WESTPORT–Jazz singer Melissa Newman will perform at the VFW Post 399 this Thursday, Oct. 1. 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.

Newman will sing and be accompanied by guitarist Tony Lombardozzi, bassist Phil Bowler and drummer Bobby Leonard.

According to the release, Newman had a lucrative career singing jingles for companies like AT&T and Chevrolet. Locally she has performed at the Blue Lemon, Tengda, and Harvest in Westport. 

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

An optional dinner from Chef Derek Furino will be served from 6:15 p.m., no reservations required.

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