Official poster or photo of the festival (fiche Festival TV ).
Dates
2027 edition: Friday July 9 to Sunday July 11, 2027, at Rotterdam Ahoy; 50th edition: July 10–12, 2026
Venue
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Genres
Jazz and kindred music
Also known as the
NN North Sea Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz, Rotterdam Ahoy, Paul Acket
The festival
Founded in 1976 in The Hague by impresario Paul Acket and based at Rotterdam Ahoy since 2006, North Sea Jazz is presented as the world's biggest indoor jazz festival. Three days where jazz meets blues, soul, funk, hip-hop and world music: for its 50th anniversary in 2026, 17 stages, some 1,300 artists and up to 90,000 visitors — Burna Boy played there on Saturday July 11, 2026.
Good to know
Organiser: Mojo Concerts; title partner NN (Nationale-Nederlanden) since 2017, hence the name "NN North Sea Jazz Festival". Press accreditation by form on the official website; general email published: [email protected]. Named at the European Festival Awards 2025 (Event Safety Award, Dutch Joint Entry). European Festival Awards: https://europeanfestivalawards.org.
Artists on the poster
Burna Boy (2026 — 50th edition poster head (11 July 2026) — See page
The great professional recordings of this festival, filmed by broadcasters and recording companies — hosted by their rightholders, presented here by their official integration and credit.
Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood — full concert (North Sea Jazz 2007)
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