($20-$30 tickets | 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows) Master saxophonist Brice Winston leads a band of Tucson’s most killing cats as they blaze through the legendary repertoire of Joe Henderson.

Joe Henderson was a masterful saxophonist and composer whose rich, lyrical tone and innovative style spanned post-bop, hard bop, and beyond. Renowned for his sophisticated phrasing and harmonic inventiveness, Henderson collaborated with legends like Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and Freddie Hubbard. His work on Inner Urge and Page One showcases his ability to blend introspective depth with fiery virtuosity, solidifying his legacy as one of jazz’s most distinctive voices.

Brice Winston (sax) Max Goldschmid (trumpet) Peter Saxe (piano) Scott Black (bass) Arthur Vint (drums)

BRICE WINSTON

Saxophonist and composer Brice Winston is a native of Tucson, AZ, but spent 16 years developing in New Orleans with local musicians as well as world-class figures such as Nicholas Payton, Brian Blade, and Ellis Marsalis. Brice also developed a close relationship with New Orleans native and Grammy Award winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard lasting over fifteen years performing all over the world with some of the greatest musicians alive including Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Lionel Loueke and Dave Holland. Brice has recorded 7 CDs with Blanchard including the Grammy Award winning CD, A Tale of God’s Will – A Requiem For Katrina as well as more than 15 movie scores for film director Spike Lee among others.

($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Friday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with saxophonist Andrew Gioannetti and his band!

Andrew Gioannetti (sax) Denali Hershey Kauffman (piano) Ryan Magness (bass) Joshua Carruthers (drums)

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($25-$35 | 6:30pm & 8:30pm shows) Grammy award-winning saxophonist, band leader and educator Danny Janklow brings his Elevation Band to the Century Room as they explore the music of the legendary John Coltrane.

Danny Janklow (saxophones, flute) Katherine Ella Wood (vocals) with Jon Eldridge II (piano) Jeff Sandberg (bass) Arthur Vint (drums)

DANNY JANKLOW

Danny Janklow continues to be an exciting musical voice, and one of the most in-demand saxophonists and composers, of his generation. He not only has a deep connection to the music and its legacy, he has something profound to contribute to its future. Danny performs with uncompromising courage, experimental innovation, and provocative imagination while lending the language of Jazz to the grooves of R&B, Funk, and Indie Soul. Danny’s music is searingly personal, and grounded in calls for equal rights, justice, and love.

In early 2021, Danny celebrated a Grammy win for his integral performance on “Monk’estra plays John Beasley.” He has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Aloe Blacc, Wayne Shorter, Johnny Mandel, Burt Bacharach, & Herbie Hancock.

($0-$10 | 10pm & 11:30pm Sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with trumpeter Morani Sanders and his band!

Morani Sanders (trumpet) Sly Slipetski (piano) Zeke Hirsh (bass) Casey Hadland (drums)

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($5 Guaranteed GA & $10 Guarateed Preferred | 6:30pm & 8:30pm sets) Come jam with multi-instrumentalist Max Goldschmid and the Century Room house band! Jam is open until 10:30pm.

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($30-$40 tickets | 6:30pm Presentation | 8pm Show) Grammy Award-winning music historian, journalist and educator Ashley Kahn returns to the Century Room for a presentation on the life and legacy of Jazz Messengers bandleader and drummer Art Blakey! Then a sextet of several of Tucson’s best jazz musicians will play a selection of tunes from his illustrious career.

Brice Winston (sax) Jason Carder (trumpet) Max Goldschmid (trombone) Angelo Versace (piano) Scott Black (bass) Arthur Vint (drums)

THE BIG BEAT OF MODERN JAZZ

Art Blakey was a giant of modern jazz — one of the rare drummers who played with every other pioneer and grew to become a bandleader in his own right. He is still celebrated as much for his distinctive musical vocabulary — dramatic press rolls, spicy rim shots, leaning on the hi-hat for the primary pulse — as he is for hiring legions of future jazz stars in his Jazz Messengers group (Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis, and Terence Blanchard are but three headliners who graduated from the University of Art Blakey!) He’s also known as the father of hard bop, the blues-rich style that is the primary flavor of small-group jazz to this day. Who was Blakey and how did he achieve his greatness? What about his breakthrough recordings and this “hard bop” approach that still sounds so modern? The answers to these and other questions — with music, video and live performance — will be answered at The Century Room as a lead-up to the Tucson Jazz Festival on Tuesday, January 14.