The inaugural LA Jazz Festival, including its marquee "Jazz on the Beach" concerts at Dockweiler Beach, has been canceled, organizers announced Friday, citing unexpected public safety and municipal permitting costs. On Friday, festival founder and CEO Martin Ludlow announced the festival would be postponed until 2027. "All current ticket holders for LA Jazz Festival events will be refunded in full within 30 days. Festival organizers initially canceled only the opening events before confirming Friday that the entire inaugural festival would be postponed until 2027. "The energy and anticipation that has been building for this inaugural LA Jazz Festival has been beyond exciting," Ludlow said when announcing the revised schedule.