January 2022
30
|Sun
Big Boy Blinky
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
As the overall sound changed from acoustic American Folk towards amplified Alternative rock, Oliver Rhodes and the Oliver Rhodes Bandians thought it best to rebrand;...
30
|Sun
A Night of Spirituals
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Spirituals in America represent a music of gathering. The coming together of people to share an experience and surrender to something greater. Mike Effenberger and...
February 2022
01
|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...
02
|Wed
IRISH NIGHT at BLUE
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Visit Irish Night at Blue on Facebook to stat in the know of upcoming shows! COMING hUP! Wednesday January 5 - Katie McNally, Emily Troll...
02
|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...
03
|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...
03
|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...
04
|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...
04
|Fri
Sal Johnson & The Crowded Table
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Pull up a chair and grab a seat to join Portland’s freshest, most groovin’ jam-tastical creative collaborative. Sal Johnson and The Crowded Table have slid...
05
|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...
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.