Jacksonville Jazz Festival Collection

Collection Number: M07-1
Title: Jacksonville Jazz Festival Collection.
Dates: 1981-2008
Size: 2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)
Repository: Manuscripts and Personal Papers, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida

ABSTRACT

The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is a popular musical event currently held every April in Jacksonville, Florida. Since its inception in 1980, it has grown into one of the largest jazz festivals in the United States, with an attendance in excess of 20,000 and featuring a variety of local, national and international performers, including jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie (1981), Miles Davis (1986), and Tony Bennett (2003). The collection consists of printed materials, souvenirs and memorabilia. Types of items include official posters and programs, advertising brochures / fliers / media packets, postcards, t-shirts and other apparel, buttons, coffee mugs and other souvenirs which document the Festival's activities and development from 1981 to date.

LANGUAGE English.

ACQUISITION

Majority of materials donated by Festival sponsors, WJCT and City of Jacksonville.

ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION

The collection is open for research. For additional information and to make an appointment to view the collection, contact E. Brady at 904-620-1533; email: ebrady@unf.edu

PREFERRED CITATION

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

BIOGRAPHICAL / HISTORICAL NOTE

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 WJCT, the local public broadcasting affiliate. 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. With the exception of an interval of two years (2001-2002), the Festival has taken place every year since, initially in October and currently in April, and has grown into one of the largest jazz festivals in the United States. Sponsored once again by the City of Jacksonville since 2003, the Festival encompassed four days of events in 2007, including a piano competition, 5 km run, and multi-location concerts at various venues: Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville Landing, Florida and Ritz Theatres. In 2008, the Festival was scaled back to three days of events, with the Jazz Piano Competition taking place as usual at the Florida Theatre, but all other performances were held at Metropolitan Park.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection consists of printed materials, souvenirs and memorabilia, including official posters and programs, promotional brochures / fliers/ media packets, invitations, postcards, apparel, buttons and pins which document the Festival's activities and development from 1981 to date. The bulk of the collection are printed materials, and materials are mixed for each year.

ARRANGEMENT

Arranged alphabetically by series; chronological within folder.

INDEX TERMS

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog:

Jacksonville Jazz Festival.
Mayport and All That Jazz Festival (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Jazz -- Florida -- Jacksonville.
Jazz festivals -- Florida -- Jacksonville.

