La Lucha jazz trio brings its ’80s covers album back to life in St. Pete this weekend

Considering how there’s no shortage of ‘80s cover bands in Tampa Bay—for better or worse—it’s only natural that one of our most respected local jazz outfits would dip its toes into that territory.

The aptly-titled La Lucha—one of Tampa Bay’s best instrumental bands—taps into some vocals for its album La Lucha Plays the ‘80s .

On it, the trio turns Madonna’s voice on “Like A Virgin” into an ultra-smooth James Suggs trumpet arrangement, and still works in two original, mostly-piano-driven instrumental pieces, “E.T” and “She’s Like The Wind.”

On hand to help rip out selections from the record and more will be the vocals of Guianna Brantley (colloquially known by her first name only), which appear on the recordings, too.

Tickets to La Lucha Plays The ’80s at freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg are sold-out.

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This article appears in Jul 25-31, 2024.