20th Annual SJF!
Join us for a New Orleans-Style Downtown Scranton Jazz Festival! Three days of incredible music with over 80 musicians spanning 20+ venues Summer 2025!
Schedule of Events:
Jazz Walk is Free to the community - start/end times vary by venue
AV Restaurant - Robert Prester and Adriana Samargia Brazilian, contemporary and jazz standards - 6pm-9pm
Backyard Ale House - The Phyllis Hopkins Blues Trio blues, rock and soul - 9pm -12am
Bar Pazzo - Bill Carter, Mike Carbone, Morrie Louden modern jazz standards - 6pm-9pm
Bartari - Rogue Chimp jazz-rock, fusion with violin, keyboards, bass and drums - 9pm-12am
Catch 21 - Tom Kozic, Ron Oswanski, Nelson Hill jazz standards mixed with vocals - 6:30pm-9:30pm
Fidelity Bank - Filament Jazz Trio original modern jazz - 6pm-8:30pm
Joy World Wealth Partners - Adam Gresko Trio jazz standards and originals - 6pm-8:30pm
Madame Jenny's - Dustin Douglas and The Electric Gentlemen blues, rock, jazz - 8pm-11pm
Marketplace at Steamtown -Electric City Steel Project directed by Frank Torquato Caribbean, calypso steel pan band - 6pm-8:30pm
Picciocchi’s - The Kate Baker and Allan Bazama Duo vocal and guitar jazz standards and bossa nova - 6pm-9pm
PJ’s Pub at Hilton - The Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Septet, featuring: Paul Rostock, Bill Washer, Bob Velez, Tom Hamilton, Sal Giorgiani high energy Latin jazz and funk - 8:30pm-11:30pm
POSH - Neil Nicastro and Nick Driscoll instrumentals mixed with vocals - 5:30pm-7:30pm
Radisson Trax Patio - Steve Rudolph, Tony Marino, Bill Goodwin, Nate Birkey, Ilona Knopfler modern jazz vocal standards - 8:30pm-11:30pm
Renaissance at 500 Lackawanna - Keep Out Brass Band New Orleans-style street band - 6pm-8pm
Scranton Art Haus - The Pa Jazz Institute at MU Student Ensembles 6pm-8:30pm
Sergei’s Live - Young Lion blues, reggae and funk - 7pm-10pm
The Bog - The Hot Club of Scranton traditional swing and gypsy jazz - 9pm-12am
The Garden - The John Paris Trio instrumental jazz standards - 6pm-9pm
The Recovery Bank - 5:30pm -8pm
The Roof at Oppenheim - Bill Olivetti and Alex Olivetti contemporary instrumental guitar duo - 5:30pm-8:30pm
Voodoo Brewing Co. - The Merchants of Groove blues, funk and soul - 6:30-9:30pm
Warney Cellar and Tap - Mike Kuehn and The Pa Jazz Society Trio traditional swing/Dixieland with banjo, clarinet and bass sax - 5:30pm-8:30pm
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