Live Music Performances

A variety of live music events featuring bands and musicians, showcasing different genres and settings, from jazz concerts to military performances.

Memphis, Tennessee, Musician entertaining in Handy park on Beale Street, the home of the blues in Memphis.

Jazz concert in the square, Sant Francesc, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (July 30, 2022) - Musicians of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band and Royal Australian Navy Band perform at Balayong Peoples Park for Balayong Tree Planting and Nurturing Festival 2022 in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 5, 2022) - Musicians of the U.S. Pacific Partnership Band perform during a community outreach event at Honiara Integrated Primary School in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

20220923-N-AH544-011 NAS JRB FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept 23, 2022) A live karaoke band was a part of the Oktoberfest festivities.(U.S. Navy photos by Sandy Owens/Released)

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Aug. 30, 2022) - Musicians of the U.S. Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) Band perform during the PP22 Solomon Islands opening ceremony at Unity Square. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Memphis, Tennessee, Musician entertaining in Handy park on Beale Street, the home of the blues in Memphis.

Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band perform for Soldiers, Families and civilians July 4 at the Division Parade Field during Fort Campbells Independence Day Celebration. Since its founding in 2003, Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band have traveled the world performing more than 500 military appreciation and support concerts. He visited Fort Campbell in 2015 with his band and in 2019 for a signing of his book “Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service.”

Ven'nus in concert, La lluna en Vers festival, Sant Joan, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

GAVINA.MP3, Concert by Max Codinach, patio of Casa Blai Bonet Poetry Center, Santanyi, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Stanley Basgall on saxophone, Mark Mazur on keyboard and John Westmacott on drums play at Fort Leavenworth's Oktoberfest celebration.

Band on stage of the Reggae Pub, Chaweng Beach, Hat Chaweng Central, Ko Samui, Thailand

Anna Andreu in concert, La mida,, La Lluna En Vers festival, Binissalem, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Buckley Space Force Base members dance while The Air Force Academy Band plays music during the 75th Annual Air Force Ball for Buckley Space Force Base on Sept. 24, 2022. Buckley Space Force Base was established just prior to the entry of the United States into World War two, the base has served the needs of all branches of the United States armed forces for more than 80 years.

Air Force Band of Flights Senior Airman Leah Fox acknowledges the audiences applause at the end of the annual holiday concert Dec. 11, 2022, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Fox was on temporary duty from the Air Force Band of the West in San Antonio to support the WPAFB bands concert.

The German country band Hank Cash live at the Blue Balls Festival Piazza in front of the KKL in Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

Anna Andreu in concert, La mida,, La Lluna En Vers festival, Binissalem, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band perform for Soldiers, Families and civilians July 4 at the Division Parade Field during Fort Campbells Independence Day Celebration. Since its founding in 2003, Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band have traveled the world performing more than 500 military appreciation and support concerts. He visited Fort Campbell in 2015 with his band and in 2019 for a signing of his book “Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service.”

221004-N-VX158-1059 San Francisco (Oct. 4, 2022) Musician 2nd Class Owen Sczerba, a native of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., performs a solo at Yerba Buena Gardens during San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW). SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas Sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

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Jazz en la plaza, Sant Francesc, Formentera, balearic islands, Spain.

Montreal, Canada. 21st June, 2022. Mike Paul, a Nutshimiulnu singer-songwriter, performs during the concert to celebrate the National Indigenous Peoples Day. Canadians celebrated the 26th National Indigenous Peoples Day. To celebrate the event, POP Montreal, Resilience Montreal and Native Womenís Shelter of Montreal organized a free concert at Square Cabot to highlight Indigenous culture, songs and performers. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News

KURT ELLING performs with The NEXT GENERATION ORCHESTRA at THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL

220719-N-JL161-1001 WASHINGTON (Nov. 2, 2021) Senior Chief Musician Caroline Evans plays keyboard supported by Musician 1st Class David Agee and Musician 1st Class Grant Le in a performance by the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters Chorus at the Navy Memorial Plaza. The Navy Memorial hosted concerts by the U.S. Navy Band on Tuesdays during the summer.

ANAHEIM, Calif., (May 29, 2022) - Sailors, assigned to 32nd Street Brass Band, perform a medley of songs at Downtown Disney for LA Fleet Week 22, May 29. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

U.S. Navy Band Country Current performs at Founders Park in Johnson City, Tenn., on their 2022 national tour, covering three states and 1100 miles.

Jazz en la plaza, Sant Francesc, Formentera, balearic islands, Spain.

220910-N-SJ665-1100 BALTIMORE, Md. (September 10, 2022) Musician 1st Class David Smith performs a solo with the band. The Cruisers represent the U.S. Navy performing concerts around the country.

110720-F-NJ219-252SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (July 20, 2011) The U.S. Fleet Forces Band performs on Channel 10 News in San Salvador, El Salvador during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Tifawt, a Moroccan band whose name means light in Tamazight, performs at the beginning of the African Lion 2022 Tour in Agadir, Morocco, June 26, 2022, during African Lion 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa. Austin City Limits Hall of Famer Marcia Ball performs at Bluesfest.

