Stanford Jazz Festival
A late-July concert series on the Stanford University campus run by the Stanford Jazz Workshop, timed to overlap with its summer teaching programs. The 2026 festival ran July 23-31.
- City
- Stanford
- Where
- Stanford, California
- When
- Late July
The Stanford Jazz Festival is produced by the Stanford Jazz Workshop, a nonprofit whose main business is summer jazz instruction for students of all ages. The festival exists because the workshop brings a large faculty of working musicians to campus each July, and those musicians then play evening concerts. That structure explains the festival's shape: a dense run of about ten days rather than a single weekend, with dates that shift slightly year to year (July 23-31 in 2026, July 24 to August 1 in 2025).
Concerts take place in university halls on the Stanford campus rather than outdoors, which keeps the format close to a club or recital setting. Because the faculty roster and the concert roster overlap, audiences see established touring players in small-group configurations assembled for the occasion, and workshop participants perform alongside them.
Shows in our listings
Upcoming live shows related to the festival on Jazz Live US.
Where to stay for Stanford Jazz
Hotels and apartments around Stanford. Prices shown are for one night; you can widen the dates on the map.
Frequently asked questions
- When does Stanford Jazz take place?
- Stanford Jazz takes place in Stanford in late july. The exact dates for each edition can vary, so it's worth confirming them on the official website.
- Where is Stanford Jazz held?
- It takes place in Stanford (Stanford, California).
- How do I follow the program and get tickets?
- At Jazz Live US we publish its shows in our Calendar listings as they are confirmed, and for the full line-up and tickets you can check the festival's official website. If you join Jazz Live US, we'll let you know when the line-up is announced.
The exact dates for each edition can vary. Check the festival's official website to confirm the line-up and tickets.