Welcome!

The Charlotte County Jazz Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting jazz music. We are located in Port Charlotte, Florida where we host concerts, as well as jazz jam sessions, monthly from October of each year through the following April. Revenue from our events supports our scholarship program to assist local high school students pay for their advanced education in music.

As a Jazz Society member you will, each year, enjoy admission without additional charge to performances by Florida’s finest professional talent as well as world renowned jazz artists. You will also receive a quarterly digital newsletter covering the jazz scene in Charlotte County and around Southwest Florida. Non-members are welcome at all our events as well.

Whether you are already a fan or are just beginning to explore and enjoy jazz, we welcome you and hope you will enjoy our website. Please browse through our menu at top and click a link to view our activities and upcoming events as well as information about scholarships, membership, special events and jazz around our community and Southwest Florida.

Becoming a member of the Charlotte County Jazz Society is easy . . . just visit our “Become a Member” page and download an application.

You won’t want to miss our upcoming matinee on Feb 2, featuring Jazz Simpatico, a marvelous trio featuring Bob Zottola on trumpet, flugel horn and vocals, Stu Shelton, one of Southwest Florida’s favorite jazz pianists, and drummer Tim Ruger, who learned his trade in the nightclubs of his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as New York, Miami, San Juan and Albuquerque.

This 1:30 TO 3:30 performance at The Grill at 1951 is free for CCJS members, with a $10 admission fee for non-members.

Due to space limitations, members must make advance reservations, either by emailing CCJS administrative assistant Emilie Deskins at intunejazz@gmail.com or calling the CCJS hotline at (941) 766-9422. The signup deadline is Thursday, January 26. Non-members may obtain tickets with a $10.00 check per ticket payable to CCJS and mailed to CCJS, PO Box 495321, Port Charlotte FL 33949 before January 26.

All reservations will be held in your names at The Grill at 1951 on the concert day, Thursday, February 2. Food and beverages will be available for lunch. Doors open at noon for ticket-holders. CCJS appreciates the hospitality provided by The Grill at 1951 which is made available to us at no charge. In recognition of this benefit and the fact that members are being invited to attend the event at no charge, guests are strongly urged to take advantage of the excellent food and beverages being offered and to thank the wait staff for their attentive service.

See you there!

• To view our latest newsletter (Dec. 2022) please click here: Dec. 2022

Thank you for visiting us at ccjazz.org. We look forward to meeting you soon at one of our jazz events.

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