SPAC: GE Vernova Named New Lead Sponsor Of Saratoga Jazz Festival, Beginning in 2025

SARATOGA SPRINGS —Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced that GE Vernova will serve as the new lead sponsor of Saratoga Jazz Festival, beginning in 2025. 

The two organizations will embark on a five-year partnership, with $200,000 committed from GE Vernova for each year, ensuring the vibrancy and longevity of Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the largest jazz events in North America. The sponsorship also signals the alignment of SPAC’s and GE Vernova’s shared values of tradition, innovation, community and sustainability. 

 “We are elated to welcome GE Vernova as the new sponsor of the Saratoga Jazz Festival. Our two organizations share deep roots in the Capital Region, and we are uniquely aligned in our commitment to tradition and innovation – much like Jazz itself — steeped in rich history, yet ever-vibrant and evolving,” Elizabeth Sobol, President & CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center, said in a statement. 

 “The festival is one of the longest-running jazz festivals in the world, but we are always looking ahead. This new relationship will be the bedrock for us to move through these next few years into the 50th festival, in 2027, and beyond. It is a gift for us, the artists, the Saratoga Springs business community, and for our audience,” said longtime festival producer Danny Melnick, President of Absolutely Live Entertainment.

 Initially founded as “the Newport Jazz Festival at Saratoga” the weekend event was renamed Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival from 1998 to 2024. In 2025, the festival will be titled Saratoga Jazz Festival, presented by GE Vernova and is slated for June 28-29. Visit spac.org for more details.