List of jazz festivals (Redirected from Jazz festival)
This is a list of notable jazz festivals around the world.
Historic jazz festivals
Name | Year | Location | Notes | Image | |
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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. | ||
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. | ||
Golden River City Jazz Festival | 1960–present | 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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
Nattjazz | 1972–present | Bergen, Norway | This is a sentral jazz festival in Norway oriented around the variety of jazz. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
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
The following is an incomplete list of notable jazz festivals, including both current and defunct festivals of note.
Africa
Angola
Cabo Verde
- Kriol Jazz Festival in Praia, Cabo Verde
Lesotho
Madagascar
- Nosy Be Jazz Festival[citation needed]
Morocco
Nigeria
- Lagos International Jazz Festival in Lagos
- Music Week Africa[citation needed]
South Africa
- Cape Town International Jazz Festival in Cape Town
- National Youth Jazz Festival in Grahamstown
- Standard Bank Joy of Jazz in Johannesburg[citation needed]
Americas
Argentina
- Bolson Jazz Festival in El Bolson, Rio Negro
- Buenos Aires Jazz Festival in Buenos Aires
- Córdoba Jazz Fest in Córdoba, Córdoba Province
- Festival Mar del Plata de Jazz in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province
- Festival de Jazz de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province[citation needed]
- Festival Salta Jazz in Salta, Salta Province[citation needed]
Aruba
- Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival
Barbados
- Barbados Jazz Festival
- Barbados Jazz Excursion
Bolivia
- Bolivia FestiJazz Internacional in La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, El Alto, and Sucre
Brazil
- Sao Paulo Jazz Festival in Sao Paulo
- Fest Bossa & Jazz in Rio Grande do Norte
- Búzios Jazz & Blues in Búzios[citation needed]
- Circuito Do Jazz, Sampa Jazz, Olinda Jazz in São Paulo, Olinda[citation needed]
- Festival Pró-Jazz in Juiz de Fora[citation needed]
- I Love Jazz in Belo Horizonte[citation needed]
- Paraty Bourbon Street Festival in Paraty[citation needed]
- Rio Das Ostras Jazz & Blues in Rio Das Ostras[citation needed]
- Tudo é Jazz in Ouro Preto[citation needed]
- Tudo é Jazz no Porto in Rio de Janeiro[citation needed]
- Valadares Jazz Festival in Governador Valadares[citation needed]
Canada
- Halifax Jazz Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Beaches International Jazz Festival in Toronto
- Burlington Jazz and Blues Festival in Burlington, Ontario[citation needed]
- Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival in Oakville, Ontario
- Festi Jazz International de Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec
- Festival de Jazz & Blues de Saguenay in Quebec[citation needed]
- Guelph Jazz Festival in Guelph, Ontario[citation needed]
- Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Jazz Sudbury Festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario[citation needed]
- Kaslo Jazz Festival in Kaslo, British Columbia[citation needed]
- Kensington Market Jazz Festival in Toronto[citation needed]
- L'OFF Festival de Jazz de Montréal in Montreal[citation needed]
- Montreal International Jazz Festival in Montreal
- Ottawa Jazz Festival in Ottawa
- Roots and Blues Jazz Festival in Salmon Arm, BC[citation needed]
- Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Fest in Saskatoon, Regina, and Prince Albert in Saskatchewan
- TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival in Edmonton, Alberta
- Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival in Toronto, Ontario
- Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival in Waterloo, Ontario[citation needed]
- Vancouver International Jazz Festival in Vancouver[citation needed]
- Victoria International JazzFest in Victoria, British Columbia[citation needed]
