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| Gold Coast Jazz Community Event - First Friday Student Jazz Jam - May 2, 2025 at ArtServe in Ft. Lauderdale The First Friday Jazz Jam is a live and open jazz jam session featuring student musicians. Jazz students from area middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities are invited to bring their instruments, their friends and participate. The Jazz Jams provide area students a chance to perform before a live audience with a live professional backline, provided by the Gold Coast Jazz Society. Nicole Yarling, jazz musician and jazz educator, leads each jam session. The general public is invited to attend as audience members. It's a great night of jazz for families and jazz buffs alike. The Gold Coast Jazz Society is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of jazz music through a mainstage concert series, free community concerts, educational programs, a jazz scholarship program and musical services provided by the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band. Gold Coast Jazz Society History Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr. had a vision to bring more jazz to the "Gold Coast" area of South Florida. In 1992, Fred and a group of avid jazz buffs made this vision a reality by forming a non-profit organization called the Gold Coast Jazz Society in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Following its formation, the GCJS developed a concert series, which was presented in the main dining room of the historic Riverside Hotel, located on the famous Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. As the concert series continued to grow and expand, a larger venue was required. The concert series was eventually moved to the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, located in the Arts & Science District of Fort Lauderdale. Today, the seven-concert jazz series continues to be presented in the Amaturo Theater each year from November through May. Over the years the Society has grown and expanded to include the presentation of jazz education and community outreach activities, the Jeanette M. Russell Jazz Scholarship Program, and many special events throughout the year. First Friday Jazz Jam 1st Friday of Every Month, January thru June 2024 7:30-9:30pm at ArtServe 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd Ft. Lauderdale FL 33304 write your comments about the article :: © 2025 Jazz News :: home page |