Salem Jazz and Soul Festival Press
2016 is our 10th season of Free community concerts and making funds available for music education programs throughout the North Shore. Check out the SJSF PRESS.
‘Closing out the Summer in Style at the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival’
Combine Salem’s history with the city’s great attractions and activities and you have the ideal location for your summer getaway.
August 11, 2016 – ResortsandLodges.com® – The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival has been one of the leading Jazz and Soul music experiences on the East Coast for the past decade. From May to July, the festival puts on a series of concerts featuring live music acts from around the country. The event wraps up with a two-day music festival in August. Perfect for the entire family, the two-day event is loaded with great live music, scenic surroundings, food, refreshments, vendors and more. Not only does the festival provide its patrons with great music and activities, but it also serves a charitable cause. Read the entire post here.
10th annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival takes place at Salem Willows, Aug. 20-21
The nonprofit Salem Jazz and Soul Festival will cap its 10th season with a two-day music festival at the Salem Willows, Aug. 20-21.
August 2, 2016 – Salem, MA – The free festival will feature 10 bands, a MusicKidz tent, Salem Five Community Foundation Music-Education Tent, artisan fair and 21-plus Notch Brewing beer pavilion. The festival will offer all styles of music over two days: Big band jazz, Latin, funk, soul, blues, zydeco and more. Bands hail from the North Shore, Boston, New York and Louisiana. Read the entire press release here.
RickExpress closes SJSF/Berklee Summer Series before Salem Jazz and Soul Festival
RickExpress a Berklee College of Music student, will play the last SJSF/Berklee Summer Series concert of 2016 with his band in Derby Square, Salem, on Saturday, Aug. 13
July 24, 2016 Salem, MA – The free show will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature an educational interview about music and the Berklee experience. Rain location is Koto Japanese Grill. 90 Washington St., Salem. In a Pig’s Eye restaurant will sponsor the performance, which marks the festival’s last show before the main festival, Aug. 20-21. Read the entire press release.
Selah Poitier Performing at SJSF/Berklee Summer Series, July 9 Derby Square
Selah Poitier, a recent Berklee College of Music graduate, will play the third SJSF/Berklee Summer Series concert of 2016 with her band in Derby Square, Salem, on Saturday, July 9.
July 5, 2016 Salem MA – The free show will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature an educational interview about music and the Berklee experience. The Lobster Shanty will sponsor the performance, which marks the festival’s third outdoor show of its 10th season. Read the entire press release here.
Maddie Jay & the pH Collective Perform at SJSF/Berklee Summer Series June 11 in Derby Square
Maddie Jay & the pH Collective, a band consisting of students from the Berklee College of Music, will play the second SJSF/Berklee Summer Series concert of 2016 in Derby Square, Salem, on Saturday, June 11.
June 6, 2016 Salem, MA – The free show will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature an educational interview about music and the Berklee experience.
Creative Salem will sponsor the performance, which marks the festival’s second outdoor show of its 10th season. Read the entire press release.
MIXLA featuring Zahili Gonzalez Zamora will perform at SJSF/Berklee Summer Series on May 14 in Derby Square
MIXLA featuring Zahili Gonzalez Zamora, a trio consisting of students from the Berklee College of Music, will play the first SJSF/Berklee Summer Series concert of 2016 in Derby Square, Salem, on Saturday, May 14.
April 18, 2016 Salem, MA – The free show will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature an educational interview about music and the Berklee experience.
Howling Wolf Taqueria will sponsor the performance, which marks the festival’s first outdoor show of its 10th season. Read the entire press release.
SJSF’s MusicKidz relocates to Salem’s Point neighborhood
The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival’s popular MusicKidz program has relocated to Salem’s Point neighborhood.
February 5, 2016 Salem, MA -The MusicKidz program is a workshop for children in grades K-5 and takes place the second Saturday of every month, beginning Feb. 13, in the Community Room of 135 Lafayette Apartments. It runs from 10 to 11 a.m. and parental supervision is required.
Classes cover such subjects as creative movement, rhythm and world music. The class is taught by Justine Pasquale, a Salem State University graduate and teacher in Malden public schools Read the entire press release.
North Shore Jazz Project merges with Salem Jazz and Soul Festival
January 27, 2016 Salem, MA – Two North Shore music nonprofits with similar missions have merged. The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival (SJSF) and North Shore Jazz Project (NSJP) filed merger paperwork with Massachusetts’ Attorney General in late 2015 and will retain the name Salem Jazz and Soul Festival.
Founded in 2009 to “create an environment on the North Shore where jazz education, performance and appreciation can flourish,” NSJP produced world-class concerts featuring artists such as Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, Anat Cohen, Roomful of Blues and J Geils, among others. Read the entire press release.