Long before she made her reputation as a first-tier jazz singer, Nicole Henry was listening to pop, soul and any other music coming out of the radio in the ‘80s. And a lot of what she heard were songs by the pop sensation Whitney Houston. “As a quote-unquote “jazz artist,”[…]
For our next edition of the Palladium Chamber Series, we’re pairing up two couples and five composers, in a program we’re calling “Varied Soundscapes.” Stefan Jackiw, was a special guest violinist with The Florida Orchestra last season. He’s making his chamber series debut along with his wife, clarinetist Yoonah Kim. […]
Featuring Roger Bartlett and other Coral Reefers With Roger Bartlett living in Gulfport, there was no question about doing a Jimmy Buffett tribute show at the Palladium. Bartlett, Buffett’s original guitarist and the first Coral Reefer, put together a show last January that sold-out Hough Hall and had Buffett fans[…]
I’m struggling to imagine a world without my friend Aaron Fodiman in it. Aaron was 100 percent larger than life. First off, he was a physically towering figure. He commanded attention just by walking in the door. It was not just his size but his fashion sense that drew attention.[…]
I didn’t realize it until she was gone, but I was in love with Synia Carroll. Not the physical, messy kind of love, after all, we were both married to other people. No, this love was the spiritual kind. Synia was a rare talent. She was a soaring and sensitive[…]
Blues has been an important part of the Palladium’s musical lineup since 2008. Early on we partnered with Chuck Ross and the Tampa Bay Blues Festival. It was a good match for both of us. We started doing ‘after-parties’ and for the past 10 years the Palladium at SPC has[…]
Landing a show with two of the best jazz musicians in the world is a reason for celebration, but when that show falls within a day of my birthday, well, there’s even more celebrating to do. Pianist Ted Rosenthal and the sax and clarinet master, Ken Peplowski, are touring with[…]
St. Petersburg Opera returns to the Palladium this Friday with something a bit different. Instead of a classic opera with a large chorus, SPO is presenting Stephen Sondheim’s, small cast operetta A Little Night Music. The score is one of Sondheim’s best and features his most famous song, “Send In[…]
I’m happy to report that the Palladium’s campaign to raise $10 million to renovate Hough Hall got major support this week from the Pinellas Tourist Development Council. On Wednesday, that board recommended $2.5 million be awarded for the project. A final vote by the Board of County Commissioners is expected[…]
A little magic always happens when pianist Judy Carmichael and guitarist Nate Najar get together for a night of music. After sold out shows in 2022 and 2023, we’re welcoming them back to the Palladium Side Door this Saturday night at 8:00pm. Palladium audiences know Nate, but maybe not everyone[…]
Choosing recipients for our annual Palladium Jazz Award has been easy so far. The choices have been obvious. We’ve honored longtime WUSF programmer Mike Cornette, photographer Herb Snitzer, the duo of Kitty Daniels and Majid Shabazz, bassist John Lamb, and the Al Downing Jazz Association and longtime Downing board member[…]
Way back in the 20th century – remember that century? – I was an editor at The Tampa Tribune – remember newspapers? – and I hired a young man named Kurt Loft, to cover The Florida Orchestra and other classical shows in the new performing arts complex that is now[…]
We’ll still be selling tickets next week, but there are no shows and no staff in the building until after Labor Day, as workers install some much-needed new A/C chillers. Our AC system, which was installed in 2008, has been struggling for a while, as our audience members and staff[…]
Bringing the Juilliard String Quartet, one of the world’s top ensembles, to the Palladium has been a bit more difficult than we expected. Not because the group didn’t want to be part of our series, but tragedy intruded. The Juilliard Quartet was to be in Florida and part of our[…]
I believe it was 2016 when Jon Arterton and James Mack visited me at the Palladium. They planned to start a city-wide choral group and wanted to make the Palladium their performance home. I loved the idea and they seemed organized and capable of pulling it off. I figured I[…]
Daniela Soledade made her Palladium debut several years ago as the featured singer in Nate Najar’s annual jazz holiday. Since then, she and Najar have joined their personal and musical lives, and now she’s debuting her sophomore album, Pretty World, on the Palladium stage. Soledade has a strong bossa nova[…]
We are thrilled to announce our brand-new streaming series, Palladium Live! featuring your favorite Palladium artists and performers doing shows you can enjoy in the comfort of your home. I know you’re going to enjoy this series. When we decided to launch a streaming series here at the Palladium we[…]
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