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Jacksonville [FL] Jazz Festival Collection, 1981-2014

 

Summary

Creator:
Jacksonville Jazz Festival
Extent:
3.00 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Jacksonville Jazz Festival Collection, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of the following series:

Brochures/fliers, including promotional pamphlets, booklets, and flyers.

General Admission tickets.

Invitations to events during the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

Media packets which include schedules, musician biographies, and musician photographs.

Newspaper articles/supplements about the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

Official Stationery of the Jacksonville Jazz Festival with the logo.

Parking Passes for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

Photographs of events at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

Postcards with images from the commemorative posters.

Posters including the official commemorative posters and promotional posters with musician and venue information.

Programs, which are divided into two subseries: the Offical Programs with schedules and musician information, and the annual Jazz Piano Competion Programs.

Souvenirs and memorabilia, which are divided into subseries: Apparel (tee shirts and hats), Buttons/Pins, Cups/Cup Holders, Gift Bags, and Lanyards (some with attached admission passes).

The series are arranged alphabetically; chronologically within each series/folder.

Biographical / historical:

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is a popular musical event held annually in Jacksonville, Florida that has grown into a major event with attendance in excess of 10,000. The Festival has featured a variety of local, national, and international performers over the years including jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie (1981), Miles Davis (1986), Tony Bennett (2003), Natalie Cole (2011), Patti Austin (2012), and Sonny Rollins (2012).

The first Festival, Mayport and all that Jazz, was held in 1980, named after the fishing village of Mayport near Jacksonville Beach. It was a one-day celebration featuring music and seafood, and sponsored by the City of Jacksonville. After its second year, the venue was moved to Metropolitan Park in downtown Jacksonville and was co-sponsored by the local public broadcasting affiliate WJCT. In 1983, the Great American Jazz Piano Competition was added as the Festival's opening event. After the 1984 concert the Festival was solely produced by WJCT and became known officially as the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. After a hiatus in 2001 and 2002 the City of Jacksonville once again sponsored the Festival in 2003 and has continued since. Over the years the event has included a piano competition, 5 km run, educational activities, talks, jazz jams, and multi-location concerts at various downtown venues. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Festival was canceled.

Acquisition information:
The collection was acquired through donation from Jacksonville Jazz Festival sponsors, WJCT, and City of Jacksonville beginning in 1981
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research by appointment only. Please contact lib-special@unf.edu to schedule an appointment.

Terms of access:

Materials in the collection may be subject to copyright and are to be used for private study, scholarship, or research in accordance with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Use of reproductions of copyrighted works in excess of "fair use," may result in the user's liability for copyright infringement and be subject to the civil and criminal penalties of federal law. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for further information

Preferred citation:

Jacksonville Jazz Festival Collection, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.

Location of this collection:
Thomas G. Carpenter Library
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville
FL
32224
USA