Four Days of Jazz!
April 16-19, 2026
The 8th annual Johnson City Jazz Festival will feature internationally and regionally acclaimed jazz bands in a 4 day event.
This year’s main Festival will take place at the ETSU Martin Center’s Powell Recital Hall and Jonesborough’s Jackson Theater.
Sunday, March 22
FREE
Justin Stanton & Quinn Sternberg
Thursday, April 16
FREE
Featuring more than half a dozen regional ensembles in a series of curated sets and improvisational jam sessions at Capone's in Downtown Johnson City. This event is free, but tips for the performers are encouraged.
Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18
Music at 8:00
$35 ($60 for both nights)
On Friday, April 17 the festivities transition to the ETSU Martin Center’s Powell Recital Hall. The evening’s program will feature Moon Unit, a sophisticated guitar trio from Durham, followed by a performance from acclaimed New York jazz vocalist Emma Hedrick and her Quintet. The series continues at the ETSU Martin Center’s Powell Recital Hall on Saturday, April 18 with performances by the Knoxville-based Vance Thompson Quintet and the Steve LaSpina Quintet of Asheville.
Moon Unit
Friday
The Emma Hedrick Quintet
Friday
Vance Thompson Quintet
Saturday
Steve LaSpina Quintet
Saturday
Sunday, April 19
$12
The festival will conclude on Sunday, April 19 at the Jackson Theater in Jonesborough. The final program features two cornerstone ensembles of the regional jazz scene: the ETSU Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Martin Walters, and the Tri-Cities Jazz Orchestra, led by Eddie Dalton.
ETSU Jazz Ensemble directed by Martin Walters
Tri Cities Jazz Orchestra directed by Eddie Dalton
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