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…
Meet the 2019 Amelia Island Jazz Festival Artist
Peter Nixon: “It was an honor and a wonderful opportunity to be asked to be the Amelia Island Jazz Festival Artist of 2019, and a rare chance to meet distinguished musicians
New Orleans Legends at the 2019 AIJF
Two critically acclaimed New Orleans artists, highly regarded trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and sizzling trumpeter Jamil Sharif, will headline the 2019 Amelia Island Jazz Festival,
2019 AIJF Scholarship Winner John Brown
John Brown Saxophone John Brown began his music career in the 8th grade when he took drum lessons from DeMerle. He absorbed the styles of classic drummers Max Roach a
