The Great Hans Dulfer from Amsterdam, Holland leads a contingent of jazz ambassadors to the first annual Hartford International Jazz Festival in the state of Connecticut this October. Making the trip with Hans Dulfer and his quintet will be saxophonist Armando Cairo with his quartet and saxophonist Rinus Greenfield also with his quartet. The three day musical event which takes place in various indoor venues throughout Downtown Hartford promises to have something for every musical taste. …

The Hartford International Jazz Festival returns to downtown Hartford, CT for its third year on October 8, 9 and 10. Hartford’s only international jazz festival will once again set up Main Stages and Encore Stages in the city’s central business district and encourage music fans to come and "Discover a new world in Downtown Hartford on Columbus Day weekend." Seven Main Stages set up at locations such as Asylum Hill Congregational Church, the Bushnell, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Riverfront Plaza …