Thursday, April 28, 2022

Lincolnville Museum JAZZ AT THE EXCELSIOR Series Finale Performance by Akia Uwanda is SOLD OUT!


St. Augustine's Jazz Series
Showcasing jazz through the ages
from its African roots to the fusion 
sounds of the millennia.

JAZZ AT THE EXCELSIOR
Lincolnville Museum 
and Cultural Center
102 Martin Luther King Ave
St. Augustine FL 32084

Friday, April 29, 2022 ~ 7:30pm
Classically trained, sultry jazz and soul vocalist.
THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT!
Rounding out the Jazz at the Excelsior 2022 series is Akia Uwanda. 
She is a classically trained, sultry jazz and soul vocalist with a 
down-to-earth personality that reminds you of the girl next door. 
Capturing the hearts and minds of many with her warmth and 
authenticity, Uwanda has a high-powered vocal range from low 
alto to high soprano and has performed in distinguished 
venues such as Carnegie Hall and Parma, Italy! Come see 
this exquisite vocalist and Jacksonville native. 




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About the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center
The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center opened in 2007 in the historic Excelsior High School building, the first public high school for African-Americans in St. Augustine. Built in 1925, the building sits in the heart of the Lincolnville Historic District, which has many civil rights era sites and markers. The museum preserves, perpetuates and promotes St. Augustine’s and America’s African-American history through exhibits, permanent displays, educational and cultural programs, live performances and community involvement. To learn more, visit www.lincolnvillemuseum.org or call 904-824-1191.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

WIregrass Blues Fest this Weekend in Ozark AL with Shaun Murphy, Johnny Rawls & Crystal Shawanda and More!


Wiregrass:
The Wiregrass region or Wiregrass country is an area of the 
Southern United States encompassing parts of southern Georgia,
 southeastern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. The region 
is named for the native Aristida stricta, commonly known as 
wiregrass due to its texture. 
- WIkipedia

9th Annual Wiregrass Blues Fest
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Gates open at 3 PM, Music starts at 3:30 PM

FEATURING:
Peggy Jenkins & Marla Drake
Carroll High School Jazz Band!
at
Dale Co. Ag Plex
202 AL-123
Ozark, AL 36360
Come enjoy good food from our food vendors Earnie’s, 
A Taste of Louisiana, The Smoke Ring BBQ, and 
Joe’s Food Factory!

Festival MEET & GREET
Friday, April 29, 2022; 6PM – 9PM
All ticket holders are invited to attend the Festival Meet & 
Greet the night before the fest at the Ozark Warehouse. 
Attendees will have an opportunity to meet our headliner 
Shaun Murphy! Free appetizers and a cash bar will be 
available to all. 
at
The Ozark Warehouse
105 East Avenue North
Ozark, Alabama 36360
(334) 685-0306
































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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Sunshine Jazz 35th Season Continues with Monthly Shows Scheduled Through September - UPDATED INFORMATION

Sunshine Jazz Organization's
35th SEASON 
Keeping the Jazz HOT
in Miami in the summer!

ALL SHOWS AT:
Sandrell Rivers Theater
6103 NW 7th Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
FREE COVERED GARAGE PARKING!
MAP 
ONLINE or in-person at Box Office 
or call Box Office at (305)284-8872
35th Season Series Line Up!

Friday, May 6, 2022 ~ 7:30-10PM

Friday, June 3, 2022 ~ 7:30-10PM
Black Box Theater

Friday, July 1, 2022 ~ 7:30-10PM

Friday, August 19, 2022 ~ 7:30-10PM
Black Box Theater

Friday, September 2, 2022 ~ 7:30-10PM
Black Box Theater

The monthly SUNSHINE JAZZ CONCERT SERIES
is presented on Fridays at our new venue, The Sandrell 
Rivers Theater, a new, state-of-the-art theater serving 
the city of Miami and all of Miami-Dade County & South 
Florida. The theater is named in honor of Chief Sandrell 
Rivers, a dedicated, tireless arts advocate, artist and 
great friend and integral part of the SJO family. The 
Sandrell Rivers Theater is a Miami-Dade County 
Department of Cultural Affairs facility.

