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Blue Note Jazz Festival 2026: Patti LaBelle, Wyclef Jean and Gregory Porter top lineup

Charlie Vargas, The Orange County Register on

Published in Entertainment News

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Blue Note Jazz festival is back with a jazzy lineup for its annual summer show.

This year’s event, hosted by Arsenio Hall and happening at the Hollywood Bowl June 13-14, features Patti LaBelle, Wyclef Jean, Gregory Porter, Samara Joy, Yussef Dayes, Cimafunk, Kokoroko, Elena Pinderhughes, Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA, LAUSD Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band, LA County High School for the Arts Band and Robert Glasper presents R+R=Now, featuring Terrace Martin, Chief Adjuah, Derrick Hodge, Justin Tyson and Taylor McFerrin.

Two-day packages are available now at hollywoodbowl.com, and one-day tickets will go on sale March 24. Additional artists’ Day 1 and 2 schedules will be announced closer to the festival date.

The festival is also offering hotel packages for attendees traveling to the event or fans looking to be closer to the music over the weekend. The Blue Note Jazz Festival hotel packages include three nights at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, plus special perks such as free transportation to and from the festival, Sunday brunch, and more, and are also available at hollywoodbowl.com.

 

Last year’s festival marked the first since the Blue Note Jazz Club arrived in Los Angeles, which also operates venues worldwide, including in Milan; Honolulu; Beijing and Shanghai; Tokyo; Napa; Washington, D.C.; and Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil.

Known for hosting jazz and genre-blending performances, the venue kicked off its first show with five-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper, who also serves as the venue’s creative ambassador. It has hosted a mix of artists in its intimate setting since opening in August, including Charlie Puth and Killer Mike.

The venue layout boasts a main showroom with a 200-person capacity and a secondary “B Side” room with a 100-person capacity. A full-service kitchen and beverage menu is also available to guests for brunch and dinner throughout the week.


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