Jazz lovers in Havana streets.
Photo Ana Lorena

Who’s who of Latin and Cuban jazz

The 2024 Havana Jazz Festival was seven incredible days of hot throbbing Latin jazz. More than 120 amazing musicians and bands from Cuba and a dozen other nations performed in 15 venues ranging from grand concert halls to intimate private clubs and restaurants. The artists constituted a Latin and AfroCuban jazz hall of fame thrilling audiences from around the world. Some of the performers from the 2024 gala will be present for the January 2025 Havana Jazz Festival, in addition to lots of new names.

Be the first to know the Havana Jazz Festival lineup for 2025

Organizers of the Havana International Jazz Festival publish the list of performers shortly before the festival, and exclusively for festival guests. But you can be privy to the 2025 musical cast sooner because Jazz Cuba learns it first. Sign up for January 2025 Havana Jazz Festival lineup.

Register of artists from the past Havana Jazz Festival editions

Adam O’Farrill
Adrián Adalberto Iriarte (Cuba-Belgium)
Adrián Iaies & Colegiales Trío (Argentina)
Aire de Concierto (USA-Cuba)
Alain Pérez
Alberto Lescay and Formas
Alejandro Falcón
Alejandro Gispert Cuban Spectrum Project
Ancestral Memories Quartet (Cuba-USA)
Ángel Hernández (Puerto Rico)
Arturo O’Farrill
Arturo Soto Martínez “Tata Güines Jr”
Band 8
Baptiste Trotignon Ancestral Memories
Bárbara Yanes
Barbarito Torres
Bellita y su Jazz Tumbatá
Benjamín Lapidus
Bobby Allende
Brian Lynch
Camerata Romeu
Camp Kirkland and the Metro Big Band
Carlos Miyares Quintet
Cauce
Changuito
Charangón
Chewy y Eclipse Cubano
Christopher Astoquillca (USA)
Chucho Valdés
Cimafunk
Common Taters Southern Funk Band (USA)
Cuarteto de Saxofones de Santiago
Cubanism (Cuba)
Dafnis Prieto and the Big Band (Cuba-USA)
Dan Barnett Big Band (Australia)
Dave Weckl (USA)
David Faya y Camino a Santiago
David Israel Nicolalde (Ecuador)
David Nicolalde (Ecuador)
David Viñolas (Vasco)
Dayme Arocena
Degnis Bofill
Dennis Chamber
David Sancoius (USA)
Eduardo Sandoval y Habana Jazz
Elito Reve
Emilio Martiní
Emilio Morales y los Nuevos Amigos
Emma Pask Quartet (Australia)
Enrique Lazaga
Ernán López Nussa
Extasis
Felipe Cabrera
Giraldo Piloto and Klimax
Gregoire Maret
Habana de Primera
Haila María Mompié
Harold López Nussa trío
Havana Jam
Héctor Quintana and Proyecto H.
Herlin Riley (USA)
Horacio “El Negro” Hernández
Idania Valdés
Influencia
Interactivo
Irina González
Ivette Cepeda
Janio Abreu y Aire de Concierto
Jeffrey Berlin
Jerrold Dubyk Quartet (Canada)
Jessie Valdés
Jordi Sabatés (Spain)
Jorge Luís Pacheco
Jorge Reyes
José Ma. Vitier
José Tobón y Sigurajazz (Colombia)
Joss Stone (England)
Juan Ibarra y Luciano Minetti (Uruguay)
Juana Bacallao
Julio Montalvo Collective (Cuba-USA)
Julito Padrón
Kelvis Ochoa
Keschia Potter (USA)
Lázaro Valdes y Son Jazz
Leni Stern (USA)
Leyanis Valdés
Los Van Van
Lucia Rey y su trío (Spain)
M Alfonso
Mambo Madness
Maraca
Maravillas de Mali (Mali-Cuba)
Marc Quiñones
Marcos Morales
Mario Salvador
Marvio Ciribelli (Brasil)
Mayquel Gonzáles
Michael McClintock (USA)
Mozarteum Orchestra
Muñequitos de Matanzas
Néstor Torres
NG La Banda
Obbini Batá
OKAN Jazz
Omara Portuondo
Orchestra Big Band (Cuba)
Orchestra La Categoria (Colombia)
Orlando Valle Maracas
Orquesta Aragón (Puerto Rico)
Oz Noy (USA)
Pablo Menéndez y Mezcla
Patricia Kraus (Germany)
Pedrito Martínez
Pedro Fariña
Power trío (Canada)
Quenística
Ramón Vázquez (Puerto Rico)
Roberto Carcassés
Roberto Fonseca y Temperamento
Rodrigo Sosa
Rodrigo y Ceda el Paso
Ronald y Explosión Rumbera
Rumbatá
Rumbávila
Ruy López Nussa y la Academia
Sebastian Schunke y Diego Piñera
Septeto Santiaguero
Simón Denizart (Canada)
Simón Wyrsch (Switzerland)
Sixto Llorente
Steel Band del Cobre
Stefan Johnson (Sweden)
Stich Wynston & Shuffle Demons (Canada)
Sumiko (Japan)
Telmaris
Tony Succar’s Proyecto Unity
Victor Godines
William Roblejo’s trío
Yanet Valdez
Yaroldi Abreu
Yasek Manzano
Yiorgis Gouricelaya’s Proyecto Elegancia
Yoandri Argudín
Yosvany Terry
Youth Symphony Orchestra A’rimaS

Be the first to get the 2025 Havana Jazz Festival lineup

You’ll be the first to receive the lineup for the 2025 Havana International Jazz Festival when you sign up here.