When: Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 1 PM
Venue: Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport
700 Airport Road – Fernandina Beach, FL – Directions…
Seating on the deck is first come first serve. Overflow seating in the lawn with limited view (bring a chair).
Program: Classic Swing to New Orleans!
Join award-winning jazz artists Lisa Kelly and JB Scott for the Festival’s annual free community concert. The Kelly/Scott Jazz Sextet features six outstanding Florida-based musicians whose careers include jazz clubs to festival stages around the U.S. and internationally.
Lisa Kelly provides vocals, JB Scott on trumpet, legendary Dr. Bill Prince on saxophone, Jeff Phillips on piano, Rick Ravelo on bass, and Clyde Connor, drums. The artists all have notable careers, including recordings. Three members are Jacksonville Jazz Festival “Hall of Fame” inductees. One member recorded with Buddy Rich, one is a former vocalist with the Larry Elgart Orchestra, one is a former leader of the Dukes of Dixieland in New Orleans, and one is the former drummer with the Navy Commodores in D.C.
The “Classic Swing to New Orleans” repertoire features favorites from the Great American Songbook to modern jazz and tunes in the spirit of New Orleans. The performance pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Diana Krall, Art Tatum, Clark Terry, Lester Young, Al Hirt, and other jazz notables. The interpretive style of the sextet includes classic swing, groovin’ street beat, Brazilian Bossa Nova, light funk, and jazz blues.
Ticket Price:
Free Community Concert