Tampa Jazz Club &
HCC Performing and Visual Arts Series Present:

Whitney James

with

James Suggs

LaRue Nickelson &

La Lucha

Tampa Jazz Club at HCC/Ybor City,

Sunday, December 4, at 3 PM

Featuring:
James Suggs
LaRue Nickelson &
La Lucha

The Tampa Jazz Club is proud to present vocalist WHITNEY JAMES in concert in the Mainstage Theatre at HCC/Ybor City, on Sunday, December 4, at 3:00. Part of the HCC Visual & Performing Arts Series, it’s a rare treat for Bay Area listeners who know the connection she makes with her audience, with pure jazz and pure joy.

Whitney James honed her talents on the vibrant Seattle jazz scene before moving east, sharing time between Tampa Bay and New York. Her debut cd, “The Nature of Love,” remains a favorite, and in 2012, she was one of twelve ‘Rising Stars’ chosen to appear on Marian McPartland’s “Piano Jazz” series. Whitney became a major part of the Bay Area cultural scene, as a founding lead singer for the Florida Bjorkestra, opening for jazz great Kurt Elling, and co-leading a TJC concert with legendary pianist Dick Hyman. She was also a host for WUSF’s ‘All Night Jazz’ until leaving for the University of North Texas. This year, she was awarded her M.A. in Music and Jazz Vocal Performance.

Whitney will be joined by longtime colleagues and TJC favorites -- the trio LA LUCHA, trumpeter JAMES SUGGS, and guitarist LaRUE NICKELSON. Please join us in welcoming WHITNEY JAMES back to Tampa, and the Mainstage Theatre at HCC, on Sunday, December 4!