Akia Uwanda visits St. Augustine for 2 performances

Ty Hinton, St. Augustine Record
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Jacksonville singer Akia Uwanda makes her return to St. Augustine with two festival performances this weekend, one in Lincolnville and one in downtown St. Augustine.

Renowned jazz and soul vocalist Akia, who has performed many times in the area, will wrap up the Lincolnville Jazz at the Excelsior series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2022, at the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, 102 Martin Luther King Ave. in St. Augustine. Tickets, $25 in advance, can be purchased at lincolnvillemuseum.org.

Akia Uwanda returns to St. Augustine with two performances this weekend, one at the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center and one in the Romanza Festivale.
Akia Uwanda returns to St. Augustine with two performances this weekend, one at the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center and one in the Romanza Festivale.

She returns a night later as headliner of St. Augustine’s Romanza Festivale of Music & the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Trinity Hall at Trinity Parish, 5 Artillery Lane in downtown St. Augustine. Admission to her Romana concert is free.

Akia, who performed at the 2021 Romanza Festivale as well, will sing music from Sade, Anita Baker and Chaka Khan.

Uwanda has opened for Earth, Wind and Fire and Avery Sunshine and shared the stage with Gregory Porter and Kamasi Washington.

Akia, a Jacksonville native, released her debut album “Lift” at the 2017 Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

Lisa Lockhart and Friends open the annual Romanza Festivale Friday, April 29, 2022, in Trinity Hall at Trinity Parish, 5 Artillery Lane in downtown St. Augustine.
Lisa Lockhart and Friends open the annual Romanza Festivale Friday, April 29, 2022, in Trinity Hall at Trinity Parish, 5 Artillery Lane in downtown St. Augustine.

Lisa Lockhart and Friends open the annual Romanza Festivale with a free concert at 8 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2022, in Trinity Hall at Trinity Parish, 5 Artillery Lane in downtown St. Augustine. The performance will feature “Trouble in Tahiti” by Leonard Bernstein.

Akia Uwanda

Lincolnville Jazz at the Excelsior

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2022.

Where: Lincolnville Museum, 102 Martin Luther King Ave.

Admission: $25 in advance at lincolnvillemuseum.org.

Romanza Festivale

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Where: Trinity Hall at Trinity Parish, 5 Artillery Lane.

Admission: Free.

Upcoming area shows

Tabasco Brothers, 6 p.m. April 28, Kingfish Grill, 252 Yacht Club Drive.

Cortnie and Carlos, 6 p.m. April 28, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St.

Dewey Via, 7 p.m. April 28, Colonial Oak Music Park, 21 St. George St. Free.

Houndmouth with Sam Filiatreau, 8 p.m. April 28, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $30.50.

Matt Fowler, 6 p.m. April 29, AJ's Kitchen & Cocktails, 1 King and Bear Drive.

Robbie Litt, 7 p.m. April 29, Colonial Oak Music Park, 21 St. George St. Free.

Lincolnville Jazz at the Excelsior: Akia Uwanda, 7:30 p.m. April 29, Lincolnville Museum, 102 Martin Luther King Ave. $25.

Billy Strings, 7:30 p.m. April 29, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$69.50.

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, 8 p.m. April 29, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $49.50-$79.50.

Paris Whim, 10 p.m. April 29, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Lisa Lockhart and Friends in “Trouble in Tahiti” by Bernstein, 8 p.m. April 29, Trinity Parish, 5 Artillery Lane. Free.

Billy Strings, 7:30 p.m. April 30, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$69.50.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Akia Uwanda in a “Tribute to the Ladies of New Jazz and Soul,” 7:30 p.m. April 30, Trinity Parish, 5 Artillery Lane. Free.

Honey Hounds and Soul Taxi, 10 p.m. April 30, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St.

Yael & Gabriel, 10 a.m. May 1, Casa Monica.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Astralis ensemble, 2:30 p.m. May 1, Memorial Presbyterian Church, 32 Sevilla St. Free.

Tabasco Brothers, 5:30 p.m. May 1, Hurricane Patty's.

