This year’s London Jazz Festival, which runs from 9-18 November, has added yet more top names in addition to the host of major artists already announced, confirming it’s the biggest LJF to date and a grand way to mark its 20th anniversary, Jazzwise Magazine reports.

The Queen Elizabeth Hall hosts the hot Californian trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and his Quintet on November 9; Kurt Elling accompanied by his long standing pianist Laurence Hobgood comes in on November 14; and a rare London date by one of the great jazz guitarists, Jim Hall, features him with the Kenny Wheeler Big Band at the same venue on November 18.

Esperanza Spalding brings music from her acclaimed Radio Music Society album to the Royal Festival Hall on November 15 and the Purcell Room has the Michael Janisch & Greg Osby band on November 10; a contemporary big band special on November 11 with Beats & Pieces and Norway’s Ensemble Denada and on November 18 the American-Armenian oud virtuoso Ara Dinkjian who mixes jazz and Armenian music. Dee Dee Bridgewater will also be in town for the festival and appears at Ronnie Scott's from November 15-17.

Tickets are now on sale for these dates as well as the festival names already announced in Jazzwise, including Sonny Rollins, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade trio, Brad Mehldau Trio, John Surman and Bill Frisell. The London Jazz Festival is held in association with BBC Radio 3 and sponsored by Jazzwise.