JoJo, Lalah Hathaway, & Maurice «Mobetta» Brown Added to Montreux Jazz Festival Miami’s Miles Davis Night on February 25 at Miami Beach Bandshell

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami has announced additional special guests for its Miles Davis Night at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, with JoJo, Lalah Hathaway, and Maurice “Mobetta” Brown newly confirmed to join the all-star celebration. The opening-night tribute—organized in collaboration with the Miles Davis Estate as part of the global Miles Davis Centennial celebrations—will feature performances by the Miles Electric Band (M.E.B.) and the Kind of Blue Acoustic Band, alongside special guests including Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ibrahim Maalouf, and Sammy Figueroa.

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami 2026:

Miami Beach Bandshell:

Wednesday, Feb 25: Miles Electric Band (M.E.B.) / Kind of Blue Acoustic Band / Special guests: Gonzalo Rubalcaba, JoJo, Lalah Hathaway, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown, Sammy Figueroa, and Ibrahim Maalouf

Thursday, Feb 26: Makaya McCraven

The Hangar at Regatta Grove:

Friday, Feb 27: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue + New Orleans Celebration hosted by Jon Batiste & Trombone Shorty, with special guests PJ Morton, Tank (of Tank and the Bangas), and La Reezy

Saturday, Feb 28: Nile Rodgers & CHIC / TOTO / Adi Oasis

Sunday, March 1: Bomba Estéreo / Elena Rose / Pedrito Martinez

Due to demand following the festival’s recent expansion announcement, 3-Day, Friday, and Saturday, VIP and Legend passes are now sold out, with limited general admission tickets remaining. 5-Day passes spanning the entire festival are now available for purchase as well. Tickets and more information at www.mjfmiami.com.

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami Expands, Adds Two Additional Nights of Music for 2026 Lineup, Celebrates Miles Davis Centennial

Miles Electric Band & Kind of Blue Acoustic Band (Feb 25) and Makaya McCraven (Feb 26) to Kick Off Festival at 

Miami Beach Bandshell

PJ Morton, Tank (of Tank and the Bangas) & La Reezy to Join Jon Batiste & Trombone Shorty for New Orleans Celebration Friday Night; Rising Latin Pop Star Elena Rose Added to Sunday Night

Nile Rodgers & CHIC, TOTO, Bomba Estéreo, 

Pedrito Martinez, Adi Oasis & More at The Hangar at Regatta Grove February 27 – March 1, 2026

“Expanding Montreux Jazz Festival Miami is about creating space for the kind of musical exchange that feels  alive, unrepeatable, and rooted in real connection,” says Jon Batiste. “The Latin American and Caribbean musical traditions that pulse through Miami are a cornerstone to this experience as well as the global jazz community.” The co-owner of the festival continues, “Opening the festival with a tribute to Miles Davis, one of the great architects of musical freedom, sets the tone for everything that follows. As the festival grows, we’re also widening the circle by bringing more of New Orleans into the conversation, inviting artists, collaborators, and communities to come together in that spirit and shared energy that Montreux has always stood for.”

The full 2026 edition of Montreux Jazz Festival Miami will now run Wednesday, February 25 through Sunday, March 1. The expansion includes a second night at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Thursday, February 26, featuring a performance by visionary drummer and composer Makaya McCraven––presented in association with Rhythm Foundation and Brainville. Following the opening two nights in Miami Beach, all remaining festival nights, Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1, will take place at The Hangar at Regatta Grove, the festival’s home venue in Coconut Grove, an intimate 1,500-capacity space set along the water.

GRAMMY and Academy Award-winner Jon Batiste will co-host a New Orleans celebration night with Trombone Shorty, who just confirmed that fellow New Orleans luminaries PJ Morton, Tank (of Tank and the Bangas), and La Reezy will join the lineup. This exclusive set will feature surprise guests and high-energy improvisation that embodies the spirit of Montreux. In addition to the NOLA celebration, rising Latin pop star Elena Rose has been added as direct support for Colombian electro-tropical innovators Bomba Estéreo on Sunday, March 1. These artists join a bill that already includes Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and GRAMMY-winning producer Nile Rodgers & CHIC; six-time GRAMMY-winning pop-rock icons TOTO; Cuban percussionist and singer Pedrito Martinez; and French-Caribbean soul-funk bassist and vocalist Adi Oasis.

This one-of-a-kind, expanded week of boundary-pushing performances and legendary spontaneity brings a distinctly Miami version of the iconic Swiss festival — “the Rolls Royce of music festivals” — to the shores of The Magic City.

Montreux Jazz Festival Miami is a playground for creative exchange, where genres blur, legends emerge, and cultural walls disappear. From surprise collaborations to deep-into-the-night jams hosted by co-founder and artistic director Jon Batiste, each moment feels unrepeatable. Past late-night sessions have featured unannounced appearances from artists like Maxwell, Shania Twain, and Will Smith, drawn to the event’s intimate energy and spirit of improvisation.

Batiste has been instrumental in bringing the ethos of Montreux to South Florida, shaping the festival’s creative vision and curating lineups that emphasize spontaneity, cross-genre exploration, and musical freedom.

Following last year’s sold-out success — which drew coverage from Rolling Stone, Essence, Forbes, and more — and featured performances by Chaka Khan, Janelle Monáe, WILLOW, Cimafunk, and Latin jazz legends including Chucho Valdés and Paquito D’Rivera, Montreux Jazz Festival Miami 2026 reaffirms its place as one of the most distinct and intimate live music experiences in the world.

Wynwood-based audiophile vinyl listening bar Dante’s HiFi will return with a pop-up installation. Dante’s co-owner and legendary DJ Rich Medina will also be curating a team of DJs. A selection of Miami’s best restaurants will be on-site, to be revealed soon.

Ticketing:

Tickets for Montreux Jazz Festival Miami begin at $49 for the opening night in Miami Beach

and in Coconut Grove at $139, with VIP tickets at $399 and Legend tickets at $699. Tickets

can be purchased at www.mjfmiami.com. Discounted tickets for the Wednesday, Feb. 25

performances at the Miami Beach Beach Bandshell are available for Miami Beach residents

only. Use code: MIAMIBEACH. Must show proof of residency.

Please note that 3-Day Legend passes, Friday VIP and Legend passes, and Saturday VIP passes are sold out.

As is tradition with Montreux Jazz Festival – a Montreux Jazz Festival Miami poster for 2026 has been revealed, created by Mambo. Born in Santiago de Chile, 1969, Mambo is a polyglot artist, his different artworks series go from semi-abstract graphic interplays of lines and spontaneous designs (Brainology), to abstract action painting (Strokes) as well as minimal and caricatural portraits (Humans).