The 8th-annual Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 1st through 30th, 2018, with over 100 events in five venues throughout New York City. The ongoing event lineup includes Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti at the newly opened Sony Hall in Times Square; an intimate evening with American music icon Art Garfunkel at The Town Hall; two-time Grammy Award nominee and jazz vocalist Gregory Porter; jazz-fusion guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola; renowned folk singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot; a very special five-night residency with future funk collective Lettuce performing for the first time ever at the historic Blue Note Jazz Club; jazz vocal group The Manhattan Transfer; Latin jazz legend pianist Eddie Palmieri; three-time Grammy Award nominee and revered blues guitarist Tab Benoit at Highline Ballroom; iconic Brazilian producer, composer, keyboardist, and vocalist Sérgio Mendes; celebrated blues guitarist Robert Cray; Grammy Award-winning multi-genre vocalist/musician Bilal performing with Victory; New Jersey-based rocker Southside Johnny, and many more!
“2018 is a paramount year for the festival,” says Steven Bensusan, President of Blue Note Entertainment Group, in a press release. He continued,
Our new partnerships with Sony Corporation, INGLOT Cosmetics of Poland, the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations and its associated member states and organizations have allowed us to expand our global footprint and collaborate with different industries to produce an extra special event for fans and artists alike. We are extremely grateful for their contributions and are excited to work together to extend the festival outside of New York City and showcase some of the most talented musicians from all over the world. We are also excited to present some of the industry’s biggest icons this year including Chris Botti, Art Garfunkel, Gregory Porter, Al Di Meola and many more.
Ticket information and a current schedule of events are available on the festival’s website. Additional performances, venues, and events will be announced in the coming weeks.