Florida-connected artists are well represented in the JazzWeek charts for August 10, 2026, including musicians with ties to Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa Bay and Tallahassee through birth, education, residency, university faculty positions and long-term professional activity.
The first-round Jazz & Blues Florida review identified Florida connections among artists appearing on the Jazz Chart, Increased Airplay and Most Added lists. They range from Miami-born Emmet Cohen at #1 and longtime South Florida resident Arturo Sandoval at #4 to Florida jazz educators Brian Lynch and Jeff Rupert, Jacksonville native Ulysses Owens Jr., Miami-born Cécile McLorin Salvant, longtime Clearwater resident Chick Corea and others.
The results below are based on an artist-by-artist review, with Florida connections limited to documented birth, upbringing, education, residency, faculty appointments, Florida-based ensembles or substantial professional ties to the state.
JazzWeek Charts:
https://www.jazzweek.com/charts/
Jazz Chart
Emmet Cohen – Jazz Chart (#1)
Born in Miami; attended the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Arturo Sandoval – Jazz Chart (#4)
Long-term South Florida resident; formerly taught at Florida International University in Miami.
Antonio Adolfo – Jazz Chart (#13)
Long-term South Florida resident and educator.
Brian Lynch – Jazz Chart (#14)
Professor of Studio Music and Jazz at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, Coral Gables.
Cécile McLorin Salvant – Jazz Chart (#16); Increased Airplay
Born and raised in Miami.
Jeff Rupert Quartet – Jazz Chart (#19); Increased Airplay
Jeff Rupert is Director of Jazz Studies and Pegasus Professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y – Jazz Chart (#35)
Born in Jacksonville; graduate of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and professionally active in Jacksonville jazz education.
Chick Corea – Jazz Chart (#43); Increased Airplay
Longtime Clearwater-area resident; died while residing in the Tampa Bay area.
Increased Airplay
Jeff Rupert Quartet – Increased Airplay; Jazz Chart (#19)
Jeff Rupert is Director of Jazz Studies and Pegasus Professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Cécile McLorin Salvant – Increased Airplay; Jazz Chart (#16)
Born and raised in Miami.
Chick Corea – Increased Airplay; Jazz Chart (#43)
Longtime Clearwater-area resident; died while residing in the Tampa Bay area.
Most Added
Caesar Frazier – Most Added
Raised in Lake Helen, Florida; earned a B.S. in Music Education from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee and later worked in Orlando jazz radio.
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