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Dustbowl Revival

Dustbowl Revival

Saturday, October 5th, 2024 w/Carlos Arzate & The Ghost Notes Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm ADV $20 | DOS $25 21+ –DUSTBOWL REVIVAL– Dustbowl Revival has always been about pushing the boundaries of… Read more

Saturday, October 5th, 2024

w/Carlos Arzate & The Ghost Notes

Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm

ADV $20 | DOS $25

21+

–DUSTBOWL REVIVAL– Dustbowl Revival has always been about pushing the boundaries of what American roots music can be. After celebrating over a decade of sonic adventuring and playing thousands of shows together in ten countries and counting, the group collected a devoted fanbase coast-to-coast. After throwing five of their own virtual Sway-At-Home festivals during the shut-down featuring nearly forty artists, the always evolving group of string and brass players led by founding members Z. Lupetin, Josh Heffernan, Ulf Bjorlin are excited to welcome a new wave of talent to the band, after emerging from a pandemic touring hiatus.

After spending years on the road, selling out hometown shows at LA’s famed Troubadour, headlining festivals and wowing crowds from Denmark to China, Dustbowl Revival never stopped making their joyful, booty-shaking soul songs and cut-to-heart folk-rock ballads that lift up their transcendent live shows.

Even so, with the bands emotional new single “Beside You” and 2020’s ambitious full length Is It You, Is It Me, they wanted to strike into new terrain. As they mined new energetic material from the place where folk and funk music meet, they teamed up with producer Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter) and engineer Brian Joseph (Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens). The latest album strikes a more personal note than ever before, representing the latest stage in a band that never stops exploring new sounds.

Many of the songs feel like small theater pieces coming to life verse by verse. It’s the yin-yang conversational harmony that is the true specialty of lead songwriter and singer Z. Lupetin, who also doubles as a playwright and recently wrote the music for a Greek tragedy set in Gold Rush era California. While longtime co-lead Liz Beebe has stepped away from the band after a long run, an amazing young talent in Lashon Halley has stepped in to bring new life to the songs, matching Lupetin’s intense vocal range with her own.

With a big brass-and-strings band building around the voices, Is It You, Is It Me isn’t afraid to explore the personal and political tension that the group may have shied away from facing before. The album tackles uneasy topics, often where the political feels personal, especially in the defiant “Get Rid of You,” which was inspired by the student activists who emerged from the tragic Parkland High School shooting in Florida. The ominous driving brass groove of “Enemy,” hones in on a painful generational split between a daughter and her parents who may have voted in a tyrant, and have become strangers to her. This yearning search for common ground pervades the record as a whole.

Where the band really sets on a new course is on lushly cinematic, orchestrated set pieces like “Mirror,” “Runaway” and, most notably, the current fan favorite and live showstopper “Sonic Boom,” about the struggle to reveal who you really are in the hidden, rose-colored world of social media. There’s a new widescreen expansiveness to these songs that wouldn’t be out of place in a packed arena or orchestra hall with a full neon light show. Acting like a nimble rock orchestra, during the recording process, each member played multiple instruments, and the group brought in new musicians on symphonic brass, and local friends to sing as a spur-of-the-moment choir.

If one thing is clear, Is It You, Is It Me represents another large leap forward for Dustbowl Revival, coming after their acclaimed self-titled 2017 album. Produced by Grammy-winner Ted Hutt (Old Crow Medicine Show, Drop Kick Murphy’s), it transitioned the group from a “roots dance party band” that continues to thrive on the festival circuit, to a nuanced ensemble embracing more soulful territory without losing their original fire. That self-titled record was a direct bridge to the newest work, rising number to one on the Amazon Americana chart and featuring a funky favorite “Honey I Love You” where the band joyfully teaming up with blues master Keb Mo’. Their heartache folk number “Got Over”, surprised the band by racking up over seven million streams and counting online. “Beside You” stayed in the Americana charts for months and “Enemy” became a staple on SiriusXM, especially during the 2020 election. To top it off, Billboard Magazine added about that Is It You, Is It Me is “the biggest sonic work of the Venice, Calif.-based troupe’s career.”

Dustbowl Revival’s story started humbly. Nearly thirteen years ago Z. Lupetin, a Chicago native who attended college in Michigan came to L.A. to be a screenwriter, grew disillusioned with his job in advertising, and placed a hopeful ad on Craigslist. He sought to find fellow musicians who shared his roving love of Louis Armstrong, Bob Wills, Old Crow Medicine Show, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin and the brass bands of New Orleans, but also wanted to write songs like Americana pioneers Wilco, Lucinda Williams and even Bruce Springsteen. There are still players in the group who responded to that initial odd quest. New talent on electric guitar, piano and more are joining in for 2021. “Maybe we don’t know where this journey will take us or how long it will last,” acknowledges Lupetin, “That’s my take on the importance of what we try to do. Music elevates us, lifts us up, makes us change our minds, takes us out of our comfort zones. If just one person can be moved by just one song, that’s enough.”

Bit Brigade Performs “Super Mario World” + “F-Zero” LIVE

Bit Brigade Performs “Super Mario World” + “F-Zero” LIVE

Saturday October 5th Performing Super Mario World & F-ZERO w/ Super Guitar Bros Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Adv $18 | Dos $20 21+ —BIT BRIGADE—Bit Brigade performs rock covers of full… Read more

Saturday October 5th

Performing Super Mario World & F-ZERO w/ Super Guitar Bros

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Adv $18 | Dos $20

21+

—BIT BRIGADE—Bit Brigade performs rock covers of full SNES/NES game soundtracks as their gamer speed runs the game live on stage.

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“When was the last time you attended a live music performance with a genuine element of risk involved?

And no, going to a Gwar show with a white t-shirt on doesn’t count. When Bit Brigade takes the stage your mind will frantically oscillate between “Oh! Agh!! Please don’t die!!” and “YES! He’s doing it!!” Combining the dread and daring of a live video game speed run with the spot-on technique of a live band covering the musical accompaniment to everything you’re seeing on-screen in real time, Bit Brigade will have you swinging between the two mediums. From thrashing about to live renditions of your favorite stage themes, fingers yearning to the sky in a rock ‘n roll parody of sea anemones seeming to silently plead, “Please, feed us more fretboard pyrotechnics!,” to being locked in stock-still rapture as the infallible maestro of the d-pad, Noah McCarthy, takes on the final boss and risks his video game life under the threat of intense peer scorn (or the reward of night-long glory and a credits score). No matter the outcome, Bit Brigade must play on until the deed is done – which it always is – on the first (and last) try. Once Noah’s NES buzzes on, there’s no turning back.” – Metalhead Mike of The Shizz, summer 2011

Danny Jonokuchi Quintet: Together Again
7PM & 9PM

Danny Jonokuchi Quintet: Together Again

($20-$30 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Century Room favorite Danny Jonokuchi travels from NYC for an incredibly swinging night of jazz! Featuring local stars Max Goldschmid, Angelo Versace, Ryan Magness and Arthur… Read more

($20-$30 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Century Room favorite Danny Jonokuchi travels from NYC for an incredibly swinging night of jazz! Featuring local stars Max Goldschmid, Angelo Versace, Ryan Magness and Arthur Vint, the band will play through material from Danny Jonokuchi & The Revisionists most recent album “Together Again” plus other standards featuring Danny’s vocals and trumpet.

Danny Jonokuchi

*Danny Jonokuchi is a multi-talented jazz artist based in New York City and Los Angeles. As a jazz trumpeter, vocalist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator, few artists are as diversely involved in their craft. He has been recognized for his performance on two GRAMMY Award-Winning projects, his signature “world-class arrangements” (Broadway World), and albums he has performed on and produced. He is also a recipient of several awards including the 2024 ISJAC Wayne Shorter Jazz Arranging Prize, the 2020 ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Award, and he was unanimously named the winner of the 2020 Count Basie Great American Swing Contest.*

Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi

Late Night w/ Sounds by Posi

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+ Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out! $3… Read more

Saturdays | 10pm-2am | FREE | 21+

Come hangout and dance on the Hotel Congress Plaza with Sounds by Posi! He’ll be changing it up every week so, don’t miss out!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Late Night with the Morani Sanders Quartet
10:30PM & 11:30PM

Late Night with the Morani Sanders Quartet

(No Cover + Guaranteed Seats | 10:30pm & 11:30pm sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with the Morani Sanders Quartet! Featuring: Morani Sanders – Trumpet Jeff Sandberg –… Read more

(No Cover + Guaranteed Seats | 10:30pm & 11:30pm sets) After Saturday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with the Morani Sanders Quartet!

Featuring:

Morani Sanders – Trumpet

Jeff Sandberg – Bass

Casey Hadland – Drums

Daniel Woodruff – Keys

Azul Azul & Ruta Verbena

Azul Azul & Ruta Verbena

Sunday, October 6 w/ Ruta Verbena Doors 6pm | Show 7pm Advance: $20 + fees, Day of Show: $25 + fees –AZUL AZUL– This Bolivian band was born on the streets of… Read more

Sunday, October 6

w/ Ruta Verbena

Doors 6pm | Show 7pm

Advance: $20 + fees, Day of Show: $25 + fees

–AZUL AZUL– This Bolivian band was born on the streets of Santa Cruz in the 90’s, originally called Grupo AZUL, and mostly played for birthdays, weddings, and local discos until in 1995 when they recorded their first album, “El Corte de la Banana” and changed their name to Azul Azul.

The main force of the group is Fabio Zambrana, who serves as writer, manager and vocalist of the group, and setting their characteristic fun sound, with the band currently including Marcos Antonio Justiniano Lea Plaza, Luis Fernando “Nandy” Justiniano Suárez, Wilson Choque y Martín Espada.

The music is mostly a mixture styles such as pop, cumbias, reggetón, hip-hop and merengue, but with bits of 50’s rock, metal, and baladas mixed in, together with humorous lyrics.

