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Cocomama plays at Pulaski Park during Jazz Fest Day 2021
Cocomama plays at Pulaski Park during Jazz Fest Day 2021

About Us

The Northampton Jazz Festival seeks to expand the exposure of people of all generations, ethnicities and orientations to live jazz, bring new visitors to downtown Northampton, and increase the cultural vitality and economic strength of the city. In so doing, the Northampton Jazz Festival is dedicated to carrying forward our great American music tradition of live jazz for generations to come. 
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Founded in 2011, we renewed and relaunched the festival in 2018, hosting a rich line-up of jazz artists from across the globe and around the region. In 2018, we also initiated the Jazz Artists in the Schools program in partnership with Claire-Ann Williams, Band and General Music Instructor at the JFK Middle School in Florence, MA through a generous donation from The Davis Financial Group. We bring professional jazz musicians in to work and play with her jazz band students three times a year. And in 2019, we expanded the program to the Northampton High School as a result of an outpouring of gifts in memory of former Northampton High School student and musician, Elliot Ross.

Staging live jazz all around town in different venues has been such a success that we will continue this model in jazz festivals to come.  "Downtown Northampton felt like New Orleans last night!" said one patron. "This is the best thing that's happened to Northampton in 10 years," remarked a Main Street merchant.

Special Thanks to Our 2022 Lead Sponsors and Grantor

Beveridge Family Foundation logo
TD Bank logo
Daily Hampshire Gazette newspaper logo
Hampshire County The Other Side of Massachusetts logo
Gage and Wiley Investments logo
Keiter logo

Western Massachusetts Resources

Hampshire County The Other Side of Massachusetts logo
Northampton.live logo
Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce logo

Stay in touch!

Email us at

info@northamptonjazzfest.org
Northampton Jazz Festival | P.O. Box 631 | Northampton, MA 01061
  • Home
  • Events
    • Jazz Fest Overview
    • Jazz Fest 2022 >
      • Musicians 2022 >
        • Ron Carter Quartet
        • Ashley Pezzotti
        • Freddie Bryant Brazilian Trio
        • Eh La Bas
        • Royal Bopsters
        • Hot Club New York
      • Jazz Strut 2022
      • Jazz Bus Tour of Western Mass
      • Plan Your Trip
    • Jazzy Arts Night Out
  • About
    • About Us
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • History
    • Team
    • News
    • Gallery
  • Jazz Education
    • Jazz Artists in the Schools
    • In Memory of Elliot Ross
  • Support
    • Support Us
    • Volunteer
    • Sponsors
  • Connect