Jazz Festivals

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Jazz festivals are typically multi-day events. These are the ones that are within a day's drive (roughly) of the Capital District. They're listed in order of date. If you know of any we're missing, please let us know. Click on the name for full info. To find other festivals, go to our links page. Please note that on those items marked with a *, last year's date is shown; as soon as I can get current dates, I will post them.

NOTE: Lincoln Center in New York City has jazz almost every night, and many of their presentations are over a several day period. And the Kennedy Center in Washington has many jazz events in addition to those shown below.

January 6-7, 2012 Winter Jazzfest (New York, NY)

January 13-16, 2012 Jazz on the Mountain (New Paltz, NY)

February 17-19, 2012 Dance Flurry Festival (Saratoga Springs, NY)

February 17-20, 2012 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (Rockville, MD)

March 23-April 1, 2012 Berks Jazz Fest (Reading, PA)

March 25 & 27, 2012 HSBC Jazz Festival (New York, NY)

April 26-29, 2012 Jazzmouth: the Seacoast Poetry & Jazz Festival (Portsmouth, NH)

April 30, 2012 Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival (Washington, DC)

May 9-12, 2012 Undead Jazzfest (New York, NY)

May 10-12, 2012 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival (Kennedy Center, Washington, DC)

May 10-25, 2012 ArtsQuest RiverJazz Festival (Bethlehem, PA)

May 18, 2012 New Bedford JazzFest (New Bedford, MA)

May 25-27, 2012 Alexandria Bay Ragtime/Jasstime Spring Festival   (Alexandria Bay, NY) 

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June 1-3, 2012  Capital Jazz Fest (Columbia, MD)

June 1-3, 2012 Jazz Live International (Pittsburgh, PA)

June 1-10, 2012 Discover Jazz Festival (Burlington, VT)

June 1-10, 2012 Three Rivers Arts Festival (Pittsburgh, PA)

June 1-30, 2012 Blue Note Jazz Festival (New York, NY)

June 7-10, 2012 SaratogaArtsFest (Saratoga Springs, NY)

June 11-17, 2012 Vision Festival (New York, NY)

June 16, 2012 NJJS JAZZFest (Convent Station, NJ)

June 20-22, 2012 Central Pennsylvania Ragtime Festival (Obisonia, PA)

June 22-24, 2012 ¡Sabor! Latin Festival (Bethlehem, PA)

June 22-30, 2012 Rochester Jazz Festival (Rochester, NY)

June 23-24, 2012, Paulie's NOLA Jazz & Blues Festival ((Worcester, MA)

June 23-24, 2012 Rhythm at the Shore Music Festival (Point Pleasant Beach, NJ)

* June 17-19, 2011 West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival (Philadelphia, PA)

June 18-23, 2012 DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival (Wilmington, DE)

June 22-24, 2012 Paulie's New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival, (Worcester, MA)

June 22-23, 2012 Syracuse Jazz Fest (Syracuse, NY)

June 22-24, 2012 Hot Steamed Jazz Festival (Essex, CT)

June 22-24, 2012 Hampton Jazz Festival (Hampton, VA)

June 22-July 1, 2012 Toronto Downtown Jazz (Toronto, ON)

June 25-July 4, 2012 Wawa Welcome America (Philadelphia, PA)

June 26-27, 2012 Windjammer Days (Boothbay Harbor, ME)

June 28-July 7, 2012 Festival International de Jazz (Montreal, PQ)

June 30-July 1, 2012 Freihofer's Jazz Festival (Saratoga Springs, NY)

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July 9-20, 2012 Jazz in July (Amherst, MA)

July 9-29, 2012 Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival (N. Adams, MA)

July 13-15, 2012Finger Lakes Wine Festival (Watkins Glen, NY)

July 14-15, 2012 Green River Festival (Greenfield, MA)

July 15, 2012 PA Jazz Society Jazzfest (Plainfield Township, PA)

July 20-21, 2012 Norfolk Jazz Festival (Norfolk, VA)

July 20-22, 2012 Lincoln Arts Festival (Boothbay Harbor, ME)

