MULTIPLE ARTISTS JUST ANNOUNCED AT PONTE VEDRA CONCERT HALL FIND OUT MORE BELOW!
- July 14, 2026
Tickets for each of these shows go on sale this Friday, July 17 at 10 AM.A.J. Croce Presents Croce Plays CroceVenue: Ponte Vedra Concert HallDate: Wednesday, December 2, 2026Time: 7:30 PM (6:00 PM Doors)Ticket Price: $69.23 - $285.24Acclaimed singer songwriter, piano virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist A.J. Croce is once again taking his celebrated Croce Plays Croce Tour across the country, bringing audiences an unforgettable evening of music that bridges generations and celebrates the enduring power of song. From his earliest performances as a teenager, to his critically acclaimed albums and world tours, A.J. Croce has forged a remarkable career entirely on his own terms. The show features a moving and energetic blend of Jim Croce’s legendary songs — such as “Operator”, “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”, “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” and “Time in a Bottle” — alongside AJ’s own acclaimed originals. Through stories, humor, and remarkable musicianship, A.J. connects audiences to both his father’s iconic body of work and his own evolution as one of today’s most respected artists. The tour continues to sell out venues nationwide, earning standing ovations and glowing reviews for its heartfelt storytelling and inspired performances.Venue: Ponte Vedra Concert HallDate: Friday, January 29, 2027Time: 6:00 PM (5:00 PM Doors), 9:00 PM (8:00 PM Doors)Ticket Price: $165.05 - $335.13Wynton Marsalis (Music Director, Trumpet) is the Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC). Marsalis made his recording debut in 1982 and has since recorded over 110 jazz and classical albums, four alternative records, and released five DVDs. Marsalis is the winner of nine GRAMMY Awards, and his jazz oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He remains the only musician to win a GRAMMY Award in two categories—jazz and classical— during the same year (1983, 1984).Jazz at Lincoln Center is led by Chairman Clarence Otis, Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, and Executive Director Greg Scholl. Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs a vast repertoire, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and current and former Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra members Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Ted Nash, Victor Goines, Sherman Irby, Chris Crenshaw, and Carlos Henriquez.Samara JoyVenue: Ponte Vedra Concert HallDate: Sunday, January 31, 2027Time: 7:30 PM (6:00 PM Doors)Ticket Price: $84.37 - $186.43A Bronx native, Samara Joy grew up singing in her church's gospel choir and comes from a musical family—her grandparents led the Philadelphia gospel group the Savettes, and her father, Antonio McLendon, is an accomplished musician and songwriter. She didn't turn to jazz until college at SUNY Purchase, where she won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, quickly earning recognition as a masterful interpreter of standards in the tradition of Vaughan, Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln and Carmen McRae.Her 2022 Verve debut, Linger Awhile, won Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best New Artist. A deluxe edition followed, along with the EP A Joyful Holiday, which won two more Grammys in 2025. Her latest album, Portrait, co-produced with Brian Lynch, won a 2025 NAACP Image Award and the 2026 Grammy for Best Vocal Jazz Album, and highlights her growing skill as a lyricist, setting her own words to music by Mingus, Sun Ra and her late mentor Barry Harris.
