>>VIC MICOLUCCI: LOT OF YOU ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE, OK? THE JACKSONVILLE JAZZ
FEST IS RETURNING ONCE AGAIN.
AND IT’S ONE OF THE LARGEST
JAZZ MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE
ENTIRE UNITED STATES WITH THE
FESTIVAL FEATURING
STAR-STUDDED PERFORMANCES.
LOCAL JAZZ ENTHUSIASTS CAN
CELEBRATE THE MUSIC. THE ART,
THE CULTURE, ALL THE FUN THAT
GOES WITH IT. JOINING US THIS
MORNING TO TALK ABOUT IT.
PAOLA LORENZO WITH THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, SPORTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT. JUST ONE OF THE
ORGANIZERS. AND A LOCAL
PERFORMER. GREAT ONE. A KIA
YOU WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR
COMING ON LISTEN TO THE
JACKSONVILLE JAZZ FEST. THIS
HUGE. I’VE BEEN SEEING THEM
SET UP THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN
JACKSONVILLE. OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE
AROUND NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA GO. BUT THEN
THERE’S OTHERS THAT FLY AND
COME FROM ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO SEE THIS. AND AND
THE LINEUP THIS YEAR, PAULA,
IS.
>>EMILY BOYER: SO WE HAVE
PEOPLE COMING IN FROM CANADA,
ALASKA. OH, I LIKE EVERYWHERE.
SO WE’RE VERY EXCITED. AND
IT’S ONE OF THOSE TRADITIONS.
SO RIGHT, SO IN THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, SO WE’RE EXCITED
TO BRING IT BACK TO MEMORIAL
DAY WEEKEND. THE PANDEMIC
POSTPONED THE 40
TH-ANNIVERSARY TRACKED OVER
LAST YEAR.
>> BUT COMING BACK TO MEMORIAL
DAY IS REALLY EXCITING FOR US.
YEAH, AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS,
YOU KNOW, GOING TO BE GOING
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. TONS
OF PERFORMERS, LOTS OF OTHER
THINGS TO DO AS WELL. YES, SO
A KEY AS ONE OF OUR PERFORMERS
THAT IT’S GOING TO BE KICKING
OFF THE FESTIVAL. AND ALSO
HAVE PATTI LABELLE, HERBIE AND
SO MANY MORE. YES, OKAY. YOU
ARE LOCAL. YOU ARE AWESOME.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: I’VE BEEN
ABLE TO DO SOME EVENTS WITH
YOU. GOOD WITH YOU. AND TELL
ME ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PERFORM
AT THE JACKSONVILLE JAZZ. FOR
LAST YEAR. I WAS HOSTING THE
MAIN STAGE AND SO THIS YEAR TO
BE ABLE TO PERFORM AGAIN IN
THE JAZZ FESTIVAL IS, YOU
KNOW, ME AND MY BAND, A KEY
ONE IN FRANCE BEING WILL BE
FEATURED WILL BE KICKING OFF
THE JAZZ FEST 4.15, ON FRIDAY
AND THE DYNAMIC TALENTS THAT
ARE IN THIS BAND. YOU KNOW,
I’M I’M JUST SO EXCITED TO
HAVE MY MD MISSED ALEX FIELDS
AND NOMINATED GRAMMY AND STILL
AWARD WINNER. AND THEN YOU
HAVE MISTER TRACY MORRIS, THE
OWNER, TRACY MORRIS MUSIC
ACADEMY AWARDS MUSIC ACADEMY.
MY COUSIN WERE KEY TO YOU HAVE
RE STICKER SON, JAMES DAVIS.
YOU HAVE. OH, MY GRAINS AND
YOU DON’T MAKE FOR WE ARE
GOING TO DO OUR THING ON THE
STAGE. BUT JUST TO REPRESENT
TALENT. IT’S A SHOWCASE OF
LOCAL TALENT AND A LOT OF
LOCAL PEOPLE THINK THAT, YOU
KNOW, JUST BEING LOCAL THAT
WERE MEANS JUST LOCAL FOR ALL
INTERNATIONALLY. RENOWNED
TRAVELED ARTIST WHO JUST
REPRESENT IS STAY IN CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE. YEAH. SO I’M
GLAD TO HAVE BEEN CHOSEN THIS
YEAR TO KICK OFF THE JAZZ
>> AND WE’RE GOING TO
REPRESENT THE CITY WELL,
BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT. AND WE DO
HAVE SO MANY AMAZING
MUSICIANS. SO MANY GREAT
PERFORMERS FROM RIGHT HERE IN
THE RIVER NEED TO GO TO NEW
ORLEANS OR MEMPHIS OR ALL
THOSE OTHER CITIES. YOU CAN
YOU CAN STAY RIGHT HERE. SO SO
LET ME TELL YOU, BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT YOU’VE BEEN INVOLVED
WITH THIS AS THE ORGANIZER
WITH THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WHAT ARE
YOU MOST EXCITED FOR THIS THE
ON THE RIVER ENJOYING THAT
SUMMER AIR, RIGHT LIKE THAT.
SUMMER BREEZE IS GOING TO BE
AMUSING, BUT ALSO JUST.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: THAT STARTS
AT A TALENT THAT WE HAVE THIS
YEAR IS UNMATCHED. AND, YOU
KNOW, LIKE I SAID, JUST HAVING
THAT ADDITION COMING BACK,
WHERE PALMS AND WE’VE YOU JUST
WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO
STAY HYDRATED AND EARLY.
RIGHT. AND ALSO WANT TO POINT
SOMETHING OUT. THAT’S REALLY
GOOD NEWS. IT’S HE LOOK, I
MEAN, PRICES ARE HIGH ON
EVERYTHING FROM GAS TO
GROCERIES. YOU CAN GO TO THE
JAZZ FEST WITH WITHOUT
OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO SUPPORT
THE LOCAL VENDORS, BUT YOU CAN
GO AND THERE’S NO ADMISSION
TICKET. YES IS COMPLETELY
FREE. YOU CAN BRING YOUR LAWN
CHAIRS OR IF YOU DON’T WANT
LUG IT AROUND. YOU CAN BUY ONE
FROM THE JESTER ALL MINE NOW
AND PICK IT UP. WHEN YOU GET
TO THE FESTIVAL.
>>EMILY BOYER: AND WE’RE GOING
TO HAVE FOOD BUT FOOD TRUCKS,
BEVERAGES, BAR, ALCOHOLIC OR
NON-ALCOHOLIC. SO WE’RE GOING
HAVE IT YOU KNOW, IS ONE OF
THE BIGGEST AND OLDEST DANCE
FESTIVAL IN WHOLE UNITED
STATES. YES, IT IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST FREE FESTIVALS. YEAH,
JAZZ. YEAH. A LOT OF PEOPLE
SHELLING OUT A LOT OF MONEY TO
GO TO THESE MUSIC FESTIVALS.
NOT HERE IN JACKSONVILLE. NOT
HOW WE DO IT. IT IS FREE.
THANKS TO SOME SPONSORS AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE GOING ON BEHIND
THE SCENES. SO THANK YOU BOTH
FOR COMING ON.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: OKAY. YOU
WANT TO SING US OUT OF THE
BREAK. JUST GIVE US A LITTLE
WE’LL BE RIGHT THAT COME SEE
HEARD THAT IN A HAHA, NOT
SPONSORED BY ANY ENJOYED ENJOY
THE SHOW. THANK YOU SO