The Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival returns to the Morristown Green on Saturday, September 14 with a fantastic lineup which will be announced mid-May. The music starts at noon and runs until 10:00 PM and it is absolutely free.
Thanks to Mayor Tim Dougherty and the Town of Morristown, music fans of all ages will enjoy great music on The Morristown Green. Parking is available in the many public lots and the train station is just a couple of blocks away.
As we have done since 2021, the Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival will pay tribute to Linda Smith who was one of the festival founders and co-produced the event for years, and Michael Fabrizio who was also one of the founders and served on the festival board. They both sadly passed away in 2021.
The artists will be announced soon!
In Memory of Linda Kiger Smith
Linda Kiger Smith died at home in Tewksbury in 2021 after a long battle with Metastatic Breast Cancer. She and her husband Don Jay Smith were residents of Morristown’s Historic District for many years before downsizing and moving to Hunterdon County. In addition to the two of them being co-founders of MPAC, known to long-time residents as The Community Theatre, they joined with Mayor Tim Dougherty in 2011 to start the Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival. Every year they produced what has become one of the most popular summer music festivals in the area with Linda being responsible for selecting and contracting the artists. Just like last year’s Festival, This year includes some of the talented artists she has worked with over the years. She is survived by her spouse, partner and best friend of 41 years and three children Rebecca, Allison and Charles.
In Memory of Michael Fabrizio
Michael Fabrizio passed away suddenly on June 2021. He became Executive Director for the Morristown Partnership in the mid-nineties and it was in 2011 that he worked with Linda and Don Jay Smith to create the Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival with Mayor Tim Dougherty. The Morristown Partnership serves as the fiscal agent for the festival. When he left the Partnership to assume the role of ED for the Morristown Parking Authority, he continued to serve on the festival board. Michael is survived by Lisa his wife of 28 years and his three children Gabriella, Zachary and Matthew.
The Morristown Inn is once again on board to be the official hotel for the 2023 Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival.
Take advantage of the special very low hotel rates that the Best Western Morristown Inn is making available for visitors to the festival. Call them at 973-540-1700 or click below for more information. Just tell that you are a festival patron.
To reserve your room, go to THE BEST WESTERN PLUS MORRISTOWN INN
Please send your donation to:
c/o Morristown Partnership
14 Maple Avenue
Suite 201
Morristown, NJ 07960
If you would like to add your name to our email list, contact us at: info@morristownjazzandblues.com
The 2023 Festival has been made possible thanks to the generous support of our sponsors.