This is a list of notable jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 music festivals, broken down geographically. The festivals mentioned here should have at least some international recognition.

South Africa

• Cape Town International Jazz Festival
• Cape Town Big Band Festival
• Grahamstown Jazz Festival
• Joy of Jazz Festival - Jo'burg

Indonesia

• Jakarta International Jazz Festival - Jak.Jazz, in Jakarta
  Jakarta
  Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
  
  , Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  , http://www.jakjazz.com/
• Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival - Java Jazz
  Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival
  Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival is one of the largest jazz festivals in the world and arguably the biggest in in the Southern Hemisphere, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The annual jazz festival is held every early March and was designed to be one of the largest jazz festivals globally...
  
  , in Jakarta
  Jakarta
  Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
  
  , Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  , http://www.javajazzfestival.com/
• Jazz Goes To Campus, in Jakarta
  Jakarta
  Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
  
  , Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  ,http://www.jazzgoestocampus.net/
• Jazzcares, in Bandung
  Bandung
  Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
  
  , Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  
• ASEAN Jazz Festival in Batam
  Batam
  Batam is an island and city in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, known for its free trade zone area as part of the Sijori Growth Triangle, is located off Singapore's south coast...
  
  , Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  , http://www.aseanjazzfestival.com/

Malaysia

• Miri International Jazz Festival, Malaysia http://www.mirijazzfestival.com/, the premier annual jazz festival in Malaysia
• Genting International Jazz Festival, Malaysia
• Penang Jazz Festival, in Malaysia http://www.penangjazz.com/
• Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival, in Malaysia http://www.kkjazzfest.com/kkjf2009/

Other Asian countries

• Jazz-E Festival
  Jazz-E Festival
  The Jazz-E Festival in Beijing, China presents a rich and eclectic variety of artists offering a wide spectrum of all types of Electro Jazz. The festival takes place in the Forbidden City Concert Hall of Beijing.-Origins:...
  
  , in China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
  , http://www.jazzefestival.com/
• Beijing Jazz Festival
  Beijing Jazz Festival
  The Beijing Jazz Festival is China's first and largest jazz festival. It was founded in 1993 by Udo Hoffmann, a German national living in China....
  
  , China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
  
• Bangkok Jazz Festival
  Bangkok Jazz Festival
  Bangkok Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Bangkok, Thailand. The festival was established in 2003 in commemoration of the King of Thailand who is said to have a love of jazz. It takes place at Sanam Suea Pa at Dusit. Usually held for three nights in December, a number of internationally known...
  
  , in Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
  , http://www.bangkokjazzfestival.com/
• Hua Hin Jazz Festival
  Hua Hin Jazz Festival
  Hua Hin Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Hua Hin, Thailand. The festival, organized by Hilton since 2001, is usually held in June and features Thailand's best jazz talent....
  
  , in Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
  , http://www.huahinafterdark.com/hua-hin-jazz-festival.htm
• Jazz Yatra Festival, in Mumbai
  Mumbai
  Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
  
  , India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
  
• Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival
  Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival
  Mount Fuji Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held in August in the Lake Yamanaka area, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The three-day festival features musicians from Blue Note Records and other, performing on different stages. 1986 - 1996...
  
  , in Yamanashi
  Yamanashi Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
  
  , Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
  
• Live under the sky
  Live under the sky
  Live under the sky was an annual jazz festival held in summer, July and August, at the Denen Coliseum and Yomiuri Land in Tokyo and other area, Japan. The multiple day festival featured musicians from Japan and other countries performing on different stages...
  
  , in Tokyo
  Tokyo
  , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
  
  , Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
  
• Newport Jazz Festival
  Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao
  Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao was an annual jazz festival held in summer, July and August at Madarao, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The several-day festival featured musicians from Japan and overseas performing on different stages. Owners of pension hotels in the Madarao ski resort wanted to hold...
  
  , in Madarao, Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
  
• Ulsan Jazz Festival, in Ulsan
  Ulsan
  Ulsan , officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north and the Sea of Japan to the east.Ulsan is the...
  
  , Republic of Korea
  South Korea
  The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
  
  
• Jarasum International Jazz Festival
  Jarasum International Jazz Festival
  The Jarasum International Jazz Festival began in 2004 with 30 teams of jazz artists from 12 countries. Well established as a significant international festival, Every year, over 100,000 people visit this particularly popular festival and 95% of the attendees are actually previous visitors...
  
  , in Jarasum, Republic of Korea
  South Korea
  The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
  
  
• Philippine International Jazz & Ethnic Arts Festival
  Philippine International Jazz & Ethnic Arts Festival
  The Philippine International Jazz & Arts Festival is a music festival that takes place in the Philippines. Formerly called the Philippine International Jazz & Ethnic Arts Festival, the event is organized by the PIJazz Foundation and presents international jazz musicians along with prominent...
  
  , Philippines
  Philippines
  The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
  
  
• Red Sea Jazz Festival
  Red Sea Jazz Festival
  The Red Sea Jazz Festival is a jazz festival held annually in Eilat, Israel.The Red Sea Jazz Festival was first held in 1987. It is a four-day long event featuring 9-10 concerts per evening, 6 workshops with guest artists and nightly jam sessions. All performances are held outdoors at the Eilat port...
  
  , Eilat, Israel
  Israel
  The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
  
  
• Dubai International Jazz Festival
  Dubai International Jazz Festival
  Dubai International Jazz Festival is an annual festival which takes place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The festival is run by Chillout Productions....
  
  , United Arab Emirates
  United Arab Emirates
  The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
  
  
• Jazzmandu
  Jazzmandu
  ' is an annual Jazz Festival, organised by young Jazz enthusiasts from Kathmandu, Nepal. The title is a portmanteau of Jazz and Kathmandu...
  
  , Kathmandu, Nepal
  Nepal
  Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
  
  
• Congo Square Jazz Festival, in Calcutta, India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
  

Australia

• Australian Jazz Festival, Canberra
  Canberra
  Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
  
  
• Bellingen Jazz Festival
• Bennetts Lane Jazz Festival, Melbourne
  Melbourne
  Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
  
  
• Manly Jazz Festival, Sydney
  Sydney
  Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
  
  
• Merimbula Jazz Festival, New South Wales
  New South Wales
  New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
  
  
• Moruya Jazz Festival, New South Wales
  New South Wales
  New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
  
  
• Noosa Jazz Festival, QLD
• Umbria Melbourne Jazz Festival, Melbourne
  Melbourne
  Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
  
  
• Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival
  Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival
  The Wagga Wagga Jazz and Blues Festival is a three day event held in September of each year, in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales which is the major city of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia...
  
  , Wagga Wagga
  Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
  Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, and with an urban population of 46,735 people, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia...
  
  
• Wangaratta Festival of Jazz
  Wangaratta Festival of Jazz
  The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz is an annual festival of jazz and blues held in the town of Wangaratta, 2.5 hours from Melbourne in North East Victoria, Australia. It has become the premier jazz event in Australia and is renowned internationally....
  
