By Nanette Wiser
Concert tickets are the best gifts, ever! Give the gem of a shared experience for a holiday show at The Duke Energy Center-Mahaffey, The Palladium, Ruth Eckerd Hall, The Sound, Straz, Central Arts Performing Center, Tarpon Springs Performing Center and other venues in our Events or Arts & Leisure listings.
Niall Horan, “The Voice” coach and former member of One Direction will headline iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball tour in Tampa this year on Nov. 26@7pm. Horan, along with Teddy Swims, Zara Larsson, Doechii, Paul Russell, Kaliii and Lawrence will stop at Amalie Arena for one of the most anticipated holiday events of the year. Get your tickets now online at www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D005F3C82580B9C.
Our friend and philanthropist Alex Harris has big news, as he is under consideration for a GRAMMY. Says Harris: “I ask for your review/listen (if you haven’t heard: www.spotify.link/ZN8m2YksRDb) and consideration for my nomination in the aforementioned categories” during the voting period for his song Lose My Religion from his upcoming LP, written by Shannon Sanders and Alex Harris, produced by David (SwagG R’Celious) Harris and Alex Harris under the label Shanachie Ent. On 11/11, plan to attend Dunedin Wines The Blues for an exclusive wine tasting and musical adventure. With your stroll event ticket, you’ll embark on a tantalizing wine-tasting journey and savor meticulously curated wine selections from Stirling Wine, Wine at The Docks, and Grape Bottle Merchants. Tickets are $75/ person, and you can enjoy live entertainment by Bette Fox, RJ Howson with Berry Duane Oakley and Garrett Dawson and other fabulous musicians. Must be 21+. www.dunedinwinestheblues.com/wine-tasting-event
Get your tickets NOW for the Connie Han Trio at Central Park Performing Arts Center 1/11/24. Hailed as “The Jazz Warrior-Goddess” in Downbeat Magazine, Connie Han possesses “a skill and ferocity unmatched by all but the most accomplished of pianists” with “the muscularity of Art Tatum in the body of an Instagram model.” Pianist and provocateur Connie Han has created an edgy blend of modern and traditional jazz with her incendiary Mack Avenue Records debut CRIME ZONE. At 26, this young lioness is on a fast-climbing trajectory to jazz stardom with rave reviews from The New York Times, Jazziz Magazine, Downbeat Magazine, and more. According to Downbeat Magazine, Han has “already absorbed the post-bop piano masters” with “all the technical mastery she’ll ever need.” The New York Times describes her as “the rare musician with fearsome technical chops, a breadth of historical knowledge and enough originality to write tunes that absorb your ear easily.” Weaving in and out of the tradition, Han pays tribute to McCoy Tyner, Mulgrew Miller, and Kenny Kirkland with her own unique edge and fire at the piano. Also on tap at the venue are Jay and The Americans 11/8, The Brubeck Brothers Quartet 12/3, Christmas With The King Elvis Tribute 12/14, The Blind Boys of Alabama 12/16 and the Death By Chocolate fundraiser 12/1. For tickets, www.largoarts.com/ticket.php.
