{"id":8564,"date":"2016-01-28T09:18:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T14:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts\/?p=8564"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:17:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:17:25","slug":"st-petersburg-jazz-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts-humanities-design-educational-information\/st-petersburg-jazz-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg Jazz Festival kicks off Feb. 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival kicks off on Feb. 24 with five local concerts nightly through Feb. 28.\u00a0 Originally dubbed the St. Petersburg College Jazz Fest, the event has evolved into a city-wide celebration now in its eighth year.<\/p>\n<p>SPC music professor, trombonist and composer David Manson started the event in 2009 to promote an American music form that is appreciated around the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2016 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLoYW5lqAk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jazz Quicklinks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/pages\/dynamic.aspx?id=3834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPC Jazz Band<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/pages\/dynamic.aspx?id=3848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helios Jazz Orchestra<\/a> and other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollee.edu\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Music options<\/a> at SPC<\/li>\n<li>Download the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/2016-Jazz-Festival-Program.pdf\" rel=\"\">2016 Jazz Festival Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow the Jazz Fest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StPeteJazzFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about the St. Petersburg Jazz Festival artists at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stpetejazzfest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.stpetejazzfest.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/hfa\">SPC Arts and Entertainment Degrees<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2016 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8568 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/jazz-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"2016 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts-humanities-design-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/jazz-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/arts-humanities-design-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/jazz.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/>Presented by EMIT and St. Petersburg College, this year&#8217;s St. Petersburg Jazz Festival schedule includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nJames Varnado Jazz\/Funk Band<br \/>\nSide Door at the Palladium Theater<br \/>\n253 5th Ave. N., St. Petersburg<br \/>\nCost: $15 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sa1.seatadvisor.com\/sabo\/servlets\/TicketRequest?eventId=1020446&amp;presenter=FLPAL&amp;venue=&amp;event=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy Tickets Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nBird and Diz<br \/>\nA tribute to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie led by James Suggs and Austin Vickery<br \/>\nSide Door at the Palladium Theater<br \/>\n253 5th Ave. N., St. Petersburg<br \/>\nCost: $15 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sa1.seatadvisor.com\/sabo\/servlets\/TicketRequest?eventId=1020447&amp;presenter=FLPAL&amp;venue=&amp;event=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy Tickets Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Silvano Monasterios Trio<br \/>\nFeaturing the compositions of Silvano Monasterios joined by Jon Dadurka on bass and Rodolfo Zu\u00f1iga on drums<br \/>\nSide Door at the Palladium Theater<br \/>\n253 5th Ave. N., St. Petersburg<br \/>\nCost: $15 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sa1.seatadvisor.com\/sabo\/servlets\/TicketRequest?eventId=1020450&amp;presenter=FLPAL&amp;venue=&amp;event=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy Tickets Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nFred Johnson and the Helios Jazz Orchestra<br \/>\nSt. Petersburg College Music Center<br \/>\n6605 5th Ave. N., St. Petersburg<br \/>\nCost: $15 at the door (Free for SPC students, faculty and staff with college ID)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Post-Festival Jazz Jam<br \/>\nHosted by the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association<br \/>\nManhattan Casino<br \/>\n642 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg<br \/>\nCost: $5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival kicks off on Feb. 24 with five local concerts nightly through Feb. 28.\u00a0 Originally dubbed the St. Petersburg College Jazz Fest, the event has evolved into a city-wide celebration now in its eighth year. 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