https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news Latest news, announcements, and press coverage from the Scranton Jazz Festival. en-us Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:50:36 GMT https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/20-years-of-jazz-history-brings-music-to-scranton https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/20-years-of-jazz-history-brings-music-to-scranton Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2025 The Scranton Jazz Festival kicked off Friday, celebrating its 20th birthday with thousands making their way downtown for three days of brass, strings and everything in between. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/sound-of-jazz-fills-electric-city-2025 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/sound-of-jazz-fills-electric-city-2025 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2025 The smooth sound of jazz filled the Electric City for the 20th annual Scranton Jazz Festival, with more than 80 musicians performing in 20 downtown locations. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-set-for-aug-1-3 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-set-for-aug-1-3 Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2025 The 20th annual Scranton Jazz Festival begins Friday, Aug. 1. What began as a one-day concert with 300 people has ballooned over two decades into a three-day celebration enjoyed by thousands. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/jazz-in-the-streets-scranton-jazz-festival-celebrates-20th-year https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/jazz-in-the-streets-scranton-jazz-festival-celebrates-20th-year Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2025 For three days at the start of August, the city of Scranton will come to life with the sound of jazz once more. The 20th annual Scranton Jazz Festival takes over downtown Aug. 1-3. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-returns-this-weekend-2025 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-returns-this-weekend-2025 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2025 The Scranton Jazz Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with events across 23 venues, headlined by Tower of Power Saturday and the SJF Big Band Sunday at the Scranton Cultural Center. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/legendary-tower-of-power-rocks-scranton-jazz-festival https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/legendary-tower-of-power-rocks-scranton-jazz-festival Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2025 Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Scranton Jazz Festival, Tower of Power performs on the Main Stage this summer. Tickets on sale now for this special concert. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/artscene-marko-marcinko-2025 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/artscene-marko-marcinko-2025 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2025 Marko Marcinko, Founder & Artistic Director of the Scranton Jazz Festival, speaks with Erika Funke about the 20th anniversary festival August 1-3, 2025 in downtown Scranton. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-20th-anniversary-tickets-on-sale https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-20th-anniversary-tickets-on-sale Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2025 Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Scranton Jazz Festival, Tower of Power performs on the Main Stage this summer. Tickets are on sale now for this special concert. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-kicks-off-2024 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-kicks-off-2024 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2024 The Electric City comes alive with the 19th annual Scranton Jazz Festival. The three-day event features more than 80 performers across 20+ venues throughout downtown. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/the-scranton-jazz-festival-returns-2024 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/the-scranton-jazz-festival-returns-2024 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2024 The smooth sounds of jazz fill the air in Downtown Scranton for the 19th annual Scranton Jazz Festival, with more than 40 musical acts from around the world. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/19th-annual-sjf-80-musicians-20-venues https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/19th-annual-sjf-80-musicians-20-venues Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2024 All of Downtown Scranton will serve as center stage for the 19th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival, returning August 2-4 with a new Jazz Marketplace on Courthouse Square. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/19th-annual-sjf-big-bad-voodoo-daddy https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/19th-annual-sjf-big-bad-voodoo-daddy Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2024 The 19th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival returns August 2-4 with multi-award-winning swing group Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Grammy-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano headlining. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-returns-18th-year https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-returns-18th-year Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2023 The sound of jazz fills the streets of Scranton with more than 90 artists playing across 22 venues downtown for the 18th annual Scranton Jazz Festival. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/take-6-takes-main-stage-sjf-2023 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/take-6-takes-main-stage-sjf-2023 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2023 The 18th annual Scranton Jazz Festival returns August 4-6 with 10-time Grammy-winning Take 6 headlining Saturday and the SJF Big Band with Kathy Kosins closing Sunday. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/18th-annual-scranton-jazz-festival https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/18th-annual-scranton-jazz-festival Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2023 Downtown Scranton serves as center stage as the 18th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival returns August 4-6 with more than 90 musicians at 23 venues. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/16th-annual-scranton-jazz-festival-returns-2021 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/16th-annual-scranton-jazz-festival-returns-2021 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2021 The 16th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival returns to the Electric City August 6-8 after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, with a new New Orleans-style format across 20+ venues. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/swingin-jazz-nutcracker-suite-2022 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/swingin-jazz-nutcracker-suite-2022 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT Swingin' Jazz Nutcracker Suite 2022 The Scranton Jazz Festival presents the Swingin' Jazz Nutcracker Suite, a unique jazz interpretation of the holiday classic. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/a-resounding-thank-you https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/a-resounding-thank-you Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2017 We would like to thank all of our staff, volunteers, sponsors, patrons and artists for all of your hard work, dedication and support for making the 13th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival a tremendous success! https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/2017-sjf-headliners-announced https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/2017-sjf-headliners-announced Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2017 HEADLINERS SET FOR 13TH ANNUAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Two world renowned artists, jazz icon Stanley Clarke and "The Stanley Clarke Band" and Jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli will headline the 13th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/thank-you-wvia-click-to-listen https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/thank-you-wvia-click-to-listen Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2016 Thank you to WVIA for their continued support and coverage of the Scranton Jazz Festival. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/lackawanna-county-commissioners-support-scranton-jazz-festival https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/lackawanna-county-commissioners-support-scranton-jazz-festival Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2016 The Lackawanna County Commissioners presented a $6,000 arts and culture grant check to organizers of the Scranton Jazz Festival. