School Jazz Ensemble Festivals
In order to participate in local jazz ensemble festivals, please contact the corresponding host or director. Contact information for each festival is provided below.
April 22, 2023
National Jazz Festival
Philadelphia, PA
The following schools usually host festivals, but we do not have 2023 date commitments at this time:
February 4, 2022
Edison High School
Contact: Marc Denicuolo
Festival Announcement
Registration Form
February 11, 2022
Bridgewater Raritan High School
Contact: Tom Bourgault and Nick Mossa
February 25, 2022
Overbrook High School
Contact: Brian Height
856-767-8000 x3043
March 4, 2022
Allentown High School
Contact: Ross Hecht
609-259-7292
March 18, 2022
Southern Regional Jazz Festival
Contact: Jennifer Hodgson
jhodgson@srsd.net
March 25, 2022
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Contact: Durand Thomas
Registration Form
March 26, 2022
Kingsway Regional HS
Contact: Joe Henderson
April 1, 2022
JP Stevens High School
Contact: John Zazzali
732-452-2808
Festival Announcement
Festival Invoice
Registration Form
April 6, 2022
Sparta High School
Contact: Andy Lopez
April 8, 2022
Shawnee High School
Contact: Nick Rotindo
April 27, 2022
34th Annual Music Spectacular Jazz Festival and Clinic
Contact: Wilbur Witteman
Lenape High School
Contact: Len Nicholas
Deptford High School
Contact: Carl Cox
Livingston High School
Contact: Jim Hegedus
JHegedus@livingston.org
Montgomery High School
Contact: Kawika Kahalehoe
609-466-7602 ext. 6124; kkahalehoe@mtsd.us
One More Once HS Jazz Festival
Saddle Brook HS
onemoreoncebigband@gmail.com
Newark Academy in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Fifth Annual Regional Essentially Ellington Festival
Newark Academy, 91 South Orange, Livingston, NJ 07039
jtolentino@newarka.edu
(973) 992-7000 x224
https://www.newarka.edu/page/summer/arts-workshops
Hamilton High School West
Contact: Peter Certo
609-668-3609
Steinert High School
Contact: Michael Anzuini
609-631-4150 ext. 3412
Pennsbury High School
Contact: Frank Mazzeo
Phone: 215-949-6700 x70874
Princeton High School
Contact: Joe Bongiovi
Holmdel High School
Contact: John Koryat
Rutgers University Jazz Festival
Contact: Marc Stasio
848-932-1894
Mainland Regional High School
Contact:
Jackson Liberty High School
Contact: Scott Katona
West Milford High School
Contact: Matthew Gramata
Pitman High School
Contact: Steven Carey
856-589-2121 ext. 1218; scarey@pitman.k12.nj.us
Wayne Valley High School
Contact: Gabriel Batiz
gbatiz@wayneschools.com
973-317-2258
Ocean County College
National Jazz Festival
Philadelphia, PA
The following schools usually host festivals, but we do not have 2023 date commitments at this time:
February 4, 2022
Edison High School
Contact: Marc Denicuolo
Festival Announcement
Registration Form
February 11, 2022
Bridgewater Raritan High School
Contact: Tom Bourgault and Nick Mossa
February 25, 2022
Overbrook High School
Contact: Brian Height
856-767-8000 x3043
March 4, 2022
Allentown High School
Contact: Ross Hecht
609-259-7292
March 18, 2022
Southern Regional Jazz Festival
Contact: Jennifer Hodgson
jhodgson@srsd.net
March 25, 2022
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Contact: Durand Thomas
Registration Form
March 26, 2022
Kingsway Regional HS
Contact: Joe Henderson
April 1, 2022
JP Stevens High School
Contact: John Zazzali
732-452-2808
Festival Announcement
Festival Invoice
Registration Form
April 6, 2022
Sparta High School
Contact: Andy Lopez
April 8, 2022
Shawnee High School
Contact: Nick Rotindo
April 27, 2022
34th Annual Music Spectacular Jazz Festival and Clinic
Contact: Wilbur Witteman
Lenape High School
Contact: Len Nicholas
Deptford High School
Contact: Carl Cox
Livingston High School
Contact: Jim Hegedus
JHegedus@livingston.org
Montgomery High School
Contact: Kawika Kahalehoe
609-466-7602 ext. 6124; kkahalehoe@mtsd.us
One More Once HS Jazz Festival
Saddle Brook HS
onemoreoncebigband@gmail.com
Newark Academy in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Fifth Annual Regional Essentially Ellington Festival
Newark Academy, 91 South Orange, Livingston, NJ 07039
jtolentino@newarka.edu
(973) 992-7000 x224
https://www.newarka.edu/page/summer/arts-workshops
Hamilton High School West
Contact: Peter Certo
609-668-3609
Steinert High School
Contact: Michael Anzuini
609-631-4150 ext. 3412
Pennsbury High School
Contact: Frank Mazzeo
Phone: 215-949-6700 x70874
Princeton High School
Contact: Joe Bongiovi
Holmdel High School
Contact: John Koryat
Rutgers University Jazz Festival
Contact: Marc Stasio
848-932-1894
Mainland Regional High School
Contact:
Jackson Liberty High School
Contact: Scott Katona
West Milford High School
Contact: Matthew Gramata
Pitman High School
Contact: Steven Carey
856-589-2121 ext. 1218; scarey@pitman.k12.nj.us
Wayne Valley High School
Contact: Gabriel Batiz
gbatiz@wayneschools.com
973-317-2258
Ocean County College