Arlington Jazz Festival
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    • Morningside Quintet & Mitch Livstone Quartet
    • Debby Larkin, Jeff Stout, Dan Fox, and Gray Sargent
    • Duke Robillard
    • Jazz on the Edge – John Dalton's Spheres of Influence & the Fully Celebrated Orchestra
    • Annie & the Fur Trappers and District 5 Jazz Band
    • Anabel Gil Díaz & DíJazz and the Joe Acampora Group
    • Bob Salitsky Group & TBD Trio
    • Backroom Jazz
    • Peter Orne Group
    • ​Jon Wheatley & Sheryl Bailey Duo
    • Open Jazz Jam
    • Stanley Jordan Trio
  • Workshops and Concert Series
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2026 Festival Schedule

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EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare Cardholders get 50% off all performances!
These performances are funded in part by a generous Festival Grant from the Mass Cultural Council.
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Wednesday, April 8
Morningside Quartet & Mitch Livstone Quartet
6:45PM, Town Tavern, 201 Massachusetts Ave.

no cover charge

Thursday, April 9
Debby Larkin, Jeff Stout, Dan Fox, and Gray Sargent
6:00–9:00PM, Tryst,
689 Massachusetts Ave.
no cover charge (reservations recommended)
and
Duke Robillard
8:30PM, Menotomy Grill, 25 Massachusetts Ave.

no cover charge

Friday, April 10
Jazz on the Edge – John Dalton's Spheres of Influence & the Fully Celebrated Orchestra
7:30PM, Morningside Annex, 108 Summer St.
John Dalton's Spheres of Influence 7:30PM
The Fully Celebrated Orchestra 8:30PM
FREE but ticketed event - click here for tickets
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and
Summer St. Stompers, Annie & the Fur Trappers and District 5 Jazz Band
5:30PM, Mill Café, 14 Mill St.
Summer St. Stompers  5:30PM
Annie & the Fur Trappers 7:00PM
District 5 Jazz Band 8:15PM
no cover charge, food and beer available from the Arlington Brewing Company
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Saturday, April 11
Anabel Gil Díaz & DíJazz and the Joe Acampora Group
featuring Morningside Music Studio Jazz Combos
12:00PM, Morningside Annex, 108 Summer St.
Morningside Jazz Combos 12:00PM
Anabel Gil Díaz & DíJazz 2:00PM
Joe Acampora Group 3:00PM
FREE but ticketed event -, funded by a grant from the Arlington Commission on Arts and Culture
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
and
Bob Salitsky Group & TBD Trio
2:00PM, Maxima Hive, 212 Massachusetts Ave.
Bob Salitsky Group 2:00PM
TBD Trio 3:15PM
no cover charge
and
Backroom Jazz
5:00PM, Donut Villa, 319 Broadway
Arlington High School Jazz Combo 5:00PM
Chordless Trio w/ Jonathan Fagan 5:30PM
Vertigo Trio feat. Debbie Lane 6:30PM
Jude Davens Texier and the Lakayjou Project 7:30PM
Alberto Netto Quartet 8:30PM
Open Jam Session w/ Chordless Trio & Friends 9:45PM
no cover charge
and
Peter Orne Group

7:30PM, Wellington Tavern, 75 Leonard St., Belmont
no cover charge

Sunday, April 12
Jon Wheatley & Sheryl Bailey Duo
11:00AM, Tryst, 689 Massachusetts Ave.

no cover charge
and
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Open Jazz Jam
w/ Morningside faculty 
Mike Carey - sax & Evan Goodrow - guitar

plus Gail Carey - piano, Mark Pfaff - bass,
Austin Walker - drums

3:00PM, Comella, 11 Brighton St., Belmont

no cover charge (drums, keys, and amps available)
and
Stanley Jordan Trio
w/ Wes Wirth and Kenwood Dennard

7:30PM, Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St.

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
  • 2026 Festival Schedule
    • Morningside Quintet & Mitch Livstone Quartet
    • Debby Larkin, Jeff Stout, Dan Fox, and Gray Sargent
    • Duke Robillard
    • Jazz on the Edge – John Dalton's Spheres of Influence & the Fully Celebrated Orchestra
    • Annie & the Fur Trappers and District 5 Jazz Band
    • Anabel Gil Díaz & DíJazz and the Joe Acampora Group
    • Bob Salitsky Group & TBD Trio
    • Backroom Jazz
    • Peter Orne Group
    • ​Jon Wheatley & Sheryl Bailey Duo
    • Open Jazz Jam
    • Stanley Jordan Trio
  • Workshops and Concert Series
  • Videos
  • CONTACT