  , Victoria
  Victoria (Australia)
  Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
  
  
• York Jazz Festival, York
  York, Western Australia
  York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated 97 km east of Perth in the Avon Valley near Northam, and is the seat of the Shire of York...
  
  , Western Australia
  Western Australia
  Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
  
  

Pacific Islands

• Samoa 2010 International Jazz and Blues Festival, Samoa
  Samoa
  Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
  
   www.samoajbfest.org

Austria

• Jazzfestival Saalfelden in Saalfelden
  Saalfelden
  Saalfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg and is the administrative centre of the Pinzgauer Saalachtal...
  
   www.jazzsaalfelden.com
• Jazzherbst Salzburg in Salzburg
  Salzburg
  -Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
  
  
• Jazzfest Wien in Wien
  Wien
  Wien is the German language name for Vienna, the city and federal state in Austria.* Wien , in Vienna, Austria* Theater an der Wien, a theater in Vienna located at the former river WienWien may also refer to:...
  
  

Belgium

• Blue Note Festival
  Blue Note Festival
  The Gent Jazz Festival is an international jazz festival held annually in Ghent, Belgium in mid July. It lasts two weeks and the programmation is divided in two parts: the first week, called All That Jazz., unites some of the best jazz performers in the world while the second week, named All That...
  
   in Ghent
  Ghent
  Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
  
  
• Jazz Brugge in Bruges
  Bruges
  Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
  
  
• Gaume Jazz Festival in Rossignol
• Brussels Jazz Marathon  in Brussels
  Brussels
  Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
  
  
• Nam In Jazz in Namur
  Namur (city)
  Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
  
  
• Jazz à Liège in Liège
• Spring Blues Festival in Ecaussinnes
  Ecaussinnes
  Écaussinnes is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Écaussinnes had a total population of 9,924. The total area is 34.77 km² which gives a population density of 285 inhabitants per km²....
  
  
• Django A Liberchies in Liberchies
  Liberchies
  Liberchies is a village in the municipality of Pont-à-Celles, in the Belgian province of Hainaut.It is situated along the previous Roman highway Bavay-Tongeren where a vicus was discovered. Geminiacum is the name of the vicus that developed along the Roman highway next to the center of today's...
  
  
• Golden River City Jazz Festival
  Golden River City Jazz Festival
  Annual Music festival in Kortrijk, Belgium, on the first weekend in september coinsiding with the local 'september' Braderie, focussing on Jazz. The Festival was an opportunity for The Golden River City Jazz Band to showcase their repertoire and to mingle with international musicians...
  
   in Kortrijk
  Kortrijk
  Kortrijk ; , ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
  
  
• Parkjazz in Kortrijk
  Kortrijk
  Kortrijk ; , ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
  
  
• Festival de Jazz/Blues de Gouvy in Gouvy
  Gouvy
  Gouvy is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km², had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km²....
  
  
• Mons en Jazz in Mons
  Mons
  Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...
  
  
• Jazz Hoeilaart in Hoeilaart
  Hoeilaart
  Hoeilaart is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The name Hoeilaart is of Gallic-Celtic origin, coming from "Ho-Lar," meaning a high clearing in the woods. Residents are called Hoeilanders or Doenders. The municipality only comprises...
  
  
• Jazz Middelheim
  Jazz Middelheim
  Jazz Middelheim is an annual summer jazz festival in Antwerp, Belgium. The 2010 edition presented amongst othersToots Thielemans, Wayne Shorter Quartet, McCoy Tyner Trio with Joe Lovano, Cassandra Wilson, Archie Shepp, Ahmad Jamal, World Saxophone Quartet + M'BOOM, Chucho Valdés & The Afro Cuban...
  
   in Antwerp
• LLN Open Jazz Festival in Louvain-la-Neuve
  Louvain-la-Neuve
  Louvain-la-Neuve is a planned city in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the French-speaking part of the country...
  
  

Cyprus

• Internation Kourion Festival, Cyprus
  Cyprus
  Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
  
  ,http://www.kourionfestival.com
• World of Music Jazz Festival at Aphrodite Hills in Kouklia, Cyprus
  Cyprus
  Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
  
  ,http://www.aphroditehills.com

Denmark

• Copenhagen Jazz Festival
  Copenhagen Jazz Festival
  Copenhagen Jazz Festival is an annual Jazz event, taking place in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, each July. The first Copenhagen Jazz Festival was held in 1979. According to reports, around 240,000 people attended the festival in 2004...
  
   in Copenhagen
  Copenhagen
  Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
  
  
• Riverboat Jazz Festival in Silkeborg
  Silkeborg
  Silkeborg is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,724 . The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844...
  
  
• Aarhus International Jazz Festival in Aarhus
  Aarhus
  Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
  
  
• Tversted Jazzy Days Jazz Festival in Tversted

Finland

• April Jazz
  April Jazz
  April Jazz is an annual jazz music festival held in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland at the end of April. It has been held annually since 1987....
  
   in Espoo
  Espoo
  Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....
  
  
• Baltic Jazz
  Baltic Jazz
  The Baltic Jazz festival is one of the summer's highlights in the archipelago of Turku, Finland. It all started in 1987 when some Jazz-music enthusiasts in the small village Dalsbruk arranged a small local festival. By the late 1990s the festival had grown to be one of the biggest jazz festivals...
  
   in Dalsbruk (Taalintehdas)
• Jyväskylä Summer Jazz in Jyväskylä
  Jyväskylä
  Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
  
  
• Kaamosjazz in Inari
  Inari
  Inari may refer to:* Inari , a Shinto spirit** Mount Inari in Japan, site of Fushimi Inari-taisha, the main Shinto shrine to Inari** Inari Shrine, shrines to the Shinto god Inari* Inari Sami, one of the Sami languages...
  
  
• Kerava Jazz in Kerava
  Kerava
  Kerava is a town and municipality in Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
  
  
• Pori Jazz
  Pori Jazz
  Pori Jazz is a large international jazz festival, held annually in the coastal city of Pori , Finland. It is one of the oldest and best known jazz festivals in Europe, having been arranged every year since 1966...
  
   in Pori
  Pori
  Pori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region....
  
  

France

• Jazz aux Remparts in Bayonne
  Bayonne
  Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
  
  
• Uzeste Musical in Uzeste
  Uzeste
  Uzeste is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Jazz sous les pommiers in Coutances
  Coutances
  Coutances is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.-History:Capital of the Unelli, a Gaulish tribe, the town took the name of Constantia in 298 during the reign of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus...
  
  
• Banlieues Bleues in Seine-Saint-Denis
  Seine-Saint-Denis
  - Culture :A number of hip hop artists come from the Seine-Saint-Denis, including one of the first major hip-hop groups in France, NTM, as well as Lord Kossity, or more recent acts such as Tandem or Sefyu.- Miscellaneous topics :...
  
  
• Festival International Django Reinhardt in Samois sur Seine
• CareFusion Jazz Festival in Paris
  Paris
  Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
  
  
• Paris Jazz Festival in the Bois de Vincennes
  Bois de Vincennes
  The Bois de Vincennes is a park in the English landscape manner to the east of Paris. The park is named after the nearby town of Vincennes....
  
