Original Blues, Jazz & Roots.Music for your soul
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May you find strength for the journey✨✨✨
“Julie Black (aka Angel for Blues) has a nice, slow-burning way with a blues tune & a voice that growls on command…”
—Creative Loafing
“Beautiful and ethereal…like forgotten dream.”
—Marvelous Marvin, WGHR Hits106FM & WMNF 88.5FM
“Black has one of the best voices I have heard… Somewhere between Jazz and Blues there is another level that contains a little of both and that is where the Angel resides.”
—Blues Wax
Julie Black & Her Band
The Julie Black Duo ✨ The Julie Black Trio
Julie Black is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter rooted in early blues, jazz, and soul. Her soulful sound echoes the past and creates visions of the future. Drawing on the intense feminine energy of early blues & jazz legends, Julie Black blazes her own trail while carrying the torch forward. Her extraordinary band features award-winning, world-class musicians. Original jazz, blues, soul, roots, & rock —Julie Black has a sound that escapes time & genre. Powerful & inspiring, this is music you can feel.
Concert calendar
*Indicates weather permitting – Please call ahead
2nd & LAST SATURDAYS* – H’OURS CREOLE SMOKEHOUSE, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 5-9pm
04/12/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
04/16/25 – 5-8pm Julie Black Duo at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL* Raising Awareness for runawaysanimalrescue.org
04/18/25- 6-7:45pm Julie Black Duo at Ruth Eckerd Hall Gardens, Clearwater, FL – Pre-Show for PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL. Tickets Required.
04/26/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
05/10/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
05/11/25 – 10am-2pm Julie Black Duo – Council Oak, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa, FL
05/23/25 – 6-10pm Julie Black Duo ✨at Rusty Bellies Summer Concert Series, Tarpon Springs, FL*
05/30/25 – 9-12pm Julie Black & Her Band at Bauser’s, Dunedin, FL
05/31/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
06/07/25 – Julie Black Duo – Private Event, Tampa Bay, FL
06/14/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
06/28/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
07/12/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
07/26/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
08/03/25 – 2-6pm Julie Black Duo at 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg, FL
08/09/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
08/24/25 – 5-8pm Julie Black & Her Band at Private Event, Orlando, FL
08/29/25 – 9-12pm Julie Black & Her Band at Bauser’s, Dunedin, FL
08/30/25 – 5-9pm Julie Black & Her Band at H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Tarpon Springs, FL*
“Her strong, silken voice captivates audiences and her soulful lyrics remain with listeners even after the concert ends. Witness a star in the making.”
SRQ Magazine
Music. Art. Connection.
Julie Black is a critically-acclaimed songwriter, soulful singer, rich conveyer of emotion, powerful interpreter of historic songs, passionate artist, and creative explorer that follows the call in a universe that is always expanding. ✨💕🎶✨
Julie Black & Her Band are one of Florida’s best bands — original, powerful, and inspiring, with a one-of-a-kind sound that shifts space & time.
You can feel the music.
Julie’s Band includes these extraordinary musicians:
Guitar: NEA award-winning composer & guitarist Dave Eichenberger
Bass: Grammy award-winning composer & bassist Dr. Graeme Currie
Drums: Marine Band veteran and lifelong drummer Frankie Timpanelli .
Thirsty compadre? We got your music juice right here. #julieblackmusic
“Julie Black unleashes a whirlwind of emotion. As she sings, you can feel the blues running through your veins. ”
jazztimes.com
“Julie Black Duo…the sound of a beautiful ghost.”
-Groovy 3D Bartender
“Great songwriting and arrangements, great musicianship and fantastic vocals….”
Greg Carter KRVM 91.9 FM – Breakfast With the Blues
“The voice of Julie touches you deep inside…beautiful lyrics, beautiful voice and fantastic musicians”
Rootsville
“Julie is the real deal…”
– Crossroads Blues Society
“Magnificent.”
—NBC TV
“Love her sound.”
—Gibson Guitar
“…a singer who has the smoky voice of a blues/jazz starlet and the power of a down home soul singer…”
—New Times/ Broward Palm Beach
“An amazing singer and an amazing composer…”
—Blues Corner
“She’s a talent that you rarely run across. Jazzy yet very earthy blues all mixed in. Etta and Ella along with influences like Solomon Burke give her a flavor that’s unmistakable….”
—CD Universe
“…a major singing and songwriting talent in Florida’s Julie Black…. The players and arrangements are excellent, and Black is a confident, expressive singer. Angel is beautiful.”
—Blues Revue
“Black’s nimble, jazz-inflected delivery in a vernacular that can be challenging to sing belies her abilities as a songwriter. Black holds back just enough; as a songwriter and as a performer, she shimmies with a knowing restraint….”
—Gainesville 365
“…she is uniquely herself in her singing and equally good songwriting. Some of the songs have for me a Carole King feeling of forthrightness and confidence in their approach to words and music, which is a huge compliment…”
Steve Jones – Crossroads Blues Society – Blues Blast
“Julie is a Tampa Bay Area treasure – a soulful singer-songwriter”
– Postmodern Hootenanny WMNF 88.5 FM
“I liken her voice in some ways a bit to Bonnie Raitt, in others a bit to Janis Joplin, and in others even a bit to Ella and Etta, but she is uniquely herself in her singing and equally good songwriting…”
Crossroads Blues Society
“Angel is beautiful…”
—Blues Revue Magazine
“Unbelievable voice. Julie Black has soul power in her music. You’ll love her!
