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MEDIA ALERT NJ:
Saturday, September 10, 2022 | 1:00 – 9:00 PM
Montclair, NJ – Bloomfield Ave between Lackawanna Plaza and N. Fullerton Ave
MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL
Grand Finale Downtown Jamboree
Presented by BDP Holdings, LLC and produced by Jazz House Kids, the Montclair Jazz Festival is the largest FREE jazz festival in the greater NYC area attracting 35,000 jazz fans to downtown Montclair which is 12 miles from Manhattan. The final day of the 2022 Fest is on Saturday, September 10th, a jam-packed with inspiring music and activities, spotlighting internationally-acclaimed headliners, regional favorites and emerging talent on three stages. The festivities span nearly half-mile of Bloomfield Avenue from Lackawanna Plaza to South Park, turning the main artery of Montclair into an all-pedestrian jazz playground featuring more than 150 artisan food and craft vendors and expanded an all-day Family Jazz Discovery Zone.
DOWNTOWN JAMBOREE STAGES | SEPT. 10
DOWNTOWN @ THE BDP HOLDINGS STAGE
- JAZZ HOUSE Collective Celebrates MINGUS 1:30 PM
- OZMOSYS featuring Omar Hakim and
- Rachel Z 3:00 PM
- Artemis 4:30 PM
- Christian McBride 6:00 PM
- Danielle Ponder 7:45 PM
UPTOWN @ THE FULLERTON STAGE
- Matthew Whitaker 1:00 PM
- Claudia Acuna 2:30 PM
- The Cookers 4:00 PM
- Immanuel Wilkins 5:30 PM
- Monty Alexander – Harlem Kingston
- Express 7:00 PM
MIDTOWN @ THE BLUE NOTE AT SEA STREET STAGE
- Moody Scholars 1:00 PM
- Nathan Farrell Quartet 2:00 PM
- Esteban Castro Trio 3:00 PM
- The Dorsey Quintet 4:00 PM
- Montclair State University All-Stars 5:00 PM
After Party at the Wellmont Theater | 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM
At 9:00 pm, after the final festival performers take a bow, the After Party with turntablist DJ Logic is just getting started at the Wellmont Theater. As one of the world’s most accomplished turntablists, DJ Logic is widely credited for introducing jazz into the hip-hop realms and is considered by most as a highly-respected session musician and an innovative bandleader. Tickets are available at the Wellmont tent at the festival or Ticketmaster.