  
• Sons d'hiver in Val-de-Marne
  Val-de-Marne
  Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...
  
  
• La Villette Jazz Festival in Paris
  Paris
  Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
  
  
• Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy
• Jazz in Marciac in Marciac
  Marciac
  Marciac is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. It is known for its annual international jazz festival, which runs for a fortnight every summer.-Features:...
  
  
• Jazz sur son 31 in Toulouse
  Toulouse
  Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
  
  
• Tourcoing Jazz Festival in Tourcoing
  Tourcoing
  Tourcoing is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Nord.Tourcoing is situated near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border.-Main sights:...
  
  
• Europa Jazz Festival in Le Mans
  Le Mans
  Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
  
  
• Musiques de Jazz et d'ailleurs in Amiens
  Amiens
  Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
  
  
• Blues Passions Cognac in Cognac
  Cognac
  Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built on the river's left bank, with the smaller right...
  
  
• Musiques Métisses in Angoulême
  Angoulême
  -Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...
  
  
• Jazz à Juan in Antibes
  Antibes
  Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
  
  
• Nice Jazz Festival
  Nice Jazz Festival
  The Nice Jazz Festival, held annually since 1948 in Nice, on the French Riviera, is "the first jazz festival of international significance." At the inaugural festival, Louis Armstrong and his All Stars were the headliners...
  
   in Nice
  Nice
  Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
  
  
• Charlie Jazz Festival
  Charlie Jazz Festival
  thumb|250px|right|The main stage under plane treesThe Charlie Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held every summer in Vitrolles, Provence, France...
  
   in Vitrolles
  Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône
  Vitrolles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Aix-en-Provence and is adjacent to its southwest side.-Population:-Administration:...
  
   (Provence
  Provence
  Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
  
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• Jazz à Vienne in Vienne
  Vienne, Isère
  Vienne is a commune in south-eastern France, located south of Lyon, on the Rhône River. It is the second largest city after Grenoble in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture. The city's population was of 29,400 as of the 2001 census....
  
  
• Reims Jazz Festival in Reims
  Reims
  Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
  
  
• Jazz en tête in Clermont-Ferrand
  Clermont-Ferrand
  Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
  
  

Ireland

• Bray Jazz Festival
  Bray Jazz Festival
  Bray Jazz Festival is an international jazz music festival event that takes place in Bray, Ireland, on the May bank holiday weekend of each year...
  
   in Bray, Co.Wicklow
• Cork Jazz Festival
  Cork Jazz Festival
  The Cork Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held in Cork City, Ireland in late October every year since 1978.The festival is Ireland's biggest jazz event and attracts hundreds of musicians and thousands of music fans to the city each year....
  
   in Cork City, Co.Cork
• Galway Jazz Festival in Galway City, Co.Galway
• Harvest Time Blues
  Harvest Time Blues
  Harvest Time Blues is an annual music festival held in Monaghan town, in Ireland. Since its launch in 1990, it has become one of the "one of Ireland's leading live music festivals"...
  
   in Monaghan, Co.Monaghan
  Monaghan
  Monaghan is the county town of County Monaghan in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 . The town is located on the main road, the N2 road, from Dublin north to both Derry and Letterkenny.-Toponym:...
  
  

Lithuania

• Vilnius Jazz in Vilnius
  Vilnius
  Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
  
  
• Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival in Vilnius
  Vilnius
  Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
  
  
• Kaunas Jazz
  Kaunas Jazz
  Kaunas Jazz is an annual international jazz festival in Kaunas, Lithuania. It started in 1991, soon after Lithuania declared re-establishment of independence from the Soviet Union. The festival experienced difficulties at first, due to a shaky economic situation, but it is now the biggest and most...
  
   in Kaunas
  Kaunas
  Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
  
  

The Netherlands

• North Sea Jazz Festival
  North Sea Jazz Festival
  The North Sea Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held each second weekend of July in the Netherlands at the Ahoy venue. It used to be in The Hague but since 2006 it has been held in Rotterdam...
  
   formerly in The Hague
  The Hague
  The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
  
  , now in Rotterdam
  Rotterdam
  Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
  
  
• The Hague Jazz
  The Hague Jazz
  The Hague Jazz is an annual jazz festival held since 2006 in the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. The festival was first organized in 2006 after the North Sea Jazz festival moved to Rotterdam in the same year. The Hague Jazz is partnered with the Cape Town International Jazz Festival....
  
   in The Hague
  The Hague
  The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
  
  
• Jazz in Duketown in 's-Hertogenbosch
• Amersfoort Jazz
  Amersfoort Jazz
  Amersfoort Jazz is an annual open air jazz festival in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. The festival has eight stages all over the old part of the inner city of Amersfoort, and is traditionally held in the second weekend of may. It is a large free three day event, and it attracks over 100.000 visitors...
  
   in Amersfoort
  Amersfoort
  Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
  
  
• Rhine Town Jazz Festival in Wageningen
  Wageningen
  ' is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specializes in life sciences. The city has 37,414 inhabitants , of which many thousands are students...
  
  
• Breda Jazz Festival in Breda
  Breda
  Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
  
  
• Wereld Jazz Dagen in Dordrecht
  Dordrecht
  Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
  
  

Norway

• Moldejazz
  Moldejazz
  Molde International Jazz Festival takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club...
  
   in Molde
  Molde
  is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...
  
  
• Kongsberg Jazzfestival
  Kongsberg Jazzfestival
  Kongsberg Jazzfestival is an international jazz festival held annually in Kongsberg, Norway since 1964.-Artists:Several worldwide great artists have visited Kongsberg during this festival; international stars including Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, Nigel Kennedy and Pat Metheny have...
  
   in Kongsberg
  Kongsberg
  is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
  
  
• Nattjazz in Bergen
• Sildajazz
  Sildajazz
  Sildajazz is a jazz festival, which is held annually on the second weekend of August, in Haugesund, Norway. The inaugural festival was in 1987.Both domestic and international artists participate at the festival....
  
   in Haugesund, Norway
• Haugesunds jazz festival in Haugesund, Norway

Poland

• Jazz Jamboree
  Jazz Jamboree
  Jazz Jamboree Festival, one of the biggest and oldest jazz festivals in Europe, takes place in Warsaw. Organized by .-History:The first Jazz Jamboree was organised by Hot-Club Hybrydy. It was three days long and it was called "Jazz 58". The first three editions of the festival took place in the...
  
  , Warsaw
  Warsaw
  Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
  
  
• Komeda Jazz Festival
  Komeda Jazz Festival
  The Komeda Jazz Festival and the Krzysztof Komeda Composers Competition has been held in Słupsk, Poland each November since 1995. The festival and the competition is dedicated to the memory of the Polish musician Krzysztof Komeda....
  
  , Słupsk
• Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Warsaw
• Jazz nad Odrą, Wrocław

Portugal

• Festival de Jazz e Blues, Seia
  Seia
  Seia Municipality is located in Guarda District in Portugal. It has a total area of 435.7 km² and a total population of 27,574 inhabitants. Its urban population is about 7,000...
  
