The Scene: Since 1976, the North Sea Jazz Festival has been entertaining The Netherlands with jazz legends and Dutch artists. 75,000 attendees gather in Rotterdam to more than 1,000 musicians and 150 performances over 15 states. The diverse amount of music means that there's something for everyone in this wildly diverse selection of artists.
- AMARO FREITAS TRIO
- ANOUK & METROPOLE ORKEST
- AVISHAI COHEN BANDE IROKO
- BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE
- BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE
- BLACK PUMAS
- BRITTANY HOWARD
- CANDY DULFER WITH SPECIAL GUEST JONATHAN BUTLER
- CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
- CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM
- CHUCHOVALDÉS: IRAKERE 50
- CORINNE BAILEY RAE PRESENTS BLACK RAINBOWS
- CORTO.ALTO
- D.K. HARRELL
- DARCY JAMES ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY
- DAVE DOUGLAS GIFTS QUINTET FT. JAMES BRANDON LEWIS, RAFIQ BHATIA, AND IAN CHANG
- EMILY KING
- FAADA FREDDY
- FIRE! ORCHESTRA
- HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA ‘TIMBA A LA AMERICANA’ FT. GRÉGOIRE MARET, LUQUES CURTIS & RUY ADRIAN LÓPEZ-NUSSA
- HENRI TEXIER ‘AN INDIAN’S LIFE’
- IBRAHIM MAALOUF AND THE TRUMPETS OF MICHEL-ANGE
- JAMIE CULLUM
- JIMETTA ROSE & THE VOICES OF CREATION
- JOEL ROSS GOOD VIBES
- JOHN GHOST
- JOHN SCOFIELD & DAVE HOLLAND
- JOSHUA REDMAN GROUP FT. GABRIELLE CAVASSA ‘WHERE ARE WE’ TOUR
- JOSS STONE
- KINGA GŁYK
- KNOWER
- KURT ROSENWINKEL QUARTET ‘THE NEXT STEP REUNION TOUR’
- KYMARA
- LANDER & ADRIAAN
- LAUFEY
- LAURA MISCH
- LAWRENCE
- LEHMANSS BROTHERS
- LIZZ WRIGHT
- MAHALIA
- MAITE HONTELÉ’S NJJO GOES MAMBO
- MARISA MONTE
- MASEGO
- MYRA MELFORD – FIRE & WATER QUINTET
- NONAME
- POTTER*MEHLDAU*PATITUCCI*BLAKE
- QUIQUE
- RAYE
- REUBEN JAMES
- SAMPHA
- SANEM KALFA MIRACULOUS LAYERS
- SHAI MAESTRO & JAZZ ORCHESTRA OF THE CONCERTGEBOUW
- SMINO
- SOMETHING ELSE! FT. VINCENT HERRING, BINKER GOLDING, JEREMY PELT, DAVID KIKOSKI, PAUL BOLLENBACK, ESSIET ESSIET, AND LEWIS NASH
- STING
- SUNGAZER PLUS
- SYLVIE COURVOISIER CHIMAERA
- TEMS
- VERONICA SWIFT
- VICENTE AMIGO
- VULFPECK
- WALTER SMITH III
- Alfa Mist
- Alicia Keys
- Ambrose Akinmusire
- Anthony Joseph
- Avishai Cohen
- Aviv Noam Quartet
- BadBadNotGood
- Black Pumas
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Charles Lloyd & The Marvels featuring Bill Frisell
- Christone Ingram
- Cimafunk
- CKTRL
- Cory Wong
- Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
- Diana Krall
- Dianne Reeves
- Emma-Jean Thackray
- Eric Gales
- Fay Claassen & Peter Beets New Jazz Orchestra
- Gabriels
- Gaidaa
- Gary Bartz & Maisha
- George Benson
- Gregory Porter
- Gretchen Parlato
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- H.E.R.
- Herbie Hancock
- Herbie Hancock
- Hiromi The Piano Quintet
- Ibrahim Maalouf
- Immanuel Wilkins
- Jacob Collier
- James Francies
- Jett Rebel
- Joe Armon Jones
- Joel Culpepper
- John Legend
- John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension
- Jordan Rakei
- Julian Lage
- Kassa Overall
- Lady Blackbird
- Lionel Richie
- Louis Cole & Metropole Orkest
- Lous And The Yakuza
- Marcus King
- Martí Mitjavila Casals
- Melanie Charles
- Melody Gardot
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Michael Mayo
- Moses Sumney
- NABOU
- Nala Sinephro
- Neal Francis
- Nona
- Nubya Garcia
- Pino Palladino & Blake Mills
- Ron Carter Foursight Quartet
- SMANDEM.
