3-Day Ticket Packages and Single-Day Tickets on Sale Now
MONTEREY, Calif. (July 15, 2024) – The Monterey Jazz Festival, the world’s longest continuously-running jazz festival, proudly announces its lineup for the 67th incarnation which happens September 27-29 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. The 87 shows on five stages include headliners and legends NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke, Rock & Roll, Gospel, and Blues Hall of Fame member Mavis Staples, multiple GRAMMY Award-winner Samara Joy, the Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa, iconic Mexican vocalist Lila Downs, renowned vocalist José James, SFJAZZ Collective and others. Ticket packages are on sale now, with prices holding steady from last year’s prices.
The 67th Monterey Jazz Festival marks the beginning of a new chapter of musical exploration under the guidance of new artistic director Darin Atwater, the first African American to lead the festival and only its third-ever artistic director.
Regarding the festival’s Crescendo in Blue theme, Atwater says “This remarkable rising of sight and sound is the crescendo of our collective spirits bathing in the blue notes of jazz, where we take all the challenges faced in daily life and find sweet release, if only for a few days, they return to us on the wings of blue birds smiling at us with dignity, elegance and of course, optimism.”
The Monterey Jazz Festival is renowned for its cutting-edge variety and diversity in performers. In addition to the Jimmy Lyons (main Arena) Stage, four additional stages throughout the fairgrounds will offer intimate settings to showcase a variety of world renowned performers, including: Berklee Jazz and Justice Quartet, Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble, Connected with Richie Goods and Chien Chien Lu, Ana Popovic and the FANTASTAFUNK Big Band, Yuko Mabuchi Trio, the Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo Duo, and Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble.
As an enduring example of the Monterey Jazz Festival’s ongoing commitment to youth music education, the festival will feature performances by the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, directed by pianist Gerald Clayton, and the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo, directed by bassist Katie Thiroux. Additionally, the Texas Southern University Gospel Choir returns for a Sunday performance with dynamic arranger-composer Tammy L. Hall, and North Carolina Central University Jazz Ensemble, two-time winners of the festival’s HBCU challenge will perform.
Pianist Jason Moran acts as the festival’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence and will appear each day of the festival with various groups—including a trio with tape loop artist BlankFor.ms; his longstanding trio The Bandwagon; as a special featured soloist with the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra celebrating Duke Ellington’s 125th anniversary; and in conversation with journalist Ashley Kahn about Ellington’s legacy.
The festival’s 2024 Showcase Artist is Kyle Eastwood who makes his Arena stage debut as a lead performer, with Eastwood Symphonic, a collaboration of his jazz quintet and the Monterey Symphony orchestra performing a musical tribute to the films of his father, iconic actor/director Clint Eastwood. Those films include Gran Torino, Letters from Iwo Jima, Flags of Our Fathers, and Bridges of Madison County. The orchestra will be led by Luxembourg composer and arranger Gast Waltzing.
Each year, the Monterey Jazz Festival commissions an artist to create an original composition to debut at the festival. Past commissioned artists include Oscar-winner Kris Bowers, Miho Hazama, Maria Schneider, Christian McBride, Wayne Shorter, and many others. The tradition continues with Robert Glasper (featuring Yebba) as the Monterey Jazz Festival’s 2024 Commission Artist.
In another exciting return, gospel music takes to the Jimmy Lyons (Arena) Stage when the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama with special guest Bobby Rush, perform. Popular gospel music songwriter/producer/choir director Donald Lawrence & Company will also perform on the Jimmy Lyons (Arena) Stage. John Nash and the Monterey Peninsula Gospel Choir will perform on the newly-named Tim Jackson Garden Stage.
Back by popular demand, Premier Club returns to the festival. For an additional purchase, Premier Club offers an air-conditioned lounge space with viewing of Arena stage performances, hors-d’oeuvres, free soft drinks, and a no-host top shelf bar.
An exciting array of food options and craft vendors will also be available on the grounds with items for purchase.
For a complete artist lineup, schedule, background information, listening samples, and other festival information, please click here.
Ticket Information and Pricing:
- 3-Day Arena reserved seat packages start at $430 and offer access to all performances on the Jimmy Lyons Stage as well as other stages throughout the fairgrounds.
- 3-Day Arena Lawn General Admission tickets offer full access to all the Arena performances at $295 without reserved seating on the lawn. Chairs will be available for rent.
- Single-Day Arena tickets include a reserved seat for all Arena shows and Ground Stages for one day of the festival at $99 for Friday, or $199 for Saturday or Sunday.
- Single-Day Arena Lawn tickets include a General Admission ticket for all Arena shows and Ground Stages for one day of the festival at $85 for Friday, or $125 for Saturday or Sunday.
- Full Weekend Grounds tickets include access to all Grounds stages, food, and beverage vendors for the weekend at $195. Grounds tickets do not include access to the Arena stage.
- Single-Day Grounds tickets for one day of the festival for access to all Grounds stages, food, and drink vendors at $60 Friday, or $85 Saturday or Sunday. Grounds tickets do not include access to the Arena stage.
- Please check the website for military and student discounts.