SJO programming is presented with support of the 
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
and Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor
and Board of County Commissioners.
SJO EVENTS ARE ADA COMPLIANT

Sunshine Jazz Organization
Celebrating Our 35th Season
Thelma Valles, Executive Director/Co-Founder
Keith Valles, President (305)710-2555
Holly Spillane, V.P. (954)554-1800
www.sunshinejazz.org
FACEBOOK
  
Promoting America's Precious Art 
Form in South Florida Since 1986

Click HERE for Membership Information


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Monday, April 18, 2022

Jazz & Blues Florida April Quick Report on Traffic, Distribution and Social Media Reach w/ Summer Sale Information


How Residents and Visitors 
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The order placement deadline for the
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Sheba THE Mississippi Queen as Special Guest in Keith Caton Blues Band in Ocala April 30, 2022

Meet Sheba,
THE
Mississippi Queen

THIS IS THE BLUES
Sheba's latest release is garnering great
airplay and review recognition. 
Roots Music Report's Duane Verh
rated it at 4-Stars and
noted in his review that the CD presents
 "blues with power and old-school savvy."

Born to the Mississippi Delta
and raised by the blues,
Sheba is ready to share the
lessons and feelings she has 
learned with the world.




UPCOMING APPEARANCE:

Saturday, April 30, 2022, 7:30 PM
International Jazz Day: Celebration at the Marion
Marion Theatre
at the
REILLY ARTS CENTER
598 NE 9th St,
Ocala, FL 34470
Performances by 
Keith Caton Blues Band 
w/ Sheba as Special Guest 
and
SeanTMusic Ocala Funktet

Sunday, June 12, 2022 ~ 4PM
Sheba the Mississippi Queen 
& The Bluesmen
Opening for Jose Ramirez
at
The High Dive
210 SW 2nd Avenue
Gainesville FL 32601
highdivegville.com  (352)872-5949
General admission $15

Saturday, August 20, 2022 ~ 6:30PM
Quinn Jones Musem & Cultural Center
Gainesville, FL 32601
DETAILS TBA


Now Booking Clubs, Concerts
and Festivals for 2022-23
(352)804-3697


The Bluesmen:
Keith Caton – Guitars
Bob Black – Bass Guitar
Ernesto Pierson – Drums

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Sunday, April 17, 2022

JT Jazz Announces May 21, 2022 Show at Village Music Cafe in Wellington

As LIVE Jazz Returns,
JT JAZZ is Just in Time...

Next Public Appearance
Saturday, May 21, 2022 ~ 8pm, $5 Door
Village Music Café 
10410 West Forrest Hill Blvd
Wellington, FL 33414
MAP
(561)798-5334
villagemusicwellington.com/the-cafe
FACEBOOK

JT (John Tutino) started his performing career in the late 1980's as a professional musician in the New York scene with regional east coast touring in the 90's and nationwide touring with the Bronx Wanderers for three years. For the last three decades, JT has been a gigging workhorse leading many bands including his jazz quartet, and as a member of many amazing artists and groups in over 3000 performances. He is a Berklee College of Music graduate and studied with jazz greats like George Garzone, Joe Lovano, Gato Barbieri, Cameron Brown, Jeremy Wall, Dick Oatts, Dino Govoni, Jon Finn, Fred Lipsius, Mike Kelly. Those and many others have inspired JT to create his own dynamic style on Guitar, Tenor and Alto Saxophones, a combination seldom seen and mastered. 

WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
YOUTUBE

PURCHASE MUSIC
SPOTIFY

BOOKING INFORMATION
Solo, Duo and Larger Ensembles
for Clubs, Concerts and Festivals


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Saturday, April 16, 2022

Aaron Diehl and Wycliffe Gordon Concerts at Davis Art Center in Fort Myers in April

Jazz Series Closes w/
Two Great Concerts


 Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
2301 First Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
MAP

AARON DIEHL TRIO
Friday, April 22, 2022
6:30pm: Cocktails, 7:30pm: Performance
TICKETS
FACEBOOK EVENT - Invite your friends!

Since his debut release on Mack Avenue Records in 2013, pianist-composer Aaron Diehl has mystified listeners with his layered artistry. He reaches into expansion. At once temporal and ethereal — deliberate in touch and texture — his expression transforms the piano into an orchestral vessel in the spirit of beloved predecessors Ahmad Jamal, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum and Jelly Roll Morton. Moment to moment, he considers what instrument he’s moved to evoke. “This is a singular voice here, but maybe this section is a saxophone soli, or this piece here are high winds or low brass in the bass,” says the Steinway artist, describing his concept on the bandstand.

