Organisers have released the full lineup of stage hosts and performers for this day-and-night celebration of grassroots British jazz, which expands into a multi-venue format across Hackney Wick following its initial debut in 2025.
Nightclub Colour Factory, live events brand ORII Community, and independent station Voices Radio lead the curation as founding partners. The festival joins forces with several London music collectives and independent labels to program the 2026 stages.
Dalston-based hip-hop and soul collective The Silhouettes Project joins the lineup alongside deep-groove electronic labels Apron Records and BBE Music. There’s a special anniversary showcase featuring selectors Esa Williams, Jeff Higgins, and Johnny Reckless.
Grassroots platforms Women in Jazz and Movimientos introduce Latin-jazz fusions and inclusive showcases to the schedule, while local creative hubs Bread & Butter Studios and Shai Space manage dedicated deep-listening environments.
The expansion of the festival coincides with ongoing local initiatives to safeguard the night-time economy of East London. Independent publication The Wick recently launched a targeted campaign to protect the industrial creative zones of Hackney Wick from rapid residential redevelopment. Organisers aim to use the multi-venue festival structure as a repeatable blueprint to demonstrate the economic and cultural value of keeping live music hubs within redeveloped urban quarters.
The festival operates a single-ticket wristband system, allowing attendees moving access between participating spaces including Colour Factory and the indoor-outdoor complex at Hackney Bridge. General admission passes are available through independent ticketing networks Skiddle and DICE.
For more details, tickets, and updates, visit the official website at jazzonwick.co.uk.