Exit Zero Jazz Festival Getaway

Exit Zero Jazz Festival is a multi-day musical feast featuring hundreds of musicians and thousands of visitors.

Exit Zero Jazz Festival

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NEA Jazz Master, Two-time EMMY and Oscar Nominee, Seven-time GRAMMY® winning trumpeter & composer Terence Blanchard has established himself as the quintessential 21st Century Renaissance man. Blanchard made history in 2021 when his Fire Shut Up in My Bones became the first opera by an African American composer to be presented by the Metropolitan Opera in that august institution’s 136-year history. A year later, the Met premiered another Blanchard opera entitled Champion, marking the first time since Richard Strauss that a living composer had two operas premiere in successive seasons. In celebration of his artistic achievements, Blanchard will reimagine the music from his critically acclaimed Blue Note album, FLOW, for a 20th anniversary tour in 2025, including this hit at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival. The performance marks a full circle moment for Michael Kline, Producer of Exit Zero Jazz Festival. Kline worked as Blanchard’s international Booking Agent from 1996-2006, putting together the world tour of FLOW.

Learn more about Terence Blanchard at ExitZeroJazzFestival.com.

The first time that Samara Joy came to Cape May to perform at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival (in the Fall of 2021), she was accompanied by a trio led by guitarist Pasquale Grasso. This time out, in her third appearance at the biannual gathering on the very southern tip of New Jersey, the Bronx-born singer will be accompanied by an octet, performing lavishly appointed music from her acclaimed third album, Portrait.

With three Grammy wins and a chart-topping debut album already under her belt, the 25-year-old vocal sensation continues to amaze fans and jazz scribes alike with her timeless charms.

Veteran music critic Will Friedwald put it best when he wrote in the liner notes to her 2021 self-titled debut: “Samara’s voice and her music seem to belong to all time, like she’s connected to the entire history of jazz all at once – as if she were existing in every era simultaneously, she sounds both classic and contemporary.”

Learn more about Samara Joy at ExitZeroJazzFestival.com.

*VIP pass provide entry to Exit Zero Jazz Festival. VIP pass provides first-come, first-served access to VIP reserved seat sections all performances on the Main Stage in Cape May Convention Hall. VIP Pass provides access to VIP Lounge in Cape May Convention Hall with complimentary water, coffee, tea, fruit, and grab and go snacks. VIP Pass provides first-come, first-served entry into all Festival stages, tents, and participating club venues. VIP Pass will be waiting for you at check-in to your Cape Resorts stay. After purchasing your VIP Passes, please contact Exit 0 International Jazz Festival to reserve your seats as each show has different times by calling 609-849-9202. Tickets cannot be refunded if reservation is cancelled within 21 days prior to arrival date of reservation.

**Breakfast for Two available for each reserved room night. Reservations at Congress Hall, The Star and The Sandpiper receive a $20 Breakfast Credit for use at the Blue Pig Tavern per each reserved room night. Credit must be signed to your guest room to be applied. No cash value. Reservations at The Virginia receive Continental Breakfast per each reserved room night. No cash value.

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Available Spring and Fall 2025

Congress Hall, Congress Place Suites, The Virginia, The Sandpiper, Beach Shack

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