About Us

Our STORY
Established in 2002 by Ed and Stephanie and based in Kent, CT, Jazzercap is dedicated to designing innovative headbands, gloves, hats and related accessories that deliver performance, comfort and exceptional quality. Whether your pursuit of outdoor fun and adventures takes you to the backyard or the backcountry, Jazzercap aspires to deliver products that exceed your expectations.

Not long after our founding, Jazzercap gained national recognition for the creation of our original ponytail hat; a beanie born from the realization that athletic women and girls needed a better headwear option for winter workouts.

The first designs were crafted by runner and sometimes ponytail wearer, Stephanie, on the sewing machine that was semi-permanently set up on the family’s dining room table. After multiple rounds of prototypes, testing the size and location of the ponytail loop, adjusting the fit over the ears, it was time to take a risk on the idea. The initial production run of 500 units took place at a factory in Fall River, MA and were sold to a handful of specialty running stores in the northeast.

Mark , a close friend and former colleague of Ed’s from their time together at Cannondale, headed up the growing company’s sales efforts. When Mark wasn’t visiting retailers, he was recruiting additional sales reps, and selling directly to runners by setting up tables at races across Connecticut.

A lot has changed since Mark was zig-zagging across New England to visit retailers while Stephanie was hand-making samples to give life to her designs.
Today, Jazzercap offers the most extensive collection of ponytail compatible headwear available anywhere. Our greatly expanded product line includes gloves, mittens, neck warmers and helmet friendly headwear. And while at first we mainly sold to runners in a small corner of Connecticut, now we reach athletes and outdoor enthusiasts around the world.

But some things never change. We have added production capabilities overseas, while continuing to work with the same factory in Fall River. And Stephanie, though she’s moved from a seat at the dining room table to a standing desk in our remodeled 1800’s farm house turned office, continues to design every single one of our products.