2025 MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL JAMBOREE

Join us for the 2025 Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree!

Enjoy 8 hours of live music, Saturday, September 13th, from 12 PM to 8 PM at Lackawanna Station. This highly anticipated, family-friendly event will showcase performances by internationally renowned musicians, JAZZ HOUSE teaching artists who are professional musicians, and JAZZ HOUSE alumni, many of whom are emerging talents in the jazz world.

The Gotham Kings led by trumpeter and two-time GRAMMY winner Alphonso Horne kicks off the Downtown Jamboree with the sounds of New Orleans and his high energy second line band. This year’s headliners performing on the main stage sponsored by Signature Cruise Experiences include acclaimed saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and Phoenix with a meld of jazz, R&B and funk; the multi-awarding winning vocalist Jazzmeia Horn; Christian McBride’s Ursa Major, the nine-time GRAMMY winner’s bold multi-generational quintet; and the JAZZ HOUSE Collective celebrating the music of this year’s Legacy Artist, New Jersey’s own James Moody.