2026 Festival Schedule

The 69th Monterey Jazz Festival is Sept. 25-27, 2026. Tickets go on sale April 10, 2026 and Lineup will be confirmed soon. See below for a by-day sneak peek of our festival schedule (artists and schedule subject to change) and join our mailing list for the latest updates!

See you next September!

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Headliners
a man standing
Eddie Palmieri Experience
Latin Jazz
A man playing the trumpet
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Big Band, Classic Jazz
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Performer
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Big Band, Classic Jazz
A man playing the trumpet
Eddie Palmieri Experience
Latin Jazz
a man standing
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Performer
USAF Commanders Jazz Ensemble
Big Band, Classic Jazz
A group of musicians on stage
Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Student Group
A group of people on a stage
J.J. Johnson Legacy Project
Classic Jazz
A person standing with a trombone
Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Classic Jazz
A man sitting on a chair
West End Stage
Performer
Alexa Tarantino Quartet
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
A woman playing saxophone
Patrick Bartley Quartet
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
A man with a saxophone
Melissa Aldana Quartet
Contemporary Jazz
A woman sitting on a chair
Ron Carter Foursight Quartet
Classic Jazz
Four people standing
Pacific Jazz Café
Performer
Veronica Leahy – Emmanuel Michael Duo
Contemporary Jazz
A woman and a man
Katie Thiroux
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
A woman playing bass
Kate Kortum
Jazz Vocals
A woman looking to one side
Courtyard Stage
Performer
Pearl Hour Presents: Zach Westfall Group
Classic Jazz
A man with a bass
NGJO-WIJC Student Jam Session!
Classic Jazz, Student Group
Members of the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Combo and Women in Jazz Combo members performing on stage
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Headliners
A man holding a saxophone
Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Centennial Celebration
Classic Jazz
a man with a guitar
Blues Jam with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram & Friends
Blues
A woman sitting in front of a piano
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Performer
Blues Jam with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram & Friends
Blues
a man with a guitar
Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Centennial Celebration
Classic Jazz
A man holding a saxophone
Reggie Watts
Spoken Word
A man looking at the camera
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
A woman sitting in front of a piano
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Performer
Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo directed by Katie Thiroux
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Student Group
A group of women standing on a stage
Shemekia Copeland Band
Blues
A woman singing
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Middle School Combo
Classic Jazz, Student Group
A young person playing saxophone
Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Band
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group
A big band on a stage
Sylvia Cuenca’s Bridging Generations
Classic Jazz
a sitting woman with a drum
West End Stage
Performer
Mariachi Herencia de México
Folk
A group of musicians
David Sánchez’s Caribe Ensemble
Classic Jazz, Latin Jazz
A man holding a saxophone
Reggie Watts
Spoken Word
A man looking at the camera
Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band
Contemporary Jazz
A group of men
Rufus Reid with the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group
A man holding a bass
Bulldog Bass Jam
Classic Jazz
a man playing the bass
Pacific Jazz Café
Performer
DownBeat Double Blindfold Test: Tim Jackson vs. Gerald Clayton
Conversation
Twom men standing
Paul Cornish Trio
Classic Jazz
A man at a table
Atom String Quartet
Contemporary Jazz
Four men standing holding insruments
Linda May Han Oh Trio with Fabian Almazan & Mark Whitfield Jr.
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
A woman with a bass
Isaiah Collier Quartet Plays Coltrane
Classic Jazz
A group of musicians on a stage
Courtyard Stage
Performer
Texas Southern University Jazz Combo
Classic Jazz, Student Group
Members of Texas Southern University Combo performing on stage at Monterey Jazz Festival
MidiCi Monterey Presents: Janice Perl & Friends
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
A woman standing
Pop & Hiss Presents: TJ Kuenster & Ricketts Folly
Classic Jazz
A man in a hat
Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet
Classic Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Student Group
A group of people on a stage
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Headliners
Three people standing
Brittany Davis & Black Thunder
Blues, Funk
A man standing in front of a tree
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Classic Jazz
Two men standing, one with a bass
Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter: For Miles
Classic Jazz
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Performer
Brittany Davis & Black Thunder
Blues, Funk
Three people standing
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo
Big Band, Classic Jazz, Student Group
A group of musicians on stage
aja monet
Contemporary Jazz, Spoken Word
a woman sitting
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Classic Jazz
A man standing in front of a tree
Herbie Hancock & Ron Carter: For Miles
Classic Jazz
Two men standing, one with a bass
Tim Jackson Garden Stage
Performer
Gospel with Tammy Hall & Friends
Gospel
Tammy Hall playing a piano on stage
Dabin Ryu Trio
Classic Jazz
A woman sitting
Gregory Hutchinson’s Kind of Now
Classic Jazz
A man standing against a wall
Brittany Davis & Black Thunder
Blues, Funk
Three people standing
aja monet
Contemporary Jazz, Spoken Word
a woman sitting
West End Stage
Performer
Joey Alexander Quartet featuring Jaleel Shaw
Classic Jazz
A man sitting on stairs
Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake
Contemporary Jazz
A woman in front of a wall
Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet
Contemporary Jazz
A person sitting
The Bad Plus Farewell Tour
Contemporary Jazz
Four people in a group
Bulldog Bass Jam
Classic Jazz
a man playing the bass
Pacific Jazz Café
Performer
Bokani Dyer Trio
Contemporary Jazz
A man sitting
Akira Tana’s Osaka Quartet
Classic Jazz
A composite picture of four people
Denise Thimes
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
A woman holding a microphone
Amy Tan & Joey Alexander
Classic Jazz, Spoken Word
A woman and man
Artifacts Trio
Contemporary Jazz
Three people standing in a field
Michael Mayo
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
a man sitting
Courtyard Stage
Performer
Monterey Jazz Presents: Trading Fours
Classic Jazz
A group of musicians on stage
June Cavlan
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
A woman looking at the camera
June Cavlan
Classic Jazz, Jazz Vocals
A woman looking at the camera
High School Student Jam Session!
Classic Jazz, Student Group
High School Student Jam session participants performing on stage
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