  
• Jazz em Agosto, Lisboa,http://www.musica.gulbenkian.pt/jazz/,

Romania

• Bucharest Masters of Jazz Festival - Bucharest
  Bucharest
  Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
  
   http://www.mastersofjazz.ro/
• EUROPAfest
  EUROPAfest
  EUROPAfest is an international music festival held each spring, between 7–13 May, in Bucharest, Romania. The festival is considered a country brand being the only one in Europe which presents 4 music genres in a singular event: jazz, blues, pop and classical music, bringing together top bands and...
  
  , Bucharest - international festival - blues, jazz, pop, classic
• Gărâna Jazz Festival
  Gărâna Jazz Festival
  Gărâna Jazz Festival is a music festival taking place annually in Gărâna, Romania.-2009 lineup:17 July Nik Bärtsch Ronin Terje Rypdal Group Jazz de Necaz Andrzej Jagodzinski Trio18 July ...
  
   - Gărâna, Caraş-Severin (Gărâna Jazz)
• Jazzy Spring Festival Bucharest, Bucharest
  Bucharest
  Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
  
  
• Jazz and More, Sibiu
  Sibiu
  Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
  
   http://www.jazzandmore.ro/
• Sibiu Jazz Festival - Sibiu
  Sibiu
  Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
  
   http://sibiujazz.ro/site/home
• Festivalul Internaţional "Richard Oschanitzky", Iaşi
  Iasi
  Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
  
  
• Timişoara Jazz Festival - Timişoara
  Timisoara
  Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
  
    http://www.timisoara-jazz.ro/
• Transilvania Jazz Festival - Cluj-Napoca
  Cluj-Napoca
  Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
  
    http://www.transilvaniajazzfestival.ro/

Russia

• Usadba.Jazz, Moscow
  Moscow
  Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
  
  http://www.usadba-jazz.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47
• Jazz in Hermitage Garden, Moscow
  Moscow
  Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
  
  
• Jazz Province, moving festival - Kursk, Moscow etc.http://www.jazz.ru/festival/jazzprovince/
• MuzEnergo, Dubna
  Dubna
  Dubna is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has a status of naukograd , being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research centre and one of the largest scientific foundations in the country. It is also home to MKB Raduga, a defence aerospace company...
  
  http://www.muzenergo.ru/en/
• Jazz near the Old Fortress, Novokuznetsk
  Novokuznetsk
  Novokuznetsk is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Novokuznetsky District, but it is not administratively a part of it...
  
  
• Triumph of Jazz, Moscow
  Moscow
  Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
  
  
• NuVogue, Moscow
  Moscow
  Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
  
  
• Don Chento Jazz, Kaliningrad
  Kaliningrad
  Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
  
  

Spain

• Festival de Jazz de Terrassa
• Festival de Jazz de Barcelona
• Festival de Jazz de Vitoria (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
• Festival de Jazz de San Sebastian (Donostia-San Sebastian)
• Festival de Jazz de Valencia
• Festival de Jazz de Madrid

Switzerland

• Ascona Jazz Festival
  Ascona Jazz Festival
  Ascona Jazz Festival, or Jazz Ascona, is an annual Jazz Festival held in Ascona, Switzerland. The 10-day festival, from late June to early July takes place on the Swiss shores of Lake Maggiore and is devoted to historical styles of jazz and in particular to the music of New Orleans.Under the...
  
  , Ascona
  Ascona
  Ascona is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.It is located on the shore of Lake Maggiore.The town is a popular tourist destination, and holds a yearly jazz festival, the Ascona Jazz Festival....
  
  
• Lugano Jazz Festival, Lugano
  Lugano
  Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
  
  
• Montreux Jazz Festival
  Montreux Jazz Festival
  The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the most prestigious in Europe; it is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva...
  
   in Montreux
  Montreux
  Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...
  
  
• Cully Jazz Festival, Cully
  Cully, Vaud
  Cully is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, it was the capital of the district of Lavaux until 2006 when it became part of the district of Lavaux-Oron...
  
  

Turkey

• Afyon Jazz Festival in Afyon
• Akbank Caz Festivali in İstanbul
  Istanbul
  Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
  
   (http://www.akbanksanat.com/caz_festivali)
• Amatör Caz Müzisyenleri Festivali in Eskişehir
  Eskisehir
  Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2009 census, the population of the city is 631,905. The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby...
  
   (http://www.caz.anadolu.edu.tr/acmf/8acmf/ACMF8.html)
• Ankara Jazz Festival in Ankara
  Ankara
  Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
  
  
• Efes Pilsen Blues Festival in Ankara, İstanbul, Adana
  Adana
  Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
  
  , İzmir
  Izmir
  Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
  
  , Bucharest
  Bucharest
  Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
  
   (Romania
  Romania
  Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
  
  )
• Eskişehir Jazz Festival in Eskişehir
  Eskisehir
  Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2009 census, the population of the city is 631,905. The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby...
  
  
• Istanbul International Jazz Festival
  Istanbul International Jazz Festival
  The Istanbul International Jazz Festival, formerly Istanbul Festival, is a cultural event held every July in Istanbul, Turkey. It offers a selection of jazz music performances with the participations of famous artists from all over the world. The festival was first held in 1986 and is organized by...
  
   in İstanbul
  Istanbul
  Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
  
   (http://www.iksv.org/caz/)
• İzmir European Jazz Festival
  Izmir European Jazz Festival
  The İzmir European Jazz Festival, is a cultural event held in the first half of every March in İzmir, Turkey. It offers a selection of jazz music performances with the participations of renowned artists and music groups from Europe and Turkey. The festival was first held in 1994 and is organized...
  
  , İzmir
  Izmir
  Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
  
   (http://www.iksev.org/izmir_caz_festivali_en.php)
• ODTÜ Jazz Days in Ankara
  Ankara
  Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
  
  

UK

• Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival
  Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival
  The Isle of Wight Jazz Festival ran from 2005-2008, in the small seaside town of Ventnor. Since the start of the festival it hosted a range of artists including Terry Callier, Cleo Laine, Maceo Parker, John Dankworth, Dennis Rollins...
  
  , Ventnor
  Ventnor
  Ventnor is a seaside resort and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies underneath St Boniface Down , and is built on steep slopes and cliffs leading down to the sea...
  
  
• Glenn Miller Festival Of Swing, Jazz & Jive!!, Clapham, Bedfordshire
  Clapham, Bedfordshire
  Clapham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It has a population of 3,643.-Facilities:Clapham has numerous public houses and several small shops; including a post office, Chinese and Indian takeaways, fish and chips, a florist, a hairdresser and a small...
  
  
• Scarborough Jazz Festival (http://www.scarboroughspa.co.uk/festivals/jazz_festivals.asp)

• Glasgow International Jazz Festival
  Glasgow International Jazz Festival
  Glasgow International Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Glasgow, Scotland.-Main Festival:One of the biggest jazz festivals in Europe, the Glasgow International Jazz Festival is held annually in June in the Merchant City area of Glasgow...
  
   in Glasgow
  Glasgow
  Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
  
  
• Ealing Jazz Festival, Ealing
  Ealing
  Ealing is a suburban area of west London, England and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing. It is located west of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a rural village...
  
