Patron Circle

Welcome to the Patron Circle, a place for music fans to provide additional financial support for the Gotham Jazz Festival. Your tax deductible contributions allow us to produce the Festival at its highest level, and help us keep jazz alive and maintain a thriving jazz community year round.

Patrons receive exclusive perks, and will be able to meet and greet select artists not only during the festival, but at special events prior to The Festival.

—> if you donate after this years Festival (May 18, 2025), your patron perks will go towards next years Festival!

Make Donation / Join Patron Circle

BENEFITS & PERKS

$300 - FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL

  • 1x VIP Ticket to Festival w/expedited entry, reserved seating by main stages, and access to VIP room (exclusive performances, 3hr limited open bar from 7-10pm, Champagne Toast at 8:50pm, & Artist Conversations).

  • 1x invite to Cocktail pre-Parties, plus Mingle with Festival artists (includes two drinks per person)

  • Name in printed Festival Program as a member of Patron Circle

All donations levels below include the perks listed above, plus:

$500 - FRIEND OF THE ARTS
• 2x VIP Tickets to Festival, plus invitations to pre-party.

$1,000 - ARTIST’s CLUB
• 4x VIP Tickets to Festival, plus invitations to pre-party.

$2,500 - BANDLEADER’s CLUB
• Sponsorship of a Band at Festival
• 6x VIP Tickets to Festival, plus invitations to pre-party.

$5,000 - PRESIDENT’s CLUB
• Private in-home concert featuring Festival All Stars
• 10x VIP Tickets to Festival, plus invitations to pre-party.

All Patron Circle donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE (minus cost of VIP Ticket). You will receive an accurate receipt (letter) for tax purposes for both your tickets & your Patron Circle contribution. If you cannot attend Festival, or simply wish to make a donation for any amount, then it is 100% tax deductible.

Donations for the Gotham Jazz Festival are through GOTHAM JAZZ INC, our 501 (c) 3 charity organization.

 

COCKTAIL PARTY
Join us for special Patron’s cocktail pre-party w/live music & dancing… plus incredible skyline views!


The GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL is a special event and incredible day when literally the entire hot jazz & swing community comes together… be it musicians, dancers, or jazz fans.

Many people tell me this Festival is their favorite event of the year… it’s simultaneously a music festival with incredible live bands & artists, and a swing dance with all your favorite bands on one day. It’s a choose-your-own adventure to sit and listen, get up and dance, or do both!

At PROHIBITION PRODUCTIONS, we produce over 300 events per year in NYC, each with live hot jazz and swing bands. The Festival is our way to celebrate the previous year, and look forward into the future.

This year we started GOTHAM JAZZ INC, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, to help further the mission of spreading live jazz and social dancing to the public. Your tax-deductible donations through the PATRON CIRCLE is a meaningful way to support the Festival, and keep jazz alive, maintaining a thriving jazz community year round."

On behalf of the Board of Directors
In Music & Dance,
-PS

PATRICK SOLURI
director GOTHAM JAZZ INC.
founder GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL

exec. producer PROHIBITION PRODUCTIONS
bandleader HOT TODDIES JAZZ BAND


special thanks to the 2025 Patron Circle:

Bandleader's Club
The Asen Foundation
Judy Stewart

Artist's Club
Tom Buckley

Patron Circle Chair:
Judy Stewart

Friend of the Arts
Chris Barry
Peter Chieco
Gregory Ciresi
Lorelei Edwards
Charlie Hamowy

Donations
The Alit Family
Laura Petrucci Carroll
Will Luong
Tina Ravitz

Friend of the Festival
Anne Akers
Virginia Chakejian
Lorin Karic
Ruddick Lawrence
David Long
John Oshea
Neal Siegal
Irene Stella
Peter Rosenstein
Tom Toce
Steve Wright


Special thanks to the Founding Members of the 2024 Patron Circle:

Bandleader's Club
The Asen Foundation
John O'Shea
Judy Stewart

Artist's Club
Kenneth Browne
Tom Buckley

Patron Circle Chair:
Judy Stewart

Friend of the Arts
Virgina Chakejian
Peter Chieco
Lorelei Edwards
Sabina Ellentuck
Bill Hoffman
Steven Wright

Friend of the Festival
Carol Greenwald
Irene Stella

Donations
Alit Family
Chris Barry
Laura Petrucci
Tom Toce
Patricia Wassum
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