James Suggs, playing Clearwater Jazz Holiday at Coachman Park in Clearwater, Florida on October 22, 2018. Credit: Marlo Miller

Jazz is a quintessentially American artform that’s changed the world, but you don’t have to travel the globe to see how. For this matinee, trumpeter James Suggs leads an ensemble featuring players from Canada (drummer Jean Bolduc), Colombia (pianist Julian Pernett) and Puerto Rico (bassist Noel Reyes).

Expect Bolduc to swing and leave plenty of room for soloists, Reyes to lay down a groove that doesn’t quit, and Pernett—a member of the University of South Florida Jazztet which Suggs directs—to show off his experimental fun side for a “Favorite Things” gig that’ll showcase the songs that shaped Suggs’ musical life.

Tickets to see James Suggs play Tampa Jazz Club’s matinee concert at Hillsborough Community College in Ybor City on Sunday, Feb. 5 are still available for $10-$20.