As 2025 draws to a close, I want to thank you for your support of EMIT's programming including the St. Petersburg Jazz Festival. It has been a challenging year, but we had some fine events and support from many of our audience members and the wonderful folks at the Warehouse Arts District (WADA).
2025
11/20 - a free workshop with Miami composer & sound artist Gustavo Matamoros
11/18 - a free workshop on Afro-Cuban Rhythms with percussionist extraordinaire Gumbi Ortiz
11/8 - The Jeremy Carter Quintet at the Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement (MAACM)
11/4 - Singer Kasondra Rose with Helios Jazz Orchestra at the Palladium Side Door
10/10 - Brazilian group O Som Do Jazz at the Warehouse Arts District (WADA)
11/8 - The Jeremy Carter Quintet at the Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement (MAACM)
11/4 - Singer Kasondra Rose with Helios Jazz Orchestra at the Palladium Side Door
10/10 - Brazilian group O Som Do Jazz at the Warehouse Arts District (WADA)
9/23 - Singer Scotty Wright with Helios Jazz Orchestra at the Palladium Side Door
9/13 - The EMIT 5tet at the Warehouse Arts District (WADA)
9/13 - The EMIT 5tet at the Warehouse Arts District (WADA)
6/24 - Explore Middle Eastern Rhythms workshop with Israeli percussionist Yogev Shetrit
4/25 - avant-jazz group ERG at the Warehouse Arts District (WADA)
4/25 - avant-jazz group ERG at the Warehouse Arts District (WADA)
4/17 - O Som Do Jazz at the Leepa-Rattner Museum
4/3 - Pershounin Quartet at the Museum of American Arts and Crafts Movement
4/3 - free workshop with Zuniga/Gurvich Quartet at SPC
4/3 - free workshop with Alexis Cole
4/3 - free workshop with Alexis Cole
4/2 - St. Petersburg Jazz Festival with the Zuniga/Gurvich Quartet
4/1 - St. Petersburg Jazz Festival with Alexis Cole & Helios Jazz Orchestra
3/31 - St. Petersburg Jazz Festival with the Tal Cohen Quartet
2/24 - free workshop with members of the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra at St. Petersburg College
1/7 - Brazilian guitarist Tabajara Belo & O Som Do Jazz at the Palladium Side Door
3/31 - St. Petersburg Jazz Festival with the Tal Cohen Quartet
2/24 - free workshop with members of the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra at St. Petersburg College
1/7 - Brazilian guitarist Tabajara Belo & O Som Do Jazz at the Palladium Side Door
This our 30th season of EMIT concerts and workshops. Thanks for supporting adventurous music over these many years!
best,
David Manson
Director
Director
Thanks to Mark, Laurie, Stephen, Stacy, Nick, Don, Ron, Stewart, Barry, Kathleen Sandra, Michael and anonymous for their generous donations to EMIT for their 2025/26 programming, including the St. Petersburg Jazz Festival! We just broke $2400. Let's keep going and replace that lost state grant funding with private and business support!
On another not, it was a great honor to be one of four Florida artists featured in "50 Stories in 50 Years", celebrating 50 years of service from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.
