Monterey Bay "The Future Is Now" Jazz Festival
July 4th - 6th, 2025 / Monterey * Marina * Seaside * Salinas * Carmel
Monterey has long been known for great music festivals. But the reality is, there are only two major festivals; the Monterey Jazz Festival in late September, and Cali Roots & Reggae Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. That is about to change, and you can help!
The non-profit, 501c3 Just Jazz Foundation is creating and producing the inagural Monterey Bay "The Future Is Now" Jazz Festival, July 4-6 2025. The festival will feature 4-5 indoor and outdoor venues spread across Monterey Bay from Carmel, Seaside, Marina, Salinas and Monterey, showcasing the beauty of the bay, the talent and cultural diversity of our communities, and the future of jazz. Donors, partners and sponsors will have the opportunity to become founding members of the festival and help support individual musicians, students, bands, stages, venues, a livestream on the Just Jazz Television Network, available globally online and on Roku and Amazon Fire TV and on the Just Jazz Radio Show, which airs locally on 94.7 KRML. Just Jazz Foundation will donate a portion of the proceeds to a deserving, local middle and high school music programs. We expect this annual summer and winter jazz festival to be a huge hit and economic boon to the area with the help of our friends at KRML, See Monterey, Blue Note Records Wave Street Studios, Carmel Mission Inn, Monterey Marriott, The Brass Tap, and more, with support from the cities of Seaside, Marina, Carmel, Salinas and Monterey.
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Since 2014 Just Jazz has been producing great concerts, events and related programming in Southern and Central Coast California. In fact, we produce and co-produce about 50 - 75 concerts and events yearly, including our iconic Just Jazz Concert Series in Los Angeles and Monterey, our annual Just Jazz Grammy Party, Just Jazz Student Jam, Just Jazz Sunday Jazz Brunch, and much more! Producinga world class jazz music festival with world class artists and musicians is our logical next step. And what better place to do so than on beautiful Monterey Bay! Come for the food, the wine, the golf, the beach and the music!
Feel free to reach out to Frederick Smith Jr. via email @ justjazzfoundation@gmail.com call (310) 365-1865 for more information, or make a tax-deductible donation by mailing a check to Just Jazz Foundation, 3008 Arido Way, Marina, CA, 93933, or click this link,
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"Just Jazz Foundation is a Non Profit 501c3, EIN #84-4817227.
Your support helps us present live jazz music and create
performance opportunities for both veteran and aspiring young
jazz artists and musicians."
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Get a feel for our work at Just Jazz by watching the
Just Jazz Television Network, streaming live, 24/7/365
by clicking here --> https://www.justjazz.tv/live-stream​​
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WHY SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL?
By supporting the inaugural Monterey Bay "The Future Is Now"Jazz Festival, you’re investing in a cultural event that will draw visitors, promote local businesses, and enhance the artistic fabric of our community by showcasing new and upcoming, young jazz artists and musicians. Whether you're a local business, a corporate partner, or a passionate individual, your contribution will ensure the festival's success and help it grow year after year.
WHY SPONSOR THE FESTIVAL?
As a sponsor, you’ll receive high-level visibility in front of an engaged audience, with opportunities for brand exposure through promotional materials, on-site recognition, and digital platforms. We offer flexible sponsorship packages to align with your business goals and a direct path to the future of the music.
JUST JAZZ FOUNDATION
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Our mission at the Just Jazz Foundation is to advance the uniquely American musical art-form called jazz through live performance, youth education, community engagement, artist equity and increased television, radio and social media exposure. Each year the non-profit organization presents 100+ live jazz performances through its internationally acclaimed Just Jazz Live Concert Series, Just Jazz Sunday Brunch and Just Jazz Student Jam Sessions at various venues and locations across Los Angeles County and Southern and Central Coast California.
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Just Jazz Foundation takes a multi-pronged approach to its work: presenting live jazz music and always, nurturing budding musicians and creating performance and exposure opportunities for artists and musicians.
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Here at the Just Jazz Foundation, we see the value in everyone. We want to be a catalyst for positive change in the music, and since our beginnings in 2014, we've been driven by the same ideas: support, empowerment, and progress for the music and the musician.
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Just Jazz Foundation is a Non Profit 501c3, EIN #84-4817227. Your support helps us present live jazz music and create performance opportunities for aspiring young jazz artists and musicians."