Jazz House Kids Delivers!
By November, the Jazz House runs like a well-oiled machine, with students fully engaged in their busy routines. We’re so proud of all our students, because committing to music takes […]
Semester Kickoff and other News!
Weather’s getting chilly out there, but it’s getting HOT at the Jazz House, as our semester classes have kicked into full swing! Close to 140 students between the ages of 8-18 have […]
2015 Montclair Jazz Festival – No Tickets Required!

The annual Montclair Jazz Festival, now in its sixth year, is the biggest single one-day event in Montclair! Come on out on August 15 and invite your neighbors, friends and family […]
2015 JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Awards + Recognition

2 JAZZ HOUSE KiDS students and 1 JAZZ HOUSE Summer Workshop participant were selected for the GRAMMY Camp – Jazz Session The JAZZ HOUSE Big Band was selected as a […]
Inside the Jazz Note – Thank you to all who attended!
Sheila E. + Christian McBride – Thursday, May 14, 2015 – 7:30pm Special guest Sheila E., the trailblazing drummer and percussionist Bass virtuoso Christian McBride, who hosts this annual event […]
2015 Jazz House Summer Workshop

Register for the 2015 Jazz House Summer Workshop! August 3 – 15, 2015 Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Montclair, NJ Jazz House Kids will host its annual […]
Jazz House Kids Announces CHiCA Power Residency®

A Free All-Girl Instrumental Program For Women’s History Month Jazz House Kids, a Montclair-based nonprofit that has gained a reputation as one of the nation’s preeminent arts education and performance organizations, […]
Body & Soul

Four Top NJ Restaurants Cook for Body & Soul – A Night for the Senses with Fine Wine & Cuisine and Soulful Jazz to benefit Jazz House Kids, February 28 […]
Jazz House Kids: Building Harmony in Schools
Our in-school programs are off to their biggest start ever this fall, serving 23 percent more students than we did last year. Every day, Jazz House Kids helps close the […]
Our students are really going places!
We’re proud that some of our graduates are the first in their families going on to college. We graduated 27 young men and women this year. Several, now attend some […]
New Classes Humming and Strumming Along at the Jazz House

We really LOVE having our kids back at the Jazz House! With the start of fall classes, nearly every night of the week all three studios are buzzing with the […]
2014 JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Awards + Recognition

4 JAZZ HOUSE KiDS students were selected from 10,000 applicants to participate in the prestigious National YoungArts Week. They were among just six students nationwide chosen as National YoungArts scholars in jazz. 3 […]
Jazz House Music Club & Vocal Summit Student Showcase

Science High School’s auditorium was the coolest place in Newark on Wednesday, April 24! Jazz House Kids and the Newark Public Schools Office of Visual and Performing Arts presented musical showcase […]
Montclair Jazz Festival
2013 JAZZ HOUSE KiDS Awards + Recognition
The JAZZ HOUSE Big Band won 2nd Place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival from among 15 finalists and 96 entries from across […]