Blue Note Jazz Festival returns to the Hollywood Bowl in June
Summer’s biggest jazz party in Los Angeles is back with a lineup that has fans ready to box step.
The Blue Note Jazz Festival, slated for June 14-15 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, will feature headlining performances by Grace Jones, The Isley Brothers, Willow, De La Soul and Stanley Clarke N•4Ever. Other performers on the bill include The Soul Rebels, Robert Glasper, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Derrick Hodge, Keyon Harrold, Lakecia Benjamin, Pedrito Martinez, Brandee Younger, and Rapsody, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Charlap, Derrick Hodge with special guest D Smoke, Keyon Harrold, Lakecia Benjamin, Pedrito Martinez, Brandon Woody, LA County High School for the Arts, Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA, and more.
According to the Hollywood Bowl website, tickets for each day of the events are no longer available, but fans search third-party sites closer to the summer for more availability.
Fans traveling to the festival or those just wanting to be closer to the music can purchase Blue Note Jazz Festival hotel packages, which include three nights at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and other special perks such as free transportation to and from the festival, a Sunday brunch and more. For more information on the different hotel packages, visit hollywoodbowl.com.
This year’s Blue Note Jazz Festival also marks the first event since the Blue Note Jazz Club arrived in Los Angeles. Known for its jazz and genre-blending performances, the venue kicked off its first show with five-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper, who also serves as the venue’s creative ambassador. It has hosted a mix of artists since opening in August, including Charlie Puth and Killer Mike.
Before the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival rebranded as the Blue Note Jazz Festival, it served as an annual celebration of jazz at the iconic Hollywood Bowl, highlighting the rich and evolving traditions of the genre and reimagining the Playboy Jazz Festival, which began at the Bowl in 1979.