Tampa Jazz Club Presents Jack Wilkins Debut of Music From New Release, Acadian Rhythms, at USF New Tampa PAC on April 4, 2024

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Tampa Jazz Club Presents Jack Wilkins Debut of Music From New Release, Acadian Rhythms, at USF New Tampa PAC on April 4, 2024

USF New Tampa Jazz Series

2023-24 SEASON FINALE PERFORMANCE!

University South Florida School of Music's

New Tampa Jazz Series

w/ Tampa Jazz Club

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New Tampa Performing Arts Center

8550 Hunters Village Road, Tampa, FL 33647

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An evening of exciting jazz premiere performances is in store, when USF's JACK WILKINS debuts music from "Acadian Rhythms," in the USF New Tampa Jazz Series on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 8 p.m. The series is produced by the USF School of Music and Tampa Jazz Club at the beautiful New Tampa Performing Arts Center, now in its inaugural season. Wilkins, the saxophonist/composer and longtime Director of Jazz Studies at USF, will be joined by a who's who of Florida artists and special guests for this cd-release concert.

In 2022, Jack Wilkins was named Artist-in-Residence at Arcadia National Park in Maine. Immersing himself in the area's natural beauty and local history, he found inspiration for new musical ideas. The result is an album of pieces that tell the stories he found, and paint pictures of scenes few of us experience.

For this occasion, Wilkins is joined by trumpeter JAMES SUGGS, saxophonists TAMI DANIELSSON and DANIEL JORDAN, guitarist LaRUE NICKELSON, pianist PER DANIELSSON and bassist DOUG MATTHEWS. Special guests are Jack's longtime colleagues, pianist STEVE ALLEE, and drummer DANNY GOTTLIEB.

"Acadian Rhythms" follows in a tradition Wilkins has established, reflecting particular experiences and places in his recordings (Appalachia, in The Blue & Green Project, as well as The Banff Project, and the earlier Dear Old Stockholm). Don't miss a chance to experience Jack Wilkins' new music, and this great ensemble, in the USF New Tampa Jazz Series!