The 2025 Reykjavík Jazz Festival will be held from 26 to 31 August. Enjoy six days of music, spotlighting jazz and improvised performances by musicians from the United States, Europe, and Iceland. You can purchase an evening pass for each night of the festival at Harpa Concert Hall, which grants access to all concerts scheduled for that evening. Most performances will take place in Norðurljós on the 2nd floor. Please note that individual concert tickets are not available at Harpa. There will also be “off-venue” events with free entrance, e.g. Los Bomboneros will be playing at Hafnartorg on 27 August at 17:30. Full festival passes available here.
ADHD (IS)
ADHD has been active since 2007, when the band first came together to perform at the Hammond Festival in Höfn, Hornafjörður. Their debut album was released in 2009 and introduced with a performance at Reykjavík Jazz Festival in Hafnarhús. ADHD has been nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards for most of their albums and has won the award six times. Next year, the band will begin work on their tenth album. They’ll be fresh out of recording sessions when the Reykjavík Jazz Festival takes place, so they’re likely to premiere new material at the festival.
Kham Meslien (FR)
Kham Meslien has performed on all continents, from big scenes in megacities to Australian or American deserts. He also plays in the trio ‘Sweet Back’, and has collaborated, on stage or in the studio, with many international musicians: Robert Plant, Archie Shepp, Robert Wyatt… If Kham Meslien’s compositions evoke the great outdoors, it is because the musician borrows the narrative power of the double bass and the warmth of the catchy melodies.
O.N.E. (PL)
The Polish band O.N.E. performs original jazz music. Its members are Patrycja Wybrańczyk on drums, Kateryna Ziabliuk on piano, Kamila Drabek on double bass, and Monia Muc on alto saxophone. They are proud to be women in jazz and to contribute to paving the way for the next generations of female artists. O.N.E. has performed at renowned jazz festivals across Europe and beyond, including Athens Jazz Festival, Polska Jazz Festival in Budapest, B-Jazz in Belgium, Jazzahead in Bremen, Tallinn Music Week in Estonia, Umeå Jazz Festival in Sweden, and FiraB! in Mallorca, as well as at numerous festivals throughout Poland.
Brekky Boy (AUS)
When the dream of competing in the World Surf League didn’t pan out, Australian band Brekky Boy turned to jazz – and haven’t looked back since. Their live shows are unpredictable and high-energy, blending electronica, beat music, jazz improvisation, and the occasional object thrown at soloing bandmates. Brekky Boy remains fiercely independent and has racked up millions of views on TikTok and Instagram – mostly for hilariously bad covers of pop songs.
Cécile Mclorin Salvant (US/FR)
Cécile McLorin Salvant is one of the most sought-after jazz singers in the world today and has impressed listeners around the world with her uniquely expressive and powerful singing voice, original project selection and strong and catchy songwriting. She has released six acclaimed albums and performed in concerts around the world to great acclaim. Salvant is a three-time Grammy Award winner and has also received three Grammy nominations and numerous other awards and recognitions for her music. She was born in the United States in 1989 but traces her origins to Haiti, Tunisia and France.