Their biggest album to date is “El Sapo”, winning gold and platinum awards, and featuring the hit “La Bomba”

Jazz Jam with Max Goldschmid Quartet

Jazz Jam with Max Goldschmid Quartet

(No Cover | 7pm-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… Read more

(No Cover | 7pm-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.)

TsuShiMaMiRe

TsuShiMaMiRe

Monday October 7th with support: High School & Psychic Heart Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $12 | Dos $15 + fees 21+ Read more

Monday October 7th

with support: High School & Psychic Heart

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $12 | Dos $15 + fees

21+

Danny Jonokuchi & Christian Wiggs with the CRJO: Past Is Present
7PM & 8:30PM

Danny Jonokuchi & Christian Wiggs with the CRJO: Past Is Present

($25-$35 tickets | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) The 17-piece Century Room Jazz Orchestra expands to 19 for this special event with the addition of trumpeter/arranger/conductor Danny Jonokuchi & vocalist Andrew Wiggs! Danny… Read more

($25-$35 tickets | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) The 17-piece Century Room Jazz Orchestra expands to 19 for this special event with the addition of trumpeter/arranger/conductor Danny Jonokuchi & vocalist Andrew Wiggs!

Danny last performed in Tucson while touring his previous big band album “Voices,” but he has since released TWO more big band albums, “Past Is Present” and “A Decade”. For this show, Danny is joining forces with vocalist Christian Wiggs, featuring him on his original arrangements of classic jazz standards like “This Can’t Be Love”, “Skylark” and more. An emerging polymath in the music industry, Christian Wiggs is a vocalist, bandleader, lyricist, producer, director, artist manager, educator, record label executive, podcast host and founder of Bandstand Presents. His most recent project is hosting “Jazz Tonight,” a new program on Austin PBS. 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 7pm. Expect music from the Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Thad Jones/Mel Louis Jazz Orchestra and much more!

Shauna Dean Cokeland

Shauna Dean Cokeland

Shauna Dean Cokeland @ Club Congress! 6pm doors | 6:30pm show $14 ADV | $18 DOS With support from Jesse Detor & New Misphoria Shauna Dean Cokeland is a folk punk artist… Read more

Shauna Dean Cokeland @ Club Congress!

6pm doors | 6:30pm show

$14 ADV | $18 DOS

With support from Jesse Detor & New Misphoria

Shauna Dean Cokeland is a folk punk artist with lyricism beyond her years. From a small beach town in Maryland, her infectious brand of 2000’s nostalgia and a teenage passion for both emo and country music has fostered a sense of community among Gen Z that’s hard to put into words. Though her songs are mostly still unreleased, fans still know every word at her shows. SDC’s debut album ‘Cokeland County’ is on the way ★★

Argentinian Music Ambassador Alejandro Brittes Trio

Argentinian Music Ambassador Alejandro Brittes Trio

($25-$35 | 7pm show) Welcome Argentinian Music Ambassador and accordionist Alejandro Brittes to the Century Room! Co-presented with the UA Center For Latin American Studies. *Hailed by The Boston Globe as a… Read more

($25-$35 | 7pm show) Welcome Argentinian Music Ambassador and accordionist Alejandro Brittes to the Century Room! Co-presented with the UA Center For Latin American Studies.

*Hailed by The Boston Globe as a “leading exponent of Chamamé,” composer and researcher Brittes explores his Chamamé heritage, an ancient rhythm that connects us to the Earth and the Universe through music and dance, which was born from the encounter between the ritual musicality of the Guarani indigenous people and Baroque music. Having toured extensively in South America and Europe, Brittes recently concluded a 2023 East Coast tour supported by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Iber Exchange: Library of Congress, Georgetown University, Queens Theatre, The Trust PAC (PA), Levitt Pavilion (CT), and other venues.*

*”Alejandro was everything a presenter could hope for—virtuosity, grace, and the ability to genuinely connect with a community.” – Keith Marks (Next Stage)*

*”[T]he students left the class visit and the performance impressed with the breadth and depth of the ensemble’s preservation of chamamé.” – Prof. Anthony DelDonna (Georgetown University)*

Get This Halloween Show
6:30PM

Get This Halloween Show

Wednesday October 9th with support from Moment of Violence, Got Bit, and Featherframe $8 Advance, $12 Day of Show + Fees 16+ Read more

Wednesday October 9th

with support from Moment of Violence, Got Bit, and Featherframe

$8 Advance, $12 Day of Show + Fees

16+

molin – Colin McIlrath Quintet

molin – Colin McIlrath Quintet

($5-$10 | 7pm Show) Bassist Colin McIlrath debut’s their “molin” musical project which features original compositions as well as arrangements from artists as varied as the Pat Metheny Group, Radiohead, Santana, Duster,… Read more

($5-$10 | 7pm Show) Bassist Colin McIlrath debut’s their “molin” musical project which features original compositions as well as arrangements from artists as varied as the Pat Metheny Group, Radiohead, Santana, Duster, Brad Mehldau & more.

Featuring:

Colin McIlrath (bass & compositions) Chris Peña (keys) Ryan Wheless (sax) Casey Hadland (drums) & Matt Mitchell (guitar)

A Chappell Roan Dance Party!

A Chappell Roan Dance Party!

Presented by Robbie, from Playboy Manbaby! Doors and show at 9pm Adv $12 | Dos $15 21+ Read more

Presented by Robbie, from Playboy Manbaby!

Doors and show at 9pm

Adv $12 | Dos $15

21+

The Outlaw Mariachi

The Outlaw Mariachi

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Adv $20 | Dos $25 + fees All Ages —THE OUTLAW MARIACHI— The OutLaw Mariachi is L.A.’s Premiere Rock Mariachi Band. The band’s beginnings started with a… Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Adv $20 | Dos $25 + fees

All Ages

—THE OUTLAW MARIACHI— The OutLaw Mariachi is L.A.’s Premiere Rock Mariachi Band. The band’s beginnings started with a decade-long partnership between the original frontmen and musical director of the well known group Metalachi. In 2020, this duo gathered a group of All-Star caliber musicians and gave birth to The OutLaw Mariachi during the pandemic. After creating a great online presence through podcasts and livestream performances, they quickly became a juggernaut on the music scene once live performances started up again post-pandemic. Since then, The group has become one of the most unique and fastest growing shows out of Los Angeles.

These Charros of Rock blend traditional mariachi sounds with the high powered energy of American and Latin Rock. Their music also incorporates heavy influences from genres such as Hard Rock, Afro-Caribbean, Country, and many danceable rhythms such as Cumbia, Merengue, Zapateado, Mambo, etc….. After applying their unique style to familiar hits from countless artists such as Queen, Pink Floyd, Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Eagles, Guns N Roses, Rammstein, etc. Audiences find it hard to stay in their seats as it quickly becomes a dance party!

Fronted by singer “GunSkull” Ricky and trumpeter Mateo “Mad Mav” Durán, the show also entertains with a comedic element that keeps the audience compelled from start to finish. The OutLaw Mariachi may not be your typical Mariachi, but it prides itself in being genuine charros and most band members often perform with traditional mariachi ensembles when not on the road. This versatility also allows the band to entertain both American and Latino audiences of all ages and nationalities with musical selections that are guaranteed to please.

Orchadia Album Release Show!

Orchadia Album Release Show!

Friday, October 11 Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm Adv$ 10 | Dos $15 + fees

Friday, October 11

Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm

Adv$ 10 | Dos $15 + fees

Elsa Nilsson: Band of Pulses
9PM & 7PM

Elsa Nilsson: Band of Pulses

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Flautist, composer, and educator Elsa Nilsson brings her award-winning group of artistic collaborators *Band of Pulses* to The Century Room. **Band of Pulses** ***Many species use… Read more

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Flautist, composer, and educator Elsa Nilsson brings her award-winning group of artistic collaborators *Band of Pulses* to The Century Room.

**Band of Pulses**

***Many species use sound to communicate. Elsa Nilsson, Santiago Leibson, Marty Kenney and Rodrigo Recabarren asked themselves; what is the line that makes sound music? If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then isn’t music in the ear of the listener? As they listened to words around them they became enchanted with the subtleties in the sounds of voices. It began with Rodrigo playing rhythms along with speeches where he wanted to accentuate the meanings of what was being said. He sent Elsa Maya Angelou’s “On the Pulse Of Morning” full of rocks, rivers and trees. Elsa fell in love with the deep musicality present in every sound. She listened and heard echoes of Ornette Coleman in how Maya Angelou ended her phrases. She heard thematic development and musical build in the pitch materials.***

Club Country!

Club Country!

Every Friday! 10pm-2am FREE Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits! Read more

Every Friday!

10pm-2am

FREE

Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits!

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Late Night with the Eric Nakanishi Quartet

Late Night with the Eric Nakanishi Quartet

($0-$10 | 10:30pm Show) After Friday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with the Eric Nakanishi Quartet! Featuring: Eric Nakanishi – Alto Scott Black – Bass Arthur Vint – Drums Angelo… Read more

($0-$10 | 10:30pm Show) After Friday night’s show, stick around for Late Night with the Eric Nakanishi Quartet!

Featuring:

Eric Nakanishi – Alto

Scott Black – Bass

Arthur Vint – Drums

Angelo Versace – Keys

Desert Haze Market

Desert Haze Market

Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market! Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our newly renovated Lounge and The Cup… Read more

Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market!

Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm

The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our newly renovated Lounge and The Cup Cafe will be open so you can grab a bite before you shop!

VENDORS: TBA

Wine Tasting: Orange Wines!

Wine Tasting: Orange Wines!

2pm to 4pm $20 for public + fees | $10 at the door for wine club members – includes snacks and a tasting of five wines. 21+ This tasting is featuring Orange… Read more

2pm to 4pm

$20 for public + fees | $10 at the door for wine club members
– includes snacks and a tasting of five wines.

21+

This tasting is featuring Orange Wines, aka skin contact white wines. We will be working with Stem, Action and Copa Fina reps to bring the very best Orange Wines from their portfolios!

