The month’s Jazz Encounters features pianist Zachary Bartholomew — this Friday, August 8 from 8pm to 10pm in the WDNA Jazz Gallery, located at 2921 Coral Way!!!! Tickets are $40 plus fees for general admission, $30 for WDNA MEMBERS, and FREE for students (don’t forget to bring your student ID card) Here: https://wdna.org/events/

Dr. Zachary Bartholomew is an award-winning pianist, composer, and music educator who maintains a highly active performance career as one of the most heavily sought-after pianists, accompanists, and sidemen in all of Florida. In both 2016 and 2017, he placed as one of the top three finalists in the highly acclaimed Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and every year since 2021 has been awarded the prestigious “Artist Performance on Tour” grant from the state of Florida for his “Jazz Access Tour,” an outreach program that aims to provide underserved communities and schools in Florida with world-class public performances and educational programs.

Concert Schedule: Doors open at 7:30; Concert at 8:00pm, Open Jazz Jam Session at 8:30pm. Students! Bring your ax and play with the pros! Be sure to score one of the limited free student tickets. For more info and tickets, please visit: www.wdna.org The best parking is across (on the south side) Coral Way in the residential section. Please DON’T park in the small lot, those spaces are for the musicians and WDNA staff. We like masks if you do. (Miami)