News • Jacksonville Jazz Festival

May 24, 2024

Downtown Jax filled with the rhythms of jazz on Friday night

Hundreds of people are enjoying the sweet sounds of jazz. From Daily’s Place to Met Park, musicians are taking the stage and people are dancing in their seats. And in the street -- lots of food and drinks for everyone to enjoy. Jacksonville Jazz Fest is a free, four-day festival that’s been in Jacksonville for over 40 years. “The music, the people, and jazz are just relaxing anyway, I love jazz,” Bernice Smith said. People travel from near and...

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May 24, 2024

Jazz Fest: What to know before you go

Jacksonville, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jazz Fest is back for Memorial Day weekend. Music starts at 4 p.m. on Friday, and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s what you need to know before you go: The festival is cashless. Debit and credit cards and mobile payments will be accepted. Entry points are located on the west side of Daily’s Place at Gate 1, and on the east side at Gate 4. Gator Bowl Boulevard will...

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May 24, 2024

Live music, fun and heat: Thousands expected to head downtown for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thousands of people are expected to endure the heat for Jazz Fest 2024, a free three-day concert in downtown Jacksonville. Jazz Fest has seen many locations, from the Duval courthouse lawn to Riverfront Plaza, the former site of The Landing. This year it kicks off with two stages at Daily’s Place and Metropolitan Park. “The theme is always come early when you come downtown,” City of Jacksonville’s Chief of Sports & Entertainment Alex Alston...

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May 18, 2024

Going to the Jacksonville Jazz Festival over Memorial Day weekend? Here’s what to know.

Consistency has never been the hallmark of the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. Onstage, it's produced decades of great performances, but some years they've been ticketed, some years free. It's been staged at Mayport, at Metropolitan Park, at the old Jacksonville Landing and in the downtown streets. For this year's festival, scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend, the festival is using two stages, one at Metropolitan Park and another across the street at Daily's Place. The Daily's...

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April 10, 2024

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival Returns with Kenny Barron, Gregory Porter, Nicholas Payton, Lakecia Benjamin, Keiko Matsui and More at New Venue Sites – JME Jacksonville Music Experience

This Memorial Day weekend, the Jacksonville Jazz Festival is held in the downtown district, with performances at Metropolitan Park and Daily’s Place. A staple of city-run cultural events for four decades, each year jazz legends and emerging artists perform at multiple on-site venues. Last year’s festival attracted an estimated 75,000 attendees, creating an estimable, positive economic impact on the city. Due to construction at the Riverfront Plaza, the artists for this year’s festival are performing...

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March 15, 2024

Jacksonville Jazz Fest announces lineup at new site

The lineup of singers and musicians ready to groove at this year’s free Jacksonville Jazz Festival have just been announced. The festival will move to Metropolitan Park and Daily’s Place over the Memorial Day weekend because of construction at Riverfront Plaza (the former Jacksonville Landing site). Headliners like British singer Joss Stone are set to perform on the final day — May 26 — as are Japanese pianist Keiki Matsui and The Baylor Project, a New...

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January 23, 2024

Jacksonville Jazz Festival moving to new locations this year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Big changes are coming to the 2024 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The festival is moving -- but only a little. In recent years, the Memorial Day weekend festival happened at Riverfront Plaza, the former Landing site. In June, Action News Jax told you the festival would have to move because of planned construction work. So this year, events will happen at Metropolitan Park and Daily’s Place. The 2024 Jacksonville Jazz Festival is planned to take place...

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June 8, 2023

2023 Jacksonville Jazz Festival Returns To Downtown This Memorial Day Weekend With A Star-Studded Lineup

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival returns to Downtown Jacksonville, May 25 – 28, 2023. The festival will feature free performances by several award-winning artists at two stages along the St. Johns River including Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Samara Joy, Eric Roberson with special guest Jeff Bradshaw, Larry Carlton and more! "It has been a massive privilege as mayor to support the long-standing tradition of our annual Jacksonville Jazz...

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June 1, 2023

Jacksonville Jazz Festival set to move to a different location in 2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jazz Festival saw a record estimated 75,000 plus people attend the 4-day event including a whopping estimated 30,000 plus on Sunday. But could that event find itself in a new future home? City officials tell Action News Jax, next year the event will move to another venue due to construction at the River Front Plaza. We spoke with a local bartender in the downtown area who thought moving the Jazz Fest...

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