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Jacksonville Jazz Festival Headlines Memorial Day Weekend

By: Ashley Hughes

For 40 plus years, the Jacksonville Jazz Festival has taken place, and in 3 days it will take over the streets of Downtown Jacksonville yet again. The festival has endless food, drinks, music and plenty of people. It begins with the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, which will be followed by three days of free live Jazz related entertainment.

VIP and Preferred seating packages are sold out already, so get your tickets while you still can at https://jacksonvillejazzfest.com/ 

Here is a schedule of the performers scheduled:

Friday, May 26

  • Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
  • Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet
  • Eddie Palmieri
  • Eric Roberson
  • The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Saturday, May 27

  • Larry Carlton
  • Marcus Miller
  • Pieces of a Dream
  • Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y
  • Cece Teneal
  • Chaka Khan

Sunday, May 28

  • Samara Joy
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Charlie Wilson
  • Piano Competition Winner

Sources:

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/spotlight-jacksonville-jazz-festival-headlines-memorial-day-weekend/GM7UWLOTBBCJHKUA5TJGKTNSYE/

https://www.visitjacksonville.com/events/annual/jacksonville-jazz-festival/