Get ready, music fans! Live music returns to Vail this summer during the 28th Annual Jazz Festival, which runs June 30 through September 5, 2022.
The Vail Jazz Festival will feature a variety of incredible jazz performances, all right in the heart of Vail! There will be hot jazz, bebop, bossa nova, gypsy jazz, big band, and much more, spread across eight Thursday evening headliner performances under the Jazz tent at Vail Square in Lionshead and eight free Sunday concerts on the Solaris Plaza in Vail Village.
The full festival schedule is as follows:- June 30 | The 28th Annual Vail Jazz Festival Kickoff Party | Diego Figueiredo & Ken Peplowski | Vail Square
- July 3 | Vail Jazz @ Solaris | United States Air Force Academy Band Falconaires
- July 7 | Vail Jazz @ Vail Square | Matthew Whittaker Quintet
- July 10 | Vail Jazz @ Solaris | Lionel Quemando
- July 14 | Frank Vignola’s Birdland Guitar Band | Donovan Pavilion
- July 14 | Vail Jazz @ Vail Square | Jon Cleary – Mardi Gras in July
- July 17 | Vail Jazz @ Solaris | Lao Tizer Quartet
- July 21 | Frank Vignola’s Birdland Guitar Band | Donovan Pavilion
- July 24 | Vail Jazz @ Solaris | The Burroughs
- July 28 | Vail Jazz @ Vail Square | Bria Skonberg Quartet
- July 31 | Vail Jazz @ Solaris | Lionel Young Quartet
- August 4 | Vail Jazz @ Vail Square | Samara Joy and Pasquale Grasso Quartet
- August 7 | Vail Jazz @ Solaris | The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra Sextet
- August 11 | Vail Jazz @ Vail Square | Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Memphis Soulphony
- August 14 | Vail Jazz @ Solaris | Tony Monaco’s Tribute
- August 18 | Vail Jazz @ Vail Square | Warren Wolf’s Multi-Media History of the Vibes
- August 21 | Vail Jazz @ Solaris | Peter Olstad’s Rocky Mountain All-Stars
- September 1 -5 | Vail Jazz Party | Various Artists | The Hythe
Don't miss the magical performances at Vail Jazz Fest!