2025 Concert Series

The Skidmore Jazz Institute is sponsored, in part, by The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, Stewart’s Shops/Dake Family and The Howard Bayne Fund.

Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars

Sunday, June 29 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Presented by the Skidmore Jazz Institute in partnership with the Saratoga Performing Arts Center as part of the Saratoga Jazz Festival (Absolutely Live Entertainment) Tickets available here .

Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars featuring Clay Jenkins (trumpet), Jimmy Greene (saxophone), Steve Davis (trombone), Dave Stryker (guitar), Bill Cunliffe (piano), Todd Coolman (bass) and Dennis Mackrel (drums).

 

ARTEMIS

Tuesday, July 1, 7:30 pm at the Arthur Zankel Music Center. This concert is free and open to the public, no pre-registration is required. Doors open at 7 pm. Information on any livestream will be available here.

Founded by pianist and composer Renee Rosnes, ARTEMIS is a powerful ensemble of instrumental virtuosos. Along with Rosnes, the quintet features Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Nicole Glover (saxophone), Noriko Ueda (bass) and Allison Miller (drums).

Skidmore Faculty All-Stars

Thursday, July 3, 7:30 pm at the Arthur Zankel Music Center. This concert is free and open to the public, no pre-registration is required. Doors open at 7 pm. Information on any livestream will be available here.

Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars featuring Clay Jenkins (trumpet), Jimmy Greene (saxophone), Steve Davis (trombone), Dave Stryker (guitar), Bill Cunliffe (piano), Todd Coolman (bass) and Dennis Mackrel (drums).

Jazz Institute Students

Sunday, July 6, 7 pm at Caffé Lena in downtown Saratoga Springs; limited tickets and streaming information available here.

Skidmore Jazz Institute students showcase their talent! Co-sponsored by Caffé Lena.

 

 

 

Ben Wendel Group 

Tuesday, July 8, 7:30 PM, Arthur Zankel Music Center

Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel leads this quartet featuring Taylor Eigsti (piano), Or Bareket (bass), and Nate Wood (drums).

A Skidmore Jazz Institute concert.

 

 

 

 

Poetry & Jazz: An Evening with Robert Pinsky, Todd Coolman, Bill Cunliffe, and Dennis Mackrel

Wednesday, July 9, 8 PM at Caffe Lena

An evening with former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, and Grammy Award-winning musician Todd Coolman (bass), Bill Cunliffe (piano), and Dennis Mackrel (drums). Tickets are required and available here. Co-sponsored by the Skidmore Jazz Institute and the New York State Summer Writers Institute.

 

 

Skidmore Faculty All-Stars

Thursday, July 10, 7:30 pm at the Arthur Zankel Music Center. This concert is free and open to the public, no pre-registration is required. Doors open at 7 pm. Information on any livestream will be available here.

Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars featuring Mike Rodriguez (trumpet), Lauren Sevian (saxophone), Sara Jacovino (trombone), Bill Cunliffe (piano), David Wong (bass) and Dennis Mackrel (drums).

 

Jazz Institute Students

Fridays, July 4 and 11, 1 pm at the Arthur Zankel Music Center; Free and open to the public; Livestream information will be available here.

 

 

 

 

Click here for a list of the Institute's former Guest Artists.