Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series Returns Feb 2025 – Get Your Tickets Now! 🎶

Honoring History and

Community Through Music

The Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series returns to Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine, FL from February 6-16, 2025!   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: After over a decade of relentless touring and recording in all but complete obscurity, the Texas-bred quasi-collective suddenly found itself held up by the press and public as one of the major figures in the jazz world. Snarky Puppy. “The piano was my refuge and my solace – it laid the foundation for the trajectory of my life and my career. I have been nurturing my relationship with my music since childhood.” KEM For over 55 years, Tower of Power has delivered the best in funk and soul music.  Dinner Party is a supergroup featuring renowned musicians Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, and Kamasi Washington, blending jazz, hip-hop, and soul into a sophisticated, genre-defying sound. Celebrated for their collaborative chemistry and introspective lyricism, the band has received critical acclaim for projects that seamlessly fuse contemporary and classic influences.  Macy Gray is a Grammy® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress known for her distinctive raspy voice and genre-defying blend of R&B, soul, and jazz. Rising to fame with her 1999 hit single “I Try,” Gray has released multiple critically acclaimed albums and continues to captivate audiences with her raw emotionality and eclectic artistry. Celebrating over 45 years since their founding in 1977, the GRAMMY Award-winning New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass Band has taken the traditional foundation of brass band music and incorporated it into a blend of genres, including bebop jazz, funk and R&B/soul. Joined by Seirra Green and The Giants. Tickets are available: HERE   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! 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!