The Clearwater Jazz Downtown Party tonight (Oct. 12) serves as the kick off to the Clearwater Jazz Holiday that opens Thursday (Oct. 13) and runs through Sunday in Coachman Park.

CLEARWATER – It’s the event jazz lovers wait for each year – the Clearwater Jazz Holiday.

The Clearwater Jazz Holiday is a four-day and four-night, world-class, live, music festival, enjoyed by more than 35,000 people the third week of every October and now in its 37^th year.

The music festival has evolved from a series of concerts on the back of a flatbed truck and at venues around Clearwater into an annual, international, music festival that draws tens of thousands of visitors each year to Coachman Park, 301 Drew St., Clearwater. The festival features a combination of legendary and relevant musical artists and a gathering of an amazingly diverse fan base.

Start your Clearwater Jazz Holiday weekend off with some cool jazz and great food and drinks at tonight’s (Oct. 12) Clearwater Jazz Downtown Party. There will be live jazz music on Cleveland Street and in restaurants and shops along Cleveland Street starting at 6 p.m. and going on until after 11 p.m in some locations. The lineup begins with the Sunshine Steel Band performing from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. outside of Station Square Park. Erica & Will Live will also perform from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. outside of Clearwater Travel on the 500 block of Cleveland Street and Haley & Daniel performing from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. outside of Salon Bravo on the 400 block of Cleveland Street. For a full schedule of tonight’s performances and performers, go to clevelandstreetdistrict.com.

The Jazz Holiday itself starts Thursday (Oct. 13). Gates open at 4:30 p.m. and performances begin at 5 p.m. Performers include the Commodores and Kool and the Gang. The festival continues through Sunday (Oct. 16) and features such performers as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Daryl Hall, Houndmouth and Grace Potter. For a full schedule, tickets and other information, go to clearwaterjazz.com.

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