{"id":2238564,"date":"2026-01-17T07:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2238564"},"modified":"2026-01-17T07:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:37:18","slug":"new-horizons-fest-brings-a-week-of-jazz-and-adventurous-music-to-gainesville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-horizons-fest-brings-a-week-of-jazz-and-adventurous-music-to-gainesville\/","title":{"rendered":"New\u00a0Horizons\u00a0Fest brings a week of jazz and adventurous music to Gainesville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alachuachronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-Horizons-blue.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Press release from New Horizons Fest<\/em><\/p>\n<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 New\u00a0Horizons\u00a0Fest is a week-long celebration of jazz and adventurous music, taking place February 23 through March 1 at venues across Gainesville. The festival brings together local, regional, and nationally recognized artists for a series of concerts, showcases, film screenings, and late-night explorations that highlight the city\u2019s vibrant creative music community and concludes with a performance by the luminary drummer and producer, Makaya McCraven.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning intimate club performances, outdoor concerts, and special one-night events, New\u00a0Horizons\u00a0Fest emphasizes boundary-pushing jazz, improvised music, and cross-genre experimentation. The festival is designed as a city-wide experience, encouraging audiences to move between venues and discover new artists, collaborations, and spaces throughout the week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Festival Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Monday, Feb. 23<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>Chris Cogburn, Mike Khoury, and Hesham Abedi<\/em> \u2014 Hippodrome Cinema 7:30pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, Feb. 24<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>Jazzology at the Bull<\/em> \u2014 The Bull \u2013 8pm<br \/><em>Baby J\u2019s Jazz Standard Tuesdays<\/em> \u2014 Baby J\u2019s 8pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, Feb. 25<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>Luke Schneider + Mike Baggetta + J. Eel<\/em> \u2014 Loosey\u2019s 7:30pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday, Feb. 26<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>Kristen Warren + Creek<\/em> \u2014 Baby J\u2019s- 8pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday, Feb. 27<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>Abstract Citizen, Katara<\/em> \u2014 Loosey\u2019s- 8pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, Feb. 28<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>Soundtrack to a Coup d\u2019\u00c9tat<\/em> \u2014 Hippodrome Cinema 7pm<br \/><em>Dionysus with AGPA DJ Set<\/em> \u2014 Baby J\u2019s \u2013 8pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday, March 1<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>NCFBS presents Mud Morganfield &amp; Little Mike and the Tornadoes (Matinee)<\/em> \u2014 Heartwood Soundstage 5pm<br \/><em>Makaya McCraven<\/em> (Evening show with Sunshine Records DJ) \u2014 Heartwood Soundstage 9pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional event details, set times, and ticket information can be found at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pulparts.com\/newhorizons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pulparts.com\/newhorizons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tve-leads-two-step-trigger tl-2step-trigger-0\"\/><span class=\"tve-leads-two-step-trigger tl-2step-trigger-0\"\/><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Start Tags --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- End Tags -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source alachuachronicle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release from New Horizons Fest GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 New\u00a0Horizons\u00a0Fest is a week-long celebration of jazz and adventurous music, taking place February 23 through March 1 at venues across Gainesville. 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