($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 thanks to the Sonora Arts & Music Initiative!

($20-$30 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) Ben Canfield, Simeon Roth, Dave Long (tenor sax) Eric Nakanishi, Joseph Rader (alto sax) Jordan Robison, Joshua Schanie, Benjamin Constantinides, Aidan Schofield (trombone) Morani Sanders, Anthony Gibes, Tony Belletti, Jibrael Alsooz, Jason Carder (trumpet).

($20-$30 + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm Sets ) Mariachi y Mezcal is a celebration of tradition and exploration, blending beloved mariachi standards with music that reaches beyond the traditional repertoire. Mariachi Nuevo Azteca shares an experience shaped by heritage, creativity, and connection through song—an evening where time-honored classics meet bold new sounds, and every note is an invitation to listen, feel, and celebrate together.

This performance features:

Directores: Alexandria Leyva, Vicente Miranda León

Violines: Alexandria Leyva, Angie Valencia, Giselle Paris Aubrey, Valerie Aguilar, Giselle Gómez, Diego Soto-Yanes, Brianna Hernández

Trompetas: Antonio Vicente Padilla, Walter Trujillo

Arpa: Gonzalo Arenas

Guitarrón: Arnold Obregon

Vihuela: Vicente Miranda León

Guitarra: Isabel Verdugo

($10-$15 + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm Sets) Multi-instrumentalist Marco Rosano leads Marco & The Polos through a swingin’ night of traditional New Orleans jazz! Expect Marco to play bass sax, clarinet, piano, and more…

($15-$25 + DICE Fees | 6:30pm Show)

Singer Ada Redd Austin is well known to Tucson audiences who recall her performances for over thirty years. She delivers her unique and beloved style from a lifetime of immersion in jazz, gospel and R+B music. A Tucson native, Ada has been named Best Gospel vocalist and Best Female Jazz Vocalist over the years. She has recently returned to Tucson after years away and this special evening will mark her grandest performance since coming home.

As a soloist and in musical theater, she has brought her soulful expression to audiences in performances throughout the United States in her long and rich career. Among her many public appearances and recordings, Ada is particularly proud of having performed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. She lent her voice to *the Sounds of the Season*, the Christmas CD for The Arizona Children’s Home and having sung for organizations including the NAACP, The National Urban League and several Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations. For Ada, Tucson is home. It is where she was born and raised, attended University, taught elementary school for 20 years and where her singing roots lie in the church where she still sings in the choir at The Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Her first performance as a child happens to have been a talent show at The Dunbar so she is bringing her musical talent right back to where she started for one night only. Ada is a rare and inspired voice filled with a deep love of the music and stories she shares, enriched by the gratitude she feels for the gifts she has been given by her family and God.

(FREE! | 8:30pm Show) Come one, come all, bring your musical instruments, but most importantly, bring your lovely self to saxophonist Ryan Wheless’s birthday party/jam session!

($20-30 + DICE Fees | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Autumn Dominguez is a New Orleans-based saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader whose eclectic artistry defies genre. Raised in Prescott, Arizona, she picked up guitar at 9 and saxophone at 11, eventually earning a Bachelor of Music Performance from the University of Arizona’s Fred Fox School of Music. After building a devoted following in Tucson, where she ran one of Arizona’s most popular jazz jam sessions, she relocated to New Orleans in 2022 and hit the ground running.

Since arriving, Autumn has performed at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, shared stages with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Gabrielle Cavassa, and Trumpet Mafia™, and earned a commission from contemporary dance company Melange. A passionate educator, she has served on faculty at the prestigious Birch Creek Summer Music Academy and teaches at the Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of Music.

At the heart of it all is her original music. Autumn calls her sound “sad girl soul rock” — a fusion of Bird-inspired saxophone, honest lyricism, soulful vocals, and rock-tinged chord progressions. Her latest release, “27 Club,” is a psychedelic single accompanied by a short film she wrote and produced, supported by a grant from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

Tonight, she brings her jazz fusion compositions to the stage, accompanied by Chris Peña (keyboard), Colin McIlrath (bass), and Kenji Lancaster (drums)

(FREE! | 10:30pm Show) After Friday night’s show, stick around for late night with bassist Thøger Lund and his band! Guarantee a seat by the stage with an advanced ticket for $5-10 – walkins are FREE for the lounge and bar!