  , London
  London
  London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
  
  
• Cheltenham Jazz Festival
  Cheltenham Jazz Festival
  Cheltenham Jazz Festival is one of the UK’s leading jazz festivals, and is part of Cheltenham Festivals: also responsible for the Science, Music and Literature Festivals that run every year.]-Introduction and history:...
  
  , Cheltenham
  Cheltenham
  Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
  
  
• Brecon Jazz Festival
  Brecon Jazz Festival
  Brecon Jazz Festival is a music festival held on an annual basis in the rural surroundings of Brecon, in south Powys, Mid Wales. Normally staged in early August, it plays host to a range of jazz musicians who travel from across the world to take part and to many visiting tourists who are attracted...
  
  , Wales
• Bath International Music Festival
  Bath International Music Festival
  The Bath International Music Festival, also known as the Bath Music Fest, is held each summer in Bath, South West England. Inaugurated in 1948, the festival includes many genres such as orchestral, contemporary jazz, folk and electronica...
  
  , Jazz Weekend. Bath.
• London Jazz Festival
  London Jazz Festival
  The London Jazz Festival is a London-wide music festival held every November. It takes place in a variety of London venues, including larger concert halls—such as the Barbican and the Royal Festival Hall—and smaller jazz clubs, such as Ronnie Scott's and Vortex...
  
  
• Nairn International Jazz Festival, Scotland
• Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival
  Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival
  The Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival was founded in 1990. Stylistic limits are from Ragtime to Swing. The Festival now presents 25 or more bands each year, with approximately one-third coming from outside the UK. Emphasis is on showcasing young musicians. Previously held at the Menzies...
  
  , near Newcastle upon Tyne http://www.whitleybayjazzfest.org
• Keswick Jazz Festival, Lake District
• Bude Jazz Festival, Cornwall
• Callander Jazz and Blues Festival
  Callander Jazz and Blues Festival
  The first Callander Jazz and Blues Festival was held in 2006 the town of Callander in the heart of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Scotland. Since then the festival has grown, with the 2008 event featuring nearly 50 bands and solo performers in a long weekend of live jazz and blues,...
  
  , Scotland
• City Of Derry Jazz And Big Band Festival
  City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival
  The City Of Derry Jazz And Big Band Festival is a jazz festival held annually in Derry, Northern Ireland. It started in 2002 and is funded by Derry City Council, Guinness and the Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure and is supported by BBC Radio Foyle and BBC Radio Ulster...
  
  , Northern Ireland
• Manchester Jazz Festival
  Manchester Jazz Festival
  Manchester Jazz Festival is an annual 9-day-long festival focused on showcasing contemporary jazz from the North West of England and beyond.- mjf 2010 :The 15th Manchester Jazz Festival will take place from 23 to 31 July in Manchester city centre....
  
  
• Aberdeen Jazz Festival (http://www.aberdeenjazzfestival.com), Aberdeen, Scotland
• Naturist Foundation Jazz Festival (http://www.naturistfoundation.org)Orpington, London

Ukraine

• Koktebel Jazz Festival
  Koktebel Jazz Festival
  The Koktebel Jazz Festival is a well-known Jazz and World Music festival in Ukraine. It takes place annually in second week of September in Koktebel on the shores of Black Sea.- About the festival :...
  
   in Koktebel
  Koktebel
  Koktebel , formerly known as Planerskoye, is one of the most popular resort townlets in South-Eastern Crimea. Koktebel is situated on the shore of the Black Sea about halfway between Feodosiya and Sudak and is subordinated to the Theodosia city municipality. It is best known for its literary...
  
  , Crimea
  Crimea
  Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
  
   (http://jazz.koktebel.info)

Canada

• Atlantic Jazz Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
  
  
• Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick
  New Brunswick
  New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
  
  
• Beaches International Jazz Festival
  Beaches International Jazz Festival
  The Beaches International Jazz Festival is a 10-day music festival held each year in the lakeside “Beach” community of Toronto in the month of July. The Festival takes place across a number of venues. Stage concerts are held in several different parks within the area and also along a 2 kilometer...
  
   in Toronto
  Toronto
  Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
  
  , Ontario
  Ontario
  Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
  
  
• Burlington Jazz and Blues Festival in Burlington
  Burlington, Ontario
  Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
  
  , Ontario
  Ontario
  Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
  
  
• Festi Jazz International de Rimouski
  Festi Jazz International de Rimouski
  Festi Jazz International de Rimouski is a jazz festival taking place each year in Rimouski, Quebec.Despite the relatively small size of the town and its distance from big centers, it is a successful cultural event that is now up to its 24th edition. Over the years, some famous names of jazz...
  
  , Rimouski, Quebec
  Quebec
  Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
  
  
• Guelph Jazz Festival in Guelph
  Guelph
  Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
  
  , Ontario
  Ontario
  Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
  
  
• Jazz Sudbury Festival, in Greater Sudbury, Ontario
• Jazz Winnipeg Festival
  Jazz Winnipeg Festival
  Winnipeg International Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is generally held in the month of June. A variety of Canadian and major international artists attend and perform in several related jazz genres...
  
   in Winnipeg
  Winnipeg
  Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
  
  , Manitoba
  Manitoba
  Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
  
  
• Montreal International Jazz Festival in Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
  , Quebec
  Quebec
  Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
  
  
• Ottawa Jazz Festival, in Ottawa
  Ottawa
  Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
  
  , Ontario
• Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Fest
  Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Fest
  SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is an annual outdoor music, food and fun event in the province of Saskatchewan hosted by Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Inc. . Normally staged during June, it is host to a range of Canadian and International jazz musicians who travel from across the world to take part...
  
   in Saskatoon
  Saskatoon
  Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
  
  , Regina
  Regina
  Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian and Romanian word meaning the same.-Given name:*Regina , 8th century French concubine of Charlemagne*Regina , Slovenian singer...
  
  , Prince Albert
  Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
  Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...
  
   in Saskatchewan
  Saskatchewan
  Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
  
  
• Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
  Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
  The Toronto Jazz Festival is a jazz event in Toronto and takes place in June and July. Unlike the Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival, most of the events are indoors and located throughout the downtown core. Formerly known as the DuMaurier Jazz Festival until the ban on tobacco advertising by the federal...
  
   in Toronto, Ontario
• Vancouver International Jazz Festival
  Vancouver International Jazz Festival
  The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is an annual summer event in Vancouver, Canada.The festival grew out of a local jazz scene that centred around Vancouver Co-op Radio , a community radio station, in the early 1980s...
  
   in Vancouver
  Vancouver
  Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
  
  , British Columbia
  British Columbia
  British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
  
  
• Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival in Waterloo
  Waterloo, Ontario
  Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
  
  , Ontario
  Ontario
  Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
  
  
• Wreckhouse International Jazz and Blues Festival in St John's
  St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
  
  , Newfoundland
  Newfoundland and Labrador
  Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
  
  

Caribbean

• Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival
  Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival
  The Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, formerly known as the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, was created to encourage visitors to come to Jamaica during a traditionally slow tourism period for the island...
  
