December 31
New Year’s Eve: Space Cowboy!
Doors 8pm | Show 8:30pm | 21+ Get ready to blast off into the New Year as Hotel Congress transforms into an intergalactic rodeo🚀🤠 There will be live entertainment, mind blowing installations,…
Upcoming Events
Today
Desert Haze Holiday Market
Join us for a holiday market w/ Desert Haze! Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm We’ll have 15 + vendors including vintage clothes, handmade goods, live music and Cariño Coffee!… Read more
Join us for a holiday market w/ Desert Haze!
Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm
We’ll have 15 + vendors including vintage clothes, handmade goods, live music and Cariño Coffee!
VENDORS: TBA
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi
(SOLD OUT! | 4:30pm & 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Angelo Versace, Scott Black and Arthur Vint play Vince Guaraldi Trio’s much beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with a selection of other… Read more
(SOLD OUT! | 4:30pm & 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Angelo Versace, Scott Black and Arthur Vint play Vince Guaraldi Trio’s much beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with a selection of other Vince Guaraldi compositions.
The classic album had a profound impact on jazz and pop culture by introducing a unique blend of jazz and Christmas music to a wider audience. Released in 1965, it helped popularize jazz among mainstream listeners and became synonymous with the holiday season. Guaraldi’s compositions, particularly “Linus and Lucy,” remain enduring classics.
Rendezvous!
Saturday, December 21st Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | $15 | All Welcome –RENDEZVOUS–a collective of Tucson raised musicians come together once a year during the holidays to cover their favorite songs… Read more
Saturday, December 21st
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | $15 | All Welcome
–RENDEZVOUS–a collective of Tucson raised musicians come together once a year during the holidays to cover their favorite songs and artists. The lineup is summoned from different local bands including Soda Sun, Dos Sueños, Road Warriors, Steff and the Articles, and Spafford and also includes many guest artists .This will be Rendezvous’ 9th year putting on this music fest style cover show, which spans across the entire genre spectrum and is a tribute to Hotel Congress’ once featured “Great Cover Up” event. From Daft Punk to Anderson Paak, Radiohead to Vulfpeck, there is something for everyone to sing along and dance to.
Klub Krampus: Solstice ’24
Doors 9pm | FREE | 21+ As winter’s longest night descends, Klub Krampus beckons: dark wave, industrial, & techno set by DJ Mijito, forbidden treasures from local vendors, and tarot for the… Read more
Doors 9pm | FREE | 21+
As winter’s longest night descends, Klub Krampus beckons: dark wave, industrial, & techno set by DJ Mijito, forbidden treasures from local vendors, and tarot for the return of the light. Join the ritual. 9pm-1am FREE in the Klub.
Late Night with Victor Gutierrez Sextet
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with Victor Gutierrez Sextet Victor Gutierrez (tenor) Eric Nakanishi (alto) Max Goldschmid (trumpet) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Zeke… Read more
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with Victor Gutierrez Sextet
Victor Gutierrez (tenor) Eric Nakanishi (alto) Max Goldschmid (trumpet) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Zeke Hirsh (bass) Rylande Dodge (drums)
Guarantee a seat with an advanced ticket! Walk-ins are free.
Enjoy our $10 after 10pm Late Night menu!
Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out! $3… Read more
Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+
Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi
(Sold Out | 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm) Angelo Versace, Scott Black and Arthur Vint play Vince Guaraldi Trio’s much beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with a selection of other Vince… Read more
(Sold Out | 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm) Angelo Versace, Scott Black and Arthur Vint play Vince Guaraldi Trio’s much beloved “A Charlie Brown Christmas” along with a selection of other Vince Guaraldi compositions.
The classic album had a profound impact on jazz and pop culture by introducing a unique blend of jazz and Christmas music to a wider audience. Released in 1965, it helped popularize jazz among mainstream listeners and became synonymous with the holiday season. Guaraldi’s compositions, particularly “Linus and Lucy,” remain enduring classics.
A Hip Hop Holiday Show ft. Big Vinci
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | $10 + fees | 21+ MTM and Club Congress Presents: A Hip-Hop Holiday Show including some of Tucson’s up and coming Hip-Hop artists. Headlined by BIG… Read more
Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | $10 + fees | 21+
MTM and Club Congress Presents: A Hip-Hop Holiday Show including some of Tucson’s up and coming Hip-Hop artists. Headlined by BIG Vinci with support from Az-iL, Blue Monsoon, Chief Allen, and DJ Looney.
Karaoke Under the Stars
Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more
Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM
CRJO Performs Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite Night Two!
($20-$30 | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) A Century Room holiday tradition, the CRJO will be playing Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite plus other Ellington classics! THE NUTCRACKER… Read more
($20-$30 | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) A Century Room holiday tradition, the CRJO will be playing Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite plus other Ellington classics!
THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
The original cover for the 1960 big band album, “The Nutcracker Suite,” presented three people as the authors, all with equal font size and inhabiting the same line: “Ellington. Strayhorn. Tchaikovsky.” It was as if to announce a convergence of historical import, like a world summit or long-awaited crossover comic. This was not just any old Christmas album, that commercial phenomenon of repackaging holiday hits. By adapting Tchaikovsky’s score for jazz orchestra, Ellington was poised to both widen the appeal of his band and cement his status as a genius composer.
THE CENTURY ROOM JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CRJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night at the Century Room! The CRJO is an intergenerational big band that features professional musicians, educators and students performing together.
Giant Sand’s Holiday Clustermuck
w/ Brian Lopez 7pm Doors | 7:30pm Show | $15 | 21+
w/ Brian Lopez
7pm Doors | 7:30pm Show | $15 | 21+
‘Twas the Jam Before Christmas with Max Goldschmid Quartet
($5-$10 | FREE for musicians sitting in | 6:30pm show) Come jam with multi-instrumentalist Max Goldschmid and the Century Room house band for a very special pre-Christmas Jam! Jam is open until… Read more
($5-$10 | FREE for musicians sitting in | 6:30pm show) Come jam with multi-instrumentalist Max Goldschmid and the Century Room house band for a very special pre-Christmas Jam!
Jam is open until 9:30pm.
Guarantee your seat with an advanced ticket. Musicians coming to jam get in FREE!
Alex Weitz
($15-$25 | 6:30pm Show) Alex Weitz returns the Century Room! Known for his acrobatic chops and his intricate compositions, this show will be an incredibly exciting night of music. ALEX WEITZ In… Read more
($15-$25 | 6:30pm Show) Alex Weitz returns the Century Room! Known for his acrobatic chops and his intricate compositions, this show will be an incredibly exciting night of music.
ALEX WEITZ
In 2019, NYC jazz saxophonist and composer Alex Weitz won second place in the Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition. In 2019 and 2021 he was the recipient of an ASCAP Herb Albert Composer Award.
Originally from Arizona, Alex Weitz was a member of the award-winning Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band. Alex went on to complete both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Alex has performed at esteemed venues and jazz festivals around the world including Dizzy’s Club, Tucson Jazz Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Birdland Jazz Club, Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Jazz Standard, South Beach Jazz Festival, Telluride Jazz Festival, and the Jazz Showcase.
Alex’s performances are known for his exciting, memorable original compositions, strong group dynamic, and creative reinterpretations of standards.
Since September 2020, he has been producing and broadcasting the video for the popular jazz live stream “Live at Emmet’s Place.”
Soul Jazz Lounge | Doc Holladay & Soul ORGANization
($5 Tickets | 8:30pm & 10pm sets) Join The Century Room every Thursday at 8:30pm for our Soul Jazz Lounge! Each lounge hosts a rotating cast of All-Star house bands and features… Read more
($5 Tickets | 8:30pm & 10pm sets) Join The Century Room every Thursday at 8:30pm for our Soul Jazz Lounge! Each lounge hosts a rotating cast of All-Star house bands and features our Viscount Legend Soul Organ designed by the late great Joey DeFrancesco, complete with the Leslie Speaker. The Viscount Soul organ is a modern recreation of vintage Hammond B3 instruments, which were made famous by jazz organists like Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Larry Young, Brother Jack McDuff & Dr. Lonnie Smith.
This week features Doc Holladay & Soul ORGANization!
Doc Holladay (Viscount Legend Organ) Tom Kusian (guitar) Clay Brown (sax) Ralph Gilmore (drums)
Soul ORGANization will present a mix of traditional/funky/bluesy Soul Jazz from legendary organ masters (Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Reuben Wilson, Brian Auger, Booker T. Jones) as well as music from other greats of the Soul Jazz genre such as Grant Green, Lou Donaldson, and George Benson.
The Thursday night Soul Jazz Sessions offer a classy and relaxing atmosphere spotlighting the Century Room’s Viscount Legend Soul organ with Vortex rotating speaker, a modern recreation of the legendary Hammond B3 organ/Leslie combo made famous by the great jazz, blues, and rock Hammond B3 organists of yesteryear.
Ed Friedland | The Art of Trio
($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) The trio of Piano/Bass/Drums is a much-celebrated format in the world of jazz The Ed Friedland trio featuring Peter Saxe on piano, and Arthur Vint… Read more
($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) The trio of Piano/Bass/Drums is a much-celebrated format in the world of jazz The Ed Friedland trio featuring Peter Saxe on piano, and Arthur Vint on drums pays homage to two of the greatest classic trios of all time. Show one is a tribute to the Oscar Peterson Trio, while show two will focus on the music of the Bill Evans Trio.
