f you love good jazz music and having fun, you don't want to miss this festival. It's the most popular jazz festival in the area and one of the most anticipated events in Saratoga each summer!
The Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival is held at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Spa State Park each year the last weekend in June (get directions to SPAC).
Over 20 world-class jazz artists will take the stage at SPAC this year! The big-name acts at the Saratoga Jazz Festival perform all day long on the main stage (SPAC amphitheatre), and the Gazebo usually features up-and-coming jazz artists, with performances trailing off in early evening.
June 24 - Amphitheatre:
- Chaka Khan
- Jacob Collier
- Jean-Luc Ponty: The Atlantic Years
- Cecile McLorin Salvant
- Jazz 100: The Music of Dizzy, Mongo, and Monk featuring Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Jason Palmer, Josh Roseman, Roman Diaz, Ben Street & Adam Cruz
- The Suffers
- Dave Stryker Organ Quartet featuring Eric Alexander, Jared Gold & McClenty Hunter
June 24 - Gazebo Stage:
- Barbara Fasano
- Jack Broadbent
- Shabaka & The Ancestors
- Dave Stryker Organ Quartet featuring Eric Alexander, Jared Gold & McClenty Hunter
- Aruan Ortiz Trio
June 25 - Amphitheatre:
- Gipsy Kings
- To Ray, With Love featuring Maceo Parker, the Ray Charles Orchestra & The Raelettes
- Hudson: Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski & John Scofield
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Quinn Sullivan
- Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
June 25 - Gazebo Stage:
- Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles
- Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
- Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days
- Blind Boy Paxton
- Noah Preminger/Jason Palmer Quartet
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