Blue Note Jazz Club has officially released the full artist lineup for its 2026 Blue Note Jazz Festival, returning to New York City from June 1 to July 1. The festival’s 15th annual iteration will be led by genre-leading talents like Ledisi, Durand Berarr, and Big Freedia who top a bill featuring more than 30 celebrated acts from the worlds of jazz, soul, hip-hop, funk, alt-rock and everything in between. Many of the artists featured will perform multiple times throughout the series, totaling 52 concerts.

The festivities will begin on June 1 with a set from long-running progressive hip-hop outfit Arrested Development at Sony Hall, with Japanese rapper and singer-songwriter Yuki Chiba taking the stage across town at Blue Note. The ensuing month of programming will present a vast array of high-profile artists and special collaborations, including Kokoroko, Cymande, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, MonoNeon, Cracker, Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah, Anuhea, Seedhe Maut, Isaiah Collier, Swamp Dogg, Take 6, The Bad Plus, Mario, Ozomatli and Young Gun Silver Fox. Returning favorites include Marcus Gilmore, Brandee Younger, the Harlem Gospel Choir, Louie Vega & The Elements Of Life, Slum Village and The Music of Buena Vista Social Club. These concerts will take place exclusively at Blue Note and Sony Hall in a shift from the city-spanning programs of prior years.

“We started the Blue Note Jazz Festival New York 15 years ago with a focus on unique curation and programming an eclectic range of artistry,” said Blue Note Director of Programming Alex Kurland. “The festival has always focused on presenting artists who are singular and one of a kind, who push the sound and state of the music forward. Artists who are completely individual.”

“This year is particularly special for us, with a lineup that continues to read like a playlist of taste, focused on artists that we love,” Kurland continued. “Artists who are your favorite artists’ favorite artists. Stylistically diverse, singular and soulful. This year’s lineup spans from Big Freedia to Brian Blade, to Ledisi and Durand Bernarr; from Dirty Dozen Brass Band to Kokoroko and MonoNeon. Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah to Destin Conrad and BLK ODYSSY. Incomparable voices that creatively propel the sound and music culture forward.”

Tickets for the 2026 Blue Note Jazz Festival are available now. For more information, visit bluenotejazz.com. 

Read on for the complete list of performances in this year’s festival.

Blue Note Jazz Festival 2026 Schedule:

June 1—Blue Note—Yuki Chiba

June 1—Sony Hall—Arrested Development

June 2—Blue Note—MonoNeon

June 3—Blue Note—MonoNeon

June 4—Blue Note—Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah

June 4—Sony Hall—Seedhe Maut

June 5—Blue Note—Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah

June 6 – BRUNCH—Blue Note—Forever Ray

June 6—Blue Note—Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah

June 7 – BRUNCH—Blue Note—Harlem Gospel Choir

June 7—Blue Note—Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah

June 10—Sony Hall—Anuhea

June 11—Blue Note—Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

June 11—Sony Hall—Cracker

June 12—Blue Note—Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

June 13 – BRUNCH—Blue Note—Strictly Sinatra

June 13—Blue Note—Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

June 13—Sony Hall—Los Amigos Invisibles

June 14 – BRUNCH—Blue Note—Harlem Gospel Choir

June 14—Blue Note—Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

June 15—Blue Note—Brandee Younger

June 15—Sony Hall—Harlem Gospel Choir Sing Whitney + Tina

June 16—Blue Note—Isaiah Collier

June 17—Blue Note—Isaiah Collier

June 17—Sony Hall— Swamp Dogg

June 18—Blue Note—Durand Bernarr

June 18—Sony Hall—Mario w/ live band

June 19—Blue Note—Take 6

June 19—Sony Hall—The Bad Plus

June 20 – BRUNCH—Blue Note—The Music Of

The Buena Vista Social Club: A Tribute To The Golden Age Of Cuba

June 20—Sony Hall—BLK ODYSSY

June 21 – BRUNCH—Blue Note— Harlem Gospel Choir

June 21—Blue Note—Take 6

June 22—Blue Note—Ozomatli

June 23—Blue Note—Ozomatli

June 23—Sony Hall—The Church

June 24—Sony Hall—Big Freedia

June 25—Blue Note—UMI

June 26—Blue Note—Slum Village

June 26 – Late Show—Blue Note—Chris Rob Presents:

The Official Blue Note Jazz Fest Midnight Jam

June 27—Blue Note—Louie Vega: Elements of Life with Special Guests

June 27—Sony Hall—Cymande

June 28 – BRUNCH—Blue Note—Harlem Gospel Choir

June 28—Blue Note—Louie Vega: Elements of Life with Special Guests

June 29— Blue Note —Marcus Gilmore

June 29— Blue Note —Ibrahim Maalouf

June 30—Blue Note—Marcus Gilmore

June 30—Sony Hall—Destin Conrad

July 1—Blue Note—Jon Lampley, Notes To Self Album Release

July 1—Sony Hall—Young Gun Silver Fox