Programme 2025

All days Monday 30 June Wednesday 02 July Thursday 03 July Friday 04 July Saturday 05 July

Monday

Picture from the opening parade
Festivalgata
Monday 30 June / Time: 10:00

Band and parade workshops

Wednesday

Image of Sahib Shihab in the movie Legacy
Kongsberg Kino
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 13:00

Opening of Jazzfilm 2025: LEGACY

Picture of Tuva Halse band in Jazzboksen
Jazzboksen
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 13:00

Jazzboksen: Program Wednesday

Picture from Festivalgata Kongsberg Jazz Festival
Festivalgata
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 14:00

Festivalgata: Program Wednesday

Festivalgata
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 15:30

Jazz parade and opening party

Image from the movie Kneecap
Kongsberg Kino
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 17:30

Jazz film: KNEECAP

Maria Kannegaard
Kongsberg Musikkteater
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 18:00

CANCELLED: Maria Kannegaard: Borte Vekk Meg i Morgen

Photo of Inazuma: Nils Petter Molvær, Ole Morten Vågan, Thomas Strønen, Anja Lauvdal and Ståle Storløkken.
Kongsberg Musikkteater
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Wednesday 2 July / Time: 18:00

Opening concert: Inazuma

Image of Close Erase
Energimølla
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 20:30

Close Erase

Emma Steinbakken
Gamle Norge
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 21:00

Emma Steinbakken

Photo by Ulf Myrvold
Christians kjeller
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 21:00

Ulf Myrvold No Limits Project

Image of Acta Musicae
Kongsberg kirke
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 21:00

Jazzmesse with Acta Musicae

Photo by Bjørn Skjelbred Tine Asmundsen and Terje Engen
Argus Grand Hotel
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 22:00

SEA: Skjelbred/Engen/ Asmundsen Trio

Picture of Øyunn
Privat Bar
Wednesday 2 July / Time: 22:30

Øyunn

Day ticket Wednesday July 2rd

A day ticket gives access to all the festival's concerts on all stages on Wednesday, subject to capacity. Limited quantity. The ticket must be exchanged for a wristband in our sales booth next to Jazzboksen.

Opening parade Kongsberg Jazz Festival

Thursday

Picture of children's illustration, trumpeter bird
Barnivalparken
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 11:00

Barnivalen Thursday

Picture of You and I and We 2-3-4
Festivalgata
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 12:00

Du og jeg og vi 2-3-4

Golden jazz with Swing'it
Skavangertun
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 12:00

Gulljazz 2025

Photo by Errol Garner
Kongsberg Kino
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 12:00

Jazz Movie: MISTY – The Errol Garner Story

Picture of the Youth Improv Orchestra in the Jazz Box
Jazzboksen
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 12:00

Jazzbox: Program Thursday

Picture from Festivalgata Kongsberg Jazz Festival
Festivalgata
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 12:00

Festivalgata: Program Thursday

Photo of Streifenjunko
Steinhuset
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 13:00

Streifenjunko

Photo by Pat Thomas
Energimølla
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 14:00

Pat Thomas & Kitchen Orchestra: Madad – commissioned work

Photo by Karin Krog
Kongsberg kirke
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 17:00

Karin Krog & The In-Between-Times

Photo by Simin Tander
Sølvsalen
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 17:30

Simin Tander – The Wind

Photo of Neset/Kleive/Eilertsen/Dale
Energimølla
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Thursday, July 3 / Time: 19:00

Neset/Kleive/Eilertsen/Dale

Photo by Henriette Eilertsen
Smeltehytta
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 19:30

Særingfest: Henriette Eilertsen / Håvard Wiik / Mark Sanders

Photo by Mat Maneri and Hein Westgaard
Smeltehytta
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 19:30

Særingfest: Mat Maneri / Hein Westgaard

Photo of The Lost Tangos
Smeltehytta
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 19:30

Særingfest: The Lost Tangos

Photo by Decoy and Camila Nebbia
Smeltehytta
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 19:30

