Jazzmeia Horn, Lakecia Benjamin and more
By: JAY LUSTIG | Published: 2025-07-31 21:10:00 | Source: www.njarts.net
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Performers have been announced for this year’s Montclair Jazz Festival.
Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix, the Jazzmeia Horn Quartet, Christian McBride’s Ursa Major and The Jazz House Collective (playing the music of James Moody) will be among the performers at this year’s Montclair Jazz Festival, which will take place on Sept. 13.
As is always the case for this festival — which is organized by the Montclair-based educational organization, Jazz House Kids — there will be no admission charge.
The day will begin with a New Orleans-style second line parade, led by Alphonso Horne’s Gotham Kings, from Church Street and Park Avenue to the new main-stage location at Lackawanna Plaza.
Main-stage performances will take place from noon to 8 p.m. (set times are not yet…