Jazz & Blues Florida congratulates these Florida-related artists represented on this week’s JazzWeek National Airplay Charts of August 17, 2026 at https://www.jazzweek.com/charts/. The weekly chart, dated Monday, reflects airplay from the prior week’s Monday–Wednesday reporting period.
The Jazz & Blues Florida review identified Florida connections among artists appearing on the Jazz Chart and Chartbound lists. Florida connections are limited to documented birth, upbringing, education, residency, university faculty appointments, Florida-based ensembles or substantial long-term professional ties to the state.
JazzWeek Charts:
https://www.jazzweek.com/charts/
Jazz Chart
Emmet Cohen – Jazz Chart (#1)
Born in Miami; University of Miami Frost School of Music graduate.
Arturo Sandoval – Jazz Chart (#6)
Long-term Miami/South Florida resident; taught at Florida International University for 19 years.
Antonio Adolfo – Jazz Chart (#11)
Long-term South Florida professional and educational connection; operated a music school in Hollywood, Florida.
Cécile McLorin Salvant – Jazz Chart (#16)
Born and raised in Miami.
Jeff Rupert Quartet – Jazz Chart (#19)
Jeff Rupert is Pegasus Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Brian Lynch – Jazz Chart (#23)
Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the University of Miami Frost School of Music in Coral Gables.
Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y – Jazz Chart (#39)
Born in Jacksonville; attended Jacksonville’s Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and has maintained a continuing Jacksonville connection.
Charles Tolliver All Stars – Jazz Chart (#46)
Charles Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida.
Chick Corea – Jazz Chart (#50)
Longtime Clearwater resident; Clearwater/Tampa Bay was his home through the end of his life.
Chartbound
La Lucha
Tampa Bay-based trio with a long-term professional base in St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay.
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