Gloria West and The Gents bring old school stride-swing jazz with an island twist to stages across Tampa Bay, including The Clearwater Jazz Holiday, The St. Pete Coliseum, The Palladium Theatre, and The Tampa Theatre. From classic mid-tempo swing-dancing numbers to sultry torch songs on the edge of the blues, their fast-paced high-energy and her ‘killer vocals’ are guaranteed to get anyone’s foot tapping. Creative Loafing says about West, “One of the most dynamic voices working in the [Tampa] Bay area.”