Smooth Jazz returns to the sugar-white beaches of Northwest Florida this spring as the 2011 Seabreeze Jazz Festival offers a full weekend of smooth contemporary jazz entertainment. Set for April 13-17th at Pier Park in Panama City Beach, FL, the event has been named “Top 10 Jazz Festival in the USA" by JAZZIZ Magazine and continues to attract smooth jazz fans from all over the USA as well as Canada, Europe, and 13 other countries. Set in the new exciting venue of Pier Park in Panama City Beach, the Seabreeze Jazz Festival is unique in its approach to “an all SMOOTH JAZZ" lineup just steps away from over 150 shops, restaurants, and nightclubs—and located directly across the street from the beautiful Emerald Coast beaches known worldwide for their sugar-white sands and emerald-green waters. And new for 2011, the new Panama City International Airport is open just 8 miles from the venue providing service from Southwest Airlines and Delta.
The Seabreeze Jazz Festival is unique in that is it produced and managed by a smooth jazz radio station, and not simply a jazz festival promoter. Smooth jazz radio station WSBZ-FM Seabreeze 106.3 in Destin, FL, The Seabreeze Jazz Festival selects the talent and treats the event like playing the ULTIMATE dream set of smooth jazz on the radio. This difference results in a total synergy for the entire weekend in music and presentation. And new for 2011, The Seabreeze Jazz Festival has partnered with The Smooth Jazz Cruise to present the absolute most exciting lineup of talent on any stage. Special host to the event will be WSBZ Midday Personality Miranda Wilson.
Featured artists for 2011 include the top “hitmakers" in the contemporary jazz format. Artists to perform include George Benson, Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Norman Brown, Richard Elliot, Gerald Albright, Peter White, Euge Groove, Candy Dulfer, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Golub, Eric Darius, Cindy Bradley, Warren Hill, Paul Taylor, Mindi Abair, Ken Ford, Marion Meadows, Dotsero, Nicholas Cole, Marcus Anderson, Julian Vaughn, Joey Sommerville, Robert Harris Group, Roman Street, and Jones and Company.
A Smooth Jazz Dinner Cruise aboard “The Lady Anderson" kicks off the festivities on Tuesday, April 13th with a three-hour dinner cruise along beautiful St. Andrews Bay with live entertainment from saxophonist Eric Darius. Tickets are limited.
New this year is the addition of a Thursday night concert, and what a way to start a new tradition! A Special Evening with George Benson and Boney James is set for Thursday, April 14th at the Pier Park Amphitheater. This is George Benson's first appearance at the event and 2011 marks the 30th Anniversary of his landmark album “Breezin." Boney James will be debuting new selections from his new cd “Contact" due out late March 2011.
The excitement continues all weekend with full days and nights of great smooth jazz from some of the TOP ARTISTS with music starting at 10am both Saturday and Sunday and continuing into the night. The action moves from the main stage at Pier Park to Reggae J's inside the Pier Park shopping area Friday and Saturday night at 10:30pm with two All-Star Jam After-Parties after the festival with host Eric Darius. Who knows who you will see on stage during The Seabreeze Jazz Festival All-Star Jam Party!
And to top off this special event of contemporary jazz—The Seabreeze Jazz Festival presents one of the top contemporary art painters in the world—Alfred Gockel. Based in Germany and known as one of the most-collected contemporary artists, his work and style truly captures the “essence" of smooth jazz unlike any other painter. Creating the 2011 Seabreeze Jazz Festival Poster Art and T-Shirt, Gockel will be making a special appearance each day of the event doing LIVE PAINTING creating ORIGINAL WORKS ON-SITE and each work will be auctioned off from the main stage at the end of the day. Attendees can come for the ULTIMATE WEEKEND of smooth jazz and leave with a contemporary art masterpiece worth tens of thousands of dollars. Meet Alfred Gockel in person and see how he creates this unique and very cool jazzy art!
Tickets are on sale an limited. A Four Day Pass including all performances Thursday-Sunday is $200 each. A Weekend Pass good for Friday-Sunday only is $140 and individual single day tickets are $80 each. Special VIP Seating including food, beer,wine, VIP Parking, early entry, and covered table seating for Thursday's show with George Benson and Boney James are $150 each.
To order tickets and see the entire lineup of events, go to
http://www.seabreezejazzfestival.net or call 1-800-595-4849 or order tickets.
Tickets are available locally in Northwest Florida at Borders Books at Pier Park in Panama City Beach, Kichenique on Highway 98 in Destin, and Playground Music Center in Ft. Walton Beach.