2024 Dusk Battle of the Bands

2024 Dusk Battle of the Bands

Saturday, October 12th Free All Ages Tucson bands and artists! Save the date now 📆✍️ 10/12/2024 as our DUSK 2024 Tucson Battle of the Bands returns to the Hotel Congress Read more

Saturday, October 12th

Free

All Ages

Tucson bands and artists! Save the date now 📆✍️ 10/12/2024 as our DUSK 2024 Tucson Battle of the Bands returns to the Hotel Congress

The Bones of J.R. Jones

The Bones of J.R. Jones

Saturday October 12th With Jarrod Dickenson Doors 7pm | Show 7:30 Adv $20 | Dos $25 16+ Read more

Saturday October 12th

With Jarrod Dickenson

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30

Adv $20 | Dos $25

16+

Michael Ragonese Trio
7PM & 9PM

Michael Ragonese Trio

($20-$30 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Los Angeles-based pianist Michael Ragonese returns to the Century Room with his fantastic trio! This time he will be joined by bassist Jermaine Paul & Anthony… Read more

($20-$30 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Los Angeles-based pianist Michael Ragonese returns to the Century Room with his fantastic trio! This time he will be joined by bassist Jermaine Paul & Anthony Fung!

**Michael Ragonese**

***Michael Ragonese, a highly accomplished jazz pianist based in Los Angeles, has over 25 years of experience in music. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ragonese’s journey with the piano began with classical music and took a turn towards jazz during his high school years. This pivotal shift led him to pursue a degree in jazz piano from California State University Northridge (CSUN). During his time at CSUN, Ragonese’s talent flourished, earning him accolades such as first place in the prestigious Reno and Monterey Jazz Festivals and establishing him as an outstanding soloist.***

***Beyond his performance career, Ragonese has made significant contributions to the Los Angeles jazz community as both an educator and session leader. In 2021, he founded the Rags School of Music, offering instruction in jazz and classical music to aspiring musicians and in 2023 Michael partnered with Alex Hahn to form the “Modern Artist” program which works with high school students interested in growing their artistry and learning about a career in music.***

Jazz Jam with Max Goldschmid Quartet

Jazz Jam with Max Goldschmid Quartet

(No Cover | 7pm-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… Read more

(No Cover | 7pm-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.)

The Philharmonik

The Philharmonik

Monday October 14th Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees 16+

Monday October 14th

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees

16+

Big Band Bash! UA Studio Jazz Ensemble & the CRJO Celebrate Thad & Mel

Big Band Bash! UA Studio Jazz Ensemble & the CRJO Celebrate Thad & Mel

($15-$25 tickets | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) The tradition of the Monday night big band began in 1966 with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard. 60 years later… Read more

($15-$25 tickets | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) The tradition of the Monday night big band began in 1966 with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard. 60 years later the tradition continues at the Century Room! This Monday the University of Arizona’s Studio Jazz Ensemble celebrate the continuing legacy of Thad and Mel with a program of their music at 7pm. Following the U of A band will be the Century Room Jazz Orchestra, which is a multi generational big band made up of educators, professional musicians and students alike.

Glare

Glare

Tuesday October 15th w/ Commoner, mx lonley & Glixen! Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm Adv $20 | Dos $25 + fees 16+ Read more

Tuesday October 15th

w/ Commoner, mx lonley & Glixen!

Doors 6pm | Show 6:30pm

Adv $20 | Dos $25 + fees

16+

Katie Pruitt – Mantras Tour
6:30PM

Katie Pruitt – Mantras Tour

Wednesday October 16th w/ Drumming Bird & Hataalii Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:15pm Adv $22 | Dos $25 16+ Read more

Wednesday October 16th

w/ Drumming Bird & Hataalii

Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:15pm

Adv $22 | Dos $25

16+

Bob Parrins & Melancholy Babies Western Swing Band!
7PM & 8:30PM

Bob Parrins & Melancholy Babies Western Swing Band!

($5-$10 | 7pm & 8:30pm Sets) Bob Parrins returns to the Century Room with the Melancholy Babies! Western Swing, New Orleans jazz, and popular music from the golden age of American Song…. Read more

($5-$10 | 7pm & 8:30pm Sets) Bob Parrins returns to the Century Room with the Melancholy Babies!

Western Swing, New Orleans jazz, and popular music from the golden age of American Song.

***”Hot Jazz Wednesdays”** take you back to the roots of jazz with music from the 1920s and ’30s.*

Jesse Palter “Nothing Standard”
7PM & 9PM

Jesse Palter “Nothing Standard”

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Detroit vocalist Jesse Palter brings her neo-jazz original songs to the Century Room along with her amazing band featuring Taber Gable (piano) Ben Williams (bass)… Read more

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Detroit vocalist Jesse Palter brings her neo-jazz original songs to the Century Room along with her amazing band featuring Taber Gable (piano) Ben Williams (bass) and Jonathan Pinson (drums).

**Jesse Palter**

Detroit born multi-genre artist, Jesse Palter, has been in the entertainment industry the majority of her life. She began singing publicly at age five, studying piano at age six, she attended the University of Michigan School Of Music as a Jazz Major, won Outstanding Jazz Vocalist at three consecutive Detroit Music Awards, shared the stage with genre legends and headlined at legendary clubs like NYC’s Blue Note and festivals such as The Red Sea Jazz Festival. Her original music has been featured on a variety of television shows and commercials including The Real World, 90210 and Keeping Up With The Kardashians. On July 19th, 2019 she released her album “Paper Trail” to critical acclaim on Artistry Music, (a division of Mack Avenue Music Group), selected as LA Weekly’s Album Of The Week.

Since the Covid pandemic, Jesse has been writing, producing and releasing music independently, including her soulful quarantine-inspired singles, “Better Days” and “2020 Vision”. Her retrospective jazz album, Nothing Standard, was released in March of 2022 and has amassed over 3 million Spotify streams.

Lighter Decorating Party!

Lighter Decorating Party!

Tap Room Patio! 7pm | 21+ $15 + fees (Includes two lighters, and all the crafts) Get lit at our Lighter Decorating Party! We’ll be set up on the Tap Room Patio… Read more

Tap Room Patio!

7pm | 21+

$15 + fees (Includes two lighters, and all the crafts)

Get lit at our Lighter Decorating Party! We’ll be set up on the Tap Room Patio October 17th for a fun evening of crafts and socializing. Get creative, sip on $4 wells, and take home a custom lighter🔥

The Luis Muñoz Quintet ft. Lois Mahalia ~ “Glimmering Path” (Night 1)
7PM & 9PM

The Luis Muñoz Quintet ft. Lois Mahalia ~ “Glimmering Path” (Night 1)

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) Join us in the Century Room for the return of two powerhouse award winners, Lois Mahalia and Luis Muñoz performing music from their latest album,… Read more

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) Join us in the Century Room for the return of two powerhouse award winners, Lois Mahalia and Luis Muñoz performing music from their latest album, “Glimmering Path.”

Lois Mahalia (vocals) Daniel Zimmerman (guitar) Doug Martin (piano) Randy Tico (bass) Luis Muñoz (drums)

**Lois Mahalia**

Lois Mahalia was born in British Guayana. She began singing and performing on stage at the age of five with her brothers. When she was thirteen she moved to the US and continued singing in churches with her musical family. She has done extensive work as a session artist and has performed, recorded, and toured with artists such as Kenny Loggins, Joe Sample (of the Jazz Crusaders), Michael McDonald, Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, Norma Gimble, and Joe Walsh of the Eagles. She has been touring with The New Luis Muñoz Quartet since 2019, and is the featured singerr in Mr. Munoz’s last two CD’s: The Infinite Dream 2019, named among The Ten Best Records of the Year in Jazziz Magazine, recieving 3 ACAM Award nominations, including for Jazz Record of the Year.

**Luis Muñoz**

Luis Muñoz is a composer, producer, arranger, and percussionist from Costa Rica. He has performed in some of the best Jazz Festivals and theaters in the US and abroad, including The Litchfield Jazz Festival, The Queen Mary Jazz Festival, THe National Opera House in Costa Rica, The Moss Theater (Santa Monica), and the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, CA.

He has realeased 10 CDs of award-winning original compositions. His 2015 CD “*VOZ” (*Claudia Acuña, Magos Herrera, and Téka) was called “a perfect album- five stars” by the Latin Jazz Network, it was included in the Best CDs of the Year by Jazz Magazine. VOZ won two ACAM Awards (Association of Composers and Musical Authors) in Latin America, including Jazz CD of the Year.

Hawthorne Homecoming

Hawthorne Homecoming

Friday, October 18th w. Desert Child & Ashridge Doors 7pm | Show 7:30 All Ages THE HAWTHORNE EXPERIENCE It’s not just a group of surf-funk musicians, it’s a vision of the everlasting… Read more

Friday, October 18th

w. Desert Child & Ashridge

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30

All Ages

THE HAWTHORNE EXPERIENCE It’s not just a group of surf-funk musicians, it’s a vision of the everlasting jamboree – the radical reception where all are welcome (and encouraged) to rock their mother-loving socks off. The Hawthorne Experience invites you to crash on their couch, and bestows good tidings for your long journey ahead.

Club Country!

Club Country!

Every Friday! 9pm-2am FREE Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits! Read more

Every Friday!

9pm-2am

FREE

Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits!

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Retro Game Show Night Presents: The Family Fuss!

Retro Game Show Night Presents: The Family Fuss!

Retro Game Show Night Presents The Family Fuss! Club Congress Saturday October 19 6pm doors, 7pm show $15 Make plans now for the Family Fuss on Saturday October 19 at Hotel Congress!… Read more

Retro Game Show Night Presents The Family Fuss!

Club Congress
Saturday October 19
6pm doors, 7pm show
$15

Make plans now for the Family Fuss on Saturday October 19 at Hotel Congress!

Join your lovably loquacious host Chatty Kathee for a hilarious night of The Family Fuss with her special guest assistant, the adorably delicious Justin (if you’ve been to RGSN, you know)! The dangerously dazzling Swish Manley will join the uncomfortably upbeat Bernaise as our celebrity guests! Put your name in Kathee’s big, red, sparkly box for a chance to play for outstanding prizes and overwhelming fame!!

