2022 Northampton Jazz Festival
The 2022 Northampton Jazz Festival returns on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1.
JAZZ STRUT
Friday, September 30
4 to 10 PM at breweries, bars and restaurants throughout downtown!
JAZZ FEST DAY
Saturday, October 1
Headliner: The Ron Carter Quartet
with Renee Rosnes on piano, Jimmy Greene on saxophone, and Payton Crossley on drums
Academy of Music, 7:30 PM
Tickets go on sale June 1!
JAZZ ALL OVER TOWN
11:15 am 'til 6:30 pm
Expandable Brass Band kicks off the fest at 11:15 with a march around town and in Pulaski Park. Join them!
The Royal Bopsters quartet sings with backup trio at the Unitarian Society at 12 noon
Freddie Bryant guitar trio at the Parlor Room at 2:30 and again at 4
The Hot Club of New York Matt "Fat Cat" Rivera spins rare 78rpm records starting at 2:30 in Pulaski Park
Ashley Pezzotti sings with her trio at the Unitarian Society at 3
Eh La Bas featuring Bria Skonberg, The Arntzen Brothers, Jennifer Hodge and Andrew Millar at Pulaski Park at 5 to close out the day!
with Renee Rosnes on piano, Jimmy Greene on saxophone, and Payton Crossley on drums
Academy of Music, 7:30 PM
Tickets go on sale June 1!
JAZZ ALL OVER TOWN
11:15 am 'til 6:30 pm
Expandable Brass Band kicks off the fest at 11:15 with a march around town and in Pulaski Park. Join them!
The Royal Bopsters quartet sings with backup trio at the Unitarian Society at 12 noon
Freddie Bryant guitar trio at the Parlor Room at 2:30 and again at 4
The Hot Club of New York Matt "Fat Cat" Rivera spins rare 78rpm records starting at 2:30 in Pulaski Park
Ashley Pezzotti sings with her trio at the Unitarian Society at 3
Eh La Bas featuring Bria Skonberg, The Arntzen Brothers, Jennifer Hodge and Andrew Millar at Pulaski Park at 5 to close out the day!
Music Inn, A Film Documentary
June 16, Northampton Center for the Arts
6 PM: Wine and cheese reception
7PM: Film screening
$10 donation at the door - no tickets required
6 PM: Wine and cheese reception
7PM: Film screening
$10 donation at the door - no tickets required
Drummer and documentary film producer George Schuller returns to introduce Music Inn, an elegiac documentary, directed by Ben Barenholtz. The film charts the legacy of the Music Inn, a 1950s haven for jazz and folk artists who gathered each summer to hone their skills and explore their musical roots via jam sessions and discussions. Through interviews and archival footage, "Music Inn" traces the inn's founders and tracks the enduring influence of the famed Berkshire Mountains site that eventually became America's first concentrated jazz school.
Jazzy Arts Night Out returns August 12!
Friday, August 12 from 5 to 8 PM!
The Downtown Northampton Association's Arts Night Out with a Jazz Beat returns for an evening of jazz and art.
The Downtown Northampton Association's Arts Night Out with a Jazz Beat returns for an evening of jazz and art.
2021 Festival
We had great weather, great performers, great volunteers and a great audience for all the concerts inside and out on October 1 & 2, 2021.
NEW for 2021: Videos of the performances by Julian Parker-Burns.
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