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.
Festival Info
2020 Artist Lineup
- 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