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Gainesville jazz and pop ensemble Prizilla plays Shuffle Tampa this weekend

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by Ray Roa March 6, 2024May 10, 2025

Prizilla, which plays Shuffle in Tampa, Florida on March 9, 2024. Credit: Photo via prizilla.org

After rocking a Bay area house show, Prizilla brings its soulful take on smooth jazz and pop to Tampa Heights’ favorite sports emporium and venue.

Led by Bella, who wields both saxophone and microphone, the Gainesville outfit is part of the new wave of artists who grew up on a potent cocktail of neo-soul and funk while partying at shows by bands like Lawrence or Domi and JD Beck.

Tickets to see Prizilla play Tampa Shuffle on Saturday, March 9 are still available for $10.

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This article appears in Feb 29 – Mar 6, 2024.

Ray RoaEditor-in-chief

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief... More by Ray Roa