Jazz Thursday featuring Paul Gavin & Mosaic – Sarasota, FL

Join us for live jazz at Sarasota Art Museum, hosted by the Jazz Club of Sarasota, featuring Paul Gavin & Mosaic and extended hours in the galleries, Bistro, and SHOP!

Sip on refreshing cocktails and enjoy small bites in the Bistro. Each second Thursday of the month features a different style of jazz–from straight-ahead to free jazz, bebop to swing–programmed in partnership with Jazz Club of Sarasota. Galleries are open until 7 pm on Jazz Thursdays.

Jazz Thursday activities:

• Enjoy Paul Gavin & Mosaic‘s performance on the Marcy & Michael Klein Plaza from 5:30 to 8 pm

• Grab dinner and drinks at Bistro, which opens at 5 pm, serving a special evening menu, beer, wine, and cocktails.

• Explore the exhibitions in our galleries, with hours extended to 7 pm.

• Treasure hunt in SHOP all evening!

CHECK-IN

Check-in will take place outside of the main gates beginning at 4:30 pm – early entry will not be permitted.

For guest safety, personal chairs are not permitted on-site.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Food and Beverage are available for purchase on-site through the Bistro. Please refrain from bringing outside food and beverage.

Members always receive their 10% discount in SHOP.

Members receive a 10% discount on food and non-alcoholic beverages in Bistro.

ABOUT

Paul Gavin is a Drummer, Teacher, Composer & Arranger in Tampa, FL. Since graduating from the University of South Florida in 2015 Paul has made his living exclusively as a freelance musician. By playing all kinds of music all around the state of Florida, teaching privately and in schools, and writing for school programs and his own original music he maintains an active schedule.

Paul Gavin is the Artistic Director and Arranger of both the Gulf Coast Jazz Collective in Fort Myers, FL and the Lake Wales Jazz Connection in Lake Wales, FL. Paul leads both ensembles in concerts to exuberant crowds of jazz lovers.

He has played regularly with great musicians in the Tampa bay area including trumpet player James Suggs, singer Gloria West, and bassist Michael Ross. He also plays regularly in the Fort Myers area with trumpet player Dan Miller, guitarist Dan Heck, bassist Brandon Robertson, and the Stardust Memories Big Band.

Paul Gavin & Mosaic is Paul’s tribute to the Hard Bop genre of Jazz. Influenced by blues, funk, and bebop, Hard Bop is easily the most relatable and groovy division of America’s art form. Greats like Hank Mobley, Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, and Benny Golson are just a few of Hard Bop’s innovators.

Currently the band is presenting the music of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – often labeled as the archetypal Hard Bop group.