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Songwriter Emilie-Claire Barlow tops list of this weekend's Tampa Bay jazz concerts

The Canadian Juno Award-winner plays shows in St. Pete and Sarasota.

By Ray Roa on Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 3:09 pm

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Emilie-Claire Barlow, who plays Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 2, 2024.

Some vocalists can bring a wash of serenity to a room the moment they sing their first note. Emilie-Claire Barlow is that girl.

A versatile soprano with a soft swing in her delivery, the Canadian has been singing professionally for almost three decades and racked up two vocal Juno Awards (Canadian Grammys, folks).

Last fall, the 48-year-old headlined northern Ontario’s Jazz Sudbury festival, and she arrives in the Bay area for two shows in support of a 13th studio LP, Spark Bird, which has some bossa nova vibes, plenty of French, and scatting, too.

In a jazz scene regularly rich with good shows, this one—and Barlow’s Saturday show at Sarasota’s Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center—takes the cake.

Tickets to see Emilie-Claire Barlow play the Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg on Friday, Aug. 2

See more of this weekend's Tampa Bay jazz live music and concert calendar below.
Le Jazz Thursday, Aug. 1. 10 p.m. No cover. Ruby's Elixir, St. Petersburg

First Friday Jazz Jam Friday, Aug. 2. 7:30 p.m. No cover. DI Coffee Bar, Tampa

First Saturday Jazz: Joe Breidenstine Trio Saturday, Aug. 3. 8 p.m. No cover. Independent Bar & Cafe, Tampa

Siobhan Monique Saturday, Aug. 3. 8 p.m. $20 & up. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz in the Lounge: Boho Sideshow Sunday, Aug. 4. 2 p.m. No cover. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz Project: Sandi Grecco w/James Suggs/Mark Moultrup Sunday, Aug. 4. 3 p.m. No cover. The Studio Public House, St. Petersburg

Sunday Jazz with The Crew Sunday, Aug. 4. 6 p.m. No cover with RSVP. Floridian Social, St. Petersburg

Al Downing Jazz Association Jazz Jam Monday, Aug. 5. 7 p.m. No cover. The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge, St. Petersburg

David Sanborn Tribute: Kyle Schroeder w/Mike Scaglione/Kenny Anderson/more Thursday, Aug. 8. 7:30 p.m. $30 & up. Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg

Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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Ray Roa

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The...

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