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Dusk Portal Party DJ Competition

Dusk Portal Party DJ Competition

DUSK PORTAL PARTY DJ COMPETITION THIS SUNDAY | 21+ | 6pm-10pm | Free! DJS WILL COMPETE FOR A CHANCE TO PLAY AT THE ICONIC PORTAL PARTY STAGE AT @duskmusicfestival 🌀 DUSK MUSIC… Read more

DUSK PORTAL PARTY DJ COMPETITION THIS SUNDAY | 21+ | 6pm-10pm | Free!

DJS WILL COMPETE FOR A CHANCE TO PLAY AT THE ICONIC PORTAL PARTY STAGE AT @duskmusicfestival 🌀

DUSK MUSIC FESTIVAL HERE WE COME 🪩👯🌇

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.)

Karaoke Under the Stars

Karaoke Under the Stars

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

The Philharmonik

The Philharmonik

Monday October 14th with support from Our Cities Finest Doors 7pm | Show 8pm Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees All Welcome Read more

Monday October 14th

with support from Our Cities Finest

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees

All Welcome

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”

Jesse Palter “Nothing Standard”

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

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm show) Detroit-born vocalist Jesse Palter brings her original neo-jazz songs to the Century Room along with her amazing band featuring Taber Gable (piano) Ben Williams (bass) Josiah Denooyer (drums)! Her retrospective jazz album, “Nothing Standard”, was released in March of 2022 and has already amassed over 4 million Spotify streams – come find out why!

**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.

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🔥

Soul Jazz Lounge | Jonathan Eldridge II Trio

Soul Jazz Lounge | Jonathan Eldridge II Trio

($5 Tickets | 9pm Show) Join The Century Room every Thursday at 9pm for our Soul Jazz Lounge! Each lounge hosts a rotating cast of All-Star house bands and features our Viscount… Read more

($5 Tickets | 9pm Show) Join The Century Room every Thursday at 9pm for our Soul Jazz Lounge! Each lounge hosts a rotating cast of All-Star house bands and features our Viscount Legend Soul Organ designed by the late great Joey DeFrancesco, complete with the Leslie Speaker. The Viscount Soul organ is a modern recreation of vintage Hammond B3 instruments, which were made famous by jazz organists like Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Larry Young, Brother Jack McDuff & Dr. Lonnie Smith.

This week features Jonathan Eldridge II on the Visocunt organ with his band.

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.

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.

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 w/ support from Laura Jean Band Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $15 | Dos $17 + fees Read more

Sunday October 20th

w/ support from Laura Jean Band

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $15 | Dos $17 + fees

Karaoke Under the Stars

Karaoke Under the Stars

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

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

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.*

Riki

Riki

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

Wednesday October 23

w/ DJ Mijito & Glacier.wav

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm

Adv $12 | Dos $15 + fees

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 Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm Adv $27 | Dos $32 + fees 16+ Read more

Friday October 25th

w/ Sugar Pit

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. Featuring Marcos Varela (bass, NYC) Javier Santiago (piano, LA) Kevin Ravellette (saxophone, AZ) Arthur Vint (drums, AZ)

**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

Karaoke Under the Stars

Karaoke Under the Stars

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

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+

Kassa Overall Live in The Century Room

Kassa Overall Live in The Century Room

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… Read more

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.

Regal86 & Frikitona

Regal86 & Frikitona

Regal86 & Frikitona @ Club Congress With Elusiva, Robertitx, & Clamato 9pm doors | 10pm show | $10 – $20 + fees | 21+ Straight from the ghetto in the mountain region… Read more

Regal86 & Frikitona @ Club Congress

With Elusiva, Robertitx, & Clamato

9pm doors | 10pm show | $10 – $20 + fees | 21+

Straight from the ghetto in the mountain region at the north of México, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Regal86 is a producer and DJ who’s sound mixes chicano rap, the dark side del rap sureño and the thickest rhythms from rave and club culture.

Regal86 has published more than 40 albums and more than 400 tracks online, in only a couple years, strongly defining his style.

DO OR DIE, is Regal86’s motto.

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

Karaoke Under the Stars

Karaoke Under the Stars

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more

Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Late Night Karaoke this Sunday night on the plaza patio – FREE from 10PM – 2AM

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.”

Wholly Cats Swing Club feat. Chelsee Hicks
7PM & 8:30PM

Wholly Cats Swing Club feat. Chelsee Hicks

($10-$15 | 7pm Show) Wholly Cats Swing Club MUSIC OF THE GREAT SWING ERA Wholly Cats Swing Club are Tucson’s ambassadors of the Great Swing Era, specializing in the music of the… Read more

($10-$15 | 7pm Show) Wholly Cats Swing Club

MUSIC OF THE GREAT SWING ERA

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

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

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

Casa Maria Thanksgiving Benefit Show
5:30PM

Casa Maria Thanksgiving Benefit Show

5:30pm doors | 6pm show | $20 donation | All Welcome Proceeds to benefit the Casa Maria Soup Kitchen working for liberty, social justice, and peace. Performances from Liz & Pete’s Sparrows… Read more

5:30pm doors | 6pm show | $20 donation | All Welcome

Proceeds to benefit the Casa Maria Soup Kitchen working for liberty, social justice, and peace.

