Building on Salem's rich jazz legacy, the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival creates unforgettable musical experiences that unite and inspire our community.

The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that produces free concerts and supports music-education causes on Massachusetts’ North Shore.  The festival is passionately dedicated to enriching the North Shore’s cultural landscape. It orchestrates a spectacular array of free concerts that showcase a vibrant mix of jazz and soul music as well as other genres. Moreover, the organization actively fundraises to provide vital financial support to music education initiatives throughout the North Shore region, fostering the next generation of musical talent..