The Pops Orchestra salutes Sinatra in Bradenton

Frank Sinatra died 18 years ago, but there remains as much interest today in the man and his music as there ever was.

So in the coming week, the Pops Orchestra will celebrate Sinatra's 100th birthday (which was actually Dec. 12) with a concert titled "Let's Be Frank."

New York City cabaret singer and jazz stylist Cole Rumbough will sing such Sinatra standards as "Come Fly With Me" in concerts in Sarasota and Bradenton.

Rumbough performs regularly at Le Cirque Café in New York. He has some family connections to the Pops: his grandmother, Barbara Jensen, is an accomplished pianist and organist who also plays viola, and his uncle, Ken Jensen, plays cello. His grandfather, Dale Jensen, is a flutist and retired conductor who sings with Sarasota's Key Chorale.

Details: 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, Riverview High School Performing Arts Center, 1 Ram Way, Sarasota; and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, Neel Performing Arts Center at State College of Florida, 5840 26th St, W., Bradenton. Tickets: $25-$20 adults, $5 students. Information: 941-926-7677, thepopsorchestra.org.

-- Marty Clear

This story was originally published February 17, 2016 at 5:37 PM with the headline "The Pops Orchestra salutes Sinatra in Bradenton ."