that’s available to those willing to search for it. Since March 2011, this feisty, funky big band has been exciting audiences with its tantalizing mix of jazz standards, fusion favorites, and quality rock tunes.

The band truly sounds like no other jazz ensemble in the area, and it is just as likely to delve into Frank Zappa’s zany repertoire, as it is to take on standards such as Johnny Mandel’s beautiful “A Time for Love.” One moment, the audience will hear a Steely Dan hit; the next it might be something from Weather Report’s catalogue.

Palin put together what he refers to as “version 1.0” of Other Orchestra in 1998, and that group became a regular at Hartford’s 880 Club on Maple Avenue for years. While the current edition of the orchestra doesn’t have a long track record, it has already attracted the attention of many of the area’s most talented players, west of I-91.

Come check them out; you won’t be disappointed.