Montclair’s Jazz House Kids Nominated For Jersey Arts Awards

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A Montclair arts nonprofit has been nominated for two JerseyArts People’s Choice Awards, and the community can help push it over the top.

Jazz House Kids is under consideration for a pair of 2020 awards:

• “Favorite Music Festival” for the annual Montclair Jazz Festival (watch a video here)
• “Favorite Performing Arts Camp” for its Jazz House Summer Workshop (watch a video here)

“These annual awards are important recognitions for Jazz House Kids,” the organization recently wrote in an email, noting that it would be the Montclair Jazz Fest’s third win, and the Summer Workshop’s second.

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In a display of solidarity, Jazz House Kids also offered a shout-out to its arts neighbors in Montclair:

“Montclair is a rich cultural arts town and we ask you to help spread the word that the Montclair Jazz Festival and Jazz House Summer Workshop are among many community partners that have been nominated -- Montclair Film, Montclair Center, Montclair Art Museum, Freespace Dance, The Montclair Orchestra, The Wellmont Theater and Montclair State University. We hope people show their appreciation for all and vote.”

Polls close Thursday, Feb. 20. Vote online here.

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