- Stacey Kent
- Sun-Mi Hong Quintet
- Tems
- The Fearless Flyers
- Tigran Hamasyan
- Tom Misch
- Tyshawn Sorey
- Vijay Iyer Trio Featuring Linda May Han Oh
- Yola
- Alica Keys
- Diana Ross
- John Legend
- Lionel Richie
- Archie Shepp
- Branford Marsalis
- Brittany Howard
- Burna Boy
- George Benson
- Jazzmeia Horn
- Jill Scott
- Joe Bonamassa & Metropole Orkest
- Jordan Rakei
- Kurt
- Elling & Danilo Pérez
- Kokoroko
- Louis Cole Big Band
- Mark Guiliana’s BEAT MUSIC
- Mark Lettieri Group
- Nérija
- This Edition ft. Jeff Ballard
- Jasper Høiby
- Pabo Held
- Verneri Pohjola
- Julian Argüelles
- Archie Shepp
- Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram
- Dweezil Zappa
- Eric Gales
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- Greg Ward’s Rogue Parade
- Hiromi
- Ibrahim Maalouf
- James Carter Organ Trio
- Little Simz
- Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Mood Swing Quartet Ft. Joshua Redman
- Brad Mehldau
- Christian McBride and Brian Blade
- Nubya Garcia
- Nona
- Typhoon
- Yola
- Ari Lennox
- Avishai Cohen Big Vicious
- Baby Rose
- Black Pumas
- Gregory Porter
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola’s Band Viento y Tiempo
- Herbie Hancock
- Joey Alexander Trio
- John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension
- Kenny Barron & Dave Holland Trio ft. Johnathan Blake
- Mudita
- New Cool Collective
- SFJAZZ Collective
- Shabaka And The Ancestors
- Stacey Kent
- TaxiWars
- Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya
- Ady Suleiman
- Ambrose Akinmusire Origami Harvest
- Anita Baker
- Arild Andersen Trio
- Arp Frique & Family
- Ben Wendel Seasons Band
- Blood Orange
- Bob Reynolds Group
- Bobby McFerrin
- Bobo Stenson Trio
- Braxton Cook
- Burt Bacharach
- Cargo Mas
- Chance The Rapper
- Chick Corea: The Spanish Heart Band
- Christian Sands Trio
- Chucho Valdés – Jazz Batá
- Curtis Harding
- Dafnis Prieto Big Band
- Danilo Perez
- Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Dee Dee Bridgewater ‘J’ai Deux Amours’
- Diana Krall
- Dobet Gnahoré
- Fat Night
- Feng Suave
- Fleurine & Boys from Brazil
- Gilberto Gil
- Goldings, Bernstein, Stewart
- Greyheads
- Henry Threadgill’s Zooid
- Houston Person
- Jacob Banks
- Jacob Collier
- James Brandon Lewis Quintet
- Jamie Cullum
- Janelle Monáe
- JD Allen Quartet featuring Liberty Ellman
- Joe Jackson
- Joel Ross Good Vibes
- Joey DeFrancesco Trio featuring Billy Hart
- John Zorn’s Bagatelles Marathon
- Jonathan Jeremiah
- José James
- Joshua Redman – Still Dreaming
- Juanes
- Jungle By Night
- Kamasi Washington
- Kayhan Kalhor
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Macy Gray
- Mahalia
- Maisha
- Makaya McCraven
- Mammal Hands
- Marc Broussard
- Masego
- Mats Eilertsen Trio
- Mayra Andrade
- Melissa Aldana Quartet
- Michel Camilo Quartet & New Cool Collective Horns
- Mokoomba
- Ms. Lauryn Hill
- MY BABY
- Niels Broos x Jamie Peet
- Nik Bärtsch’s RONIN
- Orquesta Akokán
- Poppy Ajudha
- Rag’n’Bone Man
- Ranky Tanky
- Reis Demuth Wiltgen
- Robert Glasper
- Robert Glasper Trio
- RYMDEN
- Samm Henshaw
- Shai Maestro
- Shake Stew
- Sly5thAve
- Son Swagga
- Spinifex
- Stefon Harris & Blackout
- Steve Gadd Band
- Tank and the Bangas
- The Baylor Project
- The California Honeydrops
- The California Honeydrops
- The Internet
- The War and Treaty
- Theon Cross
- Toto
- Tower of Power
- Valvetronic Brassband
- Youn Sun Nah
- Young Gun Silver Fox
- Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet
- ZAZ
- Aloe Blacc
- Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
- AVISHAI COHEN ‘1970’
- BADBADNOTGOOD
- Cameron Graves Trio
- Carla Bley ‘TRIOS’
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- CeeLo Green
- Charles Lloyd & The Marvels
- Chico Freeman Plus+tet
- Christian Scott
- Coely
- Con Brio
- D’Angelo
- David Sanborn Acoustic Band
- Daymé Arocena
- Derrick Hodge and Justin Tyson
- Dulfer Plays Blues
- Durand Jones & The Indications
- Earth Wind & Fire
- Emeli Sandé
- Eric Vloeimans’ Levanter
- Fred Hersch Trio
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Hannah Williams & The Affirmations
- Harold Lopez Nussa Trio with Pedrito Martinez and Gregoire Maret
- Ibeyi
- Jasper Høiby’s Fellow Creatures
- Jazzmeia Horn
- Jérôme Hol
- Jett Rebel
- JP Cooper
- Keyon Harrold
- Khalid
- Knower
- Kurt Elling Quintet
- Laurence Jones
- Leon Bridges
- Linda Oh & Gwilym Simcock*
- Marcus Miller
- Maria Schneider & Ensemble Denada
- Mathias Eick Quintet
- Mike Stern/Randy Brecker Band
- Mingus Big Band
- Moonchild
- Moses Boyd Exodus
- Moses Sumney
- Mulatu Astatke
- Mulatu Astatke
- N.E.R.D
- Nate Smith KINFOLK
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
- Nile Rodgers & CHIC
- Pat Metheny w/ Antonio Sanchez
- Pharoah Sanders Quartet
- Philip Catherine
- R + R = NOW with Robert Glasper
- Robert Finley
- Rohey
- Roy Hargrove Quintet
- Rubén Blades
- Ruben Hein
- Ruthie Foster with Espoo Big Band
- Selah Sue Acoustic
- Sevdaliza
- Sons of Kemet
- Stanley Clarke Band
- Taylor McFerrin
- Terrace Martin
- The O’Jays
- The Roots & Friends
- Togo All Stars GoGo Penguin
- Tord Gustavsen featuring Simin Tander
- Vijay Iyer Sextet
- Willie Colon
- WizKid
