A flagship music festival for Downtown Jamaica, Queens – “home of jazz.” The Jamaica Downtown Jazz Festival aims to celebrate the rich jazz heritage rooted in Southeast Queens and promotes generations of talents who hail from diverse cultures residing in this community today. This weekend-long music marathon features some of the most prominent names in jazz along with emerging musicians.

Full Lineup

Saturday

12pm - Birsa Chatterjee Quartet

2pm - Johnathan Blake Quartet

4pm - Yosvany Terry

6pm - Roy Hargrove Big Band

Sunday

12pm - Gabriel Chakarji

2pm - Marcus Gilmore

4pm - Caroline Davis

6pm - Jeff “Tain” Watts