2026
Festival
LINEUP
Additional artist info coming soon!
TIME ARTIST / ENSEMBLE VENUE
2:00 – 3:00 PM Evelyn Wright Trio The Bop Stop
2:30 – 3:30 PM Kent State Jazz Ens. Saucy Brew Works
3:00 – 4:00 PM Jennifer James Trio Jukebox
4:00 – 5:00 PM CSU Student Ensemble Saucy Brew Works
4:30 – 5:30 PM Akron Univ. Jazz Ens. Jukebox
5:00 – 6:00 PM JT’s Electrik Blackout The Bop Stop
5:30 – 6:30 PM Tri-C Jazz Studies Fellows Saucy Brew Works
6:00 – 7:00 PM Steve Kortyka Trio Jukebox
6:30 – 7:30 PM John Klayman’s Prism The Bop Stop
8:00 – 9:00 PM Grace Blackford Quintet The Bop Stop
CELEBRATING
Local
JAZZ
Join us for a full-day celebration of Cleveland's jazz scene at various Hingetown locations. Experience local and regional jazz performances from talented artists. Held annually, don't miss out on this vibrant, multi-venue festival!
Tim Powell Trio
The Hingetown Jazz Festival is an annual festival held on the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend in the Hingetown neighborhood of Cleveland. It is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. We partner with with Open Tone Music as our 501c3 fiscal sponsor. We are currently raising funds through grants, corporate sponsorship, and donations. To discuss sponsorship options, contact hingetownjazzfest@gmail.com.
Get Involved
Join our community and stay connected. We'd love to hear from you!
Ensembles who have majority northeast Ohio membership are welcome to submit their full EPK to hingetownjazzfest@gmail.com for consideration by the programming committee.
Donors and Sponsors
Timothy C. Beyer Family Fund
The Joseph and Florence Mandel Family Foundation
