Board of Directors

2024 Northampton Jazz Fest Board

2024 Northampton Jazz Festival Board of Directors

(Not pictured: Paul Arslanian, Al Blankenship, Jillian Duclos)

2024 Board of Directors

Ruth Griggs, President   

Al Blankenship, Treasurer

Mary Lou Rup, Clerk

Nate Gowen, Secretary & Producer 

Carol Abbe Smith, Vice President & Producer

Paul Arslanian, Executive Producer 

Jillian Duclos, Community Liaison

Ryan Hollander, Producer

Kathy Service, Volunteer Coordinator

Ricard Torres-Mateluna, Communications & Marketing

Board of Advisors

Allen Davis   
Shawn Farley
Bob Fazzi
Al Griggs
Willie Hill
Andy Jaffe
George Kaye Greg Malynoski
Yvonne Mendez
Scout Opatut
David Picchi
Tom Reney
Maureen Scanlon
Eugene Uman

Marketing Professionals

Avram Bonime, Photography

Alejandro Vicuna Leyton, Graphic Design

Julian Parker-Burns, Photography

Maureen Scanlon, Graphic Design

Elena Sharnoff, Webmaster

Northampton Jazz Fest Founders

John Michaels
Jeff Siegel
Jesse Adams
William Collins
Rick Gifford