Chuck Redd, quite literally, is vibes—and he’s bringing them to Tampa Bay first thing next year.
The 67-year-old jazz vibraphonist is no stranger to the Tampa Bay area, and just played the Suncoast Jazz Festival, but is all the rage (and outrage) lately these days after he canceled a Christmas Eve show at Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center to protest President Trump adding his name to the building.
Roma Daravi, current Kennedy Center spokesperson and Trump acolyte since at least 2016, says the center will sue Redd for $1 million, but in the meantime, the jazz composer who’s toured with Dizzy Gillespie and played both drums and guitar for Charlie Byrd is still gigging.
Tampa Jazz Club welcomes Redd to New Tampa Jazz Nights next month, where he’ll be backed once again by Best of the Bay-winning trio La Lucha.
Tampa Jazz Club: Chuck Redd
Time Sat., Jan. 17, 8 p.m.
Location New Tampa Performing Arts Center, 8550 Hunters Village Road, Tampa
Redd isn’t the first artist to protest Trump, obviously, and joined the like of “Hamilton” and Rhiannon Giddens who’ve canceled or moved Kennedy Center shows over the president’s overhaul of the storied venue, which has included an overhaul of the board and a crackdown on so-called “woke” programming.
See Josh Bradley’s latest list of newly announced Tampa Bay concerts below.
Inhuman Condition w/Wretched/Trash Panda Friday, Jan. 9. 7 p.m. $17.67. Crowbar, Ybor City
Leftover Crack w/La Pobreska/Bad Future Thursday, Jan. 15. 6 p.m. $26.33. Brass Mug, Tampa
Zeta w/Discord Theory/Pet Lizard Friday, Jan. 16. 8 p.m. $17.67. Crowbar, Ybor City
Bolo Saturday, Jan. 24. 10 p.m. $25.96 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
Rick Monroe and The Hitmen Sunday, Jan. 25. 7 p.m. $18.30. Brass Mug, Tampa
James McMurtry & Betty Soo Saturday, Jan. 31. 8 p.m. $30.30. Skipper’s Smokehouse, Tampa
Brooke Lee (opening for NeedToBreathe) Thursday, Feb. 5. 7:30 p.m. $127 & up. Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa
Teenage Bottlerocket w/Authority Zero/Billy Liar/Right On Time Thursday, Feb. 12. 7 p.m. $20. Brass Mug, Tampa
Markus Schulz Saturday, Feb. 28. 10 p.m. $20.77 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
Ventana w/Aeternum Thursday, March 12. 7 p.m. $18.30. Brass Mug, Tampa
Cult Member w/TBA Saturday, March 14. 7 p.m. $29.67. Crowbar, Ybor City
Ship Wrek Saturday, March 14. 10 p.m. $20.77 & up. The Ritz, Ybor City
FlyingFish w/Love Letter Sunday, March 22. 6 p.m. $24.06. Crowbar, Ybor City
Saturdays At Your Place w/Retirement Party/Kerosene Heights Sunday, March 29. 7:30 p.m. Crowbar, Ybor City
Billy Strings Wednesday, April 8. 7:30 p.m. $69.55 & up. Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
The Academy Is Saturday, April 18. 6 p.m. $51.25. The Ritz, Ybor City
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra Friday, April 24. 8 p.m. $44.50 & up. Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater
Troy Doherty Saturday, May 2. 7 p.m. $31.97 & up. Crowbar, Ybor City
Evanescence w/Spiritbox/Nova Twins Friday, June 12. 7 p.m. $49 & up. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa
Chicago w/Styx Wednesday, July 15. 7 p.m. $42 & up. MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa
Megan Moroney Friday, July 17. 7 p.m. Prices TBA. Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
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This article appears in Dec. 25 – 31, 2025.