ED FRIEDLAND
Since 1978, Ed Friedland has managed several fulfilling careers in music, often simultaneously. As a performing bassist, his experience ranges from backing jazz giants to country legends. As an educator, Ed was a member of the Berklee Bass Department (1984-6), Boston College music faculty, Arizona State University jazz faculty, National Guitar Workshop Bass Summit instructor, a clinician for Carvin guitars (now Keisel), Hal Leonard, and ran his own School Of Bass workshops. Ed has been teaching privately for over 40 years.
Pop Nights w/ Bex
Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more
Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE
Pop Nights w/ Bex
From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!
$3 PBR
$4 TRULY
$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT
Late Night with Denali Hershey Kauffman
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Friday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with Denali Hershey Kauffman Guarantee a seat with an advanced ticket! Walk-ins are free. Enjoy our $10… Read more
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Friday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with Denali Hershey Kauffman
Guarantee a seat with an advanced ticket! Walk-ins are free.
Enjoy our $10 after 10pm Late Night menu!
Alassane | Original Music & Arrangements
($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm Show) Century Room welcomes back songwriter, keyboardist and vocalist Alassane back to the stage for an incredible feature performance with an excellent band. ALASSANE Alassane Diarra is a… Read more
($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm Show) Century Room welcomes back songwriter, keyboardist and vocalist Alassane back to the stage for an incredible feature performance with an excellent band.
ALASSANE
Alassane Diarra is a songwriter, vocalist, and keyboardist currently based in Tucson. His roots can be found in a wide array of music from progressive-jazz to art rock. Influenced by artists such as Radiohead, Kneebody, and David Bowie, Alassane’s soft vocals and introspective lyrics create a gripping contrast against the captivating arrangements within his music.
Along his career, Alassane has shared the stage with many notable musicians, such as Jenny Lewis on Harry Styles’ “Love on Tour,” and Courtney Marie Andrews on her NPR Tiny Desk Concert. His song “Moot Points” is a collaboration featuring the two influential jazz musicians, Rachel Eckroth (St. Vincent) and Tim Lefebvre (David Bowie).
Tucson Community Cover Fest
Doors 5pm | Show 5:30pm | $10 + fees | 21+ Enjoy a benefit for the Tucson Community Food Bank with local musicians doing a cover fest! Performances from Miss Olivia &… Read more
Doors 5pm | Show 5:30pm | $10 + fees | 21+
Enjoy a benefit for the Tucson Community Food Bank with local musicians doing a cover fest! Performances from Miss Olivia & The Interlopers, Najima, Carlos Arzate, Znora, Barefoot on Bumblebees, Jeremy Cashman, Sharkk Heartt, Jose Salazar Band, and The River Roses.
Autumn Dominguez | The Girl with Hearts in Her Eyes
($20-$30 tickets | 8:30pm Show) Saxophonist and vocalist Autumn Dominguez returns to the Century Room! Autumn will be playing songs off of her latest album “Grief Songs” which features original tunes that… Read more
($20-$30 tickets | 8:30pm Show) Saxophonist and vocalist Autumn Dominguez returns to the Century Room! Autumn will be playing songs off of her latest album “Grief Songs” which features original tunes that explore the crossover between indie music and jazz.
AUTUMN DOMINGUEZ
Autumn Dominguez has been illustrated by her mentors and peers as a “passionate, humble, and captivating musician.”
Autumn Dominguez is a versatile saxophonist, vocalist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. Dominguez is primarily a jazz musician, largely influenced by greats such as Charlie Parker and Lee Konitz; but her classical training and love for different styles of music has created the unique mosaic that is her sound. Her latest original project is a cross-genre blend of jazz and indie pop, where her unique vocals and intimate songwriting shine. Autumn’s eclectic writing, and her ability to convey raw emotion to an audience through sound, is extraordinary.
She began her journey as a professional player and formed a group, the Autumn Dominguez Quintet, that performed all over the city, even opening the Tucson Jazz Festival in 2019.
In the Crescent City, Dominguez has been given incredible opportunities; including being a member of Ashlin Parker’s Trumpet Mafia™ and being a featured performer with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra for their Women In Jazz tribute, to name a few.
Late Night Homecoming Jam!
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night a very special Late Night Jam led by Colin McIlrath and featuring members of our Century Room… Read more
($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night a very special Late Night Jam led by Colin McIlrath and featuring members of our Century Room family!
Expect players like Autumn Dominguez, Kai Felix, Denali Hershey Kauffman and more!
Guarantee a seat with an advanced ticket! Walk-ins are free.
Enjoy our $10 after 10pm Late Night menu!
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