Florida Jazz Express: Holiday Big Band Extravaganza

Florida Jazz Express returns to the New Tampa Performing Arts Center on Sunday, December 6, for their holiday concert, the Holiday Big Band Extravaganza. It's a big-band holiday show, and the band bills it as a way to get into the holiday spirit through that specific sound.

If you're not familiar with the big-band format, it's the full-section approach—trumpets, trombones, and saxophones playing together in a large ensemble rather than a small combo. That's the core of what they're bringing to the stage here: a full horn section driving the holiday repertoire. It's a distinct way to hear the season's music, and it's what the Extravaganza title is built around.

It's a Sunday afternoon show, which works well if you're looking for something to do before the week starts. The concert runs from 3 PM to 5 PM, so you're in and out in about two hours. The venue is the New Tampa Performing Arts Center, located at 8550 Hunters Village Road in Tampa.

Tickets range from $20 to $27.50 depending on where you sit, and there are a few $10 tickets available through the center's Affordable Art commitment. The show is Sunday, December 6, from 3 PM to 5 PM.