Partial list of the artists who had participated in the last biennial festival held in December 2000
Trio Ronnie Mathews (USA)
Nicholas Payton and Armstrong (USA)
Jane Bunnett (Canada)
Eman Lopez Nussa (Cuba)
Roy Hargrove (USA)
El Greco and Top Secret (Cuba)
Hugh Frazer Quintet (Canada)
Bobby Carcasses (Cuba)
Jesus Valdes and his Trio (Cuba)
Freddy Foss (USA)
Insights (USA)
Trio Editus (Costa Rica)
Gilberto Valdez y su Grupo (Cuba)
Robert Martinez (Cuba)
Robin Jones and George Haslam (UK)
Belita y Jazz Tumbata (Cuba)
Fabrizio Bosso and Sandro Gibellini (Italy)
Diana Crepaz and Luciano Guerino (Italy)
Diakara (Cuba)
Quintet Ritmo Caliente (USA)
Tony Perez (Cuba)
Pasaje Abierto (Cuba)
Nimo Teber and Group (Spain)
Clarissa and Group (Germany)
Lazaro Morua (Cuba)
Roberto Fonseca y Temperamento (Cuba)
Eman Lopez Nussa and Inor sotolongo (Cuba)
Jorge Pardo, Carles Benavent, Tino Di Geraldo, Ramon Valle (Cuba)
Las Canalas (Cuba)
Trio Erick Reed (USA)
N.G. La Banda (Cuba)
Kenny Barron (USA)
Havatampa Orchestra (Japan)
Romancito Valle (Cuba)
Roberto Carcasses (Cuba)
Havana Ensemble (Cuba)
Klimax (Cuba)
Fidel Morales and group Nega (Panama)
Erick Reed Trio (USA)
Cesar Lopez (Cuba)
Donald Harrisson (USA)
Robin Mathews (USA)
Tritonia (Mexico)
Diana Crepaz (Italy)
