EMIT series 20012-13

For the past seventeen years, over 250 events involving new music, jazz, world music, interactive electronics, improvisation and interdisciplinary art forms that incorporate sound have been featured in the EMIT series.  EMIT (a registered nonprofit arts organization) brings adventurous music and educational activities to the Tampa Bay are.

EMIT is a recipient of programming awards from from Chamber Music America, ASCAP and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.  It is supported by the City of St. Petersburg. and the Pinellas Community Foundation.


upcoming events:

  

It's a Mad Party with the best of the Rat Pack from singer Bryan Hughes and the Helios Jazz Orchestra, directed by David Manson. Dress up, knock back a few cocktails and dance to an 18-piece jazz big band.

Join the Mad Party on Tuesday, May 21 at the swanky NOVA 535 event center. With dancing, catered treats, a full bar and free valet parking in the amazing NOVA 535 - this is the Tuesday "be there" event! Admission is $15.

The party begins at 7 PM. NOVA 535 is located at 535 Dr. M. L. King Jr Street N in St. Petersburg, Florida. See http://www.nova535.com/



past events:


Free concert with Brazilian band O Som Do Jazz
Thursday, April 4
West St. Petersburg Community Library

Pro Tools Workshops at the Royal Theater

March 16 begins a series of recording arts workshops for selected students at the Royal Theater.  

This is a educational collaboration with EMIT, the Boys & Girls Club and the MIRA program at St. Petersburg College.  Pro Tools is the industry standard for professional recording. This program is supported by the Pinellas Community Foundation.


St. Petersburg Jazz Festival
February 19-23



Tuesday, 2/19 – Whitney James & Helios Jazz Orchestra
venue: NOVA 535
time: 7 PM admission: $15

Wednesday, 2/20 – Coltrane/Cannonball Tribute with Austin Vickrey, Mark Neuenschwander, Jeremy Powell, LaRue Nicholson, Ian Goodman
venue: ARTpool courtyard
time: 7:30 PM admission: $10

Thursday, 2/21 – O Som Do Jazz with Andrea Manson, David Manson, Alejandro Arenas, Austin Vickrey, Mark Feinman, John Richardson
venue: Palladium Side Door
time: 7:30 PM admission: $15

Friday 2/22 – Paul Krueger Quartet with Paul Krueger, Alejandro Arenas, Ian Goodman, John Lake
venue: SPC Music Center
time: 7:30 PM admission: $10

2/23 – Marty Morell Group
venue: SPC Music Center
time: 7:30 PM admission: $10

sponsors: EMIT, The City of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg College, the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association, ARTpool


Ring-A-Ding-Ding Santa Bay!
Bryan Hughes & the Helios Jazz Orchestra
December 18

O Som Do Jazz at SPIFFS
Friday, November 2 at 10 AM

Tuesday, October 16
Michael Lynche & Helios Jazz Orchestra
NOVA 535 in St. Petersburg

Friday, August 3 6:30 pm
O Som Do Jazz at the MFA on August 3

Sunday, July 8
Oba Oba Brasil with O Som Do Jazz
3 PM
Side Door at the Palladium

Monday, June 4 
Free Workshop with Amy Denio
1 – 2 PM in HS 117
St. Petersburg College







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