October 2021
24
|Sun
BILL FRISELL & TONY SCHERR DUO
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Blue is so very excited to welcome back Bill Frisell & Tony Scherr to the BIG NAMES, small room stage! Bill Frisell's career as a...
26
|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...
27
|Wed
Irish Session
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
"...a gathering of Irish traditional musicians for the purpose of celebrating their common interest in the music by playing it together in a relaxed, informal...
28
|Thu
KF3 – Vibing on a Thursday!
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Kyle Friday Chas Lester Tyler Quist KYLE FRIDAY is a Michigan born Artist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Educator and Producer residing in Portland, Maine. He can be seen/heard...
30
|Sat
Giuseppe Paradiso & MERIDIAN 71
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Quartet version of the Meridian 71 project (alto & soprano sax, keys, upright, electric and fretless bass, drums, percussion and electronics). MERIDIAN 71 is a music project based...
November 2021
02
|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...
03
|Wed
Irish Session
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
"...a gathering of Irish traditional musicians for the purpose of celebrating their common interest in the music by playing it together in a relaxed, informal...
04
|Thu
Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble performs folk, classical and Sufi music from the Turkish, Arabic and Armenian traditions. Led by oud player, Eric LaPerna, the group...
04
|Thu
Showmen’s Rest
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Showmen’s Rest is a new group organized around songs that have sprung forth from the mind of Jimmy Dority. He has planted these songs in...
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.