La Lucha plays New Tampa Performing Arts Center in Tampa, Florida on April, 13, 2025. Credit: Photo via La Lucha EPK

Jazz trios based around drums, piano and bass are technically unplugged, but La Lucha is known for always switching things up.

One of Tampa Bay’s best instrumental bands does just that at this VH1-inspired gig with Brazilian trombonist, François de Lima and Tampa Bay’s dean of jazz guitar, LaRue Nickelson.

“Leaning into the natural changes of the season, La Lucha will ‘spring into summer,’” the venue wrote. Expect a sneak listen to upcoming songs from La Lucha’s next album, set to be recorded in Nashville this summer, too.

Tickets for La Lucha (unplugged) happening Sunday, April 13 at New Tampa Performing Arts Center are still available starting at $15.

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This article appears in Apr 3-9, 2025.

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...