Performances from Liz & Pete’s Sparrows & the Last Train, Rich Hopkins & the Luminarios, Oscar Fuentes and Salvador Duran & The Senators

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 oo South African jazz.

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

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.

Adi Meyerson & Dark Matter
7PM & 9PM

Adi Meyerson & Dark Matter

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Bassist, bandleader and composer Adi Meyerson brings her Dark Matter project to the Century Room for an evening of adventurous contemporary jazz Adi Meyerson (bass) Julian… Read more

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Bassist, bandleader and composer Adi Meyerson brings her Dark Matter project to the Century Room for an evening of adventurous contemporary jazz

Adi Meyerson (bass) Julian Knowles (trumpet) Christopher McBride (alto) Connor Sample (drums)

Dark Matter

The idea behind this project is kind of a push and pull between free improvised music to more structured music, with kind of a focus on what’s not written on the page and what ends up being created from the lack of information given, It’s all about tension and release.

The music is composed as a kind of space and time travelogue, creating tension and exhalation in silence and cacophony. The intention with Dark Matter is to offer the listener a place for calm reflection on our immediate moment through the synthesis of lyricism and more abstract sound.

As a bass player, Meyerson finds herself constantly gravitating towards linear melodies, while always knowing where we are within the sonic and harmonic language. With this project since there is no harmonic instrument, the focus is on melodic the & rhythmic aspects of the music, themes, motifs and creation of energy within the ‘hidden’ harmony the counterpunctal lines are creating.

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

DARUMA
7PM & 9PM

DARUMA

($20-$30 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Denver-based contemporary jazz group DARUMA makes their first appearance at the Century Room! DARUMA DARUMA is a fresh contemporary jazz group featuring some of Denver’s finest… Read more

($20-$30 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Denver-based contemporary jazz group DARUMA makes their first appearance at the Century Room!

DARUMA

DARUMA is a fresh contemporary jazz group featuring some of Denver’s finest young talent. Their music reinterprets the jazz aesthetic for the 21st century, taking audiences from deep grooves to intimate ballads to Coltrane-inspired swing, drawing from the jazz tradition, rock, film music, and neo-soul.

The band has toured the U.S., selling out venues and outdoor festivals from Texas to Chicago, and has received the South Arts Jazz Road touring grant. They have been featured on KUVO Jazz 89.3 (PBS), NPR radio, and CBS broadcast TV.

Members have performed with leading artists like Billy Childs, Theo Croker, Rufus Reid, Tia Fuller, and Big Gigantic, at notable venues including Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Blue Note Amsterdam, and Birdland, and have won ASCAP and Downbeat awards.

DARUMA continues to grow its national audience with shows scheduled from Arizona to Seattle for their second U.S. tour in November 2024. They will release singles on Monk Music in anticipation of their debut studio album.

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 w/ Molly Sarlé Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees **Blind Pilot’s Pre-Show VIP Experience: $114 + fees ( SOLD OUT)** – One General… Read more

Tuesday November 19th

w/ Molly Sarlé

Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm

Adv $25 | Dos $30 + fees

**Blind Pilot’s Pre-Show VIP Experience: $114 + fees ( SOLD OUT)**

– 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.”

Pat Bianchi Trio | Soul Jazz Residency: Night One!
7PM & 9PM

Pat Bianchi Trio | Soul Jazz Residency: Night One!

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Join Century Room in welcoming burning jazz organist Pat Bianchi and his trio for a very special two night soul jazz residency! Pat Bianchi (Hammond B3)… Read more

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Join Century Room in welcoming burning jazz organist Pat Bianchi and his trio for a very special two night soul jazz residency!

Pat Bianchi (Hammond B3) Paul Bollenback (guitar) Byron “Wookie” Landham (drums)

Pat Bianchi Trio

Grammy nominated organist Pat Bianchi has established himself as one of the premier organists on the international scene today. Bianchi is the winner of Downbeat Magazine’s 2016 rising star poll, Hot House 2019 poll and nominee of the 2024 Jazz Journalists Association as Keyboardist of the year. His command of the instrument, harmonic prowess, rhythmic intensity and versatility are rivaled by few.

In addition to leading his own groups, Pat Bianchi also enjoyed tenured memberships in the bands of some of the most highly revered artists in modern jazz, including Pat Martino, Lou Donaldson, Joe Locke, Ralph Peterson Jr. and Chuck Loeb. Bianchi has released nine CD’s as a leader and is also a featured artist on over 35 recordings.

