stages

The festival comprises 10 stages and a club crawl all within walking distance in downtown San Jose. The main stage is located at Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park.The outdoor stages comprise numerous beverage, food and arts & crafts booths. The map below shows the festival zone in downtown San Jose.

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AT&T Main Stage

Outdoor | Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park

Market Street at San Fernando

The Vibe: The Main Stage, located at the very epicenter of the Festival in the Plaza de Cesar Chavez, is the Festival’s crown jewel.  The Main Stage features an exciting and eclectic blend of some of the most compelling and talented jazz performers in the world today. Many attendees never leave the area as it not only has great music but great atmosphere with a highly informed crowd of jazz aficionados, a wide assortment of food and craft vendors, and shaded areas where attendees can throw down a blanket or a chair and make themselves comfortable with friends and loved ones as, together, they enjoy one of the finest jazz festivals in the country.



Family-friendly; Food vendors; Arts and crafts; Festival Store

VIPs enjoy unlimited access to the premium seating area in front of the AT&T Main Stage. The VIP Pavillion is a few steps away located at Plaza de César Chávez. VIPs will have access to the VIP buffet, bar and covered seating. VIP tickets are available for both Saturday and Sunday, but there are no VIP services on Friday. Click for more information.

Friday, August 12

5pm — Boathouse All-Stars
7pm — Facebook Contest Winner — Funkranomicon

8:30pm — Ohio Players

Saturday, August 13

12pm — B-Side Players
2pm — Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
4pm — Mavis Staples
6pm — Dave Koz

Sunday, August 14

12pm — John Santos Sextet
2pm — Arturo Sandoval
4pm — Ramsey Lewis and His Electric Band — The Sun Goddess Tour

6pm — DMS featuring George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn
 

Kaiser Permanente Salsa Stage

Outdoor | San Fernando Street at Almaden
 

The Vibe: Salsa of course, but also Brazilian and Cuban music from all genres. Amazing dancers, fantastic music, high energy, this is one of the most exhilarating and popular stages at the festival. A must!

Family-friendly; Food vendors; Arts and crafts

Friday, August 12

6pm — Doug Beavers' Titanes del Trombon featuring Wayne Wallace and Abel Figueroa
8pm — Karabali

Saturday, August 13

12pm — Tito y su Son de Cuba
2pm — Louie Romero y Mazacote
4pm — Montuno Swing
6pm — Rumbaché
8pm — Edgardo Cambón y Candela

Sunday, August 14

12pm — Pacific Mambo Orchestra
2pm — Jesus Diaz y su QBA
4pm — Pellejo Seco
6pm — Fito Reinoso y Su Ritmo y Armonia

Blues Stage

Outdoor | San Fernando Street at Almaden

The Vibe: This is the place for serious blues fans. Bring a chair and enjoy two days of the best blues this side of Chicago.

Family-friendly; Food vendors (BBQ)

Saturday, August 13

1pm — Legally Blue
3pm — Kirby Sewell Band
5pm — Eric Lindell
7pm — Gino Matteo and the Family Phunk Band
9pm — Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Sunday, August 14

1pm — Ron Hacker and the Hacksaws
3pm — Grady Champion
5pm — Blues Caravan 2011 - Girls with Guitars
7pm — Mark Hummel’s Harmonica Blues Blowout

Castellano Latin Stage

Outdoor | Post Street at Market
 

Genre: Brazilian Latin jazz, Cuban jazz and music from the African diaspora. Legendary artists, irresistible rhythms and amazing percussions.

Family-friendly (crowded); Food vendors

Saturday, August 13

12pm — Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco
2pm — John Calloway and the Latin Collective
4pm — Grupo Falso Baiano
6pm — Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

Sunday, August 14

12pm — Grupo Samba Rio with Jorge Alabê
2pm — Hector Lugo y La Mixta Criolla
4pm — Ray Obiedo & The Urban Latin Jazz Project
6pm — Claudia Villela

Magnolia San Jose Rep Stage

Indoor | San Jose Repertory Theatre
Paseo de San Antonio, between 2nd and 3rd

The Vibe: Intimate, straight ahead jazz. The Rep is a place for jazz heads who are really serious about  listening to jazz in an acoustically excellent concert hall.

Family-friendly (OK for quiet children)

VIPs enjoy priority access and seating for the Magnolia San Jose Rep Stage.

Saturday, August 13

12pm — Brenda Wong Aoki/Mark Izu’s Kabuki Cabaret
2pm — Sylvia Cuenca Organ Trio
4pm — Sophie Milman
6pm — Dena DeRose Trio

Sunday, august 14

12pm — Alessandro Penezzi Duo
2pm — Michael O’Neal Quartet w/Kenny Washington
4pm — Miguel Zenón Quartet
6pm — Alfredo Rodriguez Trio

Bella Mia Stage

Indoor | Bella Mia Restaurant, 2nd Floor
First Street at Post


 

The Vibe: Intimate, straight ahead jazz.

