Mon Jul 6, 6-9pm, Bushnell Park Pavilion, Downtown Hartford. Opening night of the longest-running free jazz series in the nation: Hartford Jazz Society’s Monday Night Jazz Series, presented by Prudential Financial. Opening band at 6pm is George Blackman. Afro Semitic experience performs at 7:30pm. Jam session follows @ Black-Eyed Sally’s BBQ & Blues. Can’t attend? Tune in to the live broadcast on WWUH 91.3FM. Additional Monday nights are: Jul 13, 20, 27, and Aug 3. Free. 242-6688, HartfordJazzSociety.com