NOTE: This event has been postponed to Sunday, Aug. 27, due to inclement weather.
The 40th Annual Seacoast Jazz Festival, in partnership with Seacoast Jazz Society, with presenting sponsor, Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club is back on the Wilcox Main Stage on Saturday, August 27. Headliners Sean Jones, internationally recognized and Grammy Award winning trumpeter and educator, and Steven Bernstein Grammy-nominated composer/trumpeter, will make this year’s Jazz Festival unlike any other in its history!
Prescott Park Arts Festival, in partnership with Seacoast Jazz Society, is delighted to present the annual festival that will feature a host of local, regional, and international talent, amplifying the different styles of jazz. The festival has a tremendous history on the seacoast. The first festival was held in 1983 under the name, Portsmouth Jazz Festival. For the last 26 years, it has been known as the Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival, to honor legendary local jazz pianist and composer, Tommy Gallant. It has now become the Seacoast Jazz Festival in the hopes to expand the festival’s reach in the future as a destination event featuring acclaimed jazz artists from around the globe.
The Seacoast Jazz Society was formed in 1990 and its mission is to promote jazz through community outreach and education, to support local musicians, and to provide scholarships for young artists. A sincere thank you to this year’s presenting sponsor, Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club, and event sponsors, Morgan Stanley, Michael and Rebecca Harrison, and Live from Matt’s House, LLC.
For more information about the Seacoast Jazz Society, or to donate, please visit www.seacoastjazz.org.
40th Annual Seacoast Jazz Festival Line-Up
1pm Chris Humphrey and the Voice of Clark Terry
2pm Emilio Teubal Trio
3pm YellowHouse Blues Band
4pm Soggy Po’ Boys
5pm Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra
6:15pm Sean Jones Quartet
Rain Date: Sunday, August 27