Jazz Blues Florida - Florida's Online Guide to Live Jazz & Blues at JazzBluesFlorida.com: June 2023

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Widely known as a busy, multi-tasking TV personality, CBS4 Sportscaster and broadcast journalist Jim Berry is also a devout singer and an accomplished lyricist who has recorded and composed several original tunes. A long-time Miami resident originally from Hyde Park, Chicago, Jim has received 5 Emmys and 3 Best of Miami, and the Silver Circle Award of Excellence from the Suncoast Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Sciences for distinguished journalism. Jim Berry is a Jazz singer with a smooth, soulful touch and his own contemporary style. His newest recording SMOOTH SAILIN’ reflects his deep appreciation for the classic tunes from Jazz to R&B with a blend of Jazz standards, original compositions, and new arrangements of R&B classics. Join us for a great evening of "old school, good time, soulful music" and be sure to have your dancin' shoes on!

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Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and

Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor

and Board of County Commissioners. SJO events are

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Sunshine Jazz Organization

Celebrating Our 36th Season

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Keith Valles, President (305)710-2555

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Sunday, June 25, 2023

Bridget Kelly Band - Rollin' on the Blues Highway

Bridget Kelly Band -

Back in Florida in August

Back on the Road Again!

Jun 25: Betsy’s Backyard Production, Atlantic City NJ

Jun 27: Fanatics Pub Lima, NY

Jun 28: Empty Glass, Charleston WV

Jun 30: Black Eyed Sally's, Hartford CT

July 1: Tin Pan, Richmond VA

Aug 3: Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago IL

Aug 5: In the Market for the Blues, Omaha NE

Aug 13: Jack's, Naples FL

Oct 6: BBQ and Hot Sauce Fest, WPB FL

Oct 14: Blues on Broadway

w/ David Pastorius, Norwich Ct

Nov 4: Trolley Market Square Blues & Brews,

Gulfport FL

Nov 25: Masaryk Winery Concert Series,

Brooksville FL

Dec 1: Blues & Brews Bistro, Ormond Beach, FL
Dec 10: Birthday Blues Bash (High Dive), Gainesville FL

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Community Arts Program (CAP) 2023 Summer Concert Series Continues Thursday, June 22 With Mark Kosower

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2023 Summer Concert Series continues 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 22 with Principal Cello of the Cleveland Orchestra, Mark Kosower. Mr. Kosower embodies the complete musician, exemplified through his numerous awards and accolades. Joined by pianist, Melivia Raharjo, it’s an incredible evening with music of Beethoven, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Krenek, Myaskovsky, and Martinů.

“An exceptionally intelligent and sensitive cellist.”

- Chicago Tribune

Other concerts include: July 6 – 5 String Swing, Music of the Great American Songbook / July 20 – Shannon Powell, New Orleans’ Jazz drummer/vocalist brings his trio. / August 3 – Sinta Quartet, Four saxophone masters craft a jaw-dropping experience of Dvořák, Ligeti, Béla Fleck, and others. / August 17 – Ekep Nkwelle, dazzling Cameroonian-American 2022 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition winner with piano, bass, and drums.

Tickets $35-$50, Packages Available / 305.448.7421, ext. 120 / www.CommunityArtsProgram.org

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CAP Summer Concert Series

The Historic

Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ

3010 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33134

(across from the Biltmore Hotel).

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Since 1985, the Community Arts Program (CAP) Summer Concert Series has been attended by more than 70,000 concertgoers. It is a time-honored tradition that continued with virtual broadcasts to the world throughout the pandemic summers of 2020 and 2021, and gathered an average of 7,500 views each summer. This developed an extended audience that CAP is excited to welcome on-ground again in the summer of 2023! Throughout the school year, the Community Arts Program (CAP) also provides after-school music education with the CAP Conservatory for the Arts and its Miami Jazz Institute. These reach children and youth from over 53 Miami-Dade County Schools, no matter what students’ circumstance or ability.

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Monday, June 19, 2023

Blues on the Patio - A Free Concert Series in Gainesville FL Presents Sheba The Mississippi Queen June 25, 2023

"The blues is a feeling,

you can't get it out of no book."

- John Lee Hooker

Sunday, June 25, 2023 | 7-9pm | FREE

Sheba the Mississippi Queen

w/ Dr. Jules

and Introducing

Little David Thornton on harmonica

at the

A. Quinn Jones Museum &

Cultural Center

1013 NW 7th Ave

Gainesville FL 32601

North Central Florida Blues Society

WEBSITE (352)334-2010

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The Blues are the roots of African American music today. On The Patio, the bi-monthly series features local and regional Blues artists. This series will provide a network of association for area Blues lovers and build upon the Blues Education program by encouraging youth participation. Admission is FREE!

Sheba’s music draws from her life experience from hurt and pain, addressing universal themes people can understand. Sheba was born Martha Booker in Sunflower Mississippi to a sharecropper family, whose father was a gospel singer. Sheba’s most recent album on Bongo Boy Records This is the Blues was on the Roots Music Report for over a year after its release.

