You’ll Want to Be here
VIP TICKETS
Your All Access Pass to everything Jazz Festival
Your VIP Experience Includes
All Main Stage Performances with PRIORITY SEATING and FREE Parking
Jazz Trolley Pub Crawl and Jazz in the Park
Entry to all Jazz Films and Late Night Tower Jam Sessions
A special VIP Reception Monday, March 18
Main Stage Events
Produced by the Jazz Club of Sarasota
All Main Stage Events will be indoors at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.
Wednesday – March 20
Main Event
6:00 - 9:15 pm | Sarasota Municipal Auditorium
Dee Dee Bridgewater
=and=
Terell Stafford Quintet
Thursday – March 21
Main EVENT
6:00 - 9:15 pm | Two 75 Minute Sets
Wycliffe Gordon Quintet
=AND=
Grace Kelly Quartet
Friday – March 22
Main Event
6:00 - 9:15 pm | Two 75 Minute Sets
Jeff Hamilton
=WITH=
Akiko Tsuruga
Steve Kovalcheck
=AND=
Valerie Gillespie
Saturday – March 23
Main Event
6:00 - 9:15 pm | Two 75 Minute Sets
Chucho Valdés Quartet
=AND=
Paul Gavin & Mosaic
Other Events
Sunday – March 17
Jazz in the Park
Noon - 4:00 pm | Outdoors at the Civic Green at The Bay Park
3 BANDS
Leading Area High School Jazz Band, The Synia Carroll Quartet, and The Pete BarenBregge Band
Doors open 11:30 am
A variety of food trucks will be on site. Adult and other beverages will be sold.
Tuesday – March 19
Jazz Trolley Pub Crawl
5:30 - 9:30 pm | Downtown Sarasota
10 LOCATIONS – 10 BANDS – 1 TICKET – 1 GREAT TIME
The trolleys will run from 5:00 to 10:00 pm
Designated parking area at Van Wezel Parking Lot
Directions to Trolley Parking - 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
Thursday – March 21
Jazz Film EvenT
9:00 am | Burns Court Cinema
"The Girls in the Band"
Introduced by Valerie Gillespie
2011, More from IMDB
Friday & Saturday – March 22 & 23
Late Night Open Jazz Jam
with the Eddie Kinder Band
9:30 pm - Midnight | Cohen Hall at SRQ Orchestra - 709 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236
Open to public participation
Bring your own instrument – Drums, Piano, and Bass will be available on stage
Sign up and band director will call people to join
Group Rate Discounts
Enjoy the Sarasota Jazz Festival with your friends and save.
◉ 10% OFF for groups purchasing 10-19 tickets
◉ 15% OFF for groups purchasing 20-39 tickets
◉ 20% OFF for groups purchasing 40 or more tickets
TO ARRANGE A GROUP PURCHASE
Email Ed Linehan and include the following information.
Group size
Event(s) of interest,
Preferred seating section
Phone number
Ed will phone you to help you with your arrangements.
All Group Sales Are Final - NO REFUNDS
Refund Policy
Tickets may be refunded for any reason up to 7 days before an event begins.
All festival events are rain or shine events.
There will be no refunds or partial refunds less than seven days before an event begins. The only exception will be the cancellation of an event or events by the festival organizers. Refunds will be issued only for the specific event or events that are canceled.