Join us Thursday, April 14th through Saturday, April 16th for a weekend of music, art, workshops, food, and fun for the whole family in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month!
This multi-generational festival has been successfully marketed to showcase artistic expression, new music makers and musicians, both young and old, and will continue in its fourth year to emphasize the importance of teaching the history of traditional and smooth jazz and other genres while uniquely appealing and engaging individuals as we celebrate the importance of art and music. This unique festival will bring together talented artists and musicians from the North Florida area, surrounding ... view more »
This multi-generational festival has been successfully marketed to showcase artistic expression, new music makers and musicians, both young and old, and will continue in its fourth year to emphasize the importance of teaching the history of traditional and smooth jazz and other genres while uniquely appealing and engaging individuals as we celebrate the importance of art and music. This unique festival will bring together talented artists and musicians from the North Florida area, surrounding areas, and the nation for three days of fun-filled activities, games, music, workshops, food vendors, and retail vendors. Our hotel headquarters are the Hampton Inn & Suites Tallahassee Capitol and the new Hyatt House by Hilton located in the Railroad Square Art and Music District. The line-up of activites begins on Thursday, April 14th, 3pm to 6pm with a Youth Music Workshop at FAMU DRS. On Friday April 15th join us from 6pm to 8pm at the Hyatt House Hotel for a Pre-Jazz Festival Happy Hour featuring the Joel Johnson Trio and Aaron Hayden and Friends. On Saturday, April 16th, join us from 3pm to 8pm for the Coolbreeze Jazz Concert and Festival at Cascades Park Amphitheater featuring Noteworthy Jazz Band of Jacksonville, Florida, The FAMU Jazz Ensemble, The JWB Band of Kansas City, Missouri and much more!
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