($20-$30 | 7pm Show) Kassa Overall is a Grammy-nominated musician, emcee, singer, producer and drummer who melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions.

He previously released four critically acclaimed projects: I THINK I’M GOOD, Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz, Shades of Flu and Shades of Flu 2. On ANIMALS, his Warp Records debut, Kassa pushes his kaleidoscopic, subversive vision further. He layers Roland 808s against avant-garde drumming in the vein of his mentors Elvin Jones and Billy Hart, the latter of whom he studied with at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Virtuoso musos appear alongside rap poets, including Danny Brown, Wiki, Lil B, and Shabazz Palaces. Top-flight jazz improvisation weaves in and out of orchestral string arrangements by Jherek Bischoff. The album’s diverse, all-star roster of collaborators includes several of his close friends, like vocalists Nick Hakim, Laura Mvula, Francis and the Lights, and jazz stars like Theo Croker and Vijay Iyer.

ANIMALS pushes Kassa’s message further too, the title a loaded metaphor for the paradoxes of his life as an entertainer and as a black man in America. ANIMALS is the sound of an artist aware of the cost of embodying one’s natural self in the public eye, a deep reckoning with the two-sided truth that to perform one’s freedom for an audience can mean succumbing to life inside a cage.

($5-$10 | 7pm & 8:30pm Sets) Multi-instrumentalist Marco Rosano leads the Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band for the most swingin’ night of jazz!

The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Traditional Jass Band specializes in “Traditional Jass,” also known as Hot Jazz and Early Jazz. The band’s focus on early greats like King Oliver and Louis Armstrong has created a raving, global following. Truly, this band spans more than a century, and while they are very often called upon for their utterly authentic approach to the traditional, they’re called upon equally as often for their brass band and progressive adaptations.

***”Hot Jazz Wednesdays”** take you back to the roots of jazz with music from the 1920s and ’30s. Every 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday, Swamp Donkeys West perform music from New Orleans. 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.*

($20-$30 | 7pm Show ) Welcome back Rachel Eckroth and her new project Saints of Paris featuring drummer John Hadfield. This Grammy-Nominated duo will team up with some surprise guests for a night of spooky grooves and improvisation.

John Hadfield (drums/percussion) and Rachel Eckroth (organ/synths)

($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Los Angeles-based drummer Anthony Fung returns to the Century Room for a very special two-night residency! Night one features bassist Max Gerl & John Escreet on keys. On night two, the band is joined by very special guest Brice Winston!

Link to night two:

https://link.dice.fm/wb3a8daa64ff

ANTHONY FUNG

Anthony Fung is a Canadian-born drummer, composer, producer, and bandleader currently based in Los Angeles, CA. He has established himself as an accomplished musician, earning multiple degrees and performing at renowned festivals and venues worldwide.

Anthony is an alumnus of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, where he earned a master of music (M.M.) degree while studying and performing with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chris Potter, Billy Childs, and many others. Prior to this, he obtained both his bachelor’s (B.M.) and another master’s (M.M.) degree from Berklee College of Music, mentored by the esteemed Danilo Pérez.

($0-$5 | 10pm) Every day is Halloween! Join the Century Room for a very special industry dance night! Come dressed in your very best cape, ready to enjoy incredible drink specials and to dance all the way into the afterlife to a DJ set by DJ Scorpio which includes Halloween Bangers, Darkwave, Goth Classics, & More!

Walk-ins are free, but you can secure a spot in the room for $5!

($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Los Angeles-based drummer Anthony Fung returns to the Century Room for a very special two-night residency! Night one features bassist Max Gerl & John Escreet on keys. On night two, the band is joined by very special guest Brice Winston!

Link to night one:

https://link.dice.fm/wb3a8daa64ff

ANTHONY FUNG

Anthony Fung is a Canadian-born drummer, composer, producer, and bandleader currently based in Los Angeles, CA. He has established himself as an accomplished musician, earning multiple degrees and performing at renowned festivals and venues worldwide.

Anthony is an alumnus of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, where he earned a master of music (M.M.) degree while studying and performing with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chris Potter, Billy Childs, and many others. Prior to this, he obtained both his bachelor’s (B.M.) and another master’s (M.M.) degree from Berklee College of Music, mentored by the esteemed Danilo Pérez.

($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with the Kenji Lancaster Quartet

Eric Nakanishi (sax) Matt Mitchell (guitar) Kenji Lancaster (drums) Colin McIlrath (bass)

Guarantee a seat with an advanced ticket! Walk-ins are free.

($5-$10 Suggested Donation | 4pm doors | 4:30pm show) 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.

Recently, Grupo Arizona was honored as one of ten finalists in the inaugural North American Saxophone Alliance’s FLEX Competition, held in March 2024 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Despite being founded less than a year ago, they are excited to debut multiple new works by living composers from both Mexico and the United States in fall 2024. As dedicated ambassadors of Mexican music, they are committed to sharing its beauty with diverse audiences everywhere.

Trey Bryant

George Rosas

Zach White

Oliver Morey

Jordan Figueroa

Katherine Shindledecker

(No Cover | 6:30pm-10pm) Come jam with multi-instrumentalist Max Goldschmid and the Century Room house band!

General admission is FREE and first come first serve. (Guarantee your seat with a Preferred Seating ticket.)