Two very different mainstays of Orlando music clash in an ax battle at the Blue Bamboo with “Dead and Alive.” In one corner you have guitarist and educator Bobby Koelble: Not only is he a very familiar presence on the Blue Bamboo stage, he was also in Orlando death-metal legends Death and offshoot tribute Death to All. In the other corner is John Krasula: He leads popular local act JK & the Contraband and is a serious student of jazz and fusion masters.
The twosome play two sets, the first by “dead” composers and greats, and the second consisting of all original compositions from the duo. They will be flanked by drummer Johnbern Thomas and bassist Thomas Milovac. Which is a lot of muscle on one stage.
8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park, bluebambooartcenter.com, $25-$35.
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This article appears in Feb. 4-10, 2026.