- Winnipeg International Jazz Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Wreckhouse International Jazz and Blues Festival in St John's, Newfoundland[citation needed]
Chile
- Festival Internacional de Jazz Las Condes in Santiago[citation needed]
- Festival Internacional Jazz Patagonia in Frutillar[citation needed]
- Festival Internacional Providencia Jazz in Santiago[citation needed]
- Festival Internacional San Bernardo Jazz Fest in Santiago[citation needed]
Colombia
- Utopía Jazz Festival in Cali[citation needed]
- aJazzGo in Cali
- BarranquiJazz in Barranquilla[citation needed]
- Festival Internacional de Jazz del Teatro Libre in Bogotá
- Jazz al Parque in Bogotá
- Medejazz in Medellin
- Pastojazz in Pasto
Cuba
- Havana Jazz Festival in Havana
Curaçao
- Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival
Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic Jazz Festival
Haiti
- Haiti Jazz Fest
- Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival
Jamaica
- Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival
- Ocho Rios Jazz Festival[citation needed]
Mexico
- Cancun Jazz Festival in Riviera Maya[citation needed]
- Riviera Maya Jazz Festival in Playa del Carmen
- Eurojazz festival CENART
Panama
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest[citation needed]
- Ponce Jazz Festival
Saint Lucia
Suriname
- Suriname Jazz Festival in Paramaribo[citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago
- Jazz Artists on the Greens Trinidad
- Tobago Jazz Festival
United States
Alabama
- AJHoF Annual Student Jazz Festival in Birmingham
- Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival in Mobile
- Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival in Birmingham
- W. C. Handy Music Festival in Florence
Alaska
- Sitka Jazz Festival in Sitka
- UAF Jazz Fest in Fairbanks[citation needed]
Arkansas
- Fort Smith Jazz Festival in Fort Smith
Arizona
- Tucson Jazz Festival in Tucson
California
- Banjo Jubilee Jazz Festival in San Jose
- Berkeley Jazz Festival in Berkeley
- Big Easy Jazz Festival in San Jose
- Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway in Napa Valley
- Brubeck Festival in Stockton
- Cavalcade of Jazz in Los Angeles
- Concord Jazz Festival in Concord
- Davis Jazz Festival in Davis
- Folsom Jazz Festival in Folsom[citation needed]
- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco
- Healdsburg Jazz Festival in Healdsburg
- Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival in Newport Beach
- Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey
- Newport Beach Jazz Party
- Playboy Jazz Festival in Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
- Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival in Guerneville
- Sacramento Banjo-Rama Jazz Festival in Sacramento
- Sacramento Jazz Jubilee in Sacramento
- San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival in San Diego
- San Francisco Blues Festival
- San Francisco Jazz Festival in San Francisco
- San Jose Jazz Festival in San Jose
- Stanford Jazz Festival in Palo Alto
- West Coast Jazz Party
- Yosemite International Jazz Festival in Coarsegold
Colorado
- Denver Vintage Jazz Festival in Denver[citation needed]
- Evergreen Jazz Festival in Evergreen
- Jazz Aspen Snowmass in Aspen
- Telluride Jazz Festival in Telluride
- Vail Jazz Festival in Vail
Connecticut[citation needed]
- Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz in Hartford
- Hartford International Jazz Festival in Hartford
- Hot Steamed Jazz Festival in Essex
- Litchfield Jazz Festival in Goshen
- New Haven Jazz Festival in New Haven
Delaware
District of Columbia
- DC Jazz Festival
- Washington Women in Jazz Festival
Florida
- Clearwater Jazz Holiday
- Encore Holiday Jazz Festival[citation needed]
- Jacksonville Jazz Festival in Jacksonville
- Jazz In The Bay
- Jazz on the Green in Fort Myers
- Suncoast Jazz Classic in Clearwater Beach
- Tampa Bay Blues Fest
- Wesley Chapel Jazz Festival
Georgia
- Atlanta Jazz Festival in Atlanta
- The Atlanta Jazz Party in Atlanta
- Labor Day Pop-Up Jazz Festival in Augusta
- Savannah Jazz Festival in Savannah
