The Scene
Home to an area holding some of the biggest names in festival history, Monterey Jazz Festival was founded in 1958 by jazz DJ icon, Jimmy Lyons. The festival features dozens of acclaimed acts, well known jazz musicians and other rising stars in the industry to the Monterey County Fairgrounds. With over 60 years of bringing some of the best jazz to Monterey every year, festival attendees are sure to hear some of the best in classic jazz and witness the evolution of jazz music in today’s modern music culture scene.
Festival Info
2023 Artist Lineup
- ALI RYERSON DUOALI RYERSON DUO
- AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE PRESENTS ISAKOSO ARA FEATURING OUMOU SANGARÉAMBROSE AKINMUSIRE PRESENTS ISAKOSO ARA FEATURING OUMOU SANGARÉ
- AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTETAMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET
- AZAR LAWRENCE EXPERIENCEAZAR LAWRENCE EXPERIENCE
- BEN FLOCKS TRIOBEN FLOCKS TRIO
- BENNY GREEN – SOLO PIANOBENNY GREEN – SOLO PIANO
- BERKLEE JAZZ & GENDER JUSTICE QUARTETBERKLEE JAZZ & GENDER JUSTICE QUARTET
- BILLY CHILDS QUARTET FEATURING SEAN JONESBILLY CHILDS QUARTET FEATURING SEAN JONES
- CATHERINE RUSSELLCATHERINE RUSSELL
- CHARLES LLOYD QUARTETCHARLES LLOYD QUARTET
- CHRIS CAIN BANDCHRIS CAIN BAND
- CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWNCHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN
- CLAUDIA VILLELACLAUDIA VILLELA
- CONNIE HAN TRIOCONNIE HAN TRIO
- DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIODELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO
- DIANNE REEVESDIANNE REEVES
- DONNY MCCASLINDONNY MCCASLIN
- ELENA PINDERHUGHES & LIONEL LOUEKE: A DIASPORA JOURNEYELENA PINDERHUGHES & LIONEL LOUEKE: A DIASPORA JOURNEY
- GERALD CLAYTON PRESENTS THE LISTENING SPACEGERALD CLAYTON PRESENTS THE LISTENING SPACE
- GRETCHEN PARLATO & LIONEL LOUEKEGRETCHEN PARLATO & LIONEL LOUEKE
- HERBIE HANCOCKHERBIE HANCOCK
- INSIDE SCOFIELDINSIDE SCOFIELD
- ISAIAH SHARKEYISAIAH SHARKEY
- JAMES FRANCIES TRIOJAMES FRANCIES TRIO
- JAMIE CULLUMJAMIE CULLUM
- JOHN SANTOS SEXTETJOHN SANTOS SEXTET
- JOHN SCOFIELD – SOLO GUITARJOHN SCOFIELD – SOLO GUITAR
- JOHN SCOFIELD & YANKEE GO HOMEJOHN SCOFIELD & YANKEE GO HOME
- KAIT DUNTON TRIOKAIT DUNTON TRIO
- KATIE THIROUX TRIOKATIE THIROUX TRIO
- KENDRICK SCOTT’S CORRIDORS FEATURING CHRIS POTTER & REUBEN ROGERSKENDRICK SCOTT’S CORRIDORS FEATURING CHRIS POTTER & REUBEN ROGERS
- KRIS DAVIS’ DIATOM RIBBONSKRIS DAVIS’ DIATOM RIBBONS
- LAKECIA BENJAMIN & PHOENIXLAKECIA BENJAMIN & PHOENIX
- LATIN JAZZ COLLECTIVE WITH JOHN NAVALATIN JAZZ COLLECTIVE WITH JOHN NAVA
- LEW TABACKIN QUARTET FEATURING JEREMY PELTLEW TABACKIN QUARTET FEATURING JEREMY PELT
- LUCIA MICARELLI & LEO AMUEDOLUCIA MICARELLI & LEO AMUEDO
- MJF REGIONAL ALL-STAR BAND & REGIONAL ALL-STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL COMBOMJF REGIONAL ALL-STAR BAND & REGIONAL ALL-STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL COMBO
- MJF REGIONAL ALL-STAR VOCAL ENSEMBLEMJF REGIONAL ALL-STAR VOCAL ENSEMBLE
- NEXT GENERATION JAZZ ORCHESTRA COMBONEXT GENERATION JAZZ ORCHESTRA COMBO
- NEXT GENERATION JAZZ ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY GERALD CLAYTON WITH SPECIAL GUEST LAKECIA BENJAMINNEXT GENERATION JAZZ ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY GERALD CLAYTON WITH SPECIAL GUEST LAKECIA BENJAMIN
- NEXT GENERATION WOMEN IN JAZZ COMBO DIRECTED BY KATIE THIROUXNEXT GENERATION WOMEN IN JAZZ COMBO DIRECTED BY KATIE THIROUX
- RAY OBIEDO’S LATIN JAZZ PROJECTRAY OBIEDO’S LATIN JAZZ PROJECT
- SAMARA JOYSAMARA JOY
- SANDY CRESSMAN – TRIBUTE TO MILTON NASCIMENTOSANDY CRESSMAN – TRIBUTE TO MILTON NASCIMENTO
- SANTOS – SKIN TO SKINSANTOS – SKIN TO SKIN
- SARAH WILSON’S BRASS TONICSARAH WILSON’S BRASS TONIC
- SCARY GOLDINGS FEATURING JOHN SCOFIELDSCARY GOLDINGS FEATURING JOHN SCOFIELD
- SNARKY PUPPYSNARKY PUPPY
- SULLIVAN FORTNER TRIOSULLIVAN FORTNER TRIO
- TAYLOR EIGSTI GROUPTAYLOR EIGSTI GROUP
- TERENCE BLANCHARD – SEE ME AS I AM: A RETROSPECTIVETERENCE BLANCHARD – SEE ME AS I AM: A RETROSPECTIVE
- TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON & NEW STANDARDSTERRI LYNE CARRINGTON & NEW STANDARDS
- TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON PRESENTS VISUALIZING ABOLITIONTERRI LYNE CARRINGTON PRESENTS VISUALIZING ABOLITION
- TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY JAZZ COMBOTEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY JAZZ COMBO
- THE TRIO: GERALD CLAYTON, JOHN CLAYTON & JEFF HAMILTONTHE TRIO: GERALD CLAYTON, JOHN CLAYTON & JEFF HAMILTON
- THUNDERCATTHUNDERCAT
- TONY LINDSAY & THE SOUL SOLDIERSTONY LINDSAY & THE SOUL SOLDIERS
- USAF BAND OF THE GOLDEN WEST: THE COMMANDERS JAZZ ENSEMBLEUSAF BAND OF THE GOLDEN WEST: THE COMMANDERS JAZZ ENSEMBLE
- WE’VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH: SUNDAY GOSPEL WITH TAMMY L. HALL AND THE TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY CHOIRWE’VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH: SUNDAY GOSPEL WITH TAMMY L. HALL AND THE TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY CHOIR
- ZACH WESTFALL QUARTETZACH WESTFALL QUARTET