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March 3, 2022

Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Mindi Abair to headline 2022 Jacksonville Jazz Festival

Herbie Hancock and George Benson will headline the 2022 Jacksonville Jazz Festival when it returns to its traditional Memorial Day weekend slot. Other acts announced Thursday for the May 26-29 festival in the downtown Jacksonville streets include Mindi Abair, David Sanchez, Jazzmeia Horn, the Christian Sands Trio, the Emmet Cohen Trio, the U.S. Air Force Airmen of Noteand the John Lumpkin Trio. Other acts will be announced over the next few weeks. More music:Florida music fests...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News
September 28, 2021

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is this weekend. Here’s who’s playing and what you need to know.

If there is one thing consistent about the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, it's change. Over 40 years, it's been in Mayport, at Metropolitan Park and in the downtown streets. It's been in the spring and it's been in the fall. It's been free and it's been ticketed. It's been run by a radio station and it's been run by the city. Some years, it didn't happen at all. This year's version is Friday, Saturday and Sunday on...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News
September 27, 2021

Amazing Jacksonville Jazz Festival Ready to Swing AND Groove!

Amazing Jacksonville Jazz Festival Ready to Swing AND Groove! The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is all set to unleash a huge schedule of A-listers on two stages Friday through Sunday, October 1-3. PRI Productions are presenting music on two stages, one oriented toward soul and R&B — the Swingin’ Stage — and the Groovin’ Stage overloaded with great jazz.   FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 SWINGIN’ STAGE Marcus Click and the Piano Competition Winner open Friday, followed by superstar Jeffrey Osborne and then Najee with special guests Phil Perry and Bobby Lyle. GROOVIN’ STAGE On the Groovin’ side, Let’s Ride Brass Band and Theo Croker...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News
September 21, 2021

Jacksonville Jazz Festival returns, celebrates 40th anniversary

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jazz Festival will return September 29 and October 1 – 3 and will feature several award-winning artists with free performances at two stages along the St. Johns River and a beautiful fireworks display to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the festival. Five piano finalists, accompanied by Dennis Marks and Clyde Connor, will compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to perform at the festival on October 1. Tickets to the Piano Competition are...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News
August 6, 2021

Lineup set for Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition at Florida Theatre

The five finalists in the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition have been selected. The five will perform at the Florida Theatre on Sept. 29 to kick off the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The free festival is Oct. 1-3 along the downtown riverfront. Contestants for the competition were selected blindly based on recorded submissions. The winner earns a spot on the jazz festival stage. Competitors are Anastassiya Petrova from Kazakhstan, a student at Berklee College of Music; Jeongmin Ha, a student at the University of North...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News
July 29, 2021

Star-studded lineup playing at 40th annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A star-studded lineup of award-winning artists will perform at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival when it celebrates its 40th anniversary this fall. The city of Jacksonville on Thursday unveiled the list of artists booked for the annual festival, which includes names like Sheila E., George Benson and Jeffrey Osborne. The annual festival runs from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3. The best part? It’s free of charge. Other acts scheduled to perform include: Terri Lynne Carrington + Social Science,...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News
May 21, 2021

Jacksonville Jazz Festival premium tickets on sale Friday

Premium tickets for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival will go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday. The festival, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, offers free general admission, but there are some VIP ticket options available. The VIP Full Festival Experience package is priced at $349. VIP Full Festival Experience package prices will increase once this limited-time offer sells out. VIP Single-Day Experience packages start at $149 plus taxes and fees, and preferred seating starts at $59 plus taxes and...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News
April 12, 2021

City postpones 2021 Jacksonville Jazz Festival until this fall

The delay comes a year after the city canceled its annual jazz festival outright JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is getting pushed back to the fall, a year after it was canceled outright. The city’s annual jazz festival, which is typically held over Memorial Day Weekend, will instead kick off in late September and continue into early October, the city announced Monday. This year’s festival will get underway on Sept. 29 with the Jacksonville Jazz Festival Piano...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News
April 12, 2021

Jacksonville Jazz Festival Returns This Fall

This year’s Jacksonville Jazz Festival will be held in the fall. The city announced Monday the festival will kick off with the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, presented by Keyboard Connection - The Piano Place, on September 29 at the Florida Theatre, and continue October 1-3 with two stages of live, free entertainment in Downtown Jacksonville. The lineup for this year’s festival wasn’t immediately announced. The fall jazz festival is being billed by the city as a return...

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