The town of Provincetown in Massachusetts (USA) will host the 15th edition of the Provincetown Jazz Festival. The Crown & Anchor and the Cotuit Center for the Arts will stage the concerts of the New York pianist Kevin Harris, accompanied by Max…

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announces the 2019 edition of the Playboy Jazz Festival, which will be held at Hollywood Bowl on next June 8 and 9. The event, reaching its 41st edition, will be introduced by George Lopez. The line-up…

The picturesque Caribbean island of Marie Galante, in Guadalupe, will host from June 7 to 10, 2019 the 14th edition of the Terre de Blues Festival. Born in 2000 with the name of “Créole Blues”, in 2005 it changed its name and became a regular…

The little town of Yountville, located in California’s Napa County (USA), will host from June 6 to 8, 2019, the Napa Valley Jazz Festival. All the performances will take place on the prestigious Lincoln Theatre stage. The line-up features, among many…

The Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival is dedicated to the legendary trombonist and educator Calvin Jones and is organized by the University of the District of Columbia on next April 29, 2019. The Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival presents three jazz…

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will reach its 50th edition this year. The idea behind the festival is to create a large daytime fair with multiple stages featuring a wide variety of indigenous music styles, food booths of Louisiana cuisine, and arts…

The first edition of the “Jazz At Princeton University” will start on next April 13 under the artistic direction of Rudresh Mahanthappa. The line-up features, among others, Dave Holland, Donny McCaslin, Joel Frahm, Tia Fuller,…

The resort town of Cape May, located on New Jersey’s South Coast (United States), will host the 8th edition of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival from Aprile 12 to 14, 2019. The line-up features, among others, artists such as the vocalist Veronica Swift, Chick Corea…

The next edition of the Boscov’s Berk Jazz Festival will be held from April 5 to 14 in Reading, Pennsylvania. This year’s edition features, among others, the Craig Thatcher Jazz Project, the Dave Stahl Big Band, Reggie Brown…

The 2019 edition of the Gene Harris Jazz Festival will take place on April 4 and 5 in the Boise State University. The line-up features, among the artists joining the event, Daniel Rosenboom and DR. MiNT, Ariel Pocock Quartet,…

The 2019 edition of Big Ears, the festival held in Knoxville, Tennessee, will this year pay a tribute to one of the most famous labels in jazz history, the German ECM. The line-up, in fact, features many of the most famous artists who have cooperated…

The 39th edition of the Sarasota Jazz Festival will be held in the Florida’s city from March 6 to 9, 2019, under Ken Peplowski’s direction. The Hyatt Regency Hotel stage will host artists such as Shelly Berg, the trumpeter winner of a Grammy,…

The next Biamp PDX Jazz Festival, which has reached its 16th edition, will be held in Portland, the largest city in Oregon, from February 20 to March 3, 2019. The festival will start with a performance by the American trumpeter, composer and record producer Christian Scott…

The second edition of the Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival will take place in St. Catharines, the greatest city in the Canadian Niagara Region, from February 15 to 17, 2019. The festival will showcase, among others, artists such as Kenny Barron…

The American city of Rockville, the sit of Montgomery county, in the State of Maryland, will host the next edition of the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, which will be held from February 15 to 17, 2019. The line-up features artists such as Ella Gahnt…

Under the direction of the resident pianist Armen Donelian, the next edition of the Hudson Jazz Festival will be held in the city located in the New York State from February 15 to 17, 2019. The line-up features, among others, Bobby Sanabria Aché…

The EIU Jazz Festival, organized for 60 years by the Eastern Illinois University reaches next year a very important anniversary. On February 8 and 9 the prestigious American university will host some of its famous alumni as…

The 24th edition of Sitka Jazz Festival will be held in the Alaskan city from next February 7 to 9. The concerts will be held in the Sitka Performing Arts Center and in the Odess Theater. The programme will include many open workshops in the festival closing day, concerning jazz history,…

The small town of Baldwinsville, in Onondaga County (NY), will host the next edition of the January Jazz Fest. The W.F. Morris Ballroom and other locations in the Mohegan Manor will stage the performances of artists such as the saxophonist Bobby Militello, Andrew Carroll, the vocalist Melody…

The next edition of the Tucson Jazz Festival will be held in the Arizona State city from January 11 to 21, 2019. The festival, which covers jazz music from its most traditional aspects to the most contemporary…

The 15th edition of the Winter Jazz Fest will be held in New York, USA, from January 4 to 12, 2018. After the huge success of this year’ edition, for 2019 also the festival will offer concerts, showcases, conferences…

The next South Beach Jazz Festival will be held in Miami (Florida, USA), from next January 4 to 6. The festival, which has reached its 3rd edition, is organized by Power Access Inc., a non-profit organization which helps disabled persons. David New,…

The 3rd annual Beth Sholom B’nai Israel Jazz Festival will be held at the Little Theatre of Manchester (Connecticut) at Cheney Hall from the 1st to the 2nd of December 2018. The lineup features The Grass Routes, The Scott Rosen…

