COTA Celebration Of The Arts

03/13/2026

Get your musician applications in!!!

The 2026 musician application is now live on the COTA website! Under the menu button click “Musician Application 2026” to submit your group for consideration.

Www.cotajazz.org

If you have a project that you would like to bring to the festival we would love to hear about it! We will be reviewing applicantions on a rolling basis and make scheduling decisions and announcments in Spring.

2025 Lineup Get Tickets Artisan Booth Sign-up MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE – SATURDAY 9/6 12:30PM NANCY AND SPENCER REED 2:00 PM THE TIM HORNER QUARTET 3:30PM BILL MAYS TRIO 5:00PM LYNETTE WASHINGTON and AMINA FIGAROVA QUARTET 6:30PM WATER GAP JAZZ ORCHESTRA 8:00PM NEW KIND OF TALK MAIN STAGE – SUNDAY ...

02/08/2026

The 2026 musician application is now live on the COTA website! Under the menu button click “Musician Application 2026” to submit your group for consideration.

Www.cotajazz.org

If you have a project that you would like to bring to the festival we would love to hear about it! We will be reviewing applicantions on a rolling basis and make scheduling decisions and announcments in Spring.

2025 Lineup Get Tickets Artisan Booth Sign-up MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE – SATURDAY 9/6 12:30PM NANCY AND SPENCER REED 2:00 PM THE TIM HORNER QUARTET 3:30PM BILL MAYS TRIO 5:00PM LYNETTE WASHINGTON and AMINA FIGAROVA QUARTET 6:30PM WATER GAP JAZZ ORCHESTRA 8:00PM NEW KIND OF TALK MAIN STAGE – SUNDAY ...

12/19/2025

There’s still time to grab a ticket to see our friends over at WGJO this Saturday!

The Water Gap Jazz Orchestra directed by Matt Vashlishan performs:
The Duke Ellington Nutcracker Suite and
The Grinch Suite by Matt Vashlishan

Two shows this December!
Ticket info: WGJO.org

Saturday, December 20th, 2025 @ 3pm & 7pm
Bickford Theater, Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Road
Morristown, NJ 07960

Join the Water Gap Jazz Orchestra, a full 18-piece jazz ensemble, featuring special guests Edward Ellington II, vocalist Nancy Reed and Jim Ridl as they perform Duke Ellington's iconic holiday masterpiece and Matt Vashlishan’s modern take on a pop culture classic.

For more information please visit: WGJO.org

09/18/2025

Check out this years photo gallary!

We are so thankful for our wonderful photographers Jonathan and Renée Broady of Broady Photography!

Explore cota jazz’s 16,514 photos on Flickr!

09/08/2025

And just like that it’s a wrap on the 47th Celebration of the Arts Jazz Festival! Thank you to the Borough of Delaware Water Gap, the Castle Inn, Deer Head Inn, board members, area staff, volunteers, Artisans, food vendors! Thank you to all of you who attended and to all of the great musicians who performed! We hope you all enjoyed the festival! How about the great weather🌞! See you 9/12-13/26 for COTA 48! 🎼🎹🥁🎷

09/07/2025

Day 2 of COTA starting with Sunday service!
The sun is out and shining down on us!🌞🎷🥁🎼

09/06/2025

The incomparable Nancy Reed and Spencer Reed at the Celebration of the Arts Jazz Feat. Stop by tonight until 9 and Sunday 12-9

09/06/2025

It’s time!!! Join us TODAY (9/6) AND TOMORROW (9/7) at the festival!

Get your info at cotajazz.org and buy tickets at the gate!

We are so excited!

09/04/2025

Visit cotajazz.org for information, schedule, and tickets!

We can’t wait to see you all on the hill on Saturday!

2025 Lineup Get Tickets Artisan Booth Sign-up MAIN STAGE MAIN STAGE – SATURDAY 9/6 12:30PM NANCY AND SPENCER REED 2:00 PM THE TIM HORNER QUARTET 3:30PM BILL MAYS TRIO 5:00PM LYNETTE WASHINGTON and AMINA FIGAROVA QUARTET 6:30PM WATER GAP JAZZ ORCHESTRA 8:00PM NEW KIND OF TALK MAIN STAGE – SUNDAY ...

08/29/2025

When the stage gets topped, you know it’s near!
COTA 47
September 6 & 7
Get your tickets at Cotajazz.org
🎼🥁🎷🎺🎸🎹

08/27/2025

A little over a week!