31st Annual Vail Jazz Festival

Stockpile your sleep, jazz fans, because you’ll be bopping from show to show over Labor Day weekend! Vail Jazz is bringing top talent to perform day and night at the annual Vail Jazz Festival, and you won’t want to miss a single act. Performances span the spectrum of jazz, including the not-to-be-missed gospel session on Sunday morning.

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The grand finale of the beautiful Colorado summer season, the Vail Jazz Festival features a jam-packed lineup with several headliners that join together to play in group performances, multi-artist jam sessions, and inspiring multimedia tributes to jazz legends. Located at the Manor Vail Lodge, facing Vail Mountain, the Vail Jazz Festival has cemented its reputation as the premier Labor Day weekend event!

The Vail Jazz Festival is held in conjunction with our signature education program, the Vail Jazz Workshop, taught by our world-renowned instructors.

FRIDAY

EVENING SESSION: Under the Jazz Tent at Manor Vail Lodge

7:00 PM — Vail Jazz All-Stars

8:15 PM — Vail Jazz Faculty

9:30 PM — Byron Stripling

LATE NIGHT JAZZ JAM: Fitz Bar + Bites at the Manor Vail

10:15 PM — Hosted by Drew Zaremba

SATURDAY

AFTERNOON SESSION: Under the Jazz Tent at Manor Vail Lodge

1:00 PM — Vail Jazz Workshop All-Stars

2:10 PM — Vail Jazz Alumni

3:25 PM — Bobby Floyd

EVENING SESSION: Under the Jazz Tent at Manor Vail Lodge

7:00 PM — Byron Stripling

8:15 PM — Joel Frahm

9:30 PM — René Marie

LATE NIGHT JAZZ JAM: Fitz Bar + Bites at the Manor Vail

10:15 PM — Hosted by Drew Zaremba

SUNDAY

GOSPEL SESSION: Under the Jazz Tent at Manor Vail Lodge

10:30 AM — Niki Haris' Gospel Show

AFTERNOON SESSION: Under the Jazz Tent at Manor Vail Lodge

2:25 PM — Brazilian Jazz with Leandro Pellegrino and Rafael Barata

3:50 PM — René Marie

5:00 PM — Vail Jazz Festival 31st Extravaganza