Jazz with Jim is a monthly concert hosted by local musician and former Hillsborough Community College instructor and Director of Music, Jim Burge.
The concert is best known for fusing personal stories by the musicians with popular jazz tunes suited for that month's theme. In addition to the personal stories, patrons can purchase home baked goods donated by the Center's volunteers, which help complete the intimate ambience.
This month, Jim Burge and the Jazz Directions will welcome special guest, drummer and vocalist, Patricia Dean. As a drummer, Dean is an inspiring and supremely tasteful time-keeper, accompanist and soloist. As a jazz vocalist, Dean is swinging, sensitive, and, quite simply, just wonderfully musical.