Host Band
Hosted by 2013 Jacksonville Jazz Fest Hall of Fame inductee, vocalist Lisa Kelly, and 2017 Hall of Fame inductee, trumpeter J. B. Scott, the jam session features their virtuoso rhythm section of Joshua Bowlus, Dennis Marks, and Jeremy Smith.
Jazz Jam Hosted by Breezy Jazz Club
FREE
Presented by Hot 99.5
Saturday, May 26 – 9 p.m. - Midnight Breezy Jazz Club – 119 W. Adams St., Jacksonville, FL
Instrumentalists and vocalists wishing to perform on the jam session: The gear provided includes an acoustic grand piano, electric bass and amp, drums, guitar amp, and a full P/A. Just bring your horn or voice, sign-up to perform a ‘jazz standard’ or a Blues, and join in on the fun! Audience members are encouraged to come early for a good seat. Beverages and food will be available for purchase.
Jazz fans can enjoy the exciting mix of musicians “sitting-in” to jam together, from aspiring students to festival heavyweights. Jam session participants of the past have included Horace Silver, Diana Krall, Russell Malone, Dave Valentine, Roy Hargrove, Rodney Whitaker, Brad Mehldau, Delfeayo Marsalis, the Poncho Sanchez Group, the Airmen of Note band members, Shelly Burg, Danny Gottlieb, Richard Drexler, the Piano Competition winners and contestants, regional pros, collegiate jazz students from UNF, JU, and FSCJ, jazz students from Douglas Anderson and LaVilla School of the Arts, musicians from around the southeast, and many others. It’s always exciting to see who turns out to play and sing!
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