The Allegra Levy Quartet

Top Rising Star vocalist Allegra Levy brings sophisticated swing, vivid originals, and an unforgettable voice to The River Room. The Allegra Levy Quartet Saturday, October 17 • 7:30 PM Doors at 6:30 PM The River Room Named one of the Top 10 Rising Star Jazz Vocalists in the 2021 DownBeat Critics’ Poll, Allegra Levy brings her acclaimed quartet to The River Room for an unforgettable evening of sophisticated, swinging, deeply original jazz. A West Hartford native who built her career over 15 years in New York City, Levy has appeared at celebrated venues including Birdland Theatre, the Blue Note, Zinc Bar, Drom, and the Bitter End. She has released five albums on the historic SteepleChase label and earned praise from The New York Times, The New Yorker, JazzTimes, and more for her imaginative songwriting, expressive storytelling, and agile, warmly compelling voice. The New Yorker called her work “a showcase for Levy’s…agile vocalizing and her gift for sculpting words,” while New York Music Daily hailed her as “a strong original songwriter” who “sings your life back to you.” Her music is rooted in the timeless spirit of the Great American Songbook while opening into fresh, harmonically adventurous originals, bluesy turns, and smart, vividly human lyrics. Come experience one of today’s most distinctive vocal artists—sophisticated, worldly, and wonderfully cool—live in the intimate setting of The River Room.