  
• Barbados Jazz Festival
  Barbados Jazz Festival
  The Barbados Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival of the Caribbean island of Barbados. It is a week-long celebration held annually in January, a jubilant affair that attracts a cast of talented musical maestros to the streets of Bridgetown who play for hours every night in festivity...
  
  
• Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival
• Havana Jazz Festival in Havana
  Havana
  Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
  
  
• Ocho Rios Jazz Festival
• Saint Lucia Jazz Festival
  Saint Lucia Jazz Festival
  The St. Lucia Jazz Festival is an annual internationally-known event which takes place on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. The event brings together international as well as local musicians...
  
  
• Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest
• Aruba Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival
• Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival
• Dominican Republic Jazz Festival
• Jazz Artists On The Greens Trinidad

United States

Alabama

• Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival
  Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival
  The Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival is a one day jazz festival which has been presented annually since 2003 in Birmingham's Historic 4th Avenue District downtown. In past years, it was sponsored by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and Urban Impact. Beginning in 2011, the festival was presented by...
  
  , sponsored by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
  Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
  The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America...
  
  , Birmingham, Alabama
• AJHoF Annual Student Jazz Festival, sponsored by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
  Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
  The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America...
  
  , Birmingham, Alabama
  Birmingham, Alabama
  Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
  
  
• W. C. Handy Music Festival
  W. C. Handy Music Festival
  The W. C. Handy Music Festival is held annually in Florence, Alabama, sponsored by the Music Preservation Society, Inc., in honor of Florence native W. C...
  
  , Florence, Alabama
  Florence, Alabama
  Florence is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the northwestern corner of the state.According to the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 36,721....
  
  

Alaska

• Sitka Jazz Festival
  Sitka Jazz Festival
  Sitka Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in the community of Sitka, Alaska for three days every February. It features educational clinics for participating students, evening concerts featuring professional jazz artists, and the All-Alaska Jazz Band—an audition-entrance honor ensemble for...
  
  , in Sitka, Alaska (sitkajazzfestival.com)
• UAF Jazz Fest, in Fairbanks, Alaska
  Fairbanks, Alaska
  Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
  
  

Arkansas

• Fort Smith Jazz Festival, in Fort Smith, Arkansas
  Fort Smith, Arkansas
  Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
  
   (fortsmithjazz.com)

California

• Berkeley Jazz Festival, Berkeley, California
  Berkeley, California
  Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
  
  
• Concord Jazz Festival
  Concord Jazz Festival
  The Concord Jazz Festival is an annual event that was established in 1969 in Concord, California.The festival was launched by Carl Jefferson, a car dealer and jazz enthusiast, who managed to get a group of friends to support the concept. The city agreed to pay for half the cost...
  
  , Concord, California
  Concord, California
  Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 122,067. Originally founded in 1869 as the community of Todos Santos by Salvio Pacheco, the name was changed to Concord within months...
  
  
• Davis Jazz Festival: Beyond the Beat Generation, Davis, California
  Davis, California
  Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Folsom Jazz Festival in Folsom, California
  Folsom, California
  Folsom is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Folsom is most commonly known for its famous Folsom Prison. The population was 72,203 at the 2010 census....
  
  
• Healdsburg Jazz Festival
• Monterey Jazz Festival
  Monterey Jazz Festival
  The Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the longest consecutively running jazz festivals. It debuted on October 3, 1958 and was founded by San Francisco jazz radio broadcaster Jimmy Lyons.-History:...
  
   in Monterey, California
  Monterey, California
  The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
  
  
• Playboy Jazz Festival
  Playboy Jazz Festival
  The Playboy Jazz Festival is an annual event sponsored by Playboy Enterprises to celebrate jazz as well as feature both established and up and coming musicians of the genre. It was founded by Hugh Hefner and was first held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Stadium in 1959. However, the second...
  
  , Hollywood Bowl
  Hollywood Bowl
  The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States that is used primarily for music performances...
  
  , Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
  
  
• Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Sacramento, California
  Sacramento, California
  Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
  
  
• San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival, San Diego, California
  San Diego, California
  San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
  
  
• San Francisco Blues Festival
  San Francisco Blues Festival
  Debuting in 1973, the San Francisco Blues Festival is the longest running blues festival in the United States. Tom Mazzolini, the event's producer, founded the blues festival to educate the public about the history and evolution of the blues...
  
   (http://www.sfblues.com)
• San Francisco Jazz Festival
  San Francisco Jazz Festival
  Debuting in 1983, the San Francisco Jazz Festival is an annual three-week celebration of today's best music, with over 30 concerts. Produced by SFJAZZ, a non-profit organization dedicated to jazz and jazz education...
  
  , San Francisco, California
  San Francisco, California
  San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
  
  
• San Jose Jazz Festival
  San Jose Jazz Festival
  The San José Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival organized by the San Jose Jazz Society and held in downtown San Jose, California, USA. The festival was established in 1990, and is mainly outdoors....
  
  , San Jose, California
  San Jose, California
  San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
  
  
• Stanford Jazz Festival
  Stanford Jazz Workshop
  Stanford Jazz Workshop was founded in 1972 by saxophonist and educator Jim Nadel to create an environment conducive to learning, experiencing and appreciating jazz...
  
  , Palo Alto, California
  Palo Alto, California
  Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
  
  
• West Coast Jazz Party
• Newport Beach Jazz Party
• Yosemite International Jazz Festival
  Yosemite International Jazz Festival
  The Yosemite International Jazz Festival is an annual event that will debut in October of 2011. The Festival is organized by the Oakhurst Chamber of Commerce and is positioned to be one of the concluding shows of the West Coast Jazz Season.-About:...
  
  , Coarsegold, California
  Coarsegold, California
  Coarsegold is a census-designated place in Madera County, California. It is located south-southwest of Yosemite Forks, at an elevation of 2218 feet...
  
  

Colorado

• Telluride Jazz Celebration
  Telluride Jazz Celebration
  Produced by Telluride Society For Jazz, Telluride's annual jazz festival has been around since 1977. Telluride has been the site of an annual cultural event produced by the Telluride Society for Jazz, the Telluride Jazz Celebration...
  
  , in Telluride, Colorado
  Telluride, Colorado
  The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains...
  
   (telluridejazz.org)
• Evergreen Jazz Festival, Evergreen, Colorado
  Evergreen, Colorado
  Evergreen is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Evergreen is roughly west of Denver. The population was 9,038 at the 2010 census...
  
   http://www.evergreenjazz.org
• Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Aspen, Colorado
  Aspen, Colorado
  The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
  
   http://www.jazzaspensnowmass.org

Connecticut

• Hartford International Jazz Festival, Hartford, Connecticut
  Hartford, Connecticut
  Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
  
  
• Litchfield Jazz Festival
  Litchfield Jazz Festival
  The Litchfield Jazz Festival began in 1996 at the White Memorial Conservation Center in the Litchfield Hills in Connecticut. The parent organization that runs the festival is Litchfield Performing Arts, Inc, a not-for-profit founded in 1981...
  
  , Kent, Connecticut
  Kent, Connecticut
  Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, alongside the border with New York. The population was 2,858 at the 2000 census. The town is home to three New England boarding schools: South Kent School, Kent School and The Marvelwood School. The Schaghticoke Indian Reservation is also located...
  
