Welcome toMonterey Jazz
The Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world. Held annually on the storied Monterey County Fairgrounds, mark your calendars for MJF69, Sept. 25-27, 2026!
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.
MJF69:
Sept 25–27
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69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
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Since 1958, the nonprofit Monterey Jazz Festival has been committed to celebrating America’s creativity and cultural heritage by presenting legendary jazz musicians, composers, and young rising stars.
MJF69 Festival Schedule
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As a Friend of the Festival, you support Monterey Jazz with a gift of $150 or more annually. Your gift will sustain the important programs and initiatives that nurture and inspire young people each year. You’ll join a special community of jazz supporters, receiving regular updates on the jazz education initiative and invitations to special Monterey Jazz events.
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Monterey Jazz Education
Monterey Jazz Education Program components include bringing professional jazz artists into local schools, HBCU partnerships, summer jazz camp, all-star student ensembles, online resources, instrument rentals and repertoire, community events, and more.
It’s a mood, a party, a tribal gathering, an improvisation and a cultural colossus.
Monterey Jazz News & Notes
June 25, 2026
Only in Monterey: Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter Reunite
When Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter convene in the Arena at MJF69 on September 27, they will close a loop that began in 1963 and 1964 and intersected again in 1992 on the same…
May 8, 2026
69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Single-Day Tickets On Sale Today,…
Only in Monterey Events Include Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter Duo, 2026 Commission “America 250” by Meshell Ndegeocello, and Amy Tan & Joey Alexander…
April 8, 2026
69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Package Tickets on Sale Friday, April 10
Headliners Include Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter Duo; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Charles Lloyd Quartet; Ravi Coltrane Quartet; Cécile…
For over 65 years, Monterey Jazz has been committed to celebrating America’s creativity and cultural heritage by presenting legendary jazz musicians, timeless composers, and young rising stars.