About the Monterey Jazz Festival
Founded in 1958 by the late Jimmy Lyons and late jazz critic Ralph Gleason, the Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest- continuously running jazz festival in the world. Set upon the oak-filled grounds at the scenic Monterey Fairgrounds, the festival has hosted virtually every major artist in the art form’s history, including Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis. In addition to the annual presentation of an iconic jazz festival, Monterey Jazz Festival is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) whose mission is to provide year-round opportunities for jazz education and performance for youth of all ages and backgrounds.
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67th Monterey Jazz Festival Lineup
Jason Moran: Artist-in-Residence
Robert Glasper: Commission Artist
Kyle Eastwood: Showcase Artist
(Artists in order of appearance)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
JIMMY LYONS STAGE / ARENA
SFJAZZ Collective: 20th Anniversary Celebration, Chief Adjuah, Samara Joy, José James presents 1978
TIM JACKSON GARDEN STAGE PRESENTED BY ALASKA AIRLINES
Berklee Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet, Sammy Miller & The Congregation, Ben Williams Band Jason Moran with BlankFor.ms and Marcus Gilmore; Sean Mason Quartet
WEST END STAGE PRESENTED BY CASTORO CELLARS
Jahari Stampley Trio, Ulysses Owens Jr.’s Generation Y; Action Trio: David Binney, Pera Krstajic, Zach Danziger; Monophonics, New Orleans Groove Masters: Herlin Riley, Jason Marsalis, Weedie Braimah
PACIFIC JAZZ CAFÉ
G. Thomas Allen Quintet, Tim Green Quartet, Christian Pepin y Orquesta Bembé
COURTYARD STAGE PRESENTED BY FOLKTALE WINERY & VINEYARDS
Leon Joyce Jr. Quartet (3 sets); HBCU-WIJC-NGJO Student Jam Session
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
JIMMY LYONS STAGE / ARENA
Blind Boys of Alabama with special guest Bobby Rush, Joshua Redman Group feat. Gabrielle Cavassa, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Somi, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, Stanley Clarke N•4EVER, Mumu Fresh
TIM JACKSON GARDEN STAGE PRESENTED BY ALASKA AIRLINES
Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo, Mimi Fox Organ Trio, Stephane Wrembel Band with special guest Jean-Michel Pilc, Christie Dashiell Quartet, Huntertones, Jackie Venson, Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble
WEST END STAGE PRESENTED BY CASTORO CELLARS
Joel Ross’ Good Vibes, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon feat. Tarus Mateen, Nasheet Waits and Akili Bradley; Endea Owens & The Cookout, The Soul Rebels, Jamison Ross, Harriet Tubman feat. Brandon Ross, Melvin Gibbs, JT Lewis; Connected with Richie Goods and Chien Chien Lu
PACIFIC JAZZ CAFÉ
Conversation: Songs for My Father — Soundtracks and Jazz with Kyle Eastwood & Ashley Kahn; Gerald Clayton: The Listening Space Live, El Arte del Bolero: Miguel Zenón / Luis Perdomo Duo, Tim Green Quartet, Christian Pepin y Orquesta Bembé
COURTYARD STAGE PRESENTED BY FOLKTALE WINERY & VINEYARDS
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Combo, Berklee Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice Quartet, Sara Jones Trio (3 sets), HBCU-WIJC-NGJO Student Jam Session
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
JIMMY LYONS STAGE / ARENA
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with Jason Moran and the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo: Jason Moran’s Ellington 125; Lila Downs, Donald Lawrence & Company, Eastwood Symphonic, Mavis Staples, Robert Glasper feat. Yebba, Keyon Harrold presents “Foreverland” feat. PJ Morton
TIM JACKSON GARDEN STAGE PRESENTED BY ALASKA AIRLINES
John Nash and Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir, Tammy Hall feat. the Texas Southern University Gospel Choir, Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble, Yuko Mabuchi Trio, Avery*Sunshine, Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East, James Brandon Lewis’ Red Lily Quintet
WEST END STAGE PRESENTED BY CASTORO CELLARS
Tarbaby feat. Orrin Evans, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits; Shayna Steele, Pedrito Martinez Group, Marquis Hill: Composers Collective, Brandee Younger Trio feat. Mumu Fresh, Gerald Clayton Trio, Ana Popovic & FANTASTAFUNK Big Band
PACIFIC JAZZ CAFÉ
Conversation: Crescendo in Blue — Vinyl Past, Vinyl Future with Don Was, Julia Keefe, Brandee Younger, Steven Duncan & Ashley Kahn; MJF Regional All-Star Vocal Ensemble, MJF Regional All-Star Middle School Combo, MJF Regional All-Star High School Band, Conversation: His Mother Called Him Edward, The World Called Him Duke with Jason Moran & Ashley Kahn; El Arte del Bolero: Miguel Zenón / Luis Perdomo Duo, Christian Pepin y Orquesta Bembé
COURTYARD STAGE PRESENTED BY FOLKTALE WINERY & VINEYARDS
North Carolina Central University Jazz Combo I, Texas Southern University Jazz Combo, Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo, The Carolyn Sills Combo (2 sets), HBCU-WIJC-NGJO Student Jam Session
All artists are subject to change.