Swanage Jazz Festival JULY 2026

🗓️ Friday 10th – Sunday 12th July 2026

Swanage Jazz Festival returns this summer – with 2026 marking its 35th year.

  • Sax and keyboard player from Not Just Sax at Swanage's Jazz Festival
  • Phoenix Rock N Roll at Swanage Jazz Festival
  • Soldoro Band saxophonist & bassist
  • Arun Ghosh playing the clarinet

Enjoy free fringe concerts and performances in local pubs and hotels, alongside main ticketed events at venues including Swanage’s Mowlem Theatre and the festival marquee at Sandpit Field.

There’s daytime and evening performances from both local and national musicians, with a parade along Shore Road on the Saturday and a grand festival finale on the Sunday.

For full information, tickets and the latest updates, please visit the Jazz Festival website: https://swanagejazzfestival.co.uk

Swanage Jazz Festival 2026 line-up

Programme

Friday 10th July

Music starts today at 4pm.

  • Alan Barnes’ and Robert Fowler’s Reed-a-Rama
  • Nigel Price Trio
  • Steely Jazz
  • The Kim Cypher Band
  • Andy Urquhart’s Electric Miles
  • Asa Martinson and The Outlet
  • Roger Marks Riviera 5

Saturday 12th July

A day of jazz, kicking off at 12pm.

  • Originals – Laura Jurd and Rob Luft
  • The Ivo Neame Trio
  • The Pete Roth Trio with Bill Bruford
  • Greg Abate with the Craig Milverton Trio
  • The Alex Clarke Quartet
  • Yetii
  • The Bateman Brothers’ Tribute to Louis Armstrong
  • The Olivia Cuthill Quintet
  • Mambossa
  • Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty
  • Jazz Knots
  • John Maddocks’ Jazzmen
  • The Riviera Ramblers
  • The Hothouse Combo

Sunday 12th July

The final day of Swanage Jazz festival 2026 starts at 11.30am.

  • The Steve Waterman Octet celebrates Miles Davis
  • The Joe Webb Trio
  • The Jo Harrop Quartet
  • The Rob Luft Quartet
  • The John Etheridge/Christian Garrick Duo
  • Coltrane and Hartman on Impulse! Featuring Mark Lockheart and Marvin MuonekĂ©
  • The Clark Tracey Sextet – Under Milk Wood at 60 (includes two narrators)
  • The Tim Whitehead Quartet
  • Ray D’Inverno’s Quintessential Groove
  • Pete Allen’s Big Jazz Band
  • New Orleans Jazz Bandits
  • Tim Eyes Jazz
  • The Ragtime Revellers

Arun Ghosh and his band on stage at The Mowlem Theatre
Audience in the Swanage Jazz Festival marquee
James Emmet's Ragtime Revellers performing on Swanage prom
Hattie Brown's Beer tent
The Nigel Price & Alessio Menconi Quartet

Volunteer – and visit for free

Volunteers are always welcome at Swanage Jazz Festival, with the excellent added bonus of enjoying free entry to all venues, capacity allowing.

Volunteer steward t-shirt at Swanage Jazz Festival

Duties are straightforward, with no experience necessary – you simply need to be a presence on the door and check wristbands.

Volunteering at the jazz festival’s a social affair, so expect to meet some great new people and enjoy an end-of-festival BBQ to round the weekend off.

Find further information including contact details visit the festival’s volunteering page: swanagejazzfestival.co.uk/volunteers/

Swanage Jazz Festival collection bucket

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