Jazz Thursday featuring Melanie Massell & Company

Join us for live jazz at Sarasota Art Museum, hosted by the Jazz Club of Sarasota, featuring Melanie Massell & Company 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 a performance from Melanie Massell & Company on the Marcy & Michael Klein Plaza from 5:30 pm 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 Melanie Massell & Company

With her comically lascivious wink and outstanding musical delivery, Melanie has the gift to entrance and enchant you. Referred to as the little lady with the big voice, her range is so broad she handles most any style from smooth and sultry to showstoppers.

Professional and proficient, she performs as a Solo, Duo, Trio or with full size (Jazz and/or Variety Dance) bands (Melanie Massell Music; Melanie Massell & Company; Hot Item). She has performed as a guest vocalist with International R&B recording artist Oleta Adams, and opened for Chris Botti, David Sanborn, and Jennifer Holiday.

With thousands of performances under her belt, Melanie was nominated “Outstanding Jazz Artist” and “Best Jazz Act”. She holds a Guinness Book of World Records title as a performer in the “World’s Longest Concert by Multiple Artists” in 2010. Included among the 100+ Jazz musicians in the “Jazz of the City Atlanta 2007” photograph for Jazz 91.9 WCLK FM’s Listen Up Campaign, Melanie takes pride in successfully charming crowds all over the world.

Host or Publisher Sarasota Art Museum