Genius-level performance.
Free to everyone.
Next-Arts presents the Newton Piano Summit — Grammy winners and top-flight artists in eight free concerts of jazz, gospel, R&B, blues, and Latin piano every March in West Newton.
The music Boston’s concert halls overlook
The region is rich in classical music. This is everything else.
Every March, Second Church in West Newton fills with some of the finest pianists working today — Grammy winners, Berklee and NEC faculty, artists who’ve played the world’s great stages. Admission is free. It has been since 2016, and it always will be.
Greater Boston has superb classical presenters; it has far fewer places to hear jazz, gospel, R&B, blues, and Latin piano performed at this level. That’s the gap the Summit fills — and why audiences come back every year, on their feet.
Our flagship program
Newton Piano Summit
Eleven seasons. More than 100 artists. Every performance professionally filmed, and every seat free. Explore the lineups, artist bios, and the full video archive.
Go to the Summit →About Next-Arts
Next-Arts, Inc. is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit behind the Summit (EIN 99-3246445), founded after the series outgrew its first home at the Waban Library Center. Our board brings together leadership in investment management, early music, media production, and three decades of professional performance.
Mission & boardKeep the music free.
Every concert is free to attend — but not free to produce. We run lean: nearly every dollar goes to the artists and the production you see on stage.