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A man playing the trumpet
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Special Guest Cécile McLorin Salvant
Big Band, Classic Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
7:00 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Two men standing, one with a bass
Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter: For Miles
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
7:45 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
A woman sitting in front of a piano
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Saturday, Sep 26
8:45 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
A man standing in front of a tree
Charles Lloyd Quartet: Forest Flower 60th Anniversary
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
6:00 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
a man standing
The Eddie Palmieri Experience: An All-Star Celebration
Latin Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
8:45 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
a woman sitting
aja monet
Contemporary Jazz, Spoken Word
Sunday, Sep 27
3:30 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Sunday, Sep 27
7:15 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
a man with a guitar
Blues Jam with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram & Friends featuring Shemekia Copeland
Blues
Saturday, Sep 26
12:30 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Three people standing
Brittany Davis & Black Thunder
Blues, Funk
Sunday, Sep 27
12:00 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Sunday, Sep 27
3:30 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
Four people standing
Ron Carter Foursight Quartet
Classic Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
9:00 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A group of musicians on stage
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group
Sunday, Sep 27
1:45 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
A woman sitting
Meshell Ndegeocello: America 250 Commission
Commission, Contemporary Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
7:00 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Four people in a group
The Bad Plus Farewell Tour
Contemporary Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
7:15 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A woman sitting on a chair
Melissa Aldana Quartet
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
7:15 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A man sitting on stairs
Joey Alexander Quartet
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
2:00 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A man holding a saxophone
Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Centennial Celebration
Classic Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
4:00 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
A woman and man
Amy Tan & Joey Alexander: Backyard Bird Chronicles Live
Classic Jazz, Spoken Word
Sunday, Sep 27
5:15 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
Alexa Tarantino
Alexa Tarantino Quartet
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
3:30 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A person sitting
Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet
Contemporary Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
5:30 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A man holding a saxophone
David Sánchez’s Carib Ensemble
Classic Jazz, Latin Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
2:15 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Three people standing
Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake
Contemporary Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
3:45 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A man with a saxophone
Patrick Bartley Quartet
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
5:30 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
a man sitting
Michael Mayo
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Sunday, Sep 27
8:45 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A group of men
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
Contemporary Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
5:30 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A man standing against a wall
Gregory Hutchinson’s Kind of Now
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
3:00 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A person standing with a trombone
Nick Finzer Presents Legacy: A Tribute to J.J. Johnson
Classic Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
6:30 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A man sitting
Bokani Dyer Trio
Contemporary Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
12:30 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
Monterey Surprise
Monterey Surprise: 1958 Throwback
Classic Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
2:15 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
Three people standing in a field
Artifacts Trio with Tomeka Reid, Nicole Mitchell & Mike Reed
Contemporary Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
7:00 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A man sitting on a chair
Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Classic Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
8:15 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A composite picture of four people
Akira Tana’s Osaka Quartet
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
2:00 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A woman with a bass
Linda May Han Oh Trio with Fabian Almazan & Mark Whitfield Jr.
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
7:00 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A woman sitting
Dabin Ryu Trio
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
1:00 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A woman playing bass
Katie Thiroux
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Friday, Sep 25
7:30 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A woman holding a microphone
Denise Thimes Experience
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Sunday, Sep 27
4:45 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A woman singing
Shemekia Copeland Band
Blues
Saturday, Sep 26
3:15 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Tammy Hall playing a piano on stage
Gospel with Tammy Hall & Friends
Gospel
Sunday, Sep 27
11:15 am
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A woman looking to one side
Kate Kortum
Jazz Vocals
Friday, Sep 25
6:00 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A woman looking at the camera
June Cavlan
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Sunday, Sep 27
3:30 pm
Courtyard Stage
Sunday, Sep 27
5:00 pm
Courtyard Stage
A group of musicians on a stage
Isaiah Collier: “Collier Plays Coltrane”
Classic Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
8:45 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
Konstantins Jemeljanovs and Kelly Park present The K&K Jazz Ensemble
Konstantins Jemeljanovs & Kelly Park Present the K&K Jazz Ensemble
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
12:15 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A group of musicians
USAF Commanders Jazz Ensemble
Big Band, Classic Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
3:30 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
a man playing the bass
Bulldog Bass Jam
Classic Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
9:00 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
Sunday, Sep 27
9:00 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A man at a table
Paul Cornish Trio
Classic Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
3:30 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
Monterey Jazz 2026 Logo
Wild Fish Presents: The Lighthouse Jazz Quartet (Plus One)
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
1:30 pm
Courtyard Stage
A woman and a man
Veronica Leahy – Emmanuel Michael Duo
Contemporary Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
9:00 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A group of Musicians
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Combo
Classic Jazz, Student Group
Sunday, Sep 27
6:15 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A man holding a bass
Rufus Reid with the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group
Saturday, Sep 26
7:15 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A group of musicians on stage
Monterey Jazz Presents: Trading Fours
Classic Jazz
Sunday, Sep 27
12:00 pm
Courtyard Stage
Four musicians
Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Student Group
Friday, Sep 25
5:00 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Saturday, Sep 26
7:15 pm
Courtyard Stage
High School Student Jam session participants performing on stage
High School Student Jam Session!