- Savannah Music Festival in Savannah
- Soiree: Jazz+Wine in Augusta
Idaho
- Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow
- Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival in Sun Valley
Illinois
- Al Sears Jazz Festival in Macomb
- Chicago Jazz Festival in Chicago
- Elmhurst Jazz Festival in Elmhurst[citation needed]
- Englewood Jazz Festival in Chicago
- Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago[citation needed]
- Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival in Galesburg
- South Shore Jazz Festival in Chicago[citation needed]
- Umbrella Music Festival in Chicago
Indiana
- Elkhart Jazz Festival in Elkhart
- Indy Jazz Fest in Indianapolis
- Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival in Notre Dame
- Purdue Jazz Festival in West Lafayette[citation needed]
Iowa
- Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival in Davenport
- Iowa City Jazz Festival in Iowa City
Kentucky
- Django Jamboree in Louisville[citation needed]
Louisiana
- French Quarter Festival in New Orleans
- Highland Jazz & Blues Festival in Shreveport
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans
- Satchmo SummerFest in New Orleans
Maryland
- Capital Jazz Festival in Columbia[citation needed]
- Frederick Jazz Festival in Frederick[citation needed]
- Silver Spring Jazz Festival in Silver Spring
Massachusetts
- Berklee Jazz Festival in Boston[citation needed]
- Provincetown Jazz Festival in Provincetown
- Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Tanglewood
Michigan
- Detroit International Jazz Festival in Detroit
- Thornapple Arts Council Jazz Festival in Hastings, since 2003
- River Raisin Jazz Festival in Monroe
Minnesota
- Grand Marais Jazz Festival in Grand Marais, Cook County on the North Shore of Lake Superior
- Minnesota Sur Seine in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Twin Cities Jazz Festival in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Missouri
- Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival in St. Louis
- Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival in Kansas City[citation needed]
- Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival in Sedalia
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
- Asbury Park Jazz Festival in Asbury Park[citation needed]
- Jersey City Jazz Festival in Jersey City[citation needed]
- OSPAC Jazz Festival in West Orange
- James Moody Jazz Festival in Newark, New Jersey
- Exit Zero Jazz Festival (Cape May, NJ) 2012–present, 2 times annually
New York
- Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival in Albany
- Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City
- Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival at Lincoln Center in New York City
- International Women in Jazz Festival in New York City
- Jazz at Chautauqua in Chautauqua
- Jazz in July Festival at 92nd Street Y in New York City[citation needed]
- Lewiston Jazz Festival in Lewiston
- New York Hot Jazz Festival in New York City
- NYC Winter Jazzfest in New York City[citation needed]
- Queen City Jazz Festival in Buffalo
- Rochester International Jazz Festival in Rochester
- Saratoga Jazz Festival (aka Freihofer's Jazz Festival) in Saratoga Springs
- Southern Tier Jazz Festival in Horseheads
- Vision Festival in New York City
- The Warwick Valley Jazz Festival in Warwick
- Jazz at the Lake: Lake George Jazz Weekend in upstate New York
North Carolina
- Duck Jazz Festival in Duck
- North Carolina Jazz Festival in Wilmington
- Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival in Kure Beach
Ohio
- Columbus Jazz and Rib Festival in Columbus[citation needed]
Oregon
- Oregon Coast Jazz[citation needed]
- Portland Jazz Festival in Portland
Pennsylvania
- Berks Jazz Fest in Reading[citation needed]
- RiverJazz Festival in Bethlehem
- Westsylvania Jazz & Blues Festival in Indiana[citation needed]
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Aiken Jazz Festival in Aiken
- Jazz!Carolina Festival in Hartsville
South Dakota
Tennessee
- Franklin Jazz Festival in Franklin
- Jazzanooga in Chattanooga
