Welcome to Monterey Jazz

The Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world and is held annually on the 20-acre, oak-studded Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, Calif.

Monterey Jazz is about much more than our annual Festival. From our all-star touring ensembles, summer camps, and recitals, to local pop-up concerts and bringing professional jazz musicians into our schools, Monterey Jazz is active and happening all year round.

68th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

Schedule of Events

Jimmy Lyons Stage

12:00 pm
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group

1:30 pm
Christian Sands
Classic Jazz

3:00 pm
Pete Escovedo feat. Juan & Peter Michael Escovedo
Latin Jazz

4:30 pm
Echoes of an Era
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

6:45 pm
René Marie & Experiment in Truth
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

8:30 pm
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Funk, New Orleans

Tim Jackson Garden Stage

11:15 am
Tammy Hall feat. the Texas Southern University Cadence Chorale
Gospel

1:00 pm
U.S. Navy Band Commodores
Big Band, Classic Jazz

2:30 pm
Chris Cain
Blues

4:00 pm
Nnenna Freelon
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

6:00 pm
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Vocal Ensemble
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals, Student Group

6:40 pm
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Middle School Combo
Classic Jazz, Student Group

7:00 pm
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Band
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group

8:00 pm
Along Came Betty
Classic Jazz
Dizzy’s Den

12:30 pm
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Organ Jazz

2:00 pm
Goldings-Bernstein-Stewart Organ Trio
Organ Jazz

3:30 pm
North Carolina Central University Jazz Combo I
Classic Jazz, Student Group

5:00 pm
Lucía
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals, Latin Jazz

6:45 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage Simulcast
Simulcast

8:30 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage Simulcast
Simulcast
Pacific Jazz Café
Presented by SFJAZZ

12:00 pm
Cuba, Ahora! Yilian, Jorge and Dayramir
Conversation

1:30 pm
Olatuja
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

3:00 pm
Jorge Luis Pacheco
Latin Jazz

4:30 pm
Yilian Cañizares
Latin Jazz

6:00 pm
Dayramir González Quartet
Latin Jazz

7:30 pm
New Jazz Underground
Contemporary Jazz
Courtyard Stage
Presented by Folktale Winery & Vineyards

1:30 pm
San Jose Jazz High School All Stars
Classic Jazz, Student Group

2:30 pm
Miranda Perl
Jazz Vocals

4:00 pm
Paul Contos
Classic Jazz

5:30 pm
Paul Contos
Classic Jazz

7:00 pm
High School Student Jam Session!
Classic Jazz, Student Group

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