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2026
Friday, July 10, 2026
Murray
Y.O.P.E. & Avvnt MM presents: Music for Dogs
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Y-OTIS
Dua Saleh
Maas
Roy Hargrove's The RH Factor
Kokoroko
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley
Hudson
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland: 'First Meeting'
esperanza spalding
Joshua Redman Quartet
Paradox Jazz Orchestra & Randal Corsen
Amazon
Asaf Avidan
Diana Krall
Artist in Residence: Cécile McLorin Salvant 'Oh Snap'
Yenisei
Brandon Woody's Upendo
Suzan Veneman Sextet
Pierre Courbois 3GEN3
Tomeka Reid Quartet
Congo
Gallowstreet
Grace Bowers
Leif de Leeuw Band
Vincen García
Nile
Jalen Ngonda
Jon Batiste
The Isley Brothers
The Roots & Special Guests Bilal, Jon Batiste
Missouri
James Brandon Lewis Quartet
Patricia Brennan Septet
Joris Roelofs Red Flag
North Sea Jazz Composition Project 2026: Ben van Gelder
Madeira
Kenny Barron "Songbook"
Steve Coleman & Five Elements
Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith
Yuri Honing's Peace Orchestra
Mississippi
Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos
LA LOM
Nusantara Beat
Benjamin Herman Trio with BIGYUKI
KC Jazz Big Band: The New Los Angeles Sound, featuring Nicole McCabe and Jon Hatamiya
Darling
Sienna Spiro
Robert Glasper Acoustic Piano Trio
Bilal
Questlove w/ Special Guests Robert Glasper and Christian McBride
Abiba Sokoto
Congo Square
Aron!
Aron!
The Jungle Jazz Band
The Jungle Jazz Band
Central Park Stage 1
Meet the artist: clinics, artist panels, blindfold test and more
Central Park Stage 2
Open stage sessions
Codarts Talent Stage
Check out Rotterdam's best music students performing on the Codarts talent stage at Nile square
Mississippi Terrace
Tin Tin
Mo Filefo
Tigris
Deejay Irie
Jason Lemonth
Abiba Sokoto
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Darling
NSJ50 Afterparty with DJ Questlove
Alex Isley
NILS PETTER MOLVÆR - KHMER
Robert Glasper
MARO
NSJ50 Afterparty: Gilles Peterson Spinning 50 Years of North Sea Jazz
Congo
Adekunle Gold
Alain Pérez y la Orquesta
Cheikh Lô
Selah Sue and The Gallands
Madeira
Amaro Freitas Trio
Artchipel Orchestra Plays Misha Mengelberg
Bill Frisell Trio & Greg Tardy
Sun Ra Arkestra
Hudson
Anouar Brahem 'After the Last Sky' with Django Bates, Anja Lechner and Mats Eilertsen
Christian McBride / Kenny Barron / Julian Lage
Artist in Residence: Cécile McLorin Salvant 'Book of Ayres'
Ronald Snijders Band 'The Bigi Yari Concert'
Amazon
Bright Size Life Reimagined - Pat Metheny & Tyn Wybenga Brainteaser Orchestra
Cassandra Wilson
Estrella Morente
Nile
Burna Boy
Charlie Puth
Incognito
Marcus Miller presents WE WANT MILES !
Yenisei
Camila Meza
Riley Mulherkar Quartet
Mete Erker Trio +1
Ed Verhoeff 'Dear Fathers'
Maas
Flea and the Honora Band
Joy Crookes
Thundercat
Mississippi
Hajaj
DULFER! Total Response
JONG JOC
Louis Matute Large Ensemble
Gerardo Rosales & Guillaume Marcenac: Charanjazz
Murray
Joe Armon-Jones
Kiefer
Tomoki Sanders
Noha Saré
Missouri
Xavi Torres Trio with Miguel Zenón
Nu Art Orchestra
Isaiah Collier plays Coltrane feat. Tomoki Sanders
NABOU
Congo Square
New Jazz Underground
New Jazz Underground
Central Park Stage 1
Meet the artist: clinics, artist panels, blindfold test and more
Central Park Stage 2
Open stage sessions
Codarts Talent Stage
Check out Rotterdam's best music students performing on the Codarts talent stage at Nile square
Tigris
Ekdom's Funky Weekend Trip
Ray Escobar & Cutnice - Pass Da Jazz
Ays
Mississippi Terrace
Onno Paloma & Kimchi
Yan Sun & The Soulslammer
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Murray
Adja
Mei Semones
Theon Cross
Q-Tet
Darling
Adrian Younge
NSJ50 Afterparty with DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson. Paak)
KWN
Nate Smith
SML
Yenisei
Alden Hellmuth
Emma Rawicz Inkyra
Julia Hülsmann Quartet with Hildegunn Øiseth
Reinier Baas & Ben van Gelder Quartet featuring Jeff Ballard
Mississippi
Ally Venable
Jarrod Lawson
Nationaal Jeugd Jazz Orkest o.l.v. Reinier Baas
PARRA.DICE
Drake University Jazz I
Congo
Annie & The Caldwells
CARRTOONS
Eric Vloeimans' HOTSPOT!
Mari Froes
Hudson
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Maria Schneider & Clasijazz Big Band featuring Antonio Lizana
Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane MILES / COLTRANE - Legacy
Maite Hontelé y LA NOVIA
Amazon
Dee Dee Bridgewater 'We Exist'
Hiromi's Sonicwonder
Artist in Residence: Cécile McLorin Salvant & Metropole Orkest, conducted by Jules Buckley 'With Every Breath I Take'
Madeira
Fred Hersch Trio
RYMDEN - Bugge Wesseltoft, Dan Berglund, Magnus Öström
SHABAKA
Artist in Residenc: Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner
Nile
Frenna
Nile Rodgers & CHIC
GIVEON
Youssou N'Dour
Maas
John Legend
Pat Metheny Side-Eye III+
Yebba
Missouri
Kris Davis Trio
Jamie Peet Reflex Quartet
Tineke Postma Group featuring Theo Bleckmann
North Sea String Quartet
Congo Square
Sabine McCalla
Sabine McCalla
Central Park Stage 1
Meet the artist: clinics, artist panels, blindfold test and more
Central Park Stage 2
Open stage sessions
Codarts Talent Stage
Check out Rotterdam's best music students performing on the Codarts talent stage at Nile square
Tigris
Ajuma
Kraak & Smaak (DJ-set)
Mango
Mississippi Terrace
Jazz Junkies
Msccruden
