# SAN DIEGO SMOOTH JAZZ FESTIVAL — raw lineups
# Promoter: Rainbow Promotions LLC, Long Beach CA (same company as Long Beach Jazz Festival)
# 1st annual 2017. No event 2020 or 2021 (COVID). 2026 = 8th annual.
# Venues: 2017-2019 Embarcadero Marina Park North; 2022-2026 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
# Host: Brian Culbertson 2017; Eric Darius every year 2018-2026.
# Sources: Rainbow Promotions release copy via TheUrbanMusicScene, KPBS, San Diego Reader,
# JamBase, DoSD/sandiego.org, theshell.org.

2017 | Eric Darius; Monty Seward; Brian Culbertson; Michael Franks; Peter White; Keiko Matsui; Euge Groove; Nick Colionne; The L.A. Collective; Boney James; Richard Elliot; Rick Braun; Norman Brown; Gerald Albright; Jonathan Butler; Curtis Brooks
2018 | Eric Darius; Brian Culbertson; Jeff Lorber; Everette Harp; Paul Jackson Jr; Jeff Kashiwa; Steve Cole; Jackiem Joyner; Steve Oliver; Dave Koz; Gerald Albright; Rick Braun; Richard Elliot; Aubrey Logan; Peter White; Hiroshima; Nestor Torres; Marcus Anderson
2019 | Althea Rene; Selina Albright; Tony Exum Jr; Brian Simpson; Jazmin Ghent; Kirk Whalum; Jonathan Butler; Peter White; Richard Elliot; DW3; Boney James; Mariea Antoinette; Monty Seward; Michael Lington; Paul Taylor; Vincent Ingala; Norman Brown; Eric Darius
2022 | Boney James; Jonathan Butler; Najee; Willie Bradley; Johnny Britt; Rob Zin; David P. Stevens; Tony Exum Jr; Down to the Bone; Eric Darius; Maysa; Jessy J; Brian Simpson; Chieli Minucci; Karen Briggs; Eric Marienthal; Elliott Yamin; Lao Tizer; Anthony Crawford; Joel Rosenblatt; Lin Rountree; Julian Vaughn
2023 | Eric Darius; Rebecca Jade; Michael Franks; Rick Braun; Richard Elliot; Michael Lington; Ray Fuller; Average White Band; Damien Escobar; Jeff Lorber; Everette Harp; Paul Jackson Jr; Keiko Matsui; Phil Denny
2024 | Eric Darius; Kenny Lattimore; Pieces of a Dream; Spyro Gyra; Will Donato; Blake Aaron; Boney James; Gregory Porter; Alex Bugnon; Jeff Ryan; Greg Manning
2025 | Brian Culbertson; Will Downing; Brian Bromberg; Paul Brown; Michael Paulo; Jackiem Joyner; Jeanette Harris; October London; Eric Darius; Norman Brown; Down to the Bone; Erisa Nicole
2026 | Boney James; Bob James; Acoustic Alchemy; Brian Simpson; Kim Waters; Jessy J; Rebecca Jade; Andrea Lisa; Lalah Hathaway; Najee; Eric Darius; Pieces of a Dream; Oli Silk; Lin Rountree