JCAL's signature music series -- Riddim Section and Thursday Night Jazz -- collide for a must-see culminating festival! The Riddim and Jazz Festival will bring musicians from genres across the diaspora to the stage, along with some of the industry's best Jazz musicians.

The lineup includes Samara Joy, whose Grammy Award-Winning debut makes her case to join the likes of Sarah, Ella, and Billie as the next mononymous jazz singing sensation.

Please note that Day 1 tickets will be added in June.

Day 1 - Friday July 26th @ Jamaica Performing Arts Center (153-10 Jamaica Avenue)

Curated by Rio Sakairi , JCAL will present a lineup of some of the very best in Jazz music. Day 1 will take place indoors and include and opening reception

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Opening reception

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Melissa Almaguer

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Immanuel Wilkins

Day 2 - Saturday July 27th @ Rufus King Park (150-29 Jamaica Ave)

The festivities continue outdoors with a day of emerging and established talents, headlined by Samara Joy

1:30 - 2:30 pm Frankin Rankin

3:00 - 4:00 pm Yuhan Su

4:30 - 5:30 pm Roy Hargrove Big Band

05:45 - 6:00 pm Samara Interview

6:00 - 7:00 pm Samara Joy

Day 3 - Sunday July 28th @ Rufus King Park (150-29 Jamaica Ave)

Curator Steven Kroon will present a lineup of of genres representing the melting pot of cultures in Queens NYC

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Ty Stephens

3:30 - 4:30 pm - Cocomama