Summer Concert: Jazz at the Fort

Jazz at the Fort is a free annual concert which will be held on 7 August 2022 at Roxbury's Highland Park from 5:00 p.m. onwards. In the event of rain, the concert will move to Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center. (View map.)

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Past Events

Check out some of the great shows that have been part of the Summer in the City series in prior years.

Yoron Israel

Yoron Israel 

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Jazz at the Fort
Yoron Israel and High Standards
Jazz at the Fort
Highland Park(20 Fort Ave.)
Roxbury
Massachusetts
02119
United States
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Yoron Israel and High Standards will be performing as part of Berklee's 2024 Summer in the City concert series at Highland Park on August 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Jacques Schwarz-Bart: Harlem Suite

Jacques Schwarz-Bart: Harlem Suite

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Jazz at the Fort: Jacques Schwarz-Bart Plays the Harlem Suite
Jazz at the Fort
Highland Park(20 Fort Ave.)
Roxbury
Massachusetts
02119
United States
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Jacques Schwarz-Bart will perform at the Highland Park on August 7 as part of Berklee's Summer in the City concert series.

Fred Woodard

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Summer in the City
Fred Woodard Collective
Jazz at the Fort
Highland Park(20 Fort Ave.)
Roxbury
Massachusetts
02119
United States
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Fred Woodard ’83 has been leading jazz groups since 1988. His groups have performed extensively, including at the Newton Jazz Festival, Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, Providence Jazz and Blues Festival, and Iowa City Jazz Festival.

Gregory Groover Negro Spiritual Project

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Summer in the City
Gregory Groover Negro Spiritual Project
Jazz at the Fort
Highland Park(20 Fort Ave.)
Roxbury
Massachusetts
02119
United States
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Gregory Groover Jr. B.M. '15 is a tenor saxophonist who has possessed a passion for music since he was 10.

Darren Barrett

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Summer in the City
Darren Barrett
Jazz at the Fort
Highland Park(20 Fort Ave.)
Roxbury
Massachusetts
02119
United States
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As part of Jazz at the Fort, critically acclaimed master American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Darren Barrett, also an educator and recording artist, will perform.