PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
HOW PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL GOT ITS START
In 2012, I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. After I had surgery and radiation to shrink/remove it, my doctors told me that they could not remove it all. Due to the size and location of the remaining part of the tumor, they told me that they did not expect me to live for very long. Fortunately, I am still here and have turned my hobby of singing jazz into a career and a passion.
After my recovery, I began to sing again. I made many attempts to get a booking agent and I also tried to get myself booked at jazz festivals around the world. Of course, without a booking agent, it was nearly impossible for me to get booked at any festival. One day, I decided that if the door didn't open for me, I would create my own door and open it for myself and others. So, in 2018, I started my own jazz festival - Palm Beach International Jazz Festival.
My mission and goal for Palm Beach International Jazz Festival is to present highly acclaimed jazz artists from around the world and south Florida in a live concert setting in Palm Beach County. Many of the musicians who perform at the festival have never performed in a jazz festival setting before with their own band, although they have performed with world-renowned bands and musicians. Each year, Palm Beach International Jazz Festival features a young jazz student and presents the with a “The Future Looks Bright in Jazz” Award.
Palm Beach International Jazz Festival hires over 30 musicians, in addition to technical and front-of-house staff during the one-day event.
Palm Beach International Jazz Festival
A grand celebration of the great American genre – JAZZ!