Morrow Family Band, 6 p.m. May 1, Borrillo's Pizzeria.

The Space Heaters, 6 p.m. May 1, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Billy Strings, 7:30 p.m. May 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$69.50.

Victor Wainwright, 8 p.m. May 1, Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $25/$30 day of show.

Micah Gilliam, 6 p.m. May 2, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Florida School of the Arts student singers, 6:30 p.m. May 2, St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, 37 Lovett St. Free.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Anna DeProspero Marr, Stephen Marr and Thomas Rodgers, 2:30 p.m. May 3, Grace United Methodist Church, 8 Carrera St. Free.

Good Pluck Trio, 6 p.m. May 3, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Community Drumming with Amber Hall, 6:30 p.m. May 3, St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, 37 Lovett St. Free.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Yael & Gabriel, 7 p.m. May 3, St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, 37 Lovett St. Free.

Heather Craig, 1 p.m. May 4, Pierre's Place, 69 St. George St.

Chelsae Saddler, 6 p.m. May 4, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Sam Pacetti, 6:30 p.m. May 4, St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church, 37 Lovett St. Free.

Adam Lambert, 7 p.m. May 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $35-$124.50.

Romanza Festivale 2022: St. Augustine Youth Chorus, 5:30 p.m. May 5, Ancient City Baptist Church, 27 Sevilla St. Free.

Yael y Gabrielle, , 6 p.m. May 5, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Rex Orange Country, 7 p.m. May 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39-$64.

Amy Hendrickson, 6 p.m. May 6, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Gamble Rogers Music Festival, 6-10:30 p.m. May 6, Colonial Oak Music Park, 21 St. George St.

Koe Wetzel with Tim Montana and Dylan Wheeler, 7:30 p.m. May 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $28-$78.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Romanza Dance Kaleidoscope, 7:30 p.m. May 6, Lewis Auditorium, Flagler College. Free.

Gamble Rogers Music Festival, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. May 7, Colonial Oak Music Park, 21 St. George St.

Romanza Festivale 2022: North Florida Women’s Chorale, noon May 7, Ancient City Baptist Church, 27 Sevilla St. Free.

Primus with Battles, 8 p.m. May 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $35-$65.

Indigenous, 8 p.m. May 7, Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $15/$20 day of show.

Esh x Shief, 10 p.m., May 7, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Gamble Rogers Music Festival, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. May 8, Colonial Oak Music Park, 21 St. George St.

Corey on Sax, 2 p.m. May 8, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Rachael Akins, 6 p.m. May 8, Prohibition Kitchen,119 St. George St.

Romanza Festivale 2022: Mama Blue, 7:30 p.m. May 8, Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College, 14 Granada St. Free.

John Fogerty, 8 p.m. May 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $64-$154.

Madeleine Peyroux, 8 p.m. May 8, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $49.50-$84.50.

Five for Fighting, 8 p.m. May 11, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $45.50-$65.50.

Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia, 8 p.m. May 11, Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $35/$40 day of show.

Yacht Rock Revue, 8 p.m. May 14, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $40-$70.

Tommy Emmanuel with Gareth Pearson, 7:30 p.m. May 15, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $44.50-$69.50.

Dance Gavin Dance with Memphis May Fire, Volumes and Moontooth, 6 p.m. May 17, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $40.

Leon Bridges with Chiiild, 6:30 p.m. May 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$79.50.

Rob Schneider, 8 p.m. May 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $39.50-$125.

As If! North Florida's 90s Fest 2022: Montell Jordan and Eve 6 featuring Quad City DJs, noon May 21, Francis Field, 25 W. Castillo Drive. $20 for general admission.

NEW DATE: Ryan Hamilton, 8 p.m. May 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $39.50-$52.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

Heather Land, 7:30 p.m. May 22, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $35-$75.

Phoebe Bridgers, 7 p.m. May 25, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $34-$52. Note: Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours is required. Face masks are encouraged.

John McEuen and the Circle Band, 7:30 p.m. May 25, Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $40/$50 day of show.

John McEuen and the Circle Band, 7:30 p.m. May 26, Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $40/$50 day of show.

