Jazz Thursday featuring Robert Nissim's Post-bop Quintet

Name: Jazz Thursday featuring Robert Nissim's Post-bop Quintet
Start: 2026-01-08T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-08T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Sarasota Art Museum

Schedule

Thu Jan 08 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Sarasota Art Museum | Sarasota, FL

Join us for live jazz at Sarasota Art Museum, co-hosted by the Jazz Club of Sarasota.
About this Event

Join us for live jazz at Sarasota Art Museum, co-hosted by the Jazz Club of Sarasota, featuring Robert Nissim's Post-bop Quintet 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 Robert Nissim's Post-bop Quintet 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 at the Bistro and at our cashless bars. 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 Robert Nissim's Post-bop Quintet

Pianist Robert Nissim (from Sarasota) is launching a brand-new project, after three years directing Sarasota Fusion, a 1980s jazz fusion revival band co-founded with bassist Cameron Kayne. Robert is now going deep into acoustic jazz, exploring a genre that mixes elements of bebop, hard-bop, and modal jazz. The repertoire will range from re-imagined New Orleans "second line" to fast-paced mixed-meter extravaganzas, with driving swing or Latin grooves as the main ingredient. The band comprises some of the best local musicians, including Cameron Kayne (from Englewood) on bass, Bill E. Peterson (from Naples) on drums, Colin Leonard (from Sarasota) on saxophones, and a trumpet player to be announced. The band looks forward to filling the air with beautiful and exciting music!