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List of jazz festivals

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This is a list of notable jazz festivals around the world.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

Historic jazz festivals

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Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival 1969–present Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Beaulieu Jazz Festival 1956–61 Beaulieu, Hampshire, UK Lord Montagu of Beaulieu holds an annual trad and modern jazz festival in the ground of Beaulieu estate, in the New Forest.
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival 1971–Present Davenport, Iowa, U.S. This 3 day jazz festival in Bix Beiderbecke's hometown of Davenport, IA began when a group of East Coast musicians came to Davenport to pay homage to Bix by playing over his grave. The jam session at a local hotel afterwards was so hugely popular that the idea to hold it annually was born. The festival drew tens of thousands and has been held every year since. 2021 marks its 50th anniversary, making it one of the longest running jazz fests in the U.S.
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Cavalcade of Jazz 1945–1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Leon Hefflin Sr. produced the Cavalcade of Jazz at Wrigley Field, with jazz giants such as Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Sam Cooke, Dinah Washington, Frankie Laine, Perez Prado, Sarah Vaughn, Valdez Orchestra, Ray Charles and over a hundred more artists.
Clearwater Jazz Holiday 1979–present Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
DC Jazz Festival 2005–present Washington, D.C., U.S.
Festival International de Jazz 1959–1966 Comblain-la-Tour, Belgium For eight years, between 1959 and 1966 at the initiative of a GI who survived the Rundstedt Offensive, the small Walloon village turned into one of the landmarks of the jazz world. Performing artists included John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Stéphane Grappelli, Cannonball Adderley, Chet Baker, and Woody Herman.
Five Points Jazz Festival (Denver) 2003–present Denver, Colorado, USA Five Points Jazz Festival is a free, all-day event held annually in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood. From its humble first year which featured one stage and only three bands, the festival has grown into an all-day event with almost 50 bands, 10 stages and performance spaces and 100,000 visitors. In 2020, DAV collaborated with Rocky Mountain PBS and KUVO to broadcast a virtual event that garnered two Colorado Broadcasters Association awards and a Heartland Emmy® nomination.[2]
Golden River City Jazz Festival 1960–2016 Kortrijk, Belgium Focusing on Jazz. The Festival was an opportunity for The Golden River City Jazz Band to showcase their repertoire and to mingle with international musicians
Jazz at the Lake: Lake George Jazz Weekend 1984–present Lake George, New York, U.S.
Jazz Bilzen 1965–1981 Bilzen, Belgium This was the first festival on the continent where jazz and pop music were brought together. Sometimes called the "mother of all (European) festivals," Bilzen started out featuring jazz, but eventually incorporated blues, folk, rock and soul, punk and new wave as well. BERJAYA
JazzFest Berlin 1964–present Berlin, Germany The festival's artistic concept has been to document, support, and validate trends in jazz, and to mirror the diversity of creative musical activity. BERJAYA
Jefferson St. Jazz & Blues Festival 2000–present Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Kongsberg Jazzfestival 1964–present Kongsberg, Norway The second jazz festival started in Norway.
Moldejazz 1961–present Molde, Norway The first jazz festival in Norway. BERJAYA
Montreal International Jazz Festival 1979–present Montreal, Quebec, Canada The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (English: Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival. Every year it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries, more than 650 concerts (including 450 free outdoor performances), and welcomes over 2 million visitors (12.5% of whom are tourists) as well as 300 accredited journalists. The festival takes place at 20 different stages, which include free outdoor stages and indoor concert halls.
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National Jazz and Blues Festival 1961–1980s United Kingdom Originally oriented around jazz and blues, this annual festival soon became a showcase for progressive rock as well, featuring groups such as the psychedelic rock group Cream. BERJAYA
Nattjazz 1972–present Bergen, Norway This is a central jazz festival in Norway oriented around the variety of jazz. BERJAYA
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1970–present New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. This annual festival celebrates the indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana, so the music encompasses every style associated with the city and the state: contemporary and traditional jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, Cajun music, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk music, Latin, rock, rap music, country music, and bluegrass. BERJAYA
Newport Jazz Festival 1954–present Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. It was established in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard. While initially focused on acoustic jazz, the festival's 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences.
Ocean Blue Jazz Festival mid-1990s–early 2000s Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
Panama Jazz Festival 2003–present Panama With almost 20 years, the Panama Jazz Festival has become a cultural tourism attraction with the visit of more than 500,000 people from different latitudes. Currently, the event is sustainable thanks to the work of Patricia Zárate de Pérez, Executive Director of the festival who leads a team of 70 coordinators, 500 volunteers, 300 national and international musicians, and about 200 collaborators from all sectors of Panama, adding more than 1,000 people who work hard to carry out the event.
Pori Jazz 1966–present Pori, Finland The first festival was based on acoustic jazz, but electric jazz and other rhythm music, blues, soul, funk, hip-hop and Cuban and Brazilian music gradually took foot. BERJAYA
Prague International Jazz Festival 1964–present Prague, Czech Republic
Jersey City Jazz Festival 2013–present Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. An annual festival in June based out of Hudson County. The festival (previously known as Riverview Jazz Festival) was started to create an awareness of the internationally known jazz musicians living in Jersey City.
Tobago Jazz Festival 2004–present Trinidad and Tobago American magazine Forbes in 2008 voted the festival "third Biggest Event on Planet Earth"

Jazz festivals by country

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The following is an incomplete list of notable jazz festivals, including both current and defunct festivals of note.

