{"id":223813,"date":"2026-04-08T19:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223813\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:58:08","slug":"17th-annual-st-petersburg-jazz-festival-swings-into-the-warehouse-arts-district-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223813\/","title":{"rendered":"17th annual St. Petersburg Jazz Festival swings into the Warehouse Arts District this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Wednesday, April 8th: Award-winning vocalist <a href=\"https:\/\/alexiscole.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alexis Cole<\/a> will join the <a href=\"https:\/\/heliosjazzorchestra.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Helios Jazz Orchestra<\/a> for a powerhouse performance of big band standards and modern arrangements. Born in Queens, New York, Cole is known for her urban style and warm voice, and is well-suited to traditional standards and swing. She has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O\u2019Day. The Helios Jazz Orchestra is an 18-piece jazz band that has performed at the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Ybor Jazz Fest, and at other local events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Thursday, April 9th: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/randy_bordon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Randy Bordon Trio <\/a>will perform as the opening act. Cuban-born bassist and producer Randy Bordon, known for his fusion of Afro-Cuban and modern jazz beats, will lead the trio that \u201cserves as a vibrant bridge between Havana and Florida\u2019s jazz scene.\u201d Other band members include Pablo Arencibia (keyboards) and Diego Azcuy (percussion). Popular percussionist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnbernB1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Johnbern Thomas <\/a>will headline Thursday night\u2019s show. Hailing from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thomas is recognized for his explosive energy and will lead a group of virtuosic musicians through his original compositions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Friday, April 10th: Opening act <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotclubsrq.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hot Club SRQ<\/a> will transport audiences to a 1930s-era Parisian cafe. The band is led by violinist Keven Aland, who delivers a high-energy mix of Manouche-style jazz, rumba flamenco, and bossa nova. He\u2019s joined by Keven Aland (violin\/vocals), Jon McLaughlin (acoustic guitar), and Glenn Stevenson (double bass). For the main act, Austrian-born pianist and composer Markus Gottschlich will bring his unique perspective to the American jazz tradition. The Markus Gottschlich Trio includes Elias Tona (bass) and Michael Washington (drums).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Saturday, April 11th: The Downtown Trio Plus One will be the final opener of the festival, delivering a masterclass in groove featuring David Pate (saxophone), Doug Mathews (bassist), John Jenkins (drums), and LaRue Nickelson (guitar). The main act will feature Grammy-winner <a href=\"https:\/\/dafnisonmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dafnis Prieto<\/a> and bassist and composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardperez.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Edward Perez, <\/a>who bring a powerhouse exploration of Afro-Cuban rhythms and modern jazz.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wednesday, April 8th: Award-winning vocalist Alexis Cole will join the Helios Jazz Orchestra for a powerhouse performance of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-223813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}