2026 Lineup

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2026

MAIN STAGE

12:00PM PHIL MARKOWITZ TRIO
1:30 PM ART BAILEY QUINTET
3:00PM CHELSEA REED QUINTET
4:30PM TONY MICELI QUARTET
6:00PM TYLER DEMPSEY TRIO
7:30PM WATER GAP JAZZ ORCHESTRA

DEER HEAD STAGE

5:00PM MINAS-BRAZILIAN JAZZ TRIO
6:30PM NANCY REED PLUS 3
8:30PM-JAM

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2026

MAIN STAGE SUNDAY

10:00AM CHURCH OF THE MOUNTAIN SERVICE-FREE
12:30PM ARI AND CECIL ALEXANDER
2:00PM ADAM BRENNER OCTET
3:30PM COTA CATS
5:00PM DAVE STRYKER QUARTET
6:30PM STANK FACTORY

DEER HEAD STAGE SUNDAY

4:30PM THE GABRIELLE STRAVELLI QUARTET feat. TIM ARMACOST
6:00PM NICOLE ZURAITIS
8:00PM- JAM

About Celebration Of The Arts:

Created in 1978 by Phil Woods, Rick Chamberlain, and Ed Joubert, the COTA festival has united world-class musicians, performing artists, and visual artists with music and arts lovers from near and far.

As a not-for-profit 501(c)3, COTA’s mission is to celebrate a community of arts. Any donation you can make will play a vital role in supporting our future events and the artists who make those events possible.