On this week’s edition of Arts Alive! we welcome David Manson, founder and director of the St. Petersburg Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 15th year April...
St. Petersburg rhythm ‘n’ blues vocalist Alex Harris has a new song out there, and it’s starting to get national attention. But you can’t buy it...
The name David Manson has been synonymous with jazz in St. Petersburg for over three decades. He began teaching music at St. Petersburg Junior College long...
Pianist and composer Martin Bejerano co-headlines St. Petersburg’s second annual Latin Jazz Festival this week with his trio. An assistant professor of jazz piano at Miami’s...
Question: What were the bay area’s big band musicians doing during the pandemic? Answer: Everything but playing music, that’s for sure. There’s reason to celebrate tonight’s...
Jazz as a living, breathing art form just doesn’t get its due in St. Petersburg, if you ask David Manson. As the architect of the long-running...
For 25 years, David Manson has been virtually synonymous with jazz in St. Petersburg. A trombonist, composer and bandleader, the Dunedin native joined the music faculty...