CONTAINER LIST

PRINTED MATERIALS   ||  SOUVENIRS AND MEMORABILIA
Box		Folder		Description
				PRINTED MATERIALS
1a		1		Brochures / fliers promoting Jacksonville Jazz Festival. 1990-1994; 1996-2000; 2003-2008.
		1990		Brochure, "Jacksonville Jazz Festival 1990 October 11, 12 & 13 Florida National Pavilion in Metropolitan Park"
		1991/1		Brochure, "Free Jazz, Florida has World Class Jazz Free! Jacksonville Jazz Festival October 10, 11 & 12, 1991" (2 copies)
		1991/2		Brochure, "Jacksonville Jazz Festival 1991 October 9, 10, 11 & 12 "
		1992/1		Brochure, "10th Annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition"
		1992/2		Flier,"CSX Transportation Presents the Opening Night of the 1992 Jacksonville Jazz Festival, October 7, An Evening with Joe Segal"
		1992/3		Brochure, "13th Annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival, October 7-10, 1992 "
		1993		Brochure, "14th Annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival, October 13-16"
		1994		Brochure, "15th Annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival, October 8-15"
		1996		Brochure, "WJCT's Jacksonville Jazz Festival 1996 October 26 - November 16"
		1997		Brochure, "WJCT's 18th Annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival, October 25-November 15 1997 "
		1998		Brochure, "19th Annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival, October 30-November 14 1998"
		1999		Brochure, "WJCT Jacksonville Jazz Festival, 20 Swinging Years, November 6 -13, 1999" (3 copies)
		2000/1		Brochure, "21st Annual WJCT Jacksonville Jazz Festival November 4-11, 2000 " (3 copies)
		2000/2		Flier, "November 4-11 Official Schedule"
		2003		Brochure, "The City of Jacksonville Proudly Presents the Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 11-13, 2003"
		2004		Brochure, "The City of Jacksonville and Bank of America Present Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 29-May 2, 2004" (6 copies)
		2005/1		Brochure, "The City of Jacksonville proudly presents the Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 7-10, 2005"
		2005/2		Leaflet, "The City of Jacksonville proudly presents the Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 7-10, 2005"
		2006/1		Brochure, "The City of Jacksonville presents Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 6-9, 2006" (4 copies)
		2006/2		Leaflets, "Jacksonville Jazz Festival, April 6-9 2006" (5 copies)
		2007/1		Flier, "Art at the Met, April 13-15 2007"
		2007/2		Brochure, "The City of Jacksonville presents Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 13-15, 2007 " (4 copies)
		2007/3		Flier, "The City of Jacksonville presents Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 13-15, 2007" (4 copies)
		2007/4		Flier, "Jacksonville Public Library, Looking at Jazz: America's Art Form" (4 copies)
		2008/1		Brochure, "The City of Jacksonville presents the Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 11-13, 2008" (6 copies)
		2008/2		Brochure, Table. "The City of Jacksonville presents the Jacksonville Jazz Festival April 11-13, 2008" (2 copies)
		2008/3		Brochure, "Now is your time to...Step into the Spotlight...'08 24th Annual Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, April 11, 2008"
		2008/4		Brochure, "Show Us Your Palette, Art at the Met...April 12-13, 2008" (3 copies)
1a		2		Invitations. 1987; 1991-1992. 1987: Invitation to Jacksonville Jazz Festival Benefit Party, October 16, 1987. 1991: Invitation to Jacksonville Jazz Festival Patron Events. Image of Sidney Bechet on front of card, "Seems like Old Times". 1992: Invitation to Jacksonville Jazz Festival Benefit Party, October 9, 1992.
2		3		Media packets. 1988, 1991 (2); 1992. Media parking pass, 1990. V.I.P. parking pass, 1986.
2		4		Newspaper articles, supplements. 2004-2005; 2008. 2004: Florida Times-Union Weekend supplement, "Get Down(town) for a Weekend Full of Music and More...," April 30, 2004. 2004: Entertaining U newspaper, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, April 29-May 5, 2004. 2005: Florida Times-Union Weekend supplement, "Your guide to the 2005 Jacksonville Jazz Festival," April 8, 2005. 2008: Florida Times-Union Weekend supplement, "Jazz: Back to Basics...," April 11, 2008. 2008: Florida Times-Union articles: April 11-14, 2008.
1a		5		Photograph. Aerial photograph of Metropolitan Park. 1988/89?
1a		6		Postcards. 1986; 1988; 1990; 1995; 1997-1998.
1a		7		Posters, Commemorative. Official commemorative posters authorized and produced for each Jacksonville Jazz Festival. 1981 (signed, framed);1986 (3); 1987; 1988 (3); 1989; 1993-1994; 1995 (signed, numbered 659/1200); 1996 (2); 1997 (2); 1998-2000; 2003 (2) copy 1 signed; 2004 (signed, numbered 68/1200); 2005 (signed, numbered 274/500); 2006-2008. (Oversize Collection)
1a		8		Posters, Promotional. Posters listing sponsors. 1995; 2000; 2002 (Great American Jazz Celebration); 2003; 2005; 2007, 2008. (Oversize Collection)
1a		9		Programs, Event. Official programs for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival Annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition. 1989-1990; 1992-1993; 1995 (3 copies); 1996-1998 (including sheet "Who's Who"); 1999 (4 copies).
1b		10		Programs, Event. Official programs authorized and produced for each Mayport and All That Jazz / Jacksonville Jazz Festival. 1981; 1986; 1987 (2 copies); 1989-1991; 1993-1994; 1996-1998; 1999 (2 copies); 2000 (3 copies); 2008.
1a		11		Stationery (Official). With Jacksonville Jazz Festival logo and address. 1992? 1 sheet.
				SOUVENIRS AND MEMORABILIA
3		12		Apparel. 1987-1993. Stadium hat. 198? T-shirts. 1987, 1993, 2004. Visor, 1993.
3		13		Buttons. 1982 "Mayport and All That Jazz Festival"; 1986 "I support the Jacksonville Jazz Festival " (2); 1987 (2) "V.I.P."; 1991 "Media"; 1992 "V.I.P"; 2004; 2007 (6); 2008 (6)
4-5		14		Cups and holders. Coffee mugs: 1990; 1992-1994; 1998-2000; 2002 (Great American Jazz Celebration); 2003; 2006. Plastic cup, 1993.
3		15		Gift bag with Festival logo, 1996. Wine bag with logo, 2008.
3		16		Lanyards (to hold Festival tickets), 2003-2007; 2008 (with VIP pass).
3		17		Pins. 1985 (2); 1986; 1990; 2004-2007.