Blue Note festival lineup
The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York announced its 15th edition lineup featuring Ledisi, Durand Bernarr, Big Freedia, UMI, Destin Conrad, Kokoroko, Cymande, Take 6 and The Dirty Dozen — a big cross-genre slate for 2026 web. The bill leans into diversity and crossover acts, signaling jazz’s continued boundary-blurring this season web.
The monthlong festival runs June 1–July 1, 2026 bluenotejazz.com and is being presented as the event’s 15th edition. billboard.com Shows are booked across Manhattan venues, with programming at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village and Sony Hall in Times Square. variety.com The schedule officially kicks off June 1 with a headline performance by Arrested Development at Sony Hall. news.pollstar.com Late-night and specialty programming includes the Blue Note Jazz Fest Midnight Jam presented by Chris Rob on June 26, plus recurring Blue Note jazz brunch dates that span the month. news.pollstar.com The published schedule names extended sets from forward-leaning instrumentalists and producers — MonoNeon (June 2–3), Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band (June 11–13), Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (June 4–6), Marcus Gilmore (June 29–30) and Ibrahim Maalouf (June 29) on specific dates. brooklynvegan.com Additional special events include Louie Vega: Elements of Life on June 27–28 and multiple Sony Hall presentations, signaling a cross-venue, genre-blurring approach to curation this year. brooklynvegan.com