Classic Jazz, Student Group
Sunday, Sep 27
7:15 pm
Courtyard Stage
Sylvia Cuenca’s Bridging Generations
Sylvia Cuenca’s Bridging Generations
Classic Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
7:00 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Simulcasts_SUNDAY
Sunday MJF69 Arena Simulcasts in the Monterey Room
Simulcast
Sunday, Sep 27
6:00 pm
Monterey Room
Sunday, Sep 27
7:45 pm
Monterey Room
Members of Texas Southern University Combo performing on stage at Monterey Jazz Festival
Texas Southern University Jazz Ensemble
Classic Jazz, Student Group
Friday, Sep 25
3:30 pm
Courtyard Stage
Saturday, Sep 26
1:00 pm
Courtyard Stage
Four men standing holding insruments
Atom String Quartet
Contemporary Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
5:15 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A group of students in a yard
JAZZ HOUSE Big Band
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group
Friday, Sep 25
4:30 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
Saturday, Sep 26
1:45 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
A group of musicians
Mariachi Herencia de México
Folk, Latin
Saturday, Sep 26
12:30 pm
Ray Drummond West End Stage
A man with a bass
Pearl Hour Presents: Zach Westfall Group
Classic Jazz
Friday, Sep 25
6:30 pm
Courtyard Stage
Friday, Sep 25
5:00 pm
Courtyard Stage
A group of women standing on a stage
Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo directed by Katie Thiroux
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Student Group
Saturday, Sep 26
12:00 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Members of the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Combo and Women in Jazz Combo members performing on stage
NGJO-WIJC Student Jam Session!
Classic Jazz, Student Group
Friday, Sep 25
8:00 pm
Courtyard Stage
Friday Simulcasts
Friday MJF69 Arena Simulcasts in the Monterey Room
Simulcast
Friday, Sep 25
7:00 pm
Monterey Room
Friday, Sep 25
8:45 pm
Monterey Room
A Big Band rehearsing
SFCM Big Band
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group
Saturday, Sep 26
1:30 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A woman smiling
MidiCi Monterey Presents: Janice Perl & Friends
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
2:15 pm
Courtyard Stage
A man in a hat
Pop & Hiss Presents: TJ Kuenster & Ricketts Folly
Classic Jazz
Saturday, Sep 26
5:45 pm
Courtyard Stage
Jazz House Ambassadors
JAZZ HOUSE Ambassadors
Classic Jazz, Student Group
Saturday, Sep 26
3:45 pm
Courtyard Stage
A big band on a stage
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Band
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group
Saturday, Sep 26
6:00 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Members of the 2024 Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Vocal Ensemble performing on stage at MJF 67
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Vocal Ensemble
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals, Student Group
Saturday, Sep 26
5:00 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
A young person playing saxophone
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Middle School Combo
Classic Jazz, Student Group
Saturday, Sep 26
5:40 pm
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Twom men standing
DownBeat Double Blindfold Test: Tim Jackson vs. Gerald Clayton
Conversation
Saturday, Sep 26
12:00 pm
Pacific Jazz Café
Saturday Simulcasts
Saturday MJF69 Arena Simulcasts in the Monterey Room
Simulcast
Saturday, Sep 26
7:00 pm
Monterey Room
Saturday, Sep 26
8:45 pm
Monterey Room
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