Gamble Rogers Concert Series: Jordan Tice

On November 22, 2025, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., the Gamble Rogers Concert Series presents Jordan Tice at the Waterworks in St. Augustine.

Jordan Tice

Tice started out playing rock guitar and soon took lessons in both jazz and classical music. His mother, Sue Raines, performed with the Buffalo Gals, an all-women bluegrass group, and he lists progressive bluegrass artists Béla Fleck and Tony Rice as two who influenced him. He focused on the instrument and composition, and his first three albums consisted only of instrumental music. He is proficient in both finger picking and flat picking, and performed as a sideman for many diverse acts, including Steve Martin (with the Steep Canyon Rangers), David Rawlings, Tony Trischka, and Yola.

Most recently, Tice has added lyrics to his compositions, and his original music is lauded for instrumentation, breadth of form, and lyrics with candor and wit, presented in a casual vocal style. He has performed at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and in the Ryman Auditorium, and has received praise from NPR Music and American Songwriter.

Tice is a musician's musician. After spending his youth listening to his parents play bluegrass (his mom on the fiddle and his dad on banjo), he was determined to find his own musical path, far from bluegrass and folk. Tice studied jazz and classical guitar and eventually found his way back to bluegrass—his way. He had always liked the instrumental part of bluegrass and formed the band Hawktail with like-minded musicians who love this wholly American genre, and can't help but add in jazz and classical elements. Tice is a well-known and welcome addition to various bands, stage performances, and albums. 

Fiddler and vocalist Paul Kowert (who plays in Hawktail and Punchbrothers) performs on stage with Tice at the November Gamble Rogers Concert. (M'Gonigle performs with Tice in the video "Bad Little Idea.")

Opening Act

Born and raised in St. Augustine, singer and songwriter Eowyn Sage first shared her voice publicly as a lead in several musicals. Still in high school, Sage perfects her skills, writes songs, and finds time to perform at local, youth-friendly venues. 

The Gamble Rogers Concert Series

The Gamble Rogers Folk Festival has partnered with the St. Johns Cultural Council to present a monthly series of Saturday concerts at the Waterworks, from October 18, 2025, through June 20, 2026. These concerts celebrate St. Augustine's Gamble Rogers—songwriter, storyteller, guitarist, and recording artist—who taught, befriended, and performed with many of the performers on the schedule. Each concert includes two acts: a YoungFolk performer who opens the show, followed by a musician with national or international acclaim. 

The Details

Held at the Waterworks, a renovated historic building on San Marco Avenue, each concert is limited to 100 attendees. Advanced tickets are strongly encouraged.

Admission: $30.00 for general admission, $40.00 for seats in the first two rows. Tickets for all shows are now available. 

When: Saturday, November 22, 2025, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Where: St. Augustine Waterworks, 184 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, Florida 32084

Getting There: Access to the Waterworks is through the St. Augustine Main Library parking lot. (Use 1960 North Ponce de Leon Blvd. in your GPS.) 

Headliners for the 2025/26 Gamble Rogers Concert Series

• Saturday, October 18, 2025—The New 76ers
• Saturday, November 22, 2025—Jordan Tice
• Saturday, December 20, 2025—A Guitar Outlaw Christmas
• Saturday, January 17, 2026—Robert Bowlin & Will Maring
• Saturday, February 21, 2026—Sunny War
• Saturday, March 21, 2026—Pat Bergeson & Bruce Forman
• In April, there will be no Waterworks concerts; the Gamble Rogers Music Festival is April 10 to 12, 2026
• Saturday, May 16, 2026—Walter Parks
• Saturday, June 20, 2026—Guy Davis

The Waterworks

Built in 1898, the St. Augustine Waterworks is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city moved this waterworks facility to a new location after significant population growth. For a time, the building served as a community center and theater, and was later left unused. Now fully renovated again, this facility is accessible, has free parking, and yet retains its historic architectural properties and charm.