ɪnðə mˈɪdəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ðə fˈɛstɪvəl ɐtɹˈæktᵻd tʃˈɑːɹlz mˈɪŋɡəs, tˈiːt mˈɔntoʊlˌɪuː, ˈɛlə fɪtsdʒˈɛɹəld, ˈɑːskɚ pˈiːɾɚsən, dˈɪzi ɡᵻlˈɛspi, hˈɜːbi hˈæŋkɑːk, lˈaɪənəl hˈæmptən, dʒˈɑːn lˈiː hˈʊkɚ, sˈʌni ɹˈoʊlᵻnz, bˈiː.bˈiː. kˈɪŋ, wˈʊdi hˈɜːmən, fɹˈɛdi hˈʌbɚd, wˈɛðɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt, ɡˈɑːɾoʊ bˈɑːɹbɪɹi, ˈɑːɹt blˈeɪki, mˈɜːsɚɹ ˈɛlɪŋtən, mə kˈɔɪ tˈaɪnɚ, tʃˈɪk kɔːɹˈiə, klˈɑːɹk tˈɛɹi, ænd mˈaɪlz dˈeɪvɪs.
In the middle 1970s, the festival attracted Charles Mingus, Tete Montoliu, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Rollins, B.B. King, Woody Herman, Freddie Hubbard, Weather Report, Gato Barbieri, Art Blakey, Mercer Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Clark Terry, and Miles Davis.