Lakeside Jazz Festival

Lakeside Jazz Festival Further, the mission of the Lakeside Jazz Festival will be a focus on jazz education and the adjudication of middle and high school bands.

The premier jazz event in the southern United States, offering Jazz adjudication, entertainment, educational and recruiting opportunities over a multi-day festival period while maintaining high quality standards. Mission:
To provide a quality showcase for the jazz students, our local musicians and an abundance of talents through a cooperative bridge between community, government, education and the arts. The festival will also include an active involvement from universities and colleges that are interested in recruiting fine jazz performers. Goal:
To create the designed funding to provide summer music camp scholarships for Atlantic and Spruce Creek High School music students. Vision:
To be the premier jazz event in the southern United States, offering Jazz adjudication, entertainment, educational and recruiting opportunities over a multi-day festival period while maintaining high quality standards.

Calling all middle school & high school jazz musicians! We are thrilled to announce the inaugural season of the Lakeside...
10/06/2026

Calling all middle school & high school jazz musicians!
We are thrilled to announce the inaugural season of the Lakeside Jazz Festival All-Star Honor Bands! This special initiative is designed to celebrate and elevate the finest student musicians in our region with dedicated Middle School and High School ensembles.
Meet our incredible guest directors:

🎶 Middle School All-Star Band: Directed by Robert Bosma

🎶 High School All-Star Band: Directed by JB Scott

Don't miss the chance to learn from, rehearse with, and perform alongside two exceptional jazz educators and artists.

👇 Tag a student musician or band director who needs to see this!

Audition materials can be found here:
https://www.lakesidejazzfestival.org/allstarjazzband

Join us at the Lakeside Jazz Festival April 9-10, 2027! You won’t want to miss this lineup!
08/25/2026

Join us at the Lakeside Jazz Festival April 9-10, 2027! You won’t want to miss this lineup!

The 2026 Lakeside Jazz Festival is proud to celebrate such incredible performances at this year’s event! Congratulations...
04/28/2026

The 2026 Lakeside Jazz Festival is proud to celebrate such incredible performances at this year’s event! Congratulations to all for representing your programs with pride, excellence, and musicianship.

BEST OVERALL BANDS - Friday, April 17th
- Creekside HS Jazz 3
- Freedom MS
- Creekside HS Jazz 1

BEST OVERALL BANDS - Saturday, April 18th
- Eustis HS Jazz 2
- Howard MS
- LaBelle HS

We can’t wait to see you at Lakeside 2027!

LAKESIDE SPECIALTY TEES STILL AVAILABLE!You don’t want to miss our 2026 Lakeside Jazz Specialty T-shirts! You can still ...
04/20/2026

LAKESIDE SPECIALTY TEES STILL AVAILABLE!

You don’t want to miss our 2026 Lakeside Jazz Specialty T-shirts! You can still get yours at lakesideJazzfestival.org/shop, but only until Friday 4/24!

☑️Available online until Friday 4/24 🛒
☑️ $25 + shipping costs 🛍️
☑️ Home delivery 🏠
☑️ Limited edition! 🧡

What an incredible way to close out Day 1! 🎷✨A huge thank you to Jeff Rupert and the UCF Flying Horse Big Band for an ab...
04/18/2026

What an incredible way to close out Day 1! 🎷✨
A huge thank you to Jeff Rupert and the UCF Flying Horse Big Band for an absolutely electric performance tonight. Your artistry and energy set the perfect tone for the festival, and it was a privilege to have such world-class musicians share the stage with us.
We are still buzzing from that set! Can’t wait to keep the music going for Day 2.

Bringing the heat and the horn lines! 🎺 The USF Jazz Ensemble 1 absolutely lit up the night. Pure energy from start to f...
04/18/2026

Bringing the heat and the horn lines! 🎺 The USF Jazz Ensemble 1 absolutely lit up the night. Pure energy from start to finish.

Lakeside Jazz Festival in full swing! 🎷🎶🎺
04/17/2026

Lakeside Jazz Festival in full swing! 🎷🎶🎺

The U.S. Marine Corps Band is hosting auditions at this years Lakeside Jazz Festival, and this is your chance to explore...
04/16/2026

The U.S. Marine Corps Band is hosting auditions at this years Lakeside Jazz Festival, and this is your chance to explore a professional path in music right out of high school! If you're looking for a stable career where you can turn your passion into a profession, scan the QR code to learn more and request your audition.

Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your talent at this years Lakeside Jazz Fesitval!!

A huge thank you to our 2026 Lakeside Jazz Festival Hospitality Sponsors for their generous food donations! 🎷✨Their deli...
04/16/2026

A huge thank you to our 2026 Lakeside Jazz Festival Hospitality Sponsors for their generous food donations! 🎷✨

Their delicious contribution will help us take care of the judges, performers, and VIP guests who make this event so special. We are so grateful for their support of the arts and our local community here in Port Orange.

Be sure to show them some love and check them out—supporting businesses that give back makes our community stronger!

04/06/2026

A huge thank you to all of our incredible sponsors for supporting music education and the Lakeside Jazz Festival. Because of you, student musicians from across the region have a stage to learn, grow, and shine.

Your generosity helps us continue our mission—providing meaningful performance opportunities and funding student scholarships for summer music programs.

Join us April 17 & 18 for two unforgettable days of live jazz, featuring outstanding student ensembles and our incredible headliners. It’s going to be something special.

If you see these businesses, give them your support—they’re making a real difference in the lives of young musicians.

Learn more: LakesideJazzFestival.org
Preferred seating available Saturday night: https://www.lakesidejazzfestival.org/shop

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