C’mon down to Hotel Congress for Tucson’s very own Retro Game Show Night – now in its 13th year! Splash Zone reserved seating section tickets are just $15 at Hotel Congress’s front desk or online! Doors open at 6pm and the fussin’ starts at 7pm. Drop everything and get your tickets NOW! 21+

(Open seat & SRO tickets will be available at the door the night of show until we run out!)

The Luis Muñoz Quintet ft. Lois Mahalia ~ “Glimmering Path” (Night 2)
7PM & 9PM

The Luis Muñoz Quintet ft. Lois Mahalia ~ “Glimmering Path” (Night 2)

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) Join us in the Century Room for the return of two powerhouse award winners, Lois Mahalia and Luis Muñoz performing music from their latest album,… Read more

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) Join us in the Century Room for the return of two powerhouse award winners, Lois Mahalia and Luis Muñoz performing music from their latest album, “Glimmering Path.”

Lois Mahalia (vocals) Daniel Zimmerman (guitar) Doug Martin (piano) Randy Tico (bass) Luis Muñoz (drums)

**Lois Mahalia**

Lois Mahalia was born in British Guayana. She began singing and performing on stage at the age of five with her brothers. When she was thirteen she moved to the US and continued singing in churches with her musical family. She has done extensive work as a session artist and has performed, recorded, and toured with artists such as Kenny Loggins, Joe Sample (of the Jazz Crusaders), Michael McDonald, Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers, Norma Gimble, and Joe Walsh of the Eagles. She has been touring with The New Luis Muñoz Quartet since 2019, and is the featured singerr in Mr. Munoz’s last two CD’s: The Infinite Dream 2019, named among The Ten Best Records of the Year in Jazziz Magazine, recieving 3 ACAM Award nominations, including for Jazz Record of the Year.

**Luis Muñoz**

Luis Muñoz is a composer, producer, arranger, and percussionist from Costa Rica. He has performed in some of the best Jazz Festivals and theaters in the US and abroad, including The Litchfield Jazz Festival, The Queen Mary Jazz Festival, THe National Opera House in Costa Rica, The Moss Theater (Santa Monica), and the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, CA.

He has realeased 10 CDs of award-winning original compositions. His 2015 CD “*VOZ” (*Claudia Acuña, Magos Herrera, and Téka) was called “a perfect album- five stars” by the Latin Jazz Network, it was included in the Best CDs of the Year by Jazz Magazine. VOZ won two ACAM Awards (Association of Composers and Musical Authors) in Latin America, including Jazz CD of the Year.

Dougie Poole

Dougie Poole

Sunday October 20th Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $15 | Dos $17 + fees

Sunday October 20th

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $15 | Dos $17 + fees

Už jsme doma

Už jsme doma

Monday, October 21 Doors 7pm $15 Advance, $18 Day of Show + fees 21+ Uz Jsme Doma, (pronounced oosh-smeh-dough-ma), are a progressive avantgarde kazz-punk band from Czech Republic. It was active in… Read more

Monday, October 21

Doors 7pm

$15 Advance, $18 Day of Show + fees

21+

Uz Jsme Doma, (pronounced oosh-smeh-dough-ma), are a progressive avantgarde kazz-punk band from Czech Republic. It was active in keeping freedom during the totalitarian system in former Czechoslovakia and due to that, the band had played mostly on illegal level and in constant danger of jail.

The band´s approach to arrangements is unique in the world of rock. They bring the instruments and vocals in different directions within the same scales and keys to create a dense melodic atmosphere. In addition, their rhythms often accent off-beats and half-beats, throwing the listener in unexpected directions. The band is also fond of shifts between time signatures and the insertion of extra beats in the shaping of the mood of the song.

Band tours frequently whole the world – till now they visited 43 different countries, major part of them took USA (more than 700 shows in almost all states), but as well as Japan, New Zealand, Israel, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, etc etc.

The band has, to date, released eight proper studio albums, two live albums, several DVD’s a many compilations all over the world. They collaborate to theatre, film or occasionally they play with symphonic orchestra.

They collaborated very closely to the world famous band The Residents on their Freak show and later they released album Moravian Meeting, where UJD and Randy, the singer of The Residents, perform together.

Artist Martin Velisek is the non-playing and mostly non/travelling UJD member. His unique, absurd cartoon style, replete with alarming flourishes of realism, gruesomeness and beauty, gives UJD records their distinct look.

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FREE SALAMANDER EXHIBIT

Current research indicates that within 2 years of use, a pillow’s weight increases by 30% due to the accumulation of dead skin cells, dust mites, and their droppings. In a similar fashion, Free Salamander Exhibit has gradually augmented its own weight through an accumulation of musical and literary droppings, distilled these into creative impulses- -impulses committed to memory and subsequently forgotten.

Originally called the Rock Springs Six, Free Salamander Exhibit makes no bones about being influenced by the early work of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. “Yeah, we all have that first record,” they mutter nonchalantly. Their new name is taken from the Sleepytime Gorilla Press’s 1916 leaflet distributed by Pentecostal snake-handler George Went Hensley of Tennessee, wherein the gospel dictum “They shall take up serpents and salamanders” was treated to more or less literal interpretation. “Yeah, we all handle them, salamanders that is,” they confess. Yes, they have renounced their snake handling ways in favor of the modern hair-shirt, i.e. the burlap gown. Certainly their outfits are uncomfortable and make playing difficult, especially for the non-rock instruments they sometimes employ, but what price beauty?

It seems the past is something this band of burlap brothers would rather put to rest. Free Salamander Exhibit gained some notoriety in the early 2000s by impersonating the members of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, even going so far as insinuating themselves into the SGM members’ households. When it was announced in 2010 that SGM had been “subsumed” into the very bodies of Free Salamander Exhibit, the music press understood this to figuratively refer to a simple regrouping. Boy, were they wrong.

Currently based in Oakland, CA, Free Salamander Exhibit continues to shed its dead skin cells, casting off an accumulated detritus of metal, prog-rock, and art-rock influences. Nils, Dan, Michael, David, and Drew (at least these are the names they claim) meet regularly in an underground concrete shelter. Here they sit at an oval-shaped table in a spirit of constructive argumentation, poring over the nature of memory and the illusory promise of free will. Eventually they emerge, ready again to absorb the environmental stimuli that nourish their world-view. Through this circular process of absorption and molting, Free Salamander Exhibit hopes to augment the mass of your own pillow as well.

Shed some skin with Free Salamander Exhibit in your town soon

Riki

Riki

Wednesday October 23 w/ DJ Mijito Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $12 | Dos $15 + fees Read more

Wednesday October 23

w/ DJ Mijito

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $12 | Dos $15 + fees

Hot Club of Tucson
7PM & 8:30PM

Hot Club of Tucson

($5-$10 | 7pm & 8:30pm 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… Read more

($5-$10 | 7pm & 8:30pm 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 7pm. Every other Wednesday!

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

Y La Bamba & Kiltro

Y La Bamba & Kiltro

91.3 KXCI Tucson Presents Thursday October 24th Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $22 | Dos $25 + fees ******Y La Bamba Presale Tuesday July 16th @ 10am local*** ******Kiltro Presale Tuesday… Read more

91.3 KXCI Tucson Presents

Thursday October 24th

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $22 | Dos $25 + fees

******Y La Bamba Presale Tuesday July 16th @ 10am local***
******Kiltro Presale Tuesday July 16th @ 10am local***
******Club Congress Presale Wednesday July 17th @ 10am local***
******General On Sale Friday July 19th @ 10am local***

FIDLAR

FIDLAR

Friday October 25th w/ Sugar Pit ******Artist Presale: Tuesday June 11th @ 10am local*** ******Spotify Presale: Wednesday June 12th @ 10am local*** ******Club Congress Presale: Thursday June 13th @ 10am local*** ******General… Read more

Friday October 25th

w/ Sugar Pit

******Artist Presale: Tuesday June 11th @ 10am local***
******Spotify Presale: Wednesday June 12th @ 10am local***
******Club Congress Presale: Thursday June 13th @ 10am local***
******General On Sale: Friday June 14th @ 10am local***

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $27 | Dos $32 + fees

16+

Marcos Varela | San Ygnacio Project
9PM & 7PM

Marcos Varela | San Ygnacio Project

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Bassist, composer and bandleader Marcos Varela brings his San Ygnacio Project to the Century Room! Conjuring up images of his hometown San Ygnacio, Texas, Marcos brings… Read more

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Bassist, composer and bandleader Marcos Varela brings his San Ygnacio Project to the Century Room! Conjuring up images of his hometown San Ygnacio, Texas, Marcos brings an array of original compositions and beloved standards that evoke the desert landscapes of southern Texas

**Marcos Varela**

**Bassist/composer Marcos Varela, a Creative Capital Award winner, has toured and recorded with jazz luminaries like Geri Allen, Leslie Odom Jr., and the Mingus Big Band. His debut album, “San Ygnacio,” praised by Ron Carter, earned critical acclaim, with Jazziz Magazine calling it one of the top releases of 2016 and NPR Music naming it a “Top Debut.” Varela, also an accomplished composer for Domenica Scorsese’s film “Roots in Water,” teaches at the New School and Montclair State University. He is endorsed by NS Design, Aguilar Amplification, Kolstein, D’Addario strings, Fishman, Mono Creators, and Fodera.**

Emo Nite at Club Congress, Tucson, Az

Emo Nite at Club Congress, Tucson, Az

Friday October 25th Doors 9pm | Show 9pm ADV $21 | DOS $24 + fees $1 per ticket transaction sponsors Emo Nite Gives A F*ck. Donations are allocated for worthwhile organizations focusing… Read more

Friday October 25th

Doors 9pm | Show 9pm

ADV $21 | DOS $24 + fees

$1 per ticket transaction sponsors Emo Nite Gives A F*ck. Donations are allocated for worthwhile organizations focusing on:

– Mental Health
– Harm Reduction
– Children & Families
– Poverty & Homelessness
– Disenfranchised Communities
– Terminal Illness

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

A Halloween Themed Wine Tasting!

