Princeton, NJ Entertainment Guide Announcement
7th Annual Princeton University Jazz Festival April 11
Date and Time: Saturday, April 11th 2026 at 1pm -10pm EST.
Location: Richardson Auditorium (68 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08544)
We are proud to present the 7th annual Princeton University Jazz Festival. Daytime artists will include clarinet Virginia MacDonald, trumpet player Mike Rodriguez, alto saxophonist Patrick Bartely and the Princeton Jazz Faculty Septet.
The evening headliner concert will be the PU Creative Large Ensemble with very special guest saxophonist and living legend Gary Bartz.
Jazz Festival Festival Schedule
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
1:00-6:00- Free, Unticketed
1:00-2:00 PM- Virginia MacDonald (Clarinet) with Small Group X (with support from the Humanities Council’s Fund for Canadian Studies)
2:15-3:15 PM- Michael Rodriguez (Trumpet) with Small Group A (with support from Program in Latin American Studies)
3:30- 4:30 PM- Patrick Bartley (Alto Saxophone) with Small Group I
4:45- 5:45 PM- Princeton University Faculty Septet featuring:
Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto saxophone), Ted Chubb (trumpet), Michelle Lordi (voice), Miles Okazaki (guitar), Sumi Tonooka (piano), Matthew Parrish (bass), Jerome Jennings (drums).
8:00 PM Concert
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
Ticketed | Passport to the Arts Eligible
Jazz at Princeton present the Creative Large Ensemble, directed by Todd Bashore and special guest, alto saxophonist Gary Bartz. For tickets and more about this 8 PM headlining event, click here. (with support from the Department of African American Studies)
Ticketing
1-6:00 PM Festival: Free, Unticketed
8:00 PM Concert: Ticketed
* Faculty and Staff only: In addition to two (2) free tickets, all university Faculty and Staff can also purchase additional tickets at a price point of $6 per ticket. To reserve tickets, please visit the Princeton University ticketing site and log in using your Princeton ID.
