Siobhan Monique & Helios Jazz Orchestra - Nov. 19

Name: Siobhan Monique & Helios Jazz Orchestra - Nov. 19
Start: 2024-11-19T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Palladium Theatre

Schedule

Tue Nov 19 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Palladium Theatre | Saint Petersburg, FL

The St. Petersburg Jazz Festival & EMIT present a night of exceptional jazz at the Side Door Cabaret with Siobhan Monique and the Helios Jazz Orchestra. Siobhan’s most recent appearance at the Side Door in August, 2024 sold out well in advance. Do not wait to get your tickets at www.mypalladium.org .
Helios Jazz Orchestra is an 18-member jazz big band directed by Dr. David Manson. The group has performed on the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Ybor Jazz Fest and St. Petersburg Jazz Festival.
ABOUT SIOBHAN MONIQUE
Siobhan Monique’s artistic journey began with a rhythm ingrained in her soul by her uncle, Buster Cooper, a luminary of the Duke Ellington Band. Siobhan attended the Pinellas County Center for the Arts where she was as a finalist in the Walker Rising Stars Scholarship Foundation and a featured soloist at the National Holocaust Remembrance project in Washington D.C. With a degree in Classical Voice from the University of South Florida, Siobhan now leads her band, Siobhan Monique and The Negro Ninja’s. Her theater roles include “Radio Hours,” Bess in “Porgy and Bess” at Platinum Theaters Bella Voce, and in “Inertia: The Musical.” In New York’s theater scene, she appeared in “Cranky Cabaret” and her own one-woman show, “Siobhan Monique and More,” at the Duplex Theater. Notably, Siobhan portrayed Sarah’s friend in “Ragtime: The Musical” at American Stage. Siobhan serves as the spokesperson for the nonprofit organization, RaceWithoutIsm and is president at AncestralFunk Academy, a school of the arts. Siobhan is also the curator of the Motherland Music Festival, a celebration of cultural heritage and musical diversity. A WEDU-PBS documentary featuring Siobhan was nominated for an Emmy, showcasing her commitment to the arts as a catalyst for change. Through her many talents, Siobahn’s love of jazz is constant.