BRIC JazzFest 2026 in Brooklyn, NY

Festival Info

In alignment with BRIC’s year-long curatorial vision of bringing Radical Joy to life, BRIC JazzFest 2026 expands the circle of what we consider jazz and welcomes those who have yet to find their home within its tent. This year’s lineup presents jazz as a music of collective movement. The lineup presents jazz as a collective experience, as music to move through.

Across two nights, Bilal, Mohini Dey, Braxton Cook, Sparklmami, Marcus Gilmore, Melvis Santa presents Gata Jazz, Takuya Kuroda, Salin, Tyreek McDole, and Laura Anglade move jazz into conversation with soul, R&B, funk, hip-hop, electronic music, rock, house, Afro-Caribbean traditions, Indian rhythms, Indigenous Thai instrumentation, and American standards. Together, they demonstrate that jazz remains most alive when it returns to its roots in freedom and improvisation while opening itself to new voices, new bodies, and new possibilities.

The festival culminates with Toribio & Bring Dat Jazz Orchestra’s special after-hours dance party, transforming the curatorial vision into a collective experience on the dance floor.

Next Gen Jazz carries that future-facing spirit into the VIP Lounge with Devon Dates, Nathaniel Coben, Ruby Laks, and Isaac Byrd – emerging artists helping shape where jazz goes next.

Two nights of open doors and collective motion. Come as you are, find your place in the tent, and dance.

Lineup

• Night 1 – Friday, October 16th: Bilal, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Tribute to Randy Weston, Marcus Gilmore, Takuya Kuroda, Sparklmami, Laura Anglade
• Night 2 – Saturday, October 17th: Mohini Dey, Braxton Cook, Tyreek McDole, Salin, Melvis Santa presents Gata Jazz, plus after hours with Toribio & Bring Dat Jazz Orchestra
• VIP Lounge curated by Next Gen Jazz: Devon Gates (Night 1), Nathaniel Coben (Night 1), Isaac Byrd (Night 2), Ruby Laks (Night 2)

Note: Champion Level BRIC Members or higher get access to the VIP Lounge at BRIC JazzFest.