July 2022
15
|Fri
Alive in the Root
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Alive in the Root is a acoustic roots trio. We make original music with intricate harmonies and poignant lyrics, as well as our own interpretations...
15
|Fri
Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion twists jazz, flamenco, Cuban and classical Indian musical forms into intoxicating journeys that thrill audiences. Described by Guitar Player Magazine as...
15
|Fri
YEAH MAN
10:00 PM - 12:00 AM
YEAHMAN is an experimental jazz, rock, funk and neo-soul band from Portland, Maine. We hope our music will make you clap. (it might make you...
16
|Sat
Tracy McMullen
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Tracy McMullen is a saxophonist and composer. Her lively sets at Blue include her original compositions and jazz standards performed with a variety of New...
16
|Sat
Chris Klaxton
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
New England native, Chris Klaxton, has developed a reputation as a gifted multi-instrumentalist, an imaginative composer, and an effective educator. With degrees in both classical...
16
|Sat
Forest City Swing
10:00 PM - 11:45 PM
Forest City Swing is a "house band" of 5 Maine-based musicians consisting of Gene Gil on Alto Saxophone, Nicholas Thompson-Brown on Bass, Jordan Bicki on...
17
|Sun
Sue Sheriff Jazz
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Sue Sheriff is a vocal jazz musician who performs all over New England. Music biographer, James Gavin says “She sings with a light, swinging feel,...
17
|Sun
Jenny Van West & Special Guests
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Every Second Sunday of the month Jenny Van West invites a new guest artist she love to join her on the Blue stage for an...
19
|Tue
JAZZ SESH
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Attention jazz players of Portland and the surrounding area! Come one come all for the weekly open jam session! Informal and fun for both those...
20
|Wed
IRISH NIGHT at BLUE
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Visit Irish Night at Blue on Facebook to stay in the know of upcoming shows! Wednesday May 18 - Sean Heely & Beth Patterson Celtic Fiddle...

207-774-4111
650A Congress Street, Portland ME
21+ Only (unless accompanied by your legal guardian)
- Hours
- Mon: CLOSED
- Tues: 6PM-12AM
- Wed:5PM-12AM
- Thurs:5PM-12AM
- Fri & Sat: 5PM-1AM
- Sun: 4PM-10PM
Blue has won Portland’s Best Jazz Venue for several years in a row and dedicates every Saturday night to Jazz at the Blue.
We are a DONATION BASED venue. Please show your support to the musicians by donating to the basket by the stage. Because we don’t charge a cover and 100% of your donations go to the musicians we respectfully ask that each person make a ONE PURCHASE MINIMUM of food/beverage to help support the room. All seats are first come, first served (feel free to share a table). We do not take reservations.