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Music and the Arts at Center Church offers the highest quality music and art, to the Greater Hartford region from a variety of traditions and performers. M&A at Center Church aims to provide opportunities for cultural enrichment, establish and foster relationships with artists and audience members, and encourage all to see Center Church as a place where the many aspects of faith and life – as demonstrated through the arts – can intersect.

All Music and the Arts events are free and open to the public. M&A Events are made possible through monies received from free-will offerings and by the generosity of our donors. If you would like to support Music and the Arts through a donation or sponsorship, please email Bob Gilbert, Center Church’s Director of Music at rgilbert@cchartford.org.

You can download the 2025-2026 Music and The Arts brochure here.

Thank you to everyone who made our
20th Annual Messiah Sing a Success!
Stay tuned for the uploaded video if you missed it…
Our next event will be Jazz Musician Jimmy Greene
Sunday, April 19th, 2026 at 4:30
in the Historic Meetinghouse at 675 Main Street, Hartford.


A native of Connecticut, Jimmy Greene is one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. His most recent recording, As We Are Now, was released on July 25, 2025. His 2014 release, Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue), garnered two Grammy® Award nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and one for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for Greene’s song “When I Come Home.” Greene has performed selections from the album on CBS This Morning, NBC’s The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, and the nationally syndicated Meredith Vieira Show.Playing together since 2001, they collectively have 12 original CD releases, and have performed at festivals and listening rooms across the US and UK.

To learn more about Jimmy Green and his music, go to https://www.jimmygreene.com/

We’re thrilled to welcome back the
Sarah Hanahan Quartet for a
Jazz Lessons and Carols December 2025!
Our Annual Greater Hartford Messiah Event
(January 2026 will be it’s 20th annual performance!)
St. Luke’s Sacred Steel is a regular participant in our Music and Arts series.
Jazz legend, Grammy Nominee and Connecticut Native Jimmy Greene will be joining us for the 2025-2026 season.
We Also have many talented musicians in our congregation who bring their talents to worship each week!