Welcome to Jazz Central! CNY’s Busiest Little Theater!
A regional cultural hub, newly renovated and fully equipped, and ready to host your event!! Jazz Central houses the CNY Jazz offices and a 75 seat theater with box office and licensed lobby bar. It hosts music, theater, comedy, film, dance, readings, lectures, meetings, wedding receptions, birthday parties, and private events on an equitable ticket surcharge basis. It is also home to our organization’s professional and youth orchestras and small ensembles.
In addition to offering you a fully-equipped performance space and wraparound marketing, Jazz Central now offers professional, multi-camera video recording and livestreaming and audio recording! We’ve added 4K video recording and streaming to our menu of tech services to provide artists of all kinds with a venue to record audio-visually and livestream.
AVAILABLE FOR TICKETED AND PRIVATE EVENTS!
- Jazz Central contains 63 permanent theater seats.
- There is additional ringside cabaret table seating or concert seating for up to 12.
- Total legal capacity of the theater is 99, including the artists and tech crew.
- The theater is at grade and is 100% accessible. Registered service dogs are welcomed.
- Our newly renovated facility includes a large dressing room with kitchenette and bathroom.
- We have an extensive list of house equipment for your use, including lights, sound, and a Steinway grand. You must provide sound and/or lighting technicians. In the event you do not have a technical person, we may assign a technician at an addition cost to you. Our microphones/stands, music stands, stools, folding tables, etc. are available on upon request at no additional cost. We must mutually agree on a qualified audio tech/company if you record your performance. Our video technicians will record your show at extra charge, re-synch to your audio, and do more post-production for you, like clip editing, titling, and captioning, at extra charge. You may use our grand piano and house audio and lighting free of charge. Piano tuning is your responsibility. We can provide contact information for local tuners.
- We strongly encourage both local and touring jazz musicians to use our facility. However, our facility is not a nightclub and does not provide fees to touring artists.
For Ticketed Events:
- A non-refundable $105 per performance deposit is necessary. The $105 covers the $3.50 admission charge for the first 30 entries. For all non-ticketed events, fundraisers, meetings, etc. usage charges are negotiated. CNY Jazz also may take 20% of any merchandise sales.
- A Front of House charge of $75 per performance is also due with all contracts.
- You may lockout the facility at additional charge. Leave your set up between performance weeks!
- We can help you publicize your event! We can post your press release at Syracuse.com; send out information in our weekly Constant Contact Progressions e-newsletter to our list of several thousand e-mail addresses; post on our social media platforms; and publish your event on our website calendar!
- You control your own ticket sales! We generally do not offer box-office services. Provide us with your contact number or event link for ticket sales and reservations or discuss your needs with us in advance. You must also provide your own front of house ticket-taker and merchandise salesperson on the day of your event.
For Private Events:
- Pricing is based on a flat fee determined by your event needs. Call the office to discuss.
No event will be considered booked until a non-refundable deposit and completed contract are received.