Welcome to the Pappy Martin Legacy Jazz Collective—where we preserve, celebrate, and advance the legacy of jazz through performance, education, and community rooted in Buffalo, NY.
Educate Your Ear, Listen To Jazz.
Educate Your Ear, Listen To Jazz.
Our Programs
LOVE SUPREME SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Jazz education program offering instrumental instruction, master classes, performance experience, and jazz history study.
PAPPY MARTIN LEGACY MASTEN JAZZ FESTIVAL
An annual jazz festival featuring international, national, and local artists, held on the grounds of the Buffalo Museum of Science for more than three decades.
LEGACY IN CELEBRATION
Annual legacy celebrations honoring the enduring contributions of John Coltrane, Betty Carter, and Alice Coltrane.
CELESTIAL JAZZ SERIES
A concert series featuring world-class jazz artists that promotes mental wellness while celebrating the healing and spiritual nature of jazz.
JAZZ SOCIETY
Patron community supporting jazz education, performances, youth engagement, and cultural programming guided by the motto “Educate Your Ear, Listen to Jazz.”
Featured Event
Pappy Martin Legacy Masten Jazz Festival July 19 and 26, 2026
31st Annual
Free and open to the public. 2pm-8pm weekly
JAZZ IS ACTIVISM.
Activism is Resistance. Resistance is Survival.