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
2023 Artist Lineup
Lizzo
Mavis Staples
Stormzy
Van Morrison
- Abdullah Ibrahim Trio
- Adi Oasis
- Alabaster DePlume
- Alessandro Fongaro’s Pietre
- Alvin Queen & New Rdam Orchestra
- and Jonathan Blake
- Andrew Cyrille Quartet
- Anna Webber Simple Trio
- Antonio Faraò
- Arooj Aftab
- Artemis
- Ben l’Oncle Soul
- Benny Sings
- Bia Ferreira
- Bill Frisell FOUR ft. Greg Tardy
- Boi Akih
- Brad Mehldau Trio
- Brandee Younger Trio
- Branford Marsalis Quartet
- Buddy Guy – Dammn Right Farewell
- Camilla George
- Cha Wa
- CHARLES TOLLIVER • AFRICA / BRASS ft. Binker Golding
- Chatlein i su Zumbi
- Chris Dahlgren
- Coco Maria
- Codarts Presents: Arkestra Plays Shorter
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Crescent Super Band
- Cymande
- Danielle Ponder
- Dave Holland New Quartet featuring Kris Davis
- Dealer of Funky Music
- DeWolff & Dawn Brothers present Double Cream
- Drew Gress
- Duckwrth
- Eloise
- Endea Owens & The Cookout
- Esperanza Spalding: Songwrights Apothecary Lab hosts a Co-Musicking Lab
- EZRA Collective
- Fergus McCreadie Trio
- FRA!
- Fred Hersch
- Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding
- Fuensanta & Ensamble Grande
- Gabriels
- Gard Nilssen’s Supersonic Orchestra
- Gerald Clayton
- Gino-Cochise & Special Guests
- Goudsmit & Directie
- Gregory Porter
- Hermeto Pascoal
- HKU Large Ensemble – Conducted by Corrie van Binsbergen
- Ir Sais
- Izaline Calister ‘Tula Lives!’
- Jacob Banks
- Jaleel Shaw and Nasheet Waits
- Jalen Ngonda
- Jan Garbarek
- Jasper Blom Quartet with Pablo Held
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
- Jeff Parker Quartet
- Jill Scott
- Joey Baron
- John McLaughlin’s SHAKTI featuring Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan
- Julius Rodriguez
- Kamaal Williams
- Kandace Springs
- Kenny Barron Quartet
- Kenny Garrett Quintet
- Kingdom Sound
- Kokoroko
- Lakecia Benjamin
- Latanya Alberto
- Laufey
- Laura Jurd
- Laura Mvula
- Linda May Han Oh
- Lizzo
- Lucas Santana 5tet
- Madison McFerrin
- Mansur Brown
- Marco Mezquida Trio
- Marcus Miller
- Maria Schneider & Oslo Jazz Ensemble presents ‘Data Lords’
- Mark Guiliana
- Mark Lettieri Group
- Mavis Staples
- Maya Delilah
- Metropole Orkest ‘Palm & Plaate’ Classic & Popular Compositions from Curaçao
- Mette Rasmussen Trio North
- Minyeshu
- Mo
- MonoNeon
- Montis
- NAFT
- Ndlovu Youth Choir
- NOHMI
- North Sea Jazz Composition Project: Yannick Hiwat
- NPO Radio 2 Soul Night met Wouter van der Goes & Frank van ‘t Hof
- Oded Tzur
- Off-Brand gOdds”: Esperanza Spalding & Antonio Brown Dance
- Olivia Dean
- Orchestra Baobab
- Palo Santo
- Paradox Jazz Orchestra ‘Remembering The Skymasters’
- Pat Metheny Side-Eye
- Phil Peoples
- Philip Lassiter & the Philthy Phunk Army
- Róisín Murphy
- Ronald Snijders Special Band
- Sabakoe
- Salif Keita
- Samara Joy
- Samora Pinderhughes
- Sampa The Great
- Seal
- Snarky Puppy
- Somi
- Son Little
- Sona Jobarteh
- Stanley Clarke N’4Ever
- Stormzy
- SuperBlue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter with the Huntertones Horns
- Teis Semey Quintet
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Teus Nobel Liberty Group
- The Diaspora Suite ft. Metropole Orkest
- The Hi-Stakes
- The Staples Jr. Singers
- The Teskey Brothers
- Thelonious & Onno Paloma
- Tina Edwards
- Tom Jones
- Trio Da Kali & North Sea String Quartet
- Tristan
- Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & GURLS
- True Loves
- Typhoon
- Typhoon a.o.
- Van Morrison
- Vloeimans Goudsmit Fraanje ‘Fugimundi’
- Woodcraft
- Yaya Bey
- Young Jazz Society with Tijn Wybenga & Reinier Baas
- Yuri Honing’s Peace Orchestra
- Yussef Dayes
- Zwangere Guy & Lander Gyselinck