($10-$15 + Dice Fees | 4:30pm Show) Join us for a special matinee with NYC drummer Kai Felix in percussion discussion with Tucson drummer Kenji Lancaster. This will be a unique afternoon of improvisations with some special guests expected!

($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).

($10-$15 + DICE fees | 6:30pm & 8pm Sets) 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!

Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli were pivotal figures in the development of jazz in Europe, particularly through their groundbreaking work with the Quintette du Hot Club de France in the 1930s. Reinhardt, a Belgian-born Romani guitarist, overcame a debilitating hand injury to pioneer a unique style of jazz guitar that combined virtuosic speed, expressive phrasing, and gypsy musical traditions. Grappelli, a classically trained French violinist, brought elegance and melodic sophistication to jazz improvisation, helping elevate the violin as a serious jazz instrument. Together, their collaboration fused American swing with European sensibilities, laying the foundation for what became known as “Gypsy Jazz” and influencing generations of musicians worldwide.

***”Hot Jazz Wednesdays”** take you back to the roots of jazz with music from the 1920s and ’30s. Every 2nd Wednesday is reserved for the Hot Club of Tucson, which performs French Jazz Manouche in the style of Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli. Every 4th Wednesday features Marco & The Polos performing music from New Orleans & Chicago.*

($30-$40 Tickets + DICE fees | 6:30pm Presentation & 8pm Concert) The Century Room is thrilled to welcome back Grammy-winning author and jazz historian Ashley Kahn to kick off our celebration of Miles Davis’s centennial! Ashley will give a 75 minute presentation on the 1958/59 Miles Davis sextet following by a performance from Morani Sanders’ sextet! Presented in conjunction with the Tucson Jazz Music Foudnation. The Tucson Jazz Music Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is sponsoring guest artist Ashley Kahn for this event.

Jazz is a tradition of individual heroes, but there are a few bands that were historic and all-star collections of talent. Miles Davis’ sextets of the late ‘50s were one of those rare, once-in-a-lifetime lineups, featuring John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Red Garland, Bill Evans, Philly Joe Jones, and others, all destined to become bandleaders and legends in their own right. Miles’ sextets recorded two of the most important of all jazz albums: Milestones and Kind of Blue: The first being Miles’ farewell to the era of bebop that his career had started in, and the second was the sound of the future, predicting the musical adventure that his career would become.

Who were these incredible sidemen, why and how did Miles choose them, and what about their music remains so fresh, modern and influential? These are the questions we will ask and answer, as we hear from Grammy-winning author Ashley Kahn, followed by the Morandi Sanders Sextet performing selections of this timeless music at The Century Room on Wednesday, January 15

(SOLD OUT | 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows)

Following great success at some of the world’s great jazz festivals and venues with her Tentet, GRAMMY-nominated Clarinetist and composer Anat Cohen shifts her focus to an intimate group sound with her newest band, the endlessly colorful Quartetinho (pronounced “quar-te-CHIN-yo,” i.e., little quartet).

The group of New York-based international multi-instrumentalist-virtuosos are all drawn from the ranks of her aforementioned Tentet featuring bassist Tal Mashiach, pianist/accordionist Vitor Gonçalves, and vibraphonist/percussionist James Shipp. The idea of instrumental doubling to achieve a wide stylistic range comes from the larger group, and the spirit of this cross-cultural/stylistic ensemble rings true throughout their performances. They share a deep love for music in all its heterogeneity and it’s all amply represented in both recordings and the band’s own live show. The result is boundlessly melodic and lyrical, with a wide array of timbres and subtle details of orchestration.

(20-30$ + Dice Fees | 10:30pm Show) After Friday night’s show, join saxophonist Eric Nakanishi along with his band for Late Night!