Jacksonville Jazz Festival
Interactive GuideThe Jacksonville Music Experience is excited to present an interactive festival guide for the 2023 Jacksonville Jazz Festival! This guide will help you navigate the event, offering information on artists, performance schedules and food trucks. The Jacksonville Jazz Festival kicks off with the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition on Thursday, May 25 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Florida Theatre. The festivities continue at the Swingin' Stage at Riverfront Plaza and the Groovin' Stage at Ford on Bay from Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28, with performances running from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. If you need help navigating the Interactive Festival Guide, check out our "How to use" section at the bottom of the page.
Performance Schedule
The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition
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Friday
May, 26
4:15 PM
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Jazz Combo
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Friday
May, 26
4:30 PM
Let’s Ride Brass Band with Paris Winningham & The Pride
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Friday
May, 26
5:30 PM
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
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Friday
May, 26
6:00 PM
Eddie Palmieri
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Friday
May, 26
7:00 PM
Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet
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Friday
May, 26
7:45 PM
Carmen Lundy
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Friday
May, 26
8:30 PM
Eric Roberson with Jeff Bradshaw
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Friday
May, 26
9:30 PM
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra ft. Wynton Marsalis
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Friday
May, 26
10:00 PM
The Raisin Cake Orchestra
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Saturday
May, 27
4:30 PM
Cece Teneal
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Saturday
May, 27
4:45 PM
LPT
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Saturday
May, 27
6:00 PM
Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y
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Saturday
May, 27
6:15 PM
U.S. Army Ambassadors Jazztet
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Saturday
May, 27
7:45 PM
Marcus Miller
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Saturday
May, 27
7:45 PM
Pieces Of A Dream
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Saturday
May, 27
9:00 PM
Open Jazz Jam with John Lumpkin Trio
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Saturday
May, 27
9:15 PM
Larry Carlton
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Saturday
May, 27
9:30 PM
Chaka Khan
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Saturday
May, 27
10:00 PM
Crescendo Amelia Big Band
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Sunday
May, 28
4:15 PM
Shawn Pfaffman
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Sunday
May, 28
4:30 PM
The TBA Big Band with Joshua Bowlus and Linda Cole
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Sunday
May, 28
5:45 PM
Shemekia Copeland
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Sunday
May, 28
7:30 PM
David Sanborn
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Sunday
May, 28
9:00 PM
Charlie Wilson
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Interactive Map
Map Key
6:00 p.m. - The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition
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10:00 p.m. - Crescendo Amelia Big Band
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10:00 p.m. - The Raisin Cake Orchestra
S Swingin’ Stage - presented by Publix - Riverfront Plaza Friday, May 26, 2023
4:30 p.m. - Let’s Ride Brass Band with Paris Winningham & The Pride
6:00 p.m. - Eddie Palmieri
7:45 p.m. - Carmen Lundy
9:30 p.m. - The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra ft. Wynton Marsalis
Saturday, May 27, 2023
4:45 p.m. - LPT
6:15 p.m. - U.S. Army Ambassadors Jazztet
7:45 p.m. - Marcus Miller
9:30 p.m. - Chaka Khan
Sunday, May 28, 2023
4:30 p.m. - The TBA Big Band with Joshua Bowlus and Linda Cole
9:00 p.m. - Charlie Wilson
G Groovin’ Stage - presented by JAA - Ford on Bay Friday, May 26, 2023
4:15 p.m. - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Jazz Combo
5:30 p.m. - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
7:00 p.m. - Ron Carter’s Foursight Quartet
8:30 p.m. - Eric Roberson with Jeff Bradshaw
Saturday, May 27, 2023
4:30 p.m. - Cece Teneal
6:00 p.m. - Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y
7:45 p.m. - Pieces Of A Dream
9:15 p.m. - Larry Carlton
Sunday, May 28, 2023
4:15 p.m. - Shawn Pfaffman
5:45 p.m. - Shemekia Copeland
7:30 p.m. - David Sanborn
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9:00 p.m. - Open Jazz Jam with John Lumpkin Trio
How to use
Using the Jacksonville Jazz Interactive Festival Guide is easy!
Tap the Arrow button on the left-hand side of the Map to show your current location. Tap "accept" or "allow" on the popups that appear to give the website permission to show your location. It's a "You are here!" arrow that follows you throughout the festival!
The two stages are labeled with numbered purple map pins. Tap a pin to see which concerts are happening at that porch and when they start.
Tap the Fullscreen button on the left-hand side of the map to make it full screen.
If you get lost, tap the Home button to take you back.
Scroll down past the Map to see the Performance Schedule showing all of the acts performing at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.
On the Performance Schedule and on the Map, you can click on the individual artists to watch and listen to a video of the artists performing.
Waiting for the next concert to start? Peruse the latest music news and news about the local music scene in Jax. And/or, you can press the menu button below to jam to The Independent from the Jacksonville Music Experience.
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