All This Jazz: A Free Monthly Concert Series at NJCDC’s Rogers Hall
February 10, 2026
Key Details at a Glance |
Free admission • Advance tickets required • Limited capacity |
Ticketed guests: Arrive by 6:15PM to guarantee entry (Doors open at 5:30PM) |
Unclaimed tickets released at 6:15PM to waitlist attendees |
Free parking: in lot directly across the street from event venue (32 Spruce St.) |
Musicians: bring along your instruments for a post-concert jam session |
Experience live jazz in the heart of Paterson – completely free of charge!
Every fourth Friday, NJCDC’s Rogers Hall comes alive with the sounds of New Jersey’s finest jazz musicians. All This Jazz is a free monthly concert series that brings the community together for an evening of world-class performances, local artistry, and shared experience in Paterson’s historic Great Falls Neighborhood.
About the Series
All This Jazz is a free, monthly jazz concert series presented by New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC), in partnership with Paterson-based community arts center and creative hub Prototype 237.
Hosted at Rogers Hall in the Great Falls Historic District, the series brings high-quality live jazz to Paterson — creating space for residents and visitors to gather, listen, and experience the music together.
Each event is designed to feel welcoming, accessible, and rooted in place, offering an opportunity to enjoy live jazz in a relaxed, community-centered setting.
What to Expect
Each All This Jazz evening features a full live performance alongside opportunities to linger, connect, and take part.
At each concert, you’ll find:
· A well-produced, two-hour live jazz performance
· A range of jazz styles, from traditional ensembles to jazz fusion, folk-jazz, and energetic sax-forward jazz
· Musicians from across New Jersey, including artists connected to William Paterson University’s acclaimed jazz program
· Food vendors and artisan vendors on site
· A jam session at the end of the night, inviting musicians to join in
· Admission is free to ensure broad community access.
Why Jazz in Paterson?
Jazz has long been part of Paterson’s cultural fabric, shaped by Black history, migration, and everyday community life. For generations, musicians developed their craft locally — in homes, churches, social halls, and neighborhood venues — before carrying that experience outward.
All This Jazz builds on that history by creating space for live performance today, keeping jazz present, visible, and shared.
Upcoming Dates & Tickets
🗓 Fourth Friday of each month
📍 Rogers Music Hall (32 Spruce St. Paterson, NJ)
🎶 Doors open at 5:30pm | Show starts at 6:30pm
Although admission is free, tickets are required to help manage capacity and ensure a comfortable experience for all attendees.
Important Note: Please arrive by 6:15pm to guarantee entry.
Because All This Jazz is free and space is limited, we ask ticketed guests to arrive by 6:15pm. After that time, we’ll release any unused tickets to guests on the waiting list who are present. If you don’t have a ticket, we encourage you to join the waiting list and arrive by 6:15pm. We’ll do our best to grant admission to as many guests as space permits.
Meet the Musicians
All This Jazz highlights both established and emerging jazz artists from across New Jersey.
Each month’s lineup reflects the range and evolution of jazz today — from traditional forms to contemporary and cross-genre approaches.
Featured performers include:
· Veteran bandleaders and sidemen with regional and national experience
· Educators and alumni connected to William Paterson University’s jazz program
· Working musicians actively shaping New Jersey’s jazz scene
Our February Performers
Bassist and bandleader Naomi Smith leads Naomi Smith and the Stone Flower Apostles alongside Alex Oliveira (guitar) and Payton Teague (drums), forming a trio grounded in deep listening, expressive improvisation, and shared musical language.
Smith began playing electric bass at thirteen, dedicating hours each day to exploring the instrument’s possibilities across genres and ensemble settings. At sixteen, she added upright bass to her practice, studying both jazz and classical music and further expanding her technical and expressive range.
Over the past decade, Smith has built a wide-ranging career as a side musician and collaborator, performing across styles and co-composing with fellow songwriters. A recent graduate of the Jazz Performance and Music Entertainment Industry program at William Paterson University, she now steps forward as a bandleader with the debut of this project.
Together, the Stone Flower Apostles push the boundaries of improvisation while remaining rooted in the traditions of jazz. Through original compositions, the group aims to create music that feels expansive and reflective — offering sounds of peace, compassion, and connection to nature, while honoring the lineage of the music that shaped them. Influenced by pioneers such as Ron Carter and Miles Davis, the band’s name draws inspiration from Antonio Carlos Jobim’s Stone Flower, reflecting a deep appreciation for jazz history and its ongoing influence on their musical language.
Looking Ahead: The Great Falls Arts Center
All This Jazz is part of a broader effort to expand access to arts and performance in Paterson.
NJCDC is leading the transformation of the historic First Presbyterian Church into the Great Falls Arts Center — Paterson’s first dedicated performing arts center, with a focus on youth development, creative expression, and community access.
As a regular live music series, All This Jazz helps build audiences, support artists, and establish patterns of participation that will carry forward as new cultural spaces come online.
Join Us
Whether you’re a longtime jazz listener or hearing it live for the first time, All This Jazz offers an easy way to spend a Friday evening with great music and good company.
Practical Information
Location: Rogers Hall, 32 Spruce St., Great Falls Historic District, Paterson, NJ
Accessibility: The venue is ADA accessible. For specific access needs, please contact us in advance.
Questions?
📞 973-413-1460