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Music

Nate Najar brings 19th jazz holiday concert to St. Pete this month

It’s his last yuletide throwdown before a major renovation at the venue.

by Ray Roa December 2, 2025December 2, 2025

Jazz guitarist Nate Najar brings his annual holiday concert to St. Petersburg on Dec. 11, 2025.

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Music

St. Pete’s Palladium Theater gets $2.5 million for renovation

Check out the space this week when Zeta the Babe hosts a show that benefits Studio@620.

by Ray Roa October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Music

DI jazz night curator Dominic Walker releases ‘Hurricane Summer’ LP this month

Drummer Paul Gavin, pianist John C. O’Leary III, saxophonist Jack Wilkins and vocalist Allison Nash oplay support.

by Ray Roa August 23, 2025September 1, 2025

Music

Homegrown guitar ace George Pennington releases ‘American Odyssey’ this weekend

Two of the Bay area’s sharpest rhythmic minds—drummer Rod Alnord and bassist Sebastian Siaca—lead Pennington’s five piece band.

by Ray Roa August 14, 2025September 1, 2025

Music

Rebekah Pulley tops Writer’s Room Showcase songwriter show in St. Pete

Eight songsmiths, including scene staple Dean Johanesen, take the stage in two separate sets.

by Ray Roa August 7, 2025August 22, 2025

Music

Saxophonist Trace Zacur says goodbye to St. Pete on Saturday

Jazz sax and justice for all.

by Josh Bradley July 24, 2025August 23, 2025

Music

Roland-rocking boogie-woogie songwriter Henri Herbert plays St. Pete this weekend

He’s collaborated with Nas and Bryan Adams, too.

by Josh Bradley July 10, 2025July 14, 2025

Music

Smooth jazz saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa teams up with St. Pete guitar legend for summer concert

The pair will hit the stage at Palladium Theater on June 26.

by Ray Roa June 19, 2025July 21, 2025

Music

Foreigner founder Lou Gramm plays solo show in St. Petersburg this month

He made headlines this year while appearing with his old band in Clearwater.

by Josh Bradley June 12, 2025August 5, 2025

Music

Jazz composer Simon Lasky, who got a recent Palladium Creative Fellowship, plays birthday concert in St. Pete

He was supposed to celebrate last year, but Hurricane Milton had other plans.

by Ray Roa May 7, 2025May 21, 2025

Music

May concert will honor late Tampa Bay jazz singer Synia Carroll

She died this year at 67 years old.

by Josh Bradley April 30, 2025June 3, 2025

Music

Three-day Tampa Bay Blues Festival kicks off with Thursday pre-party

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram tops the bill for a full weekend of blues.

by Josh Bradley and Selene San Felice April 9, 2025April 21, 2025

Music

Florida Björkestra’s ‘Buffyfest’ returns to St. Pete for the first time since 2019

‘Once More with Feeling,’ indeed.

by Josh Bradley April 2, 2025April 14, 2025

Music

Four-day 2025 St. Pete Jazz Festival kicks off on Monday

Three nights at Palladium Theater, then a finale at the Museum of the American Arts & Crafts.

by Ray Roa March 27, 2025June 29, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

This month brings St. Pete’s last chance to screen, ‘Razed,’ a must-see documentary about the Gas Plant District

The film is a 75-minute emotional rollercoaster that captures the joy and pain of the city’s historic Black neighborhood.

by Ray Roa March 19, 2025July 28, 2025

Music

Grammy-nominated blues keyboardist Victor Wainwright plays double feature in St. Pete

He’ll honor his influences and play a band set with The Train, too.

by Josh Bradley February 13, 2025July 7, 2025

Music

Peter Gabriel and Bowie collaborators Rachel and Omar Hakim play St. Pete on Friday

They’ve also worked with Dire Straits, Wayne Shorter and others.

by Josh Bradley January 29, 2025May 13, 2025

Music

Who’s who from jazz label Arbors Records to play St. Pete this weekend

The Palladium Jazz Award will go to label co-founder Rachel Domber

by Josh Bradley January 17, 2025April 16, 2025

Music

Members of Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band play St.Pete tribute concert this weekend

Nadirah Shakoor, Tina Gullickson, and Doyle Grisham are all on the bill.

by Ray Roa January 8, 2025August 5, 2025

Music

The return of Brazilian guitarist Tabajara Belo tops Tampa Bay live jazz calendar

He’s back at Palladium Theater with O Som Do Jazz.

by Ray Roa January 2, 2025July 27, 2025