Appearing with Sheba is Dr. Jules. Dr. Jules Gliesche is a part-time Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Florida specializing in Historical Germanic Linguistics. He is a strong proponent of keeping the Blues alive by actually playing the Blues, and also devotes significant time to studying the history of the Blues and highlighting the musical contributions and innovations of original Blues artists whose work has been borrowed without giving them either proper credit or financial compensation.

Joining the show is harmonica player Little David Thornton. Little David Thornton discovered Blues from his father’s record collection when he was only 6 years old, and also learned harmonica from him, who was known as Big Dave. Thornton’s top influences are Little Walter and Paul Butterfield.

Series Finale!

Sunday, August 27, 2023 | 7-9pm

Root Redemption Duo

The A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center, housed in the former Jones Family home at 1013 NW 7th Avenue in Gainesville, Serves as a tribute to one of the most influential educators in the history of Alachua County. The Museum features a permanent exhibit on “Prof” Jones, the people and places of the Fifth Avenue/Pleasant Street neighborhood, and houses a collection of oral histories centering on the African-American experience in Gainesville.

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Jazz & Blues Florida Monthly Report on Activity, Traffic and Distribution - JUNE 2023 Quick Report For Industry Comparisons

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Traffic / Activity / Distribution -

Quick report as of 6/15/23:

*Current total social media contacts: 23,260

Current total active MailChimp subscribers: 4,462

(Open rate of 42%! and click-thru 1.8%)

Life Time News Blog views: 2,249,677

Past month news blog views: 7,764

Past month main website views: 4,112

Past month magazine impressions: 1,732

Past month Instagram accounts reached: 2,634

Past month YouTube views: 1,876

Past month Twitter impressions: 620

Past month FB biz page reach: 23,353

(1.369 link clicks)

Yes, Jazz & Blues Florida has an international audience!!

"Figures show that in 2022 an estimated 9.8 million visitors came to

Florida from Canadian and overseas markets." Source: Visit Florida

Website view locations by country (May-June):

Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,

Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy,

Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Poland,

Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, South Africa,

Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom,

United States, and Vietnam.

Facebook top ten view location by country:

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, France,

Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain.

*Social Media Connections Breakdown:

FB Personal Page Friends: 5,000

FB Personal Page Followers: 2,191

FB JBF Page Followers: 8,061

LINKEDIN Connections: 3,650

TWITER Followers: 31

INSTAGRAM Followers: 3,066

YouTube Subscribers: 1,009

(Original source reports on ALL numbers

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Monday, June 12, 2023

Daniela Soledade Invites You to Rio for Tomorrow's Show at the Birthplace of Bossa Nova

Fly Me Down to Rio!

A heir to the throne of Bossa Nova, Daniela Soledade is highly acclaimed for her poignantly expressive vocal style and hyper-intimate aesthetic. With a tremendous talent for paying tribute to her musical heritage while staying true to her own artistry, Soledade sings a mix of authentic Bossa Nova, samba, MPB (Música popular brasileira), and American Popular Song.

In 2019, Soledade released her critically acclaimed debut album, A Moment of You. Featuring songs in both English and Portuguese, Downbeat Magazine praised the album as “a careful curation of compositions… each of them contributing the perfect nuanced sound, intimacy, harmonious melodies and poetic rhythms while injecting the music with much needed freshness.”

Soledade also boasts a robust online presence. She regularly publishes thoughtfully curated content, including a rigorous recording and video release schedule. During 2020, Soledade teamed up with guitarist and producer Nate Najar to livestream a weekly duo concert series entitled “Love & Bossa Nova.” Running for over a year, the series was featured by JazzTimes, hailing both Soledade’s “exquisite vocals” and Najar’s “masterful” guitar playing.

June 13, 2023 | 7pm & 8:30pm

Beco das Garrafas - Bottle's Bar

The birthplace of Bossa Nova

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Daniela Soledade & Nate Najar's

LOVE & BOSSA NOVA in Rio w/

Paulinho Soledade, Claudinho Infante,

Antônio Adolfo, Roberto Menescal

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | 7pm | FREE

LOVE & BOSSA NOVA

FEATURING DANIELA SOLEDADE

and THE NATE NAJAR QUARTET

INTERMEZZO COFFEE & COCKTAILS

1111 Central Ave, St.

Petersburg, FL 33705

WEBSITE (727)873-6664

Friday, July 14, 2023 ~ 8pm

LOVE & BOSSA NOVA

w/ Nate Najar

BLUE BAMBOO CENTER

for the ARTS

1905 Kentucky Ave

Winter Park, FL 32789

WEBSITE (407)636-9951

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Sunday, July 23, 2023 ~ 7pm

LOVE & BOSSA NOVA

w/ Nate Najar

49 West Coffeehouse,

Winebar & Gallery

49 West St

Annapolis, MD 21401

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CALL FOR RESERVATIONS 410-626-9796!

FULL CONCERT SCHEDULE

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Florida Jazz & Blues Festival List for 2023-24 - Summer's Here and Florida Festivals are on PAUSE.

