Florida's 2027 International Blues Challenge representatives are announced! Florida blues societies have selected their winning bands and solo/duo acts for Memphis, Jan. 19–23, 2027. Results:
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Gold Coast Jazz Society's 2026–2027 season brings Janis Siegel, The Hot Sardines, John Pizzarelli, Bob James, Ulysses Owens Jr., Stacey Kent & Emmet Cohen to Fort Lauderdale.
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Gainesville Big Band opens its 2026–2027 season with JAZZTOBER Sunday, Oct. 11, at Meizon Church in Gainesville, featuring jazz standards and Latin jazz favorites.
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Gainesville Big Band opens its five-concert 2026–2027 season Oct. 11 at Meizon Church in Gainesville, FL. Early Bird subscription special ends Oct. 11! jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/07/gain... #JazzBluesFlorida

Selwyn Birchwood brings “Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues” to Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach Nov. 6, with opener Daniel “Saxman” Fuqua. jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/10/atla... #JazzBluesFlorida #FloridaBlues

Blues icon Buddy Guy turns 90 with a special tour stop at West Palm Beach's Kravis Center, Sat Oct 24, 2026, 7:30pm. Nine-time Grammy winner & Rock Hall inductee.
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The 9th Annual Faena Jazz Series brings ten concerts to Faena Theater in Miami Beach, opening with British jazz vocalist Emma Smith. jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/09/9th-... #JazzBluesFlorida

Vincent Raffard and the French Swing Collective bring French popular music, traditional jazz and American swing to the Alan & Diane Lieberman Theater at the Michael-Ann Russell JCC in North Miami Beach.
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Saxophonist Gerald Albright headlines HAPCO Jazz Fest Ocoee at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, joined by the Preston Rupert Quartet and Ocoee High School Jazz Band.
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Jazz Explosion brings Eddie “Oriente” Balzola and Ginetta’s Vendetta to Sunrise Epic Theater, pairing guitar-centered Afro-Cuban jazz influences with pocket trumpet, vocals and contemporary jazz.
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The Central Florida Jazz Society opens its 2026–2027 season September 6, 2026, at Judson’s Live in Orlando jazz-bluesflorida.blogspot.com/2026/09/cent... #JazzBluesFlorida #FloridaJazz #LiveJazz