Post Festival Jazz Jam Party at St. Petersburg Jazz Festival at Historic Manhattan Casino

Celebrate the conclusion of the 2016 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival at the historic Manhattan Casino with a Post Festival Jazz Jam Session. Hosted by the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association, great area jazz musicians share their music with audiences.

The Manhattan Casino was a showcase for local African American artists as well as a haven for traveling African American entertainers who would stop in St. Petersburg during their tours. Some of American music's most legendary performers played at the Manhattan including James Brown, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughn, Fats Domino and the Ink Spots...

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Celebrate the conclusion of the 2016 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival at the historic Manhattan Casino with a Post Festival Jazz Jam Session. Hosted by the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association, great area jazz musicians share their music with audiences.

The Manhattan Casino was a showcase for local African American artists as well as a haven for traveling African American entertainers who would stop in St. Petersburg during their tours. Some of American music's most legendary performers played at the Manhattan including James Brown, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughn, Fats Domino and the Ink Spots. There is cash bar, food and dance floor, all in a cabaret setting. Admission is $5 at the venue.

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