Budapest Jazz Club rolls into 2026 with a stacked calendar of live sets, international guests, and late-night jam sessions inside its high-spec concert hall. The cozy old-school café and modern bistro on Hollán Ernő Street welcome drop-ins by day, while concerts kick off at 8:00 p.m., and the hugely popular jams run from Tuesday to Saturday after 10:00 p.m. Address: 1136 Budapest, District 13, Hollán Ernő St. 7. Info and bookings via phone and email.
July: Trios, birthdays, and free jams
July 7 sets the tone with LFZE Open Jam: Drozdik Sándor Trio, SITMOB, and BJC Music Camp (Zenetábor). July 8 brings Trio Midnight, more Music Camp, and the Wednesday Open Jam with the Gábor Kollmann Quartet. July 9 continues the Music Camp, the Attila Kiss Band, and BJC Cafe Jam: Tivadar Varga Trio. July 10 features a free BJC Jam Session with the Attila Rieger Trio and a Gypsy Jazz Band set, followed on July 11 by another free jam with the Szabolcs Horváth Trio and Elsa Valle Bakary.
Duos, debuts, and summer sessions
July 14 spotlights Voice & Guitar: Myrtill Micheller & Tibor Pintér Duo, plus LFZE Open Jam: Dávid Csikó Quartet. On July 15, Gábor Szalay & Zsolt Bende Duo precede Wednesday’s Szakcsi Jr. 58th Birthday Jam Special. July 16 hosts Egri Jr. Trio featuring Attila László and BJC Cafe Jam: Zoltán Oláh Trio. Summer BJC Jam Sessions light up July 17 with the Károly Gáspár Trio and July 18 with the János Egri Trio. The Juli Szigeti Band and LFZE Open Jam: Ferenc Korbeli Trio arrive July 21; AppleBlue and Iván Nagy Classic Jam on July 22; BJC Cafe Jam: János Egri Jr. Trio and Gina Kanizsa: Vocalese Trio on July 23. July 24 premieres Lucy Markus – LOTUS album and Free BJC Jam: Gézu Jónás Trio; July 25 continues with the Péter Pintér Trio. July 28 brings S.K.Y. Chronicles—Fanni Sárközy and Friends – MAGIA and LFZE Open Jam: Benjámin Baranyi Trio. July 29 hosts the Double Weisz Quartet and the András Lakatos Pecek Trio; July 30, Budapest Bossa Nova and BJC Cafe Jam: Zoltán Oláh Trio; July 31 wraps with Summer Jam: Noémi Nagy Quartet.
August to November: festivals and world stars
August 4 returns Voice & Guitar: Myrtill Micheller & Tibor Pintér Duo, followed by Almaty Youth Jazz Band on August 5, Bálint Gyémánt & Mike Gotthard Duo on August 6, and Noémi Nagy Quartet on August 7. Budapest Jazz Club presents the Malomvölgy Festival (Malomvölgy Fesztivál) from August 13–15. Mrs. Columbo: “Play It Again!” hits August 19; Budapest Bossa Nova on August 26; Whiteful Jazz Quartet on August 28. Global headliners land October 2 with the Jure Pukl – Joe Sanders – Gregory Hutchinson Trio, and October 17 with the Andy Sheppard Trio. Vilmos Gryllus: Winter Concert closes November 22.
