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http://www.salemjazzsoul.org The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that funds music education programs and produces free concerts for the public. The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival is recreating and renewing the
vibrant jazz scene that began at the Salem Willows in the 1920s, when
Duke Ellington and other musicians from the Big Band era played at the
seaside park in M

assachusetts. The festival builds on this rich jazz
history — adding soul, blues and funk to the mix — by offering a series
of annual free concerts to the public, concluding with a festival each
year at the Salem Willows. The festival spotlights the wealth of talented
musicians on Boston’s North Shore, and has already attracted
thousands of music fans and extensive media coverage during its first
four years of operation.

10/24/2024

Last push to help the JCC sell tickets to this event. About 20 tickets remain and they organization has provided us with a discount code for 20% off while they last. Please PM us for the code.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of […]

10/22/2024

Some tickets remain for this event. We look forward to seeing you.

10/18/2024

One of our banking sponsors, Metro Credit Union, made the news!

10/18/2024

Festival co-founder Henley Douglas Jr and his BluNote Soultet will perform at this Oct. 27 event at the North Shore JCC, and then he will lead the conversation with author Larry Tye. Tickets are available at the link below. (Thanks to Creative Collective MA for making the connection.)

09/20/2024

Danny, a sophomore at Endicott College, served as the festival's first-ever intern this summer and we were so impressed with his work ethic and sunny disposition. Thanks, Danny, and his advisors from Endicott!

For the 18th season, the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival blew festive tunes throughout the Salem Willows, celebrating the city’s historic connection to jazz and soul music. For his summer internship, Danny Marczewski ’27 was part of the team that made it come alive.

08/27/2024

We were honored to provide Cynthia Napierkowski -- shown here at the 2016 Salem Jazz and Soul Festival -- with a $1,500 check for the Salem Music Boosters recently. This donation will allow Cynthia to continue to do good things for music in Salem schools. Combine this with the $1500 we recently budgeted to staff and equip a 10-week music workshop at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem Massachusetts, and we've made available $3,000 to support music education in Salem in 2024. Please continue to support the festival going forward and together we can increase these amounts across the North Shore. (Photo credit: John Andrews.)

08/25/2024

Check out Brian Cogger, our education chair, being interviewed on 7News - WHDH Boston last weekend, along with other festival stakeholders!

SALEM, MASS. (WHDH) - The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival returned for its 18th season on Saturday at Salem Willows park.The crowd gathered got downRead More

08/19/2024

The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival board would like to thank all the stakeholders who made our 18th-annual festival happen -- board members past and present, volunteers, sponsors, musicians, vendors, brewers, all the Willows businesses, the residents of the Willows neighborhood, the city of Salem -- especially Joe and Trish at Parks, the DPW crew, the Parks and Recreation and Licensing boards, Mayor Pangallo, and the councilors who assisted us. So many of you supporters and audience members bring this volunteer-run festival to life every year. As the saying goes, we're only as strong as our weakest link, and judging from how well Saturday went, all of our links are solid. Thank you all!.

08/19/2024

Sounds like our education chair Brian Cogger and his crew really engaged with the kids at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem Massachusetts last week. We look forward to teaching the kids more about the power of musict in the future!

08/19/2024

Thanks very much to Bill's Auto Clinic BAC for the transportation and Salem Night Tour for the storage of our massive Weatherport Shelters tent boxes. Until next year.

08/18/2024

And what a day it was! WOW! To say we are back is an understatement; we will be talking about this year for a long time! We have a whole bunch of thank you's to put out there but we wanted to share these AMAZING photos by our friends, supporters, and partners Creative Collective MA of what the day was like.

Can't wait to start planning next year and don't forget that when Salem celebrates its 400th anniversary in 2026 for Salem 400+ we will be turning 20! And THAT is going to be one heck of a party :-)

Feel free to share and if you have your own pics and videos make sure and tag us!

08/17/2024

Hope to see a lot of you today at Salem Jazz and Soul Festival and don’t forget to fill those donation buckets, this all volunteer team that put this event together over the past year needs support to keep bringing this free festival to you!

Can’t make it? Support the festival here: https://www.salemjazzsoul.org/donate-to-the-salem-jazz-and-soul-festival/

08/16/2024

Big round of applause for the amazing sponsors of Salem Jazz and Soul Festival!

These local heroes are the reason we can keep the music playing - for FREE!

Swipe to see the incredible businesses and organizations that make our festival possible. Without their generous support, we couldn’t bring you:

• A full day of fantastic live music
• Our interactive education tent
• The refreshing beer garden
• And so much more!

These sponsors are the backbone of our community. They’re your neighbors, friends, and local business owners who believe in the power of music to bring us all together.

Next time you’re out and about in Salem, why not stop by one of these businesses? Grab a coffee, shop local, or simply say thanks. Your support of them is support for events like ours!

Remember, when you enjoy our free festival on August 17th at Salem Willows, you’re experiencing the generosity of these amazing sponsors. Let’s show them some love! ❤️

Tag a friend to spread the word about these community champions!

Marketing support for the festival was generously provided by Creative Collective MA

08/16/2024

Ooohh.. what do you think is in the boxes 🙂

08/13/2024

Check out this show Friday night with HDRnB at Chianti Restaurant and Lounge to kick off this weekend's festival!

08/11/2024

A HUGE shout-out to all of our sponsors and a handy dandy schedule.

Please support our sponsors and thank them for supporting this free community event!

Looking forward to seeing you all next weekend!

08/11/2024

Tune into "Brunch by the River" this morning on 92.5 the River, a major festival sponsor!

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Salem, MA
01970

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http://www.salemjazzsoul.org/

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🎷🎶 We’re underway at the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival! The Salem High School Jazz Band has just taken the stage, and the weather couldn’t be more perfect. OFFICIAL LINEUP FOR BANDS: • 11:00-12:00 Salem High School Jazz Band • 12:30-1:30 BT ALC Big Band • 2:00-3:00 Diane Blue All Stars • 3:30-5:00 TapRoots • 5:30-7:00 Krewe De Skunk OFFICIAL LINEUP FOR CLINICS: • 12:00-12:45 Find Your Flow; Hoop Dance 101 • 1:30-2:15 Bucket Drumming with Derek Hayden • 3:00-3:45 Amazing Video Game Music with Reset Button • 4:30-5:15 TBA Heartfelt thanks to our generous sponsors: • PEM • The City of Salem through the American Rescue Plan Act • The Lobster Shanty • Wolf Next Door Coffee • Creative Collective • Rotary Club of Salem • SOSS Records • Mahi Mahi Cruises Breweries featured in the Beer Garden (21+): • Far From the Tree Cider • Gentile Brewing Co. • East Regiment Brewing Co. • Backbeat Brewing Co. Their support has been invaluable in making this festival a reality. Join us at Salem Willows for a day filled with music, community, and joy! #SalemJazzandSoulFestival #LiveMusicMagic 🎉🌞

Steve Lacey is here til 4!

Could we be any luckier to have such a beautiful location for live music and community? Just under 2 weeks until the festival! What are you most excited for?