This is the 8th year of the New Orleans Jazz Festival in Tel Aviv.
This year, the festival hosts a huge variety of musicians who create and play in different styles – from Ragtime, through Blues, Dixie and more.
This year Dozens of international jazz artists will participate in the festival – amazing performers who play in jazz festivals all over the world and specialize in New Orleans music. Lots of local performers will join the party, as well. All in all, there will be dozens of players, artists, and singers from all over the world -Canada, New York, Hungary, Spain & Paris!
The New Orleans Jazz Festival in Tel Aviv will take place on June 4th -5th -6th, in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
Why choose one when you can have three? Why go for three when you can have four or five?! Purchase a ticket bundle for several shows, and enjoy a special price!
Thursday, June 4th, 2026
17:30, Assia Hall
Festival Opening Show – Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Antoine Drye All Stars & Guests (NY/France)
21:30, Recanati Hall
Blues in the Night – Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey & Etta James
Dawn Tyler Watson & Ximo Tebar Band (Canada/ Spain)
Friday, June 5th, 2026
14:00, Recanati Hall
The Divas of Paris and New York: From Edith Piaf to Billie Holiday
Mélanie Dahan & The Dean Tsur Octet (Paris/TLV)
18:00, Assia Hall
Ptashka & Ximo: Tribute to the Giants of Piano and Guitar
Leonid Ptashka & Ximo Tebar Trio
(Madrid/ TLV)
21:00, Assia Hall
The Great Women of Jazz – Billie, Ella, Sarah, Nina
Dawn Tyler Watson & Amikam Kimelman Sextet
(Canada/Spain)
21:00, Recanati Hall
The French Jazz of all Time
Mélanie Dahan & Lenny Sendersky All Stars
(Paris)
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
14:00, Recanati Hall
Trumpet Summit – in Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Lenny Sendersky All Stars (New York/ Budapest/TLV))
16:30, Assia Hall
The Great Night of Soul: Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Tina Turner
Dawn Tyler Watson & Ximo Tebar Band (Canada/ Spain)
19:00, Assis Hall
Three Ladies of Blues
Shvakya Bat Israel & Shay Zelman Sextet (Madrid/TLV)
21:00, Recanati Hall
The Grand Finale Celebration of the Festival
The festival artists on one stage!
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