Scranton Jazz Festival; Marko Marcinko; July 21 2026

Marko Marcinko, co-founder and artistic director of the Scranton Jazz Festival & music director of the Scranton Jazz Festival BigBand, speaking about the 21st annual Festival taking placeAugust 7, 8 & 9, 2026, featuring at least 80 different musiciansperforming over the weekend. It's the traditional Jazz Walkthroughout downtown Scranton with venues of all kinds hostingjazz performers on Friday until 1:00 am. Saturday, August 8thwill feature The Dirty Dozen Brass Band coming from NewOrleans to play at The Theater at North, 1539 N. Main Avenuein Scranton at 7:00 pm.It's a host of jazz brunches throughout Scranton during the dayon Sunday, August 9th, building to the headlining performanceby NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter who'll join the SJF Big Bandat the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Avenueat 6:45 pm. The PA Jazz Institute Misericordia UniversityStudent Ensemble will open the show at 6:00 pm.For a complete schedule and more information:www.scrantonjazzfestival.org. Follow them onFacebook and Instagram as well.For information about the PA Jazz Institute StudentMusic Camp that begins on July 27th,www.pajazzinstitute.com/We heard from Dr. Michael Geib, Professor ofDouble Bass at the School of Music at theUniversity of Central Oklahoma and founder of theDyberry Creek Music Festival in Wayne County, PA.