($15-$25 | 6:30pm Show) Wholly Cats Swing Club present music of the great swing era!

Wholly Cats Swing Club are Tucson’s ambassadors of the Great Swing Era, specializing in the music of the Benny Goodman Sextet featuring America’s first Guitar Hero, Charlie Christian. They have quickly gained a following as Tucson’s premier Swing Band and have been performing at several dance and jazz venues in the area while helping give rise to the live local dance scene.

The band was formed by Marc Rosen and Tony Spear, whose mutual love of these artists sparked an idea for a dance band with multi-generational appeal. In addition to the songs of Goodman and Christian, their repertoire includes popular classic hits by Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Louie Prima and even contemporary artists like Tom Waits and Imelda May.

Stcik around for our Soul Jazz Lounge at 9pm.

($5 Tickets | 9pm Show) 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 Max Goldschmid Organ Trio!

($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) The Redhouse Family Jazz Band makes their Century Room debut and their first public performance in over 20 years! The Redhouse Family is known as Arizona’s Native American first family of jazz. Their music is influenced by Latin, fusion, and contemporary jazz, as well as R&B, funk, folk, and traditional Native American sounds and spirituality. Members of the band have been nominated for Grammy awards and have received Native American Music Awards.

Larry Redhouse (piano) Lenny Redhouse (drums) Mary Redhouse (bass, vocals) Tony Redhouse (congas, percussion) Duane Reilley (tenor sax, flute)

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

Ryan Wheless (sax) Alassane (keys) Kenji Lancaster (drums) Colin McIlrath (bass)

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

($30-$40 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Blue Note recording artist, pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini travels from South Africa with his trio to perform at the Century Room, presented with Arizona Arts Live!

Nduduzo Makhathini (piano) Zwelakhe Duma Bell le Pere (bass) Kabelo Boy Mokhatla (drums)

Nduduzo Makhathini grew up in the lush and rugged hillscapes of umGungundlovu in South Africa, a peri-urban landscape in which music and ritual practices were symbiotically linked. The area is significant historically as the site of the Zulu king Dingane kingdom between 1828 and 1840. It’s important to note that the Zulu, in fact the African warrior code, is deeply reliant on music for motivation and healing. This deeply embedded symbiosis is key to understanding Makhathini’s vision.

The church also played a role in Makhathini’s musical understanding, as he hopped from church to church in his younger days in search of only the music. The legends of South African jazz are deep influences as well, in particular Bheki Mseleku, Moses Molelekwa, and Abdullah Ibrahim. “The earlier musicians put a lot of emotions in the music they played,” he says. “I think it may also be linked to the political climate of those days. I also feel there is a uniqueness about South African jazz that created an interest all around the world and we are slowly losing that too in our music today. I personally feel that our generation has to be very conscious about retaining these nuances in the music we play today.”

($0-$10 | 10:00pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with the Eric Nakanishi Quartet

Eric Nakanishi (sax) Angelo Versace (piano) Arthur Vint (drums) Scott Black (bass)

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

(No Cover | 6:30pm-10:30pm) 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.)

($15-$25 tickets | 6:30pm & 8pm sets) Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CRJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night at the Century Room starting at 6:30pm. Tonight features drummer Pete Swan as he leads the band through an incredible night of tunes from the swing era!

Pete Swan (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).

($15-$20 | 7pm show) Join us for an evening of Latin American music performed by Ignacio Mondaca from Mexico and Facundo Martinez from Argentina. Both are award-winning classical guitarists with an exciting and varied repertoire, and, on this occasion, we have as our guest the wonderful Ukrainian flutist Viktoriia Vostrykova, recently arrived from Spain.

On this evening you will hear music by great composers such as Astor Piazzolla, Leo Brouwer, Antonio Lauro and Sergio Assad.

Wonderful works that capture the essence of South American culture, music full of life and tradition.

Opening set Andaluz the original flamenco compositions of Nathaniel Burnside with Pete Swan on percussion and other special guests!