Cimafunk, Nicki Minaj, Lyle Lovett, DeAndre Lettsome, Wine Down Fest and more
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Afro-Cuban/Funk
Cimafunk – Thursday, October 3
Intuition Ale Works | Downtown Jacksonville
The Cuban musician and bandleader Cimafunk has built a global audience blending funk and hip hop with Cuban and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. He plays the Bier Hall at Intuition on Thursday.
Alt-Country
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band – Thursday, October 3
Florida Theatre | Downtown Jacksonville
Influential alt-country singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett brings His Large Band with him to perform at the Florida Theatre on Thursday.
Hip Hop/Pop
Nicki Minaj – Friday, October 4
Vystar Arena | Downtown Jacksonville
Trinidadian rapper and pop megastar Nicki Minaj brings her Pink Friday 2 world tour to Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena on Friday.
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Americana
Town Mountain – Friday, October 4
Intuition Ale Works | Downtown Jacksonville
Asheville, NC americana/alt-country band Town Mountain performs at the Bier Hall inside Intuition Ale Works on Friday.
Jazz
DeAndre Lettsome Quartet – Friday, October 4
Friday Musicale | Riverside
Duval-bred saxophonist and formidable sideman (Raisin Cake Orchestra, John Lumpkin and the Covenant, and Bold City Classics), DeAndre Lettsome leads his quartet at Friday Musicale in Riverside on Friday.
Rock
Black Crowes – Friday, October 4
The Amp | St. Augustine
Popular ‘90s twangy-hard-rock group the Black Crowes perform at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, with support from locals Annie Dukes, on Friday.
Hip Hop/R&B
Wine Down Fest – Saturday, October 5
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park | LaVilla
The first annual Wine Down Fest features a lineup of regional hip-hop and R&B acts and DJs, including Wahid, L.O.V.E. Culture, Wade Brown, Yung OG Rawby, Kale That Raps and more on Saturday, October 5 at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park.
R&B/Local
Jordan Blackburn – Saturday, October 5
The Cereal Box Live | Downtown Jacksonville
Local R&B singer-songwriter Jordan Blackburn celebrates the release of a new self-titled EP at Downtown Jax’s The Cereal Box Live on Saturday.
Jazz
Kim Waters – Saturday, October 5
The Ritz | LaVilla
Smooth jazz saxophonist Kim Waters comes to the Ritz Theatre and Museum on Saturday.
World/Classical/Brazilian
Clarice Assad and João Luiz – Sunday, October 6
St. Paul’s by-the-Sea | Jacksonville Beach
Renowned Brazilian music experts, the singer-pianist-composer-educator Clarice Assad and the guitarist-composer-educator João Luiz perform as part of the Beaches Fine Arts Series at St. Paul’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Sunday.