July 20-22, 2012 Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz (Hartford, CT)

July 20-22, 2012 Jazz & Rib Fest (Columbus, OH)

July 20-29, 2012 Beaches International Jazz Festival (Toronto, ON)

July 21, 2012 Peekskill Jazz & Blues Festival (Peekskill, NY)

July 21, 2012 Onset Beach Jazz Festival (Onset, MA

July 27-28, 2012 Summer Jazz Celebration (Bellefonte, PA)

July 26-29, 2012 Oswego Harborfest (Oswego, NY)

July 27-29, 2012 Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival (Syracuse, NY)

July 28, 2012 Great Connecticut Jazz Festival (Meridan, CT)

July 28-29, 2012 Caramoor Jazz Festival (Katonah, NY)

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August 3-4, 2012 Belleayre Music Festival (Highmount, NY)

August 3-5, 2012 Newport Jazz Festival (Newport, RI)

August 4-5, 2012 Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival (Erie, PA)

August 4-12, 2012 Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival (Martha's Vineyard, MA)

* August 5-7, 2011 Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival (Toronto, ON)

August 9-12, 2012 Hudson MusicFest (Hudson, NY)

August 9-12, 2012 Brampton Global Jazz & Blues Festival (Brampton, ON

August 10-11, 2012 Belleayre Music Festival (Highmount, NY)

August 10-11, 2012, Merrimack Valley Jazz Festival (Lowell, MA)

August 10-12, 2012 Litchfield Jazz Festival (Goshen, CT)

August 11 & 13, 2012 Provincetown Jazz Festival (Provincetown, MA)

August 11, 2012 New Haven Jazz Festival (New Haven, CT)

August 15-19, 2012 Rockport Jazz Festival (Rockport, MA)

August 16-19, 2012 Warwick Valley Jazz Festival (Warwick, NY)

August 17-19, 2012 Markham Jazz Festival (Toronto, ON)

August 18-19, 2012 Jazz in the Valley (Poughkeepsie, NY)

August 18-19, 2012 Salem Jazz & Soul Festival (Salem, MA)

August 24-25, 2012 Lewiston Jazz Festival (Lewiston, NY)

August 25, 2012 Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival (Long Branch, NJ)

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 Tanglewood Jazz Festival (Lenox, MA) No festival in 2012

August 31-September 1, 2012 Wall Street Jazz Festival (Kingston, NY)

September 5-9, 2012 Guelph Jazz Festival (Guelph, ON)

September 7-9, 2012 Southside Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival (Toronto, ON)

September 8, 2012 Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival (Albany, NY)

* September 9-11, 2011 Canadian Big Band Celebration (Saugeen Shores, ON)

September 14-16, 2012 Berkshires Gateway Jazz Weekend (Lee, MA)

September 15-16, 2012 Jazz at the Lake (Lake George, NY)

September 20-23, 2012 Jazz at Chautauqua (Chautauqua, NY) 

September 20-22, 2012 Time Warner Jazz 'n Caz 06 (Cazenovia, NY)

September 29, 2012 Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival (Boston, MA)

* September 16-17, 2011 OSPAC Jazz Festival (West Orange, NJ) 

September 28-October 2, 2012 JazzFest Falmouth (Falmouth, MA)

October 3-13, 2012 Pittsfield CityJazz Festival (Pittsfield, MA)

October 5-7, 2012 Jazz at Newport (Newport, RI)

October 11-14, 2012  Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival (Rehoboth Beach, DE)

October 13, 2012 Holyoke Latin Jazz Festival (Holyoke, MA)

* October 16, 2010 Olde Kings Jazz Fest (Swedesboro, NJ)

November 6-11, 2012 Django Reinhardt NY Festival (New York, NY)

* November 11-12, 2011 Cape May Jazz Festival (Cape May, NJ)

* November 26-28, 2010 Jazzwerkstatt Berlin<>New York (Brooklyn, NY)

Please note that on those items marked with a *, last year's date is shown; as soon as I can get current dates, I will post them.

If you know of any festivals I've missed, please let me know. Thanks

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