Schedule & Tickets

Tickets

  • Friday Aug 5th -$35.00 WAR
  • Sat Aug 6th -$30.00 The Royal Scam and Bob Dorough’s School House Rock
  • Sunday 7th – $30.00 The Four Freshman and The Festival Big Band
  • Student tickets are $20.00 each
  • A Sat and Sun Pass $55.00
Tickets will be available June 6th via the SCRANTON JAZZ FESTIVAL box office Phone: 570-487-3954

Main Stage Schedule

The Radisson Hotel, Indoor /Outdoor Ampha Theater
700 Lackawanna Ave Scranton PA

Parking available at all downtown Scranton garages.    

Friday Aug 5th
  • 7:30pm Music For Models
  • 8:15pm WAR (Low Rider, Why Can’t We Be Friends)
  • 9:30pm “The Jazz Walk”
Saturday Aug 6th
  • 5pm The Al & Zoot Tribute Band
  • 6pm The Zack Brock Trio (jazz violin extrordinare)
  • 7pm Jazz Legend Bob Dorough and School House Rock
  • 8pm The Royal Scam (Steely Dan Tribute)
  • 9:30pm “The Jazz Walk”
Sunday Aug 7th
  • 11am Jazz Brunch at Carmen’s The Radisson Hotel
  • 12:30pm The Jazz Vespers w/ Rev Bill Carter and Presbybop
  • 1:30pm Break
  • 4pm The Keystone Jazz Institute student combos
  • 5pmThe Festival All Stars w/ Andy LaVerne & Gary Keller
  • 6pm The Four Freshman (legendary jazz vocal group)
  • 7pm The Festival Big Band
  • 8:30pm The Jazz Festival Jam session @ Trax Bar, The Radisson Hotel

Free Jazz Concert

Aug. 6th, 2pm at Courthouse Square Featuring Upper Valley Winds (20 piece ensemble saluting the music of Stan Kenton)

Jazz Walk Schedule

Aug 5th and Aug 6th (9:30pm start)
Friday Only Venues
  • Lavish, Adams Ave. – The John Andrews duo (Guitar and Vibraphone)
  • Jean and Betty’s, Lackawanna Ave.- Wayne Smith ( solo jazz piano)
  • The Fidelity Bank, N. Washington Ave- The Tyler Dempsey Trio  6pm to 8pm
  • The Alley Kitchen and Cafe, Center St.- Siora ( world beat/ brazilian flavored jazz)
Friday and Saturday Venues (start time approximately 9:30pm) 
  • The Cigar Club, Spruce St  Fri. The Jim Buckley Trio  Sat- The Tony Costa Trio
  • City Cafe, N. Washington Ave Fri. The Miles Griffith Trio   Sat- Spencer and Nancy Reed
  • Carl Von Luger’s Steak and Seafood, N.Washington Ave  Fri. The Joe Michaels Trio   Sat. Carlucci, Washer & Rostock
  • The Bog, Adams Ave  Fri- The Bog Swing Band   Sat- The Indigo Moon Brass Band
  • The Banshee, Penn Ave  Fri- The Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet   Sat- The Gary Rissmiller Trio
  • Merts, Lindent St.  Fri- The Donna Antanow Duo   Sat – Music For Models
  • The Hilton Outdoor Patio, Adams Ave. Fri- Dave Wilson Quartet  Sat- The Nelson Hill Quartet
  • Trax Bar @ The Radisson, Lackawanna Ave. Fri- Steve Rudolph Trio with Ilona Knopfler  Sat- Nate Birkey with The Steve Rudolph Trio
  • Kildares, Lackawanna Ave.   Fri- Teddy Young Gun  Sat- The Roamin Gabriels
  • The Irish Wolf Pub, Linden St. Fri- The Matt Bennet Blues Band   Sat- Jazz Juice
  • Renaissance @ 500, Lackawanna Ave. Fri- The North Pocono Steel Band  Sat- The Dixieland All-Stars