2026 Summer Season to be announced
in April or May
Our Summer Jazz Café remains a cultural magnet in the region and has been named a "Pick of the Year" by the Tri-City News. It is a great night out with family and friends or a fun date night with your significant other on a summer's eve.
Drop in for dinner and drinks, or begin your night on the town at a "big-city" style jazz club atmosphere at a fraction of the price. These will surely be the most exciting and romantic evenings you will spend all summer.
Final Week: Friday Night Only (See Below)
August 1: Opening showcase set by Jazz Arts Academy Students
And finally, as is our tradition each year on the final weekend of Summer Jazz Café, we present a concept which has become known as “Legends and Lions” in jazz. Students from our Jazz Arts Academy Summer Session perform an opening set followed by a set featuring master Jazz artist professionals, in this case James Austin Jr. This is exactly what our organization’s vision is about; the pairing of young students with masters of the art form, giving them the opportunities and the spark that can ignite either a career path or simply an enduring love of the music that we honor and cherish.
Students from the Summer Session of Jazz Arts Academy wil perform a showcase opening set at Summer Jazz Café final weekend on Friday evening.
All proceeds from this series help support Jazz Arts Project's head-start style music instruction and enrichment programs for at-risk and underserved youth.
Legends & Lions Summer showcase at 2025 Jazz Café @ Triumph
