North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam

12 – 14 July 2024

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Basic Information

When: 12 – 14 July 2024

Where: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Map: Venue on Google Maps

Official website: northseajazz.com

Hotels: Hotels in Rotterdam

About the North Sea Jazz Festival

Rotterdam, in The Netherlands, is home to the North Sea Jazz Festival.

It is a festival with more than 150 performances on 15 stages in and around Rotterdam Ahoy.

The festival focuses on jazz’s past, present and future.

Alongside the jazz performances, many other genres, such as blues, soul, funk, hip-hop, pop and more, are featured.

Since its first year in 1976, the festival has grown into a large international affair—with 85,000 to 90,000 visitors in later years—but it retains its intimate character.

From the Lineup 2024

It is as usual a big and massive Lineup and hereare some of the confirmed names for 2024 (check their website for updates closer to the festival):

Friday:
Al Di Meola; Amsterdam Klezmer Band; BVR Flamenco Big Band ; Chief Adjuah [formerly Christian Scott]; Dhafer Youssef; Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio; Idema/Serierse Quartet; Niescier / Reid / Remigi; No Guidnce; PJ Morton; RIMON; Sammy Rae & The Friends; Shirma Rouse & Orchestra of the Royal Netherlands Air Force ‘Celebrating Aretha Franklin’; Sun-Mi Hong Quintet

Saturday:
Ancient Infinity Orchestra; Arooj Aftab; Boukou Groove; Cisco Swank; Elmiene; Enemy – Downes/Eldh/Maddren; Jazmine Sullivan; Jungle by Night; Manu Delago & Mad About Lemon; Matthew Halsall; Obongjayar; Philipp Rüttgers Trio; Roseye; Sam Newbould Quintet; Swan; The Dam Jawn with Jeremy Pelt; Thee Sacred Souls; YĪN YĪN

Sunday:
Butcher Brown; Boukou Groove; Charles Lloyd Sky Quartet featuring Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland; Cory Henry; Djavan; Dulfer! Total Response; Ella Zirina Trio; Enji; Glimlip x Yasper; Imaginarium; INIKO; Kahil El’Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble; Kaisa’s Machine; Karsu; Nicole McCabe Quartet; Peter Beets Trio ft. Gregory Hutchinson; Roberto Fonseca – La Gran Diversión; Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective with Turtle Island Quartet; Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Standards; The Cavemen; Venna; Yoràn Vroom Group of Friends

Destination

Check-in date

Tue 08 Oct 2024

Check-out date

Wed 09 Oct 2024

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Hotel Tip

You can find all kinds of properties here, from apartment hotels and one-star to luxury five-star hotels.

A good five-star hotels in Rotterdam town centre

You will find an excellent five-star hotel in the town centre, Mainport Design Hotel.

It has excellent guest reviews.

An overview of all hotels here

More things to do in Rotterdam

More about Rotterdam

Rotterdam

During the three days of the festival, the whole city is buzzing, greeting visitors from nearby countries and across the ocean.

The city itself is much more than just a music festival venue.

Rich history, incredible architecture, beautiful harbour, various museums, and over a thousand different outdoor sculptures – you will not get bored here!

And in addition, a large number of bars, restaurants, and shops.

Rotterdam Central Station is the most recognizable architectural site of the city.

Markthal is an indoor market combined with luxury housings, built in a horseshoe configuration, and it is one of a kind.

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Cube Houses are a kind of village inside the city.

The architect saw these houses as trees and the whole area as wood, so the houses are tipped to one side, making three sides face the sky and the other three face the ground.

Erasmus Bridge is 800 meters long and connects the northern and southern parts of the city.

It was designed to represent the area, while its pylon-like shape gave it another name – The Swan.

Euromast observation tower was built in 1960, and today, the elevator will bring you 100 meters over the ground in just 30 seconds.

At the top, you’ll find a great observation deck and a restaurant.

You can wander around the city by yourself or book a tour.

You can choose a bike, walking or a boat tour around the city.