The 39th edition of the San Diego Jazz Fest will be held in the Californian city, during the Thanksgiving Weekend, from November 21 to 25. The line-up, mainly focuses on traditional jazz (Dixieland, ragtime, swing), and features…

The Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Festival is dedicated to saxophonist Frank Morgan (1933-2007), who worked with Lionel Hampton, Kenny Clarke, Teddy Charles and many others. The 4th edition of the festival…

The Otis Taylor’s Trance Blues Festival will take place in Boulder, Colorado on November 9-10, 2018. The idea behind the festival is to give the audience an active role by using the formula “Learn, Play, Listen”. The audience can learn from…

The JONI 75: A Birthday Celebration Live will be held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on November 6 and 7, 2018, presented by The Music Center. On both nights, an incredible array of artists, including Glen Hansard, Emmylou Harris,…

The fourth edition of the Thelonius Monk festival will be held in three different venues at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, USA, from next October 25 to 27. The Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis, Russell Hall,…

During the 60th anniversary of the Jazz Diplomacy Tour of the renowned University Of The Pacific alumn Dave Brubeck of 1958, the Brubeck Institute organized the Brubeck Festival, in honour of the messsage…

The next edition of the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival will take place in the town in the Sussex County from October 11 to 14. The programme includes exhibitions, food and wine tasting, dancing classes and…

The 30th edition of the Earshot Seattle’s Jazz Festival will be held in the American city from next October 7 to November 4. The programme, very rich as usual, features more than 60 shows and events in venues all around the city, among…

The important avant-garde music festival, The October Revolution Jazz & Contemporary Music, will be held in Philadelphia, USA, from next October 4 to 7…

The “Windy City” will host one more time the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, which will be held on next September 29 and 30 in several venues such as museums, art galleries, and buildings of historic and architectural importance…

The 37th edition of the Savannah Jazz Fest will be held in the city of Savannah, Georgia, from September 23 to 29.
The line-up features many events, among which movie displays and performances…

Blue Note and Robert Glasper announce the musician’s residency in the famous New York club, which will be held from October 2 to 28, 2018. During the residency, the very famous keyboardist and composer…

The Central Jersey Jazz Festival will be held from September 14 to 16 in the towns of Flemington, New Brunswick and Somerville. The line-up is still under definition, for more detailed info please visit https://centraljerseyjazzfestival.com/index.html.

The next edition of the Nyege Nyege Festival will be held in Jinja, Uganda. The festival is a unique chance to attend performances by local musicians, and has become a reference for bass music lovers. The artists taking part to the festival…

The Icelandic capital city will host, from September 5 to 9, the next edition of the Reykjavik Jazz Festival. The event, born in 1990, is essentially focused on modern jazz, Nordic jazz and avant-garde. The line-up features performances by…

The 39th annual appointment with the Detroit Jazz Festival will take place in the American automotive industry capital city from next August 31 to September 3. Among the artists that will take part to the event, Alex Harding &…

In the easternmost area of the Quebec region (Canada), the city of Rimouski will host from August 29 to September 2, the 33rd edition of the Festi Jazz International. The Stanley Clarke Band will be performing the closing concert…

The town of Waldorf (MD, USA), will host the Summer Soul Funk Festival on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Among the artists already announced the Californian band Klymazz, the very young talent Eli Eli, the Be’la Dona Group, the saxophonist…

The 26th edition of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival will take place in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park and in Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park in New York, from next August 23 to 26. The festival was born…

Kansas City, the birthplace of the great saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, launched a series of events to celebrate the life and heritage of his very famous citizen. The 10-day programme features educationl sessions…

The next edition of the Prince Edward County Jazz Festival will take place in Picton and in other towns in the Canadian Prince Edward County, from August 14 to 18 2018. This year’s schedule features conferences, movies, and concert…

For this year also the San José Summer Fest will be held on 12 stages all located very close to the Plaza de César Chavez Park in San José, California, from next August 10 to 12. The line-up features the singer Jessica La Rel, the Mino…

The 2018 edition of the Satchmo Summerfest will be held in New Orleans from August 3 to 5, 2018. As usual, his birth city dedicates a tribute to the famous trumpeter in the days of his birthday…

The next edition of the Newport Jazz Festival will be held in the fantastic scenario of Fort Adams, Newport, from August 3 to 5, 2018. Many artists will take part to the event, among them Charles Lloyd Quartet, Pat Metheny, Gregory Porter…

The town of Goshen (Connecticut, USA) will organize, on next July 28 and 29, the 23rd edition of the Litchfield Jazz Festival. Among the artists who will perform, the Japanese pianist Yoko Miwa Trio, the saxophone player Kris Allen…

Since 2001 the Salt Lake City Jazz Festival, organized by the Jazz Arts of the Mountain West (JAM), proposes big stars from the international jazz music scene. Next year’s edition will be held on July 6 and 7 and, according to the official website, it is still possible to apply as artists or bands, by filling the form…

The 30th anniversary edition of the Beaches International Jazz Festival will be held in Toronto, Canada, from next July 6 to 29. The schedule features many events, such as free workshops, a jazz run (half marathon, 10 km and 5 km)…