Each Memorial Day weekend, jazz fans in North Florida and from around the country gather at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. What began three decades ago as the humble Mayport and All That Jazz Festival is now one of the largest free jazz festivals in the country boasting an allstar lineup of jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Branford Marsalis, Buddy Guy, Harry Connick, Jr., Mavis Staples and many more.
The festival features multiple stages and a variety of world-class performers as well as jam sessions, a piano competition, and a jazz brunch.
For more details, visit jacksonvillejazzfest.com.