TBone Hamilton returns to the Firehouse Cultural Center

Name: TBone Hamilton returns to the Firehouse Cultural Center
Start: 2026-03-14T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-14T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Firehouse Cultural Center, Ruskin, FL

Schedule

Sat Mar 14 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Firehouse Cultural Center, Ruskin, FL | Ruskin, FL

TBone Hamilton used to get hired for concerts by a local jazz promoter by the name of Rick Gee. Rick Gee led an organization called Rick Gee's Jazz Jamm. TBone worked side by side with Rick Gee to help grow his Jazz Jamm, forming the first iteration of the Side Door at the Palladium, and then the Side Door shows moved on to the Mahaffey Theater.
In 2014, Rick Gee passed away after successfully reviving jazz in the Tampa Bay area. In that same year, T Bone received a call from a gentleman named Joe Hervey. Mr. Hervey explained that they were going to be starting a new cultural center in the agricultural city of Ruskin, Florida. He stated that it was an old volunteer firehouse that they were going to convert into an event space, and he was wondering if TBone would be one of the first to play in the room.
At first, TBone was skeptical of a phone call like this because he had a long career and has dealt with many agents and bookers through the years of booking concerts, private events, and festivals. So, there were some alarm bells raised at first, but once Mr. Hervey mentioned the name Rick Gee, all doubt vanished.
The Tom Hamilton Quartet, a straight-ahead jazz quartet, was booked on April fifth, two thousand fourteen as one of the first shows at the Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin, Florida. All of this groundwork has resulted in T Bone Hamilton returning with the T-Bone Hamilton Band for his twelfth year of playing the Firehouse Cultural Center.
The TBone Hamilton Band returns on Saturday March 14th 2026
On the band
TBone Hamilton - Bass/Vocal
Jon Puhl - Guitar/Vocal
Mike Aloia - Keys
Eric Elsner - Drums