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COTA Jazz Fest 2026! September 12-13

Celebrate 48 years of COTA with our annual Jazz Festival

09/18/2026

Check out some photos from another volunteer photographer Ronnie Shapiro Stoeckel!

09/14/2026

Thank you all for a wonderful festival! 2026 was one for the books for sure!

We are excited that the first batch of COTA photos is in! Thank you Broady Photography! Check them out at the link below and we will post more from our volunteer photographers coming up. 😎

This gallery hosted by SmugMug; your photos look better here.

09/13/2026

That’s a wrap on COTA day one! Join us on the hill tomorrow! Visit cotajazz.org for tickets!

09/11/2026

So set up day begins!!!

See you tomorrow ❤️

09/07/2026

It’s almost time for COTA 48!
Do you have your tickets?
Hope you are joining us this weekend, 9/12 & 9/13.
cotajazz.org

09/07/2026

We can’t wait to see you on the hill next weekend 9/12 and 9/13!! Buy your tickets today at www.cotajazz.org

Photo: Broady Photography

09/04/2026

We are a little over a week out from COTA 2026!! Are you ready?!

Photo: Broady Photography

09/02/2026

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12th, 2026
and SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13th, 2026

RISING STARS!

Join this group of young rising stars between Main Stage sets at the festival! This year’s group features:

Mary Hess Vocals
Geo Jung Saxophones
Julian Lee Vibraphone
Jonas Ballantyne Piano
James Elwood Bass
Dexter Sales Drums

08/31/2026

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT!
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13th, 2026
DEER HEAD INN STAGE

6:00PM NICOLE ZURAITIS

Nicole Zuraitis is a 2X GRAMMY® winning and 4X GRAMMY-nominated jazz singer songwriter, pianist and arranger, New York-based bandleader, and winner of the prestigious American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal. With a “heart as big as her remarkable voice,” (Jazz Police), Nicole is a trailblazing artist who is redefining vocal jazz and jazz songwriting, which she coined “modern songbook”, earning her a place as one of the top artists and "prolific songwriters" (Broadway World) to watch in jazz and beyond.
As a recording artist, Nicole has released seven albums as leader, and her sixth album How Love Begins, co-produced with nine-time GRAMMY-winner Christian McBride, features all original music and was awarded the 2024 GRAMMY for BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM. Nicole is the only artist ever to have won this award who wrote and arranged the entire album herself. In addition to leading her quartet, Nicole performed and recorded with the Birdland Big Band as premier vocalist before taking off as a large ensemble leader of her own, co-producing the Dan Pugach Big Band and guesting for major European big bands. She has headlined at Newport Jazz Festival, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and Tanglewood, along with iconic NYC jazz clubs like Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, the Blue Note, the Carlyle, 54 Below and the late, great 55 Bar. She also has appeared as a featured soloist with the Savannah Philharmonic, Asheville Symphony, Danish Radio Big Band and Macon Pops. She wrote the closing track “Always” on Teyana Taylor’s 2025 album Escape Room (Def Jam Records).
Nicole is a featured artist and producer on her husband, renowned drummer, bandleader, and composer Dan Pugach’s 2025 GRAMMY-winning album, “Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence” (Best Large Ensemble) for which they composed the GRAMMY-nominated song, “Little Fears” (Best Jazz Performance). Nicole is a vocalist on the GRAMMY-winning “Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration” alongside Jon Batiste, Keb’ Mo’, and LeeAnn Rimes. In 2024, Broadway World honored Nicole with the “Best Big Band Show” Award. Nicole's arrangement of Dolly Parton's Jolene, co-written with renowned drummer and bandleader Dan Pugach, was nominated for a 2019 GRAMMY®, springboarding her career and making her a household name in the modern-day jazz landscape. Nicole has collaborated with an extensive list of luminaries, including Christian McBride, Larry Klein, Tom Scott, Keyon Harrold, David Cook, Gilad Hekselman, Donny McCaslin, Veronica Swift, Benny Benack, Stephen Feifke, Cyrille Aimee, Antonio Sanchez, Dave Stryker, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z, Helen Sung, Melanie, Morgan James, Scott Sharrard, Darren Criss, Livingston Taylor, and Bernard Purdie. She is a proud educator and currently vocal faculty at NYU

www.nicolezmusic.com

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Delaware Water Gap, PA
18327

Website

http://www.cotajazz.org/

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