WESTPORT–Jazz singer and Westport native Melissa Newman will perform at the VFW Post 399 this Thursday at 465 Riverside Ave., Westport.

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 with the VFW Post.

This week’s show will showcase Newman’s vocal art with Tony Lombardozzi on guitar, Phil Bowler on bass and Bobby Leonard on drums.

Dinner by Chef Derek Furino will be served at 7 p.m. The price for dinner is $25 and spots can be reserved here or by calling 475-298-5079. 

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 8:30 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 since 2015 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.

Melissa Newman

Jazz at the Post
VFW Post 399
465 Riverside Ave.
Westport