Jazz Ambassadors - March 15, 2026 - Welcomes Jazz Trumpeter Tim Leahey
2026-03-15 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3131 61st Street, Sarasota, Florida, 34234
From 1994-2017, Tim was a member/jazz soloist with the premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Air Force, The Airmen of Note.
Tim has performed on occasion with such noted big bands as the Tonight Show Orchestra under the direction of Doc Severinson, the Woody Herman Orchestra, the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Guy Lombardo Orchestra; as well as performing with such artists as Rosemary Clooney, The Temptations, Frankie Valli and many others.
To reserve tickets for our 2025-2026 Jazz Season, select the “Tickets – Next Season” navigation tab (above) to download the form, or call 941-907-4123.

THE JOY OF SPRING
2026-04-12 15:00 - 17:00
The April 12th program will present a special treat for you. Bob will conduct the first half of the concert, and we are delighted to bring Dr. Robyn Bell, as guest conductor, to the podium following intermission.
She has been the conductor and artistic director of the Sarasota Pops Orchestra, at Neal Auditorium, since 2011. No doubt, Bob will elaborate further on her professional career as a Professor of Music. It will also be a thrill for the band members to make music under her direction. I am sure many of you have attended some of her concerts held at Neil Auditorium. We are honored to have her join the Suncoast Concert Band as guest conductor.
Robyn has selected compositions involving the Joy of Spring which is the theme for this concert. You will be uplifted with her exhilarating talent and infectious personality.
Along with many other selections, Bob will conduct “The Two Little Bulfinches” featuring Michael Berndt and Patti Preves as the piccolo soloists.

Jazz Ambassadors - April 19, 2026 - An Afternoon with Good Friends and Great Music
2026-04-19 15:00 - 17:00
Gather with friends for an intimate afternoon of timeless favorites, fresh arrangements, joyful melodies, and warm harmonies.
To reserve tickets for our 2025-2026 Jazz Season, select the “Tickets – Next Season” navigation tab (above) to download the form, or call 941-907-4123.

HAPPY 250
2026-04-26 15:00 - 17:00
For our final concert of the 2026-27 Suncoast Concert Band season, music director Bob Stoll has chosen to throw an early birthday party to our great nation! HAPPY 250 will be a musical salute to Americans past, present and future. The program will include a host of patriotic themed marches including: NATIONAL EMBLEM, EMBLEM OIF UNITY, EMBLEM OF FREEDOM and of course the all-time favorite STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER. Larger featured selections include the audience favorite Joseph Wilcox Jenkins’ AMERICAN OVERTURE FOR BAND, an arrangement of BIG BAND CLASSICS, George Cohan’s STAR SPANGLED SPECTACULAR and PATRIOTIC FANTASY, Irving Berlin’s montage SONGS FOR AMERICA and we end with the stunning Carmen Dragon arrangement of AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL. Don’t miss this Suncoast Concert Band’s season finale-it will leave craving to get your advanced tickets for next season while they last. Don’t forget that each ticket costs only $5 and that’s the best entertainment buy in the Sarasota-Bradenton area.
