10 Concerts to See in Jacksonville this Week

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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.