Following three critically-acclaimed leader albums, the American Pianist Association’s 2011 Cole Porter fellow now focuses his attention on what it means to be authentic, to be present within himself. His most recent release on Mack Avenue, The Vagabond, reveals his breadth as who The New York Times calls “a composer worth watching.” Across nine original tracks and works by Philip Glass and Sergei Prokofiev, Aaron leans into imagination and exploration. His forthcoming solo record, poised for release in spring 2021, promises an expansion of that search in a setting at once unbound and intimate.

Generously underwritten by: Eunice & Alexandra Bremner. 

WYCLIFFE GORDON
Friday, April 29 2022
6:30pm: Cocktails, 7:30pm: Performance
TICKETS
FACEBOOK EVENT - Invite your friends!

Trombone player Wycliffe Gordon is best known for his work with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of jazz maestro, Wynton Marsalis. The versatile trombonist can scat, multi-note, slide, and plunge, just like he stepped out of the 1930s. Gordon has played with many jazz luminaries, including Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Branford Marsalis, Lionel Hampton, Tommy Flanagan, and Shirley Horn. His musical colleagues call him “Pine Cone,” since he grew up in the piney woods of Georgia.

It must have been this Ellington era quality that caught the ears of jazz educator Wynton Marsalis, who heard Gordon play while the trumpeter was giving a workshop at Gordon’s alma mater, Florida A&M University. Their fortuitous meeting resulted in Gordon joining the Wynton Marsalis Septet, as well as the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, in 1989. As a member of the illustrious band, Gordon contributed as both musician and composer. Gordon, who like Charles Mingus says he hears music in his head all the time, has managed to write some of it down, and then hear it performed all over the world by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Whether they know it or not, National Public Radio fans are familiar with the musician’s work: In 1993, Gordon composed the NPR theme song.

Gordon, an admirer of Louis Armstrong, J.J. Johnson, and Jack Teagarden, prefers the melodic approach to playing and composition. The listener can hear that on any of his outstanding recordings. His first outing was with fellow trombonist Ron Westray on their 1996 release, Bone Structure. More good things came with Slidin’ Home, recorded in 1999. Joined by Victor Goines, Eric Reed, Rodney Whitaker, Herlin Riley, Milt Grayson, Joe Temperley, and Randy Sandke, Gordon really struts his stuff on this one, showing a wide range of influences from big band to gospel.

Generously underwritten by: Eunice & Alexandra Bremner.

More Great Upcoming Performances
Sidney’s Rooftop Sculpture Garden
The Stars Shine on Local Talent in Rooftop Series!
Almost very Friday Night, Weather Allowing.
CLICK HERE FOR CURRENT SCHEDULE

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Friday, April 15, 2022

Casselberry Announces Two Big Music Events - Cigar Box Festival in April and Rock N' Blues Concert in May - FREE!

Don't Let Your
Spring Slip Away
Without Some Great
Music and Good Fun

Saturday, April 30,  2022 ~ 11am-3pm, FREE!
Inaugural Central Florida 
CIGAR BOX FESTIVAL
FREE!
The first Cigar Box Guitar Festival in Central Florida will coincide with Casselberry’s Earthfest 2022 at Lake Concord Park on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Cigar box guitars and other homemade instruments have a long and storied history. The U.S. Western pioneers, Civil War soldiers, rural farmhands and other resourceful musicians built their own functional and expressive devices from household objects and found items.

PERFORMANCES
11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. 
Devin Neel, performance on cigar box ukes

12 p.m.-12:45 p.m. 
Steve Arvey Band performance on Cigar Box guitars

1 p.m.-1:45 p.m. 
Belgian blues artist Jan Wellinghoff on Cigar Box guitar

2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. 
Steve Arvey and friends jam on cigar box guitars

The festival will be part of the 12th annual Earthfest, the county’s largest environmentally friendly festival. The day will include free tree and plant giveaways32, butterfly releases, gardening workshops, a recycled art exhibition, food trucks, and FUN! Earth Fest is hosted by the City of Casselberry and Casselberry’s Friends of the Park.

