SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28TH

Metuchen

6:00pm to 9:30pm

Location of MCJF Metuchen on Saturday, Sept 30

Location

Halsey Street – Metuchen Station Lot 6

Parking

Free parking on Saturday evening on streets and parking garage.
Parking for handicap limited to specific monitored area at venue.

Minibus

Ride the Minibus to the Festival in Metuchen! Get on the Minibus at the Metuchen Plaza at New and Pearl Streets.  Drops you off at the Festival at Halsey Street Lot. Then take the minibus back to the Plaza. The minibus runs continually throughout the Festival from 5 PM to 10 PM.

Festival Food

Several food vendors and arts organizations will be on site. Great food and beverage will also be available at outstanding downtown Metuchen restaurants and ice cream shops.

What to Bring/What not to Bring

– Picnics are permitted but visitors are not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages.
– Bring your own chairs. You can drop them off between 3 and 5 pm on the day of the festival. No parking at Halsey Street except parking will be available for the handicapped.
– Metuchen thinks dogs are terrific, but they are not permitted at this event unless they are certified service animals.

Rain or Shine Information

The Middlesex County Jazz Festival – Metuchen takes place rain or shine. In the event of extreme weather conditions, event will be held at Metuchen High School at 400 Grove Avenue near Middlesex Ave (Rt 27). Notification of any change will be made by 7 PM on Friday, September 29th. Visit this Website, Facebook or call 732-632-8502 for further information.

For More Information

To learn more about Metuchen Jazz:  Friends of Metuchen Arts – Metuchen Jazz.  To learn about more arts in Metuchen:  Friends of Metuchen Arts  and Metuchen Arts Council.

Special Jazz Photography Exhibit

Visit the Gallerie Westerhoff on Calvin Place to enjoy “Decisive Moments in Jazz,” the jazz photographs of Jazz Photographer Enid Farber.  Open from 3 to 8 pm Monday – Thursday and Saturday afternoon September 16 – October 15, 2023.  (Exhibit closed on September 30.)  Don’t miss it!  See your jazz heroes!

You are invited to Metuchen!  Experience great jazz, fabulous restaurants and small-town friendliness.   It’s been called the “Brainy Borough” since the 1900’s in recognition of all the artists and writers who have called Metuchen “home.”  Metuchen is the “Great American Main Street Award Winner for 2023.” Yes – a Big Deal!  Come and see why!

Our approach to the jazz festival in Metuchen is one of “community inclusion.”  Performance by the students of Jill Justin Dance Alliance will begin the debut of the Middlesex County Jazz Festival in Metuchen followed by Metuchen High School Jazz Ensemble (big band) with Band Director John Messenger.  Molly Ryan and Manhattan Premier is next and then the internationally recognized pianist Cyrus Chestnut with his Quartet bring the jazz festival to its peak!

The jazz festival in Metuchen is produced via a collaborative effort between Metuchen Arts Council (MAC) and Friends of Metuchen Arts (FOMA).  MAC is a Commission of the Metuchen Borough and, every year, MAC receives a limited budget from the Borough for its events. MAC also provides funds to outside arts organizations and individual artists.  FOMA is a 501 ( C ) 3 nonprofit organization which fundraises for all kinds of arts events and also produces events on its own, specifically Metuchen Jazz.  FOMA helps provide additional funds to Metuchen Arts Council for its projects and to other arts organizations and individual artists.

Saturday’s Schedule

Visitors to the Middlesex County Jazz Festival – Metuchen may begin seating starting at 5:00 p.m. The performances will begin at 6:00 p.m.

6:00 – 6:30Artist to be announced
6:30 – 7:00Artist to be announced
7:00 – 8:00Artist to be announced
8:00 – 9:30Artist to be announced

CD sales and signing of CD’s by the musicians will follow the musician’s performance.