Jazz Festivals celebrate music, art, dance, food, and community. Wherever there's a jazz festival, that city's jazz scene is given extraordinarily increased exposure. Also, international jazz stars play to audiences that don't often get the chance to see them perform live. Each festival has its own idiosyncrasies, and its own way of paying tribute to jazz.

We are in the process of putting together a comprehensive list of many of the most important music festivals around the world – both big and small. If your local community has an annual event and you would like to share it with the world, please let us know! We may even profile it in more depth here at StudioJams.com.

In the meantime, here is a Wikipedia link to a partial list of some jazz festivals around the globe.