2025 Festival Lineup

The 68th Monterey Jazz Festival will present 79 events over three days and nights, September 26-28, 2025 on five stages on the Monterey County Fairgrounds, including the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the arena, and four grounds stages — the Tim Jackson Garden Stage Presented by Kaiser Permanente, Pacific Jazz Café Presented by SFJAZZ, the Courtyard Stage, and, returning for 2025, Dizzy’s Den!

Check back for artist updates and new festival events!

Top Headliners

Friday

Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

Gregory Porter

Jimmy Lyons Stage

7:00 pm

Friday

Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz

Christian McBride & Ursa Major

Jimmy Lyons Stage

8:45 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage

Time

Performer

7:00 pm

Gregory Porter

Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

8:45 pm

Christian McBride & Ursa Major

Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz

Tim Jackson Garden Stage Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Time

Performer

3:30 pm

Ivan Bonačić Quartet feat. Valerija Nikolovska

Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz

5:00 pm

Edgardo Cambon & Candela

Latin Jazz

6:30 pm

Berklee Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet

Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Student Group

8:00 pm

Marcus Shelby – Black Ball

Classic Jazz

Dizzy’s Den

Time

Performer

4:00 pm

John & Gerald Clayton

Classic Jazz

5:30 pm

Grace Kelly

Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Vocals

7:00 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage Simulcast

Simulcast

8:45 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage Simulcast

Simulcast

Pacific Jazz Café Presented by SFJAZZ

Time

Performer

4:30 pm

Caity Gyorgy Quartet

Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

6:00 pm

Alfredo Rodriguez Trio

Latin Jazz

7:30 pm

Tyreek McDole Quintet

Jazz Vocals

9:00 pm

Benny Green

Classic Jazz

Courtyard Stage

Time

Performer

5:30 pm

River Voices

Roots

6:30 pm

River Voices

Roots

8:00 pm

NGJO-WIJC Student Jam Session!

Classic Jazz, Student Group

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Top Headliners

Saturday

Blues

Mr. Sipp

Jimmy Lyons Stage

12:00 pm

Saturday

Jazz Vocals

Dianne Reeves

Jimmy Lyons Stage

1:30 pm

Saturday

Contemporary Jazz, Funk, Jazz Vocals

Ledisi

Jimmy Lyons Stage

8:30 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage

Time

Performer

12:00 pm

Mr. Sipp

Blues

1:30 pm

Dianne Reeves

Jazz Vocals

3:15 pm

Keyon Harrold

Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz

4:45 pm

Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Big Band, Classic Jazz, New Orleans

6:45 pm

Cory Wong

Blues, Contemporary Jazz, Funk

8:30 pm

Ledisi

Contemporary Jazz, Funk, Jazz Vocals

Tim Jackson Garden Stage Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Time

Performer

12:00 pm

Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo directed by Katie Thiroux

Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Student Group

1:30 pm

Davina & The Vagabonds

Blues, Classic Jazz, New Orleans

3:00 pm

JC Smith Band

Blues

4:30 pm

Tony Lindsay & the Soul Soldiers

Blues, Jazz Vocals

6:30 pm

University of North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band

Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group

8:00 pm

Gunhild Carling

Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

Dizzy’s Den

Time

Performer

12:30 pm

Texas Southern University Jazz Combo

Classic Jazz, Student Group

2:00 pm

Dominique Fils-Aimé

Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Vocals

3:30 pm

Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble

Latin Jazz

5:00 pm

Carmen Lundy

Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

6:45 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage Simulcast

Simulcast

8:30 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage Simulcast

Simulcast

Pacific Jazz Café Presented by SFJAZZ

Time

Performer

12:00 pm

Christian McBride: The Monterey Jazz Conversation

Conversation

1:45 pm

Ekep Nkwelle Quartet

Jazz Vocals

3:30 pm

Christian Sands

Classic Jazz

5:15 pm

Camille Thurman & the Darrell Green Quartet

Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

7:00 pm

Brandon Woody’s Upendo

Contemporary Jazz

8:30 pm

Sullivan Fortner Trio

Classic Jazz

Courtyard Stage

Time

Performer

11:30 am

Marcie Chapa Project

Latin Jazz

1:00 pm

Berklee Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet

Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Student Group

2:30 pm

Dave Holodiloff Group

Folk, Roots

4:00 pm

Dave Holodiloff Group

Folk, Roots

5:30 pm

Marcia Christina & C340 Otter Jazz

Classic Jazz

7:00 pm

HBCU Jam Session!

Student Group

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Top Headliners

Sunday

Classic Jazz

Christian Sands

Jimmy Lyons Stage

1:30 pm

Sunday

Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals

René Marie & Experiment in Truth

Jimmy Lyons Stage

6:45 pm

Sunday

Latin Jazz

Pete Escovedo feat. Juan & Peter Michael Escovedo

Jimmy Lyons Stage

3:00 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage

Time

Performer

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 Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Time

Performer

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

Time

Performer

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

Jazz Vocals

6:45 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage Simulcast

Simulcast

8:30 pm

Jimmy Lyons Stage Simulcast

Simulcast

Pacific Jazz Café Presented by SFJAZZ

Time

Performer

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

Time

Performer

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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