Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series tickets on sale now

The Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series returns to Fort Mose Historic State Park on Feb. 6-15, 2026, celebrating five years of music, community and history. Tickets for the event are on sale at DiscoverFortMose.com.

Performances for the 5th Annual Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series span two weekends.

• Ledisi, a Grammy Award-winning vocalist who pushes the boundaries of the soul and R&B genres, will be featured in the Feb. 6 performance.

• Gary Clark Jr., a multi-Grammy Award-winner whose smooth, soulful voice and memorable guitar work fuse blues, rock and soul with elements of hip-hop, will perform Feb. 7.

• Robert Cray Band & Ruthie Foster, a powerful collaboration of two Grammy Award-winning blues masters, will perform Feb. 13.

• Grammy Award-winning musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble will take the stage Feb. 14.

• The Feb. 15 performer will be Grammy Award-winner Samara Joy, whose jazz vocals masterfully transform classic jazz standards to something entirely new.

A portion of ticket sales supports the Fort Mose Historical Society.

The series celebrates the historical significance of Fort Mose Historic State Park, the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in America. Managed by the Florida State Parks System, Fort Mose marked the official opening of its reconstructed fort in May, a project that had been in the making for over 30 years.

Fort Mose was established in 1738. Historians estimate that approximately 100 formerly enslaved men, women and children made their home at Fort Mose after escaping the British Carolinas.

St. Johns County has been the setting for many pivotal moments in Black American history, including St. Augustine’s role in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, the settling of Lincolnville and the impactful work of figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank B. Butler, Dr. Robert B. Hayling, Andrew Young and Rabbi Israel Dresner.

Visitors can explore Black History in the Nation’s Oldest City by using the St. Augustine Black History App, which seamlessly blends researched historical content with real-life exploration. It is available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.