Lucinda Williams, Tank and the Bangas and a big, free indie music fest in Downtown Jacksonville
The Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series continues with Tank and the Bangas (and more) and, finally, Winterland IV is here. The free, locally founded two-day music festival will kick off in Downtown Jacksonville on Saturday and Sunday, for two days of family friendly, big-time indie energy. The JME team will be there.
Here’s a list of everything else the JME contributors want to see and hear in and around Jacksonville this week.
NOTE: The CDC recommends wearing a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission even if you are fully vaccinated, to maximize protection from the Delta and Omicron variants and prevent possibly spreading it to others.
Jazz
Blue Jay Jazz Jam – Tuesday, February 22
Blue Jay Listening Room | Jacksonville Beach
Every Tuesday, fun-size Jax Beach venue Blue Jay Listening Room hosts one of the city’s premier jazz jams. Standouts from the region’s avant-garde come together for an evening of improvisation in Blue Jay’s intimate environs. Key players include by sax master Kenny Hamilton, includes Stefan Klein, Stan piper and Jonah Pierre. Doors at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $10 at the door | Map
Singer-Songwriter
Lucinda Williams – Wednesday, February 23
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall | Ponte Vedra
Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Louisiana-born singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams has bridged country, blues and folk on her way to being recognized as an American treasure. Williams performs tunes from her vast songbook, including from her powerful new full-length Good Souls Better Angels on Wednesday at the PV Concert Hall.
Funk-Soul
Tank and the Bangas – Friday, February 25
Fort Mose Historic State Park | St. Augustine
New Orleans-bred Tank and the Bangas bring their infectious fusion of funk, soul, R&B and hip-hop to St. Johns County for the fourth night of the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series benefitting the historic site of the first free Black settlement in the United States. Read more about the series.
Various Artists
Winterland IV – Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27
Riverfront Plaza | Downtown Jacksonville
The locally founded Winterland music festival takes over Downtown Jax’s Riverfront Plaza (the former site of the Landing) for its fourth iteration: two days of music, featuring more than 30 local and regional indie acts, as well as big-time headliners Hunk and his Punx, Reggie Watts, Caroline Rose and Slothrust.
Nov. 19, 2024
New Flying Lotus, Yussef Dayes & Tom Misch, Plus Black Violin and Local Music from Dylan & Batsauce on The Neighborhood
Nov. 19, 2024
Jacksonville-Based Bonnethead Deliver Shoegaze Goodness on “Dive”
Nov. 19, 2024
‘High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul’ is a Comprehensive Accounting of the Hip-Hop Group’s Influence on Music and the Book’s Author
Nov. 14, 2024
New Music from Tinsley Ellis, Keb’ Mo’ & Heavy Doses of John Mayall, Stevie Ray Vaughan from Blues Horizon
Nov. 09, 2024
The Foreign Exchange, Stro Elliot, Tall Black Guy, Lupe Fiasco and More New Music from the Neighborhood
Nov. 06, 2024
The Loving Arms Race Roll Away the Stone with their Rollicking Debut Release
Nov. 05, 2024
Sunny War Returns to Jacksonville to Play Intuition in November
Nov. 05, 2024
Kale That Raps Drops New Album ‘It’s Personal’ Ahead of Porchfest Set
Nov. 03, 2024
UK Shoegazers Slowdive to Kick Off New Fall Tour at St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Oct. 29, 2024
Song of the Day | “NOID” by Tyler, The Creator
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