Særingfest: Decoy + Camila Nebbia

Dirty Loops
Kongsberg Musikkteater
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 20:00

Dirty Loops

Picture of Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Sean Ono Lennon.
Kongsberg Kino
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 20:00

Jazz film: One to One: John & Yoko + trailer

Picture of Di Derre
Gamle Norge
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 21:00

Di derre

Photo by Reidun Ottersen
Argus Grand Hotel
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 21:00

Reidun Ottersen Quartet

Photo by Hedvig Mollestad Trio
Christians kjeller
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 22:00

Hedvig Mollestad Trio

Møster!
Energimølla
Thursday, July 3 / Time: 23:59

Møster!

Day ticket Thursday, July 3

A day ticket gives access to all the festival's concerts on all stages on Thursday, subject to capacity. Limited quantity. The ticket must be exchanged for a wristband in our sales booth next to Jazzboksen.

Audience

Friday

Picture of children's illustration, fox playing sax
Barnivalparken
Friday, July 4 / Time: 11:00

Barnivalen Friday

Picture of Bare Egil and Aslag's even more super popular children's show
Festivalgata
Friday, July 4 / Time: 12:00

Bare Egil og Aslags enda mere super populære barneshow

Picture of the Jazz Box in the evening
Jazzboksen
Friday, July 4 / Time: 12:00

Jazzboksen: Program Friday

bPicture by Johan Hauknes
Kongsberg Kino
Friday, July 4 / Time: 12:00

Jazz film: Johan Hauknes: … and the direction was by Jan Horne

Picture of Innlandet Youth Orchestra in Festivalgata
Festivalgata
Friday, July 4 / Time: 12:00

Festivalgata: Program Friday

Photo by Axel Dörner
Steinhuset
Friday, July 4 / Time: 13:00

Axel Dörner solo

Photo by Charles Mingus
Kongsberg Kino
Friday, July 4 / Time: 13:30

Jazz film: JAZZ MEETING. – Musicians at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival 1975

Photo by Henriette Eilertsen
Energimølla
Friday, July 4 / Time: 14:00

Henriette Eilertsen: Just a Universe – commissioned work

Photo by Art Blakey
Kongsberg Kino
Friday, July 4 / Time: 14:30

Jazz film: Meeting point Kongsberg

Photo by Viggo Venn and Martin Marki
Christians kjeller
Friday, July 4 / Time: 15:00

Hot Club de Nieu + Viggo Venn & Martin Marki

Picture of Daydream
Argus Grand Hotel
Friday, July 4 / Time: 16:00

Daydream + Håkon Kornstad: The Music of Duke Ellington

Picture of Swing'it!
Gamle Norge
Friday, July 4 / Time: 17:00

Swing'it!

Photo by Sondre Moshagen Lightning Trio
Sølvsalen
Friday, July 4 / Time: 17:30

Sondre Moshagen Lightning Trio

Image from the film Cologne 75
Kongsberg Kino
Friday, July 4 / Time: 17:30

Jazz Film: Cologne 75

Ellen Andrea Wang
Energimølla
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Friday, July 4 / Time: 19:00

Ellen Andrea Wang - Closeness

Photo by Jan Erik Vold and John Pål Inderberg
Kongsberg kirke
Friday, July 4 / Time: 19:00

Jan Erik Vold & John Pål Inderberg

Picture of Sivert Høyem
Kvarten
Friday, July 4 / Time: 19:30

Sivert Høyem

Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra
Kongsberg Musikkteater
Friday, July 4 / Time: 21:00

Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra 

Photo by Aloe Blacc
Kvarten
Friday, July 4 / Time: 21:30

Aloe Blacc

Picture of Petter's party jam
Argus Grand Hotel
Friday, July 4 / Time: 22:00

Petters festjam med John Pål Inderberg

Photo by Real Ones
Christians kjeller
Friday, July 4 / Time: 22:30

Real Ones

The picture of the band Staut
Gamle Norge
Friday, July 4 / Time: 22:30

Staut

This is a picture of Knower
Energimølla
Friday, July 4 / Time: 23:59

KNOWER

Day ticket Friday July 4th

A day ticket gives access to all the festival's concerts on all stages on Friday, subject to capacity. Limited quantity. The ticket must be exchanged for a wristband in our sales booth next to Jazzboksen.

