GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL Returns April 19
with Nearly 100 Musicians in 15 Renowned Ensembles

Don’t miss New York’s premier festival of early jazz, swing and blues
spanning 9+ hours on 4 stages at the elegant 3 West Club in midtown Manhattan

feat. artists: The Hot Sardines, Gordon Webster, Eyal Vilner, Alphonso Horne, Summer Camargo

New York City, April 2, 2026 — The GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL is a beloved annual all-day music experience at the elegant 3 West Club in midtown Manhattan featuring New York City's best hot jazz, swing and blues bands in back-to-back performances by nearly 100 musicians in 15 ensembles.

The Festival welcomes anyone who loves jazz for lounging, listening and dancing. Guests can self-curate their experience choosing to attend the first half, second half, or the full day. Attendees will step into one of the city’s most elegant social clubs, offering both expansive ballrooms and intimate salons. Enjoy a cocktail and conversation accompanied by the sounds of a solo piano — or feel the energy of a full band in a packed room where the dancing audience becomes part of the show.

The 2026 lineup includes a powerful lineup of 15 acts — comprising nearly 100 brilliant musicians (including several Grammy nominees and winners) who have been featured on Broadway stages, on film and television, and in jazz clubs all over the world. The Festival is proud to welcome globetrotting headliners The Hot Sardines, Eyal Vilner and Gordon Webster; hometown NYC favorites Alphonso Horne & The Gotham Kings, David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band and Hot Toddies Jazz Band; and rising stars Summer Camargo, Mathis Picard, Bryce Edwards, AC Lincoln and Dewitt Fleming, Jr. Additionally, jazz insiders will be able to show their appreciation for legends including Terry Waldo, Jon Weberand the late and lamented Ken Peplowski.

The Festival is produced by GOTHAM JAZZ INC., a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is spreading appreciation of live jazz performances and social dancing, and co-presented with Prohibition Productions, the largest independent producer and promoter of vintage-inspired hot jazz and swing dancing events in NYC. Festival founder Patrick Soluri is the director of Gotham Jazz Inc. and the executive producer for Prohibition Productions.

“We’re thrilled to present the 8th annual Gotham Jazz Festival,” Soluri says. “We anticipate the kind of energy that only happens when the best hot jazz musicians come together for an unforgettable day that also happens to be one of the best dance events of the year. The entire hot jazz and swing community comes together — be they musicians, dancers or jazz fans. This Festival is an amazing opportunity to hear many of your favorites, all on one day, in a single gorgeous venue.

We’re returning to the exclusive 3 West Club — a private social club from the Gilded Age of old New York City in an incredible location across from Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. We can’t wait to see everyone on April 19… Join us!”

The spectacular lineup for the Gotham Jazz Festival 2026 includes continuous music all day from:

EVENT DETAILS
Gotham Jazz Festival
Sunday, April 19, 2026 — 1:30pm to 11pm
Three West Club, 3 West 51st St.

• All ages welcome
• Full bar and light fare will be available for purchase on-site
• General Admission, VIP and Patron Circle ticket options are available
VIP and Patron Circle ticketholder benefits include: access to an exclusive lounge area, one-hour open bar, a special meet-and-greet with artists and Festival producers, and VIP-only performances by Jon Weber, Bryce Edwards and Summer Camargo (a breakout star of the “Saturday Night Live” house band)

For tickets, full schedule and more information: www.gothamjazzfestnyc.com/festival/2026

Press

NY SUN

**Don Your Dancing Shoes If Attending Sunday'sGotham Jazz Fest**

*by Will Friedwald*
May 15, 2025

"Swing dancers have always flocked to the festival, making the audience almost as important a part of the show as the musicians and singers...."

” …(The Festival) has succeeded in doing what more formal presenting organizations have long been trying to achieve, which is to attract young people, not only as players but more importantly as audience members who will hopefully cultivate a lifelong taste for jazz…”

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NY SUN

**Even After Pandemic Pause, Gotham Jazz Festival Proves a Miraculous Exercise**

*by Will Friedwald*
April 20, 2023

*"The fest focuses on earlier styles of jazz — New Orleans, ragtime, dixieland, blues, swing... and packs miraculous amount of excitement into a single, 11-hour-long day...*"

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TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVES

**The Gotham Jazz Festival Celebrates the Early Days**
by Jim Motavalli
April 18, 2023

*"the Gotham Jazz Festival, which was back in 2023 after a four-year absence... is a truly wonderful event, celebrating the early years of the music..."*

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2023 festival Press Release

GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL is APRIL 16, 2023 - New York's Premier Hot Jazz Festival of Early Jazz, Swing & Blues with 100+ musicians & 20+ bands... incl. Catherine Russell, Bria Skonberg, Frank Vignola, Danny Jonokuchi, Hannah Gill, Queen Esther, and more++

April 1, 2023
For Immediate Release

Prohibition Productions and New York Hot Jazz Camp are pleased to announce their partnership for the 5th annual GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL to be held Sunday, April 16th (1pm to 12am) at The DTA on 60 Pine Street, in lower Manhattan.

The GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL is an annual all-day music festival featuring New York City's best hot jazz, swing & blues bands and musicians, at the stunning & exclusive private club from the Gilded-Age, The DTA. Four different ballrooms and lounges will feature back-to-back performances by over 100 musicians & 20 bands.

The Festival was founded in 2017 by Prohibition Productions, and premiered at the Players Club on April 23, 2017. In 2018 Prohibition Productions partnered with New York Hot Jazz Camp (directed by Molly Ryan & Bria Skonberg) to feature performances by their incredible faculty, students, & alumni. The New York Hot Jazz Camp, held at the Greenwich House Music School and now in its 6th year, is an intimate and immersive week-long educational experience where adults work with the city’s top traditional jazz players.

Dancers, concert goers and all music enthusiasts are invited to enjoy this collaboration and 11 hour musical marathon featuring an eclectic star studded line-up:

NYHJC All-Star Band:
Catherine Russell, Bria Skonberg, Dan Levinson, Ron Wilkins,
Cynthia Sayer, Rossano Sportiello, Tal Ronen, Kevin Dorn.

EYAL VILNER BIG BAND

FRANK VIGNOLA & VINNY RANIOLO

DANNY JONOKUCHI & THE REVISIONISTS

MONA'S HOT FOUR - led by Dennis Lichtman

STÉPHANE SÉVA SWING ONDULE 4TET (from France)

TERRY WALDO'S GOTHAM CITY BAND feat. Tatiana Eva Marie

HOT TODDIES JAZZ BAND feat. Hannah Gill & Queen Esther

DAVID OSTWALD'S LOUIS ARMSTRONG ETERNITY BAND

SVETLANA & THE NEW YORK COLLECTIVE

MIKE DAVIS & THE NEW WONDERS

CYNTHIA SAYER'S JOYRIDE

OUR BAND w/Justin Poindexter

MIMI & THE PODD BROTHERS

ADRIEN CHEVALIER GYPSY JAZZ 5

MICHELA MARINO LERMAN & FRIENDS

MOLLY RYAN & MANHATTAN PREMIERE

MISS MAYBEL AND THE JAZZ AGE ARTISTES

CALVIN JOHNSON & NATIVE SON

solo pianists:
TERRY WALDO, DALTON RIDENHOUR, MIKA NISHIMURA

DJ ANDRIUS
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The DTA is located at 60 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005
Limited reserved VIP seating available // Tickets start at $35

More information including schedule, tickets and sponsorship opportunities may be found at www.gothamjazzfestnyc.com

Gotham Jazz Festival is produced by:
Prohibition Productions and New York Hot Jazz Camp

many thanks to our sponsors:
Turtle Bay Records // You Should Be Dancing...! Dance Center // Haar & Co Barbershops

2019 Press Release

GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL to be held APRIL 28, 2019 at Players Club
feat. High and Mighty Brass Band, Eyal Vilner Big Band, Rebecca Kilgore,
Queen Esther, Evan Christopher, Dion Tucker, Nicki Parrott, Anderson Twins, Sisterhood of Swing Seven w. Bria Skonberg, Camille Thurman, Champian Fulton, Molly Ryan and more

March 8, 2019
For Immediate Release:

Following last year’s sold-out festival, Prohibition Productions and New York Hot Jazz Camp have teamed up again to produce the 3rd annual GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL to be held Sunday, April 28th (12 pm to 1 am) at the Players Club in Manhattan.

The GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL is an annual all-day music festival featuring over a dozen of New York City's best hot jazz, swing & blues bands (over 100 musicians) at the stunning & exclusive private club from the Gilded-Age, The Players Club. The New York Hot Jazz Camp directed by Molly Ryan & Bria Skonberg (est. 2015) is an intimate and immersive week-long educational experience where adults work with the city’s top traditional jazz players. In 2018 Prohibition Productions partnered with New York Hot Jazz Camp to feature performances by their incredible faculty, students, & alumni alongside top NYC talent.

