Celebrates 46 Years with their Return to Roots!
The festival will feature the Tampa Bay Times main stage concerts back on the large green in Coachman Park with two headline performances each night. Two new side stages feature 14 additional performances across the four-day weekend celebration creating a late/afternoon, early evening pre-party before the headliners take the main stage.
VIP and reserved seats are available for purchase and concertgoers can also enjoy the festival from two general admission areas where blankets and lawn chairs are welcome – on the green behind the reserved seating and on the Sunset Bluff overlooking the green. All ticket holders have access to the side stages and food and beverage vendors.
“We are excited to bring the festival back with this familiar format that really captures the community feel and magic of the tradition,” explains Steve Weinberger, Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation CEO. “It has that old school Clearwater Jazz Holiday vibe, a relaxed family-friendly atmosphere, and so much great music.”
The 2025 lineup once again offers a diverse festival bill with something for everyone, and a different feel each day from smooth, straight ahead, progressive and big band jazz to funk, soul, blues, Americana roots rock, and everything in between.
Weinberger describes the 2025 experience, “We are thrilled with the lineup and are especially looking forward to the intimacy of the new side stages which are in the immediate vicinity of the large green – making it easy to get up close and personal with the music, check out all the happenings, wander around, and explore Coachman Park in this fun setting.”
True to the CJH mission, there will also be performances from outstanding young musicians, including many jazz students, past and present, who the folks at CJH often affectionately call Young Lions. Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation supports many of these aspiring artists throughout the year with its education and outreach programs providing instructional and performance opportunities.
THURSDAY, OCT. 16 / 4pm gates open. Tampa Bay Times Stage: 6:30-8pm – RNR feat. Rick Braun & Richard Elliot; 8:30-10pm – Tower of Power. Visit St. Pete/Clearwater Plaza Stage: 4:30-6pm – The Boneshakers ft. Randy Jacobs & Jenny Langer. Pier Party Stage: 4:30-6pm – CJH Young Lioms Legacy Jam “Past & Present” hosted by Alex Malkovich
FRIDAY, OCT. 17 / 4pm gates open. Tampa Bay Times Stage: 7:30-9pm – The War and Treaty; 9:30-11pm – Cory Wong. Visit St. Pete/Clearwater Plaza Stage: 4:15-5:15pm – Pete Carney & Orange Alert; 5:45-7pm – Polyrhythmics. Pier Party Stage – 4:30-7pm – CHILLtronic Tekaover w/ Austen Van Der Bleek & Jask.k
SATURDAY, OCT. 18 / 3pm gates open. Tampa Bay Times Stage: 7:30-9pm – Lady Blackbird; 9:30-11pm – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. Visit St. Pete/Clearwater Stage: 3:45-5pm – CJH Youth All-Star Jazz Band hosted by Frank Williams; 5:30-7pm – “Big Easy Swing” Tomkats Jazz Orchestra ft. Scotty Wright & Tony Castellano. Pier Party Stage: 3:30-5pm – Allon Sams & Friends; 5:30-7pm – Santana Soul Fire ft. State College of Florida Jazz Orchestra
SUNDAY, OCT.19 / 3pm gates open. Tampa Bay Times Stage: 8:30-10pm – Trampled by Turtles. St. Pete/Clearwater Plaza Stage: 3:15-4:15pm – Fil Pate Trio; 4:45-6pm – Have Gun Travel. Pier Party Stage: 3:30-4:30pm – Stay Tuned; 5-6pm – Sean Fote & Friends
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Tickets $50-$205 in advance plus fees for VIP/Reserved, Premium Reserved, and Reserved Seating. A Main Lawn General Admission Ticket is $35 in advance plus fees and a Sunset Bluff. General Admission Ticket is $5 in advance plus fees. Discounted, multi-day packages also available. For more information about the 46th Clearwater Jazz Holiday Powered by Duke Energy, call the Clearwater Jazz Holiday office at 727-461-5200, or visit online at www.ClearwaterJazz.com or facebook.com/ClearwaterJazz.
Clearwater Jazz Holiday is presented by the Clearwater Jazz Holiday Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which also celebrates the art form of jazz year-round with innovative jazz appreciation and instructional programs, online education resources, exciting performance opportunities, special funding, and creative learning experiences.