Elephant9 at Energimälla

Saturday

Picture of Barnivalen
Barnivalparken
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 11:00

Barnivalen Saturday

Picture of Turbotroll and Swing'it
Festivalgata
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 11:30

Toyota Kongsbergs familiefest with Swing'It and Turbotroll!

Picture of the Dilettantes in Festivalgata Kongberg Jazz Festival
Festivalgata
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 11:30

Festivalgata: Program Saturday

Photo by Kim Fairchild
Gamle Norge
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 12:00

Kongsberg Big Band & Kim Fairchild

Jazzboksen
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 12:00

Jazzboksen: Program Saturday

Energimølla
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 13:00

Y-OTIS

Image from the film Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Kongsberg Kino
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 13:00

Jazz Film: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Image from the movie Flow
Kongsberg Kino
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 13:30

Children's film: Flow

Photo by Rohey Taalah and Martin Myhre Olsen
Privat Bar
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 15:00

Rohey Taalah & Martin Myhre Olsen

Photo by Steinar Raknes and Lars Saabye Christensen
Christians kjeller
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 15:00

Poesioasen: TIME – Steinar Raknes & Lars Saabye Christensen

Photo by Sulida and Axel Dörner
Argus Grand Hotel
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 16:00

Sulida + Axel Dörner

Photo by Rita Engedalen and Margit Bakken, the duo Damer i blues
Gamle Norge
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 16:00

Damer i Blues med gjester: Noora Noor og Kid Andersen

Photo by Henriette Eilertsen
Steinhuset
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 17:00

Henriette Eilertsen solo

Sølvsalen
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Saturday, July 5 / Time: 17:30

Tuva Halse: Air Music feat. Håkon Kornstad – commisioned work

Photo by Dave Douglas Quartet
Energimølla
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 19:00

Dave Douglas Quartet

Photo by Fay Wildhagen
Kvarten
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 19:30

Fay Wildhagen

Photo by John Scofield
Kongsberg Musikkteater
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 21:00

John Scofield's Long Days Quartet

Picture of Grace Jones
Kvarten
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 21:30

Grace Jones

Photo of CC Cowboys
Gamle Norge
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 22:00

CC Cowboys

Picture of Sverre Sæbø Quintet
Argus Grand Hotel
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 22:00

Sverre Sæbø Quintet concert + jam

Picture of Best Western Swing
Christians kjeller
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 22:30

Best Western Swing & Bjorn Tomren

In the Country, Solveig Slettahjell & Knut Reiersrud
Kongsberg kirke
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 23:00

In the Country, Solveig Slettahjell & Knut Reiersrud 

Picture of the band Les Amazones d'Afrique
Energimølla
Saturday, July 5 / Time: 23:59

Les Amazones d’Afrique

PROGRAM ARCHIVE
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024

Kongsberg jazz festival retrospect Kongsberg Jazz Festival has a fantastic program history. Here you will find an overview of who has visited us since 1964. The list includes, among others, Stevie Wonder, BB King, Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jamie Cullum, Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Weather Report, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, John Scofield, Dianne Reeves, Charles Mingus, Bo Diddley, Joshua Retdman, Buddy Guy, Ornette Coleman, Nigel Kennedy, Madrugada, Kaizers Orchestra, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Radka Toneff, Röyksopp, Sonic Youth , Cassandra Wilson, Jan Garbarek, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Sonny Stitt, Philly Joe Jones, Archie Shepp, Jack Dejohnettes, John McLaughlin, Dave Holland, Gary Burton, Thad Jones, Johnny Griffin, David Liebman, Art Pepper, Kenny Garret , Branford Marsalis, etc.

See complete star gallery here.