Brooklyn Guitar Festival Debuts in Greenpoint and Prospect Park This June
The Brooklyn Guitar Festival will bring top guitarists together for two days on June 12 and 13, 2026. The event spans Greenpoint and Prospect Park venues in Brooklyn.
Lineup and highlights
The roster mixes jazz legends, blues-rock players, and experimental performers. Curators assembled sets that showcase the instrument’s range.
- Al Di Meola — full-length jazz set.
- John Scofield — trio performance and master class.
- Bill Frisell — full-length set and participation in the Scofield tribute.
- Mike Stern — full-length jazz set.
- Eric Gales — blues-rock performance.
- Ally Venable — blues-rock performance.
- Jackie Venson — blues-rock performance.
- Vernon Reid — boundary-pushing guitarist.
- Joel Harrison — performer and festival curator.
- Andy McKee — acoustic and experimental styles.
Tributes and special programs
Organizers programmed tribute concerts honoring John Scofield and Jeff Beck. Bill Frisell is slated to appear in the Scofield tribute.
Venues and schedule
The festival opens Friday evening, June 12, at Warsaw in Greenpoint. Warsaw is a 1,000-capacity performance space.
June 13 brings a daylong program at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park. Events run throughout the day and evening.
Curators
Alex Skolnick and Joel Harrison curated the lineup. They sought to highlight both power and intimacy in guitar playing.
Education and future plans
Educational programming is a festival priority. John Scofield will lead a master class.
Organizers say further educational events are in development. They intend the festival to become an annual destination.
For updates and ticket information, visit Filmogaz.com. The Brooklyn Guitar Festival will appear in Brooklyn this June.
