Sidedoor

Connecticut


Top-notch jazzers have been taking the stage at Ken Kitching’s 75-seat venue since its 2011 inception in the renovated Old Lyme Inn. Kitchings, the spirit behind the revival of New London’s Garde Arts Center, has created a much more intimate venue here, where microphones are hardly needed to capture the interplay of the onstage combos.


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