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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...

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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...

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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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April 12, 2021

Jacksonville Jazz Festival set for fall 2021

The festival is going back to its roots by moving to the fall. The original festival, held in October 1980, began as the Mayport And All That Jazz Festival. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary with fall dates in September and October of 2021. The festival kicks off with the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition presented by Keyboard Connection - The Piano Place on Sept. 29 at the Florida Theatre. The music...

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April 12, 2021

Jacksonville Jazz Fest to Return This Fall

After a forced hiatus last year due to COVID-19, Jacksonville Jazz Fest will be back this fall for its belated 40th-anniversary celebration. The city announced the return of the popular annual festival, which will run from September 29 to October 3, earlier today via social media. The multi-day event will kick off on the night of Wednesday, September 29, with the Jazz Fest Piano Competition taking place at the Florida Theatre, which has received interior upgrades...

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April 12, 2021

City moves Jacksonville Jazz Festival to the fall

The 40th annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival will be held this fall, more than a year after the event was canceled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The city Division of Sports and Entertainment announced in a news release that the festival will begin Sept. 29 with the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition at the Florida Theatre. The event will continue Oct. 1-3 with two stages of free, live entertainment. The piano competition is sponsored by Keyboard...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News

April 12, 2021

Jacksonville Jazz Festival moved to fall

The 2021 Jacksonville Jazz Festival, celebrating its 40th anniversary, will move to the fall. The City of Jacksonville made the announcement Monday in a news release. The festival will kick off with the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition presented by Keyboard Connection - The Piano Place on Sept. 29 at the Florida Theatre. It will continue Oct. 1-3 with two stages of free entertainment. Still to be announced: information on the Sacred Jazz Brunch, Jazz Jam as...

Jacksonville Jazz Fest News

April 12, 2021

Jacksonville’s annual Jazz Festival moving to fall

Jacksonville, FL — The City of Jacksonville announced the return of its annual Jazz Festival, but this year it will be in the fall. Last year the annual festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 40th anniversary of the festival will be celebrated with free entertainment from jazz artists. The musical lineup has not been released yet. Kicking off the event will be a jazz piano competition on Sept. 29 at the Florida Theatre. More information...

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April 12, 2021

Jacksonville Jazz Festival Returns This Fall

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April 14, 2020

Jacksonville Jazz Festival canceled

In response to ongoing COVID-19 health concerns, the 40th annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival scheduled May 21-24, Memorial Day weekend, is canceled, according to a news release distributed April 14 by city spokeswoman Nikki Kimbleton. The announcement also is posted on the festival’s website and Facebook page. VIP ticket purchases will be automatically refunded to the purchaser’s original method of payment within two weeks, according to the release. SOURCE ...

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