  
• New Haven Jazz Festival, New Haven, Connecticut
  New Haven, Connecticut
  New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
  
  

Florida

• Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Jacksonville, Florida
  Jacksonville, Florida
  Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
  
  
• Jazz on the Green, Fort Myers, Florida
  Fort Myers, Florida
  Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
  
   (jazzonthegreen.com)
• Tampa Bay Blues Fest
• Clearwater Jazz Holiday

Georgia

• Atlanta Jazz Festival, Atlanta, Georgia
  Atlanta, Georgia
  Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
  
  
• Savannah Jazz Festival, Savannah, Georgia
  Savannah, Georgia
  Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
  
  
• Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
  Savannah, Georgia
  Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
  
  
• The Atlanta Jazz Party,Atlanta,Georgia

Idaho

• Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
  Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
  The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival, the largest west of the Mississippi, that takes place on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho in the month of February...
  
  , Moscow, Idaho
  Moscow, Idaho
  Moscow is a city in northern Idaho, situated along the Washington/Idaho border. It is the most populous city and county seat of Latah County and the home of the University of Idaho, the land grant institution and primary research university for the state...
  
  
• Sun Valley Swing'n'Dixie Jazz Jamboree, Sun Valley, Idaho
  Sun Valley, Idaho
  Sun Valley is a resort city in Blaine County in the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum, lying within the greater Wood River valley. Tourists from around the world enjoy its skiing, hiking, ice skating, trail riding, tennis, and cycling. The population was 1,427...
  
   (sunvalleyjazz.com)

Illinois

• Chicago Jazz Festival
  Chicago Jazz Festival
  The Chicago Jazz Festival is a popular and well-known four day free celebration of jazz at Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park in downtown Chicago. It is run by the Jazz Institute of Chicago during Labor Day weekend, integrating both world-famous and local artists...
  
  , Chicago, Illinois
• Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival, Galesburg, Illinois
  Galesburg, Illinois
  Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....
  
  http://www.knox.edu/Student-Life/Organizations-and-Clubs/Knox-Jazz-Ensemble/Knox-Rootabaga-Jazz-Fest.html

Indiana

• Indy Jazz Fest
  Indy Jazz Fest
  The Indy Jazz Fest is an annual jazz festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. It first took place on June 17, 1999. It was created by a consortium of Downtown Indianapolis hospitality, civic and business interests as a way to spotlight Indianapolis' rich jazz heritage through an annual event...
  
  , in Indianapolis, Indiana
  Indianapolis, Indiana
  Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
  
  
• Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival
  Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival
  The Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival is an annual jazz concert hosted by the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. It is usually held around the last weekend of February, in Washington Hall on the Notre Dame campus....
  
  , in Notre Dame, Indiana
  Notre Dame, Indiana
  Notre Dame is a census-designated place north of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States; it includes the campuses of three colleges: the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College, and Holy Cross College. Notre Dame is split between Clay and Portage Townships...
  
  

Iowa

• Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Davenport, Iowa
  Davenport, Iowa
  Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
  
  
• Iowa City Jazz Festival, Iowa City, Iowa
  Iowa City, Iowa
  Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...
  
  

Louisiana

• French Quarter Festival, in New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
  
  
• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana...
  
  , in New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
  
  
• Satchmo Summer Fest, in New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
  
  

Maryland

• Silver Spring Jazz Festival, in Silver Spring, Maryland
  Silver Spring, Maryland
  Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
  
  
• Capital Jazz Festival, in Columbia, Maryland
  Columbia, Maryland
  Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
  
  

Massachusetts

• Tanglewood Jazz Festival
  Tanglewood Jazz Festival
  The Tanglewood Jazz Festival, is a summer music festival, featuring contemporary jazz artists. It is held every year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, in Lenox, Massachusetts...
  
  , Tanglewood, Massachusetts
  Tanglewood
  Tanglewood is an estate and music venue in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is the home of the annual summer Tanglewood Music Festival and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, and has been the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home since 1937. It was the venue of the Berkshire Festival.- History...
  
  
• Provincetown Jazz Festival
  Provincetown Jazz Festival
  The Annual Provincetown Jazz Festivalwas founded by Bart Weismanin 2005 and is the first three-day Jazz Festival on Cape Cod.The festival is held in Provincetown, which is the Oldest Continuous Arts Colony in the United States, and a portion of the proceeds are donated to worthy causes on Cape...
  
  , Provincetown, Massachusetts

Michigan

• Detroit International Jazz Festival, Detroit, Michigan
  Detroit, Michigan
  Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
  
  
• Michigan Jazz Festival, Livonia, Michigan
  Livonia, Michigan
  Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest...
  
  

Minnesota

• Minnesota Sur Seine
  Minnesota Sur Seine
  Minnesota sur Seine is a music festival held every October in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. It was established in 2004 by the French record producer Jean Rochard....
  
   in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
  
   and Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
  
   (surseine.com)
• Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival
  Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival
  The Twin Cities Jazz Festival is fast becoming one of the largest free civic events in the upper Midwest, attracting upwards of 30,000 people. Founded in 1999 by festival promoter Steve Heckler, The main events of the festival are held at Mears Park in St. Paul in the Lowertown neighboorhood...
  
  , in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Saint Paul, Minnesota
  Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
  
   (hotsummerjazz.com)
• Grand Marais Jazz Festival, in the Cook County-North Shore of Lake Superior, Minnesota

(grandmaraisjazzfest.com)

Missouri

• Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival, Kansas City, Missouri
  Kansas City, Missouri
  Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
  
  
• Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, Sedalia, Missouri
  Sedalia, Missouri
  Sedalia is a city located about south of the Missouri River in Pettis County, Missouri. U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 65 intersect in the city. As of 2006, the city had a total population of 20,669. It is the county seat of Pettis County. The Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of...
  
  
• Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, St. Louis, Missouri
  St. Louis, Missouri
  St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
  
  

Nebraska

• Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival
  Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival
  The Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival is an annual event of blues, jazz and gospel music that has been held at Rosenblatt Stadium in South Omaha and Fort Omaha in North Omaha, Nebraska in August...
  
   in Omaha, Nebraska
  Omaha, Nebraska
  Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
  
  

Nevada

• Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz Festival
• Reno Jazz Festival in Reno, Nevada
  Reno, Nevada
  Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
  
  

New Jersey

• Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival
  Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival
  The Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival is a music festival that takes place the first weekend in June each year in Red Bank, New Jersey. Sited at Marine Park along the Navesink River, the festival has been in operation since 1987....
  
  , in Red Bank, New Jersey
  Red Bank, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
  
  
• Asbury Park Jazz Festival, in Asbury Park, New Jersey
  Asbury Park, New Jersey
  Asbury Park is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, located on the Jersey Shore and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 16,116. The city is known for its rich musical history, including its association with...
  
  

New York

• North Sea Jazz Festival, 1970.
• Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival, Albany, New York
  Albany, New York
  Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
  
   (albanyevents.org)
• Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival
  Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival
  The Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is an annual high school jazz festival and competition that takes place every May at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The festival is aimed at encouraging young musicians to play music by Duke Ellington and other...
  
