WESTPORT–John Basile will perform at the VFW Post 399 this Thursday, Aug. 6. The show is part of the Jazz at the Post series, which offers a new concert each Thursday, presented by the Jazz Society of Fairfield County.

This week’s show will feature John Basile on guitar, Greg Wall on saxophones, Don Falzone on bass and Eric Halvorson on drums.

According to the release announcing the show, John Basile is an accomplished jazz guitarist and composer known for his soulful melodic playing, sophisticated harmonic sense, and deep conversational approach to improvisation.   

He has worked with Peggy Lee, Sylvia Sims, Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett, as well as live and recorded performances with instrumentalists George Mraz, Michael Becker, Tom Harrell, Eddie Gomez, John Abercrombie and Red Mitchell to name just a few.

A new menu from Chef Derek Furino will be served at 6:45 p.m. Reservations are not required.

Musical sets begin at 7:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. The 7:30 set cover charge is $20 ($15 for students / veterans). The cover fee for the late set is $10.

The Jazz Society of Fairfield County offers “free or low-cost concerts by accomplished artists, outreach to under-served audiences, and educational and performance opportunities for student, amateur and emerging professional musicians,” its website says.

Since 2015, the organization has worked with Post 399 to bring the weekly jazz event to the post’s home on the Saugatuck River, featuring “celebrated jazz artists such as Ethan Iverson, Antonio Hart, David Kikoski, Harvie S and Joe Farnsworth as well as introducing our audience to the new generation of musicians moving the tradition forward,” the society’s website says.

Jazz at the Post

VFW Post 399
465 Riverside Ave.
Westport
(475) 298-5079