Saturday, May 28,  2022 ~ 4-9pm, FREE!
ROCK N' BLUES
Concert & Car Show
Featuring 
FREE!

Each year, the City of Casselberry features an exciting Rock N' Blues Concert & Car Show on Memorial Day Weekend.  The next show date is Saturday, May 28, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lake Concord Park. Along with the music, there will be more than 100 classic cars ranging from Camaros to Chevelles to Mustangs, and there will be plenty of food trucks. As part of this Memorial Day Weekend celebration, the City will again honor those who died while in military service with a color guard display.  Parking is available at area businesses, and disabled parking is in front of the Casselberry Police Station.

at
Lake Concord Park
95 Triplet Lake Dr, 
Casselberry, FL 32707

Bring blankets, chairs and lots of friends and enjoy a spectacular concert on the lakefront!

For more information, email events@casselberry.org or call (407) 262-7700, ext. 1507.

Note:  All events and activities are subject to change and/or cancellation.
The Orange Blossom Blues Society Inc., (OBBS) exists to preserve,
 promote and present blues music & entertainment to the Central Florida region.


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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Tickets Still Available! Ulysses Owens Jr. Quintet to Perform at South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center Tonight, April 14, 2022


Florida's Own
Ulysses Owens Jr.'s
GENERATION Y
A dynamic group that will remind audiences 
of the power of the Jazz Tradition while 
demonstrating that the future of Jazz 
is in good hands.

Thursday, April 14, 2022 ~ 8:30pm
Ulysses Owens Jr.'s
GENERATION Y
As featured in the current
issue of Jazz Blues Florida!
at
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
Black Box Theater
10950 SW 211th Street
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
MAP
www.smdcac.org (786)573-5300

Generation Y is a quintet full of the most dynamic young jazz musicians on the scene under 30 years old. This is a diverse group of musicians dedicated to the evolution of jazz music; paying homage to its early roots while fearlessly propelling the music forward.

Ulysses Owens Jr. has been the driving force behind great artists such as Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride, Wynton Marsalis, Mulgrew Miller, and many others. Through his relationship with these great bandleaders, they taught him a great deal about Art Blakey and Betty Carter, both of whom had bands that became educational institutions and launched the careers of many of today's paradigm-shifting musicians on the jazz scene. In the past five years, Ulysses career has shifted him from being a "young lion" to grooming the next generation of talent via his performance, production, and educational career. "Generation Y" is the full circle brought to life on stage where Ulysses has selected a new crop of a talent from his professorship at The Juilliard School, and young musicians he has discovered.

Sarah Hanahan is an up-and-coming jazz saxophonist in New York City and is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Jazz performance at The Juilliard School. Drew Anderson who hails from Virginia and a recent graduate of The New School, is incredibly soulful and is very quickly echoing the influences of the Late Roy Hargrove, Wynton Marsalis, and will be regarded as part of the lineage of great trumpet players. In the rhythm section, Ulysses met Luther Allison at the Brevard Summer Jazz Institute and was very impressed by his talent and ethic. He is a recent graduate of Michigan State University, under the direction of great educator and bassist Rodney Whitaker. Lastly Philip Norris who has been touring and working with Ulysses for a few years, in between his current studies at The Juilliard School, is quickly becoming one of the most in demand young bassists in New York City.

Personnel:
Ulysses Owens Jr. - Drums/ Band Leader
Sarah Hanahan - Saxophone
Drew Anderson - Trumpet
Luther Allison - Piano
Philip Norris - Bass

The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center is managed by the 
Miami-Dade County  Department of Cultural Affairs, with funding support 
from the Office of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County 
Commissioners.  The Center is dedicated to presenting and supporting 
arts and culture and providing access to the arts to the entire 
Miami-Dade County community.
           
It is the policy of Miami-Dade County to comply with all of the requirements 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  The facility is accessible and 
assistive listening devices are available in the Main Stage 
Auditorium and the Black Box Theater space. To request materials 
in accessible format, and/or any accommodation to attend an event 
at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, please contact 
Stephanie Aponte, 786-573-5314, saponte@miamidade.gov, 
at least five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY
 users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).
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