Welcome to the 50th International Jazzfestival Bern 2025

Multi-award winning Canadian blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Sue Foley has been on the road for over 30 years. She has played with Duke Robillard, Deborah Coleman, Peter Karp, Jimmie Vaughan, Charlie Sexton, Billy Gibbons and others and has to date released 18 albums

Kat Riggins is called „the spiritual granddaughter of Koko Taylor“. Kat‘s music is peppered with hints of R&B, soul, country, gospel, hip-hop, and rock-n-roll. Make no mistake; however, Kat Riggins is undeniably a Blues woman! She travels the world with the sole mission of keeping the blues alive and thriving. Backed by a dynamic band, Kat is full of power, rasp and grit

One of the most sought after jazz pianists teams up with the brilliant soloist, composer, bandleader and brilliant saxophonist Nicole Glover - exklusively for this week

Lakecia Benjamin is a 5x Grammy-nominated New York-based saxophonist, arranger, composer, and educator. She has a warm, resonant tone and her music offers a unique meld of R&B, several strains of jazz, and funk

An incredible guitar virtuoso in the league of Jimi Hendrix. Using his immaculate technique, Stanley is able to play two guitars or guitar and piano at the same time. Each night, he perfoms one set solo and the other one in an all-star quartet

An incredible guitar virtuoso in the league of Jimi Hendrix. Using his immaculate technique, Stanley is able to play two guitars or guitar and piano at the same time. Each night, he perfoms one set solo and the other one in an all-star quartet

Rising star Ekep Nkwelle is a 25-year-old Cameroonian-American jazz vocalist. The power of her voice has resonated with jazz luminaries such as Russell Malone, Cyrus Chestnut, and Peter Washington, along with young stars like Emmet Cohen and Endea Owens, leading to countless collaborations.

Grammy Award winning Wayne Escoffery is one of the most gifted tenor saxophonists in American jazz. Extraordinary trumpet player Jeremy Pelt played with Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Ravi Coltrane, Nancy Wilson and Cedar Walton. Rising star Emma Smith is a multifaceted singer-songwriter with outstanding vocal ability

Poluar singer Gisele Jackson began her career on the classic soul scene and rose to prominence as band member of Ray Charles, Donna Summer and James Brown. Cyrus Chestnut worked as a sideman with some of the leading players in the music including Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Branford Marsalis, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Freddy Cole, Bette Midler, Jimmy Scott and Isaac Hayes. Both musicians are fimly rooted in Gospel music and exclusively present their new project

Nicole Zuraitis is a Grammy winning and 4x Grammy-nominated jazz singer-songwriter, pianist, arranger, and bandleader from New York. Nicole is a trailblazing artist who is redefining vocal jazz, earning her a place as one of the top artists to watch in jazz and beyond

Vocalist, composer, songwriter and arranger Michael Mayo is based in Los Angeles and – with his phenomenal tenor voice – sings jazz, neo-soul and R&B. He captivates audiences worldwide, headlining his own gigs and touring with the likes of Herbie Hancock

From street musician collective to a solid group transporting the traditional music from New Orleans onto the concert stages of the world: Tuba Skinny truly are a one-of-a-kind group. The lead trumpet player is Shaye Cohn - daughter of Joe Cohn and granddaughter of Al Cohn

Judith Owen’s stylistic range spans jazz, blues, rock, pop, classical, and musical theatre. Her New Orleans project „Come On And Get It“ is rooted in her fascination with the music of the women of the Jazz and Blues world of the 40’s / 50’s. After the enormously successful week in Marians Jazzroom in January 2024 (during which Judith recorded her live album “Comes Alive”), Judith brings her extraordinary live band to the Jazzfestival Bern