2026 Blue Note Jazz Festival

Presented by the LA Phil in collaboration with Blue Note LA, the Blue Note Jazz Festival returns to the Hollywood Bowl for two days of performances by exceptional artists in jazz and beyond.
Arsenio Hall hosts this year’s festival, which features Patti LaBelle; Wyclef Jean; Gregory Porter; Samara Joy; Yussef Dayes; Cimafunk; Robert Glasper presents R+R=NOW featuring Terrace Martin, Chief Adjuah, Derrick Hodge, Justin Tyson, and Taylor McFerrin; Kokoroko; Elena Pinderhughes; Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA; LAUSD Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band; LA County High School for the Arts Band and more. (Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14)