- Watertown Jazz Festival in Watertown
Texas
- Austin Area Jazz Festival in Austin
- Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest in Beaumont
- Denton Arts and Jazz Festival in Denton
- Fort Worth Music Festival, formerly Jazz By The Boulevard
- Trinity Jazz Festival and Jazz Mass in Houston
- West Texas Jazz Party in Odessa and Midland
Utah
- Benny Golson Jazz Festival in Ephraim
Vermont
- Burlington Discover Jazz Festival in Burlington
- Pico Mountain Jazz Festival in Killington, Vermont
Virginia
Washington
- Ballard Jazz Festival in Seattle
- Centrum (also known as Jazz Port Townsend)
- Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle
Wisconsin
- Great River Jazz Fest in La Crosse
- Jazz on the Vine in Elkhart Lake
- Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival in West Bend
Wyoming
- Kinser Jazz Festival in Casper
Uruguay
- Festival Internacional de Jazz de Punta del Este, Punta del Este
- Festival Jazz a la Calle (Jazz to the Streets), Mercedes
- Jazz Tour Montevideo, Montevideo
Venezuela
- Festival Internacional de Jazz en Barquisimeto, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Asia
Azerbaijan
China
- Beijing Jazz Festival in Beijing
- Jazz-E Festival
Cyprus
- International Kourion Festival
- World of Jazz Festival at Aphrodite Hills in Kouklia
Georgia
India
- Delhi Jazz Festival in New Delhi
- Indigo Jazz and Blues Festival
- Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival
Indonesia
- Ambon Jazz Plus Festival in Ambon, Maluku
- ASEAN Jazz Festival in Batam
- Balikpapan Jazz Fiesta in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan
- Bandung World Jazz Festival in Bandung, West Java
- Indonesian Jass Festival in Jakarta
- Jakarta International Jazz Festival - Jak.Jazz in Jakarta
- Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival - Java Jazz in Jakarta
- Jazz Goes To Campus in Depok, West Java
- Jazz Gunung Mountain Jazz in Mount Bromo, East Java
- Jazz Market By The Sea Festival in Bali
- JazzSpeak Festival in Bandung, West Java
- Just Jazz Festival in Surabaya, East Java
- Kampoeng Jazz in Bandung, Jawa Barat
- Mahakam Jazz Fiesta Samarinda in Samarinda, East Kalimantan
- North Sumatra Jazz Festival in Medan, North Sumatra
- Ngayogjazz Festival in Jogjakarta
- Ramadhan Jazz Festival in Jakarta
- Maumere Jazz Fiesta FloresSikka, Flores in
Israel
- Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat
- Super Jazz Ashdod in Ashdod Festival
- Jerusalem Jazz Festival in Jerusalem
Japan
- Ashiya Jazz Festival Ashiya Jazz Festival
- Live under the sky in Tokyo
- Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival in Yamanashi
- Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao
- Tokyo Jazz Plus in Tokyo
Malaysia
- KL International Jazz & Arts Festival
- Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival
- World Youth Jazz Festival
- Penang Island Jazz Festival
- Borneo Jazz Festival held in Miri, Sarawak
- IPjazz Festival held in Bahru
Nepal
Philippines
Singapore
- The Singapore International Jazz Festival
South Korea
- Jarasum International Jazz Festival in Jarasum
- Seoul Jazz Festival in Seoul
Taiwan
Thailand
- Bangkok Jazz Festival in Bangkok
- Hua Hin Jazz Festival in Hua Hin
- Thailand International Jazz Conference in Salaya
United Arab Emirates
Europe
Austria
- Jazzfestival Saalfelden in Saalfelden
- Salzburger Jazz-Herbst in Salzburg
- Brunner Jazz and Bluesfestival in Brunn am Gebirge bei Vienna
Belgium
- Blue Note Festival in Ghent
- Brussels Jazz Festival, in the Flagey building in Brussels
- Django à Liberchies in Liberchies
- Festival International de Jazz in Comblain-la-Tour
- Golden River City Jazz Festival in Kortrijk
- Jazz Bilzen
- Jazz Middelheim in Antwerp
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
- International Jazz Festival in Bansko
- Varna Jazz Days Festival in Varna,
Denmark
- Aarhus International Jazz Festival in Aarhus
- Copenhagen Jazz Festival in Copenhagen
- Riverboat Jazz Festival in Silkeborg
- Tversted Jazzy Days Jazz Festival in Tversted
- Ribe jazz festival in Ribe
Estonia
