Be part of the team behind “the Jazz” This year we’re doing volunteering differently: instead of a crowd of helpers working a shift here and there, we’re building a small, trained corps of festival insiders — about three dozen people who run the festival together, all weekend, and enjoy it like no ticket-holder ever could.

Here’s the deal. You commit to all three festival days, a minimum of six working hours per day. Because no performance runs longer than 75 minutes, real breaks are built into every schedule — you’ll work in rhythm with the music, not stand around. Before the festival, you’ll complete our short online training and become a Certified MAJF Volunteer.

And here’s what you get:

• Free admission to any performance when you’re off shift. Three days of world-class straight-ahead jazz — Main Stage headliners included — on us.
• Stay where the music is: 50% off your hotel room. Every volunteer gets their own room at our festival hotel, and MAJF covers half the room fee (excluding tax) when you complete your schedule. Select leadership positions — House Managers, Hospitality Suite staff, Office team, and Drivers — receive 100% of their room plus meals.
• A real role, real training, and a real credential — plus the official volunteer shirt and the best backstage view in jazz.

Everything is handled from your phone: your schedule arrives by text and email, reminders tell you where to be and when, and you check in to each post with a single tap. No paperwork, no guesswork.