(October) The Clearwater Jazz Holiday is a four-day free event in October presenting live jazz throughout the city of Clearwater, FL, right on the Gulf of Mexico. It began in 1980, a 10-day concert series presented on the back of a flatbed truck and at venues throughout Clearwater; over the last three decades CJH has grown to become one of the major festivals in the region, drawing tens of thousands …more…
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida
Tampa/St. Petersburg: Jazz
Tampa Jazz: Jazz Around Tampa
Below are our Tampa Jazz recommendations, with information on location, admission, transportation/parking, venue history and other points of interest in Tampa Art.
Sarasota Jazz Festival
(March) For over three decades, The Jazz Club of Sarasota has been a proud presenter of the Sarasota Jazz Festival, five nights of fantastic jazz in excellent venues around Sarasota (festival venues have changed a number of times over the years). The festival features a variety of local talent, famous Floridian jazz masters and nationally-recognized performers.
Ticket prices are very affordable and members of The Jazz Club of Sarasota receive $5 …more…
The Fox Jazz Club
With a sophistication more closely associated with New York or L.A., The Fox Jazz Club features live music Monday-Saturday with several great house bands. Two separate rooms makes it possible to wander between a smoky jazz piano and a swingin’ three-piece combo at your leisure. Dinner and drinks can be a bit pricey, but for a night out, it’s not entirely unreasonable. ...more...
