($20-$30 Tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Known for his acrobatic bebop chops, saxophonist Greg Abate has been wowing audiences internationally for decades and returns to the Century Room for the 3rd time!

Featuring Angelo Versace (piano) Dwight Kilian (bass) Arthur Vint (drums)

New England saxophonist, flutist and composer Greg Abate has enjoyed an extraordinarily diverse international career that has included playing lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra, tenor sax for the Artie Shaw Orchestra, and recording a total of 23 recordings as a leader. He has recorded or performed with many jazz greats including Phil Woods, Kenny Barron, Claudio Roditi, Red Rodney, Ben Riley, George Mraz , Rufus Reid , Claudio Roditi, James Williams, Barry Harris, Richie Cole, Kenny Washington, Hilton Ruiz, and many more.

Greg continues to tour 225 days a year, is a professor of Jazz at RI College, and is a Conn-Selmer representative artist conducting master classes as a guest artist at many schools, colleges and universities.

($10-$15 + taxes & fees | 10:30pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Friday night’s show, stick around for late night with trumpeter Anthony Gibes and his band! What to expect? Swinging straight ahead jazz!

($20-$30 Tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Piano player and friend of the room Michael Eckroth returns with his band to present a suite of Wayne Shorter’s latin tunes! This time, they’ll be joined by the inimitable Brice Winston on sax!

Featuring Michael Eckroth (piano) Brice Winson (sax) Raul Reyes-Bueno (bass) Joel Mateo( drums)

MICHAEL ECKROTH

Michael Eckroth, pianist and keyboardist, is an active performer in New York and worldwide, having performed extensively with musicians such as jazzicons John Scofield, Ron McClure, Eliot Zigmund and Paul McCandless.

Equally at home in jazz and latin- American music forms, Michael received a grammy nomination for his work on the 2018 Cuban music album Orquesta Akokan, which received rave reviews on outlets such as NPR and France’s FIP. He is also a recipient of a PhD from New York University, former professor of music at Dartmouth College and a current full-time professor of music at FIU.

($10-$15 + DICE fees | 10:30pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with swinging drummer JC Chiriguayo and his band!

($5-$10 + DICE fees | 6:30pm-9:30pm) Come sit in with multi-instrumentalist Max Goldschmid and the Century Room house band! Band opens up with a short set followed by an instrumental jam until 9:30pm. Musicians who sit in get in FREE!

($15-$25 tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm sets) Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night at the Century Room starting at 6:30pm. Expect music from the Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Thad Jones/Mel Louis Jazz Orchestra and much more! Drummers Arthur Vint, Pete Swan, Kenji Lancaster and Fred Hayes share the drum chair, alternating each week. Advanced tickets recommended!

Rotating (drums) Scott Black (bass) Angelo Versace (piano) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Joseph Rader (bari sax) Kevin Ravellette & Simeon Roth (tenor sax) Eric Nakanishi & Jonas Heidebrecht (alto sax) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Morani Sanders, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jason Carder (trumpet).

($25-$35 + taxes and fees | 6:30pm show) In one of Tucson’s most intimate venues, experience the rawness and authenticity flamenco has to offer on the Century Room Stage with special guest Carlos Menchaca!

***Carlos Menchaca*** began dancing at age 9, receiving extensive training in Folklórico Mexicano as well as Ballet and Flamenco at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio, TX. In 2006, Menchaca received a scholarship to study at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts (CFA) and began to work with Yjastros: the American Flamenco Repertory Company in Albuquerque, NM.

***Angelina Ramirez*** is a flamenco movement artist and teaching artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Her work explores queer, Latinx identity in traditional flamenco dance and focuses on arts and healing, particularly for elders and autistic individuals. She promotes accessibility, fights ableism and racism, and curates the Traditional and Ethnic Dance Festival for the Southwest Folklife Alliance.

***Misael Barraza Diaz*** is a distinguished Mexican guitarist who graduated with honors from the Master in Guitar Alicante and obtained a second Master’s degree from the University of Arizona. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts and studies under renowned artists such as David Russell, Sergio Assad, and Odair Assad.

With Jason Martinez (cajon) Olivia Rojas (cante)

($10-$15 | 6:30pm & 8pm Sets + taxes and fees) Nick Coventry, Matt Mitchell, Evan Dain & Marco Rosano form the swinging Hot Club of Tucson Trio! The group plays jazz manouche in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappeli. The band starts at 6:30pm. Every other Wednesday!

***”Hot Jazz Wednesdays”** take you back to the roots of jazz with music from the 1920s and ’30s. Every 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday, the Mysterious Babies perform music from New Orleans & Chicago. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays are reserved for the Hot Club of Tucson, which performs French Jazz Manouche in the style of Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli.*