Get ready for a legendary night of live music at VFW Post 399 with Eliot Lewis—American rock star, soul singer, and multi-instrumentalist—for a special one-night-only performance on Friday, June 27!

Eliot Lewis is best known for his electrifying work with the Average White Band (1989–2002) and as a longtime member of Hall & Oates (2003–2023).  A gifted solo artist and powerhouse performer, Eliot brings a dynamic mix of rock, soul, and raw musical talent to every show.  All are welcome!

🎸 ELIOT LEWIS DETAILS

Date: Friday, June 27, 2025

Time: Doors open at 7:00 PM

Location: VFW Post 399, 465 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT

Tickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door. Please scan QR Code on flyer to purchase tickets.

 

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June 12 @ 7:30 pm10:00 pm

$10.76 – $20.76

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Greg Wall – tenor Saxophone

Andy Gravish -Trumpet

Jen Allen – Piano

Essiet Essiet- Bass

Sylvia Cuenca – Drums

 

The great Wayne Shorter, 1933- 2023, was among the  most influential improvisers and prolific composers in Jazz history.

Since his first performances with  Art Blakey in the late 1950’s, he stayed at the forefront of Jazz, simultaneously straddling the past and the future of the music.

Although his saxophone playing was inimitable, his writing influenced just about every jazz composer to follow,

Speak No Evil was one of several albums Wayne recorded for Blue Note in 1964, his first year as a member of Miles Davis’s mid-1960s quintet. The album is generally regarded as one of Shorter’s finest, and also a highlight of the Blue Note catalogue. NPR’s Murray Horwitz stated in 2001 that “Speak No Evil is sort of a consolidation of Wayne Shorter’s compositional excellence. It’s so thorough and consistent and wide-ranging. It’s almost a manifesto for his ideas. Those ideas were new 40 years ago, but they’re still fresh today.”

New York Times critic Ben Ratliff included the album in his publication Jazz: A Critic’s Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings stating that it offers “the first taste of a gnomic compositional style that would haunt jazz forevermore… Just about everybody playing jazz born in the 1950s and after accepts it as a foundation.”

On June 12, as part of our Distinctive Disc playlists series, we will celebrate the compositions that make up “Speak No Evil” with a stellar group of artists who have been listening and performing this music their entire careers. Come hear how this music is still alive and growing, 60 years later!

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On Saturday Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 399 proudly accepted a handcrafted American flag retirement drop box donated by Will Bernard of Westport’s Scout Troop 39 as part of his Eagle Scout project.

The custom-built drop box offers a respectful way for members of the community to properly retire worn and weathered U.S. flags.  “We sincerely appreciated this contribution to our post and to the veteran community”,  said  Phil Delgado, VFW Quartermaster.

VFW Post 399 conducts ceremonial flag retirements throughout the year, ensuring each flag is respectfully and properly disposed of in accordance with U.S. Flag Code. 

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