A Halloween Themed Wine Tasting!

2pm to 4pm $30 21+ Join us for a Halloween candy trick or treat style tasting! More details coming soon…. Read more

2pm to 4pm

$30

21+

Join us for a Halloween candy trick or treat style tasting! More details coming soon….

Nightmare on Congress Street!

Nightmare on Congress Street!

Presented by KLPX/KFMA Saturday, October 26th 7pm-2am Doors 7pm | Shows 8pm Early Bird Tickets: $10 + fees *****LIMITED QUANITITY***** Advance tickets: $15 | Day of show: $20 + fees 21+ **Club**… Read more

Presented by KLPX/KFMA

Saturday, October 26th

7pm-2am

Doors 7pm | Shows 8pm

Early Bird Tickets: $10 + fees *****LIMITED QUANITITY*****

Advance tickets: $15 | Day of show: $20 + fees

21+

**Club** | Clem Snide with Fox & Bones

**Plaza** | Ultraviolet Communication, Wheezer, Costume Contest, Posi

Kick off Halloweekend with Nightmare on Congress Street, downtown Tucson’s biggest Halloween party, in the haunted Hotel Congress! Featuring 2 costume contests with $2000 in cash and prizes, vendors, spooky specials, live music from Clem Snide, Fox & Bones, Ultraviolet Communication, Wheezer (perfoming Blue ablum) and more!

Michael Kocour Organ Quartet
7PM & 9PM

Michael Kocour Organ Quartet

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Director of Jazz Studies at ASU Michael Kocour makes the trip down to Tucson for a swingin’ night of organ-led jazz! This time he teams… Read more

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Director of Jazz Studies at ASU Michael Kocour makes the trip down to Tucson for a swingin’ night of organ-led jazz! This time he teams up with saxophone phenom Brice Winston, Century Room Creative Director Arthur Vint and fellow ASU educator Jeff Libman on guitar!

**Michael Kocour**

***Michael Kocour is a jazz pianist, organist and composer. He also serves as Director of Jazz Studies in the School of Music at Arizona State University.***

***An active performer for more than three decades, Kocour has appeared at venues around the world and has been a guest on Marian McPartland’s internationally syndicated NPR program “Piano Jazz.” Among the many artists and ensembles with whom he has appeared with are Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Lovano, Eddie Harris, James Moody, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Ira Sullivan, Carl Fontana, Dewey Redman, Lew Tabackin, and the Chicago Symphony.***

***His recorded work as a studio musician includes soundtracks to two major motion pictures, and numerous television commercials. Kocour has also released six critically acclaimed CDs as a leader.***

Blues Festival Hangover ft. Black Cat Bones

Blues Festival Hangover ft. Black Cat Bones

AZ Blues Presents Sunday, October 27 Doors 5pm Adv $10 –BLACK CAT BONES–Introducing “Troublemaker,” the latest studio album release from the Tucson, Arizona-based Rockin’ Blues band, Black Cat Bones. “Troublemaker” is the… Read more

AZ Blues Presents

Sunday, October 27

Doors 5pm

Adv $10

–BLACK CAT BONES–Introducing “Troublemaker,” the latest studio album release from the Tucson, Arizona-based Rockin’ Blues band, Black Cat Bones. “Troublemaker” is the band’s fifth studio album and their first since their 2019 release, “Tattered and Torn.” The new album offers listeners eleven new original songs.

Formed in 2004, Black Cat Bones is a 5-piece Rockin’ Blues band that continues to delight audiences with an eclectic mix of classic Rockin’ Blues standards and original Blues/Rock compositions, delivered by the soulful vocal stylings of founding member and lead singer Charles Pitts, who also serves as the band’s principal songwriter – backed by a two lead guitar attack and a powerhouse rhythm section. The band’s stage experience includes appearances at festivals, as well as numerous club dates and performances at venues throughout the Southwest and on the East Coast.

“Troublemaker” was recorded in Tucson, Arizona, by producer Billy Yates, a former member of The Outlaws, who also adds his unique Southern rock-styled guitar work to three of the tracks. This exciting new release demonstrates Black Cat Bones’ commitment to bringing our fans cutting edge Modern Rockin’ Blues for years to come!

Daisychain & New Misphoria

Daisychain & New Misphoria

Sunday October 27th Daisychain w/ New Misphoria & Springs of Iris! $10 + fees Read more

Sunday October 27th

Daisychain w/ New Misphoria & Springs of Iris!

$10 + fees

Girl Ultra

Girl Ultra

Monday October 28th w/ SANJE, Shao, & Nicosa Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees 16+ Read more

Monday October 28th

w/ SANJE, Shao, & Nicosa

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees

16+

Club Congress Presents: Kassa Overall in The Century Room!

Club Congress Presents: Kassa Overall in The Century Room!

Tuesday October 29th Doors 6pm | Show 7pm Preferred Seating: $30 General Admission: $20 21+ —KASSA OVERALL—Kassa Overall is a Grammy-nominated musician, emcee, singer, producer and drummer who melds avant-garde experimentation with… Read more

Tuesday October 29th

Doors 6pm | Show 7pm

Preferred Seating: $30
General Admission: $20

21+

—KASSA OVERALL—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.

Cortex

Cortex

Tuesday October 29th w. support DJ set by Herm Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Adv $35 | Dos $40 + fees Read more

Tuesday October 29th

w. support DJ set by Herm

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Adv $35 | Dos $40 + fees

Juniper Honey

Juniper Honey

Wednesday October 30th w/ Bummer Girl & The Hawthorne Experience Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Adv $15 | Dos $20 + fees —JUNIPER HONEY—Juniper Honey is an indie-rock band out of California…. Read more

Wednesday October 30th

w/ Bummer Girl & The Hawthorne Experience

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Adv $15 | Dos $20 + fees

—JUNIPER HONEY—Juniper Honey is an indie-rock band out of California. Original members Jake Hesse (lead vocals/guitar) and Donovan Hess (drums) began their journey together in 2020. In the later months of 2022, Jake and Don picked up guitarist Cason LeSueur and bassist Josh West to officially form Juniper Honey. With a few homemade numbers already out, the group immediately hit the studio and added four fresh sounding singles to their catalog. Following their releases in 2023, the guys stuffed into a minivan and took to the road to promote their new sound. The band recently returned to the studio to record a soon to be released full length album before returning to the road.

Marco Rosano & Swamp Donkeys West Traditional Jass Band!
7PM & 8:30PM

Marco Rosano & Swamp Donkeys West Traditional Jass Band!

($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… Read more

($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.*

Saints Of Paris: Rachel Eckroth & John Hadfield

Saints Of Paris: Rachel Eckroth & John Hadfield

($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… Read more

($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)

Totally Hot Halloween!

Totally Hot Halloween!

Thursday, October 31st 9pm-2am $10 21+ Celebrate Halloween with us, downtown Tucson’s biggest Halloween party, in the haunted Hotel Congress! Featuring costume contests with cash and prizes, spooky specials, DJ sets and… Read more

Thursday, October 31st

9pm-2am

$10

21+

Celebrate Halloween with us, downtown Tucson’s biggest Halloween party, in the haunted Hotel Congress! Featuring costume contests with cash and prizes, spooky specials, DJ sets and more!

Anthony Fung Trio
7PM & 9PM

Anthony Fung Trio

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm 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… Read more

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm 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.

DAY OF THE DEAD WITH JIQUI

DAY OF THE DEAD WITH JIQUI

Friday November 1 $15 Advance, $20 Day of show + Fees Ages 21+ With support: DISTRICT XIII & ADAM Read more

Friday November 1

$15 Advance, $20 Day of show + Fees

Ages 21+

With support: DISTRICT XIII & ADAM

Club Country!

Club Country!

Every Friday! 9pm-2am FREE Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits! Read more

Every Friday!

9pm-2am

FREE

Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits!

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Anthony Fung Quartet
7PM & 9PM

Anthony Fung Quartet

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm 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… Read more

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm 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.

Droll Album Release Show
6:30PM

Droll Album Release Show

6:30pm doors | 7:00pm show Tucson’s sweethearts, Droll, release their debut, full-length album live at Congress with friends, New Misphoria and Female Gaze. Their self-titled record combines the nostalgia of guitar-driven 90’s… Read more

6:30pm doors | 7:00pm show

Tucson’s sweethearts, Droll, release their debut, full-length album live at Congress with friends, New Misphoria and Female Gaze. Their self-titled record combines the nostalgia of guitar-driven 90’s Alt with the absurdist lyrics and sensibilities you’ve come to expect. Droll rolls through deserted landscapes of forgotten, underground sounds sifting fragments of melody for a sweeping mosaic that grabs you by the shirt collars and leaves you with a soft kiss on the forehead.

With support from New Misphoria and Female Gaze

$10 ADV | $15 DOS

All ages

THE BAND FEEL

THE BAND FEEL

Wednesday November 6th w/ Bush League Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $15 | Dos $20 + fees —THE BAND FEEL—A band of artists with the mindset of creating and playing music… Read more

Wednesday November 6th

w/ Bush League

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $15 | Dos $20 + fees

—THE BAND FEEL—A band of artists with the mindset of creating and playing music with the passion and focus that once was, and now is. Sounds and feel of the past made present once again. This group nods at the blues, jazz, and rock & roll roots of St. Louis, stirs in the experimental revolution of the 1960s, and incorporates the vast array of sounds introduced by British hard rock and Laurel Canyon that defined the sound of the 70s – intertwining to become what is now known as The Band Feel.

The band has been making a name for themselves opening for Cheap Trick, 38 Special, Rival Sons, and John Waite, and they’re excited to be back on the road supporting their new single “Find A Love.”

