The first edition of the North Sea Jazz Festival took place in 1976 in the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague.
Some numbers in those early days: six venues, three hundred artists and about nine thousand visitors.
NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL
In this very first festival year internationally renowned jazz legends performed, such as Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz, as well as most Dutch avant-garde artists.
In 2006, the festival moved to its current, bigger, location in Rotterdam.
The organisation expects more than a thousand musicians, spread out over 150 performances and thirteen different stages.
Though the numbers of visitors were between 65.000 and 70.000 in recent years, the festival still manages to retain its intimate character.
Below you can find the names that have been announced so far. More names to be announced in the coming months.
Friday July, 8th: The Roots, Buddy Guy, Snarky Puppy, Diana Krall*, Antonio Sanchez and Migration, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents Stretch Music
Saturday July, 9th: Level 42, Steps Ahead Reunion World Tour featuring Mike Mainieri, Eliane Elias, Donny McCaslin, Marc Johnson and Billy Kilson, Branford Marsalis Quartet featuring special guest Kurt Elling, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Sabrina Starke
Sunday July, 10th: Simply Red, Jill Scott, Gregory Porter, Walter Trout, Chick Corea 75th Birthday Celebration Homage To Heroes (acoustic and electric), Scofield Mehldau Guiliana, Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld
No Smoking
Shopping for records, books, magazines, musical instruments and much more can be done at stands found at different locations.
Original North Sea Jazz Festival items such as T-shirts, bags and posters are for sale at several merchandise stands.
More then 40 years of being one of the foremost and essential conservatories of one of the most important forms of music ever conceived. It’s an important and influential jazz festival not to miss out on.
This festival is special - there is nothing remotely like it anywhere. Buy your tickets for the North Sea Jazz festival secure and in a save way through the official website of North Sea Jazz.
