Holiday Jazz from WUSF
It's that time of year! Enjoy festive jazz content from Jazz at WUSF with special playlists, performances, and album reviews that'll help you get into the holiday cheer.
Holiday Playlists
Settle into the season with warm jazz melodies, soft swing, and smooth ballads. This mix captures the feeling of falling snow, glowing lights, and quiet nights spent in comfort.
Christmas Eve is near! Enjoy this special evening with some jazzy tunes to get you spirited and ready for the big morning ahead. Including Florida artists like Jack Wilkins, La Lucha, and Daniela Soledade and national musicians like Samara Joy, Ella Fitzgerald, Dexter Gordon and many more, this playlist will be perfect for your next night in or at your next party. We hope you and your family have a festive and jazzy holiday.
Enjoy this special holiday dinner playlist featuring jazz classics from Bill Evans, Wynton Marsalis, Samara Joy, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and more! This mix is perfect for your next dinner or party this holiday season.
We've curated some of the top-rated Holiday jazz tunes to kick off your holiday season. Featuring tracks from Vince Guaraldi, Nat King Cole, Norah Jones and many more artists, this playlist will get you in the celebratory mood. We hope you have a wonderful holiday!
Studio Sessions Holiday Celebration
Meet Mindi Abair. She’s is a 2x GRAMMY nominated saxophonist, vocalist, author and wine entrepreneur. She’s recorded and toured with ensembles and musicians like Aerosmith, Gerald Albright, Gregg Allman, Dave Koz and Trombone Shorty.
Meet Dave Koz. He’s an American saxophonist, composer, and radio host. Over the past 30 years, he’s earned nine Grammy nominations and performed with artists like Celine Dion and Stevie Nicks–to say the very least.
Multiple Tampa Bay musicians and ensembles visited the WUSF Performance Studio to share a special holiday song for the 2023 festive season. Listen to each song that will be released from December 21 to December 25 below.
Holiday Album Reviews
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band brought the holiday spirit to the Nancy & David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL with A Creole Christmas concert that blended timeless holiday classics with their signature New Orleans jazz flair. This ensemble thrives the musicians’ collective energy, and each artist knows how and when to bring that energy to the audience.
The Christmas album This Christmas by Night is Alive is a delightful addition to any festive party, breathing new life into beloved classics like "Let It Snow" and "Sleigh Ride." Frank Lacy and Teddy Horangic's powerful vocals infuse each song with boundless cheer, creating delightful tracks such as "This Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." With jazz-infused arrangements and captivating sax solos by Jeremy Pelt, this album is a joyous and meaningful addition to your holiday music collection.
