2026 Lineup
Check out our MJF69 Lineup! Click artist names for full bios, videos and playlists. For detailed schedule info, including set times and stages, see our full schedule.
MJF69 Friday 9.25
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Special Guest Cécile McLorin Salvant
- The Eddie Palmieri Experience: An All-Star Celebration
- Ron Carter Foursight Quartet
- Melissa Aldana Quartet
- Alexa Tarantino Quartet
- Patrick Bartley Quartet
- Nick Finzer Presents Legacy: A Tribute to J.J. Johnson
- Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
- Katie Thiroux
- Kate Kortum
- USAF Commanders Jazz Ensemble
- Veronica Leahy – Emmanuel Michael Duo
- Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet
- JAZZ HOUSE Big Band
- Pearl Hour Presents: Zach Westfall Group
- NGJO-WIJC Student Jam Session!
MJF69 Saturday 9.26
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Blues Jam with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram & Friends featuring Shemekia Copeland
- Reggie Watts
- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Centennial Celebration
- Monterey Surprise: 1958 Throwback
- Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band
- Linda May Han Oh Trio with Fabian Almazan & Mark Whitfield Jr.
- David Sánchez’s Carib Ensemble
- Shemekia Copeland Band
- Isaiah Collier Quartet Plays Coltrane
- Paul Cornish Trio
- Rufus Reid with the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra
- Sylvia Cuenca’s Bridging Generations
- Atom String Quartet
- Mariachi Herencia de México
- Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo directed by Katie Thiroux
- Texas Southern University Jazz Combo
- SFCM Big Band
- Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet
- MidiCi Monterey Presents: Janice Perl & Friends
- Pop & Hiss Presents: TJ Kuenster & Ricketts Folly
- Bulldog Bass Jam
- Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Band
- Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Vocal Ensemble
- Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Middle School Combo
- DownBeat Double Blindfold Test: Tim Jackson vs. Gerald Clayton
MJF69 Sunday 9.27
- Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter: For Miles
- Charles Lloyd Quartet: Forest Flower 60th Anniversary
- aja monet
- Brittany Davis & Black Thunder
- Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo
- The Bad Plus Farewell Tour
- Joey Alexander Quartet
- Amy Tan & Joey Alexander: Backyard Bird Chronicles Live
- Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet
- Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake
- Michael Mayo
- Gregory Hutchinson’s Kind of Now
- Bokani Dyer Trio
- Artifacts Trio
- Akira Tana’s Osaka Quartet
- Dabin Ryu Trio
- Denise Thimes Experience
- Gospel with Tammy Hall & Friends
- June Cavlan
- Bulldog Bass Jam
- Wild Fish Presents: The Lighthouse Jazz Quartet
- Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Combo
- Monterey Jazz Presents: Trading Fours
- High School Student Jam Session!
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