Swanage Jazz Festival 2026
Schedule
Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
BH19 1DD Swanage, United Kingdom | Poole, EN
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The 35th Swanage Jazz Festival will be bringing you the very best in Jazz Music from 10th - 12th July 2026 all set in the glorious surroundings of the Jurassic Coast in Swanage!We are delighted to announce the 2026 Festival line up as follows:
Friday 10 July Free performances from 2pm, Ticketed programme from 4pm
The Alan Barnes Quartet
The Nigel Price Trio
Steely Jazz
The Kim Cypher Band
Andy Urquhart’s Electric Miles
Asa Martinson and The Outlet
Roger Marks’ Fiesta Five
Saturday 11 July From 12pm
The Laura Jurd/Rob Luft Quartet *
The Ivo Neame Trio *
The Pete Roth Trio with Bill Bruford
Greg Abate with the Craig Milverton Trio
The Alex Clarke Quartet – Out of The Woods
Yetii
The Bateman Brothers’ Tribute to Louis Armstrong
The Olivia Cutthill Quintet – UK Parliamentary Jazz Award Winner
Mambossa
Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty *
Jazz Knots
John Maddocks’ Jazzmen
The Hot House Combo
The Riveria Ramblers
Sunday 12 July From 11.30am
The Steve Waterman Octet celebrates Miles Davis
The Joe Webb Trio
The Rob Luft Quartet - UK Parliamentary Jazz Award Winner
The Jo Harrop Quartet
The John Etheridge/Christian Garrick Duo
Coltrane and Hartman on Impulse! Featuring Mark Lockheart and Marvin Muoneke
The Clark Tracey Sextet - Under Milk Wood at 60
The Tim Whitehead Quartet
Pete Allen’s Big Jazz Band
Ray D’Inverno’s Quintessential Groove
Tim Eyes Jazz
The New Orleans Jazz Bandits
* In association with SoundCellar
Plus Free Festival Fringe, Jazz Village with Bar and Food Stalls, the free Stretch Tent programme and the Sunday Jazz Service with Tim Eyes Jazz.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Weekend Stroller £160
Friday Stroller £60
Saturday Stroller £95
Sunday Stroller £95
Single concert tickets £24
Under 16s FREE – accompanied by an adult with ticket
Under 25s 50% off Day stroller price
(Proof of age required on wristband collection)
BH19 Residents 10% discount on full price. Only available on our website.
(Proof of Post Code required on wristband collection)
All tickets are available from www.swanagejazzfestival.co.uk/tickets
We will be publishing and circulating a venue programme in April.
Accommodation advice can be found here: https://swanagejazzfestival.co.uk/where-to-stay/ and https://www.visit-dorset.com/accommodation/
We hope you like our 2026 line up and that we will see you in July.
Paul Kelly
and the Festival Team
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BH19 1DD Swanage, United Kingdom, Poole, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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