James Suggs welcomes bassist Christian Dillingham for Miles Davis concert in St. Pete

Songs like 'On Green Dolphin St,' 'Blue in Green,' and 'Milestones'are all on tap.

By Ray Roa on Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 5:05 pm

c/o Palladium Theater

James Suggs, who plays Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 17, 2024.

In Tampa Bay’s collection of trumpet players, James Suggs sits at the top of the heap.

Inside Palladium Theater’s cabaret, he’ll play alongside a trio of legendary locals—drummer Mark Feinman, pianist John O’Leary, and saxophonist Jeremy Carter—plus Windy City bass icon Christian Dillingham for a new tribute to the iconic canon of Miles Davis.

Songs like “On Green Dolphin St,” “Blue in Green,” and “Milestones” are all on tap according to the venue.

Tickets to see the James Suggs Quintet play Miles Davis inside Side Door Cabaret at Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Aug. 17 are still available and start at $30. Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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About The Author

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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