First Acts Announced for the World's Biggest Indoor Music Festival!
*Mary J Blige, Ezra Collective, Jorja Smith, Kamasi Washington, Jacob Collier, Samara Joy, Lady Blackbird, Jordan Rakei, Maxwell, Joe Bonamassa, Anoushka Shankar, Thee Sacred Souls, Aja Monet, and many more*
NN North Sea Jazz Festival takes place on July 11th, 12th, and 13th at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Centre - Weekend tickets are on sale now, with day tickets available from 1st February 2025.
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“An epic party….the UK has no equivalent.” ★★★★★ The Times
The NN North Sea Jazz Festival, the world’s largest indoor music festival, has revealed the first wave of artists for its return to the Ahoy Centre in Rotterdam this July. Taking place from Friday 11th – Sunday 13th July 2025, this year’s event will feature a star-studded line-up of international talent alongside the most celebrated up-and-coming artists spanning jazz, blues, soul, pop, and more.
This year’s program is anchored by Jacob Collier, the festival’s 2025 Artist in Residence. The six-time Grammy winner will perform across all three days, presenting unique and varied shows that reflect his dazzling musical versatility .A selection of the biggest names in contemporary jazz will once again grace the North Sea stages with this year’s line-up featuring the likes of Immanuel Wilkins, Branford Marsalis, Julian Lage, Madeleine Peyroux, Lakecia Benjamin, Avishai Cohen’s Quartet, Jazzmeia Horn, Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets celebrating Weather Report, Lionel Hampton Big Band featuring Jason Marsalis, Tigran Hamasyan, and Ghost-Note.
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Full line-up to date is below and additional names will be announced in due course.
Friday 11th July: Mary J Blige, Avishai Cohen (trumpet) Quartet, Branford Marsalis Quartet, DeWolff, Ezra Collective, Jacob Collier (artist in residence), Jordan Rakei, Judith Hill, Julian Lage, Madeleine Peyroux, Omah Lay, Victor Ray
Saturday 12th July: Aja Monet, Fujii Kaze, Ghost-Note, Jacob Collier (artist in residence), Joe Bonamassa & Metropole Orkest, Jonathan Jeremiah, Lionel Hampton Big Band featuring Jason Marsalis, Mary Halvorson Amaryllis Sextet, Maxwell, Naomi Sharon, Samara Joy
Sunday 13th July: Anoushka Shankar, Immanuel Wilkins Quartet, Jacob Collier (artist in residence), Jazzmeia Horn, Jorja Smith, Kamasi Washington, Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets celebrate Weather Report, Lady Blackbird, Lakecia Benjamin, Thee Sacred Souls, Tigran Hamasyan
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