AIJF 2025 Preview
Get Ready for the 2025 Amelia Island Jazz Festival! Let legendary drummer and festival founder Les DeMerle guide you through this year’s exciting lineup of the 2025 AIJF in the v
Amelia’s Island Jazz Vibe
LES DEMERLE LEARNED BY DOING. DeMerle toured around with the Harry James Big Band for more than a decade and put together groups with tenor saxophonist Don Menza, trumpeter Randy B
2025 AIJF Scholarship Winner Aiden Dubberly
Aiden Dubberly Drums/Vibraphone Aiden Dubberly is a Jacksonville, Florida-based jazz drummer, vibraphonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Music has always been
Highlights from the 2024 Amelia Island Jazz Festival
The 2024 Amelia Island Jazz Festival was yet another unforgettable celebration of world-class music, community, and culture. With an extraordinary lineup of talent curated by Artis
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
Drummin’ Man
Drummin’ Man performed by The Les DeMerle Little Big Band featuring Bonnie Eisele. Enjoy this great drum solo!!
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.
