🎷 “Thin Man” Watts Jazz Fest returns to DeLand April 25, 2026 with live jazz, Latin, and Afro-Caribbean performances. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/04/thin... #JazzBluesFlorida #LiveJazz

Camping with the Blues returns to Brooksville, FL Oct 16–18, 2026 with Johnny Rawls, Tommy Z, and more. Full schedule: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/camp... #JazzBluesFlorida

Free International Jazz Day concert in Apopka, FL on April 18, 2026, with The Eighth Note Collective, Josephine Swing, and host Sterling Stevenson. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/04/cele... #JazzBluesFlorida #ApopkaFL

🎶 LOW TIX ALERT – 23 left! Nu Deco Ensemble closes Jazz at Pinecrest Gardens on April 18 in Pinecrest, FL. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/04/jazz... #JazzBluesFlorida #NuDecoEnsemble

🎺 Benny Benack III – April 15, 2026 at Faena Theater, Miami Beach. Trumpet and vocals with a top quartet. More: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/04/faen... #JazzBluesFlorida #BennyBenackIII

🎷 Scholarship winners take the stage this weekend! The Space Coast Jazz Society presents its 2026 Showcase on April 12 in Merritt Island. Details in Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-... #JazzBluesFlorida

Grace Kelly Quartet closes Gold Coast Jazz season April 15, 2026 at Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/04/expe... #JazzBluesFlorida #FloridaJazz

THIS WEEKEND: FREE G.A. for two days of live music at the 2026 Maitland Jazz & Blues Festival in downtown Maitland, April 10-11, 2026. VIP packages also available. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/04/jazz... #JazzBluesFlorida #MaitlandFL

Lakeside Jazz Festival returns to Port Orange, FL April 17–18, 2026 (27th year) at Kenneth W. Parker Amphitheater—73 student ensembles from 62 FL schools plus invited collegiate/pro groups. jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/lake... #JazzBluesFlorida #PortOrangeFL #JazzEducation

Dillard High School presents a Jazz Appreciation Month concert April 12, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale with Anthony Hervey, Christopher Dorsey, and Voshaun A. Smith. More: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/04/anth... #JazzBluesFlorida #FortLauderdaleFL

Women in Blues takes the stage in Gainesville, FL on May 17, 2026, at Heartwood Soundstage with artists from Florida and beyond. More in Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/8th-... #JazzBluesFlorida #WomenInBlues

Northwood Art & Music Warehouse in West Palm Beach features Jon Zeeman, Dale Jazz Band, and JP Soars & the Red Hots. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/nort... #JazzBluesFlorida

Arts Garage in Delray Beach presents April 2026 shows with McBride, Callaway, Skonberg, Smith, Stritch & more. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/arts... #JazzBluesFlorida #DelrayBeachFL

Billy Price returns to Florida April 8–13, 2026 with shows across Cocoa Beach, St. Augustine, Maitland, Coral Gables, Sebastian & Bradenton. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/soul... #JazzBluesFlorida #Blues

The Boneshakers Featuring Jenny Langer tour Florida April 9–24, 2026 with 8 stops including FREE shows in Naples, Sebastian & Cutler Bay. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-... #JazzBluesFlorida #BluesFlorida #TheBoneshakers

FREE blues in Gainesville 🎸 Beautiful Bobby Blackmon opens Blues on the Patio March 29 at A. Quinn Jones Museum. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/live... #JazzBluesFlorida #Blues #GainesvilleFL

FREE G.A. for two days of live music at the 2026 Maitland Jazz & Blues Festival in downtown Maitland, April 10-11, 2026. VIP packages also available. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/jazz... #JazzBluesFlorida #MaitlandFL

Gainesville Big Band presents a Tony Bennett tribute April 12, 2026, in Gainesville, with guest appearance by the Williston High School Jazz Ensemble. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/gain... #JazzBluesFlorida #TonyBennett

Swingin’ Summer Jazz Camp returns July 20–23, 2026 in St. Johns, FL with 4 days of jazz instruction and a free public showcase concert. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/regi... #JazzBluesFlorida #JazzCamp #StJohnsFL

John Primer brings Real Deal Chicago Blues to Florida with stops incl. Santa Rosa Beach, St. Augustine, Boca Raton, Bonita Springs & Bradenton. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/john... #JazzBluesFlorida #JohnPrimer #LiveMusic4Us

Spady Cultural Heritage Museum marks two milestones in 2026 with “The Black American Story” on April 4 in Delray Beach, FL, featuring Brian Knowles, Lafayette Gilchrist, Bashi Rose, and Emperor King Bishop | Solomon Selassie. jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/spad...

