Exit Zero Jazz Festival

Exit Zero Jazz Festival
Genre	Jazz
Dates	Twice annually (spring and fall)
Location(s)	Cape May, New Jersey
Years active	2012–present
Founders	Michael Kline
Website	exitzerojazzfestival.com

The Exit Zero Jazz Festival is an biannual jazz festival held each spring and each fall in Cape May, New Jersey. Each installment typically runs for three days.^[1] Headliners perform on one of the two main stages, often at the Cape May Convention Hall, and additional performances take place in the bars and restaurants in Cape May.^[2] The non-profit Cape May Jazz Festival Foundation operates the festival. New Orleans-style second line parades are typically part of the event.^[3][4][5]

Performers

Performers have included Dianne Reeves, Meshell Ndegeocello, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Charles Lloyd, the Vijay Iyer Trio, Branford Marsalis, Gabrielle Cavassa, Matthew Whitaker and others.^[6]

See also

• James Moody Jazz Festival, annual jazz festival held in Newark, New Jersey
• Chicken Bone Beach Jazz series on Missouri Avenue Beach in Atlantic City
• AAPI Jazz Fest held in Newark, New Jersey

References

1. NPR Music https://www.npr.org/2021/07/30/1022225968/on-the-road-again-musicians-return-to-the-stage-at-exit-zero On The Road Again: Musicians Return To The Stage At Exit Zero
2. "Philly vs. New Orleans: From the Exit Zero Jazz Fest, two concerts suggest a battle of the bands". WRTI. October 25, 2023.
3. https://www.npr.org/2021/07/29/1022220594/watch-highlights-from-exit-zero-jazz-festivals-10-year-anniversary
4. Cooke, John (August 13, 2015). "Michael Kline Tunes the Jazz Details".
5. Lustig, Jay (November 3, 2023). "Top 15 NJ Arts Events of Week: TD James Moody Jazz Festival, Exit Zero Jazz Festival, more". NJArts.net.
6. "Moment's Notice: Dianne Reeves kicks off the Exit Zero Jazz Fest". WRTI. November 5, 2023.