• Clearwater Jazz Holiday and Jazz ‘N Art Walk

  Written by Connie Langhorst 1 Comment
  Last Updated: August 27, 2010

  

  Clearwater Jazz Holiday is proud to announce the Third Annual Clearwater Jazz ‘N Art Walk in Clearwater, FL, October 16th and 17th from 10AM – 5PM.

  Each year more than 50,000 visitors come to Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater to enjoy four days & nights of FREE Jazz by some of today’s greats.

  The Clearwater Jazz ‘N Art Walk is an art show on the 500 & 600 block of Cleveland St. from Ft. Harrison to East Avenue. Fine art of different mediums will be on display and for sale to the general public.

  The GTE Federal Credit Union main stage will be located at Garden Avenue with fantastic entertainment featuring local and regional talent for one to enjoy. Artists scheduled to perform will be announced soon.

  The Clearwater Jazz ‘N Art Walk will feature a Kids Educational Zone, located in Station Square, in cooperation with the Dunedin Fine Art Center, showcasing some of the Bay area’s youth works and talents.  Kids of all ages can enjoy the art and experience hands-on activities created just for them.

  

  About Jazz ´N Art Walk & Clearwater Jazz Holiday

  What started as a 10-day series of jazz concerts held on the back of a flatbed truck and at venues all around the City of Clearwater, has evolved into a major regional jazz festival and draw for tens of thousands of visitors.  The Clearwater Jazz Holiday is a world-class gathering of the some of the greatest talents and greatest fans of jazz. The event takes full advantage of its home in Clearwater, Florida, offering music against the backdrop of warm breezes, brilliant sunsets, and one of the world’s greatest beaches, on the Gulf of Mexico.

  Over its 30-year history, the Clearwater Jazz Holiday has featured such legendary talents as Tony Bennett, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Mann, Dave Brubeck, Tito Puente, Stephan Grappelli, Stan Getz, and the Count Basie Orchestra, to name only a few. Today’s most popular and innovative jazz stars have also made stops in Clearwater, including Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Al Dimeola, Stanley Clarke, Kevin Mahogany, Hiroshima, Julian Coryell, The Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra, Acoustic Alchemy, Herbie Hancock, Paquito D’Rivera with New York Voices, Rick Braun, The Neville Brothers, Branford Marsalis, Stanley Clarke – Bela Fleck – Jean-Luc Ponty, Koko Taylor, Boney James, Kenny G, Manhattan Transfer, Buckwheat Zydeco, Patti Austin, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau, Chris Botti and Cherry Poppin’ Daddies.

  The Clearwater Jazz Holiday is a unique community event, free to the public and administered by a charitable foundation, The Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation, The City of Clearwater, and its volunteers. Jazz Holiday not only brings live music to the Tampa Bay area, it benefits jazz education through its scholarship and educational activities each year.

  Clearwater Jazz Holiday programs are funded in part by grants from The State of Florida , Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, The Florida Arts Council, The National Endowment for the Arts, and the Pinellas County Commission through the Pinellas County Arts Council Cultural Development Program.

  Grants Program of the Cultural Affairs Department

  The four-day Clearwater Jazz Holiday is administered by an all-volunteer staff, “The Jazz Force,” which plans and executes hundreds of services needed to accommodate more than 50,000 visitors during the third week in October.

  It is the mission of the Clearwater Jazz Holiday to be the leading proponent of jazz entertainment and education in Florida through the annual presentation of a world-class, live music festival in Clearwater, Florida during the third week of October and to promote tourism to Pinellas County as a key component of this celebration.

  For more information about the event, please call 1+ (727) 461-5200 or send an email to:  michelle@clearwaterjazz.com.

  EVENT WEBSITES:

  www.clearwaterjazz.com

  www.jazznartwalk.com

  

  CREDITS: Event information and images courtesy of www.jazznartwalk.com.  August 27, 2010.  About the Poster Art:  Lorraine Potocki started her business, Florida Pastels LLC, in February 2008. Her medium, pastels, allows her to capture the beauty of Florida’s beaches, wildlife, and environment. She graduated from The College of New Jersey with a degree in Fine Arts and Education. She has exhibited in Tarpon Springs, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Madeira Beach, Clearwater and Jacksonville. Lorraine is an active member of the Pastel Society of Tampa Bay, PAVA, and the Greater Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce. She will be the featured artist at the Greater Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce Fine Arts and Crafts Festival in December. She also teaches private lessons in her studio and conducts pastel workshops in the Greater Tampa Bay Area. She won third place in the “Fall in Furniture Love” Scan Design competition, Tampa region. Lorraine and her art were featured in the July/August 2009 issue of Tampa Bay Magazine. Lorraine was the recipient of The 2009 United Way Volunteer of the Year in Arts and Recreation for her work at Bakas Equestrian Center Horses for Handicapped in Tampa.

1 Comment

1. #1 Metro Limo Tampa says:
   May 18th, 2012 at 9:37 pm

   These jazz festivals are a true gift to our culture. I have chauffered people to them before, and enjoy the music myself. If you happen to need a chauffer to such an event, contact me via my website at: http://www.tampaarea-limo.com/pinellaspartybus.html . I will be happy to answer your questions. Thank you to the organizers of these events. Whatever you do, please don’t let yourself or your friends drink and drive. Thank you from Metro Limo Tampa Party Bus.

   Reply