The Calidore String Quartet played some of their first concerts on the Palladium stage. That’s when they were all students at the prestigious Colburn School in Los Angeles. The concerts were a homecoming for Ryan Meehan, the violinist who grew up in St. Petersburg, where his family still lives.   But on Feb. 5 Calidore […]

The talented folks at St. Petersburg Opera are back in 2020 with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto and tickets are going very fast for this ever-popular work.   The show takes the stage in Hough Hall for three performances on Friday, Sunday and Tuesday, January 24, 26 and 28. For tickets and information you […]

  After wowing our audiences last spring, Svetlana and the Delancey 5  are returning on March 7 for another night of the danceable, swinging jazz.   Svetlana is a wonderful performer and character. Her new album debuted at the top of the jazz charts and is gaining traction across the music spectrum. I’m sharing a […]

We’ve had a great run of legendary music makers this season and that continues Saturday night when Randall Bramblett brings his band to the intimate Side Door Cabaret.   Bramblett is a band leader, sideman and an in-demand songwriter. Bramblett has worked with Steve Winwood, Gregg Allman, Elvin Bishop, Bonnie Raitt – the list goes […]

In case you haven’t seen the lineup for our Palladium Jazz Awards concert this Sunday at 4, I thought I’d share it with you here. You’re in for two plus hours of great music by a battalion of the best jazz artists working in our area.   That lineup includes James Suggs, on trumpet, LaRue […]

I’m very proud that the Palladium is partnering with The Chopin Project to bring an ongoing series of concerts, focused on the great repertoire for the piano.  We started with a single concert two years ago, and now we have a four-concert series.   The Chopin Project, a performance and educational effort, was founded by […]

Our Palladium Chamber Players return to Hough Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 8, this time with original members Jeewon Park and Ed Arron, appearing alongside artistic director Jeffrey Multer, in a concert featuring the works for Beethoven, Ravel and Dvorak.   For tickets and information about the 7:30 p.m. concert on Wednesday, Jan. 8, you can […]

We’re celebrating our vibrant jazz community on Sunday, Jan. 12 with our first Palladium Jazz Awards concert. In the tradition of the John Lamb Birthday Party and our Bob Seymore retirement concert, this show will feature a multitude of great players in various settings in Hough Hall, followed by a jam session in the Side […]

As a baby – okay maybe I was older than that –  I caught the Grateful Dead live at Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa. It was a great concert but I didn’t realize the show I was seeing that December night what would become a part of Grateful Dead lore.     The show was […]

Our beloved Palladium Chamber Players are returning in 2019-20 with a five-concert series that kicks off this Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30. Wednesday’s concert features Jeffrey Multer, Julian Schwartz and Marika Bournaki performing as The Mile-End Trio. The program will include Beethoven’s famous Archduke Trio as well Czech composer Bedrich Smetana’s Piano Trio in g minor. […]

Part of the fun of my job is finding talented young performers and making them part of the Palladium family. A few years ago, one of those youngsters was a guy right out of the University of Tampa named Selwyn Birchwood.   We loved him from the start – even when his first show sold […]

When I decided to launch the Palladium Cabaret Series I knew I wanted a big name to kick it off in style. In the cabaret world, it doesn’t get much bigger than Ann Hampton Callaway.   A leading champion of the great American Songbook, she’s made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, […]

This year’s edition of Nate Najar’s Jazz Holiday features a line-up of local and international jazz stars and promises to be one of the best shows of the year at the Palladium. The show is Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m.   Nate starts with some of our favorite local players,  John Lamb, on bass, […]

I’m grateful to be included along with other St. Pete arts folks who shared wishes and hopes for our town in 2020 in the St. Pete Catalyst.   You can connect with Catalyst and read my article and others by following this link.   Thanks to Joe Hamilton and Bill DeYoung of St. Pete Catalyst […]

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For the last few years our pal Damon Fowler has been kicking off our Thanksgiving weekend with an all-star blues show on Wednesday.   It’s on Wednesday because Wednesday is actually a Friday since Thursday is a holiday. Right?   Anyway, it’s a great night to celebrate the start of the holiday season with a […]

Pianist Matthew Graybil appears in concert tonight (11-25 at 7:30 p.m.) at the Palladium. This is his return concert as part of The Chopin Project.   In a review published this week by the Bradenton Herald, the reviewer praised Graybil as a “fine pianist” with  ‘flashy finger work and operatic material’ who plays with “angelic […]

I’m so excited to again partner with The Chopin Project for a series of piano concerts by some of the finest artists in the world.   The 2019-20 series kicks off next Monday, Nov. 25, with the return of a young artist who is already a favorite with Palladium audiences.  Matthew Graybil will be performing […]

In case you haven’t heard, two rock icons are visiting the Palladium’s intimate Side Door Cabaret Wednesday night for an evening of acoustic songs and stories.   Peter Asher, who rocketed to fame in the ’60s as half of Peter & Gordon, went on to be a Grammy-winning producer of albums by dozens of artists […]

After a sold-out visit last December, Jason Marsalis is returning to the Palladium Side Door on Thursday, Nov. 21st at 7:30 p.m.   The drummer and vibes master will have his Vibes Quartet with him for this show and you can expect this outfit to be absolutely swinging.   Veteran music journalist Eric Snider interviewed […]

Our buddy Bill DeYoung, the music writer and author of books like Skyway and I Need To Know: The Lost Music Interviews, has penned a story about the long-strange history of the Mad Beach Band.   These stars of the 1980s Beach and Buffett scene, are returning to the Side Door this Saturday night at […]

Mike Cornette, the big daddy of WUSF’s All Night Jazz at 89.7, is airing his interview with Jason Marsalis tonight (Thursday, 11-14) between 9 and 10.   Tune in to hear Jason talk about the vibe quartet he’s bringing to the Palladium Side Door next Thursday (11-21) and more. Jason will also be appearing next […]

Consider yourself warned. if you are a fan of the Mad Beach Band, be sure and get your tickets for the band’s Saturday night reunion concert in the Side Door.   Mad Beach sells out the Side Door every time they visit and this show will be no exception. Less than 40 tickets remain for […]

After a sold-out visit last December, Jason Marsalis is returning to the Palladium Side Door on Thursday, Nov. 21st at 7:30 p.m.   The drummer and vibe master will have his Vibe Quartet with him for this show and you can expect this outfit to be absolutely swinging.   Veteran music journalist Eric Snider interviewed […]

This summer my family and I visited the Franklin Roosevelt house in Hyde Park, N.Y. and one of the highlights was seeing video of Marian Anderson’s performance on the national mall. Eleanor Roosevelt was instrumental in organizing that concert after Anderson, a black soprano, was denied permission to perform in a Washington D.C. theater.   […]