Hudson Jazz Festival Community Day

Sponsored by Chronogram

FREE Tickets for Hudson NY Residents
Pay What You Will (Non Hudson Residents)

“We’re here to have a ball.” — Art Blakey

Come celebrate the 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival (October 4-6) with a Hudson Hall Community Day! Bring your friends, neighbors, kids, and lovers and kick back at a block party on City Hall Place with BBQ by Chef Cleveland Samuels and music by Kuumba Dance & Drum, wander through the opening of a new exhibition in Hudson Hall’s first floor galleries, and join a free, all-ages jam session with the Make Jazz Trill Again (MJTA) Trill Mega Jam.

SCHEDULE:

2:00pm (City Hall Place – next to Hudson Hall):
Community Drum Circle with Kuumba Dance & Drum
Free Community Cookout with Chef Cleveland Samuels

3:00pm (Hudson Hall Performance Hall):
Make Jazz Trill Again (MJTA) Trill Mega Jam

Grab your instruments and join the The Make Jazz Trill Again (MJTA) Trill Mega Jam – a high-energy, improvisation-centered jam session with an all-star house band led by Melanie Charles on vocals and flute, with Yunie Mojica on vocals and sax, Zacchae’us Paul on keys and key bass, Jerome Jennings on drums, Malik Kiyoshi McLaurine on upright, and E Bass and DJ OOOChild on the turntables.

MJTA is a movement for the people, by the people. Musicians and music lovers of all backgrounds and skill levels are welcome! 

4:30pm (Hudson Hall First Floor Galleries)
Between the Cracks Exhibition Opening Reception with the Artists
Live set by DJ Fulathela

View the full 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival lineup here.