Rising star Ekep Nkwelle is a 25-year-old Cameroonian-American jazz vocalist. The power of her voice has resonated with jazz luminaries such as Russell Malone, Cyrus Chestnut, and Peter Washington, along with young stars like Emmet Cohen and Endea Owens, leading to countless collaborations.
Grammy Award winning Wayne Escoffery is one of the most gifted tenor saxophonists in American jazz. Extraordinary trumpet player Jeremy Pelt played with Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Ravi Coltrane, Nancy Wilson and Cedar Walton. Rising star Emma Smith is a multifaceted singer-songwriter with outstanding vocal ability
Popular singer Gisele Jackson began her career on the classic soul scene and rose to prominence as band member of Ray Charles, Donna Summer and James Brown. Cyrus Chestnut worked as a sideman with some of the leading players in the music including Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Branford Marsalis, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Freddy Cole, Bette Midler, Jimmy Scott and Isaac Hayes. Both musicians are fimly rooted in Gospel music and exclusively present their new project
Nicole Zuraitis is a Grammy winning and 4x Grammy-nominated jazz singer-songwriter, pianist, arranger, and bandleader from New York. Nicole is a trailblazing artist who is redefining vocal jazz, earning her a place as one of the top artists to watch in jazz and beyond
Vocalist, composer, songwriter and arranger Michael Mayo is based in Los Angeles and – with his phenomenal tenor voice – sings jazz, neo-soul and R&B. He captivates audiences worldwide, headlining his own gigs and touring with the likes of Herbie Hancock
The japanese piano wonder brings her newest project “Sonicwonder” with virtuoso trumpet player Adam O’Farrill to the 50th anniversary of the Int. Jazzfestival Bern and the Swiss Jazz Orchestra present their „Tribute to Quincy Jones“ under the direction of Pepe Lienhard with the singer Brigitte Wullimann. This jubilee night takes place in the brand new Bern Expo Cube
From street musician collective to a solid group transporting the traditional music from New Orleans onto the concert stages of the world: Tuba Skinny truly are a one-of-a-kind group. The lead trumpet player is Shaye Cohn - daughter of Joe Cohn and granddaughter of Al Cohn
Judith Owen’s stylistic range spans jazz, blues, rock, pop, classical, and musical theatre. Her New Orleans project „Come On And Get It“ is rooted in her fascination with the music of the women of the Jazz and Blues world of the 40’s / 50’s. After the enormously successful week in Marians Jazzroom in January 2024 (during which Judith recorded her live album “Comes Alive”), Judith brings her extraordinary live band to the Jazzfestival Bern
An incredible guitar virtuoso in the league of Jimi Hendrix. Using his immaculate technique, Stanley is able to play two guitars or guitar and piano at the same time. Each night, he perfoms one set solo and the other one in an all-star quartet
An incredible guitar virtuoso in the league of Jimi Hendrix. Using his immaculate technique, Stanley is able to play two guitars or guitar and piano at the same time. Each night, he perfoms one set solo and the other one in an all-star quartet
Lakecia Benjamin is a 5x Grammy-nominated New York-based saxophonist, arranger, composer, and educator. She has a warm, resonant tone and her music offers a unique meld of R&B, several strains of jazz, and funk
One of the most sought after jazz pianists teams up with the brilliant soloist, composer, bandleader and brilliant saxophonist Nicole Glover - exklusively for this week
Kat Riggins is called „the spiritual granddaughter of Koko Taylor“. Kat‘s music is peppered with hints of R&B, soul, country, gospel, hip-hop, and rock-n-roll. Make no mistake; however, Kat Riggins is undeniably a Blues woman! She travels the world with the sole mission of keeping the blues alive and thriving. Backed by a dynamic band, Kat is full of power, rasp and grit
Multi-award winning Canadian blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Sue Foley has been on the road for over 30 years. She has played with Duke Robillard, Deborah Coleman, Peter Karp, Jimmie Vaughan, Charlie Sexton, Billy Gibbons and others and has to date released 18 albums
Sugaray is one of the most spectacular and thrilling blues and R&B singers of today. After the huge successes at the Int. Jazzfestivals Bern 2019 and 2023, he returns for the 50th anniversary.
