The exciting sounds of jazz in its many forms returns to historic Rutherfurd Hall in Allamuchy as the Rutherfurd Hall Foundation presents its 2026 Jazz Series continuing through November.
For tickets and information, visit rutherfurdhall.org/calendar.
Featured through November:
• Eric Comstock Trio, October 25
• Tony DeSare, November 1
• NY/NJ All-Star 18-Piece Big Band Plays the Music of Count Basie, November 22
All shows are held Sunday afternoons from 2-4 p.m. and seating is limited.
A National and New Jersey State Historic Landmark, Rutherfurd Hall was designed by famed architect Whitney Warren as a 18,000-square-foot Tudor style country home for Winthrop Rutherfurd (1862-1944) and his new bride, Alice Morton (1879-1917). Warren also designed Grand Central Station in New York City as Warren and Wetmore Architects. Frederick Law Olmsted & Sons designed the landscape plan and the plantings for the site.
It is an elegant and interesting venue to see and hear jazz. For those who have attended they find the sound is excellent and the ability to meet and converse with the performers a plus making attending these concerts special.
The Rutherfurd Hall Jazz Series is produced by Coyne Enterprises, Inc. in cooperation with WRNJ Radio. Series sponsors are Otterstedt Insurnace Agency and Edward Jones financial advisors.
Rutherfurd Hall is located just off Exit 19 of I-80 at 1685 County Road 517, Allamuchy, NJ. Tickets are $37.50 for each show and are available online at rutherfurdhall.org/calendar or by calling the Box Office at 908-852-1894, ext. 334 (Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.) Tickets may also be purchased in person at Jack’s Scissor Wiz, 170 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ, and Mama’s Café Baci, 260 Mountain Ave., Hackettstown, NJ.
A Closer Look at the Series Schedule
The Eric Comstock Trio: Sunday, October 25, 2-4 p.m.
Acclaimed New York-based pianist/singer Eric Comstock makes his Rutherfurd Hall debut with an afternoon of the cream of the American Songbook: Porter, Rodgers, Ellington, Strayhorn, Van Heusen, plus rare gems you'll hear nowhere else. Joining him are first-call jazz stars Boots Maleson (Ron Carter Nonet) and Vito Lesczak (Jon Hendricks, Andy Bey). A perfect, swingin' Sunday afternoon.
SPECIAL APPEARANCE - Tony DeSare, November 1, 2-4pm
Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness and robust musicality. Named Rising Star Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine, DeSare has lived up to this distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout North America and abroad.
NY/NJ All Star 18-Piece Big Band Plays the Music of Count Basie: Sunday, November 22, 2-4 p.m.
Swing is Back Bigger than Ever! Hear some of the best Count Basie arrangements by this wonderful big band. If you have never seen a big band live, you will want to be part of this great afternoon of jazz. You won’t be able to stop tapping your toes.
2026 Jazz Series Fundraiser at Rutherfurd Hall-Eric Comstock Trio with Boots Maleson and Vito Lesczak
Eric Comstock Trio with Boots Maleson will be Rutherfurd Hall's featured jazz concert in the month of October. Comstock shares his passion for the music and the songwriters in a singular way, and his audiences feel they’ve been at a party where the music and stories have been equally great.
2026 Jazz Series Fundraiser at Rutherfurd Hall-Tony DeSare
Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness and robust musicality. Named Rising Star Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine, DeSare has lived up to this distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout North America and abroad. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas and headlining major symphony orchestras, DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe.
2026 Jazz Series Fundraiser at Rutherfurd Hall-NY/NJ All-Star 18-Piece Big Band Plays the Music of Count Basie
Swing is Back Bigger than Ever! Some of the best Count Basie arrangements by a wonderful big band. If you have never seen a big band live, you will want to be part of this great afternoon of jazz. You won’t be able to stop tapping your toes.