Tampa Bay Jazz

Artists

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Buster Cooper Trio/Quartet/Quintet
This straight-ahead jazz group is fronted by Buster Cooper, a magnificent local tromboninst who has worked with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and many other jazz greats.
Allmusic.com Profile
St. Pete Times Article on Buster Cooper
Regular Venue(s): Fridays and Saturdays at The Garden (see Clubs)
José Valentino
Local flute phenom.
Regular Venue(s): See their site.
Valerie Gillespie
Awesome straight-ahead jazz saxaphonist.
The Alan Thomas Group
Drums, piano, upright bass combo.
Regular Venue(s): Occasional Fridays and Saturdays at Grille 29 (see Clubs)
Wholly Cats
Guitar, upright bass, drums combo.
Regular Venue(s): See their site.
Stacey Knights Band
Singer w/ band.
Regular Venue(s): See their site.
Denise Moore and Then Some
Jazz vocalist Denise fronts this group that plays standards, Latin and bebop jazz.
Regular Venue(s): See their site.
Jimmy Griswold Band
This versatile guitarist plays an exhilarating combo of Jazz and the Blues. He is backed by a group of musicians on bass, keyboard, and drums.
Regular Venue(s): See Jimmy's upcoming gigs page.
Michael Ross Quartet
Bass/Sax/Guitar/Drums combo.
Mike MacArthur Group
Sax/Guitar/Bass/Keyboards/Drums combo.
Nate Najar
Jazz guitarist, playing solo or in groups.
O Som Do Jazz (here or here
Brazilian jazz sextet.
Shannon Baker Quartet
Modern cool jazz.
Tom Stewart
Jazz guitarist.