World’s Hottest Jazz Events Guide
Seamlessly blending the quintessential Greenwich Village jazz club experience with the Northern California wine country ambiance and the historic architecture of the nineteenth century Napa Valley Opera House. The live music jazz club/gourmet restaurant venue is an experience to delight all the senses. Upcoming shows include LEE RITENOUR & DAVE GRUSIN, DAVID SANBORN, SPECIAL EFX ALL STARS, OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AMERICANOS, TONY SAUNDERS & THE NOTEWORTHY BAND and More!
The Blue Note Charles Krug Summer Sessions returns, featuring top national talent, decadent food & wine pairings on memorable summer nights. Located at the iconic estate of the Charles Kurg Winery, audiences can enjoy the best in live music and comedy in one of Napa's historic landscapes. Tickets on sale now for STANLEY CLARKE, BEBEL GILBERTO, JAKE SHIMABUKURO, JONATHAN BUTLER & GERALD ALBRIGHT, JESSE COOK, LALAH HATHAWAY, BRIAN MCKNIGHT, PETER WHITE, MINDI ABAIR & VINCENT INGALA and more!
Don't miss your favorite Smooth Jazz, Pop, and R&B stars at the stunning back bay amphitheater at Hyatt Regency Newport Beach! Catch performances by CHRIS BOTTI, CHRISTOPHER CROSS, KEIKO MATSUI & DAVID BENOIT, JESSE COOK, JEFFREY OSBORNE, NORMAN BROWN & SHELÉA, BILLY OCEAN and more to be announced!
Come celebrate the 33rd Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival featuring LEDISI, AVERAGE WHITE BAND, GERALD ALBRIGHT, ROBERT GLASPER, JONATHAN BUTLER, SERGIO MENDES, DAMIEN ESCOBAR, ERIC DARIUS, JUSTIN LEE SHULTZ & KANDACE SPRINGS! The only Southern California Jazz Festival staged on a gorgeous grassy knoll in a beautiful waterfront setting with VIP seating along with a great selection of food, art and so much more.
The 8th Annual Shoreline Jazz Festival features 3 fun-filled days of world-class music on Lake Michigan with live performances from ALEXANDER ZONJIC, NAJEE, MAYSA, JAMES LLOYD, LINDSEY WEBSTER, LIN ROUNTREE, ERIC DARIUS, ORGANISSIMO, 496 WEST and more!
Rainbow Promotions introduces the 1st Annual Cincinnati International Jazz Festival! Fusing their 2-day celebration with Cincinnati’s incredible skyline on the scenic shores of the Ohio River for a weekend of art, food, culture, and great live entertainment featuring NORMAN BROWN, ALEX BUGNON, BRIAN CULBERTSON, ERIC DARIUS, BRIAN SIMPSON, GERALD ALBRIGHT, DAMIEN ESCOBAR, KEIKO MATSUI & more!
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters presents 3 Days at 3 Venues featuring live Jazz, R&B, Soul, Blues, Neo-soul w/ERYKAH BADU, CAMEO, DIANNE REEVES, BONEY JAMES, ERIC BENET, AVERY*SUNSHINE, HIROSHIMA, ROBERT GLASPER, INCOGNITO, PAUL TAYLOR, SPYRO GYRA, CORY HENRY, MARION MEADOWS, BOB JAMES and many more! Visit Dallas, big things happen here!
The Lowcountry Jazz Festival, South Carolina's premier annual Smooth Jazz event, returns to the Charleston Gaillard Center with a stellar lineup this Labor Day weekend. Join us for a weekend of incredible artists like ROBERT GLASPER, NORMAN BROWN, GERALD ALBRIGHT and MARCUS MILLER!
The premiere entertainment destination in the Southeast to feature world class performances from PATTI LABELLE, KIRK WHALUM, KEIKO MATSUI, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, GERALD VEASLEY, JESSY J, ALEX BUGNON, POOGIE BELL, CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA, MARION MEADOWS and more as High Point, NC pays homage to their native son, jazz legend JOHN COLTRANE!
Kyle Turner & Friends return for the 6th consecutive year featuring saxophonist KYLE TURNER, violinist MICHAEL WARD, trombonist ANDRE HAYWARD and vocalist CASTELLA. Expect a continuous flow of infectious Melodies and Funky Grooves delving into Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Funk and Old School R&B.
Experience the best that jazz has to offer at the 65th anniversary of the Monterey Jazz Festival. This year’s event will feature four stages and hundreds of artists, including INCOGNITO with Special Guest MAYSA, GREGORY PORTER, CHUCHO VALDÉS, DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, MOODSWING REUNION, VERONICA SWIFT, MELODY GARDOT, ARTEMIS and many others! MontereyJazzFestival.org
Capture The Rhythm Art & Jazz feature World-class Concert events at Premier venues featuring some of the most popular Smooth Jazz and R&B artists. Don't miss EUGE GROOVE w/JULIAN VAUGHN on SEP 24, with more concerts to be announced soon! Tickets ON SALE NOW!
The only Smooth Jazz festival in the European Mediterranean returns to at the 5-Star Protur Biomar Sensatori Resort in SaComa, Mallorca,Spain featuring the biggest and most successful international stars of the Contemporary Jazz scene including ERIC MARIENTHAL, DOWN TO THE BONE, BRIAN SIMPSON, MICHAEL LINGTON, DAVID BENOIT, PAUL TAYLOR, BOBBY LYLE, BLAKE AARON, TOM BRAXTON, PHIL DENNY and more to be announced!
Celebrating a Decade of Excellence Gala Weekend Part 2, "A Uniquely Jazz Experience” featuring an all-star line-up including NAJEE, KIM WATERS & KAYLA WATERS, DMV ALLSTARS w/BRIAN LANAIR, ART SHERROD JR & WILLIE BRADLEY, BONEY JAMES, PEABO BRYSON, ERIC DARIUS, KEN FORD "KING OF STRINGS," JEFFREY OSBORNE
GERALD ALBRIGHT, KAREN BRIGGS & FREDERIC YONNET, KENNY LATTIMORE & MARCUS ANDERSON, WAR,
WILL DOWNING, DAMIEN ESCOBAR, EUGE GROOVE and many more supporting jazz and music education!
Hosted by ERIC DARIUS, includes performances from GERALD ALBRIGHT, BRIAN CULBERTSON, NICOLE HENRY, VINCENT INGALA, JUSTIN LEE SCHULTZ, PETER WHITE, RnR w/RICK BRAUN & RICHARD ELLIOT, KEIKO MATSUI & KIRK WHALUM, Jazz Funk Soul w/EVERETTE HARP, JEFF LORBER & PAUL JACKSON, JR. Packages include Concerts, Hotel & Meals. 386-681-7007
Blue Note at Sea is back for 2023 with a blockbuster lineup of stars, sailing to beautiful Caribbean destinations aboard a luxury cruise ship. Enjoy 7-days of wall-to-wall music from artists including MARCUS MILLER, ROBERT GLASPER, CHRIS BOTTI, CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, SHEILA E., DAVID SANBORD, BRAD MEHLDAU and many more on the cruise where Great Music is the ONLY Rule! Fans of SmoothJazz.com Global have access to exclusive pricing when you book with Promo Code: SMOOTH