Unique, thrilling and constantly swinging, Monty combines different genres like jazz and reggae. The piano maestro brings back his trio to the International Jazzfestival Bern and celebrates his 80th birthday in June.
The extraordinary jazz singer Roberta Gambarini from Italy is extremely highly praised among musicians and jazz fans alike. She sang with the greatest musicians of jazz, like Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove, Michael and Randy Brecker, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Johnny Griffin and many others.
Francesca Tandoi is a young and extremely talented first class pianist and singer from Rome, Italy. She enthuses critics, audience and musicians alike and is a rising star in the international jazz scene.
From street musician collective to a solid group transporting the traditional music from New Orleans onto the concert stages of the world: Tuba Skinny truly are a one-of-a-kind group. The lead trumpet player is Shaye Cohn - daughter of Joe Cohn and granddaughter of Al Cohn.
Multiple Grammy winner Paquito D’Rivera was a founding member of both the “Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna” and „Irakere“. 1991 Paquito received the „Lifetime Achievement Award“ for his dedicated work in Latin music.
Three Brubeck Brothers - Darius, Chris and Dan together with Dave O’Higgins - play Brubeck compositions and Jazz from South Africa, where Darius spent many years.
Both sons of Dave Brubeck and their co-musicians play straight ahead jazz mit touches of funk and blues.
“Fusion’s greatest drummer” Billy Cobham is a living legend. He has played with Horace Silver and Miles Davis and is one of the most influental drummers worldwide. This week, Billy celebrates the 51st jubillee of this debut album “Spectrum” - just a few weeks before his 80th birthday.
The brilliant, enthusing singer and multi-instrumentalist with the soulful voice impresses with a mix of funk, soul, rock and blues.
Rising star Ekep Nkwelle is a 24-year-old Cameroonian-American jazz vocalist. The power of her voice has resonated with jazz luminaries such as Russell Malone, Cyrus Chestnut, and Peter Washington, along with young stars like Emmet Cohen and Endea Owens, leading to countless collaborations.
Dynamic and energetic Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter with a brilliant band.
D.K. Harrell is a 25 year old emerging blues aritst from Louisiana. He is dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Blues created and performed by B. B. King or Little Milton. He shared the stage with Mr. Sipp, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and many others.
The phenomenal bandolim virtuoso from Brasil - enthusing his audiences every time - brings along his now, brilliant trio.
With over 16 album releases, Stephane Wrembel is one of the most creative and versatile gypsy jazz guitarists in the style of Django Reinhardt today.
Sugaray is one of the most spectacular and thrilling blues and R&B singers of today. After the huge success at the Int. Jazzfestival Bern 2019, he brings along a new band for this year..
For this year’s Mother’s Day gala in the Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & Spa, we present the Catherine Russell Quintet feat. Gisele Jackson.
The unique and experienced jazz and blues singer brings along the sensational pianist Sean Mason for the first time.
The multiple Grammy award winning jazz trumpet player Randy Brecker played with legends like Clark Terry, Duke Pearson, Thad Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa.
Grooving and funky acid jazz with a quartet around the popular and sought after organ player from England.
Thrilling first-class zydeco with the two time Grammy award winner and musical ambassador from New Orleans..
One-of-a-kind multiinstrumentalist - and one of the most important trumpet players - from Australia. This week, James plays in a quartet mostly consisting of family members and promises a lot of swinging and grooving music.
One of the most sought after jazz pianist teams up with the brilliant soloist, composer, bandleader and enormously successful saxophonist Chris Potter - exklusively for this week..
Mr. Sipp, “the Mississippi blues child” presents engaging delta blues at its best and in the last years has gained a reputation as one of the most entertaining blues artists with a constantly growing fan community all over the world.
