KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 -- The Royal Selangor Visitor Centre is set to transform into a multi-stage musical hub, hosting a 13-hour continuous lineup for the upcoming Royal Selangor Jazz Festival 2026.

Returning for its third edition on July 12, the festival will feature 19 acts across four distinct stages, anchoring a programme designed to showcase jazz's cross-cultural and evolutionary reach.

This year's programme emphasises regional adaptation and genre-blending, bridging traditional Malaysian sounds with Western jazz foundations.

Headlining the list is none other than legendary Malaysian cultural icon Datuk Zainal Abidin who will perform a special set.

In a similar vein of cultural reinterpretation, Ida Mariana is scheduled to perform...