Timucua

Personnel:James Suggs, TrumpetMike DiRubbo, Alto SaxJack Wilkins, Tenor SaxOna Kirei, VocalsPeter Mongaya, GuitarsSimon Lasky, PianoElias Tona, BassJonathan Thomas, DrumsBritish composer/pianist Simon Lasky is known on both sides of the Atlantic for his expansive and melodic jazz compositions and arrangements which draw on his background as an improvising pianist and classically trained composer. Born in London, but now living in Central Florida, Simon’s composition ‘Close To Ecstasy’ won The 2018 British Composer Awards in the ‘Jazz Composition for Small Ensemble’ category.…

At age 4, Cuban-born Kemuel Roig had already developed a passion for music and was intent on becoming a drummer. Four short years later, he studied both percussion and classical piano as a student of the Cuban National Vocational Art School in Ciego de Avila, Cuba, a pursuit he continued until relocating to the United States in 2002. At age 18, Roig accepted an invitation to perform at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy with the MDC Hard Bop Jazz…

Personnel: Outthought, Saxophone and Vocals James Eaton, Keyboard and Vocals Noah Charles, Guitar Ben Green, Drums Gabriel Acker, Bass A night of feel good and head bobbing music. Music that takes people to a fun and exciting place, while also pushing the boundaries of rhythm and harmony. The Greenjays specialize in adding a fun and interesting spin to classic songs and relatable tunes. Anyone that comes to this concert should expect an array of music from Jazz, to R&B and…

Jazz pianist John C. O'Leary III arrives at Timucua to give an unforgettable performance of his latest album, The Sundering.With a rich and complex cultural background, John C. O’Leary III—the son of an American father and a Mexican mother—writes music that harbors an idiosyncratic and poetic dichotomy. There’s a deep sense of longing and belonging that invites soul into his music. Abundant in imagery, his compositions occupy that space the immigrant or the “outsider” mind inhabits, both heavily rooted and…