2024 AIJF Scholarship Winner Ayanna Nelson
Ayanna Nelson Double Bass / Vocals Ayanna Nelson is an 18- year-old Jazz and Classical Double Bass player and Jazz Vocalist. Ayanna was born and raised in Jacksonvill
Manhattan Transfer set for 2023 Amelia Island Jazz Festival
The Amelia Island Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that multiple Grammy award-winning vocal group The Manhattan Transfer will appear for its 2023 festival on Thursday, October
2023 AIJF Scholarship Winner Giovanni Martinez
Giovanni Martinez Trumpet / Flugelhorn Giovanni Martinez (18) is a senior at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. Martinez picked up the trumpet 9 years ago, afte
Critically Acclaimed Artists featured at the 2022 Festival
Guitarist John Pizzarelli and Saxophonist/Clarinetist Ken Peplowski, two legendary and critically acclaimed jazz musicians, headline the 2022 Amelia Island Jazz Festival, October 2
2022 AIJF Scholarship Winner Cameron DeVane
Cameron DeVane Saxophone Cam DeVane is in his Senior year at Fernandina Beach High School. In the fall he will attend University of North Florida auditioning for Jazz Performance.
Jazz Festival Names 2022 Scholarship Winner at Big Band Bash
18-year-old Cameron DeVane, a gifted saxophone player from Fernandina Beach, is the winner of this year’s college scholarship from the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, it was announc
2021 AIJF Scholarship Winner Wyatt Buno
Wyatt Bruno Trumpet Wyatt Bruno is a recent graduate from the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts where he was a part of the Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensemble 1. In the fall, he will
Valentine’s Love Notes
https://youtu.be/aD5sTa_seDk The 2021 Valentine’s Love Notes an intimate evening of Love Songs and Swinging Jazz at Story & Song Bookstore and Bistro was a huge success. Both
Jazz Festival Finds International Fans With Virtual Presentation
The Amelia Island Jazz Festival swung through its online virtual shows this past weekend with searing jazz that thrilled hundreds of fans locally, nationally, and in several foreig
2020 AIJF Scholarship Winner Janae Yates
Janae Yates Drums Janae Yates was born in Pensacola, Florida but currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida. She graduated from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and
