Jazz Fest 2025
Headliner: New York Voices – The Grand Finale | Academy of Music | Sat., Sept. 27
2025 Northampton Jazz Festival
September 26 and 27
Jazz Fest Day
Saturday, September 27, 2025
11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Our FREE music lineup features jazz musicians from across the country and the region performing in downtown venues throughout the day.
Jazz Fest 2025 culminates in a special evening with New York Voices – The Grand Finale performing a ticketed show from 7:30-9:00 at the Academy of Music.
Free Music All Day
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Zaccai Curtis Cubop Lives!
2025 GRAMMY Award - Best Latin Jazz Album "Cubop"
4:00 – 5:15 pm
Unitarian Society
220 Main Street -
Karrin Allyson Quartet
Five Time GRAMMY Nominee
1:00 – 2:15 pm
Unitarian Society
220 Main Street -
Mike LeDonne’s Groover Trio
with Dave Stryker and Joe Farnsworth
2:00 – 3:15 pm
Iron Horse
18 Center Street -
Miki Yamanaka
Solo pianist with a light, expressive touch
11:30 am – 12:15 pm and 12:45 – 1:30 pm
Click Workspace
9 ½ Market Street -
Tone Forest
with Marty Jaffe, Jason Ennis and Miro Sprague
3:30 – 4:45 pm
Edwards Church
297 Main Street -
Stacy Dillard Trio
Saxophonist fusing tradition and innovation
12:00 – 12:50 pm and 1:20 – 2:10 pm
Parlor Room
32 Masonic Street -
Ed Fast & Congabop
Afro-Cuban-inspired rhythms and hard bop harmonies
5:15 – 6:30 pm
Pulaski Park
240 Main Street -
Ask Me About Jazz!
Interactive jazz for young people led by percussionist Richie Barshay
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Northampton Center for the Arts
33 Hawley Street -
UMass Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Named Best Collegiate Jazz Choir by Downbeat magazine
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Pulaski Park
240 Main Street -
Expandable Brass Band
Plays and marches throughout downtown
12:00 – 12:30 pm
Northampton Center for the Arts
to Pulaski Park -
The Downbeat with Jack Frisch
A special live broadcast!
12:30 – 2:30 pm
Pulaski Park
240 Main Street
JAZZ STRUT
Friday, September 26, 2025
Free Live Jazz
Stroll, sip and dine your way through downtown Northampton to the sounds of jazz ensembles at establishments across town!
The Jazz Strut features free evening jazz performances in breweries, bars and restaurants throughout downtown Northampton. Each ensemble starts at 45-minute or hour intervals and plays for two hours, so you can be sure to catch a lot of live jazz and good times on Jazz Strut night!