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New Haven Jazz: its history and future

A New Haven Jazz band from the mid 20th century called "The Belmonte Jazz Band" (photo via Frank Mitchell's film Unsung Heroes: the music of jazz in New Haven)

Think New Orleans, New York, Chicago, and even Washington, D.C, and jazz comes to mind. New Haven? Not so much. Yet the Connecticut city known more for Yale and pizza has a deep jazz culture that is tragically silent as of late, and COVID-19 is making matters worse. The History “I know several people that…