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

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

* May 21-22, 2011 Point Pleasant Beach Jazz & Blues Festival (Point Pleasant Beach, NJ)

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

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

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

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

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

* June 5-11, 2011 Vision Festival (New York, NY)

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

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

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

June20-22, 2012 Central Pennsylvania Ragtime Festival (Obisonia, PA)

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

* June 20-26, 2011 DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival  (Wilmington, DE)

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

* June 23-26, 2011 Undead Jazzfest, (New York, NY)

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

* June 24-25, 2011 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 24-July 4, 2011 Sunoco Welcome America (Philadelphia, PA)

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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* June 28-July 3, 2011 Django Reinhardt NY Festival (New York, NY)

* July 8-10, 2011 Hoop City Jazz & Art Festival (Springfield, MA)

* July 10, 2011 PA Jazz Society Jazzfest (Plainfield Township, PA)

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

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

* July 15-16, 2011 Lincoln Arts Festival (Boothbay Harbor, ME)

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

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

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

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

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

* July 22-23, 2011 Summer Jazz Celebration (Bellefonte, PA)

* July 22-24, 2011 Burlington Jazz & Blues Festival (Burlington, ON)

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

* July 23, 2011 Middletown Jazz & Blues Festival (Middletown, NJ)

* July 24, 2011 52nd Street Assoc. Jazz Festival (New York, NY)

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

* July 29-30, 2011 Belleayre Music Festival (Highmount, NY)

* July 29-31, 2011 Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival (Syracuse, NY)

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

* July 30, 2011 Peekskill Jazz & Blues Festival (Peekskill, NY)

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* August 5-6, 2011 Belleayre Music Festival (Highmount, NY)

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

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

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

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

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

August 4-11, 2012 Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival (Martha's Vineyard, MA)

* August 11-14, 2011 Brampton Global Jazz & Blues Festival (Brampton, ON

August 12-14, 2011 Hudson MusicFest (Hudson, NY)

August 12-15, 2011 Provincetown Jazz Festival (Provincetown, MA)

August 13, 2011 New Haven Jazz Festival (New Haven (CT)

* August 14-16, 2009 Jazz in the Valley Watch for the 2012 festival! (West Park, NY)

* August 18-21, 2011 Warwick Valley Jazz Festival (Warwick, NY)

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

* August 20-21, 2011 Salem Jazz & Soul Festival (Salem, MA)

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

* August 27, 2011 Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival (Long Branch, NJ)

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

* September 2-3, 2011 Wall Street Jazz Festival (Kingston, NY)

* September 7-11, 2011 Guelph Jazz Festival (Guelph, ON)

* September 8-11, 2011 Canadian Big Band Celebration (Saugeen Shores, ON)

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

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

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

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

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

* September 22-24, 2011 New Jersey Blues & Jazz Festival (New Brunswick, NJ)

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

* September 25, 2010 OSPAC Jazz Festival (West Orange, NJ) 

* September 27-October 2, 2011 JazzFest Falmouth (Falmouth, MA)

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

* October 2, 2011 Melrose JazzFest (Melrose MA)

* October 7-20, 2011 Pittsfield CityJazz Festival (Pittsfield, MA)

* October 12-16, 2011  Autumn Jazz (Rehoboth Beach, DE)

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

* November 12-14, 2010 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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