I've listened to jazz for decades, and trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis still makes me discover something new every time I hear him play. His music asks more of a listener than most performers dare demand — it wants you to follow the conversations between instruments, catch harmonies that flare and vanish in an instant, track how one idea becomes another. Wynton's music makes you work for it. I love every minute of that work.
Sunnyside senior tapped his Tucson Jazz Institute bandmates, high school band teacher for his 15-piece Daniel Estrada Orchestra, playing its first show Monday.
Sonny Rollins one of jazz's greats has passed away at age 95. Often called the 'Saxophone Colossus' after his groundbreaking 1965 album, Rolli…
Get ready to dance — International Jazz Day at Hotel Congress brings Naomi Uyama & Her Handsome Devils to the Plaza stage for a night of roaring ‘20s energy. Come early for a beginner Lindy Hop lesson, then stick around as live jazz turns the patio into a full-on swing party.
International Jazz Day at Hotel Congress Plaza will feel like a dance party with Naomi & Her Handsome Devils. Come early and she'll teach you to Lindy Hop.
California flamenco/world-fusion band that has been a regular to Tucson's Rhythm and Roots series returns for the 30th and final season.
Get ready for a deep dive into the Purple One. Among the questions suggested by Rashad Shabazz’s “Prince’s Minneapolis” are: When the late singer wrote “slave” on his cheek to protest his record company, was he thinking about his paternal great-grandparents, who were born into slavery? When the singer contacted Jonathan Cain of the band Journey to make sure “Purple Rain” didn’t sound like ...
Tucson Jazz Festival and Tucson Desert Song festival are different genres, but they intersect on Jan. 23 with jazz greats Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap.
Chuck Redd, who canceled his Christmas Eve concert at the Kennedy Center, will perform three shows at Tucson's Century Room this weekend.
It's only the second time Dave Koz & Friends has come to Tucson and it will likely be the last. The jazz saxophonist says he is ending the show at year 30.
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