SPL EVENTS
31 January/February 2020 StPeteLifeMag.com
Jazz Live International Festival. Israeli-born
jazz pianist Tal Cohen dishes up original jazz
has performed at the Melbourne, Australia,
Jazz Festival and the Detroit Jazz Festival. This
concert will be at the Side Door.
Saturday, Feb. 29
Alexis Cole with Helios Jazz Orchestra
Alexis Cole’s smooth voice has been
compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah
Vaughan and Anita O’Day. She has performed
at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center,
Birdland, The Jazz Standard, Blues Alley, and
Billboard Live, and has been a featured soloist
with the Boston Pops and NY Philharmonic.
The Helios Jazz Orchestra is a 17-piece jazz
Big Band directed by David Manson. The
group has performed at the Clearwater Jazz
Holiday, Ybor Jazz Fest and is ensemblein
residence at St. Petersburg College. This
concert will be in Hough Hall.
Sunday, March 1
Jason Charos and The Booker Little Project
In an all-to-short life of 23 years, Booker Little
established himself as one of the greatest
jazz trumpet players of the second half of the
20th century. He possessed blazing technique,
unsurpassed melodic gifts, deep harmonic
understanding, and a fearless approach to
improvisation and composition. The Jason
Charos Group tackles works by Booker Little
led by Jason Charos (trumpet), David Mason
(alto saxophone), Jered Byford (trombone),
Leo Folsom (piano), Jesse Katz (bass) and
Marcello Carelli (drums).
ST. PETERSBURG
JAZZ FESTIVAL
WHEN: February 26-March
1; all shows are at 7:30 pm
WHERE: The Palladium,
253 5th Avenue N. St.
Petersburg 727-822-3590
ADMISSION: All shows are
$25 general admission/$35
reserved seating through
at mypalladium.org
Special Festival Subscription
one price: general admission
$100/reserved seating $125
(available only through the
For advance tickets, go to
mypalladium.org
Sarasota Jazz Fest
The Sarasota Jazz Festival celebrates
its 40th year March 8-14 with a starstudded
lineup featuring headliners The
Manhattan Transfer. Other jazz stars
include Dick Hyman, Clairdee, Houston
Person, Charles McPherson, Russell
band La Lucha with Alejandro Arenas,
Mark Feinman, and John O’Leary. Four
themed stages will present Latin, classic,
and contemporary jazz and blues.
The festival changes locations this year,
with mainstage concerts presented in
the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium,
801 North Tamiami Trail. Several other
concerts will be staged at several venues,
each within a short walking distance of the
Auditorium. In addition, long-established
festival events will be held in their
traditional venues at Philippi Estate Park,
Burns Court Cinema, and night clubs in
downtown Sarasota.
The festival brings a mix of free
and ticketed events that feature
internationally acclaimed performers, local
and regional musicians, young musicians
aiming to be the stars of tomorrow, a pub
concert. The festival opens Sunday, March
8, from noon to 4 pm with Jazz in the Park,
a free concert at Philippi Estate Park. For
an updated schedule of events and tickets,
go to sarasotajazzfestival.org or call
(941) 366-1552.
Palladium Jazz Awards
The historic Palladium, where live jazz is a staple
ladium Jazz Awards. A concert January 12 will
honor longtime favorites Kitty Daniels and Majid
Shabazz, and St. Pete photographer Herb Snitzer,
famous for his images of jazz performers from the
1950s and ‘60s. The main event in Hough Hall will
be followed by a jam session organized by the Al
Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association at the Side
include: James Suggs, LaRue Nickelson, Valerie
Gillespie, David Pate, Belinda Womack, John
Lamb, Fred Johnson, and Jack Wilkins, sax. La Lucha,
featuring John O’Leary, Alejandro Arenas and
Mark Feinman, will anchor the mainstage show,
backing all the guest artists. Tickets are $36, $26,
$20 for students; go to
mypalladium.org for more information. Herb Snitzer
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