Blue Jay Listening Room

Blue Jay Listening Room Jax's award winning, premier exclusive music venue. Where every ticket is a backstage pass. I wanted interaction. I wanted connection.
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For years, I've wanted a place where I could go and listen to songwriters. I mean actually sit and listen....to their stories, their inspirations, their lyrics. I grew tired of going to see my favorite local musicians at bars and restaurants where they were shoved in a corner and forced to sing covers and sneak in only an original or two. I wanted more than being one of thousands of people in an a

rena or theater...I wanted to be up close and personal. Blue Jay is a beautifully sacred, intimate space that allows you to come listen, expand your musical knowledge and share in an experience you will never forget. It gives you an opportunity to be present, take a deep breath and relax. It allows you to connect, to feel, to be inspired. So come visit us, sit back, have a glass of wine or a local craft beer, let the worries of the world melt away and just...listen.

05/31/2026

Most album release shows celebrate the songs.

Tonight celebrates the craft.

Tommy Shugart's Matriarch release show brings one of the region's most accomplished organists and analog recording enthusiasts to Blue Jay for a night of deep musicianship and brand new music.

Doors 7pm.
Music 8pm.

TONIGHT and the last Wednesday of every month.Strings, songs, and a little organized chaos…just the way we like it! 🎻🪕Jo...
05/27/2026

TONIGHT and the last Wednesday of every month.

Strings, songs, and a little organized chaos…just the way we like it! 🎻🪕

Join hosts Rex Putnam, Mike Godwin and Steve Leonard with very special guests Sam Zolla and Patrick Hagerman and come listen, come play, come stay a while.

Pickin starts at 7 and goes til 10.

Tonight’s album release show with Patrick Hagerman and Roc Helton is officially SOLD OUT.***Beware of ticket scams. DM u...
05/23/2026

Tonight’s album release show with Patrick Hagerman and Roc Helton is officially SOLD OUT.

***Beware of ticket scams. DM us to make sure the ticket is legit before sending money.***

05/22/2026

From selling out Blue Jay to selling out Red Rocks.

Sending big love to flipturn tonight. Go get em, fam.✨💙

This week at Blue Jay Listening Room:💙Tuesday, 5/19 • Jazz Jam💙Thursday, 5/21 • Juice💙Friday, 5/22 • Remedy Tree💙Saturda...
05/19/2026

This week at Blue Jay Listening Room:

💙Tuesday, 5/19 • Jazz Jam

💙Thursday, 5/21 • Juice

💙Friday, 5/22 • Remedy Tree

💙Saturday, 5/23 • Patrick Hagerman-‘Gathering Turquoise’ Album Release Show

💙Sunday, 5/24 • Melody Trucks & The Fitzkee Brothers

🎟️Tickets at bluejayjax.com

‼️🚨Tonight’s show with Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves is SOLD OUT!🙌🤘***Beware of ticket scams. DM us to make sure ti...
05/16/2026

‼️🚨Tonight’s show with Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves is SOLD OUT!🙌🤘

***Beware of ticket scams. DM us to make sure ticket is legit before purchasing.***

He’s baaaaaaack! And this time for 2 NIGHTS!Whatever you do, don’t miss Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves, this Friday ...
05/11/2026

He’s baaaaaaack! And this time for 2 NIGHTS!

Whatever you do, don’t miss Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves, this Friday and Saturday, May 15 & 16.

Tickets at bluejayjax.com

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Born in Alabama and baptized in the dive bars of the southeast, Paul McDonald first made noise with the Grand Magnolias, a roots-rock outfit, before catching fire in the public eye during American Idol’s 2011 run.

When the bright lights blurred and the cameras turned, the man behind the voice slipped into the shadows where he did what real artists do: He lived, he lost, and he wrote. Retreating to Nashville, that holy city of reinvention, Paul stitched himself back together with worn boots, hard songs, and a new band called the Mourning Doves.

Now, in 2025, the giant has stirred with the release of “So Long to the Dark Side” – a gospel-tinged reckoning wrapped in cosmic Americana and lit with songs that sound like they were scribbled on the edge of a breakdown and sung back from the brink. Raised on Petty, Parsons, and pain, Paul McDonald is not chasing trends, he’s conjuring something older and truer. His live performances are equal parts revival and rock séance.

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2457 South Third Street
Jacksonville Beach, FL
32250

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+19043183020

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