A unique concert prayer service at the “Jazz Church” of NYC. Sundays at 5 since 1965. All are welcome.

You are welcome here!

However you are connecting with Saint Peter’s, we hope you will find a wide and warm embrace. Among the skyscrapers and hustle and bustle of Midtown, this is a place of respite and renewal.

Join us for Jazz Vespers! We look forward to being together in person in our Sanctuary, or you may stream from home. Jazz Vespers is free of charge with donations welcome at the door.

About Jazz Vespers

Jazz Vespers. NYC’s unique jazz prayer service, is held every Sunday at 5:00 P.M.. Originating in 1965 with The Rev. John Garcia Gensel, he believed jazz to be “probably the best music for worship because it speaks to the existential situation of a human being. It is the personal expression of the person playing it.”

Saint Peter’s Church, the “First Church of Jazz,” remains a spiritual home to jazz musicians and lovers of jazz. Founded by Ruth and Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Joe Newman and Sheila Jordan, among many others, today the community includes Catherine Russell, Arturo O’Farrill, Harvie S, Miki Yamanaka and more.

This Week We Welcome...

• Kellin Hanas (trumpet)
• Anna Abondolo (bass)
• About Saint Peter’s

If you are looking for a religious community, this may be a place for you! We are a Sanctuary and Reconciling in Christ Parish of the ELCA. We are a bi-lingual English-speaking and Spanish-speaking community. We are Brown, Black, White and more. We are persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Some of us hold citizenship, others of us are Dreamers, asylees or seeking documentation. A good way to begin this journey is to participate in our Sunday liturgies.

Time: 5:00 pm EST

Free!

Registration