12TH ANNUAL EAST HAWAII
JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25, 2026
FEATURED ARTISTS
• Hilo Jazz Orchestra ft. HAAS Students
• Wayne DeSilva
• Rachel Gonzales
• Jesse Snyder & Gary Washburn
• Native Soul Sessions ft. Brother Noland,
Wade Fernandez, & Delbert Anderson
• Soul Collective feat. Bradley Leighton
•Brian McCree Quintet
• Allison Adams Tucker
• Ed Bisquera
• Dean Taba
• Abe Lagrimas Jr.
• Ethan Capone
• Tom Provo
• Matt Spencer
• Jeanine Guillary Kane
• Holy Mother Funk
• Louis Pain, Renato Caranto, & Special Guests
• After-party Blues w/ Larry Dupio
Our Story
Hilo's premiere Jazz & Blues Festival since 2012
The East HawaiÊ»i Jazz & Blues Festival is one of the most popular music events on the Big Island of Hawai'i, drawing sell-out crowds of local and out-of-state guests. Held annually on the last Sunday of October, the festival is the signature fundraising event for the HawaiÊ»i Island Veterans Memorial Inc. The festival features a lavish pÅ«pÅ« buffet, dessert station, wine and beer tasting, no-host bar, and non-stop music featuring some of HawaiÊ»i’s finest jazz and blues musicians along with highly acclaimed artists from the mainland.
Purpose Of Festival
01
Raise awareness and resources to create a much needed senior independent living community for veterans and their dependents that features quality medical services and affordable housing.
02
Continue to advance Hale Na Koa Ê»O Hanakahi — our 92-unit, affordable senior housing project in partnership with EAH Housing. The $60 million development broke ground in February 2023 and was completed in December 2024.
03
Develop a premier medical clinic with a local health provider to increase services to Veterans in our community.
Sponsors
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