The Clearwater Jazz Holiday is a multi-day, world-class, live, music festival, enjoyed by thousands of fans taking place the third week of every October and now in its 47th year. The music festival has evolved from a series of concerts on the back of a flatbed truck and at venues around Clearwater into an annual, international, music festival that draws tens of thousands of visitors each year to beautiful Coachman Park in Clearwater, against the backdrop of the Gulf of Mexico, warm breezes, brilliant sunsets, and one of the world’s greatest beaches. The festival features a combination of legendary and relevant musical artists and a gathering of an amazingly diverse fan base. Over its 47-year history, a long and impressive list of legendary jazz talents have made stops in Clearwater such as Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Mann, Dave Brubeck, Tito Puente, Stephan Grappelli, Stan Getz, and the Count Basie Orchestra.
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Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 15 Gates Open at 4 p.m.
Pier Party Stage
4:30 to 6 p.m. - Tomkats Jazz Orchestra ft. Scotty Wright & Tony Castellano
Plaza Stage
4:30 to 6 p.m. - The Reinhardt / George Group ft. Barry Greene
Tampa Bay Times Stage
6 to 7 p.m. - Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa & Steve Oliver
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. - Chris Botti
Friday, Oct. 16 Gates Open at 4 p.m.
Pier Party Stage
4:15 to 5:15 p.m. - EMIT Presents: O Som Do Jazz Brazilian Grooves
5:45 to 7 p.m. - “Fires of Forever” An ARConnection Tribute to Chick Corea
ft. Pete Carney
Plaza Stage
4:15 to 5:15pm - Latin Jazz Knights
5:45 to 7 p.m. - Ronnie Dee & The Superstars
Tampa Bay Times Stage
7 to 8:30 p.m. - Arturo Sandoval
9 to 10:30 p.m. - SHEILA E. & The E-Train
Saturday, Oct. 17 Gates Open at 3:30 p.m.
Pier Party Stage
3:45 to 5 p.m. - Julie Black & Her Band
5:30 to 7 p.m. - Shawn Brown
Plaza Stage
3:45 to 5 p.m. - Young Lions Alumni Jazz Blues Collective
ft. Alex Malkovich, James Wall & Friends
5:30 to 7 p.m. - Carl Fischer’s Sunshine City Brass
Tampa Bay Times Stage
7 to 8:30 p.m. - Big Sam's Funky Nation
9 to 10:30 p.m. - Larkin Poe
Sunday, Oct. 18 Gates Open at 3:30 p.m.
Pier Party Stage
3:30 to 6 p.m. - Freeman Sound Presents: The CHILLtronic Lounge ft. Mister T. {DJ set} with Austen van der Bleek
An Immersive M.I.N.D_S.E.T. Experience
Plaza Stage
3:30p to 4:15 p.m. - CJH Youth Allstars Hosted by Frank Williams,
Michael Kernodle & Tyler Wertman
4:45 to 6 p.m.- Norside Organ Trio
Tampa Bay Times Stage
8 to 9:30 p.m. - The Wood Brothers
6 to 7:30 p.m. - Dumpstaphunk Plays Sly