North Sea Jazz Festival 2023: More names added

The NN North Sea Jazz Festival, the world’s largest indoor music festival, has announced a second wave of artists, as it prepares for this summer’s event at the Ahoy Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

In 2023, the world’s largest indoor music festival is set to present its biggest line-up to date of international stars across jazz, blues, soul, pop and beyond in July

Joining the list of artists confirmed to perform this year are American bassist Esperanza Spalding, who is this year’s Artist In Residence, three-time Brit-award-winning soul singer Seal, trailblazing US rapper Janelle Monáe, internationally acclaimed group Snarky Puppy and US hip hop sensation Ducklwrth.

The festival had already confirmed an array of some of the world’s most celebrated jazz artists including South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, revered trumpeter and educator Wynton Marsalis with his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, pioneering guitarist Pat Metheny with Side-Eye, Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, Maria Schneider & The Oslo Jazz Ensemble, Bill Frisell, Hermeto Pascoal, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Yussef Dayes, Ezra Collective, and many more.

Over 60 artists have been announced today, including superstar UK rapper and singer Stormzy, Mercury Prize-winning rapper Little Simz, UK hip hop sensation Loyle Carner, multi-GRAMMY-winning singer Lizzo, music royalty Tom Jones, the class-leading singer and songwriter Van Morrison, the legendary blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy, captivating soul trio Gabriels, R&B and neo soul powerhouse Jill Scott and gospel phenomenon Mavis Staples amongst many others.

More acts will be announced in the coming weeks and months.

This summer the festival expects more than a thousand musicians, spread out over 150 performances and fifteen different stages.

Welcoming more than 75,000 music fans each year, the North Sea Jazz Festival has built an incomparable reputation since its inaugural year in 1976 hosting a string of musical icons over the years from Miles Davis and Count Basie to Amy Winehouse and Adele.

Three-day weekend tickets are already sold out, single day tickets go on sale from 1st February at 10am (GMT) and are available here.

NN North Sea Jazz Festival 2023 - Current Lineup:

• = New addition as of 7 March 2023

Friday 7 July:

Alabaster DePlume

Andrew Cyrille Quartet

Bia Ferreira*

Camilla George*

Bill Frisell FOUR ft. Greg Tardy

Gerald Clayton, and Jonathan Blake;

Buddy Guy - Dammn Right Farewell;

Cha Wa;

Danielle Ponder;

Dave Holland New Quartet featuring Kris Davis, Jaleel Shaw and Nasheet Waits*

Duckwrth*

Fergus McCreadie Trio;

Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding; The Hi-Stakes*

Jasper Blom Quartet with Pablo Held;

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis;

Kenny Barron Quartet;

Linda May Han Oh;

Marco Mezquida Trio;

Maria Schneider & Oslo Jazz Ensemble presents 'Data Lords';

Mavis Staples;

Mette Rasmussen Trio North;

MonoNeon;

Stormzy;

SuperBlue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter with the Huntertones Horns;

Terri Lyne Carrington;

The Teskey Brothers;

Trio Da Kali & North Sea String Quartet*

Van Morrison;

Yaya Bey*

Yussef Dayes;

Zwangere Guy & Lander Gyselinck.

Saturday 8 July:

Abdullah Ibrahim Trio

Anna Webber Simple Trio;

CHARLES TOLLIVER*

AFRICA / BRASS ft. Binker Golding*

Antonio Faraò*

Chris Dahlgren*

Alvin Queen & New Rdam Orchestra*

Brandee Younger Trio*

DeWolff & Dawn Brothers present Double Cream;

Eloise;

Fred Hersch, Drew Gress, Joey Baron;

Joey Baron;

Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra;

Jacob Banks;

Jan Garbarek;

Jill Scott;

Kenny Garrett Quintet;

Kokoroko;

Lucas Santana 5tet;

Marcus Miller;

Olivia Dean;

The Staples Jr. Singers;

Tom Jones; Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & GURLS;

Vloeimans Goudsmit Fraanje 'Fugimundi'.

Sunday 9 July:

Alessandro Fongaro's Pietre

Artemis*

Benny Sings;

Branford Marsalis Quartet;

Cymande;

EZRA Collective;

Endea Owens & The Cookout*

Gabriels;

Hermeto Pascoal;

Janelle Monáe*

John McLaughlin's SHAKTI featuring Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan*

Kandace Springs;

Latanya Alberto;

Laufey;

Lizzo;

Madison McFerrin*

Ndlovu Youth Choir*

NOHMI*

Oded Tzur;

Off-Brand gOdds”: Esperanza Spalding & Antonio Brown Dance*

Paradox Jazz Orchestra ‘Remembering The Skymasters’*

Pat Metheny Side-Eye;

Samara Joy;

Sampa The Great;

Seal*

Somi*

Son Little;

Sona Jobarteh*

Stanley Clarke N’4Ever;

Teis Semey Quintet.

Typhoon*

Yuri Honing’s Peace Orchestra*

When is NN North Sea Jazz Festival?

The next NN North Sea Jazz Festival will take place between the 7th and 9th of July 2023.

Where does NN North Sea Jazz Festival take place?

North Sea Jazz Festival takes place at the Ahoy Centre in Rotterdam, which is based in the southern part of Holland, in the Netherlands.

Less than an hour’s plane ride away, with a direct train from London St Pancras available or a ferry ride, the North Sea Jazz Festival is easily accessible from the UK and perfectly suited for a weekend retreat.

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