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
Virtual 2020 Amelia Island Jazz Festival
https://ameliaislandjazzfestival.com/aijf_2022/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AmeliaIslandJazzFestival0010-REV.mp4 The Virtual 2020 Amelia Island Jazz Festival was featured on the WJXT
AIJF Reschedules Big Band Bash
Social distancing measures will be in place for gala Amelia Island Jazz Festival’s Big Band Bash, a popular dinner/dance benefit gala that will feature the Dynamic Les DeMerle 17
Ringing in the Holidays on High Seas
Amelia Island’s Dynamic Les DeMerle Quartet, featuring vocalist Bonnie Eisele, is swinging and ringing in the holidays aboard Royal Caribbean’s mega cruise ship, the Harmony Of
Peter Nixon Shines as the Official Artist of 2019
Legendary musician Wynton Marsalis once said, “Jazz music is America’s past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel,
Eight Days of Jazz
Get ready for Eight Days of Jazz from Sunday to Sunday, October 6 – 13, 2019 Check out the video…
