3rd Annual Summer Jazz Series
Jazz: the Art of Music will feature some of the best local jazz in the Tampa bay area every Friday from 6-9 p.m. June 4th -August 28th. Admission is $10 for members and $15 for non-members and will include admission to galleries in the Hazel Hough wing.
This is an ideal way to celebrate the beginning of the weekend in one of the most spectacular settings in the area. The groups will perform in the glass Conservatory, and listeners can also mingle on the terrace overlooking the bay.
The new MFA Café will be open for dinner and there will be a cash bar available for beer and wine. No food or drink is allowed in the galleries. Table reservations are strongly suggested. Contact the MFA cafe at 727-896-2667 ext. 259.
This week:
O Som Do Jazz recaptures the lively spirit of 1960s Brazilian Bossa Nova, samba-jazz and MPB. Based in St. Petersburg, the band features Rio de Janeiro singer Andrea Moraes Manson.
Andrea moved to the Tampa Bay area from Rio in 2000. Trained as an architect, she began performing, with the encouragement of her jazz musician husband David, in 2004. Andrea has a natural understanding of Brazilian music and a full voice in the style of Elis Regina. In her debut recording (Infinita Bossa), Andrea has caught the attention of bossa nova lovers worldwide.
The group also includes members from São Paulo, Brasil and Columbia. O Som Do Jazz has performed at the Pensacola JazzFest, Jazz Brasil, the Historic Asolo Theatre, Dali Fest, First Night, Brasil Arts Fest, Lights On Tampa, First Night, Safety Harbor Wine Festival and more.
www.osomdojazz.com
