About JumpstartJazz Productions

JumpstartJazz is the production / promotion company headed by Kevin McCabe, WRTC morning jazz host (Trinity College, Hartford,CT) and former Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz producer.

After a four year stint at the GHFJ (1999-2002), Kevin formed JumpstartJazz in order to produce and promote live contemporary jazz in the Connecticut area.

Since launching the series in downtown Hartford in August 2003, JumpstartJazz has presented 25 shows as part of the WRCH 'Lite 100.5 FM Smooth Jazz Saturday Night Concert Series' presented by Heineken.

The series is now presented at the SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium at Manchester Community College in Manchester, CT. This 300 reserved seat performance venue is a state of the art facility which allows JumpstartJazz to present more prominent National Contemporary Smooth recording artists in a true intimate theater setting.

In 2007, JumpstartJazz Productions continued to expand, presenting Chris Botti to a near sold out crowd at The Bushnell Memorial in Hartford, CT. More shows are on tap at The Bushnell as well as at The SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium at Manchester Community College in Manchester, CT.

Our mission is to present world-class contemporary/smooth jazz that celebrates our diversity and enlivens the cultural and economic vitality of central Connecticut while creating stewardship for the music in youth through exposure and support of music education.

The Central CT Contemporary Jazz scene will be 'on the map' known for great, live music if the folks at JumpstartJazz Productions have anything to say about it!

Performers have included Marion Meadows, Chris Botti, Special EFX featuring Chieli Minucci, Nelson Rangell, David Mann, Jay Rowe, Ken Navarro, Richard Elliot, Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa, Nestor Torres, Chuck Loeb, Acoustic Alchemy, Brian Culbertson and The Rippingtons with Russ Freeman and Eric Marienthal.

Thanks to all of our sponsors, patrons, supporters and in particular Lite 100.5 FM, Manchester Community College staff and public safety officers, stage crew, Snow Sound, Shaboo Productions, Northern Lights, and the 'dedicated crew' at JumpstartJazz.

Together we will ALL make a positive impact on the CT Jazz scene.