Get ready to dance! DJ Prince Hakim brings his world-famous “Bring the Party” beats to the Montclair Jazz Festival Block Party on September 13 at 8 PM at Lackawanna Station. Free event, all are welcome!

Get ready to dance! DJ Brother Mister — aka GRAMMY-winning bassist Christian McBride — brings funk, soul, and R&B grooves to the Montclair Jazz Festival Block Party on September 13, 2025.

Nine-time GRAMMY® Award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader Christian McBride has once again redefined the landscape of modern jazz — this time with his brand-new band, Ursa Major.

Don’t miss the Jazzmeia Horn Quartet performing live at the 2025 Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree. A day of incredible jazz, community, and free fun for all ages.

Experience the electrifying sounds of saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and her band Phoenix as they headline the 2025 Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree on September 13 in Montclair, NJ.

World-renowned percussionist Luisito Quintero brings Afro-Caribbean fire to the Signature Cruise Stage at the 2025 Montclair Jazz Festival. Free, all-ages performance.

Get ready, Montclair! The Gotham Kings, one of the most exhilarating and high-energy brass ensembles in the country, are set to light up the stage at the 2025 Montclair Jazz Festival this September. Fusing New Orleans-style jazz with modern flair, this band isn’t just playing music—they’re throwing a party you won’t want to miss.

Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1973 in the Cayo Hueso neighborhood of Old Havana, and began his musical...

Organist and Pianist RADAM SCHWARTZ has built his reputation over the last 35 years playing with such great musicians as Arthur and Red...

The JAZZ HOUSE Big Band directed by Nathan Eklund is part of the JAZZ HOUSE Pre-College Academy, an award-winning flagship training...

The Jazz Houston Youth Orchestra (JHYO) is a premier audition-only ensemble composed of 22 of the most talented high school musicians...

With his illustrious career that includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie...

A true renaissance man, Christian McBride  is a 9-time GRAMMY® Award-winning bassist/composer and advocate for jazz and American music....

The JAZZ HOUSE Collective, directed by Nathan Eklund, is composed of nationally and internationally recognized jazz artists who also...

After four decades of background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Chaka Khan and Tina Turner, vocalist...

Upon arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castañeda has made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp...

Hailed by The Wall Street Journal  as “perhaps the best young straight-ahead jazz singer of a new generation,” Brianna Thomas is poised...

Jerome Jennings  is a drummer, activist, bandleader, sideman, and Emmy Award-winning composer. Jennings has performed, toured, and...

One of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators, trombonist and seashellist Steve Turre , has consistently won both the Readers’ and...

The MONTCLAIR STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE , directed by Oscar Perez and composed of majors in Jazz Studies and other music majors, is dedicated...