DMF: Festival Finale

Friday, July 3, 6 pm
Ellison Center for the Arts
Festival Finale
Our Festival Finale brings the Duxbury Music Festival to a powerful close with a culminating concert featuring all students and faculty. This special performance celebrates the artistry, collaboration, and growth achieved over ten immersive days of music-making, uniting the entire festival community on one stage.
Tickets: $40

DMF: Jazz Cabaret

Thursday, July 2, 6 pm
Ellison Center for the Arts
Jazz Cabaret
Jazz Cabaret brings the Duxbury Music Festival to life with an all-jazz evening, showcasing DMF students and faculty together in a vibrant, collaborative performance. This high-energy concert highlights the artistry, creativity, and growth of the jazz department throughout the festival, featuring music that spans swing, blues, ballads, and modern jazz styles.
Tickets: $40

DMF: Dukes of Winsor’s: Dixieland Jazz

Wednesday, July 1, 6 pm
Duxbury Bay Maritime School
Dukes of Winsor’s: Dixieland Jazz
Step back into the Jazz Age with Dukes of Winsor’s, an authentic 1920s-style Dixieland band bringing the spirit of early New Orleans jazz to the Duxbury Music Festival. Experience live music at the Duxbury Bay Maritime School, where you can immerse yourself in the dynamic sounds of this exciting genre. It’s the perfect pairing of great jazz and great company for a relaxed and unforgettable night out.
Tickets: $40

DMF: From Paris to New York

Tuesday, June 30, 6 pm
The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury
From Paris to New York
From Paris to New York traces the vibrant musical dialogue between France and America, exploring how classical tradition and jazz have shaped and inspired one another across the Atlantic. Set within the galleries of the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, this immersive concert invites audiences to experience sound and visual art together — listening as they look, and looking as they listen.
Tickets: $40

DMF: The Best of Sinatra with A Swingin’ Affair Big Band

Saturday, June 27, 3 pm
Duxbury Town Green
The Best of Sinatra with A Swingin’ Affair Big Band
Join SSC Artistic Director Steve Bass and acclaimed vocalist Donnie Norton for a relaxed and joyful afternoon celebrating the Great American Songbook on the Duxbury Town Green. This swingin’ outdoor concert features timeless favorites from the Rat Pack era—Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin—and welcomes special guest vocalist Sarah Bass performing beloved selections from the Ella Fitzgerald songbook. Set beneath a tent and backed by a 16-piece professional big band featuring some of Boston’s finest jazz musicians, this concert brings classic big band swing to life in a perfect summer setting.
Tickets: $40

DMF Opening Night: Dance Party with Benn & Company

Friday, June 26, 7 pm
Duxbury Town Green
Opening Night: Dance Party with Benn & Company
Benn & Company kicks off the Duxbury Music Festival with a free night of live music and dancing under the tent on the Duxbury Town Green. Led by award-winning vocalist Loren Benn and backed by top-tier musicians, this electrifying band brings dance-floor favorites to life from Motown classics to R&B and pop hits you know and love. Open to the public and free to attend, this opening-night celebration is all about coming together through music. Grab a drink, hit the dance floor, and help us start the festival with an unforgettable community dance party.
Tickets: Free