Press:

"Since its inception, the Festival has donated its proceeds to the Salem Public Schools music program, as well as to the Plummer Home for Boys in Salem to help launch a music therapy program."
Amanda McGregor - Salem News

"Burning it up at the Willows: Salem’s first Jazz and Soul Festival got off to a bright if windy start last Saturday with powerful gusts setting picnickers scrambling for blankets and willow trees dancing like flappers in fringed dresses."
Kristin D’Agostino - North Shore Sunday

"The soulful vibe of Saturday's festival will extend beyond Salem Willows and into downtown as several music venues are joining in on the jazz."
Newburyport News

"It's official: Salem has soul. And while many may think that soul is connected to the disembodied spirits rumored to roam the Witch City, organizers of the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival say it actually comes from residents' appreciation for music."
Rosemary Ford - Eagle Tribune

"These family-friendly concerts presented diverse jazz, funk and soul by some of the area’s most accomplished bands. They also featured a music education tent, children’s entertainment area, display of the area’s jazz history...and numerous artisans, artists and vendors."
Salem Gazette

"The Berklee series not only will showcase the talented college students, but will serve as a lead-in to the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival, which will be held in August at several venues in the city.”
Tom Dalton - Salem News

"The lineup will include some of the hottest jazz and soul performers on the North Shore and greater Boston area."
J.C. Lockwood - North Shore Sunday