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Wednesday, July 1, is one of the most anticipated nights of the festival. The 42nd edition of JazzAscona offers a highly successful mix of big names, debuts, and plenty of live energy.

Tuesday, June 30 marks the halfway point of the festival, with a varied day featuring concerts throughout the town, lunchtime events, and evening performances along the lakefront.

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The band you love could perform at JazzAscona 2027. Cast your vote and enter the prize draw for exclusive prizes offered by AET.

On Monday, June 29—a public holiday in Ticino—JazzAscona changes pace without losing any of its energy: the day kicks off with a gospel concert in honor of Saints Peter and Paul and continues with debuts, returning artists, and music throughout the festival grounds.

This year, the JazzAscona Sister Cities Award remains within the festival’s own ranks. Since the establishment of the official sister city relationship between New Orleans and Ascona in 2022, the award has honored individuals who have distinguished themselves in strengthening the artistic, cultural, and human ties between the two cities. This year’s award was presented to JazzAscona President Guido Casparis, who, as is well known, will be stepping down after 14 years at the helm of the festival at the end of this edition.

On Sunday, June 28, JazzAscona invites you to a more intimate listening experience, featuring elegant European performances, new voices, and a few forays beyond Ascona.

On Saturday, June 27, the festival reaches one of its most intense moments!

On Friday, June 26, the 42nd edition of JazzAscona gets under way with about twenty events spanning the festival’s entire musical spectrum: from early Jazz to funk, including the most contemporary styles associated with the New Orleans music scene.

The 42nd edition of JazzAscona starts tonight, featuring over 200 free concerts.

The Swiss Jazz Award 2026, a distinction dedicated to outstanding personalities of Swiss Jazz, will this year be awarded to pianist and composer Manon Mullener. The award ceremony will take place on July 2, as a prelude to the artist’s concert at the JazzAscona festival.

Here is the JazzAscona 2026 poster. The graphic concept, designed by the Responsiva studio, conveys energy, music and vitality.

A surprising dialogue between different musical worlds. JazzAscona and the new classicAscona join forces for a special evening at the Teatro del Gatto (Ascona).

For the fourth year in a row, Soundtrack makes its return—a magical journey aboard the historic Centovalli train, in partnership with the Vigezzina-Centovalli Railway. Save the date: Saturday, June 27, 2026.

Dai un'occhiata alla galleria foto dell'edizione 2025.

The winner of the AET My Choice Audience Award 2025 is Radius, an electrifying German funk band that played energetic shows at last year’s festival.

Lo Swiss Jazz Award 2025, riconoscimento dedicato alle personalità di spicco del jazz svizzero, sarà assegnato quest’anno alla cantante e compositrice Elina Duni. La cerimonia di premiazione si terrà il 28 giugno, prima del concerto che l’artista terrà al festival JazzAscona.