Upcoming Concerts

4/2/26

Our first Novel Jazz Septet show will be at the Hill Arts Theatre on Munjoy Hill in Portland on Saturday, 2 May (afternoon matinee beginning at 2PM).  We’ll be celebrating Duke’s birthday (which falls at the end of April). As is our tradition, we’ll be performing standard as well as, newly discovered, lesser-known, tunes by Duke and Strays. This concert also happens to be an OFFICIAL Portland, Maine celebration of International Jazz Day, as declared by the United Nations "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." Hill Arts is located at 76 Congress St., Portland, ME. Call Hill Arts at (207) 347-7177 or visit  https://www.thehillarts.me/ for more information.  

Bone and Ivory will be performing as a quartet for a public fundraiser dance for the the Whitefield Public Library on 16 May, 2026 at 6PM at "Le Barn" (132 Waldoboro Road, Jefferson, ME). The theme will be a 1920s speakeasy and revelers are encouraged to show up in period costumes! The dance music will be befitting of the period, too! Information for buying tickets will be announced soon.

The remainder of our 2026 schedule currently on the books is given below. I’m still negotiating on shows for the band for the summer and fall and I’ll be adding those show dates as they get finalized.

We hope to catch you all later this year as we embark on our 2026 season of jazz by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn!  As always, thanks for supporting live jazz!

Best,

Barney Balch