THE FIRST WAVE OF THE 2025 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST LINEUP IS OUT
Early Bird Marathon Tickets go on Sale on Monday, October 7th @ 10am
Celebrating 21 years, NYC Winter Jazzfest is proud to continue highlighting artists deserving greater attention while nurturing an audience for Black American Music and amplifying artists' messages of justice, wellness and progressive change on and off the stage. Artist-in-Residence Makaya McCraven will perform four different sets. Festival highlights include an opening night concert with Aja Monet; the signature two-day marathon in each Manhattan and Brooklyn; a concert of jazz legends at The Town Hall celebrating the re-launch of Strata-East Records; the 60th year anniversary of John Coltrane’s seminal Impulse Records album ‘A Love Supreme’ featuring Ravi Coltrane; legacy groups performing the music of Roy Hargrove and Henry Threadgill.
2025 NYCWJF 1st Wave Lineup
MAKAYA McCraven (Artist In Residence) • "A LOVE SUPREME” 60th Anniversary Concert • ADI Oasis • aja monet • AMARO Freitas • ANDREW Cyrille • AROOJ Aftab • BILLY Harper • BILLY Hart • CAMILLE Thurman • CAROLINE Davis • CECIL McBee • CHARLES Tolliver • CHRISTIAN McBride • COUCH • EMMA-JEAN Thackray • ENDEA Owens • FAY Victor • GANAVYA • GEORGE Cables • GILLES Peterson • ISAIAH Collier • J.HOARD • JAKOB Bro • JD Allen • JENNY Scheinman • JOE Claussell • KAORU Watanabe • KEYON Harrold • KNEEBODY • KOJO Melché Roney • LINDA May Han Oh • LION Babe • LISA Fischer • LUCÍA • MATTHEW Whitaker • MELISSA Aldana • MICHAEL Mayo • MAHOGANY L. Browne • MOSES Yoofee TRIO • NAO • NEXT Jazz Legacy • ORRIN Evans • PAUL Cornish Trio • PEDRO Martins • RAVI Coltrane • RILEY Mulherkar • ROBERTO Fonseca • ROY Hargrove's Crisol • SIRINTIP • SML • SOPHYE Soliveau • STEFON Harris & Blackout • SUN Ra Arkestra • The AIR Legacy Trio • The BAYLOR Project • The BROTHER Moves On • Trio IMAGINATION • TYREEK McDole • VIJAY Iyer • WADADA Leo Smith • WENDY Eisenberg • ZOH Amba Sun Ensemble • and many more