Mission
Port Hope Jazz is a volunteer driven non-profit organization passionate about delivering the best of Canadian Jazz to residents and visitors in Port Hope.
Vision
Port Hope Jazz strives to continue the legacy of delivering professional live music experiences to the Port Hope Community by producing an annual jazz festival as a tourism and economic driver that celebrates Port Hope and the diversity of the jazz genre alike.
History
Port Hope Jazz is a non-profit organization, with charitable status, based in Port Hope, Ontario, managed by a volunteer board.
Established in 2001 as the All-Canadian Jazz Festival, the organization ran a three-day festival in September in Port Hope’s downtown Memorial Park for 15 years. The festival featured the Young Jazz Showcase, ace audio production and hundreds of top Canadian jazz musicians.
From 2017 - 2019, the All-Canadian Jazz Festival took a hiatus from producing an outdoor festival and instead delivered a series of indoor Road Shows throughout Northumberland County and the Kawarthas.
In 2022 after a two year break due to the pandemic, the All-Canadian Jazz Festival was revived as Port Hope Jazz. The Port Hope Jazz Board delivered a weekend, indoor concert series in August, in conjunction with local Port Hope establishments, as part of Arts Month.
During the fourth weekend in August of 2023, Port Hope Jazz produced ten concerts by Canadian jazz artists performing in local eateries in downtown Port Hope.