15.10.2026 – 18.10.2026
For more than 25 years, Jazz&TheCity has been synonymous with contemporary musical diversity and improvisation with an international flair. This year, under the motto ‘true moments’, the festival offers an extraordinary musical urban experience with fresh influences from world music and crossover, as well as interesting national and international collaborations. The diversity of ‘real’ music and a spirit of openness in the urban space at the heart of Salzburg’s Old Town are celebrated here.
In a world where tens of thousands of AI-generated songs appear on streaming platforms every day, Jazz&TheCitysounds 2026 is sending a deliberate counter-message: ‘true moments’. Because some things simply cannot be simulated. The moment a note is played, a glance between musician and audience, a spontaneous musical dialogue, or a story that suddenly becomes deeply personal. The festival celebrates the genuine, immediate musical experience – live, up close and unadulterated. This year, Jazz&TheCitysounds is more international than ever before. Acts from the USA, Italy, France, Spain, Colombia, Iran, Mauritania, the Netherlands, Morocco, Yemen, Israel and Turkey will join forces with the crème de la crème of the Austrian music scene. Admission to all events is free.
Line up 2026
Ernst Molden und die Neuen Wiener Concert Schrammeln | Yemen Blues | radio.string.quartet | Lylit | Aruán Ortiz Trio | daoud | Andy Sheppard Trio | Suonno d‘Ajere | | Pixvae | Jozef van Wissem | Bab L‘ Bluz | Cleo Reed | Noura Mint Seymali | Meral Polat | Les Frères Smith | Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko | Myra Melfords Fire and Water Quintet | Sophie Abraham | Addict Ameba | Sladek | Terrea | WOSCHDOG | Los Sara Fontán | Lukas Lauermann | Martin Klein | Ian Fisher | Avin Ahmadi | Nat Osborn & Mike Parker Duo | VogelLettner | Andreas Tentschert | Purple is the Color | Jordina Millà & Agustí Fernández | Marina & the Kats | Maria Mogas Gensana | HALS | Fabian Schumann & Cole Whittenburg | Crystn Hunt Akron | Double D | Eric Arn | CK – 4-TETT | Jazzbüro | Blue Moss | Black Street Big Band | Adi Jüstel & The Original Salzburg Swing Orchestra | Romed Hopfgartners Jazz-Pop Werkstatt | House of Impro | Club Analog | Scurheim Feat. Lorenz Widauer | Django Partie | Frühstückl-Wegscheider-Grubinger | Libertango | Stootsie & The Boys | Adi Jüstel Latin Swing Express | Gspusi | Kollektiv Tanzbar | DJ-Surprise-Set | CieLAROQUE
Jazz&TheCity 2026 – Festival of jazz, world and electronic music
15.10.2026 – 18.10.2026
Salzburg’s Old Town: various locations
www.salzburg-altstadt.at/de/salzburgjazz
