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Amanda Ocasio of Stratford takes a solo during the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
Amanda Ocasio of Stratford takes a solo during the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
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Bob Cooper of Westport checks his sound before the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
Bob Cooper of Westport checks his sound before the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
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Chuck O'Hara of Shelton plays a vintage Fender acoustic at the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
Chuck O'Hara of Shelton plays a vintage Fender acoustic at the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
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Frank Russo of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., a veteran pro who has played with some of the greats, took part in the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
Frank Russo of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., a veteran pro who has played with some of the greats, took part in the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
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Musicians watch drumer Greg Burrows of the Bronx, N.Y., take a solo at the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
Musicians watch drumer Greg Burrows of the Bronx, N.Y., take a solo at the annual Jazz Jam at the Westport Arts Center, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Westport, Conn.
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WESTPORT — In a session dedicated to former Westporter and legendary jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, who died on Feb. 19, a group of astounding musicians gave out for a pick-up performance Sunday afternoon in Westport.

For the seventh year in a row the Westport Arts Center hosted a Jazz Jam, with top musicians from the region stopping in to play to a small crowd in the gallery space.

“It brings a lot of people together in a very extemporaneous way,” said Brian Torff of Guilford, bass player and the center’s artistic director for jazz. “We never know what’s going to happen.”

Torff noted Coryell, a pioneer of jazz fusion who lived in town for many years, was a friend and musical inspiration.