- Jazzkaar in Tallinn
Finland
- April Jazz in Espoo
- Baltic Jazz in Dalsbruk (Taalintehdas), Kimitoön
- Imatra Big Band Festival in Imatra
- Jazz-Espa in Helsinki
- Jyväskylä Summer Jazz in Jyväskylä
- Kaamosjazz in Inari
- Kainuun Jazzkevät in Kajaani
- Keitelejazz in Äänekoski
- Kerava Jazz in Kerava
- Kirjazz in Valkeakoski
- Lahden Jazztori in Lahti
- Pori Jazz in Pori
- Rauma Summer Jazz in Rauma
- Tampere Jazz Happening in Tampere
- Turku Jazz in Turku
- Vallijamit in Taavetti, Luumäki
France
- Banlieues Bleues in Seine-Saint-Denis
- CareFusion Jazz Festival in Paris
- Charlie Jazz Festival in Vitrolles, Provence
- Cognac Blues Passions in Cognac
- Europa Jazz Festival in Le Mans
- Fest Jazz in Châteauneuf-du-Faou
- Festival International Django Reinhardt in Samois sur Seine
- Jazz à Juan in Antibes
- Jazz à Toulon in Toulon
- Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés Paris in Paris
- Jazz à Vienne in Vienne
- Jazz Atlantique in Brest
- Jazz aux Remparts in Bayonne
- Jazz en tête in Clermont-Ferrand
- Jazz in Marciac in Marciac
- Jazz Oloron in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées Atlantiques
- Jazz sous les pommiers in Coutances
- Jazz sur son 31 in Toulouse
- La Villette Jazz Festival in Paris
- Musiques de Jazz et d'ailleurs in Amiens
- Musiques Métisses in Angoulême
- Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy
- Nice Jazz Festival in Nice
- Palais en Jazz in Compiègne
- Paris Jazz Festival in the Bois de Vincennes
- Reims Jazz Festival in Reims
- Sons d'hiver in Val-de-Marne
- Tourcoing Jazz Festival in Tourcoing
- Uzeste Musical in Uzeste
Germany
- Enjoy Jazz in the Rhein-Neckar-Region: Heidelberg, Mannheim and Ludwigshafen
- Internationales Dixieland Festival in Dresden
- Internationales Jazzfestival Münster
- Jazz Baltica in Salzau
- JazzFest Berlin in Berlin
- Jazzfestival Neuwied in Neuwied
- Moers Festival in Moers
- JAZZMEILE Festival in Thuringia
- Jazzopen in Stuttgart
- just music - Beyond Jazz Festival in Wiesbaden
Iceland
- Reykjavík Jazz Festival in Reykjavík
Ireland
- Bray Jazz Festival in Bray, County Wicklow
- Cloughtoberfest in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary
- Cork Jazz Festival in Cork City, County Cork
- Galway Jazz Festival in Galway, County Galway
- Harvest Time Blues in Monaghan, County Monaghan
Italy
- Beat Onto Jazz Festival in Bitonto
- Bologna Jazz Festival in Bologna
- Fano Jazz by The Sea in Fano
- Fara Music Festival in Fara Sabina
- Garda Jazz Festival in Trentino
- La Spezia Jazz Festival in La Spezia
- Midsummer Jazz Concerts in Stresa
- Roccella Jazz Festival in Roccella Jonica
- Rome Jazz Festival in Rome
- Siena Jazz Festival
- Tetracordo Jazz Festival in Isernia
- Time in Jazz in Berchidda
- Torino Jazz Festival in Turin
- Tuscia in Jazz in Bagnoregio
- Udin&Jazz in Udine
- Umbria Jazz in Perugia
- Venezia Jazz Festival in Venice
Kosovo
- Dam Jazz Festival
- Prishtina Jazz Festival in Pristina
Latvia
- RIGAS RITMI FESTIVAL in Riga
- Saulkrasti Jazz Festival in Saulkrasti
Lithuania
- Jazz Jaunystė in Elektrėnai
- Birštonas jazz festival in Birštonas
- Broma Jazz in Kėdainiai
- Klaipėdos Pilies džiazo festivalis in Klaipėda
- Kaunas Jazz in Kaunas
- Nida Jazz in Nida
- VDU Jazz Jungtys in Kaunas
- Vilnius Jazz in Vilnius
- Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival in Vilnius
Malta
Moldova
- Ethno Jazz Festival in Chișinău
Netherlands
- Amersfoort Jazz in Amersfoort
- Breda Jazz Festival in Breda
- International Jazz Festival Enschede in Enschede
- Jazz Festival Enkhuizen in Enkhuizen
- Jazz in Duketown in 's-Hertogenbosch
- Jazz Maastricht Festival in Maastricht
- Meer Jazz Festival in Haarlemmermeer
- Mondriaan Jazz Festival in The Hague
- North Sea Jazz Festival formerly in The Hague, now in Rotterdam
- Rhine Town Jazz Festival in Wageningen
- Summer Jazz Festival in Leiden
- Utrechts Jazz Festival in Utrecht
- Wereld Jazz Dagen in Dordrecht
North Macedonia
Norway
- Bodø Jazz Open in Bodø
- Canal Street in Arendal
- Djangofestival on Cosmopolite in Oslo
- DølaJazz in Lillehammer