  , at Lincoln Center in New York City.
• Freihofer's Jazz Festival http://www.spac.org/spac-festivals/spac-festivals.asp?varID=14 in Saratoga Springs, New York
  Saratoga Springs, New York
  Saratoga Springs, also known as simply Saratoga, is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 26,586 at the 2010 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area. While the word "Saratoga" is known to be a corruption of a Native American name, ...
  
  
• Queen City Jazz Festival, in Buffalo, New York
  Buffalo, New York
  Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
  
   (Buffalo Wiki)
• Rochester International Jazz Festival
  Rochester International Jazz Festival
  Established in 2002, the Rochester International Jazz Festival takes place in June of each year, in Rochester, New York. It is produced by John Nugent, Artistic Director and Marc Iacona, Executive Director...
  
  , in Rochester, New York
  Rochester, New York
  Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
  
  
• JVC Jazz Festival-New York, in New York City, at various venues including Carnegie Hall since 1972
• Jazz in July Festival, at 92nd Street Y
  92nd Street Y
  92nd Street Y is a multifaceted cultural institution and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, at the corner of E. 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Its full name is 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association...
  
   in New York City, since 1985
• Blue Note Jazz Festival
  Blue Note Jazz Festival
  The Blue Note Jazz Festival is an annual jazz music festival that takes place in June in New York City. Hosted by the Blue Note Jazz Club, the festival features performances by renowned jazz artists at numerous venues throughout New York City, including the Blue Note, the Beacon Theatre, Town Hall,...
  
  , at various venues in New York City
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
  
  , beginning in 2011 http://www.bluenotejazzfestival.com

Pennsylvania

• Berks Jazz Fest, in Reading, PA

Rhode Island

• Newport Jazz Festival
  Newport Jazz Festival
  The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It was established in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard, who, together with husband Louis Lorillard, financed the festival for many years. The couple hired jazz impresario George Wein to organize the...
  
  , in Newport, Rhode Island
  Newport, Rhode Island
  Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
  
  

Tennessee

• Franklin Jazz Festival, Franklin, Tennessee
  Franklin, Tennessee
  Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
  
  
• Watertown Jazz Festival, Watertown, Tennessee
  Watertown, Tennessee
  Watertown is a town located in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. The population during the 2000 census was 1,358 people.-History:Prior to the town's establishment, the land was an American Revolutionary War grant given to Colonel Archibald Lytle and his brother William Lytle.Around 1790, the...
  
  

Texas

• Denton Arts and Jazz Festival
  Denton Arts and Jazz Festival
  The Denton Arts & Jazz Festival is a free 2½ day event held the last weekend of every April in the city of Denton, Texas. Produced by the Denton Festival Foundation, and sponsored by the City of Denton and corporate sponsors, it brings over 200,000 people each year for live music, fine art, food,...
  
  , Denton, Texas
  Denton, Texas
  The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
  
  
• Jazz By The Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas
  Fort Worth, Texas
  Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
  
  
• Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest, Beaumont, Texas
  Beaumont, Texas
  Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
  
  
• Trinity Jazz Festival and Jazz Mass, Houston, Texas
  Houston, Texas
  Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
  
  

Utah

• Park City Jazz Festival
  Park City Jazz Festival
  Park City Jazz Festival is a jazz festival held at the Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. Artists featured at the festival have included Papa Grows Funk and Esperanza Spalding....
  
   in Park City, Utah
  Park City, Utah
  Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
  
  

Vermont

• Burlington Discover Jazz Festival http://www.discoverjazz.com in Burlington, Vermont
  Burlington, Vermont
  Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
  
  

Washington

• Earshot Jazz Festival
  Earshot Jazz
  Earshot Jazz is a regional jazz non-profit organization in Seattle Washington. The organization publishes a free monthly journal in the Seattle area and hosts numerous jazz related events annually. The most prominent annual event is the Earshot Jazz Festival in October and November which started in...
  
  , Seattle, Washington
  Seattle, Washington
  Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
  
  
• Centrum
  Centrum (arts organization)
  Centrum, located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Washington in Jefferson County is a multidisciplinary nonprofit arts organization that presents workshops and performances in a wide variety of artistic disciplines.-Origin:...
  
   (also known as Jazz Port Townsend
  Port Townsend, Washington
  Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County, Washington, United States, approximately north-northwest of Seattle . The population was 9,113 at the 2010 census an increase of 9.3% over the 2000 census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County...
  
  )

Wisconsin

• Great River Jazz Fest, La Crosse, WI
• http://www.jazzonthevine.net [Jazz on the Vine, Elkhart Lake, WI]
• http://www.kmjazz.com [Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival, West Bend, WI]

Virginia

• Hampton Jazz Festival
  Hampton Jazz Festival
  The Hampton Jazz Festival is a major musical event started in 1968, and features many of the world's major jazz artists. It is held during the last full weekend in June each year, with the primary venue being Hampton, Virginia's Hampton Coliseum...
  
    http://www.hampton.va.us/coliseum/jazz/index.html?varID=15, Hampton, Virginia
  Hampton, Virginia
  Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...
  
  

South America

Brazil

• Circuito Do Jazz, Sampa Jazz, Olinda Jazz, São Paulo
  São Paulo
  São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
  
  , Olinda
  Olinda
  Olinda is a historic city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, just north of Recife and south of Paulista...
  
  , Brasil
• Búzios Jazz & Blues, Búzios, Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
  
• Rio Das Ostras Jazz & Blues, Rio Das Ostras
  Rio das Ostras
  Rio das Ostras is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 47,819 and its area is 231 km²....
  
  , Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
  
• Festival Pró-Jazz, Juiz de Fora
  Juiz de Fora
  -Industry, Trade, and Culture:Juiz de Fora is the second most important industrial center in the state of Minas Gerais, despite being the fourth largest in terms of population. It was once the state's largest city, position which was held up until the beginning of the 20th century...
  
  , Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
  

Chile

• Festival Internacional Providencia Jazz, Santiago, Chile
  Santiago, Chile
  Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
  
  

Colombia

• Festival Internacional de Jazz del Teatro Libre in Bogotá
  Bogotá
  Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
  
  , Colombia
  Colombia
  Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
  
  
• Jazz al Parque in Bogotá
  Bogotá
  Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
  
  , Colombia
  Colombia
  Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
  
  
• BarranquiJazz in Barranquilla
  Barranquilla
  Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
  
  , Colombia
  Colombia
  Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
  
  
• aJazzGo in Cali
  Calì
  Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
  
  , Colombia
  Colombia
  Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
  
  

Other countries

• Festival Internacional de Jazz de Punta del Este, Punta del Este
  Punta del Este
  Punta del Este is a resort town on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about east of Montevideo...
  
  , Uruguay
  Uruguay
  Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
  
  
• Suriname Jazz Festival, Paramaribo
  Paramaribo
  Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...
  
  , Suriname
  Suriname
  Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
  
  
• National Jazz Festival, Tauranga
  Tauranga
  Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...
  
  , New Zealand
  New Zealand
  New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
  
  

Warwick Valley Jazz Festival http://www.warwickvalleyjazzfest.com