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Jim Luksic/News-Leader Amelia Island Jazz Festival co-founder and drummer Les DeMerle stands at a drum kit in his Fernandina Beach garage.
The annual Les DeMerle Amelia Island Jazz Festival strikes up the band with eight days of jazz from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5.
DeMerle and his wife, Bonnie, founded the event 22 years ago. Its man…