Live Music Seaside JAZZ Festival

[GoodWitch58]

This is even more disturbing if the event was a fundraiser. Very unusual for people not to show up for that.

 

[Jennifer Steele]

Respectfully, the above statement should be clarified with several facts.

At a DSA (Merchants of Seaside) general meeting on 12/20/07, merchant attendees were told that the Board had decided the Seaside Spring Wine Festival would be replaced by "Journey Through Jazz" in 2008.

The merchants as a whole were never asked by the Board or DSA office if they wanted the Spring Wine Festival ended. The merchants as a whole were never asked by the Board or DSA office if they wanted a Jazz event.

Thus, both decisions appear to have been made solely by the Board. The majority of merchants had no input nor knowledge until the Jazz event was announced by the Board at that meeting as being a done deal.

The purpose of my post was meant to clarify that the event was not put on by the Seaside Corporation or Seaside homeowners without the merchants' input but that, ironically, the "Merchants of Seaside" put on the event without the merchants' input. Most people don't know the difference between all the entities, and why would they? Your post further makes the point that there was a huge disconnect between the organizers, the merchants, and especially the potential ticket buyers.

 

[Jdarg]

Event website here: http://www.seasidefloridajazzfestival08.com/

I cannot find any mention of this event being a fund raiser of any kind.

 

[Beach Bimmer]

The purpose of my post was meant to clarify that the event was not put on by the Seaside Corporation or Seaside homeowners without the merchants' input but that, ironically, the "Merchants of Seaside" put on the event without the merchants' input.

Most people don't know the difference between all the entities, and why would they?

Your post further makes the point that there was a huge disconnect between the organizers, the merchants, and especially the potential ticket buyers.

Agreed, agreed, and agreed. We love Seaside and want to see it do things that please locals and visitors alike.

Imagine the families that will be coming here for Memorial Weekend that will see a wall of tents...and their kids can't play on the grass at the amphitheatre unless they pay $150 for admission.

DSA, take down the tents and make the remaining shows free including Neville Brothers. The $$$ losses might begin to be offset by the goodwill that would create...

 

[Kurt]

Let's support the musicians & merchants

Now is the time on SoWal when we dance. It's time to get your funk on people!



May 19, 2008

The Neville Brothers Headline Seaside Jazz Festival


Seaside, FL – The Neville Brothers, New Orleans “First Family of Funk”, bring their blues-soaked jazz to the Seaside Amphitheater, Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 at 6pm as part of the Seaside Jazz Festival: A Journey Through Jazz sponsored by The Merchants of Seaside.

The festival started last weekend, with a full line up: featuring headliner, Latin Grammy Award-winning flautist, Nestor Torres, Shamarr Allen, Jesse McBride, Ted Shumate, The Rebirth Brass Band. The festival continues this weekend, Friday, May 23 – Monday, May 26. Friday night opens with free access to the community as Hot 8 Brass Band takes the stage at 7pm.

A variety of jazz talents round out the line-up this weekend, including Marva Wright, Little Freddie King, Glen David Andrews, Hot 8 Brass Band, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, as well as Gulf Coast favorite, Dayve Stewart.

Tickets can be purchased through The Merchants of Seaside by calling 866-579-5424 or online at www.seasidefloridajazzfestival08.com and are available as daily passes or full access weekend pass. Friday, May 23 is a free kick off concert; tickets for Saturday, May 24 are $50; tickets for Sunday, May 25 are $50 and tickets for Memorial Day, May 26, featuring the Neville Brothers are $75. The full weekend access pass is $150.

The Merchants of Seaside are proud to support New Orleans jazz musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina, bringing them to the stage in Seaside and donating proceeds from the festival to further their ability to get back to what they do best: play music.

 

[Kurt]

Let's support the musicians & merchants

http://www.seasidefloridajazzfestival08.com

May 19, 2008

The Neville Brothers Headline Seaside Jazz Festival


Seaside, FL – The Neville Brothers, New Orleans “First Family of Funk”, bring their blues-soaked jazz to the Seaside Amphitheater, Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 at 6pm as part of the Seaside Jazz Festival: A Journey Through Jazz sponsored by The Merchants of Seaside.

The festival started last weekend, with a full line up: featuring headliner, Latin Grammy Award-winning flautist, Nestor Torres, Shamarr Allen, Jesse McBride, Ted Shumate, The Rebirth Brass Band. The festival continues this weekend, Friday, May 23 – Monday, May 26. Friday night opens with free access to the community as Hot 8 Brass Band takes the stage at 7pm.

A variety of jazz talents round out the line-up this weekend, including Marva Wright, Little Freddie King, Glen David Andrews, Hot 8 Brass Band, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, as well as Gulf Coast favorite, Dayve Stewart.

Tickets can be purchased through The Merchants of Seaside by calling 866-579-5424 or online at www.seasidefloridajazzfestival08.com and are available as daily passes or full access weekend pass. Friday, May 23 is a free kick off concert; tickets for Saturday, May 24 are $50; tickets for Sunday, May 26 are $50 and tickets for Memorial Day, May 26, featuring the Neville Brothers are $75. The full weekend access pass is $150.

The Merchants of Seaside are proud to support New Orleans jazz musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina, bringing them to the stage in Seaside and donating proceeds from the festival to further their ability to get back to what they do best: play music.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Bimmer, I agree. Take down the curtains, put up a picket fence if you must control the food and beverage to protect the sponsor, Heineken. Get a good spokesperson to MC the event and solicit donations for the worthy cause. The green will be packed, and the money will flow.

 

[Smiling JOe]

As Kurt said, it's time to get the funk on. EVERYONE, Friday's show is FREE, and it sounds like it will be a great one. Come out and play! You too, Tootsie! www.myspace.com/hot8brassband (listen to samples)

 

[scooterbug44]

The only advertising I ever saw was the sign by the post office. If it hadn't been for the white tents and Sowal I wouldn't have known anything was going on.

The tents are a pain and stupid IMO - the way to keep people from enjoying paid music for free is not to obscure their VISION and take up parking spaces!

 

[rapunzel]

Now is the time on SoWal when we dance. It's time to get your funk on people!