Stretch’s Rubberband brings Overjoyed: A Stevie Wonder Tribute to Tampa’s New Tampa Performing Arts Center on March 28, 2026, presented by Tampa Jazz Club. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/tamp... #JazzBluesFlorida #TampaJazz

🎹 Joe Alterman Trio brings hard-swinging jazz to Orlando’s Judson’s Live on March 25, 2026. Presented by Central Florida Jazz Society. More: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-... #JazzBluesFlorida #OrlandoJazz

Michael Kaeshammer comes to Fort Lauderdale on March 25, 2026 for Gold Coast Jazz at the Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater. More: Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/gold... #JazzBluesFlorida #FloridaJazz

Orlando Jazz Festival – March 21, 2026 at Mennello Museum, Orlando FL. Chief Adjuah, Terrace Martin, Braxton Cook, Theo Croker & more. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/inau... #JazzBluesFlorida #OrlandoFL

HAPCO Jazz Festival 2026 comes to Ocoee, FL on March 20 with Scott Wilson & the UF Jazz All Stars, Andrew Kennedy Quartet, and Ocoee High School Jazz Band. More in Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/hapc... #JazzBluesFlorida

International swing favorites The Jive Aces bring their global “Feeling Happy” tour to St. Petersburg, Florida on March 19, 2026 at the historic Coliseum Ballroom. Details in the Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/inte... #JazzBluesFlorida #JiveAces #SwingMusic

Davie Jazz Festival 4/11/26 at Bergeron Rodeo Grounds in Davie, FL with Dominique Hammons, JJ Sansaverino & Friends featuring Vivian Sessoms and Marqueal Jordan, plus Bop Shop Brass and hosts Those 2 Girls. jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/domi... #JazzBluesFlorida #DavieFL #LiveJazz

Jazz & Blues returns to downtown Maitland April 10–11, 2026! Twelve bands on two stages including Curtis Salgado, Jessy J, Sean Chambers & Billy Price. jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/jazz... #JazzBluesFlorida #MaitlandFL #JazzFestival #BluesFestival

Quinteto Astor Piazzolla brings Astor Piazzolla’s nuevo tango legacy to Tampa on March 15, 2026, at Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/nuev... #JazzBluesFlorida #TampaJazz

Joe Bonamassa with special guest Christone “Kingfish” Ingram comes to The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, FL on March 21, 2026. Full details in Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/joe-... #JazzBluesFlorida #Blues #LiveMusic

CeCe Teneal brings Divas of Soul to the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center in Cutler Bay on March 14, 2026 celebrating five decades of music by iconic female voices. Details: Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/01/cece... #JazzBluesFlorida#CeCeTeneal#DivasOfSoul#Jazz

Ben Rosenblum’s Nebula Project is featured at Jazz at Pinecrest Gardens on March 14, 2026 at the Banyan Bowl (Pinecrest, FL). More in the Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/jazz... #JazzBluesFlorida #PinecrestFL #LiveJazz

JUke performs at Jazz at the J on March 12, 2026, at the Michael-Ann Russell JCC in North Miami Beach. Blues-rooted sound with funk and rock elements led by Eric Garcia. Details: Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/juke... #JazzBluesFlorida #FloridaBlues

Ron Pirtle & Friends bring classic jazz to Merritt Island, FL on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Brevard Veterans Memorial Center (Grey Hall). Full details in the Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: : jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-... #JazzBluesFlorida #FloridaJazz #LiveJazz

