2025 Montclair Jazz Festival (livestream)

September 13, 2025 — Downtown Montclair was transformed into a vibrant soundscape as JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, the nationally acclaimed nonprofit, hosted its 16th annual MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL Downtown Jamboree and Block Party. With an estimated 28,000 music lovers flooding the new site of Lackawanna Station — the largest crowd in festival history — the day delivered eight exhilarating hours of world-class jazz across two dynamic stages, celebrating legacy, community, and the power of live music, followed by a DJ Block Party.

Headlining the McBride’s World at Sea Main Stage were some of the most electrifying voices in jazz today: show-stopping saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and Phoenix, Venezuelan percussionist Luisito Quintero & 3rd Element, genre-defying vocalist José James, and Christian McBride’s Ursa Major — the nine-time GRAMMY winner’s bold, multi-generational quintet. The JAZZ HOUSE Collective paid tribute to this year’s Legacy Artist, New Jersey’s own James Moody, before the night erupted into a high-energy funk and soul dance party led by DJ Brother Mister (aka Christian McBride) and, closing out the Grand Finale, a set by DJ Prince Hakim.

We thank our Signature Sponsors for their support: Signature Cruise Experiences, Rao's Homemade, United Airlines, NJEDA, and our other generous supporters and partners.

For more information and to donate, visit https://www.montclairjazzfestival.org/