Special weekend accommodations in Pamana City Beach are provided by hotel partners ResortQuest, Sterling Resorts, Oaseas Resorts, Aqua Condominiums, Seahaven, and others. To see special hotel and condominium availability, go to
Proceeds from the event benefit Music In the Schools in Northwest Florida providing music scholarships and jazz band instrument purchases for local area high schools. For more information on the event, contact Mark Carter at WSBZ-FM at 850-267-3279. Sponsored by ResortQuest and The Smooth Jazz Cruise. Other sponsors include Pier Park, The Panama City Beach Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Smooth Jazz.com, Sterling Resorts, JAZZIZ Magazine, Smooth Lounge.com, Oaseas Resorts, Creative Gems of Panama City, The Northwest Florida Daily News, Mac Fine Art, Borders Books, and The Panama City News Herald,
Another Seabreeze Radio Smooth Jazz Concert Event.
The Seabreeze Jazz Festival is unique in that is it produced and managed by a smooth jazz radio station, and not simply a jazz festival promoter. Smooth jazz radio station WSBZ-FM Seabreeze 106.3 in Destin, FL, The Seabreeze Jazz Festival selects the talent and treats the event like playing the ULTIMATE dream set of smooth jazz on the radio. This difference results in a total synergy for the entire weekend in music and presentation. And new for 2011, The Seabreeze Jazz Festival has partnered with The Smooth Jazz Cruise to present the absolute most exciting lineup of talent on any stage. Special host to the event will be WSBZ Midday Personality Miranda Wilson.
Featured artists for 2011 include the top “hitmakers" in the contemporary jazz format. Artists to perform include George Benson, Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Norman Brown, Richard Elliot, Gerald Albright, Peter White, Euge Groove, Candy Dulfer, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Golub, Eric Darius, Cindy Bradley, Warren Hill, Paul Taylor, Mindi Abair, Ken Ford, Marion Meadows, Dotsero, Nicholas Cole, Marcus Anderson, Julian Vaughn, Joey Sommerville, Robert Harris Group, Roman Street, and Jones and Company.
A Smooth Jazz Dinner Cruise aboard “The Lady Anderson" kicks off the festivities on Tuesday, April 13th with a three-hour dinner cruise along beautiful St. Andrews Bay with live entertainment from saxophonist Eric Darius. Tickets are limited.
New this year is the addition of a Thursday night concert, and what a way to start a new tradition! A Special Evening with George Benson and Boney James is set for Thursday, April 14th at the Pier Park Amphitheater. This is George Benson's first appearance at the event and 2011 marks the 30th Anniversary of his landmark album “Breezin." Boney James will be debuting new selections from his new cd “Contact" due out late March 2011.
The excitement continues all weekend with full days and nights of great smooth jazz from some of the TOP ARTISTS with music starting at 10am both Saturday and Sunday and continuing into the night. The action moves from the main stage at Pier Park to Reggae J's inside the Pier Park shopping area Friday and Saturday night at 10:30pm with two All-Star Jam After-Parties after the festival with host Eric Darius. Who knows who you will see on stage during The Seabreeze Jazz Festival All-Star Jam Party!
And to top off this special event of contemporary jazz—The Seabreeze Jazz Festival presents one of the top contemporary art painters in the world—Alfred Gockel. Based in Germany and known as one of the most-collected contemporary artists, his work and style truly captures the “essence" of smooth jazz unlike any other painter. Creating the 2011 Seabreeze Jazz Festival Poster Art and T-Shirt, Gockel will be making a special appearance each day of the event doing LIVE PAINTING creating ORIGINAL WORKS ON-SITE and each work will be auctioned off from the main stage at the end of the day. Attendees can come for the ULTIMATE WEEKEND of smooth jazz and leave with a contemporary art masterpiece worth tens of thousands of dollars. Meet Alfred Gockel in person and see how he creates this unique and very cool jazzy art!
Tickets are on sale an limited. A Four Day Pass including all performances Thursday-Sunday is $200 each. A Weekend Pass good for Friday-Sunday only is $140 and individual single day tickets are $80 each. Special VIP Seating including food, beer,wine, VIP Parking, early entry, and covered table seating for Thursday's show with George Benson and Boney James are $150 each.
To order tickets and see the entire lineup of events, go to
http://www.seabreezejazzfestival.net or call 1-800-595-4849 or order tickets.
Tickets are available locally in Northwest Florida at Borders Books at Pier Park in Panama City Beach, Kichenique on Highway 98 in Destin, and Playground Music Center in Ft. Walton Beach.
Special weekend accommodations in Pamana City Beach are provided by hotel partners ResortQuest, Sterling Resorts, Oaseas Resorts, Aqua Condominiums, Seahaven, and others. To see special hotel and condominium availability, go to
Proceeds from the event benefit Music In the Schools in Northwest Florida providing music scholarships and jazz band instrument purchases for local area high schools. For more information on the event, contact Mark Carter at WSBZ-FM at 850-267-3279. Sponsored by ResortQuest and The Smooth Jazz Cruise. Other sponsors include Pier Park, The Panama City Beach Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Smooth Jazz.com, Sterling Resorts, JAZZIZ Magazine, Smooth Lounge.com, Oaseas Resorts, Creative Gems of Panama City, The Northwest Florida Daily News, Mac Fine Art, Borders Books, and The Panama City News Herald,
Another Seabreeze Radio Smooth Jazz Concert Event.