Karrin Allyson brings “Karrin’s Kaleidoscope” to Fort Lauderdale on Mar 11, 2026 (Amaturo Theater / Broward Center), presented by Gold Coast Jazz Society. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/03/gold... #JazzBluesFlorida #FloridaJazz #FortLauderdale

Carl Fischer’s Sunshine City Brass comes to Tampa on March 8, 2026 at HCC Ybor City Mainstage Theatre with special guest Mike MacArthur. Details: Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/carl... #JazzBluesFlorida#LiveJazz #JazzConcert#BrassBand #TampaJazzClub#YborCity

🎷 Scott Wilson & the UF Jazz Allstars headline the HAPCO Jazz Festival at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center in Ocoee, Florida. This is a FREE outdoor concert (6–10 PM). Full details in Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/scot... #JazzBluesFlorida #OcoeeFL #ScottWilson

Osceola School for the Arts Big Band presents Feel the Swing! March 8, 2026 at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts in Winter Park, FL. Presented by Central Florida Jazz Society. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/big-... #JazzBluesFlorida #WinterParkFL #BigBandJazz

Mud Morganfield (son of Muddy Waters)brings authentic Chicago blues to Heartwood Soundstage in Gainesville, FL on March 1, 2026, by the North Central Florida Blues Society. Opening by Little Mike and the Tornadoes. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/nort... #JazzBluesFlorida #LiveBlues

Mayor’s Jazz in the Park is now a weekend away at Cypress Grove Park in Orlando, March 7–8, 2026, presented by Orange County Parks & Recreation and Mayor Jerry L. Demings. Full Details Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/oran... #JazzBluesFlorida #FloridaJazz

Willy Chirino brings Chirino Acústico to Pinecrest Gardens for the Tropical Nights season finale, March 6–7, 2026. An acoustic, family-centered performance featuring Chirino and his daughters. Details: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/01/trop... #JazzBluesFlorida #WillyChirino #TropicalNights

John Primer brings Real Deal Chicago Blues to Florida (Mar–Apr 2026) with stops incl. Panama City Beach, Santa Rosa Beach, St. Augustine, Boca Raton, Bonita Springs & Bradenton. jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/john... #JazzBluesFlorida #JohnPrimer #LiveMusic4Us

Cheryl Fisher brings The Peggy Lee Songbook to Boca Black Box in Boca Raton on March 2, 2026 — an elegant jazz tribute to one of music’s great voices. Details: Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/cher... #JazzBluesFlorida #LiveJazz #BocaRaton

Billy Price returns to Florida April 8–13, 2026, after a sold-out 2025 tour, with Spring shows in Cocoa Beach, St. Augustine, Maitland, Coral Gables, Sebastian & Bradenton. Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/bill... #JazzBluesFlorida #SoulBlues

Blues Bash at the Ranch 2026 hits Florida Sand Music Ranch in Brooksville March 20–22, 2026 — a full weekend of live blues, workshops, camping, vendors, and late-night jams. Details: Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/blue... #JazzBluesFlorida #Blues

Scotty Wright presents “What’s Wright, What’s Left” at HC Ybor City Mainstage Theatre (Tampa) on Feb 22, 2026. Details in Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/scot... #JazzBluesFlorida #TampaFL #LiveJazz#JazzBluesFlorida #TampaJazzClub #YborCity #TampaFL #LiveJazz

Beth Hart brings her “You Still Got Me Tour” to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, FL. Details: Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/beth... #JazzBluesFlorida #BethHart #ClearwaterFL

Crystal Shawanda headlines the Wiregrass Blues Festival at The Plant in Downtown Dothan, AL on March 21, 2026. Details: Jazz & Blues Florida News Blog: jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/wire... #JazzBluesFlorida #Blues #DothanAL

Northwood Art & Music Warehouse brings live music to West Palm Beach with upcoming shows Feb–May 2026 incl. Tom Regis, Ken Kresge Trio, JP Soars & the Red Hots, The Soul Project NOLA + more. jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/02/disc... #JazzBluesFlorida #WestPalmBeach