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69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival at Monterey County Fair & Event Center
Dates: 9/25/2026 - 9/27/2026
📍 Theatre: Monterey County Fair & Event Center
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The 69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world, featuring 73 performances across five stages over three days and nights. The festival spans 30 hours of live music from iconic jazz masters and emerging artists, along with educational events and conversations. Performers include Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter performing as a duo for the first time at the festival in 34 years, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Cécile McLorin Salvant, Meshell Ndegeocello debuting the MJF69 commission America 250, and dozens of other artists across the Arena and Grounds stages. The festival takes place on 20 oak-studded acres at 2000 Fairground Road in Monterey, California.
Cast and Creative Team for 69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival at Monterey County Fair & Event Center
Cast
Herbie Hancock
Ensemble
Ron Carter
Ensemble
Meshell Ndegeocello
Ensemble
Ambrose Akinmusire
Ensemble
Melissa Aldana
Ensemble
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Ensemble
Gerald Clayton
Ensemble
Larry Grenadier
Ensemble
Brian Blade
Ensemble
Ravi Coltrane
Ensemble
Isaiah Collier
Ensemble
Gregory Hutchinson
Ensemble
aja monet
Ensemble
Amy Tan
Ensemble
Charles Lloyd
Ensemble
Eddie Palmieri
Ensemble
David Sánchez
Ensemble
Carlos Henriquez
Ensemble
Wynton Marsalis
Ensemble
Ron Carter Foursight Quartet
Ensemble
Alexa Tarantino Quartet
Ensemble
Melissa Aldana Quartet
Ensemble
Nick Finzer
Ensemble
USAF Commanders Jazz Ensemble
Ensemble
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram
Ensemble
Shemekia Copeland
Ensemble
Ravi Coltrane Quartet
Ensemble
Shemekia Copeland Band
Ensemble
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
Ensemble
Linda May Han Oh Trio
Ensemble
Brittany Davis
Ensemble
Black Thunder
Ensemble
Next Generation Jazz Orchestra
Ensemble
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Ensemble
Joey Alexander Quartet
Ensemble
The Bad Plus
Ensemble
Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet
Ensemble
Greg Hutchinson
Ensemble
News About 69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival at Monterey County Fair & Event Center
69th Annual MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL Single-Day Tickets Now on Sale
May 08, 2026 Single-day tickets for the 69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival are now on sale, featuring 73 performances across five stages, including a Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter duo and a world premiere commission by Meshell Ndegeocello.About the Theatre
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