Africa

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Angola

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Lesotho

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Morocco

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Nigeria

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South Africa

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Americas

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Argentina

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Barbados

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Brazil

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Canada

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Haiti

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Jamaica

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Mexico

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Panama

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Puerto Rico

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Saint Lucia

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Trinidad and Tobago

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United States

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Alabama

Alaska

California

Connecticut[citation needed]

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

New Jersey

New York

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Asia

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Azerbaija

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China

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Georgia

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India

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Indonesia

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Israel

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Japan

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Nepal

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Philippines

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South Korea

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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United Arab Emirates

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Europe

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Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Ireland

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Italy

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Latvia

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Lithuania

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Malta

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Netherlands

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North Macedonia

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Norway

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Poland

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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Oceania

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Australia

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New Zealand

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See also

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References

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  1. Cox, Bette Yarbrough, Central Avenue-Its Rise and Fall (1890-c. 1955) Including the Musical Renaissance of Black Los Angeles Los Angeles BEEM Publications, 1996. ISBN 0965078302
  2. ↑ Venues, Denver Arts &. "Five Points Jazz Festival | Denver Arts & Venues". www.artsandvenuesdenver.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. ↑ "Morija Arts & Cultural Festival". Morijafestival.wordpress.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. ↑ "Festival Internacional Buenos Aires Jazz - Festivales de Buenos Aires". festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar.
  5. ↑ "Sitka Jazz Festival". Sitkajazzfestival.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  6. ↑ "Banjo Entertainment from the Peninsula Banjo Band". www.peninsulabanjoband.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ O'Connell, Sean J. (2014). Los Angeles's Central Avenue jazz. Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4671-3130-8. OCLC 866922945.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ "Sacramento Music Festival". Sacjazz.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to the San Francisco Blues Festival". Sfblues.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  10. ↑ "DC Jazz Festival". Dcjazzfest.org. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  11. ↑ "Jacksonville Jazz Festival May 27-30, 2010". www.coj.net. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Twin Cities Jazz Festival | Mears Park, Lowertown, Saint Paul | Minnesota's Largest". Hotsummerjazz.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  13. ↑ http://www.bluenotejazzfestival.com Archived February 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "SPAC–Saratoga Performing Arts Center". www.spac.org. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Arts for Art, Inc. | Home Page". Visionfestival.org. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  16. ↑ "Lake George Jazz Weekend, Shepard's Park | Jazz at The Lake Music Festival". Lake George Arts. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  17. ↑ "Sioux Falls JazzFest". Jazzfestsiouxfalls.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  18. ↑ "Home". Hamptonjazzfestival.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
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  20. ↑ "Black Sea Jazz Festival History | Tbilisi Jazz Festival". Tbilisijazz.com. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  21. ↑ "Tbilisi Jazz Festival Calendar". 30 August 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "JAKJAZZ '09 - JAKARTA INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL". Jakjazz.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
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  28. ↑ Hua Hin After Dark (2013-06-01). "HHAD - Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2013". Huahinafterdark.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  29. ↑ "10. – 17. Mai 2015 - 45. INTERNATIONALES DIXIELAND FESTIVAL Dresden | 10. – 17. Mai 2015 |". Dixieland.de. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  30. ↑ Münster, Kulturamt der Stadt. "Herzlich Willkommen. | Internationales Jazzfestival Münster". www.jazzfestival-muenster.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  31. ↑ "Startseite - jazzbaltica". Jazzbaltica.de. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  32. ↑ "Berliner Festspiele - Jazzfest Berlin". www.berlinerfestspiele.de. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012.
  33. ↑ "moers festival - offizielle Homepage: moers festival - 2015". Moers-festival.de. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  34. ↑ "Skopje Jazz Festival". Skopjejazzfest.com.mk. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  35. ↑ "Festivals Norway". EuropeJazz.net. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  36. ↑ Marius Giura (2014-07-13). "Gărâna Jazz Festival XVIII". Garana-jazz.ro. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  37. ↑ "Ziua Internationala a Jazzului - 30 Aprilie 2015 - JazzDay". Jazzday.ro. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  38. ↑ "Uluslararası İstanbul Caz Festivali". www.iksv.org. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010.
  39. ↑ "İksev - İzmi̇r Kültür Sanat Ve Eği̇ti̇m Vakfi - İzmi̇r Foundation for Culture Arts and Education". www.iksev.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012.
  40. ↑ "Koktebel Jazz Festival". Jazz.koktebel.info. Archived from the original on 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  41. ↑ "Appleby Jazz Festival". Neil Ferber. April 1, 2022.
  42. ↑ Design, Pink House. "Ipswich Jazz Festival - Live Music, Art Exhibitions, Films and Workshops - 22nd to 24th June 2018". Ipswich Jazz Festival.
  43. ↑ "Australian Jazz Convention". Australian Jazz Convention. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  44. ↑ "Past Conventions". Australian Jazz Convention. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  45. ↑ "Home | Perth International Jazz Festival - A vibrant and exciting Jazz Festival held in Perth city". Perthinternationaljazzfestival.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
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