Blue Note Jazz Festival will return to New York City in June 2024 with a wide-ranging lineup set to take over venues throughout the city. Top performers for the multi-disciplinary festival curated by the Blue Note jazz club include Andra Day, Wynton Marsalis, Corrine Bailey Rae, Stanley Clarke, and Victor Wooten.
The 13th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival will stage performances at Sony Hall, SummerStage in Central Park, Town Hall, Brooklyn Bowl, and the titular Blue Note from June 1st through July 1st. Other prominent acts include instrumental jazz-funk trio Soulive who will kick off the festival with two nights at the Blue Note on June 1st and 2nd, vocalist Ms. Lisa Fischer, Dominican composer Michel Camilo, Puerto Rican singer Rita Moreno, English drummer Yussef Dayes, trumpeter Chief Adjuah, Jazz Is Dead, and more. The festival has curated several collaborations of note, including The Soul Rebels with Ghostface Killah, Yo La Tengo with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Antibalas with Ethiopian keyboardist Hailu Mergia, and others.
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“This year, Blue Note Jazz Festival is focused on spotlighting diverse global cultures in a range of venues throughout New York City, including artists from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Niger, Brazil and beyond,” Blue Note Director of Programming Alex Kurland said. “The lineup features iconic and legendary artists that have made a tremendous impact in music and on generations of artists, including Wynton Marsalis, Stanley Clarke, Fred Wesley and hip-hop icon Ghostface Killah. The lineup is complemented by a wave of progressive and contemporary artists ranging from Ezra Collective, Yussef Dayes and Julius Rodriguez. We’re also focused on spotlighting powerful and impactful female voices including Andra Day, Corinne Bailey Rae and Lisa Fischer to name a few.”
Tickets for the 2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival are on sale here. Scroll down for the full lineup of performances.
BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL DATES
June 1—Soulive—Blue Note
June 2—Soulive—Blue Note
June 2—Harlem Gospel Choir—Blue Note Brunch
June 2—Paula Cole—Sony Hall
June 3—Derrick Hodge—Blue Note
June 4—Derrick Hodge—Blue Note
June 5—Derrick Hodge—Blue Note
June 5—Lisa Fischer—Sony Hall
June 6—Soulive—Blue Note
June 7—Soulive—Blue Note
June 7—Michel Camilo—Sony Hall
June 7—ALJO with Hamilton de Holanda and Yamandu Cost—Town Hall
June 8—Soulive—Blue Note
June 8—The Music of The Buena Vista Social Club—Blue Note Brunch
June 9—Soulive—Blue Note
June 9—Jazz is Dead—Sony Hall
June 9—Harlem Gospel Choir—Blue Note Brunch
June 10—Brandee Younger—Blue Note
June 11—The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis—Blue Note
June 12—The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis—Blue Note
June 12—Yemi Alade—Sony Hall
June 13—The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis—Blue Note
June 14—Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Wynton Marsalis with The Future of Jazz Septet—Blue Note
June 14—Eliane Elias—Sony Hall
June 15—Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Wynton Marsalis with The Future of Jazz Septet—Blue Note
June 15—Yo La Tengo with the Sun Ra Arkestra—Sony Hall
June 15—Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra—Blue Note Brunch
June 16—Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Wynton Marsalis with The Future of Jazz Septet—Blue Note
June 16—Victor Wooten—Sony Hall
June 16—Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra—Blue Note Brunch
June 17—Julius Rodriguez—Blue Note
June 17— Haley Reinhart—Sony Hall
June 18—Julius Rodriguez—Blue Note
June 19—Julius Rodriguez—Blue Note
June 19— Mulatu Astatke—Sony Hall
June 20—Julius Rodriguez—Blue Note
June 20— Mulatu Astatke—Sony Hall
June 21—Ghostface Killah with The Soul Rebels—Blue Note
June 21—Fred Wesley with The Brecker Brothers—Sony Hall
June 22—Ghostface Killah with The Soul Rebels—Blue Note
June 22—Antibalas with Hailu Mergia—Sony Hall
June 23—Ghostface Killah with The Soul Rebels—Blue Note
June 23—Harlem Gospel Choir—Blue Note Brunch
June 24—Ozomatli—Blue Note
June 25—Ozomatli—Blue Note
June 25—Stanley Clarke—Sony Hall
June 26—Ozomatli—Blue Note
June 26—Stanley Clarke—Sony Hall
June 27—Chief Adjuah—Blue Note
June 27—Gino Vannelli—Sony Hall
June 28—Chief Adjuah—Blue Note
June 28—Bombino with Etran De L’Air—Sony Hall
June 28—Os Mutantes—Brooklyn Bowl
June 29—Chief Adjuah—Blue Note
June 29—ProgJect with Bill Bruford—Sony Hall
June 29—Brass Queens—Blue Note Brunch
June 30—Chief Adjuah—Blue Note
June 30—Harlem Gospel Choir—Blue Note Brunch
July 1—Joey Alexander—Blue Note
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