($15-$25 tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm sets) Inspired by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece Century Jazz Orchestra performs 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, plus classics from Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and much more! An intergenerational ensemble, the CJO fosters community with students, teachers and professionals performing alongside each other and is supported by the Sonora Arts & Music Initiative 501(c)3. Come relive the magic of the big band era every Monday as the CJO keeps the music alive and thriving in the 21st Century!

Some of the musicians you can expect to see on Mondays:

Arthur Vint, Pete Swan, Kenji Lancaster, Fred Hayes (drums) Colin McIlrath, Scott Black (bass) Angelo Versace, Chris Peña, Peter Saxe (piano) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Tim Buechler (bari sax) Kevin Ravellette, Simeon Roth, Dave Long (tenor sax) Eric Nakanishi, Joseph Rader (alto sax) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Morani Sanders, Addit Smith, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jibrael Alsooz, Jason Carder (trumpet).

($10-$15 + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm Sets) Grupo Arizona returns to the Century Room for an excellent summer residency! Each month features a different featured soloist.

This month, the group is joined by Kevin Ravellette!

Grupo Arizona is a dynamic classical and jazz fusion chamber ensemble rooted in Mexican and Latin musical traditions, based in Tucson, Arizona. Their mission is to elevate and expand the reach of the rich musical genres from Mexico and across Latin America. Their performances pay homage to the original artists while also serving as a creative outlet for them to explore their own musical education and creativity through unique arrangements.

($20-$30 + DICE fees | 6:30pm show) Sweet Megg is a genre-blending vocalist and songwriter, weaving jazz, country, and blues into a sound that’s both timeless and fresh. Originally from NYC and now based in Nashville, she’s traveled the world, honing her craft everywhere from Parisian jazz clubs to Southern honky-tonks.

Her upcoming album, “Never Been Home” showcases her signature mix of vintage influences and modern edge. Produced by Mose Wilson & Dennis Crouch and recorded at The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, the album captures Megg’s restless spirit and musical evolution. After years touring with Postmodern Jukebox and leading a Cirque du Soleil country project, she’s back, ready to share her most personal work yet.

“Sweet Megg’ refreshes these time-honored songs rather than clones the originals; her agility with modern swing feels gives her vocals a decidedly individualistic flair.” – Suzanne Lorge, Downbeat Magazine

Sweet Megg (vocals & guitar) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Marco Rosano (piano & bass sax) Ray Templin (drums & piano)

($20-$30 + DICE fees | 6:30pm show) “I was born in 1900,” begins Louis Armstrong’s autobiography. “Mayann told me that the night I was born was the fourth of July, a big holiday in New Orleans, when almost anything can happen.” Even though it was later confirmed that he was in fact born August 4, 1901, Louis claimed an Independence Day birth his entire life and according to New Orleans mayor Victor Schiro, it was fitting because Armstrong is “one of Uncle Sam’s most unique, significant and successful ambassadors.”

Come celebrate Louis Armstrong’s “birthday” with the Century Room family featuring a trio of trumpeters Louis Armstrong, Max Goldschmid and Anthony Gibes! They’ll be perforoming a retrospective of Amrstrong’s long and influential career from his first recordings with King Oliver through his finals years in Corona, Queens.

ONE SHOW ONLY on July 4th so everyone can go watch the fireworks at 9pm!

($20-$30 Tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Get ready for a deep dive into the soulful, groove-heavy sounds of 1970s jazz fusion as organist Chris Peña leads a special performance of “Benson Burner”, the 1976 collaboration between guitar legend George Benson and the incomparable Dr. Lonnie Smith. This electrifying tribute will capture the funky swing, blistering solos, and rich textures that defined the golden era of soul jazz, with Peña channeling Dr. Smith’s signature Hammond B3 fire and finesse.

Joining Peña is a powerhouse ensemble featuring Matt Mitchell on guitar, Josh Carruthers on drums and Max Goldschmid on bari and tenor saxophone, whose fiery tone and improvisational daring will bring the spirit of the original sessions to life. With a tight rhythm section locked into vintage grooves, this concert promises a night of infectious energy, deep cuts, and virtuosic interplay.

($10-$15 + DICE fees | 10:30pm & 11:30pm sets) After Friday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with pianist Daniel Woodruff and his band!

Daniel Woodruff (piano)

Colin McIlrath (bass)

Casey Hadland (drums)

($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!

(Free-$5 | 6:30pm & 8pm Sets) Join us for the 2nd annual Independence Day Celebration with Arizona’s Own 108th Army Big Band! The “108th Army Band,” Arizona National Guard is based at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix and is comprised of citizen/soldiers who hold full-time professions as musicians, teachers, students, computer programmers, small business owners, and construction and postal service workers. In addition to its traditional concert and ceremonial band instrumentation, members of the band also perform regularly in smaller popular, jazz, rock, worship, Dixieland, brass and woodwind ensembles.