Tish Hinojosa

Tish Hinojosa

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | All Ages w/ Grouchy Like Riley Reserved Seating – $25 + fees General Admission – Adv $15 | Dos $20 + fees Read more

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | All Ages

w/ Grouchy Like Riley

Reserved Seating – $25 + fees

General Admission – Adv $15 | Dos $20 + fees

The Redhouse Family Jazz Band
7PM & 9PM

The Redhouse Family Jazz Band

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm 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… Read more

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm 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)

Club Country!

Club Country!

Every Friday! 9pm-2am FREE Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits! Read more

Every Friday!

9pm-2am

FREE

Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits!

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Queerd Science

Queerd Science

Saturday November 9th Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $10 | Dos $15 + fees Queerd Science – Where Science & Burlesque Intersect Read more

Saturday November 9th

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $10 | Dos $15 + fees

Queerd Science – Where Science & Burlesque Intersect

Nduduzo Makhathini | uNomkhubulwane
7PM & 9PM

Nduduzo Makhathini | uNomkhubulwane

($30 General Admission | $40 Preferred Seating) (7pm Show / 6pm Doors | 9pm Show / 8:30pm Doors) Blue Note Recording Artist, pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini makes his debut appearance in… Read more

($30 General Admission | $40 Preferred Seating)
(7pm Show / 6pm Doors | 9pm Show / 8:30pm Doors)

Blue Note Recording Artist, pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini makes his debut appearance in the Century Room, presented with Arizona Arts Live! Known for his spiritual approach, the South African musician brings his group for a very special night of jazz.

NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI

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.”

Julia Cole

Julia Cole

Sunday November 10th Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $20 | Dos $25 + fees

Sunday November 10th

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $20 | Dos $25 + fees

Randy Ingram, Billy Mohler & Joe LaBarbera | Aries Dance
7PM & 9PM

Randy Ingram, Billy Mohler & Joe LaBarbera | Aries Dance

7pm Show (6pm Doors) | 9pm Show (8:30pm Doors) $20 General Admission | $30 Preferred Seating “Hailed by The New Yorker as “a pianist of taste and resourcefulness”, Pianist and composer Randy… Read more

7pm Show (6pm Doors) | 9pm Show (8:30pm Doors)
$20 General Admission | $30 Preferred Seating

“Hailed by The New Yorker as “a pianist of taste and resourcefulness”, Pianist and composer Randy Ingram’s artistry is on full display with his upcoming album Aries Dance. Ingram makes his Century Room debut with an album release concert that features rising star bassist Billy Mohler, and drum legend Joe LaBarbera.

Randy Ingram, pianist/composer, has been hailed as “a pianist of taste and resourcefulness” (The New Yorker) and “a formidable composer” (The San Francisco Chronicle) “A pianist drawn to contemporary harmony and a sleek rhythmic sensibility… Astute, self-possessed” (The New York Times). Ingram’s artistry is on full display on his new album “Aries Dance”, which features NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart on drum. Ingram has also released four acclaimed recordings for Sunnyside Records in duo, trio, and quartet formats, including 2022’s “Play Favorites”, a perfectly matched duo collaboration with vocalist Aubrey Johnson, which showcases Ingram’s “Mastery of the 88’s” (The New York City Jazz Record). His 2019 trio recording, “The Means of Response”, is an intricate, virtuosic and powerful protest record, and a message of hope and solidarity for his young son. A collection of “exquisitely performed pieces, all composed by Ingram”, (Jazz Times), The Means of Response features his working trio of bassist Drew Gress and drummer Jochen Rueckert, two of jazz’s most esteemed veteran sidemen.

Originally from California, Ingram attended the New England Conservatory of Music before moving to Brooklyn, NY in 2003. He has played with leading musicians including John Patitucci, Jeff Tain Watts, Curtis Stigers, Tierney Sutton, Ingrid Jensen, Kendrick Scott, Lage Lund and the late Billy Higgins. Ingram made his acting debut in 2013, portraying one of his heroes, Bill Evans, in the Swedish biopic “Monica Z”, about the vocalist Monica Zetterlund.

Igor & Red Elvises

Igor & Red Elvises

Friday November 15th Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $12 | Dos $15

Friday November 15th

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $12 | Dos $15

Club Country!

Club Country!

Every Friday! 9pm-2am FREE Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits! Read more

Every Friday!

9pm-2am

FREE

Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits!

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

The Mystery Lights

The Mystery Lights

Sunday November 17th w/ Annabelle Chairlegs and The Freezing Hands Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $15 | Dos $18 + fees Read more

Sunday November 17th

w/ Annabelle Chairlegs and The Freezing Hands

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $15 | Dos $18 + fees

Blind Pilot
6:30PM

Blind Pilot

Tuesday November 19th Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees **Blind Pilot’s Pre-Show VIP Experience: $114 + fees** – One General Admission ticket – Invitation to a… Read more

Tuesday November 19th

Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm

Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees

**Blind Pilot’s Pre-Show VIP Experience: $114 + fees**

– One General Admission ticket
– Invitation to a pre-show experience, including:
-Private acoustic performance
-Group photo with the band
– Exclusive VIP merchandise, including:
-Signed poster
-Commemorative VIP tote bag
-Custom journal
-VIP tour laminate
-Merchandise shopping prior to doors opening to the public
-Early entry into the venue

Tophouse

Tophouse

Wednesday November 20th Adv $23 | Dos $28 7pm —TOPHOUSE—A lot of people ask us what genre we are. The truth is, we don’t know. Check out some of our music and… Read more

Wednesday November 20th

Adv $23 | Dos $28

7pm

—TOPHOUSE—A lot of people ask us what genre we are. The truth is, we don’t know. Check out some of our music and let us know what you think. In reality, if you really want to get to know about TopHouse, y’all should shoot us a message and say hi, come to a show, or listen to some music! Why not all three?

“Fast-paced, high-energy foot stompers. Ballads that’ll make you cry. It’s kind of like a rock band married old-fashioned bluegrass and had a little baby. And named it TopHouse.”

Willi Carlisle

Willi Carlisle

Friday November 22nd Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $18 | Dos $20 + fees

Friday November 22nd

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $18 | Dos $20 + fees

Club Country!

Club Country!

Every Friday! 9pm-2am FREE Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits! Read more

Every Friday!

9pm-2am

FREE

Join us for the Club Country Kick-off with DJ Du! Dust off your boots, grab your hat and come dance to your favorite Country hits!

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Desert Haze Market

Desert Haze Market

Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market! Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our newly renovated Lounge and The Cup… Read more

Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market!

Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm

The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our newly renovated Lounge and The Cup Cafe will be open so you can grab a bite before you shop!

VENDORS: TBA

Blues So Bad

Blues So Bad

AZ Blues Presents Sunday, November 24 5pm doors $10 all ages –BLUES SO BAD–Blues So Bad is a band that is dedicated to playing the blues. Our lead singer and harmonica player,… Read more

AZ Blues Presents

Sunday, November 24

5pm doors

$10

all ages

–BLUES SO BAD–Blues So Bad is a band that is dedicated to playing the blues. Our lead singer and harmonica player, Terrence Kelly, was inducted into the AZ blues hall of fame last year. The rest of our line up is comprised of Jim Nashu on guitar, Rich Bonner on drums, and Russell Sacks on bass.

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Sophia Rankin & The Sound’s Holiday Hang

Sophia Rankin & The Sound’s Holiday Hang

Sophia Rankin & The Sound’s HOCO Holiday Hang w/ Special Guests All Ages $12 Advance | $15 Day of Show Celebrate the Holiday Season with Sophia Rankin & The Sound and a… Read more

Sophia Rankin & The Sound’s HOCO Holiday Hang

w/ Special Guests

All Ages

$12 Advance | $15 Day of Show

Celebrate the Holiday Season with Sophia Rankin & The Sound and a host of their musical friends.

Miriah Avila & Pepe Marquez

Miriah Avila & Pepe Marquez

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees w/ The Nandos 21+

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees

w/ The Nandos

21+

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Pop Nights w/ Bex

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE Pop Nights w/ Bex From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ… Read more

Fridays | 12AM – 2AM | FREE

Pop Nights w/ Bex

From modern pop hits to deep cuts, from Britney to Billie, this dance night serves nonstop pop bops from 12-close. DJ Bex spins hits to dance and sing your heart out to with your besties, from icons new and old like Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Robyn, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, 100 Gecs, Harry Styles, Charlie XCX and many many more! Grab your glitter and your optimism and head to the Hotel Congress Plaza, cause everything’s alright on Pop night!

$3 PBR

$4 TRULY

$5 MEXICAN CANDY SHOT

Desert Haze Market

Desert Haze Market

Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market! Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our newly renovated Lounge and The Cup… Read more

Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market!

Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm

The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our newly renovated Lounge and The Cup Cafe will be open so you can grab a bite before you shop!

VENDORS: TBA

Connie Brannock & Little House of Funk

Connie Brannock & Little House of Funk

AZ Blues Presents: Blue New Year – Connie Brannock & Little House of Funk Sunday, December 29 5pm Doors All Ages $10 –CONNIE BRANNOCK & LITTLE HOUSE OF FUNK– Known for saucy… Read more

AZ Blues Presents: Blue New Year – Connie Brannock & Little House of Funk

Sunday, December 29

5pm Doors

All Ages

$10

–CONNIE BRANNOCK & LITTLE HOUSE OF FUNK– Known for saucy lyrics and high caliber performances, Connie was an entertainer out of the gate. Serious sorties began in high school when her band Luke performed throughout the mid-Atlantic—from Philly to Virginia Beach, to the Princeton Club and William & Mary College. She trekked west in the late 70’s, crooning with the Bill Brown Band in Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Back in Utah, she formed another hot tamale group, Connie and the Rhythm Method with David Jette. In demand, they toured Boise, Moab, Missoula, and the Hollywood Palace in Los Angeles.

In 1986 Connie Brannock won the Stroh’s Superstar Talent Search and was signed by MCA Records. Caleb Ruffin, with Sounds of Success (S.O.S.), recruited her to move to Atlanta and work on a single.

Instead, she up and joined the service just before her 35th birthday.

Connie served admirably for 21 years and deployed twice in Operation Iraqi Freedom. A compelling leader, she has been a mentor to many young men and women and believes that leadership is an act of love.

