A Place for Jazz

03/18/2025

UPDATED. Hope you can make a few free Local 14 concerts in April, fully funded by the Music Performance Trust Fund

03/17/2025

03/06/2025

Roy Ayer’s RIP.

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.

03/04/2025

Come spring, we’ll announce the 2025 fall season, but we can tell you this now: Our spring membership concert will be on Friday, April 25 (Jazz Appreciation Month), and it will be A Centennial Tribute to Al Cohn (b: 11/24/1925) and Zoot Sims (b: 10/19/1925) by two great reedmen, Scott Hamilton and Harry Allen.

The Jazz Journalists Association will present its 2025 local Jazz Hero award at our spring concert.

03/04/2025

This Sunday ! Don't miss "Bossamba" Swingtime concert !

03/03/2025

Deadline is Friday. Apply if interested.Looking forward to summer.

This summer, let the music play, the crowds sway and the square come alive with the 2025 Jazz on Jay Concert Series!

Apply today for your chance to be in the lineup of exceptional talent and sound at jazzonjay.org. The deadline is March 7. 🎤✨ See you on stage!

02/19/2025

While Saratoga is known for its world-famous race track, many don’t realize that it’s also gaining national recognition as a jazz hot spot.

02/14/2025

A Place For Jazz is a 2025 Eddy’s Award Nominee for Indoor Venues/Concert Series Of The Year.

02/06/2025

🎷 Calling All Jazz Maestros! 🎷
Do you have the rhythm, the soul and the groove? Applications are NOW OPEN for the 2025 Jazz on Jay concert series! Don't miss your shot to perform at Jay Square and bring your sound to the heart of summer vibes.

⏳ The deadline to apply is March 7, 2025. Visit jazzonjay.org today.

01/19/2025

Thank you for your interest in performing in this season’s Jazz on Jay series. Here are a few things to consider as you fill out this application: You must submit a body of work with your application, which can be a sample of your recorded music or a video recording of a concert or rehearsal. You ...

01/14/2025

Green River Festival has announced the full daily lineup for the 2025 festival, which returns to the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield, MA on June 20, 21, and 22 for its 39th year.

Previously-announced headliners Mt. Joy, Courtney Barnett, and Waxahatchee will be joined by MJ Lenderman & The Wind, Julien Baker & TORRES, Kevin Morby, Danielle Ponder, LA LOM, Kabaka Pyramid, BALTHVS, Ocie Elliott, Kathleen Edwards, Futurebirds, illuminati hotties, Mo Lowda & the Humble, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, Reyna Tropical, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Leyla McCalla, Thee Sinseers, The Altons, Chaparelle, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Merce Lemon, Jeremie Albino, Chicha Libre, Stephen Kellogg, Thus Love, TEKE::TEKE, Dogpark, Olive Klug, Truman Sinclair, Coral Moons, Funky Dawgz Brass Band, Mark Mulcahy, Winterpills, Ali McGuirk, Maison Electronique, Kimaya Diggs, Matt Hebert & the Lonesome Brothers, The Grownup Noise, bobbie, All Feels, Lost Film, Silvie’s Okay, and more across four stages over the three days of the festival.

Single-Day and 2-Day Passes go on sale this Friday, January 17 at 10am at greenriverfestival.com.

Specially-priced “Plan Ahead” tier 3-Day Passes plus Camping, Parking, and VIP Add-Ons are available now.

01/13/2025

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01/13/2025

REVIEW: Old Friends Beckoned New Sounds Reckoned at Caffe Lena; Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 With their new album as song-by-song roadmap, saxophonist and flute player Matt Steckler’s new quartet took t…