Newton Piano Summit
Eight free concerts.
Two weekends every March.
Jazz, gospel, R&B, blues, and Latin piano at its highest level — Second Church, West Newton. Free admission, always.
▶ 2026 season will be available soonFeatured performances
Anastassiya Petrova & Camila Cortina Bello — 2025
George Russell Jr. & Lydia Harrell — 2025
Paul Bloom — 2025
Harold Charon — “Airegin” (Sonny Rollins tribute), 2023
Utar Artun — “Footprints,” 2023
Leo Blanco — “Africa Latina,” 2023
GBH As featured on The Culture Show with Jared Bowen
Most recent season
2026 Season
Maxim Lubarsky · Hidemi Akaiwa · Jesse Taitt · Liz Sinn · Hélio Alves · Lee Fish & Friends · Kikoski & Tsiganov
Full lineup, bios & videos →Season archive
The venue
Second Church in West Newton offers warm acoustics, cushioned seating, free parking, and full wheelchair access — a neighborhood room built for listening.
Directions & parkingWhy attend
Live music reaches you in ways recordings can’t. Consider this a free $100 ticket — to hear artists who’ve shared stages with the greats. And just showing up supports the arts.
Artist alumni
100+ artists since 2016 — including Helen Sung, Warren Wolf, Yoko Miwa, Laszlo Gardony, Leo Genovese, and Dennis Montgomery III.
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Artist fees, piano care, and professional filming all come from grants, sponsors, and people like you.