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pier stage schedule

May 30

NJCU performs on the pier stage at the 2025 Jersey City Jazz Festival

NJCU offers specialized curriculum to prepare musicians for a career as both jazz performers and educators. Students can study with world-renowned jazz artists from the NYC area as they hone their skills and prepare for their professional world.

NJCU Jazz Combo

12 PM

Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra

The Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra performs original large ensemble compositions that merge modern jazz language with expansive

orchestration and emotional narrative. Each performancepresents jazz as living, evolving art—vibrant, inclusive, and deeply

connected to community.

Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra

1:30 PM

Moses Patrou

A multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and Hammond organist who began his musical life as a drummer and percussionist before reinventing himself as a bandleader at the organ. With a deep understanding of jazz, Latin, and Soul that he seamlessly blends with the Blues and Americana

Moses Patrou

3:30 PM

Free Dance class at the Jersey City Jazz Festival

Join us on the Pier Stage for a free dance class presented by Salsa Fever on 2

Free Dance Class!

5 PM

Bobby Sanabria

Bobby Sanabria is a renowned multi- Grammy-nominated drummer, percussionist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator whose work is dedicated to the advancement and preservation of Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz traditions.

Bobby Sanabria & Ascensión

5:30 PM

Free dance lessons at the Jersey City Jazz Festival

Join us on the pier for a free dance class presented by Salsa Fever on 2

Free Dance Class!

7 PM

May 31

United Children's Music Project

UCMP's Latin Jazz Ensemble brings together young musicians from across Hudson County to explore Afro-Caribbean and Latin jazz traditions through performance, rhythm, and improvisation. 

UCMP's Latin Jazz Ensemble

12 PM

2026 Jazz House Big Band

The JAZZ HOUSE Big Band directed by Nathan Eklund is part of the JAZZ HOUSE Pre-College Academy, an award-winning flagship training program providing expansive instruction for advanced students from across the region. Many JAZZ HOUSE Big Band students go on to attend world-class conservatories and prestigious academic institutions with significant merit-based music scholarships and are recognized on today’s jazz scene as tomorrow’s rising stars

WBGO Presents:
JAZZ HOUSE Big Band

1:30

Andromeda Turre

LISTEN is an immersive live music experience that invites audiences into a shared space of presence and connection. Blending crystal singing bowls into ensemble format, it creates a musical environment where people can arrive exactly as they are, carrying the stress or exhaustion of the day, and leave feeling lighter, calmer, and more connected.

Andromeda Turre

3:30

Free dance class at the Jersey City Jazz Festival

Join us on the pier for a FREE dance class presented by Salsa Fever on 2

Free Dance Class!

5 PM

John Benitez

A high-energy Afro-Caribbean jazz ensemble that blends the ancestral rhythms of Bomba, Changüí, Rumba, Culo e’ Puya, and Plena with the sophistication of bebop, the soul of gospel, and the fearless creativity of modern jazz and fusion

John Benitez & Revolution

5:30 PM

Free dance class at the Jersey City Jazz Festival

Jpoin us on the pier for a FREE dance class presented by Salsa Fever on 2

Free Dance Class!

7 PM

Things to do in Jersey City for Kids
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