Family-friendly (OK for quiet children)

VIPs enjoy priority access and seating at the Bella Mia Stage.

All Summer Fest performances at the Bella Mia Stage are dedicated to Smith Dobson who was killed, tragically, in a car accident in 2001. Smith was one of the Bay Area’s great arts educators, and served on the boards of San Jose Jazz, the Stanford Jazz Alliance, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Also in tribute to Smith’s legacy, San Jose Jazz hosts the annual Smith Dobson Youth Jazz Festival, which gives young musicians an opportunity to learn from the masters.

Saturday, August 13

12pm — Nineteen
2pm — Gail Dobson and the Dobson Family Band
4pm — Giacomo Gates & Larry Dunlap Trio
6pm — Christian Tamburr Quintet featuring special guest Dominick Farinacci

Sunday, August 14

12pm — Juan Prada Trio
2pm — Drei Im roten Kreis
4pm — Octobop
6pm — Mads Tolling Quartet

Jazz Beyond Stage

Outdoor | Post Street at Market

The Vibe: In the evening, at the same location as the Latin Stage, this is where edgy jazz meets electronic music and hip-hop.

Family-friendly; Arts and crafts vendors

Friday, August 12

8pm — Zoë Keating
10pm — Non Stop Bhangra

Saturday, August 13

8pm — The Park
10pm — Shotgun Wedding Quintet

Swing Stage

Indoor | Theater on San Pedro Square

San Pedro Street, near Santa Clara

The Vibe: Learn to dance swing and dance your feet off. Enter from parking lot adjacent to Peggy Sue's.



Family-friendly; Food vendors; Arts and crafts; Festival Store

Friday, August 12

6:30pm — Swing Dance Lesson
7pm — Ron Gariffo Orchestra
8:30pm — Swing Dance Lesson
9pm — Stompin' at the Savoy
11pm — Millenium Sounds Orchestra
  

Saturday, August 13

1pm — Swing Dance Lesson
1:30pm — The Swing Solution
3:30pm — Swing Dance Lessons
4pm — Los Gatos Saratoga Big Band
6:15pm — Swing Dance Lesson
7pm — Stompin' at the Savoy
8:30pm — Swing Dance Lesson
9pm — Stompin' at the Savoy
11pm — The Lyratones

Sunday, August 14

11am — Full Spectrum
1:30pm — Swing Dance Lesson
2pm — Stompin' at the Savoy
3:30pm — Swing Dance Lesson
4pm — A Touch of Brass
 

48 Hour Stage

Indoor | Old Wagon Saloon & Grill
San Pedro Street, near St. John

The Vibe: intimate, straight ahead jazz. Priority access for VIPs (learn more). San Jose Jazz's commitment to local talent from all jazz forms: experience the Bay Area's vibrant music in a small, charming theatre. Enter through the parking lot.

Family-friendly (OK for quiet children)

Friday, August 12

6pm — The Poblano Project
8pm — Michelle Pollace's Jazz y Clave
10pm — Eliza Henderson

Saturday, August 13

10am — Groove Messengers
12pm — The Dixie Six
2pm — Dani Paige Band
4pm — Laila Smith
6pm — Breze
8pm — Dr. Gone & Serious Condition

featuring Jasmine Joshua
10pm — Jessica Johnson Band

Sunday, August 14

10am — JustAzz
12pm — Harold Fethe Trio
2pm — DeJazz Vu
4pm — Round Midnight
6pm — Drei im roten Kreis

A's Next Gen Stage

Indoor | Atrium, Tech Museum
Market Street at Park

The Vibe: The best youth jazz bands of the Bay Area; amazing young talents. The most family-friendly stage of the festival, with access to all galleries of the Museum.

Family-friendly

Saturday, August 13

12pm — Archbishop Mitty High School Jazz Band
1pm — Mr. Clifford Music
2pm — Mr. Clifford Music

3pm — Introduction to jazz for kids (Ages 8-12) by Drei Im roten Kreis

4pm — Introduction to jazz for kids (Ages 4-7)
5pm — San Jose Jazz Summer Combo
6pm — Monterey Jazz Festival Youth Band

Sunday, August 14

12pm — Archbishop Mitty High School Jazz Band
1pm — Valley Christian Combo
2pm — TBA
3pm — Introduction to jazz for kids (Ages 8-12) by Alfredo Rodriguez
4pm — Introduction to jazz for kids (Ages 4-7)
5pm — San Jose Jazz Summer Combo