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The 2027 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival

We are delighted that the Warehouse Arts District Association (WADA), MAACM & EMIT are teaming up to present the 2027 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival! The festival is April 2 - 4 at the Warehouse Arts District ArtsXchange Stage and the Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement (MAACM).

Artists will be announced very soon!

Our 2026 Jazz Festival Artists:



 

Our 2025 Jazz Festival artists:


 
"Tal Cohen is among the best of a very few young inspired pianists I’ve encountered in my travels… Tal’s playing is full of passion, focus and creativity”- Joe Lovano 
 
 
 
 
 
“We’ve been waiting for the next great singer to come along, and finally…Alexis” – Swing Journal Japan

 

Helios Jazz Orchestra

 

 

 



“Transcends borders” - LA Times 

 

NYC based saxophonist, Uri Gurvich, and LA based drummer, Rodolfo Zuniga

 



Bassist Alex Pershounin brings his world-class Pershounin Quartet


FREE JAZZ WORKSHOPS!

10:30 AM – Modern Jazz Concepts with Uri Gurvich and Rodolfo Zuniga 
12:30 PM – Jazz Vocal Approaches with Alexis Cole



David Manson
Director
St. Petersburg Jazz Festival
mansond@spcollege.edu











The St. Petersburg Jazz Festival is sponsored in part by EMIT, WADA, St. Petersburg College, The City of St. Petersburg and its generous patrons.