2nd Annual Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series Presents Six Nights of Superstar Artists in St. Augustine Feb 10-19, 2022

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The Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series returns to Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine, FL from February 10 – 19, 2023!   To honor the history and historical significance of Fort Mose, the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in the United States, the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series will welcome live performances by: 10-time Grammy Award-winning “Empress of Soul” and 2022 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Honoree for lifetime artistic achievement Gladys Knight Three-time Grammy Award-winning soul, gospel, and R&B national treasure Mavis Staples Eight-time Grammy Award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader Christian McBride’s New Jawn The “future of blues” Mississippi-born and Grammy Award-winning and current nominee for Blues Music Award, guitarist Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Two-time Grammy Award-winning and current nominee for two Blues Music Awards eclectic folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens, The critically-acclaimed, Grammy Award-nominated Memphis-based Americana singer, songwriter Valerie June. Tickets are available at: https://discoverfortmose.com/the-lineup/   History of Fort Mose: Fort Mose is the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what is now the United States. In 1738, an estimated 100 Africans made Fort Mose their home and sanctuary in seeking liberation from English enslavement amidst a large-scale power struggle between European powers in the New World. Pulling from Native American, Spanish and English cultural customs, the founding residents of Fort Mose created a new cultural community. In 1994, Fort Mose was designated as a Historic National Landmark.   Inaugural Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series 2022: The inaugural Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series in February 2022 welcomed 3,000 people from across the country to Fort Mose State Park and raised $51,972.42 in support of Fort Mose Historical Society’s ongoing efforts of building an on-site fort representation, and development of interpretive resources. The original fort was destroyed during the Battle of Bloody Mose in 1740. In its first year, the series welcomed award-winning artists including Gregory Porter, The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and more. Fort Mose 15 Fort Mose Trail St. Augustine, FL 32084 MAP  TICKETS Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series Website Fort Mose Park Website St. Augustine Visitor Information ~ ~ ~  Distribution by Jazz & Blues Florida LLC JazzBluesFlorida.com (561)313-7432 #JazzBluesFlorida #Jazz #Blues #Clubs #Concerts #Festivals If you wish to be included in our FREE subscriber list please use this FORM.  Jazz & Blues Florida's fastest growing social media platform? Join us on INSTAGRAM! Tweet some TWITTER at us! See what we see on YOUTUBE! And, of course, you can LIKE us on FACEBOOK! We link to business on LINKEDIN. And, yes, PINTEREST, too!