Doors open at 11 AM and the first act starts at noon! Get your tickets! now!
Rock / Funk / Jazz
Pianist Sal Martinez and his trio will play jazz standards from bebop of the 1950s, to the post jazz/rock fusion era. The trio consists of piano, bass, and drums. Martinez will soon complete his degree in Jazz Studies as a piano performance major at the University of Central Florida. This budding young pianist recently went on a jazz tour in Tokyo, as well as winning multiple awards for performing at competitions at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Eighth Note Collective is a versatile jazz ensemble based in Orlando, that blends traditional jazz with soul, funk, R&B, and Latin rhythms. Led by trombonist Derrick Harris, the group performs both original compositions and creative arrangements of pop standards.
Ella and the Bossa Beat is an international father-daughter jazz duo (with the addition of a bassist/ guitarist for this show) featuring vocalist and pianist Ella Blu and Grammy-nominated drummer/producer Magrus Borges. Based in Orlando, They are known for blending contemporary jazz, soul, and Brazilian bossa nova.
The 2026 “Thin Man” Watts Jazz Fest will feature renowned Puerto Rican percussionist Dimas Sanchez, and his Afro Latin Jazz Project, blending Afro-Caribbean rhythms with Latin jazz. Based in Orlando, Sanchez'ensemble explores the cultural and rhythmic connections between Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.
