The Monterey Jazz Festival has announced the event lineup for 2020—its 63rd edition. The festival begins its YouTube-based livestreaming on September 25 and continues through September 27.
The program, forced into the virtual sphere by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, will feature a mix of rarely seen archival footage from the Monterey Jazz Festival’s six-decade history, plus brand-new performances and artist (and artist-led) conversations.
Jazz fans and would-be festivalgoers in the Monterey area can attend one of two locally held watch parties: a drive-in style screening at the Monterey County Fairgrounds and a patio viewing at Estéban Restaurant on the grounds of the Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa.
All other fans can stream the festival from home, via Monterey Jazz’s YouTube channel. The full lineup of performances, which take place each day from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET, is below.
Friday, September 25
- Herbie Hancock
- Dianne Reeves
- Roy Hargrove & RH Factor
- Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project
- Christian McBride & Inside Straight
- Jamie Cullum
- Christian Sands, 2020 Monterey Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence
- 2020 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra directed by Gerald Clayton
Saturday, September 26
- Diana Krall
- Tribute to Dave Brubeck: Cannery Row Suite featuring Kurt Elling & Roberta Gambarini
- Kenny Barron Trio
- Regina Carter
- Our Native Daughters: Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell
- Clint Eastwood in conversation, hosted by Tim Jackson
- Berklee Institute of Jazz & Gender Justice Quintet directed by Terri Lyne Carrington
- 2020 Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo directed by Katie Thiroux
- 2020 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra directed by Gerald Clayton
Sunday, September 27
- Tribute to Quincy Jones, “The A&M Years,” featuring Hubert Laws and Valerie Simpson
- Sonny Rollins tribute featuring Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis and Joshua Redman
- Anat Cohen Tentet
- 2012 MJF on Tour with Musical Director Christian McBride and Dee Dee Bridgewater on vocals
- 2018 MJF On Tour with Musical Director Christian Sands and Cécile McLorin Salvant on vocals
- Gerald Clayton Quartet
- Angela Davis in conversation with Terri Lyne Carrington
- Lila Downs
- 2020 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra directed by Gerald Clayton
