SAN JOSE, Calif. — Gregory Porter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Melody Gardot, Nicholas Payton, Ravi Coltrane, Chucho Valdes and the Moodswing Reunion (featuring Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade) are among the many acts set to appear at the 65th anniversary Monterey Jazz Festival.
The recently announced lineup also includes Kim Nalley, the Cookers, Nate Smith, Emma-Jean Thackray, Flor de Toloache, the Chicanos, Las Cafeteras, Akira Tana and Otonowa, Butcher Brown, the Brubeck Brothers Quartet and many other acts.
The festival takes places Sept. 23-25 at the legendary Monterey County Fairgrounds.
Three-day passes start at $185. Single-day tickets start at $50 for Friday and $75 Saturday/Sunday.
Visit montereyjazzfestival.org or call 888-248-6499 for details.
Lineup (listed alphabetically):
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
Arena: Chucho Valdes – La Creacion (with the Yoruband Orchestra directed by Hilarío Duran & John Beasley), Incognito with special guest Maysa
Grounds: Akira Tana & Otonowa, The Bad Plus, Berklee Jazz and Gender Justice Group, Emmaline, John Hanrahan Quartet, Julian Lage Quartet, Nicholas Payton, Mo’Fone, Reunion Trio (with Bruce Forman, John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton), Samara Joy
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
Arena: Artemis (with Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Alexa Tarantino, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda, Allison Miller), Butcher Brown, Las Cafeteras, Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour – Celebrating 65 (with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, Lakecia Benjamin, Christian Sands, Yasushi Nakamura, Clarence Penn), Moodswing Reunion (Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade), Veronica Swift
Grounds: Artemis (w/ Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Alexa Tarantino, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda, Allison Miller), Butcher Brown, The Cookers (w/ Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Donald Harrison, Billy Harper, George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart), Dan Wilson, Dave Stryker Eight Track Band, Emmet Cohen Trio, Fleurine, Joel Ross “Good Vibes,” Matthew Whitaker, MJF Women in Jazz Combo (led by Katie Thiroux), Moy Eng – The Blue Hour Project, Sal’s Greenhouse, Terrie Odabi
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25
Arena: Gregory Porter, Melody Gardot, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra directed by Gerald Clayton (ft. Artist-in-Residence Christian Sands), Ravi Coltrane Cosmic Music (ft. special guest Brandee Younger Trio), Contemporary Exploration into the Music of John and Alice Coltrane, SuperBlue – Kurt Elling ft. Charlie Hunter
Grounds: Brandee Younger Trio, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Gerald Clayton Trio, Keyon Harrold, Kim Nalley, Kyle Eastwood Group, Emil Afrasiyab Trio, Emma-Jean Thackray, Flor de Toloache, Michael Zilber Quartet, Molly Miller Trio, Nate Smith + KINFOLK, Sunday Morning Gospel (with Brown, Sturgis & Brown)
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