[citation needed] In 2009 the festival was directed by Bengt-Arne Wallin[2] and in 2012, Swedish trombonist Nils Landgren took over as artistic director and it was moved to the Evers-Werft shipyard at the harbor of Niendorf, a Baltic Sea resort near Lübeck.

[citation needed] Artists who have played at the festival include: Wolfgang Dauner,[4] Marcin Wasilewski (pianist), Kate McGarry,[5] and Nils Landgren,[6] It differs from most other festivals in its intimacy and the access that visitors have to the musicians.

The festival has changed its focus to feature primarily musicians from Northern Germany, Scandinavia and the Baltic countries.

[7][8] Between 20–23 June 2019 approximately 19,000 visitors celebrated the 29th edition of JazzBaltica in Timmendorfer Strand - 2000 more than 2018.

[12] What makes this festival so unique is its intimate nature due to the relatively small concert venues, which limits the number of attendees to several thousand on any given day.