The festival will return to SPAC in 2026 on its traditional weekend, Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28, 2026! GE Vernova has returned as the lead sponsor, and the festival is formally known as “Saratoga Jazz Festival, presented by GE Vernova”.
Tickets go on sale to the public on February 13 via SPAC’s ticketing site. SPAC Member presale begins on February 6, tiered by membership level.
Saturday June 27 Lineup
Gates open at 10:30am. Artists, lineup, and set times are subject to change.
Amphitheater Stage
- noon-1:15p – First Meeting featuring Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier, & Eric Harland
Modern acoustic jazz / post-bop supergroup - 1:45-3:00p – Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
Progressive jazz with hip-hop, R&B, and social-justice themes - 3:30-4:45p – Cécile McLorin Salvant
Vocal jazz / art-song storytelling - 5:15-6:30p – The Dip
Retro-soul / R&B / funk-pop - 7:00-8:15p – Miles Electric Band: Celebrating Miles Davis’s Centennial
Electric jazz fusion / funk-jazz tribute - 9:00p-close – Patti LaBelle
Classic R&B / soul / gospel-pop
Charles R. Wood Discovery Stage
- 11:00a-noon – Brass Queens
New Orleans-style brass band / street-funk - 12:20-1:20p – Avishai Cohen Big Vicious
Contemporary electric jazz / fusion - 1:40-2:40p – Tyreek McDole
Vocal jazz / soulful baritone jazz - 3:00-4:00p – Bill Frisell Trio featuring Thomas Morgan & Rudy Royston with special guest Gregory Tardy
Americana-tinged modern jazz guitar - 4:20-5:20p – Orrin Evans Trio featuring Luques Curtis & Mark Whitfield, Jr.
Straight-ahead / post-bop piano trio - 5:40-6:50p – Ana Popovic
Blues-rock / funk-soul guitar
Sunday June 28 Lineup
Gates open at 10:30am. Artists, lineup, and set times are subject to change.
Amphitheater Stage
- 12:15-1:30p – Lakecia Benjamin
High-energy contemporary jazz / funk / R&B saxophone - 2:00-3:15p – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Contemporary electric blues / blues-rock - 3:45-5:00p – Dianne Reeves
Vocal jazz / soul-jazz - 5:30-6:45p – Cimafunk
Afro-Cuban funk / global dance music - 7:15p-close – The Revivalists
New Orleans roots-rock / alternative rock
Charles R. Wood Discovery Stage
- 11:45a-12:45p – Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars
Coltrane-rooted straight-ahead / post-bop jazz- Celebrate John Coltrane’s Centennial featuring Jimmy Greene, Clay Jenkins, Steve Davis, Dave Stryker, Miki Yamanaka, Todd Coolman, & Quincy Davis
- 1:10-2:10p – Kyle Roussel
New Orleans piano / modern roots-jazz - 2:40-3:40p – Sasha Dobson
Jazz singer-songwriter / Americana-adjacent vocal music - 4:10-5:10p – Alexa Tarantino Quartet
Contemporary straight-ahead jazz / saxophone-led modern jazz - 5:40-6:45p – Eddie 9V
Southern soul / blues-rock / funk