Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2019: Full line-up revealed featuring Jamie Cullum, Nubya Garcia and more

Cheltenham Jazz Festival has revealed the full line-up for its 2019 edition.

Gregory Porter, Sergio Mendes, Joshua Redman and the Bad Plus had already been announced to perform at the six-day event, which runs from May 1-6.

Jamie Cullum, Abdullah Ibrahim and Andreya Triana lead the list of newly added names, set to play gigs in various venues across Cheltenham.

London’s thriving jazz scene is also well represented, with Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, Vels Trio and Alfa Mist all locked in to play.

The event is part of a broader spectrum of festivals taking place in Cheltenham this summer covering classical music, science and literature.

Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2019 tickets

Tickets will go sale to members at 10am on Wednesday February 27. General sale will commence at 10am on Wednesday March 6.

Tickets can be bought here.

Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2019 line-up in full

May 1

  • Charenee Wade

  • Jamie Cullum

May 2

  • Ana Popovic

  • Buck & Billie

  • James Morrison

May 3

  • Andreya Triana

  • Sunlight, Soweto Kinch meets Andreas Schaerer & Kalle Kalima

  • Alina Engibaryan

  • Friday Night Is Music Night: The Song Of Soho

  • Incoginto And Friends, plus support from Ashton Jones

  • Gilles Peterson Presents: Nubya Garcia

  • Partisans

  • Kansas Smitty’s Takeover

May 4

  • Jazz Babies

  • Jazz Exchange: Paris and Birmingham

  • Evelyn And The Yellow Birds with Cherise Adams-Burnett

  • Yamaha Sessions

  • Alfa Mist

  • Katie Birtill

  • Sound Discoveries with Jason Singh

  • Sergio Mendes

  • Rachel Musson

  • John Surman, John Warren & The Brass Project Live

  • Bugge Wessltoft, Dan Berglund, Magnus Ötröm: Rymden

  • Dan Weiss Starebaby

  • Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya

  • Georgie Fame & The Guy Barker Big Band

  • Nikki Yeoh & Zoe Rahman

  • Carmel

  • Cherise Adams-Burnett

  • Gilles Peterson Presents: Vels Trio

  • Gregory Porter

  • Joshua Redman

  • Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet

  • Gilles Peterson Presents: Joe Armon-Jones

  • Late Night Jam Sessions

  • Kansas Smitty’s Takeover

May 5

  • Family Sing with Alice Zawadzki

  • Jazz Babies: The Drum with Ken Wilson Max

  • Vula Viel

  • Julie Campiche

  • Yazz Ahmed: Polyhymnia

  • The Destroyers: Little People’s Edition

  • Yamaha Sessions

  • Double Bill: Yola & Kizzy Crawford

  • David Sanborn Acoustic Band

  • The Bad Plus

  • Hanna Paulsberg Concept

  • Madeleine Peyroux

  • Swing Out Sister, plus support from Ben Cipolla

  • Fred Hersch

  • Emma Hatton

  • Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares

  • Sinatra At The Sands: Curtis Stigers And The Ronnie Scott’s Big Band

  • Kandace Springs, plus support from Harris/Wilkins

  • Hermia Ceccaldi Darrifourcq

  • Kansas Smitty’s Takeover

May 6

  • Yamaha Sessions

  • Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure For Kids

  • Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

  • Showcase: Lydian Collective & Rue

  • Discover The Arabic Oud with Rihab Azar

  • The Kora: ‘African Harp’ with Jally Hebba Susso

  • Yamaha Sessions

  • Level 42

  • National Youth Jazz Orchestra

  • Katie Melua