Connie continues to pay tribute to the legendary artists who shaped her sounds throughout her career: Sly and the Family Stone, Laura Nyro, Carole King, Jeff Lorber and Patrice Rushen.

Armen Donelian & Dominique Eade | TJF
9PM & 7PM

Armen Donelian & Dominique Eade | TJF

($35-$45 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Armen Donelian & Dominique Eade! **ARMEN DONELIAN** Since 1975, pianist, composer and Fulbright Scholar Armen Donelian has distinguished himself In 25… Read more

($35-$45 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Armen Donelian & Dominique Eade!

**ARMEN DONELIAN**

Since 1975, pianist, composer and Fulbright Scholar Armen Donelian has distinguished himself In 25 countries as a featured solo pianist, band leader, educator and with Jazz legends including Sonny Rollins. Donelian’s distinctive music blends diverse influences from his Armenian origin, his Classical technique and his association with many of the biggest names in Jazz. And according to Metronom magazine, “He achieves this fusion in such a natural way that one can tell it’s a master’s work.” armendonelian.com

**DOMINIQUE EADE**

Dominique Eade is an extraordinary vocalist, composer, improviser and RCA recording artist. Poetic and passionate, Dominique blends musical virtuosity with a songwriter’s straightforward emotional sensibility. She creates music that has garnered critical acclaim, earned the admiration of her peers, inspired audiences and served as a creative signpost for generations of singers. dominiqueeade.com

The Black Market Trust | TJF
4:30PM

The Black Market Trust | TJF

($25-$35 tickets | 4:30pm show) Tucson Jazz Festival presents The Black Market Trust! **THE BLACK MARKET TRUST** The Black Market Trust are an American Traditional Pop/Vocal Jazz group from Los Angeles who… Read more

($25-$35 tickets | 4:30pm show) Tucson Jazz Festival presents The Black Market Trust!

**THE BLACK MARKET TRUST**

The Black Market Trust are an American Traditional Pop/Vocal Jazz group from Los Angeles who combine the sounds of the legendary American crooners and vocal groups with the fire and energy of Gypsy Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Consisting of five world class musicians who have traveled the globe recording and performing on the world’s biggest stages and with music’s most renowned artists, The Black Market Trust capitalize on their experience and pedigree to deliver a high energy, crowd pleasing performance filled with some of the best songs ever written.

The live show features material from The Great American Songbook infused with Django’s romantic and virtuosic flavor. Add some intricate vocal harmonies, a dash of Rat Pack-style comedy and it’s clear to audiences why The Black Market Trust have quickly earned a reputation as one of the premier live acts performing in music today. Be transported as they meld two distinctly different vibes- one of a gypsy campfire, the other a slick metropolitan nightclub- into a cohesive, stylish sound.

Herlin Riley Quartet | TJF
9PM & 7PM

Herlin Riley Quartet | TJF

($40-$50 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Herlin Riley Quartet! **HERLIN RILEY** Since coming of age in the nurturing environment of a very musical family and a distinguished… Read more

($40-$50 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Herlin Riley Quartet!

**HERLIN RILEY**

Since coming of age in the nurturing environment of a very musical family and a distinguished bloodline of drummers, New Orleans native Herlin Riley emerged from that most creative era of all things rhythmic in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, to enliven the ensembles of such influential and demanding improvisers as pianist Ahmad Jamal and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis through his commanding yet elegant rhythmic presence.

His authoritative style of melodic percussion is deeply imbued in the fertile creative soil of the Crescent City, encompassing as it does the entire length and breadth of America’s ongoing musical journey.

Helio Alvez Samba Jazz Project | TJF

Helio Alvez Samba Jazz Project | TJF

($25-$35 tickets | 4pm show) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Helio Alvez Samba Jazz Project on the Plaza! **HELIO ALVES** A native of São Paulo, Brazil, pianist Helio Alves combines the rhythmic complexity… Read more

($25-$35 tickets | 4pm show) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Helio Alvez Samba Jazz Project on the Plaza!

**HELIO ALVES**

A native of São Paulo, Brazil, pianist Helio Alves combines the rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of contemporary jazz. A resident of NYC since the ’90s, Alves has received high praise as an in-demand sideman with the likes of Joe Henderson, Yo-Yo Ma, Sadao Watanabe, Slide Hampton, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Paquito D’Rivera, Joyce, and Rosa Passos to name but a few.

Helio has also released four albums under his own name: “Trios” (1998), “Portrait in Black & White” (2004), “It’s Clear” (2009) and most recently,”Musica” featuring Antonio Sanchez, Reuben Rogers, Claudio Roditi and Romero Lubambo.

Miki Yamanaka | TJF
9PM & 7PM

Miki Yamanaka | TJF

($30-$40 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Miki Yamanaka! **MIKI YAMANAKA** 34-year old Japanese-born pianist Miki Yamanaka has called New York City home since 2012 and in the… Read more

($30-$40 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Miki Yamanaka!

**MIKI YAMANAKA**

34-year old Japanese-born pianist Miki Yamanaka has called New York City home since 2012 and in the past decade has wasted no time establishing herself as one of the leading personalities of her generation on the piano and beyond. Critics laud her “light, expressive touch and solidly crafted, mainstream approach” – Mike Jurkovic (All About Jazz), while audiences delight in not only her playing, but her vibrant personality as well. Yamanaka has gained international recognition from her albums as a leader; her most recent and most celebrated release, “Shades Of Rainbow” (Cellar Music), features Jazz masters Mark Turner and her NYC rhythm section, Tyrone Allen and Jimmy Macbride. Additionally, Miki has emerged as a leader of the “New York Scene” via her notable residencies at mainstay West Village sister clubs Smalls and Mezzrow. During the pandemic, she developed a successful in-home live-streaming weekly concert series cleverly titled “Miki’s Mood” where she features a veritable who’s who of NYC talent (including her husband and frequent collaborator – drummer Jimmy Macbride). The series showcases her vast knowledge of Jazz standards and tunes, often featuring themed offerings of various composers from both the Great American Songbook as well as iconic Jazz composers.

As a sideman, Yamanaka has worked with Jazz luminaries such as alto saxophonist Antonio Hart who posits “Miki will be recognized as one of the most exceptional artists of her generation, as she is already one of the most talented and dedicated musicians from Japan.” Other notable bands she currently works in include the Harish Raghavan Quintet and The Mingus Bigband. One of her most respected mentors on piano and organ (Yamanaka also performs on organ frequently), Larry Goldings, once mused, “If only I could have Miki Yamanaka comp behind me!” – a compliment of the highest order from one master pianist to another. She has a myriad of glowing reviews from her recorded work and the iconic Downbeat Jazz magazine has repeatedly awarded her albums high marks.

Dennis Rowland with the Century Room Jazz Orchestra | TJF
9PM & 7PM

Dennis Rowland with the Century Room Jazz Orchestra | TJF

($30-$40 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Dennis Rowland with the 17-piecve CR Jazz Orchestra! **DENNIS ROWLAND** Dennis Rowland is beloved by jazz devotees and theatergoers around the… Read more

($30-$40 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Dennis Rowland with the 17-piecve CR Jazz Orchestra!

**DENNIS ROWLAND**

Dennis Rowland is beloved by jazz devotees and theatergoers around the globe. The Detroit native and Phoenix, Arizona resident was the voice of the world-renowned Count Basie Orchestra between 1977 and 1984, where he shared the stage with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams and Tony Bennett. He is also featured on the Basie Band’s Grammy award-winning record “On the Road”. An electrifying live performer, Rowland has performed at major jazz festivals, with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and at Arizona’s jazz clubs and performing arts venues.

**THE CENTURY ROOM JAZZ ORCHESTRA**

Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CRJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night at the Century Room. The CRJO is an intergenerational band and features a mix of professionals, educators, and students who all share a love of big band music. Expect selectins from the Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Thad Jones/Mel Louis Jazz Orchestra and much more.

Stephane Wrembel | TJF
9PM & 7PM

Stephane Wrembel | TJF

($35-$45 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Stephane Wrembel and his band! **STEPHANE WREMBEL** Stephane Wrembel is quite simply one of the finest guitar players in the world…. Read more

($35-$45 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Stephane Wrembel and his band!

**STEPHANE WREMBEL**

Stephane Wrembel is quite simply one of the finest guitar players in the world. The breadth and range of his playing and compositions are unmatched. This prolific musician, composer, educator, and musical director has released a steady stream of music since 2002 truly making his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music.

His live performance is unparallel. He has headlined Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, The Town Hall in NYC and The Lyon Opera House in France. He has toured and/or shared stages with master violinist Mark O’Connor, Sam Bush, Stochelo Rosenberg, Esperanza Spalding, and Al Di Meola. He has dazzled audiences at Montreal Jazz Festival, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Django Reinhardt Festival in France, Ellnora Guitar Festival, Caramoor Jazz Festival and many others. He has toured Canada, France, Israel, UK, India and Nigeria.

Born in Paris and raised in Fontainebleau, the home of Impressionism and Django Reinhardt, Wrembel first studied classical piano, beginning at the age of four. But in his mid-teens, he discovered that he had an affinity for guitar. As a big fan of Pink Floyd, he “spent hours learning David Gilmour’s style,” he said. “So I had a classical background, a passion for rock music, and then I found out about Django. I fell in love with the very strong impressionist feel in his music.”

Reinhardt, long regarded as one of the most influential musicians and composers of all time, was a Sinti (a Roma group from Western Europe). Wrembel immersed himself in Sinti culture, spending “six, seven years going to the camps. I started learning the atmosphere of what it really means to play Sinti-style guitar. I learned from the masters such as Angelo Debarre and Serge Krief. That’s how you learn this music because it is specific to a culture. Music is not only the notes. Without the culture, something is missing.”

New Jazz Underground | TJF
9PM & 7PM

New Jazz Underground | TJF

($25-$35 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents New Jazz Underground! **NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND** New Jazz Underground , an American trio, have been described as “an innovative and ultra… Read more

($25-$35 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents New Jazz Underground!

**NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND**

New Jazz Underground , an American trio, have been described as “an innovative and ultra creative collective striving to establish themselves as a defining voice for the genre of Jazz and beyond”. Their music signals a merging of traditional sensibilities in Jazz with the modern influence of swing, hip-hop, house/afro-beats, and afro-cuban music. Listeners were introduced to the trio’s undeniably fresh sound through viral videos of the band performing in their living room. Millions viewed videos such as: “they can hate but we still swingin’”, “f**k/s**t/c**t/jazz”, “sad boy jazz”, as well as many others featuring the band’s exuberant chemistry, effortless musicality, and raw ambition in sound.

Abdias Armenteros (Saxophonist/Composer, 25), Sebastian Rios (Bassist/Composer, 27), TJ Reddick (Drummer, 25) have each been lauded as some of Jazz’s most promising young artists in their own right. After meeting while students at The Juilliard School, the trio began playing in the parks of NYC during lock-down in 2020. They shortly began posting to their Youtube channel that has since grown to over 85k+ subscribers. Releases such as “MF Doom Suite”, “Harlem to Havana”, and “cook/swing/work/relax” fully demonstrate the trio’s reverence towards Jazz’s icons, yet still contend in a vision to establish their own voice in the expression of new sounds that transcend genre lines.

New Jazz Underground is the 2023 DCJazzPrix™ Winner. Rios is a 2024 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Winner. Both Reddick (BM’ 20) and Armenteros (MM’ 22) are Juillard School Graduates. Armenteros is the youngest member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Reddick and Rios have played as sidemen for the likes of Jon Batiste, Sullivan Fortner, Emmet Cohen, and ELEW, among many more. Rios is a long-time student of the legendary bassist, Ron Carter.

Arcoiris Sandoval Sonic Asylum Trio | TJF
9PM & 7PM

Arcoiris Sandoval Sonic Asylum Trio | TJF

($30-$40 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Arcoiris Sandoval Sonic Asylum Trio! **ARCOIRIS SANDOVAL** Arcoiris Sandoval is a jazz pianist, composer and Fulbright award recipient currently residing in… Read more

($30-$40 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Arcoiris Sandoval Sonic Asylum Trio!

**ARCOIRIS SANDOVAL**

Arcoiris Sandoval is a jazz pianist, composer and Fulbright award recipient currently residing in New York City originally from Tucson, Arizona. She leads her own trio and quintet project called Sonic Asylum and is the Co-Director of an award winning multimedia orchestra called The D.O.M.E. Experience along with bassist Mimi Jones which aims to raise environmental and social awareness through the integration of orchestral composition, choreography and cinematography. She toured, recorded and was the MD for acclaimed vocalist Allan Harris for over five years and performs occasionally with The Mingus Big Band. She has written, conducted and performed string arrangements with vocalist Tammy McCann at Lincoln Center which were also performed at the Music Institute of Chicago. In 2022, she was the keyboardist for an orchestral tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center.

She obtained her Master’s degree in jazz piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music, and has won 2013 and 2015 ASCAP young jazz composer awards in addition to being a semifinalist at in the Montreux Solo Jazz Piano competition in 2012, a participant in the Mary Lou Williams Festival as well as the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program and the Metropole Orkest Arrangers Workshop directed by Vince Mendoza featuring guest artist Richard Bona. She was also a finalist at the inaugural Ellis Marsalis Jazz Piano Competition in summer 2018. One of her arrangements was performed by the Metropole Orkest at the 2016 BBC Proms tribute to Quincy Jones. She has also performed at major festivals throughout the world including Umbria Jazz Festival with Allan Harris, NYC Jazz Piano Festival, Vermont Jazz Center Solo Piano Festival, Tucson Jazz Festival where she performed with legendary jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb in 2015 and in 2017 she opened for Tower of Power with Lonnie Plaxico, as well as Telluride Jazz and many others.

In 2018, she released her debut Sonic Asylum Trio album entitled “First Voyage” featuring Marty Kenney on bass and Allan Mednard on drums which won a Global Music Award. Her Sonic Asylum trio and quintet project has performed at NYC Winter Jazzfest in 2024, the Kennedy Center, Vermont Jazz Emerging Artist festival and she won a Chamber Music America Performance Plus grant for this ensemble to work with Billy Childs. Her original composition “Journey to Agartha” is now published in Terri Lyne Carrington’s compilation called “New Standards, 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers”.

**SONIC ASYLUM**

​Arcoiris Sandoval began her Sonic Asylum project in 2016 performing for the Milt Hinton jazz festival held at Baruch College in Manhattan. It was an all star quintet featuring Jaleel Shaw, Mark Turner, Nate Smith and Mimi Jones performing her original music. Since then, Sonic Asylum has performed at the Kennedy Center, Vermont Jazz Festival, and regularly around NYC venues as a trio, quartet and quintet. She has held a Sonic Asylum trio residency with Marty Kenney on bass and Kenneth Salters on drums at Zinc Bar since 2022. Her debut trio album First Voyage featuring Marty Kenney on bass and Allan Mednard on drums won a Global Music Award in 2018 and her Sonic Asylum quintet recently received a Chamber Music America Performance Plus grant in 2021 to work with Billy Childs. Her original composition “Journey to Agartha” is now published in Terri Lyne Carrington’s compilation called “New Standards, 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers”. Her trio was recently a featured artist at NY Winter Jazzfest for 2024.

Caity Gyorgy | TJF
9PM & 7PM

Caity Gyorgy | TJF

($35-$45 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Caity Gyorgy! **CAITY GYORGY** Caity Gyorgy (pronounced George) is a 2 time JUNO award winning Canadian vocalist known for singing bebop… Read more

($35-$45 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Caity Gyorgy!

**CAITY GYORGY**

Caity Gyorgy (pronounced George) is a 2 time JUNO award winning Canadian vocalist known for singing bebop and swing music. She has performed at jazz clubs and festivals across Canada, Mexico, Japan and the USA and has worked and recorded with incredible musicians including Christine Jensen, Pat LaBarbera, Jocelyn Gould, Ira Coleman, Bryn Roberts and Joe LaBarbera, to name a few.

In addition to being a performer, Caity is an avid writer and composes songs in the style of the Great American Songbook. Her compositions have been sung by other vocalists around the world, and have won multiple awards including the Grand Prize in the jazz category of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. She is also a sought after clinician and is currently on faculty as a vocal jazz instructor at the Yukon Summer Music Camp in Whitehorse, Yukon and the Interprovincial Music Camp in McKellar, Ontario.

She is currently signed to Brooklyn label La Reserve Records and has released several albums of original and standard music with them including her two JUNO award winning albums “Now Pronouncing” and “Featuring” and her JUNO nominated album with pianist Mark Limacher titled “You’re Alike, You Two”.

Her upcoming album “Hello! How Are You?” features Caity accompanied by her regular piano trio and will be released on August 9th, 2024.

Lewis Nash Power Trio | TJF
9PM & 7PM

Lewis Nash Power Trio | TJF

($40-$50 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Lewis Nash Power Trio with Bill Easley! **LEWIS NASH** “Rhythm Is My Business” is the title of his 1989 debut recording… Read more

($40-$50 tickets | 7pm & 9pm shows) Tucson Jazz Festival presents Lewis Nash Power Trio with Bill Easley!

**LEWIS NASH**

“Rhythm Is My Business” is the title of his 1989 debut recording as a bandleader, and legendary drummer Lewis Nash is all about the business of keeping rhythm.

Universally recognized as one of the great drummers in jazz history, his illustrious career now spans over four decades. Nash is one of jazz’s most recorded musicians, appearing on over 500 recordings including 10 Grammy winners and numerous Grammy nominees.

In fact, Nash has the distinction of being the only musician in jazz history featured on the winners in both the “Best Jazz Vocal” and “Best Jazz Instrumental” album categories in two separate years: the 2004 Grammys with Nancy Wilson and McCoy Tyner, and again in 2010 with Dee Dee Bridgewater and James Moody.

A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Lewis arrived in New York City in 1981 at the age of 22 and first gained international recognition as a member of vocalist Betty Carter’s trio. This was a pivotal time in his development, as he traveled the world for nearly 4 years with Carter and had the opportunity to meet and engage with many of his musical peers and predecessors. In the years to follow, Nash toured, recorded and performed with many of jazz’s most celebrated icons, and his resume reads like a “who’s who” of jazz royalty. These jazz legends include: Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, JJ Johnson, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Flanagan, Sonny Stitt, Clark Terry, Stan Getz, Benny Golson, Art Farmer, Gerry Mulligan, Hank Jones, Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson, Jimmy Heath, Randy Weston, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and many, many more!

**BILL EASLEY**

Bill Easley has had a diversified career as a professional musician. He joined the musicians union, Local 115 in 1959. 2024 marks the 65th year of his professional career. Bill represents the fourth generation of a family dedicated to music. Bill started playing professionally with his parents at the age of thirteen. The Bob Easley Combo played country clubs, dances, and night clubs in and around his hometown of Olean, NY. This early experience gave him the foundation on which to build a long and rewarding career. He moved to New York City in September of 1964. He was a part time student at the Julliard School of Music while getting his feet wet in the uptown Jazz Scene. The U.S. Draft Board had other plans and Bill did his military service with the 9th Army Band in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Easley had traveling and recording experiences with such notables as: George Benson, Ruth Brown, Isaac Hayes, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Bobby Short, Louie Bellson, Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Charles McPherson, James Williams, Sir Roland Hanna, Earl May, Illinois Jacquett, Ron Carter, Frank Foster, Mercer Ellington, Warren Vache, Panama Francis, Grady Tate and many more. In addition to his extensive discography as a sideman, he also has seven recordings as a leader: Wind Inventions, First Call, Easley Said, Business Man’s Bounce, Hearing Voices, Love Stories, and Diversitonic. His arsenal of woodwind instruments includes: Tenor, Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, Flute and Alto Flute and piccolo.