List of jazz festivals in the United States

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The list of jazz festivals in the United States includes music festivals in the United States with a jazz focus . First there is a sortable list of the jazz festivals currently taking place (2013). Then a list in alphabetical order.

Sortable list

Notes on using the list
This list is preset according to the month and alphabetically within it. It can also be sorted by title, year of foundation, state, and venue.

The sortable list includes jazz festivals in the United States that have been held regularly to date. Former jazz festivals and local events are not included in the list.

festival since State place month proof
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival 1967 Idaho Moscow February [1]
Denton Arts and Jazz Festival 1989 Texas The tone April [2]
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1970 Louisiana New Orleans April May [3]
Jacksonville Jazz Festival 1979 Florida Jacksonville May [4]
Blue Note Jazz Festival 2011 new York New York City June [5]
Hampton Jazz Festival 1989 Virginia Hampton June [6]
Rochester International Jazz Festival 2002 new York Rochester June [7]
Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival 1999 Minnesota Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area June [8th]
Philly JazzFest 1989 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh June [9]
Playboy Jazz Festival 1959 California los Angeles June [10]
Vision Festival 1994 new York New York City June [11]
Berkeley Jazz Festival 1967 California University of California, Berkeley July [12]
Bix 7 Road Race and Memorial Jazz Festival 1975 Iowa Davenport July [13]
Central Avenue Jazz Festival 1996 California los Angeles July [14]
Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival 1988 South Dakota Sioux Falls July [15]
WC Handy Music Festival 1982 Alabama Florence July [16]
Charlie Parker Festival 2003 new York New York City August [17]
Concord Jazz Festival 1969 California Concord August [18]
Litchfield Jazz Festival 1996 Connecticut Litchfield Hills August [19]
Jazz on the Square 2008 Illinois Woodstock August [20]
Newport Jazz Festival 1954 Rhode Island Newport August [21]
Provincetown Jazz Festival 2005 Massachusetts Provincetown August [22]
Celebration of the Arts Festival 1979 Pennsylvania Delaware Water Gap September [23]
Chicago Jazz Festival 1978 Illinois Chicago September [24]
Detroit International Jazz Festival 2000 Michigan Detroit September [25]
Indy Jazz Fest 1989 Indiana Indianapolis September [26]
Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival 2003 Alabama Birmingham September [27]
Miami Nice Jazz Festival 1986 Florida Miami October [28]
Monterey Jazz Festival 1958 California Monterey October [29]
Earshot Jazz Festival 1986 Washington Seattle October November [30]
San Francisco Jazz Festival 1983 California San Francisco October November [31]

Alphabetical list

Playboy Jazz Festival 2007

This is an alphabetical list of jazz festivals in the United States , including older and smaller festivals:

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

H

I.

J

K

L.

M.

N

O

P

R.

S.

T

U

V

W.

Y

See also

literature

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