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Jazz Festival

 Jazz Fest 2010
 May 27-30, 2010
Heart of Downtown Jacksonville 

 

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jazz festThe 2010 Jacksonville Jazz Festival will feature renowned jazz performances in the heart of downtown Jacksonville on Laura Street, various downtown businesses and historic buildings. Laura Street will be transformed into a jazz club atmosphere with multiple stages of free entertainment, Art in the Heart Downtown Art Show & Sale, Wine Down Tasting Experience, Generation Next Youth Talent Competition, children's educational activities, jazz exhibits and movies. Other festival highlights includes the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, 'Round Midnight Jazz Jam, Jazz Talk, CHOPS Documentary and Sunday Jazz Brunches.


       

Festival Headliners
Patti LaBelle                       Chris Botti                           Bernie Williams
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  Check out the complete list of performers and full schedule
    Jazz Competition                                          

Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition
Thursday, May 27, 2010
The Florida Theatre
7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.

The Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition has been a Jacksonville tradition for more than 20 years. Five finalists, chosen by a selection committee through "blind" judging, will compete for the honor of this award, a cash prize and the chance to perform during the 2010 Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

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Art in the Heart of Downtown
Art Show & Sale
May 28 - 30, 2010
The 2010 Art in the Heart of Downtown art show and sale will feature the work of talented artists and master craftspeople from around the country. Festival patrons will enjoy both the sounds of first-rate jazz performers and browse through the work of talented artists from around the nation- all in a vibrant street festival setting.

 

Wine Down Jazz 2010Wine Down Tasting Experience
All festival days at Hemming Plaza  
Tasting Tickets $20

The Wine Down Tasting Experience is a tasteful complement to the displays of fine art and the sounds of jazz in a vibrant street festival setting.




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