Gianni Gardner

Good morning friends! I am so honored to be bringing my band back home to Hartford THIS SUNDAY to perform for Hartford Public Library’s Baby Grand Jazz Series 2024! We will be playing a set of original music composed by myself and various bandmates! It’s going to be a beautiful afternoon, and I really hope to see a lot of familiar faces! The concert starts at 3pm (ET) and the band will feature some of my best friends and favorite musicians to play with. Looking forward to making music in Hartford again!

Hope to see a lot of friends THIS SUNDAY at from 9-10pm! We have some original music we are so excited to play! Hope you’ll join us!

Very excited to be leading a trio on Saturday, September 3rd at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, CT from 8-10pm!

Joining me will be Lou Bocciarelli on bass and Ryan Hamme on Drums!

Hope to see you there!

For ticket prices and more info, click on the link in my bio!

Excited to be leading a band this monday at for the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz series at 6pm! After our set, The Black Jazz Art Collective will be playing a set of music! I can’t wait to hear these guys play, they’re some of my favorite musicians to listen to! Hope you’ll come hang with us!

Excited to be back at the old stomping grounds for music today with at 8-11pm! Really missed playing/hanging here!

Tomorrow, I’ll be playing with my quartet at in Hartford CT at 5:30pm as a part of Make Music Day Hartford 2021! I’m excited to present brand new compositions and some of my favorite tunes!! I’m thrilled to have some of the most killing cats I know join me on the bandstand! The band will feature Joe Conticello on Keys, Matt Dwonszyk on the Bass, and Maxx Meether on Drums! Stick around after my set to see perform some incredible Afro-Cuban music! Conga Bop will be featuring legendary percussionists, a strong horn section and a tight rhythm section. There will be a surprise guest appearance during the set! Come to Butler-McCook to find out who it is! 😉Hope to see you there! I’m very excited!

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Got my second shot! Who wants to play in a couple weeks?? **kyoucovid

Hi everyone! I'm very excited to announce that for the eighth episode of the Live From The Studio Series, I will be performing a set of music with my trio! We've been playing music together for a few years, and are always striving for an unforgettable listening experience! We will be performing original music and arrangements of our favorite tunes!

The band consists of:
Niles Spaulding on Bass
Nick Morcaldi on Drums
Gianni Gardner on Guitar

Episode #8 will be held on Facebook and Instagram Live on Saturday, May 8th, at 6pm eastern time!

You definitely want to check this out!

Yes we are!

I think this is hands down the best Latte art I’ve ever made so far!

Lovely day today!

I'm very excited to have Hartford's very own, Jeremy Galloway ( ) joining me on the seventh episode of the Live From The Studio Series! Jeremy is a fantastic guitarist who worked incredibly hard throughout his time in Hartford to become the amazing musician he is today. I am so excited to see what amazing things he will do! This will be the first time we ever play together, so I know you'll want to witness this brand new musical experience on Saturday, April 24th at 6pm on Instagram and Facebook Live!

As always, a suggested donation of $10 is always encouraged so I can pay the musicians who join me, and upgrade equipment to make better quality/more interesting streams!

You won't want to miss this!

1st one down!!!

I am very excited to have my good friend, Brian Suto ( ), join me on the sixth episode of the "Live From The Studio" series! Brian is a phenomenal guitarist who is constantly developing his original voice! You can catch Brian performing with a lot of groups around the City of New Haven! He's a great friend of mine, and it is an honor to have this incredible musician and human being on the stream!
The performance will take place on Facebook and Instagram Live on Saturday, April 17th, at 6:00pm Eastern Time!
If you feel inclined, it would really help if you would make a minimum contribution of $10 to my Venmo account (jazzguitardner), or my PayPal ([email protected]) in order to pay the musicians, and to upgrade the quality of streams! Thank you! Can't wait to see you!!

TONIGHT!!! AT 6pm ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM LIVE!!! BE THERE!!!

I am thrilled to announce that the next guest on the Live From The Studio series will be guitarist Dan Liparini!! Dan is an incredible musician who is constantly developing an original voice on his instrument. He is a musician that many other Harford guitarists, including myself strive to be like. It’s an honor to have him on the show to hang, and play some tunes! Check out his new record, “Tessellations”! You will not be disappointed!!

The stream will take place THIS EVENING!! (Saturday, April 3rd) at 6pm on Facebook and Instagram Live!

If you feel inclined to support the streams to help pay the musicians, for future equipment upgrades and to help the streams continue, please consider donating a suggested minimum of $10 to my Venmo account: jazzguitardner. Thank you, and I hope you will join Dan and I while we play duo for the first time!!

The jazz world lost another great musician today... I was very fortunate enough to meet this incredible man back in 2017 at the WCSU Jazz Festival. Even though he had cancer, he was so full of life, energy and of course, love for the music. He told the audience that night that he was going in for surgery soon to remove a cancerous tumor and that he was nervous about it. After he performed, I walked up to him, shook his hand, and told him that I’d keep him in my prayers, and that I believe he will get through this strong. He gave me a big hug, and we parted ways. It’s such a shame to be writing this status, but at least his suffering is over, and his music and musicianship will live forever. Rest In Peace Ralph Peterson Jr.

It’s the Leaning Towers of Pizzelles!

I'm very excited to announce that Andrew Wilcox will be joining me on the stream! Andrew is a phenomenal young pianist from the Worcester area. He is a recent graduate from The Hartt School and is currently working on his Masters in Composition At UMass Amherst! He is seen performing throughout the Hartford area with his own bands, The Andrew Wilcox Trio and Sextet, and as a sideman with many other musicians. He continues to wow the jazz community everyday with his dedication and amazing musical taste. I'm honored to call this man a great friend! We're excited to play some original compositions of ours, and arrangements of our favorite tunes! Hope you'll join us!

The stream will be on my Facebook event, and on Instagram live, on Saturday, February 20th at 6pm!

Hi everyone! The first guest on my “Live from the Studio” series is going to be my good friend, and fantastic guitarist and musician, Jake Falce!! I have had the honor to watch Jake grow into the very proficient guitarist he is today throughout the past five years, and I am so proud to call him a friend. The stream will be presented on Facebook and here on Instagram live on Saturday, February 6th, at 6pm! We’re very excited to put some much needed music out for all of you!

If you feel inclined, a suggested $10 donation can be made to my venmo account, to pay for the musicians, and further developments of the streams!

Thank you, and hope to see you all there!