- Finsejazz in Finse
- Ice Music Festival in Geilo
- Haugesunds jazz festival in Haugesund
- Kongsberg Jazzfestival in Kongsberg
- MaiJazz in Stavanger
- Moldejazz in Molde
- Nattjazz in Bergen
- Nordlysfestivalen in Tromsø
- Oslo Jazzfestival in Oslo
- Polarjazz in Longyearbyen
- Punktfestivalen in Kristiansand
- Sildajazz in Haugesund
- Soddjazz in Inderøy
- Trondheim Jazz Festival in Trondheim
- Vossajazz in Voss
Poland
- Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa in Bielsko-Biała
- Bydgoszcz Jazz Festival in Bydgoszcz
- Easy Jazz Festival in Żory
- Gorzów Jazz Celebration in Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Jazz Jamboree in Warsaw
- Jazz nad Odrą in Wrocław
- Jazz Spring Częstochowa in Częstochowa
- Jazz w Lesie in Sulęczyno
- Jazz w Muzeum in Ostrów Wielkopolski
- Jazz w Ruinach in Gliwice
- Komeda Jazz Festival in Słupsk
- Krakowska Jesień Jazzowa in Kraków
- Sopot Jazz Festival
- Warsaw Summer Jazz Days in Warsaw
- International Piano Jazz Festival in Kalisz
Portugal
- AlãoJazz in Alenquer
- Almodôvar com Jazz in Almodôvar
- Angra Jazz in Angra do Heroísmo
- Braga Jazz in Braga
- Cool Jazz fest in Oeiras
- Douro Jazz in Vila Real
- Encontros de Jazz de Évora in Évora
- Est´Jazz in Estremóz
- Festa do Jazz S.Luiz in Lisboa
- Festival de Jazz de Espinho in Espinho
- Festival de Jazz e Blues in Seia
- Festival Internacional de Jazz de Alandroal in Alandroal
- Festival Jazz de Albufeira in Albufeira
- Festival Jazz Valado do Frades in Valado dos Frades
- Festival Jazz´Abrir in Aljezur
- Jazz N´Gaia in Vila Nova de Gaia
- Jazzmin, Festival de Jazz de Aljustrel in Aljustrel
- Funchal Jazz Festival in Funchal
- Guimarães Jazz in Guimarães
- Jazz Além Tejo in Vila Nova de Santo André
- Jazz ao Centro in Coimbra
- Jazz em Agosto in Lisboa
- Jazz Minde in Minde
- Jazz na Realva in Paredes de Coura
- Jazz nas Alturas in Guarda
- Jazz no Alto Mar in Nazaré
- Jazz no Parque in Fundação Serralves
- Mafra Jazz Fest in Mafra
- Maio Jazz in Almodôvar
- Matosinhos Jazz Festival in Matosinhos
- Porta Jazz Festival in Porto
- Portalegre Jazz Fest in Portalegre
- Rendez Vous Jazz Fest in Setúbal
- Seixal Jazz in Seixal
- Sines em Jazz in Sines
- TVedrasJazz in Torres Vedras
- Tass Jazz in Odemira
- Xôpana Jazz in Funchal
Romania
- Bucharest Masters of Jazz Festival in Bucharest
- Csíki Jazz - International Jazzfestival in Miercurea Ciuc
- EUROPAfest in Bucharest
- Festivalul Internaţional "Richard Oschanitzky" in Iaşi
- Gărâna Jazz Festival in Gărâna, Caraș-Severin County
- International Jazz Day in Cluj-Napoca
- Jazz and More in Sibiu
- Jazzy Spring Festival Bucharest in Bucharest
- Roland Jazz Festival in Singeorz Bai
- Samfest Jazz in Satu Mare
- Sibiu Jazz Festival in Sibiu
- Timișoara Jazz Festival in Timișoara
- Transilvania Jazz Festival in Cluj-Napoca
Russia
- GGJazz International Festival in Krasnodar
- Sochi Jazz Festival
- Jazz May in Penza
- Jazz Province in Kursk and Moscow
- MuzEnergo in Dubna
- Rostov International Jazz Festival in Rostov-on-Don
- Usadba.Jazz in Moscow
- VR Jazz Festival in Moscow
Serbia
- Nišville Jazz Festival in Niš
- Novi Sad Jazz Festival in Novi Sad
- International JazzFest in Kragujevac
Slovakia
- Bratislava Jazz Days
- JazzBratislavaDays
Slovenia
- Džjezz International Jazz Festival in Celje
- Jazz Camp Kranj in Kranj
- Jazz Cerkno in Cerkno
- Jazz Festival Ljubljana in Ljubljana
Spain
- Badejazz in Badajoz
- Festival de Jazz de Barcelona
- Festival de Jazz de Ezcaray
- Festival de Jazz de Madrid
- Festival de Jazz de Terrassa
- Festival de Jazz de Valencia
- Festival de Jazz de Vitoria in Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Festival Internacional de Jazz de San Javier
- Sa Pobla festival Mallorca Jazz Festival
- San Sebastian Jazz Festival
- Tarragona International Dixieland Festival in Tarragona
Sweden
- Stockholm Jazz Festival in Stockholm
- Tradjazz Festival in Sölvesborg
- Umeå Jazz Festival in Umeå
Switzerland
- Ascona Jazz Festival in Ascona
- BeJazz Winter Festival in Bern
- Cully Jazz Festival in Cully
- Langnau Jazz Nights in Langnau i.E.