– WMNF 88.5 FM DJ Marv Flemmings
“We see the passion!”
– J-Dub WZIG 104.1 FM
Julie Black on: Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube
Florida Jazz & Blues Artist Julie Black
Critically acclaimed artist Julie Black brings the Florida heat with red-hot original jazz, blues, and soul. Follow Julie Black & Her Band to festivals like Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Chasco Fiesta, Dunedin Wines the Blues, and Sing Out Loud; cool venues like Seminole Hard Rock, H’ours Creole Smokehouse, House of Blues, and 3 Daughters Brewing; select spaces like the Historic Hacienda Hotel and the Florida Botanical Gardens, and for the best date night & live music concerts in Florida, Jazz and wine events in Florida, and Blues concerts in Tampa Bay area. #visitflorida
Live Music & Art Events in Florida
Julie Black brings music & inspiration to festivals, special events, art exhibitions, performing arts halls, historic places, unique spaces and select quality venues
Ruth Eckerd Hall, The Straz Center, Reilly Arts Center Ocala, The Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, The Palladium, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Levitt AMP Music Series, The Capitol Theater, The Daisy Theater Memphis, The Richey Suncoast Theater, Fairgrounds St.Pete Immersive Art & Technology Museum, Tampa Garden Club, Peace Hall NPR, Courthouse Live Brooksville, Troll Music Listening Room Venice,
Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Dunedin Wines the Blues, Tropical Heatwave, Blues on the Bay Safety Harbor, Clearwater Sea Blues Festival, Safety Harbor 3rd Friday, Chasco Fiesta, Awakening Into the Sun Festival, Fourth Friday Riverwalk, Suncoast Arts Fest, Holiday Lights, Southwest Florida Music Festival, Spirit of Woodstock, Camping with the Blues, Clearwater Jazz Wanderlust Series, Blues on the Bayou, Sing Out Loud Festival St. Augustine, Sunset Beach Concert Series, St. Pete Pride, Pasco Pride, Florida Hops in the Gardens, Sebring Wine Art & Jazz Festival, DFAC Wearable Art Show, The Straz Center Riverwalk Series, Pasco Upcycle Festival, Harvest Fest at The Farm, Rusty Bellies Summer Music Series, Prog on the Ranch, Cotee River Bike Fest, New Seeds Festival, Gainesville Downtown Music Series, Sulphur Springs River Tower Festival, Art on the Farm, Clearwater Smooth Jazz Jam Festival,
Florida Botanical Gardens, Historic Hacienda Hotel, West Pasco Historical Society, Sweetwater Farms, Lakeridge Winery, First Friday Art Walk Ocala, Seven C’s Songwriter Series, The Music Gallery NPR, Midtown Sunset Market, Sumter County Libraries, New Port Richey Library, Crimson Sky Ranch, FOHH Jazz Party, Spirits of PACE Fundraiser, Alzheimer’s Association Annual Fundraiser, New Port Richey Artwalk, The Riviera Room, Music on the Porch
House of Blues, Hard Rock Cafe, H’ours Creole Smokehouse, Council Oak, Skipper’s Smokehouse, Edna’s on the Green, Woodwright Brewing, 3 Daughters Brewing, Blur Nightclub Dunedin, Badfins Food+Brew, Ordinance One, Jerry’s Crystal Bar, The Shoppes at Wiregrass, 3 Daughters Brewing Clearwater Beach Tasting Room, Tarpon Springs Distillery, Dunedin Smokehouse, Crystal Harley Davidson, Bert’s Matlacha, Gators Port Charlotte, Bradfordville Blues Club, Bauser’s Dunedin, Bogota Kitchen & Bar
Great Day Live Tampa Bay CBS TV 10, NBC Daytime, WMNF’s Live Music Showcase, corporate events, celebrations, special events, engagement parties, community events, fundraisers, listening rooms, house parties, holiday parties, social gatherings, art exhibits, artist showcases, arts & culture events, benefits, livestreams
Julie Black has shareD the bill with, and worked with, a remarkable array of music legends, artists, performers, and entertainers —and the list grows on…
Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Paul Anka, Johnny Mathis, Buddy Guy, John Mayall, Johnny Winter, Taj Mahal, Betty Lavette, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Shaun Murphy, Keith Secola, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Indigo Girls, Kacey Musgraves, Dwayne Dopsie, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Jerry Seinfeld, Dr. John, Kevin Hart, Jake Shane, Dave Koz, The Righteous Brothers, The Gipsy Kings, Little Feat, Trey Anastasio, Jeffrey Osborne, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Peter White, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Brian Culbertson, Sheila E. and the E-Train, Gerald Albright, Derek Trucks, Shelley Morningsong & Fabian Fontenelle, Tab Benoit, Ana Popovic, Mike Zito, Chris Duarte, Corey Harris, Damon Fowler, Kenny Neal, Walter Trout, Charles Mattocks, Coco Montoya, Marcia Ball, Rick Derringer, John Nemeth, Jonny Lang, Sue Foley, Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience, Eric Gales, Eric Sardinas, Eric Lindell, Chris Thomas KIng, Selwyn Birchwood, Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton, Betty Fox, Memphis Lightning, Alex Lopez, 2PM Band, Ärräpää Orchestra, and more