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-fest-draws-cool-musicians https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-fest-draws-cool-musicians Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2016 For jazz lovers, August means it's time for the Electric City to turn into the Big Easy. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/jazz-walk-venues-set https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/jazz-walk-venues-set Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2016 The Festival continues well into the night with the 12th Annual Jazz Walk. Hear the best in Jazz, Blues, and World Beat music at over 20 downtown Scranton venues. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/headliner-blood-sweat-and-tears-feat-bo-bice https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/headliner-blood-sweat-and-tears-feat-bo-bice Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2016 Announcing the 12th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival headliner BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS feat. BO BICE. Check out the full schedule and get your tickets now! https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/jazz-education-opportunities https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/jazz-education-opportunities Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2016 The Scranton Jazz Festival and Jazz Education — The Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet will conduct a master class and performance at The North Pocono Public Library. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/jazz-fest-praise-from-the-audience https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/jazz-fest-praise-from-the-audience Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2015 "On consecutive weekends, I found the movie 'Rikki and the Flash' to be good and the 11th annual Scranton Jazz Festival to be great." https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/hundreds-attend-scranton-jazz-festival https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/hundreds-attend-scranton-jazz-festival Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2015 The leader of acclaimed jazz band Spyro Gyra sees Scranton as "a town that loves jazz." https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/wvia-at-the-2015-scranton-jazz-festival https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/wvia-at-the-2015-scranton-jazz-festival Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2015 The 2015 Scranton Jazz Festival is happening this weekend in Downtown Scranton, and WVIA is a proud media sponsor. Hear the best in Jazz, Blues and World Beat music. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/all-that-jazz-in-scranton https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/all-that-jazz-in-scranton Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2015 Jazz festival hits downtown venues this weekend. The Scranton Jazz Festival returns for its 11th year with headliner Spyro Gyra. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/keystone-college-to-host-jazz-institute https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/keystone-college-to-host-jazz-institute Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2015 Keystone College is accepting registrations for the seventh annual Jazz Institute at Keystone College. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/all-that-jazz-spyro-gyra-among-eclectic-acts https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/all-that-jazz-spyro-gyra-among-eclectic-acts Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2015 As summer starts winding down, the Scranton Jazz Festival returns with an eclectic lineup headlined by Spyro Gyra. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/2015-headliner-announced-spyro-gyra https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/2015-headliner-announced-spyro-gyra Tue, 19 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2015 Spyro Gyra is a jazz juggernaut who released their 30th album of new material The Rhinebeck Sessions in 2013, which Jazztimes called "inspired". https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/cool-jazz-heats-up-downtown-scranton https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/cool-jazz-heats-up-downtown-scranton Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2014 For the past decade, on one summer weekend the cool and hot sounds of jazz reverberate through downtown Scranton. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-celebrates-a-decade https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-celebrates-a-decade Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2014 The Grammy award winning group Manhattan Transfer headlines the 10th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/manhattan-transfer-headlines-10th-anniversary https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/manhattan-transfer-headlines-10th-anniversary Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2014 Marko Marcinko finds it hard to believe the Scranton Jazz Festival has been around for 10 years. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/carl-fischers-nouveau-big-band https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/carl-fischers-nouveau-big-band Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2013 On August 3, 2013, Carl Fischer's Nouveau Big Band travelled to Scranton, PA to headline the 9th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-features-three-summer-days https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-features-three-summer-days Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2013 All sorts of cool, wonderful sounds will fill the downtown air when the Scranton Jazz Festival returns for another year. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-fits-our-area-just-right https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-fits-our-area-just-right Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2013 The 2013 annual Scranton Jazz Festival, scheduled for the first weekend of August, will showcase local and national talent. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/ninth-annual-scranton-jazz-festival-and-jazz-walk https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/ninth-annual-scranton-jazz-festival-and-jazz-walk Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2013 The Ninth Annual Scranton Jazz Festival and Jazz Walk is scheduled to be held Aug. 2, 3 and 4 at The Historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-2013 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-2013 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2013 The Electric City will come alive with the sounds of Jazz this weekend as the Ninth Annual Scranton Jazz Festival returns. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-fest-august-3rd-2012 https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-fest-august-3rd-2012 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2012 It can be argued that jazz music is one of America's greatest cultural achievements. By spanning a broad spectrum of traditions, uniting them in a uniquely American art form. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/sixth-annual-scranton-jazz-festival https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/sixth-annual-scranton-jazz-festival Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2010 Downtown Scranton is the place to be this weekend, especially if you love jazz. The sixth annual Scranton Jazz Festival kicks off Friday night. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/marcinkos-scranton-jazz-festival-success-again https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/marcinkos-scranton-jazz-festival-success-again Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2010 Over the past six years, Tanner Synder has spent hundreds of hours practicing on his beginner's drum set in the basement of his family's home. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-this-weekend https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-this-weekend Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2009 First Friday isn't the only thing going on in downtown Scranton this weekend. The fifth annual Scranton Jazz Festival returns. https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-relocates-to-radisson https://www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/news/scranton-jazz-festival-relocates-to-radisson Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Scranton Jazz Festival 2007 Grammy Award Winners The Average White Band to open the festivities. Scranton Jazz Festival organizers announce that the third annual festival will relocate to the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel.