It is with joy and gratitude we welcome back Arta Jēkabsone for the premiere performance of her original work, composed here at The Church. The singer-songwriter is joined by her duo pianist partner Krists Saržants for an incredible evening of jazz music infused with Latvian folk and other traditions. Our former May artist-in-residence has since completed several of the works she began here and the two will present them as Songs from the Sag Harbor Diaries.

Arta’s ethereal voice takes audiences on a musical journey through light, warmth, and sound. Anyone who has heard her sing will assure you this is not a concert to be missed. As composer and Pianist Edgards Cīrulis says, “Arta Jēkabsone is a voice that will soothe any pain or suffering. She is the guardian and ambassador of light, love, and peace. Yet, she still can bedazzle you with complex, but not overwhelming lines and melodies, and she freely takes command of harmony and rhythm."

Let’s take a trip around the world with the magic of jazz as our pilot! Join us as East End Jazz invites audiences to a concert that brings us a captivating blend of lullabies, love songs, traditional folk tunes, and soundtracks from around the world, reimagined and transformed through the improvisational spirit of the beloved genre.  Led by vocalist Olivia Foschi and Bassist Iris Ornig and featuring pianist Cecilia Coleman and drummer Brian Woodruff, the talented and accomplished quartet presents an impressionable evening written through the language of jazz.

Tap your feet, clap your hands, dance, and sing along as a talented quartet leads you through a fun and interactive play-along experience. Join the family fun designed for music enthusiasts of all ages as East End Jazz musicians create a memorable afternoon of music, laughter, and connection Led by vocalist Olivia Foschi, bassist Iris Ornig, pianist Cecilia Coleman, and drummer Brian Woodruff, participants will learn about the building blocks of jazz through call and response exercises, movement-based lessons, improvisation techniques and more. No prior musical experience is necessary!

We are thrilled to announce the six opera stars who will comprise the roster at the Third Annual Sag Harbor Song Festival presented in partnership between The Church and The SHSF on the third weekend in September.

As you will see, the singers have already appeared at many of the world’s major opera houses and recital halls. We are incredibly excited to hear what they will be offering all of us at the 2024 Festival!

Artistic Director Brad Woolbright once again leads the Festival, working closely with Music Director Robert Tweten who will also accompany the singers at the piano.

We are thrilled to announce the six opera stars who will comprise the roster at the Third Annual Sag Harbor Song Festival presented in partnership between The Church and The SHSF on the third weekend in September.

As you will see, the singers have already appeared at many of the world’s major opera houses and recital halls. We are incredibly excited to hear what they will be offering all of us at the 2024 Festival!

Artistic Director Brad Woolbright once again leads the Festival, working closely with Music Director Robert Tweten who will also accompany the singers at the piano.

We are thrilled to announce the six opera stars who will comprise the roster at the Third Annual Sag Harbor Song Festival presented in partnership between The Church and The SHSF on the third weekend in September.

As you will see, the singers have already appeared at many of the world’s major opera houses and recital halls. We are incredibly excited to hear what they will be offering all of us at the 2024 Festival!

Artistic Director Brad Woolbright once again leads the Festival, working closely with Music Director Robert Tweten who will also accompany the singers at the piano.

An Americana acoustic rock troubadour, an international cabaret singer, and a lesbian punk rock band walk into a Church … and treat us to an evening of laughter, joy, and camaraderie! Our Summer Thursday Concert Series concludes with a musical showcase of women and humor with guests Inda Eaton, Susanne Mack, and The Fisties.

In tandem with the theme of our exhibition, each performer will present a selection of songs they feel explores humor through music. Come celebrate the final days of our summer exhibition, with a song and a laugh, as we head into fall remembering why women’s voices matter.

The Church is thrilled to welcome Michael Blake’s Chroma Nova 5, for an evening of paradoxical yet seamless jazz. With a sinuous blend of Brazilian rhythms and modern jazz, the quintet is said to “bring to mind palm trees growing out of frozen tundra.” Join us as Hamptons Jazz Fest returns to The Church with one more great concert.

In the span of four decades the New York City musical force known as Michael Blake has contributed an impressive body of work to contemporary jazz. This has led to widespread critical acclaim and an identifiable refined sound, that embraces sonic multidimensionality. Dance of the Mystic Bliss, the debut album of Chroma Nova 5, landed on The Guardian’s Album of the Month in June 2023.

For Living Lovers, the acoustic duo of guitarist/composer Brandon Ross and acoustic bass guitarist Stomu Takeishi comes to the East End! The stringed duo, primarily based out of New York City, has gained international success performing and recording in Japan, U.S., and Europe receiving rave reviews for their uniquely adventurous musical “sound-world”. The music of For Living Lovers, developed from the worlds of Jazz and Creative Music, will carry you into the gestures and rhythms of sound and silence, as they reveal hidden depths in Ross’s compositions and layer each moment with keen intentionality and poise.

TORRES makes her East End debut at The Church! Join us as the indie-rock songwriter invites audiences to a solo set of an artistically self-aware artist who defies conventional standards of popular music to deliver contemplative and authentic tones.

Treating songwriting as a craft and more than just an art form, Torres began redefining her skills as she separated from the polished commercial songwriting she learned in university and began carving out her own unique sound. Check out her latest album What an Enormous Room on Spotify and learn why with over 70K listeners, TORRES is on the rise.

Grace McLean brings her “electrifying” presence (Huffington Post), “whip-smart” songwriting (New York Times), and “pathetic” journal entries (Grace’s ex-boyfriend) to Sag Harbor for a musical Monday event. Join us for an evening of original music, re-imagined covers, stories about boys, and bubbles.

Mercer Quintet returns to The Church! After a sold-out performance in February, popular demand has called the collaborative modern jazz ensemble to return to Sag Harbor for a summer evening concert of original compositions steeped in musicality, philosophy, and curiosity.

Comprised of Mercer Shavelson (Keyboard), Adam Cordero (Saxophone), Joey Curreri(Trumpet), Nick Panoutsos (Upright Bass), and Alex Yoo (Drums), the quintet takes listeners on a rhythmic journey that invigorates and inspires. Drawing from many influences including Hip-hop, Avant-garde Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, and Folk music from around the globe, Mercer Quintet invites audiences to enjoy newly developed pieces and contemplate the next generation of rising jazz stars.

Albino Mbie, the multi-award-winning Mozambican musician and sound renaissance man, returns to The Church for an evening of sound, story, and inspiration. The Church is thrilled about his return and invites audiences to an evening of a developed unique sound, peppered with stories of heartfelt experience and rooted in Jazz. Come listen and learn from the man who built his first guitar from a 5-liter can of oil, scrap wood, and strings made out of electrical chords.

Interdisciplinary artist and performer Olga Tomkowiak joins us at The Church for a performance of Visual Poetry. Accompanied by words written by Frederic Tuten, Tomkowiak will show a selection of short visual poems which incorporate body, object, space, and sound. By exploring the connection between them, Tomkowiak creates worlds and scenarios in which the ordinary becomes odd and the distinction between subject, object, and space begin to blur. Tomkowiak describes her practice as a mixture of theatre, dance, poetry, and fun.

The Church welcomes Masayo Ishigure, renowned musician, and Koto player for a beautiful and intimate performance in our studio space alongside her gifted students. After the performance, there will be a brief Q&A with the performer and an opportunity to learn more about the beloved instrument. Named by Newsweek as one of the “100 Japanese People the World Respects,” Ishigure makes this special appearance at The Church before departing to join the Japanese Matsuri Festival, a day-long celebration of Japanese culture at Sen Restaurant.

Our Summer Dinner Theater benefit returns with yet another outstanding evening that will inspire, delight, and entertain you: a unique performance by multi-award-winning comedian, actor, and entertainer Martin Short.

Martin Short currently stars alongside Steve Martin and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building. Over a forty-plus-year career, he has been nominated for more than 78 International Awards and has won two primetime Emmys.A truly rare opportunity for an intimate experience - only 160 seats available!

New this year: the evening will conclude with an after-party featuring dessert and a DJ'd disco.

After-party tickets are included with all dinner theater tickets and will be available as a stand-alone ticket. Release date TBD.

The innovative Reflections in Music series returns with artistic director Bruce Wolosoff inviting audiences to Music Inspired by Music. The evening includes music inspired by Bach by Villa-Lobos, music written in the style of Borodine by Maurice Ravel, a musical portrait of Chopin by Robert Schumann, and the premiere of Bruce Wolosoff’s epic variations on House of the Rising Sun.

It is time to rethink everything you thought you knew about pirates. Join Thymaya Payne, as he presents a screening of his documentary film, “Stolen Seas,” which follows pirate translator and negotiator Ishmael Ali, tells the story of 13 powerless men trapped on a ship, and explores why their captors feel justified in their tyranny. After the screening, there will be a Q&A with the acclaimed writer and filmmaker.

Meet Rupert Boyd, an Australian classical guitarist. Meet Laura Metcalf, an American cellist. Now come to The Church and meet Boyd Meets Girl, the musical duo who has toured the world sharing an eclectic mix of music from Debussy and Bach to Radiohead and Beyoncé. Join us for an acoustic performance from artists that bring pop to classical, traverse the musical terrain with ease, and create engaging experiences with their audiences.

Concert pianist Rupert Egerton-Smith takes to The Church’s vaunted corridors to perform a program that includes Chopin, Gershwin, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, and Scarlatti, as well as an improvisational piece inspired by The Church. Described as “particularly impressive” and noted for his superb musicality, Rupert gifts us with a performance of the highest caliber of solo instrumental, classical artistry that has garnered him praise from around the world.

Grab your dancing shoes! Our much-loved program JUST DANCE returns! Join us for the straight-up good times and great dance party. We are thrilled to welcome DJ HENRY EAU recommended to us by the one and only legendary DJ Mister Lama. Get into the grooves of your favorite tunes, make requests, and join the fun! Our Dance parties are a casual, cool, inclusive atmosphere for all ages looking to let loose and shake it off. Grab a snack or a beverage from our concession stand, dance the night away, and start the weekend off right!

WORD, our popular series of spoken word and readings, returns! We welcome you to explore the program’s third iteration Spring Cleaning. Featured writers include Rev. Houston R. Cypress, Rachel DeLoache Williams, and Adriana Devers. Writers may opt to share a previous work that never left the pages of their journal or write a new work to cleanse themselves of a lingering idea that they’ve been eager to explore. Our writers have been asked to reflect, declutter, and invite ideas, stories, and inspirations that may have been tucked away to resurface, releasing them into the universe as we enter a new season.

The Church is honored to welcome Renaissance Man and “Father of World Music,” David Amram to Sag Harbor, for an intimate concert and an unforgettable evening. Join us for a performance and dialogue with a living legend who strives to “remain open and respectful to all forms of artistic expression and to the people and the cultures who keep these arts alive and share them with others.”

Performing a combination of his classical jazz compositions and weaving together anecdotes of his experience working with some of America’s most notable creative giants, Amram invites audiences to an evening that explores the polymath’s incredible contribution to the legacy of American Music and offers a renewed embrace of international cultures.

Dancer and choreographer Claudia Hilda interweaves performance, digital media, and writing to create art that is sensitive, reflective, and widely aware of contemporary times. Méritos, a dance performance that makes up part of the Las Repúblicas series, explores the journey towards awakening and liberation after a lifetime devoted to a failed social-political system. The piece will be presented by Hilda solo, followed by a screening of additional works from Las Repúblicas and a Q&A.

The innovative Reflections in Music series returns with artistic director Bruce Wolosoff and an ensemble of gifted musicians inviting audiences to Love Stories, a chamber music concert of duos and trios all of which have something to do with love. Composer and pianist Bruce Wolosoff, soprano Luna Seongeun Park, violinist Max Tan, and cellist Aaron Wolff, will perform classics by Faure, Rachmaninoff, Piazzolla, Clara Schumann, and the newly revised version of Bruce Wolosoff’s acclaimed piano trio “The Loom” which was inspired by watercolors by his good friend and The Church co-founder Eric Fischl.

“I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe,” says John Coltrane, one of Mercer Shavelson’s many musical influences. Join us for an intimate performance with Mercer Quintet, a collaborative modern jazz ensemble comprised of Mercer Shavelson, Adam Cordero, Gary Jones III, Nick Panoutsos, and Alexandra Ridout. Drawing from a multitude of influences including Hip-hop, Avant-garde Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, and Folk music from around the globe, Mercer Quintet invites the audience to enjoy a preview of newly developed pieces inspired by known experiences and curiosity of the unknown.

Last January, the interactive, freestyle, performance platform LAYERHYTHM made its debut in our village and left a lasting, invigorating impact on the community. The Church welcomes LayeRhythm back in 2024 with yet another DANCE JAM SESSION, where the audience plays an active role in the dance and music output throughout the performance. Bring the whole family, as the collective is dedicated to serving transformative art experiences to all-age audiences!

Break up the winter blues and join us for a warm magical evening of great music and delicious food! Joined by Marta Sanchez, an esteemed and globally recognized jazz pianist, Hamptons Jazz Fest and The Church co-present a winter benefit to support our future programming. Join us at The American Hotel for a four-course meal (full menu below) and an intimate concert with Miss Sanchez. A perfect holiday gift to yourself or your special loved one, or an opportunity to start the new year in a positive spirit, we invite you to purchase your tickets early as space is limited.

Audiences from near and far, “The Troupe” invites you to The Church for a welcome mass seeking newcomers to join Kinetic Grace, a movement (some call it a cult) that believes transcendence can be reached through the sacred art of dance. Be prepared to sing and dance as “The Troupe” explains its tenets, introduces its members, and, through this sacred revelry, attempts to reach Kinetic Grace.

Creator (some call him a cult leader) and Artist Ryan Ponder McNamara asked himself, “After all these years, what do we want out of performance?” The answer is Kinetic Grace, a musical about a cult, guided by the Greek muse Terpsicore, that worships their own sweat and choreography— ranging from hardcore, gabber, rave, disco, line dance to tectonic. McNamara is joined by collaborators Liv Bruce, Sigrid Lauren, Rebecca Patek, and Josh Weidenmiller, with a few surprise appearances from local talent and community members you may recognize!

Lambert Moss, singer, storyteller, and performer extraordinaire, coming all the way from San Francisco to enchant Sag Harbor with a two-night run of a holiday-infused cabaret show! Created exclusively for The Church, Lambert’s show will take you back to the golden days of New York’s cabaret nightclub scene. An intimate evening of jazz standards, surprising twists on classics, and a sprinkle of holiday tunes, Lambert’s silky vocal styling will be accompanied by the incomparable Nicolas Perez on the keys.