Dancers, concert goers and all music enthusiasts are invited to enjoy this 12+ hour musical marathon featuring an eclectic star studded line-up:

High & Mighty Brass Band - New Orleans meets Brooklyn funk

NYHJC Faculty All Stars: Rebecca Kilgore, Evan Christopher, Nicki Parrott, Jon-Erik Kellso, Dion Tucker, Dalton Ridenhour, Justin Poindexter, Rob Garcia

Queen Esther - Vaudeville Blues

Eyal Vilner Big Band

The Anderson Twins

Sisterhood of Swing Seven: Bria Skonberg, Camille Thurman, Emily Asher, Champian Fulton, Molly Ryan, Nicki Parrott, Shirazette Tinnin

Ben Paterson Trio - Winner of the Ellis Marsalis Piano Competition

The Ladybugs w. Martina DaSilva of Post Modern Jukebox

Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers - Hot Jazz, Blues & Western Swing

John Gill Jazz Band - New Orleans/Ragtime Revival

The Hot Toddies - Hot Jazz & Swing

Solo pianists: Champian Fulton, Ehud Asherie

New York Hot Jazz Camp Ensembles

late night all star jam session hosted by Mona’s Hot Four
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The Players Club is located at 16 Gramercy Park S, New York, NY 10003
Limited reserved VIP seating available // Tickets start at $25

More information including schedule, tickets and sponsorship opportunities may be found at www.gothamjazzfestnyc.com

Gotham Jazz Festival is produced by Prohibition Productions and New York Hot Jazz Camp

2018 Festival

IN THE STUDIO - on WBGO 88.3 FM
Hear a sneak peak of The Festival on WBGO Jazz 88.3 on Sunday April 1, 2018 from 10am to 2pm during "Singers Unlimited" with Michael Bourne... we recorded three segments featuring Kat Edmonson, Bria Skonberg, & Molly Ryan along with the NYHJC All Star Band (Dalton Ridenhour, Justin Poindexter, & Rob Garcia) - all performing at the Festival! (streaming or on the airwaves).

photos in the studios by WBGO’s Isaiah McClain

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2018 Press Release

GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL APRIL 8th feat. Catherine Russell, Stephane Wrembel, Kat Edmonson, Evan Christopher, Bria Skonberg, Jon-Erik Kellso, Nicki Parrott, Gordon Webster, King Solomon Hicks and more++

March 2018
For Immediate Release:

Prohibition Productions and New York Hot Jazz Camp are pleased to announce their partnership for the 2nd annual GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL to be held Sunday, April 8th (12pm to 1am) at The Players Club on Gramercy Park South.

The GOTHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL is an annual all-day music festival featuring over a dozen of New York City's best hot jazz, swing & blues bands (nearly 100 musicians) at the stunning & exclusive private club from the Gilded-Age, The Players Club. The Festival was founded in 2017 by Prohibition Productions, and premiered at the Players Club on April 23, 2017. In 2018 Prohibition Productions partnered with New York Hot Jazz Camp (directed by Molly Ryan & Bria Skonberg) to feature performances by their incredible faculty, students, & alumni. The New York Hot Jazz Camp, held at the Greenwich House Music School and now in its 3rd year, is an intimate and immersive week-long educational experience where adults work with the city’s top traditional jazz players.

Dancers, concert goers and all music enthusiasts are invited to enjoy this collaboration and 12+ hour musical marathon featuring an eclectic star studded line-up:

NYHJC Faculty All Stars: Catherine Russell, Evan Christopher, Nicki Parrott, Randy Reinhart, Jim Fryer, Dalton Ridenhour, Justin Poindexter, Rob Garcia, Bria Skonberg, Molly Ryan

Stephane Wrembel (Midnight in Paris) with Thor Jensen

Jon-Erik Kellso’s The EarRegulars featuring Kat Edmonson (Bistro Society)

Postmodern Jukebox star - Hannah Gill & After Hours Jazz Band

Hot House Jazz Awards Rising Star - King Solomon Hicks

David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band

Swing dynamo Gordon Webster & Friends

Cynthia Sayer Trio

Adrien Chevalier's Gypsy Jazz Quartet

The Xylopholks

Mike Davis' The New Wonders

The Hot Toddies w. Oran Etkin

New York Hot Jazz Camp Ensembles

Solo pianists: Daryl Sherman, Jesse Gelber

DJ's Odysseus Bailer and VaVa Voon

Late Night All Star Jam: featuring Gordon Webster, Bria Skonberg, Sean Cronin, and more
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