While maintaining an active performance schedule, Bianchi is also the host of the weekly Sirius XM Radio show “Organized” and is currently on faculty at Berklee College of Music.

Guitar wizard Paul Bollenback and drummer Byron “Wookie” Landham help stoke the fire in Bianchi’s burning B3 trio.

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

Pat Bianchi Trio | Soul Jazz Residency: Night Two!
7PM & 9PM

Pat Bianchi Trio | Soul Jazz Residency: Night Two!

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Join Century Room in welcoming burning jazz organist Pat Bianchi and his trio for a very special two night soul jazz residency! Pat Bianchi (Hammond B3)… Read more

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Join Century Room in welcoming burning jazz organist Pat Bianchi and his trio for a very special two night soul jazz residency!

Pat Bianchi (Hammond B3) Paul Bollenback (guitar) Byron “Wookie” Landham (drums)

Pat Bianchi Trio

Grammy nominated organist Pat Bianchi has established himself as one of the premier organists on the international scene today. Bianchi is the winner of Downbeat Magazine’s 2016 rising star poll, Hot House 2019 poll and nominee of the 2024 Jazz Journalists Association as Keyboardist of the year. His command of the instrument, harmonic prowess, rhythmic intensity and versatility are rivaled by few.

In addition to leading his own groups, Pat Bianchi also enjoyed tenured memberships in the bands of some of the most highly revered artists in modern jazz, including Pat Martino, Lou Donaldson, Joe Locke, Ralph Peterson Jr. and Chuck Loeb. Bianchi has released nine CD’s as a leader and is also a featured artist on over 35 recordings.

While maintaining an active performance schedule, Bianchi is also the host of the weekly Sirius XM Radio show “Organized” and is currently on faculty at Berklee College of Music.

Guitar wizard Paul Bollenback and drummer Byron “Wookie” Landham help stoke the fire in Bianchi’s burning B3 trio.

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

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!

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

Alex Hahn: Childhood Melodies
7PM & 9PM

Alex Hahn: Childhood Melodies

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Grammy Award Winning saxophonist, composer and educator Alex Hahn performs at the Century Room as a part of his Childhood Melodies Album Release Tour! Alex Hahn… Read more

($25-$35 | 7pm & 9pm shows) Grammy Award Winning saxophonist, composer and educator Alex Hahn performs at the Century Room as a part of his Childhood Melodies Album Release Tour!

Alex Hahn

Alex Hahn is a Grammy Award Winning saxophonist and composer based in Los Angeles, California. Still early in his career, Hahn has had the opportunity to perform with many renowned artists such as Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, The Grammy Award Winning John Daversa Progressive Big Band, Bob Mintzer, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Peter Erskine, John Beasley, Patrice Rushen, The Kyle Athayde Dance Party and many others. He also recorded on Michael Bublé’s last three Grammy Nominated studio albums. In addition, Hahn has performed and taught all over the world including the Panama Jazz Festival, Sitka Alaska Jazz Festival, and at International Jazz Day in Havana, Cuba and St. Petersburg, Russia.

Hahn is a 6-Time Downbeat Magazine Award Winner, 3-Time Next Generation Jazz Festival Outstanding Soloist, 1st Place Winner in the North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz Saxophone Competition, and winner of the 2015 Perform with Mintzer International Saxophone Competition. In 2019, he won 1st Place in the Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition held at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, Israel.

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.

Larry Fuller Trio: A Tribute to Ray Brown
5PM & 7PM

Larry Fuller Trio: A Tribute to Ray Brown

($20-$30 | 5pm & 7pm shows) Based out of NYC, Larry Fuller is an internationally-acclaimed, Yamaha-endorsed pianist known to ‘swing like a beast!’. Fuller has collaborated with the giants of jazz –… Read more

($20-$30 | 5pm & 7pm shows) Based out of NYC, Larry Fuller is an internationally-acclaimed, Yamaha-endorsed pianist known to ‘swing like a beast!’. Fuller has collaborated with the giants of jazz – serving as pianist in The Ray Brown Trio, Jeff Hamilton Trio, John Pizzarelli Quartet, and musical director/pianist for vocal legend Ernestine Anderson.

Harnessing these extraordinary bandstand experiences, Fuller leads The Larry Fuller Trio. He presents a musical program consistently praised for its emotive, swinging style, monster technique, and program versatility. For The Century Room, Fuller will pay a special tribute to his hero and former boss, bass legend Ray Brown. This unique program is inspired by Fuller’s years on the road with the Ray Brown Trio.

Larry Fuller’s special appearance at The Century Room is simply not to be missed! To quote the critics on Larry Fuller’s live performances:

“For anyone steeped in jazz, it just can’t get much better” ~ Downbeat writer, Mark Sheldon

Fuller has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Kennedy Center, Blue Note (Milan, Tokyo, NYC), and many more.

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.