Donnie Tuck, Hampton Mayor, gives opening remarks to the audience before the "Live at 75!" concert begins at Fort Monroe Continetal Park, Va., June 3, 2022. The U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band and Fort Monroe Authority hosted the concert to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force.

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally and related events on the National Mall, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand

SPAIN - Catalonia - Barcelona. Barrio de El Borne (el más "fashion" y bohemio de la ciudad antigua); concierto al aire libre frente al antiguo mercado

Sound check at Maryland county fesival.

USA, Oregon, Portland. Blues Stage at Waterfront Blues Fest.

Mexican musicians, Guanajuato, Mexico

Rhode Island Sound, a four-piece rock band of Navy Band Northeast, puts on a high-energy show for the crowd gathered at 2022 Salute to Summer. The set closed with a tribute to "Top Gun", as the group played the original movie theme before breaking into the highly recognizable and upbeat "Highway To The Danger Zone".

1st Sgt. Gregg Chapman, vocalist and senior enlisted advisor for the 39th Army Band, 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard, amps up the crowd during the bands opening number of Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon, at the Ilopango Airshow outside the capital city of San Salvador, El Salvador, on February 18, 2024. Army National Guard

Dixieland Festival in Dresden

Members of the Parris Island Marine Band perform at the Beaufort Annual Water Festival, July 15, 2022. The bands performance officially kicked off the festivities for the celebration held annually in Beaufort S.C., the local community surrounding MCRD Parris Island.

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Dixieland Festival in Dresden

U.S. Air Force Central Commands band, Hypersonic, performs for members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing May 3, 2014, in Southwest Asia. The band spent four days touring the region, performing for deployed troops to boost morale and reaching out to host nation communities. The band is deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Jazz concert in the square, Sant Francesc, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Musician 1st Class Caleb Cox fronts the United States Navy Band country/bluegrass ensemble Country Current at Elmwood Park, Roanoke, Va., near his hometown of Lynchburg, Va., the first stop on the band's 2022 national tour covering 1100 miles and three states.

Summer Jamboree, Senigallia, Marche, Italy, Europe

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N.C. Music Factory Amphitheatre, in Charlotte, NC. The band playing is Tonic.

Outdoor Jazz Performance at Sunset in Nice

USA, Texas, Austin. Grupo Fantasma pleases the crowd with its smooth Latin beat at the Pachanga Latino Music Festival, Waterloo Park.

A veteran stands to be recognized as the U.S. Navy Band Country Current plays the Marine Corps service song at the Bristol Rhythm and Blues Reunion, an annual festival that attracts 45,000 attendees to hear 100 artists across 17 stages.

Wings of Swing members perform with students from the Higher Institute of Music - Sousse ahead of the Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2022 in Sousse, Tunisia, Oct. 11, 2022. Fostering regional relationships among African partners allows for the opening of dialogue and helps build regional solutions that we can help our African partners implement to address regional issues.

Wings of Swing members perform with students from the Higher Institute of Music - Sousse ahead of the Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2022 in Sousse, Tunisia, Oct. 11, 2022. Fostering regional relationships among African partners allows for the opening of dialogue and helps build regional solutions that we can help our African partners implement to address regional issues.

The U.S. Air Forces Central Band performs a holiday concert at the Phantom Pavilion December 6, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The AFCENT Band strives to be a versatile group of musicians able to perform a wide variety of music.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jazz concert in the square, Sant Francesc, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain.

U.S. Navy Band Country Current performs at Elmwood Park in Roanoke, Va., the first stop on the band's 2022 national tour covering 1100 miles and three states.

The Filthy Spectacula band playing at the Brixham Pirate Festival 2022, Devon, UK

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA. Small town parade.

France, Gironde, Saint Emilion, Celebrations of the 20th anniversary of UNESCO's World Heritage Listing, jazz festival with Robyn Bennett

Niteroi, Brazil, A street musician or artist plays the guitar and sings on an outdoors market or fair. The performer has his music instrument connected to a large speaker.

220910-N-SJ665-1010 BALTIMORE, Md. (September 10, 2022) Chief Musician Cory Parker and Musician 1st Class David Smith perform with the band. The Cruisers represent the U.S. Navy performing concerts around the country.

New York City, NY, USA. 1920's Jazz Age Lawn Party at Governors Island.

Brass band warms up prior to playing for the Stachmo Fest sceond line parade.

U.S. Navy Band Country Current closes their 2022 national tour with a performance at the Dailey and Vincent American Made Music Festival in Hiawassee, Ga.

Events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, including performance by the Beach Boys

Joan Miquel Oliver , Totsolet, Rafal dels Porcs, Es Llombards, Santanyí, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Tarta Relena, Cocanha & Los Sara Fontan, La Lluna en Vers, Sant Joan, Mallorca, spain.

Jazz en la plaza, Sant Francesc, Formentera, balearic islands, Spain.

