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Jazz your way into Veterans Day

Courtney Green, News Editor | Nov 9, 2019

Get in the Veterans Day spirit this weekend with the “Airmen of Note,” the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. The active duty Airman musicians will be performing this Sunday,...

Get your groove on at Jazz Fest

Breanna Cataldo, Features Editor | May 23, 2019

Jacksonville Jazz Festival is back this Memorial Day weekend. The festival kicks off tonight at 7 p.m with a piano competition. The events will continue over the weekend until Sunday, with UNF's very own...

The Jazz Faculty Scholarship Concert gives UNF students the chance to perform original work

Joslyn Simmons | Oct 7, 2017

Even 30 years later, UNF’s jazz program is swinging and creating new sounds that capture its audience and won’t let go until the last note. UNF students and faculty performed original compositions...

UNF Digs: Dr. Feelgood invited by Thomas G. Carpenter to teach music at UNF

Danae Leake | Jun 3, 2016

UNF Digs is a weekly column that delves into UNF’s archives to find treasures worth sharing. This column would be more of a snapshot of UNF’s history than an excerpt from a history textbook. But let us do the digging and brush up on your university history with UNF Digs.

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Take One with Shining: The Mavericks of Extreme Jazz

Mason McGough | Jun 14, 2013

The Norwegian metal group Shining has been the flagship of experimental metal's recent foray into jazz territory. With a surgical appearance somewhere between cosmonauts and hitmen, the group performs...

Jax Jazz Festival in full swing

Justin Chandler Porter | May 24, 2013

Two UNF alumni and local jazz enthusiasts, Lisa Kelly and J.B. Scott, will be hosting the ‘Round Midnight Jazz Jam’ sessions at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival with the Kelly Scott Quintet at the Jacksonville Landing May 24 from 9 p.m. to midnight.

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UNF alumni playing Jacksonville Jazz Fest

Jocelyn Tolbert | May 9, 2013

Two alumni, Lisa Kelly and J.B. Scott, will be hosting the ‘Round Midnight Jazz Jam with the Kelly Scott Quintet at the Jacksonville Landing on May 24 from 9 p.m. to midnight.

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Adele’s vocals inspire a soulful car ride

Spinnaker | Feb 15, 2011

LET HER SING IT! Singer-songwriter Adele’s got the soul world in her hands. Read the Spinnaker’s test drive of her new album, “21.”

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When musical worlds collide

Spinnaker | Feb 1, 2011

Music that reaches the people: A UNF jazz professor releases her 11th album in February. She speaks of her career, inspirations and how she balances it all with being a professional musician and a professor.

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Can you dig it?

Spinnaker | Nov 10, 2010

UNF jazz professor proves to be one cool cat

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A Jacksonville bucket list

Spinnaker | Nov 10, 2010

See what you’re missing! Clear some room on you refrigerator for this list and make the most of the time you have left at UNF.

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Confessions of an On-a-Budget Shopaholic: Thrift, consignment stores offer affordable way to look good

Spinnaker | Oct 12, 2010

Go out with the old and in with the new by checking out these alternative shopping destinations that won’t break the bank.

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