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 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 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)…

Also for the next edition of Montreal Jazz Festival, which will take place in Montreal, Canada, from June 28 to July 7, 2018, there will be hundreds of free concerts in the downtown Place des Festivals and in the surrounding streets, as well as 200 indoor…

The next edition of the Freihofer’s Saratoga International Jazz Festival will be held on June 23 and 24 at the Saratoga Performing Center in the same name’s city, with the performaces of many important local and international artists…

The 17th edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will be held in the American city from June 22 to 30. Several concerts will take place in different locations around the city. Among the 1500 artists who will play, Seal, Baz Scaggs…

The next TD Victoria Jazz Festival will be held in the British Columbia city from June 22 to July 1. Many events are scheduled, among which workshops, students’ performances and concerts of Dee Dee Bridgewater, Herbie Hancock, Macy Gray…

The next TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival will take place in the Canadian city from June 22 to July 1, 2018. There will be more than 150 events, many of which will be free, in several venues around the city, among which concerts of Roberta Gambarini with…

The next edition of the TD Toronto Jazz Festival will be held in the Canadian city from June 22 to July 1, 2018. Many events are scheduled, in several venues around the city, among which many free and ticketed concerts…

More than 60 shows are programmed in the 10 days of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, which will be held in the Canadian city in the province of Alberta, from June 22 to July 1, 2018. Among the artists featuring in the line-up…

The next TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival will take place in the Canadian Capital City from June 21 to July 1. The line-up features many events, among which concerts of Chaka Khan, Herbie Hancock, Alison Krauss, Boz Scaggs, Chris Botti…

The next Medicine Hat Jazz Festival will be held in the Canadian town of Medicine Hat, in Alberta Region, from June 17 to 24. Many events are scheduled in different venues, among which performances of Alex Pangman, Alison Au…

The 23rd edition of the Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival will take place in the town of Gibsons (located 30 km northwest of Vancouver), from June 16 to 18. The line-up features free and ticketed events, among which concerts of Tom Keenlyside…

The 8th edition of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival will be held in the Pennsylvanian city from next June 15 to 17.The line-up features many artists, such as Kenny Garrett, Shemekia Copeland, Donny McCaslin among many others…

The next DC Jazz Festival will be held in Washington DC, USA, from June 15 to 17. The programme of the event, which was born in 2005, features this year more than 100 artists, among which Leslie Odom Jr, R+R=Now feat…

The next edition of the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival will be held in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada, from next June 14 to 24. The line-up features many local and international artists, among which Allison Au…

The 4th edition of the Playboy Jazz Festival will take place at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl Amphitheater on next June 9 and 10, featuring artists such as Charles Lloyd and his Band The Marvels, the Ramsey Lewis Quintet, the Edmar Castañeda

The 22nd edition of the Barrie Jazz & Blues Festival will be held in Barrie and in other towns in Central Ontario (Canada), from next June 7 to 18. Many free concerts are scheduled in different venues around the towns, as well as children…

The next San Francisco Jazz Festival will take place in different venues around the Californian city from June 5 to 18. Since its birth in 1983, the festival has expanded and has become one of the most important events globally…

The next edition of the Festival d’Été de Québec (Quebec Summer Festival), will be held in the Canadian city from July 5 to 15. Artists such as The Weeknd, Jethro Tull, Melanie di Blasio, Neil Young, Passenger, Kurt Vile and The Violators…

The next Burlington Jazz Festival will be held in Burlington, Vermont, from June 1 to 10, 2018. During ten days full of events, the artists will perform in concerts and showcases on 4 main stages and in several venues around the city. Among the artists who will perform, Camille Thurman…

The 7th annual appointment with the Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival will be held from June 1 to 3, in Hawai’i Big Island. The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, with its renowned and wonderful Kauna’oa Bay half-moon shaped white sand beach…