The annual Cheltenham Jazz Festival returns 30 April – 5 May 2025
Cheltenham The Festival Town is home to one of the country’s best-loved jazz festivals, attracting over 20,000 music fans annually.
The festival celebrates all genres of jazz with a carefully curated mixture of international jazz icons, up-and-coming new artists and unique Festival performances to ensure the programme has something for everyone.
2025 lineup:
Lulu • Tom Walker • Corinne Bailey Rae • Jools Holland • Lisa Stansfield • Beverley Knight • David Gray • Roger Daltrey • Curtis Stigers • Macy Gray • Nubya Garcia • Katie Melua • Amadou & Mariam • Keyon Harrold • Emeli Sandé • Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective) • Buena Vista All Stars • Maya Delilah & Ni Maxine • Billy Cobham • Claire Martin • Misty in Roots and many more.
Discover more about the free …around Town programme, featuring unsigned and local talent play in venues across Cheltenham.
What is the Cheltenham Jazz Festival?
Cheltenham Jazz Festival is part of Cheltenham Festivals, an arts charity that creates experiences which bring joy, spark curiosity, connect communities and inspire change. Its year-round learning and participation and talent development programmes culminate in four world-class Festivals, offering everyone an opportunity to explore and create culture. Over 225,000 visitors a year are inspired by its Literature, Science, Jazz and Music Festivals.
For more information visit – www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/festivals/jazz-festival
Reviews of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival…
‘If someone doesn’t get jazz, how do you woo them towards enjoying it? The Cheltenham Jazz Festival, with 47 official concerts plus a lively fringe, is a good answer, offering the chance to dip into many different styles of jazz’ – The Times.
‘The great thing about Cheltenham Jazz Festival is that it brings together so many genres under the umbrella of jazz…I think it is one of the best Jazz Festivals in the world so it’s amazing for me to be here’ – Jamie Cullum
“One of the UK’s classiest and most eclectic jazz festivals” – The Guardian
