Budapest’s beloved Budapest Jazz Club, at 1136 Budapest, Hollán Ernő u. 7., rolls into 2026 with a packed slate of live music, world-class sound, and a timeless café-meets-modern-bistro vibe that’s worth a daytime drop-in. Concerts start at 20:00, while the wildly popular jam sessions kick off after 22:00 from Tuesday to Saturday.
June Highlights
June 30 kicks off with LFZE Open Jam: Dóra Moldovai Quartet and ALERANT Jazz Night: Budapest Bossa Nova. The club continues its city-and-local flavor showcase alongside phone bookings and on-site info.
July: Jams, Icons, Debuts
July 1 brings Legacy of Native Sense and the Wednesday Open Jam with the Attila Rieger Trio. July 2 features BJC Café Jam with the Gábor Juhász Trio and VBW Hendrix Experience – Celebrating Jimi Hendrix. July 3 offers a free BJC Jam Session led by the Károly Gáspár Trio, and July 4 features the Frankie Látó Quartet, plus a Free Jam with the József Balázs Trio and Test Jazz Group. From July 7: BJC Music Camp Jazz, LFZE Open Jam: Sándor Drozdik Trio, SITMOB, Trio Midnight, and Wednesday Open Jam: Gábor Kollmann Quartet. Mid-month brings Tivadar Varga Trio, Attila Kiss Band, Gypsy Jazz Band, Elsa Valle Bakary, Voice & Guitar: Micheller Myrtill & Tibor Pintér Duo, LFZE: Dávid Csikó Quartet, Gábor Szalay & Zsolt Bende Duo, and Szakcsi Jr. 58! Birthday Jam Special. Don’t miss Egri Jr. Trio feat. Attila László, Zoltán Oláh Trio, Summer BJC Jam Sessions with Károly Gáspár Trio, János Egri Trio, Ferenc Korbeli Trio, Juli Szigeti Band, AppleBlue, Iván Nagy Classic Jam, Gina Kanizsa: Vocalese Trio, János Egri Jr. Trio, Gézu Jónás Trio, Lucy Markus – Lotus album launch, Péter Pintér Trio, Benjámin Baranyi Trio, S.K.Y. Chronicles – Magia, András Pecek Lakatos Trio, Double Weisz Quartet, Budapest Bossa Nova, and more Zoltán Oláh Trio.
August to November
August features Noémi Nagy Quartet, Voice & Guitar, Almaty Youth Jazz Band, Bálint Gyémánt & Mike Gotthard Duo, Malomvölgy Festival (Aug 13–15), Mrs. Columbo: Play It Again!, Budapest Bossa Nova, and Whiteful Jazz Quartet. Global stars land Oct 2: Jure Pukl – Joe Sanders – Gregory Hutchinson Trio; Oct 17: Andy Sheppard Trio. Nov 22 wraps with Vilmos Gryllus: Winter Concert.
