JazzAscona 2025
Everything you need to know about the upcoming festival!
Check out the program (in color and black&white)
JazzAscona 2025
June, 26 – July, 5
The New Orleans Experience
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Dancing Hours
Jazz was made for dancing, and at JazzAscona 2025, the dance floor will be irresistible!
Every evening at 6:30 PM, the Dancing Hours will turn the waterfront square into an explosion of energy and swing.
Music Hours
This year, the JazzAscona guests will experience even more music all around town, which will turn into a fascinating “acoustic town” every evening.
In addition, official festival concerts will also take place in numerous bars, restaurants and hotels.
LocarnOrleans: the spirit of New Orleans in Locarno!
During the JazzAscona festival, the music reaches Locarno with LocarnOrleans: a lively brass band parade winds through the charming alleys of the old town, ending with a free concert on the terrace of the Casinò di Locarno.
A joyful New Orleans–style experience you won’t want to miss!
Yearly Gospel Concert
t is with a true Gospel legend that this year organist Alberto Marsico and the Castagnole Community Choir take the stage for the traditional June 29th concert. Accompanying them will be Reverend Bazil Meade, the charismatic vocalist, pianist, and founder of the renowned London Community Gospel Choir.
Blue LLama Terrace
Start the day with Jazz concerts during lunchtime, or enjoy sunset aperitifs and evening concerts with spectacular view on the main stage and the lake, comfortably seated and savoring Creole food as well as the Hurricane cocktail among others.
The Swiss Jazz Award 2025 goes to Elina Duni
The Swiss Jazz Award 2025, an award dedicated to outstanding personalities in Swiss jazz, will be given to the singer and composer Elina Duni. The award ceremony will be held on June 28, before the artist’s concert at the JazzAscona festival.
AET MY CHOICE – Audience Award
Vote for your favorite band and win!
The winning band will be invited to JazzAscona 2026.
Choose your favorite band and take part in a prize draw of 3 Marshall Minor III wireless earbuds offered by AET !
Ear We Go – The Music of Aretha Franklin
Free 3-day workshop, aimed at everyone aged 12 and up, including newcomers, focusing on the experience of playing and singing together.
Soundtracks
By popular demand on Saturday, June 28, 2025, the Vigezzina-Centovalli Railway and Jazz Ascona present the third edition of Soundtracks, a musical journey with the Trad Jazz band Frog & Henry aboard the historic Centovalli train
Jazz Cruises on Lake Maggiore
The exciting jazz cruises on Lake Maggiore are back!
In collaboration with Verbano 26, three are scheduled for Sunday, June 29.
The free evening cruise to and from Gambarogno also returns on Wednesday, July 2.
COLORS AND SOUNDS FROM JAZZASCONA :
Video realized by CISA
Support the festival!
This year, JazzAscona will be 100% free. No more gates, queues, counters nor tickets! The festival will furthermore go beyond the lakeside promenade, involving the entire town and spread the music and it’s atmosphere throughout the centre.
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