Wallows, 8 p.m. May 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $29-$125.

Bright Eyes with Hurray for the Riff Raff, 7 p.m. May 28, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $41-$61. Note: Proof of a COVID-19 vaccine or negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours is required.

Robert Earl Keen, 8 p.m. May 28, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $66-$96.

Robert Earl Keen, 8 p.m. May 29, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $66-$96.

Bikini Kill, 8 p.m. May 31, Backyard Stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $40.

Good Vibes Summer Tour 2022: Rebelution with Steel Pulse, Denm and DJ Mackle, 5:30 p.m. June 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage. $17.93–$45.

Christie Lenee, 8 p.m. June 1, Café Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $20/$25 day of show.

Good Vibes Summer Tour 2022: Rebelution with Steel Pulse, Denm and DJ Mackle, 5:30 p.m. June 2, St. Augustine Amphitheatre Backyard Stage. $17.93-$45.

NEW DATE: Barenaked Ladies with Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket, 6 p.m. June 3, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $44-$129. Rescheduled from June 5, 2021. All tickets will honored at the new date.

The Remedy Tree and Salt & Pine, 8 p.m. June 3, Cafe Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $10/$15 day of show.

Fool's Paradise: Umphrey's McGee, Lettuce, Andy Frasco & The U.N., Isaiah Sharkey Band and Jennifer Hartswick and Nic Cassarino, June 4-5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $126.50-$176.50.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Sheryl Crow and Waxahatchee, 6 p.m. June 9, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Note: Proof of a COVID-19 vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours may be required.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Sheryl Crow and Waxahatchee, 6:30 p.m. June 10, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Note: Proof of a COVID-19 vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours may be required.

Flogging Molly & The Interrupters with The Skints and Tiger Army, 5:30 p.m. June 12, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $49.50.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Zach Bryan, 7 p.m. June 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $52.50-$87.50.

American Aquarium, 8 p.m. June 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $30.50-$100.

NEW DATE: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band with Edgar Winter, 7:30 p.m. June 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $54-$154. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

Whiskey Myers with Shane Smith & The Saints and 49 Winchester, 6 p.m. July 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $25-$55.

Iration and Atmosphere, 5 p.m. July 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $40-$55.

Joanna Connor, 8 p.m. July 26, Cafe Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $15/$20 day of show.

Slightly Stoopid with Pepper, Common Kings and Fortunate Youth, 5 p.m. Aug. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$59.50.

Rick Springfield and Men At Work with John Waite, 7 p.m. Aug. 5, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$149.50.

Buddy Guy and John Hiatt & The Goners featuring Sonny Landreth, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$97.50.

Lee Brice with Michael Ray and Jackson Dean, 7 p.m. Aug. 12, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $30.50-$60.50.

Dispatch & O.A.R. with G. Love, 7 p.m. Sept. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $26-$96.

Earth, Wind & Fire, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $65-$130.

NEW DATE: Todd Barry, 8 p.m. Oct. 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $33.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

The War on Drugs, 7 p.m. Oct. 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $42.50-$72.50.

The Head and the Heart with Shakey Graves, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $34.50-$64.50.

NEW DATE: Bob Mould, 8 p.m. Oct. 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $30-$50. Rescheduled from Feb. 25. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Trace Adkins with Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, 7 p.m. Oct. 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $33-$77. Rescheduled from Dec. 2. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Steve Vai, 8 p.m. Oct. 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $44.50-$89.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Steep Canyon Rangers, 7 p.m. Nov. 4, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $54.50-$64.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

Alabama, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $59-$174.

Alabama, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $59-$174.

Joe Satriani, 8 p.m. Nov. 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $69.50-$124.50.

Paul Reiser, 8 p.m. Nov. 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $45.50-$63.50.

NEW DATE: Big Band of Brothers, 8 p.m. Jan. 25, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $62.50-$92.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Alan Doyle with Chris Trapper, 8 p.m. March 7, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $32-$40. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Eric Johnson, 8 p.m. March 14, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $34.50-$59.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

Submit upcoming area shows to thinton@staugustine.com.

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