Piano Happy Hour: TJ Thompson Broadway Singalong

Art, Music, and Good Company

AMP's popular Happy Hour Piano Series eases you into the weekend with live piano music and libations in Connecticut's most unique art space.

Held the fourth Friday of the month from 5pm to 7pm, each evening features a captivating pianist performing in a variety of styles including jazz, blues, pop, classical, and more. The Happy Hour Piano Series can be a relaxed hang with friends or an intimate evening out.

Reserve your $8 tickets in advance or purchase at the door.
The cash/credit bar offers a selection of wine, craft and domestic beer, cider, and various beverages. Your tickets support AMP, a nonprofit arts organization.

TJ Thompson Broadway Singalong
Friday, June 26
5–7pm I Music Starts: 5:30pm

Bring your musical theater-loving friends—this happy hour is an audience participation special!

T.J. has been an educator, jazz pianist, composer, and conductor for the last 20 years throughout the Midwest, New York, and New England. He directs several musicals a year at regional equity and community theaters and schools throughout Connecticut. He has a Master of Arts in music education from Teachers College at Columbia University, a Master of Music in composition from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana, and a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies from Eastern Illinois University. He studied baton technique and orchestral conducting with Maestro Vincent LaSelva at the Juilliard School. In 2000, he performed with Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and as a result was a featured artist on Branford Marsalis Jazz Set show on NPR.

About The Happy Hour Piano Series

AMP’s Happy Hour Piano Series is a standout among things to do in the Northwest Corner of CT—bringing together live music, local talent, and the largest indoor collaborative mural in the country. It’s one of the most distinctive art and music events in Connecticut.