Jazz: the Art of Music will feature some of the best local jazz in the Tampa Bay area every Friday from 6-9 p.m.  from June 4th
through August 28th, 2010.

Admission is $10 for members and $15 for non-members and will include admission to galleries in the Hazel Hough wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL.

This is an ideal way to celebrate the beginning of the weekend in one of the most spectacular settings in the area!

Groups will perform in the glass Conservatory and listeners can mingle on the terrace overlooking the Bay.

For the Friday, July 10th, performance:

O Som Do Jazz recaptures the lively spirit of 1960s Brazilian Bossa Nova, samba-jazz and MPB. Based in St. Petersburg, the band features Rio de Janeiro singer Andrea Moraes Manson. 

Andrea moved to the Tampa Bay area from Rio in 2000. Trained as an architect, she began performing, with the encouragement of her jazz musician husband David, in 2004. Andrea has a natural understanding of Brazilian music and a full voice in the style of Elis Regina. In her debut recording (Infinita Bossa), Andrea has caught the attention of bossa nova lovers worldwide. 

The group also includes members from São Paulo, Brasil and Columbia. O Som Do Jazz has performed at the Pensacola JazzFest, Jazz Brasil, the Historic Asolo Theatre, Dali Fest, First Night, Brasil Arts Fest, Lights On Tampa, First Night, Safety Harbor Wine Festival and more.

The art of music, indeed . . . in Paradise Found!

EVENTS PARTICULARS:

Reservations are recommended.  The cost of admission is $10 per person for MFA members/$15 for non-members.  Ticket price includes:

• Admission to the Hazel Hough wing galleries
• MFA Café will be open with an evening menu
• Beer and wine cash bar

For more information about the event, contact Ellen Rivera, (727) 896-2667 ext. 221.

ABOUT THE MUSEUM:

Located at 255 Beach Dr. N.E. in St. Petersburg, FL 33701, the Museum of Fine Arts has the only comprehensive art collection, extending from antiquity to the present, on the Florida west coast. See outstanding works of art in galleries designed for leisurely reflection.

The Museum of Fine Arts is one of the most beautiful museums in the Southeast. The collection has over 14,000 objects extending from antiquity to the present day and features stellar French Impressionist paintings. Galleries of Steuben glass, decorative arts, and pre-Columbian objects are especially dramatic. Two interior gardens, one devoted to sculpture, encourage reflection. An intimate second-floor gallery, in the new wing, displays works on paper and photographs. The Museum’s photography collection of over 10,000 images is one of Florida’s most respected. The MFA has been repeatedly named the best art museum in the Tampa Bay area by regional media.

Additional features include music, education and family events, movies, lectures and gallery talks.  For more information about the Museum of Fine Arts, please contact their Visitor Services Department at (727) 896-2667.

CREDITS: The event logo and information contained in this post are provided courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida.  www.fine-arts.org.