August 2022
31
|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...
31
|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...
September 2022
01
|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...
01
|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...
02
|Fri
Darlin’ Corey
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
MATT SHIPMAN Calling Portland, Maine his home, Matt has been performing for many years throughout the United States and Canada. Matt is not only an...
03
|Sat
Michael Beling
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Pianist, organist and Bates College faculty member Michael Beling performs regularly with some of the preeminent jazz musicians in Northern New England. He has performed...
03
|Sat
Clifford Cameron
10:00 PM - 11:45 PM
Clifford Cameron is a Maine-based pianist and composer with a particular fondness for improvised music. He obtained his Bachelors in Composition and Jazz Performance from...
04
|Sun
06
|Tue
Brian Shankar Adler
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Brian Shankar Adler is a multidisciplinary drummer, percussionist, and composer. His work transcends the terrain between genre and geographic region, asking: how can we find connection...

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.