# NEWPORT BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL — raw lineups
# Source: festivals.hyattconcerts.com/lineup/previous-performers/ (festival's own archive)
# and festivals.hyattconcerts.com/lineup/ for 2026
# Recoverable editions: 2013-2019, 2021-2026 (2020 cancelled, COVID)
# Promoter: Omega Events, Inc. Venue: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach.

2013 | Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds; Brian Culbertson; Al Jarreau; BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown); Jonathan Butler; Najee; Earl Klugh; Poncho Sanchez; Eric Darius; Larry Braggs; Jazz In Pink; Elan Trotman; Steve Oliver; Jeanette Harris; DW3; Patrick Bradley
2014 | Chaka Khan; Brian McKnight; Dave Koz Summer Horns; Mindi Abair; Gerald Albright; Richard Elliot; Jazz Attack (Rick Braun, Peter White, Euge Groove); Bobby Caldwell; Spyro Gyra; Vincent Ingala; Jonathan Fritzen; The Sax Pack (Steve Cole, Jeff Kashiwa, Jackiem Joyner); Down to the Bone; Nicholas Cole; Lin Rountree; Lebron; Randy Jacobs' Dynamite; Grace Kelly; Derek Bordeaux
2015 | Boney James; Larry Graham & Graham Central Station; Jeffrey Osborne; Jazz Attack (Richard Elliot, Peter White, Euge Groove); Patti Austin; BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown); Mindi Abair & the Boneshakers; Michael Lington; Taylor Dayne; DW3; Patrick Bradley; Doc Powell; Patrick Lamb; Con Brio; Derek Bordeaux; Chase Huna
2016 | Michael McDonald; Brian Culbertson; Stephanie Mills; Peter White; Paul Taylor; Euge Groove; Average White Band; Gerald Albright; Jonathan Butler; Don Was & The Detroit Dukes; Morgan James; Karen Briggs; Jackiem Joyner; Selina Albright; Jonathan Fritzen; Vincent Ingala; The Bordeaux Brothers; Gee Mack & The Swing Set; Phil Denny; Curtis Brooks
2017 | The O'Jays; Vanessa Williams; David Sanborn Electric Band; West Coast Jam (Rick Braun, Norman Brown, Richard Elliot); Bobby Caldwell; Kandace Springs; Michael Lington; Marc Antoine; Alex Bugnon; Euge Groove; DW3; Jazmin Ghent; Lindsey Webster; Adam Hawley; Brian Simpson; Jeanette Harris; Derek Bordeaux; Willie Bradley
2018 | The Commodores; Brian Culbertson; Peter White; Euge Groove; Will Downing; Damien Escobar; RnR (Rick Braun, Richard Elliot); Jonathan Butler; Elan Trotman; Bernie Williams; Nestor Torres; The Baylor Project; Josh Vietti; Patrick Bradley; Lin Rountree; The L.A. Collective; Erin Stevenson; Derek Bordeaux
2019 | Morris Day and the Time; George Benson; The Braxton Brothers; Marcus Johnson; Jeffrey Osborne; West Coast Jam (Richard Elliot, Peter White, DW3); Poncho Sanchez; Najee; David Benoit; Marc Antoine; Nick Colionne; Lao Tizer Band; Karen Briggs; Tita Hutchison; Althea Rene; Selina Albright; Kayla Waters; Oreo Divas; Derek Bordeaux
2021 | Anthony Hamilton; Tower of Power; Sheila E.; Lalah Hathaway; Damien Escobar; RnR (Rick Braun, Richard Elliot); Mindi Abair; Jazz Funk Soul (Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr); Shelea; Jazmin Ghent; Jackiem Joyner; Steve Oliver; Erin Stevenson; Derek Bordeaux; Tony Guerrero; Greg Vail
2022 | Marion Meadows; Alex Bugnon; CeeLo Green; Brian Culbertson; Eric Benet; Peter White; Vincent Ingala; Brian McKnight; Marcus Miller; Morgan James; DW3; Lindsey Webster; Kim Scott; Four80East; Adam Hawley; Phil Denny; Derek Bordeaux
2023 | KEM; Boney James; Chante Moore; Gerald Albright; Leela James; Richard Elliot; Rick Braun; Eric Darius; Rebecca Jade; DW3; Marcus Anderson; Adam Hawley; Julian Vaughn; Justin-Lee Schultz; Ragan Whiteside; Parlor Social; Derek Bordeaux; Funkonomix
2024 | Babyface; Brian Culbertson; Average White Band; Norman Brown; Damien Escobar; Avery Sunshine; Jazz Funk Soul; Lindsey Webster; Marion Meadows; Althea Rene; Jarrod Lawson; DW3; Peter White; Erin Stevenson; Lin Rountree; Tom Braxton
2025 | Anthony Hamilton; Boney James; Jeffrey Osborne; Chante Moore; Gerald Albright; Eric Darius; Lindsey Webster; Adam Hawley; Vincent Ingala; DW3; Aneesha Strings; Raquel Rodriguez; Derek Bordeaux; Biscuits & Gravy Live
2026 | The Isley Brothers; Ledisi; Marcus Miller; Damien Escobar; Avery Sunshine; Rick Braun; Rahsaan Patterson; Poncho Sanchez; Sy Smith; Kim Waters; Kayla Waters; Nicholas Cole; Julian Vaughn; Jeff Ryan; Durti-Ryce feat. Deron; Biscuits & Gravy Live