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The Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world and is held annually on the 20-acre, oak-studded Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, Calif. Since 1958, the nonprofit Monterey Jazz Festival has been committed to celebrating America's creativity and cultural heritage by presenting legendary jazz musicians, composers, and young rising stars... Co-founded by Jimmy Lyons Ralph J. Gleason in 1958, Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world.

Also known as: Monterey Jazz Festival

Primary location: Monterey United States