Set sail aboard the historic Schooner Apollonia with bass-baritone Douglas Ray Williams (Rodelinda, Giulio Cesare) and keyboardist Elliot Figg of Ruckus early music.

MacArthur Award-winning icon Taylor Mac reunites with Obie Award-winning composer Matt Ray for An Evening from the Queer Songbook

In conjunction with the 2026 Hudson Jazz Festival, catch free performances in parks, bars, restaurants, galleries, stores, and unexpected spaces all weekend long.

Afro-Cuban rhythms and modern jazz harmonies throw a party with the Sí o Sí Quartet led by Cuban-born composer, MacArthur Fellow, and GRAMMY-winning drummer, Dafnis Prieto.

Head to The Spark of Hudson for The Late Set—the official afterparty of Hudson Jazz Festival's opening night.

South African vocalist Vuyo Sotashe’s rich, resonant voice meets pianist Chris Pattishall’s “phenomenal touch at the keyboard” (Jazziz) in music of quiet intensity and emotional depth.

Park Theater: Multi-instrumentalist Mino Cinélu marks Miles Davis's centennial with a special evening of music inspired by the years he spent playing alongside the jazz icon.

Half Moon: Bring the kids and come sing, dance, make art, and eat pizza with Hudson’s own Lady Moon & Friends.

With a powerful voice and extraordinary range that brings to mind icons like Dianne Reeves, Shenel Johns closes the 2026 Hudson Jazz Festival.

In partnership with Clarion Concerts. Schumann, Smyth, and Alberga come together in a vivid program from the acclaimed Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.

Countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (Deidamia, 2027) performs a recital moving from German lieder and Handel to music of his Jewish heritage and contemporary composers.