Lewiston Jazz Festival
Jazz on the bluffs above the Niagara Gorge. The Lewiston Jazz Festival transforms Center Street into an open-air concert venue for two days of live jazz in Western New York.
Caramoor Summer Music Festival
Classical, jazz, and roots on 81 acres of Tuscan-inspired gardens in Katonah. Caramoor presents world-class music in a Hudson Valley setting that rivals the performances themselves.
Ithaca Festival
Four days of music, arts, a parade, and no admission charge. The Ithaca Festival fills The Commons every Memorial Day weekend — a free community celebration in the heart of the Finger Lakes.
Saratoga Jazz Festival
The Northeast’s premier outdoor jazz weekend returns to SPAC for its 49th year — Patti LaBelle, The Revivalists, Kingfish, Cimafunk, and 18 more artists across two stages. Plus dual centennial tributes to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. June 27–28, 2026.
Rochester International Jazz Festival
There is a moment every June when downtown Rochester transforms into something that feels borrowed from a European capital. Jazz pours out of doorways along East Avenue.
Jazz in the Valley
Jazz in the Valley brings world-class jazz to the Poughkeepsie waterfront at Waryas Park, August 16-17, 2026. The Hudson Valley’s longest-running jazz festival — Saturday is free, Sunday tickets from 50. One of the best summer values in the state.
Hudson Jazz Festival
The Hudson Jazz Festival transforms Hudson Hall — one of America’s oldest surviving theaters — into an intimate jazz destination each October. October 2-4, 2026 in Hudson, NY. Small scale, world-class programming, and a walkable small city setting.
Ravi Coltrane at Smith Center for the Arts | May 8, 2026
There are concerts, and then there are cultural events. Ravi Coltrane performing at the Smith Center for the Arts on Friday, May 8, 2026 falls decisively into the second category.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: From Bossa to Swing at Bethel Woods | October 4, 2026
To see them perform live is to witness one of the great working ensembles in any genre — the precision of a classical chamber group with the spontaneity and soul of a jazz combo. See them at Lincoln Center Presents: From Bossa to Swing at Bethel Woods on October 4, 2026.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: New Orleans Songbook at Bethel Woods | October 24, 2026
Jazz is coming to Lincoln Center Presents: New Orleans Songbook at Bethel Woods on October 24, 2026. The birthplace of jazz, celebrated on the grounds where American counterculture was born, on the last Saturday of October. You won’t want to miss this.