NN North Sea Jazz Festival 2023 program

Below you will find the lineup so far. More names will be added in the coming months. The full lineup and timetables will be announced at a later date.

Friday 7 July

Alabaster DePlume • Andrew Cyrille Quartet • Bia Ferreira • Bill Frisell FOUR ft. Greg Tardy, Gerald Clayton, and Johnathan Blake • Buddy Guy - Dammn Right Farewell • Camilla George • Cha Wa • Danielle Ponder • Dave Holland New Quartet featuring Kris Davis, Jaleel Shaw and Nasheet Waits • Duckwrth • Ekdom's Funky Music Trip • Fergus McCreadie Trio • Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding • Jasper Blom Quartet with Pablo Held • Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis • Kenny Barron Quartet • Kika Sprangers Quintet • Linda May Han Oh • Little Simz • Loyle Carner • Marco Mezquida Trio • Maria Schneider & Oslo Jazz Ensemble presents 'Data Lords' • Mavis Staples • Mette Rasmussen Trio North • MonoNeon • Stormzy • SuperBlue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter special guest Huntertones Horns • Terri Lyne Carrington / New Standards • The Hi-Stakes • The Teskey Brothers • Trio Da Kali & North Sea String Quartet • Van Morrison • Yaya Bey • Yussef Dayes


Saturday 8 July

Abdullah Ibrahim Trio • Anna Webber Simple Trio • Brandee Younger Trio • CHARLES TOLLIVER * AFRICA / BRASS ft. Binker Golding, Antonio Faraò, Chris Dahlgren, Alvin Queen & New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra • DeWolff & Dawn Brothers present Double Cream • Eloise • Fred Hersch, Drew Gress, Joey Baron • Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra • Jacob Banks • Jalen Ngonda • Jan Garbarek • Jeff Parker Quartet • Jill Scott • Kamaal Williams • Kenny Garrett Quintet • Kokoroko • Lakecia Benjamin • Laura Jurd • Lucas Santana 5tet • Marcus Miller • Mark Lettieri Group • Maya Delilah • Olivia Dean • Orchestra Baobab • Salif Keita • Snarky Puppy • Somi • Teus Nobel Liberty Group • The Staples Jr. Singers • Tom Jones • Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & GURLS • Vloeimans Goudsmit Fraanje 'Fugimundi'


Sunday 9 July

Alessandro Fongaro's Pietre • Artemis • Benny Sings • Branford Marsalis Quartet • Cymande • Endea Owens & The Cookout • EZRA Collective • Gabriels • Hermeto Pascoal • Janelle Monáe • John McLaughlin's SHAKTI featuring Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan • Kandace Springs • Latanya Alberto • Laufey • Lizzo • Madison McFerrin • Ndlovu Youth Choir • NOHMI • Oded Tzur Quartet • "Off-Brand gOdds”: Esperanza spalding & Antonio Brown Dance • Paradox Jazz Orchestra ‘Remembering The Skymasters’ • Pat Metheny Side-Eye • Samara Joy • Sampa The Great • Seal • Son Little • Stanley Clarke N’4Ever • Teis Semey Quintet • Typhoon • Yuri Honing’s Peace Orchestra

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