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WIN A JAZZ CRUISE!
Stop by any Welcome Tent, the Sarah Vaughan VIP Lounge, or the Friends of the JAZZ HOUSE Tent to enter! All proceeds benefit JAZZ HOUSE...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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KENNY GARRETT - Sounds From The Ancestors
With his illustrious career that includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Sep 5, 20241 min read
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Montclair Jazz Festival
Sep 5, 20240 min read
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CHRISTIAN McBRIDE & INSIDE STRAIGHT
A true renaissance man, Christian McBride is a 9-time GRAMMY® Award-winning bassist/composer and advocate for jazz and American music....
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 25, 20241 min read
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JAZZ HOUSE COLLECTIVE CELEBRATES SARAH VAUGHAN ft. MELISSA WALKER
The JAZZ HOUSE Collective, directed by Nathan Eklund, is composed of nationally and internationally recognized jazz artists who also...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 24, 20241 min read
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LISA FISCHER + GRAND BATON
After four decades of background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, The Rolling Stones, Chaka Khan and Tina Turner, vocalist...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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EDMAR CASTAÑEDA
Upon arriving in the United States in 1994, Colombian-born Edmar Castañeda has made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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BRIANNA THOMAS BAND
Hailed by The Wall Street Journal as “perhaps the best young straight-ahead jazz singer of a new generation,” Brianna Thomas is poised...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 21, 20241 min read
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JEROME JENNINGS & iLL PHILOSOPHY
Jerome Jennings is a drummer, activist, bandleader, sideman, and Emmy Award-winning composer. Jennings has performed, toured, and...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 20, 20241 min read
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STEVE TURRE SEXTET
One of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators, trombonist and seashellist Steve Turre , has consistently won both the Readers’ and...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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2024 DOWNTOWN JAMBOREE MAP
PLAN YOUR DAY TO THE 15TH ANNUAL MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN JAMBOREE + BLOCK PARTY ON SEPTEMBER 14. Find the best way to get to the...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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2024 MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The MONTCLAIR STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE , directed by Oscar Perez and composed of majors in Jazz Studies and other music majors, is dedicated...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 18, 20241 min read
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2024 JAZZ HOUSE LEGACY
JAZZ HOUSE Legacy , directed by Caelan Cardello is composed of an elite group of alumni of JAZZ HOUSE KiDS who are rising stars in the...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 16, 20241 min read
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MEET JAZZ HOUSE KIDS: PRODUCER OF THE MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL
Host Vladimir Duthiers Speaks with Founder Melissa Walker and Artistic Director Christian McBride About the Non-Profit Jazz Education Organi
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL Sizzle!
2024 MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL Produced by acclaimed jazz education and performance organization JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, the Montclair Jazz...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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2024 MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE
For more information on becoming a member or to sign up visit our MEMBERSHIP PAGE
Montclair Jazz Festival
Jul 25, 20241 min read
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JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Announces 2024 Lineup for MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL 15th Annual Celebration
September 14th Downtown Jamboree Headliners include Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Steve Turre Sextet,...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Jun 19, 20246 min read
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2023 MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN JAMBOREE HIGHTLIGHTS
WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK! Did you attend the 2023 MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL? If so we would like you to share your feedback, so we can...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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ANTIBALAS
The musical collective known as Antibalas (Spanish for bullet-proof or anti-bullets) was conceived of in Mexico City and formed in...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Jul 26, 20231 min read
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MICHAEL MWENSO AND THE SHAKES
Michael Mwenso is a bandleader, co-founder of Electric Root, EMMY Award winning creator, curator and creative artist. Mwenso’s unique...
Montclair Jazz Festival
Jul 26, 20231 min read
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