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Justin Hayward: Not just ‘that guy from the Moody Blues’

April 1, 2025

Classical Music·Feature·Music·Musician Interviews

Photo by John Nichols Words by Kaili Cochran It’s not uncommon for a song to outshine the artist behind it. Take “Tubthumping,” for example. We all know the lyrics: “I get knocked down, but I get up again, you’re never gonna keep me down,” but how many people could actually name Chumbawamba as the band behind it? Justin

Classical Music·Downtown·Events·Festivals·Music·Music News·Music Venues·Northbank·Symphony

Jacksonville Symphony to Perform at JFK Center

Jacksonville Symphony to Perform March 23-29 for the Festival of American Orchestras at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra joins an elite group of musicians chosen to perform as part of the 3rd annual SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Marcus Roberts Trio, Sep 28

Jacksonville Symphony Celebrates the Start of a New Season with Hometown Artist Marcus Roberts Jazz Trio

It’s not very often that we are able to bring a hometown

Stripped Down and Evolved, Pete Yorn Returns to Florida

YOU & ME SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR Pete Yorn has built his career

Courtney Lewis Brings Bright Future to the Jacksonville Symphony

November 11, 2014

Classical Music·Downtown·Local Musicians·Music·Music News·Musician Interviews

The future’s looking bright for Jacksonville’s world-class symphony orchestra. For one thing, the financials are in the black for the first time in recent memory. For another, they’ve just brought on board an exciting new Music Director Designate, (the main conductor, in laymen’s terms). Lewis is replacing the departed Fabio

Jacksonville Jazz Collective play the masters

August 14, 2014

Classical Music·Local Musicians·Music·Musician Interviews

once said that “the wise musicians are those who play what they can master.” Members of the not only have the chops to play the music of the masters who’ve inspired them, they also honor their legacy by reimagining the compositions of their musical heroes in an original and creative

Fascinating Rhythm Orchestra

July 7, 2014

Classical Music·Music·Southside

Date: Every other Wednesday Venue: Jacksonville Comedy Club Tickets: Contact Comedy Club Contact: Burk Shields 477-0395 is a booking agent, but it would be easy enough to confuse the burly fella with a plain ole bookie. You know, the take your bets and then come to collect his money with

Alhambra & JSO’s Oklahoma

September 25, 2009

Classical Music·Downtown·Dual Critics·Music·On Stage·Theatre·Theatre Reviews

The Jacksonville Symphony under the baton of Michael Butterman and the Alhambra Theatre directed by Tod Booth combined their talents for the third time in as many years with four inspired performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma September the l8th to the 20th. Previous joint productions of The Music Man