St. Pete may not have a devoted jazz venue, but there are tons of venues, bars, and restaurants that host jazz concerts and events. See our 2025 picks for listening to jazz in St. Petersburg, Florida:

Restaurants and venues that host jazz have helped the genre's resurgence in Tampa over the past decade–making up for the fact that this area no longer has a true, dedicated jazz club. From the pandemic to the rising cost of real estate and groceries, restaurants have struggled to stay afloat, and 2024 was no different. It was a traumatic and harsh year for many reasons including the shuttering of three major venues that provided recurring jazz music. Let's take a moment and remember the venues we've lost.

Rafael "Ruffus" Silva is a Boston based Jazz piano player with nearly two decades of experiences. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and majored in Performance. He plays about 15+ instruments and is proficient in Jazz piano, saxophone, flute, and bass. He specializes in Jazz music from the early to mid 20th century and performs with a repertoire of over 900+ songs.

Tampa may not have a devoted jazz venue, but there are tons of venues, bars, and restaurants that host jazz concerts and events. See our 2025 picks for listening to jazz in Tampa, Florida.

The Tampa-based jazz ensemble Crisis: The Jazz Project features musicians who play in non-jazz bands around the Tampa Bay Area and cover contemporary jazz artists like Roy Hargrove and Herbie Hancock. Their setlist also includes trumpeter and comedian Brad Gilmore performing a cover of "All of Me" with a Louis Armstrong twist.

Meet Sarasota's Rich & Rose–a musical duo that features the guitar work of Charley Rich with the captivating vocals of Daenah Rose. For four years, this duo has been charming audiences with their blend of American Songbook classics, jazz favorites, pop, and original compositions.

Ryan Devlin is a 27-year-old saxophonist and music educator from Orlando, FL Ryan started his musical journey with his father Scott Devlin who was the leader of the Walt Disney World Sax Quartet.

Meet Mindi Abair. She’s a 2x GRAMMY nominated saxophonist, vocalist, author and wine entrepreneur. She’s recorded and toured with ensembles and musicians like Aerosmith, Gerald Albright, Gregg Allman, Dave Koz and Trombone Shorty. Mindi has just released a new album “I Can’t Wait for Christmas.” She’s currently touring and will be performing at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL on December 20 at 8pm. You can learn more about this wonderful holiday show at RuthEckerdHall.com

Rod Alnord is Haitian-born drummer with multiple musical influences including Jazz, Gospel/Worship, and Afro-Caribbean Music. He studied at the University of South Florida under Ric Craig and Bob McCormick. He has since developed his playing style, inspired by the explosive Elvin Jones and modern-day drummer Brian Blade.