Jazz & Blues Florida's

(Growing) Festival List

for 2023-2024

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This list is updated ASAP when we find or

receive information about the festivals.

Yes, the top of the big list on the festival page on

our website is our clients, so please hit

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THEY ARE THE REASON WE

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community service for YOU.

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with any updated information and feedback from

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And if the festivals don't fit your time frame there

is ALWAYS a lot of great live jazz & blues

happening around the state - see our regional

listings for live shows HERE.

While plans are being made for Florida this coming

season, Jazz Blues Florida will be hitting many

northern festivals and spreading the word on what

the northerners need to know about Florida's festivals

for their upcoming winter vacation time. If you run a

a Florida music festival, the summer is a great time

to start your promotion to reach our seasonal visitors.

Deadline for July ad placement orders is 6/23/23.

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Friday, June 9, 2023

Nate Najar Returns from Rio de Janeiro in July with Concerts in Winter Park and St. Petersburg

NATE NAJAR

The Bay Area Boss of Bossa Nova Guitar

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | 7pm

LOVE & BOSSA NOVA

FEATURING DANIELA SOLEDADE

and THE NATE NAJAR QUARTET

INTERMEZZO COFFEE & COCKTAILS

1111 Central Ave, St.

Petersburg, FL 33705

WEBSITE (727)873-6664

Friday, July 14, 2023 ~ 8pm

LOVE & BOSSA NOVA

w/ Daniela Soledade

BLUE BAMBOO CENTER

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Winter Park, FL 32789

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A Journey of Music Through Time as Told by Jazz w/ Melton Mustafa at Ali Cultural Center in Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach Arts'

Historic Ali Cultural Center

Presentation

Entertainment Excellence for

Residents and Visitors

Saturday, June 24, 2023 ~ 6pm

MELTON MUSTAFA

Ali Cultural Arts Center is thrilled to welcome The Melton Mustafa Jr and Friends concert to the stunning outdoor covered courtyard venue in Pompano Beach.

Melton Mustafa Orchestra started by the late Grammy® Award-winning artist Melton Mustafa but is now led by his son, Melton Mustafa, Jr., a renowned saxophone player. The orchestra is the only African American-led 18-piece jazz big band in South Florida.

On June 24th, the audience will experience a journey of music through time as told by Jazz through Melton Mustafa Jr and Friends. The performance will be led through the history and impact of music as told through musical performances the art of spoken word narrated by renowned poet Eccentrich. The concert celebrates music's resilience and strength throughout history. Jazz will take the stage and weave beautiful movement and music to tell a story. This production will fill your cup and leave you moved and inspired. Join us for a night of music, good vibes, and storytelling. There will be a cash bar and light snacks.

ABOUT MELTON MUSTAFA JR.

Melton Mustafa Jr. is a two time Grammy Nominated Educator who was recently featured at The Jazz In The Gardens Festival in Miami. Mustafa is also the son of International Jazz trumpeter and composer Melton S. Mustafa. Melton was born in Atlanta, GA. and raised in Miami, Fl. where he started playing music in high school under the direction of Mr. Frank Neal at Miami Carol City HS. Mustafa received a Bachelor of Science in Music Ed from Florida A&M University where he served as Section leader of the saxophone section and head of the Dance Routine committee for the Legendary Marching “100”. While at FAMU, Mustafa performed with the FAMU “Strikers” at the Apollo theatre and traveled the world with the Marching “100”. Mustafa received a Master’s Degree in Education from FIU and where he is working on his Doctoral Degree in Leadership. Mustafa currently works as Professional Music Educator at Parkway School of the Arts and is an Adjunct Professor at Florida Memorial University.

Saturday, June 24, 2023 ~ 6pm

Historic Ali Cultural Arts

353 Martin Luther King Blvd

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Community Arts Program (CAP) 2023 Summer Concert Series Begins Thursday, June 8 With CAP ALL-STAR Jazz Ensemble REUNION Big Band

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2023 Summer Concert Series opens 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8 with the Community Arts Program (CAP) ALL-STAR Jazz Ensemble REUNION Big Band directed by Daniel Strange. A top-tappin’ evening transports listeners to the Big Band era with music of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and other giants!

Other concerts include: June 22 – Mark Kosower, Cleveland Orchestra Principal Cello / July 6 – 5 String Swing, Music of the Great American Songbook / July 20 – Shannon Powell, New Orleans’ Jazz drummer/vocalist brings his trio. / August 3 – Sinta Quartet, Four saxophone masters craft a jaw-dropping experience of Dvořák, Ligeti, Béla Fleck, and others. / August 17 – Ekep Nkwelle, dazzling Cameroonian-American 2022 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition winner with piano, bass, and drums.

Tickets $35-$50, Packages Available / 305.448.7421, ext. 120 / www.CommunityArtsProgram.org

($5 more at the door on concert nights) Free and convenient parking included!

CAP Summer Concert Series

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Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ

3010 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33134

(across from the Biltmore Hotel).

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