Organized October 22th 1913 in the Arizona National Guard at Phoenix as the “Band, 1st Regiment Infantry”, the band redesignated in May 1947 as the “108th Army Band” and has since served Arizona with pride! They are on a 4th of July tour and stopping in Tucson to perform in lieu of the Century Jazz Orchestra for our Big Band Monday program!

General Admission tickets are FREE thanks to the American taxpayer! Guarantee a seat by purchasing a discounted Preferred Seat by the stage.

(Free-$5 | 6:30pm & 8pm Sets) Join us for the 2nd annual Independence Day Celebration with Arizona’s Own 108th Army Combos! The “108th Army Band,” Arizona National Guard is based at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix and is comprised of citizen/soldiers who hold full-time professions as musicians, teachers, students, computer programmers, small business owners, and construction and postal service workers. In addition to its traditional concert and ceremonial band instrumentation, members of the band also perform regularly in smaller popular, jazz, rock, worship, Dixieland, brass and woodwind ensembles.

Organized October 22th 1913 in the Arizona National Guard at Phoenix as the “Band, 1st Regiment Infantry”, the band redesignated in May 1947 as the “108th Army Band” and has since served Arizona with pride! They are on a 4th of July tour and stopping in Tucson to perform in lieu of the Century Jazz Orchestra for our Big Band Monday program!

General Admission tickets are FREE thanks to the American taxpayer! Guarantee a seat by purchasing a discounted Preferred Seat by the stage.

($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 2nd 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.*

($15-$25 tickets + taxes and fees | 6:30pm show) Blues/Jazz harmonica player and bandleader Paul Green returns to the Century Room for a swinging night of jazz!

PAUL GREEN

Paul began playing harmonica in 1968, inspired by both country and urban blues artists. His professional musical career began in New Jersey in 1971 with the Blackberry Booze Band. Moving to Oakland California in 1975, He became a member of the house band at a popular blues spot Eli’s mile high club, performing there weekly and recording two albums on the Red Lightning label out of England with JJ Malone and Troyce Key. From 1975 to 1989 he performed throughout the Bay Area with his own band and other musicians including Sonny Rhodes, Little Frankie Lee, “JJ Bad Boy” Jones, Cool Papa, Percy Mayfield, Lowell Fulson, Pee Wee Crayton, John Little John, and many others.

In 1989 he relocated to Chicago where he continued to perform at such legendary blues clubs as Buddy Guy’s, Rosa’s, The Kingston Mine’s, and Blues Etc., and shared the stage with such notables as Junior Wells and Sugar Blue.

Relocating to Seattle in 1991, Paul won the Washington Blues Society award for the “Best Blues Harmonica” in 1992. Since then he has won that award multiple times and the Blues Society eventually named the annual “Best Blues Harmonica” award after him. He has also won the award for “Best Vocalist” twice. In 2008 he was voted into the Washington Blues Society Hall Of Fame, and in 2017 he received their Life Time Achievement Award.

Richard Katz (piano) Evan Arredondo (bass) Joshua Carruthers (drums)

($10-$15 Tickets + DICE fees | 8:30pm Show) Join The Century Room every Thursday at 8:30pm for our Soul Jazz Lounge! The Thursday night Soul Jazz Sessions offer a classy and relaxing atmosphere spotlighting the Viscount Legend Soul organ with Vortex rotating speaker designed by Joey DeFrancesco, a modern recreation of the legendary Hammond B3 organ/Leslie combo made famous by the great jazz, blues, and gospel organists of yesteryear like Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Larry Young, Brother Jack McDuff & Dr. Lonnie Smith. The Century Room’s Viscount Legend Soul is provided courtesy of the Tucson Jazz Music Foundation.

This week features Travis Motley Sr. & The Powers That Be!

($20-$30 Tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Join Prescott, AZ based drummer Ted Bouras and his dynamic band the OrganNauts for an unforgettable night of Soul Jazz as they bring the fiery, funky spirit of three legendary trumpeters—Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, and Roy Hargrove—to life. Known for their deep groove and vintage sound, the OrganNauts channel the golden age of jazz with a fresh, electric energy. From the hard bop grit of “Hocus Pocus” to the slick, modern soul of “Strasbourg/St. Denis,” this concert promises a rich journey through decades of trumpet-led jazz innovation. This concert will capture the essence of groove, grit, and gospel-tinged swing that defined Morgan, Hubbard, and Hargrove’s music.