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MU1 Joseph P. Ganzelli plays a solo during a Navy Band Cruisers performance at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The Navy Band Cruisers perform concerts throughout the Washington DC area.

Performer Pearl Clarkin with the country duo/group Wester sings Sept. 3, 2022, during a concert at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The concert was a continuing celebration of the 50th birthday of the Pine View Recreation Area at Fort McCoy. It was also a highlight event at Fort McCoy for Labor Day Weekend as Pine View Campground was full of campers once again, and the concert gave the campgrounds many guests a place to enjoy some of Nashvilles newest country sounds with Wester.

The Mars celebration Friday, May 31, 2019, in Mars, Pennsylvania. NASA is in the small town to celebrate Mars exploration and share the agencys excitement about landing astronauts on the Moon in five years. The celebration includes a weekend of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) activities.

The McCOLLOUGH SONS OF THUNDER (Shout Gospel from Harlem) perform at THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL

Revelers have fun at the carnival street party in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 4, 2025.

110713-N-QE550-025ROCHESTER, N.Y. (July 13, 2011) The U.S. Navy Band, North East Rhode Island Sound, performs at the Ontario Beach Park during Concerts by the Shore as part of Rochester Navy Week, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America for 2011. Navy Weeks are designed to showcase the investment Americans have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.

North America, Mexico, Mazatlan. An American folk music trio playing at a restaurant at the Plazuelo Machado during the Christmas holidays

Comedian Anke Engelke with her Band "Fred Kellner and the famous Soul-Sisters"

6th street, band playing in bar, Austin, Texas, Usa (Editorial Use Only)

Canada, Ontario, Ottawa. Australian musician Xavier Rudd plays a lap steel guitar at Bluesfest.

A blues band playing at a club on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.

A blues band playing at a club on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.

Band of musicians playing in the street. Feel the music

A band performs during Friendship Festival 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22. The two-day festival was an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the U.S. and Japan bilateral partnership, while strengthening the bonds between Yokota and the local communities. Yokota was able to host the event with the support of Japan Self-Defense Force, sister services and the local community.

Female band, Pretoria, South Africa, Africa

Washington Army National Guard Soldiers with the 133rd Army Band, 96th Troop Command, perform at Huntamer Park in Lacey, Wash., July 6, 2022. The concert was part of the Lacey In Tune summer concert series.

U.S. Navy Musician 1st Class Jonathan Starr, from Bradford, New Hampshire, performs with the Pacific Partnership Band, comprised of members from the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band and Royal Australian Navy Band, at Chuuk High School during a host nation outreach event in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Jan. 15, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Students from the Higher Institute of Music - Sousse perform with Wings of Swing ahead of the Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2022 in Sousse, Tunisia, Oct. 11, 2022. Fostering regional relationships among African partners allows for the opening of dialogue and helps build regional solutions that we can help our African partners implement to address regional issues.

Musician 1st Class Henry Johns, from Huntington Beach, Ca., plays dobro with the U.S. Navy Band Country Current at Market Square in Knoxville, Tenn., while on the bands 2022 national tour covering three states and 1100 miles.

Chief Musician Joe Friedman, from St. Louis, Mo., plays guitar with U.S. Navy Band Country Current at Founders Park in Johnson City, Tenn., while on the bands 2022 national tour covering three states and 1100 miles.

PHU YEN, VIETNAM (June 22, 2022) - Musician 2nd Class Michael Bookman, from Dallas, left, and Musician 1st Class Matthew Kinnaman, from Mesa, Arizona, perform at the Mientrung University of Civil Engineering during a Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) host nation outreach event (HNOE). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

6th street, band playing in bar, Austin, Texas, Usa (Editorial Use Only)

The Far East edition of the Commander, Seventh Fleet Band performs for local residents following the arrival of the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41) and the high endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718) in port for a visit. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

220708-N-PN850-1024 LA PLATA, MD (Jul. 08, 2022) Chief Musician Sarah Tietsort sings with the U.S. Navy Band Country current. U.S. Navy Band Country Current performs at La Plata Town Hall

A group of female singers perform as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits in a plaza outside the Cartagena Indias Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia, on September 26, 2016, as he prepared to witness a peace ceremony between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that ends a five-decade conflict.

Office of the Secretary - African American Event with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Stedman Graham

Audio engineer Musician 1st Class Brendon Lennon, from Washington, Mass., runs sound for the U.S. Navy Band Country Current at Market Square in Knoxville, Tenn., while on the bands 2022 national tour covering three states and 1100 miles.

Audio engineer Musician 1st Class Brendon Lennon, from Washington, Mass., runs sound for the U.S. Navy Band Country Current at Market Square in Knoxville, Tenn., while on the bands 2022 national tour covering three states and 1100 miles.

Attendees watch a live performance by 1Filipinas, a pop-rock band, during the Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24, 2024. During the annually hosted festival, the gates opened once again for all U.S. military personnel, U.S. citizens, Status of Forces Agreement personnel, and Japanese citizens to enjoy two days of food, entertainment, and festivities. Marine Corps

Dixieland Festival in Dresden

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