Bill Perkins will be presenting a 70 Year Retrospective Concert on Oct 18 from 7 to 9 pm at the Langston Centre

Work on the 2025 Johnson City Jazz Festival, March 26, 27 and 28 at the Carnegie, progresses as we line up the usual selection of great bands to perform live jazz for our community. In the meantime, Jazz can be heard around the region. All you have to do is look for it.

On Oct 18th Bill Perkins, one of the founders of the Jazz Festival, will be presenting a 70 Year Retrospective Concert at a special evening at the Langston Centre, Oct 18 from 7 to 9 pm. The event is free to the public with donations being accepted to support the Langston Centre for Education and the Arts. The concert will feature music from his new album and other pieces from his 42 years of playing in the Tri-Cities. Collaborators past and present will join him, including vocalists Linda Brimer Barnett and Marion Edwards, saxophonist Tom Peterson, trumpeter Alexi Leo, bassists Glenn Diamond and Sam West, and drummer Jason Carpenter. Light snacks and beverages and table seating will be provided.

The Langston Centre has put a great deal of effort in making their auditorium an acoustically fine performance stage to listen and enjoy great music. Come join Bill and an exciting collection of Jazz musicians from throughout the region as they perform jazz classics and originals. It will be a night to remember!

 

Thank you for making the 6th annual 2024 Johnson City Jazz Festival at the Carnegie Hotel a rollicking success.

As in the past, all participants from musicians, who loved the opportunity to share their music, to attendees, who appreciated the opportunity to hear live jazz, had a great time listening to quality music in an excellent venue.

The purpose of the Johnson City Jazz Festival is to promote Jazz and give our regional community the opportunity listen to this great American musical genre without having to travel to Knoxville, Asheville, or beyond, while giving local and regional Jazz musicians, such as those involved in the ETSU Jazz department, the opportunity to share their talent and their love for Jazz with the community.

Attendance was up this year and, as a result, the small committee that puts on this event has decided to make a $500 donation to the ETSU Jazz Department.

Without our community’s support, the Johnson City Jazz Festival would not happen, or be able to support programs like the ETSU Jazz Department. Thanks to all who came out to support our efforts to bring and enjoy live Jazz to our community. Be on the lookout for more Jazz events that the Festival organization will help support and promote throughout the coming year.

We look forward to bringing you the 7th annual 2025 Johnson City Jazz Festival. Stay tuned for details!

And thank you again for your support! Without your support, this kind of musical experience would not happen!

 

Friends of the Festival

Our intention is to keep growing the Festival, to make it one of the premier Festivals in our region, and to expose more of our community to all that is great about Jazz. With your help, we can make that happen. If you want to continue to see the Johnson City Jazz Festival grow, become a Friend of the Festival. With a donation of $100.00 or more, you will help provide the resources that are necessary to continue to bring great Jazz musicians to the Festival.

As a Friend, you will be recognized on the website (unless you want to remain anonymous). We promise we will keep your name and contact information confidential.  To become a Friend of the Festival, click on the “Get Your Tickets” tab and select “DONATIONS”.  Enter the amount you wish to donate and proceed on.

When you donate $100.00 or more AND purchase an event ticket, you will have access to the VIP room where you can relax and enjoy a beverage and light snack throughout the evening performance. 

Please note the donation is NOT a ticket. Tickets must be purchased separately.

Thank you for your support!

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