- Lugano Jazz Festival in Lugano
- Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux
- Jazz Festival Willisau in Willisau
Turkey
- Afyon Jazz Festival in Afyon
- Akbank Caz Festivali in Istanbul
- Alanya Jazz Days in Alanya
- Amatör Caz Müzisyenleri Festivali in Eskişehir
- Ankara Jazz Festival in Ankara
- Efes Pilsen Blues Festival in Ankara, Istanbul, Adana, İzmir, Bucharest Romania
- Eskişehir Jazz Festival in Eskişehir
- Istanbul Jazz Festival in Istanbul
- İzmir European Jazz Festival in İzmir
- ODTÜ Jazz Days in Ankara
Ukraine
- Alfa Jazz Fest in Lviv
- Art jazz cooperation in Rivne, Lutsk
- Jazz in Kyiv Festival in Kyiv
- Koktebel Jazz Festival in Koktebel, Crimea
- Live in Blue Bay Jazz Festival in Crimea
- Master-Jam Fest in Odesa
- Am I Jazz? Festival in Kyiv
United Kingdom
- Aberdeen Jazz Festival in Aberdeen in Scotland
- Aberjazz - Fishguard Jazz'n'Blues Festival in Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Appleby Jazz Festival
- Bath International Music Festival in Bath
- Birmingham International Jazz Festival in Birmingham
- Brecon Jazz Festival in Wales
- Bude Jazz Festival in Cornwall
- Callander Jazz and Blues Festival in Scotland
- Canary Wharf Jazz Festival in London
- Cheltenham Jazz Festival in Cheltenham
- Chippy Jazz and Music (CJAM) Festival in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
- City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival in Northern Ireland
- Ealing Jazz Festival in Ealing, London
- Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
- Glasgow International Jazz Festival in Glasgow
- Glenn Miller Festival Of Swing, Jazz & Jive!! in Clapham, Bedfordshire
- Ipswich Jazz Festival in Ipswich, Suffolk
- Keswick Jazz Festival in Lake District
- Llandudno Jazz Festival in North Wales
- London Jazz Festival in London
- Love Supreme Jazz Festival in Glynde Place, East Sussex
- Manchester Jazz Festival in Manchester
- Margate Jazz Festival
- Marsden Jazz Festival, West Yorks.
- Nairn International Jazz Festival in Scotland
- Naturist Foundation Jazz Festival in Orpington, Kent
- The Rye International Jazz Festival in Rye, East Sussex
- Scarborough Jazz Festival
- Swansea International Jazz Festival
- TW12 Jazz Festival
- Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside
Oceania
Australia
- Australian Jazz Convention, alternating cities in Australia
- Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival, Traveston, Queensland
- Grampians Jazz Festival, Halls Gap, Victoria (defunct)
- Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Victoria
- Generations In Jazz, Mount Gambier, South Australia
- Perth International Jazz Festival
- Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (defunct)
- Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Wangaratta, Victoria
- Devonport Jazz, Tasmania
- Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend, Marysville, Victoria
New Zealand
- National Jazz Festival in Tauranga, Tauranga, New Zealand
- New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Wellington Jazz Festival in Wellington, New Zealand
- Taupō Jazz Festival in Taupō, New Zealand
Samoa
- Samoa 2010 International Jazz and Blues Festival, Samoa
See also
Related lists
- List of years in jazz
- List of historic rock festivals
- List of jam band music festivals
- List of music festivals
- List of reggae festivals