Featuring Dave Len Scott (trumpet) Chris Counelis (sax) Chris Peña (keys) Adam Gay (bass) & Ted Bouras (drums)

($20-$30 Tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Welcome back alto saxophonists Eric Nakanishi from Portland, Oregon as he debuts a new project, the Peace Warriors, inspired by his late mentor Ralph Peterson Jr. Bringing you everything from original high intensity modal jazz to classic swinging hard bop and senstitive ballads, the Peace Warriors demonstrate the depth and breadth of jazz and the human spirit and utilize music as a weapon for PEACE!

Featuring Eric Nakanishi (alto sax) Denali Kaufman (piano) Ryan Magness (bass) & Kenji Lancaster (drums)

($10-$15 + DICE fees | 10:30pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for late night with bassist Adam Gay 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 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece Century Jazz Orchestra performs 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, plus classics from Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and much more! An intergenerational ensemble, the CJO fosters community with students, teachers and professionals performing alongside each other and is supported by the Sonora Arts & Music Initiative 501(c)3. Come relive the magic of the big band era every Monday as the CJO keeps the music alive and thriving in the 21st Century!

Some of the musicians you can expect to see on Mondays:

Arthur Vint, Pete Swan, Kenji Lancaster, Fred Hayes (drums) Colin McIlrath, Scott Black (bass) Angelo Versace, Chris Peña, Peter Saxe (piano) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Tim Buechler (bari sax) Kevin Ravellette, Simeon Roth, Dave Long (tenor sax) Eric Nakanishi, Joseph Rader (alto sax) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Morani Sanders, Addit Smith, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jibrael Alsooz, Jason Carder (trumpet).

($10-$15 + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm Sets) Drummer & percussionist Aaron Szabo (Zona Libre, TLJN, et al) brings us “Los Esquineros”, a Latin jazz project co-led with pianist Amilicar Guevara. Expect a blend of of Cuban and Puerto Rican rhythms mixed with jazz and Brazilian melodies. Two sets at 6:30pm & 8pm!

($20-$30 Tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Century Room welcomes young drum phenom Calvin Simmers for his first headline show! Calvin will be presenting a centennial celebration of drum legend Max Roach, highlighting Max’s drumming and collaborations with artists like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Clifford Brown. Max’s innovations helped define the bebop era and reshape the role of the drum set in modern music, introducing a more melodic, interactive style of drumming that emphasized the ride cymbal for timekeeping and allowed for greater rhythmic complexity and conversation within the band. Beyond his technical innovations, Roach was a committed activist who used music as a form of protest, most notably in works like We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, which addressed civil rights and social justice. His fearless creativity and uncompromising artistry left an enduring legacy that continues to influence generations of musicians.

($10-$15 + taxes & fees | 10:30pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Friday night’s show, stick around for late night with guitarist Chris Molinari and his band!

($20-$30 Tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Join multi-instrumentalist Max Goldschmid as he leads the Next Generation Jazz Ensemble through a program of progressive orginal music! Max has hosted our Sunday night jazz jam for years, where he has shared the stage with hundreds of musicians. He has tapped some of his favorites from those jam sessions to play with him for this special concert! Sunday nights are dedicated to jazz standards from the Great American Songbook, but for tonight Max and his bandmates will be presenting original compositions and arrangements! Come support the Next Generation of Jazz!

Featuring Max Goldschmid (horns) Colin McIlrath (guitar) Denali Kauffman (piano) Ryan Magness (bass) & Casey Hadland (drums)

($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 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece Century Jazz Orchestra performs 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, plus classics from Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and much more! An intergenerational ensemble, the CJO fosters community with students, teachers and professionals performing alongside each other and is supported by the Sonora Arts & Music Initiative 501(c)3. Come relive the magic of the big band era every Monday as the CJO keeps the music alive and thriving in the 21st Century!

Some of the musicians you can expect to see on Mondays:

Arthur Vint, Pete Swan, Kenji Lancaster, Fred Hayes (drums) Colin McIlrath, Scott Black (bass) Angelo Versace, Chris Peña, Peter Saxe (piano) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Tim Buechler (bari sax) Kevin Ravellette, Simeon Roth, Dave Long (tenor sax) Eric Nakanishi, Joseph Rader (alto sax) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Morani Sanders, Addit Smith, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jibrael Alsooz, 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 La Checha!

***Gretchen Williams (“La Checha”) is a former soloist with Yjastros the American Flamenco Repertory Company, now holding a doctorate in early modern Spanish history. Her dissertation covers the Romani blacksmithing community of 16th and 17th century Triana. A Fulbright scholar, she has taught Spanish, history, and flamenco at Texas Tech University and the University of New Mexico, and studies flamenco with renowned artists. She performs at tablaos in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Atlanta.***

***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)***