Adrian Younge plays Bayboro Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida on Friday, June 27, 2025. Credit: Photo by Daryl Bowen

It took well over a decade of soul-searching and experience, but last spring, Adrian Younge finally gave the world Something About April III, a trilogy-concluding album he says encapsulates so many things he wanted to accomplish while still a fresh-face to the studio.

With a little help from singer-songwriter Céuhe, the 47-year-old with a long history of playing the Bay area enlisted a 30-piece orchestra and an all-Brazilian choir to piece together the psychedelic, all-Portuguese experiment.

While there’s no telling if Younge is quietly working on any new jazz material with A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad, he’s back to usher in this next era with a 10-piece orchestra on hand, and local “instrumental cinematic psych groove” favorite Soft Cuff opening.

Tickets to see Adrian Younge play Bayboro Brewing in St. Petersburg on Friday, June 27 are still available for $29.67.

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This article appears in Jun 19-25, 2025.