A recording of one of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong’s last live trumpet performances was released to the public for the first time on Friday.... Read more»
Photo gallery: The Second Saturdays Downtown festival offered a range of entertainment from street performers like living statues, breakdancing b-boys, stilt walkers and live music of many genres.... Read more»2
“Europe fell in love with jazz after World War II, when American jazz musicians suffering from segregation at home, escaped here and found a welcome. For us, jazz music came to symbolize freedom.”... Read more»
The music the 68-year-old “father of Ethio-jazz” writes sounds like nothing else. His distinctive blending of musical styles seizes Western jazz and thrusts it deep into the soil of Ethiopia creating a groovy music that is by turns ethereal and hip-swinging but always enigmatic.... Read more»
Thursday night brings two double bills to downtown. Los Angeles-based chanteuse Jessica Fichot will play with Gabriel Sullivan at Solar Culture, and Band of Annuals members support songwriter David Williams, who will be joined by Amy Rude at the Red Room.... Read more»
On the heels of his newest and finest release to date, “Saint Judas,” musician Mark Growden arrived in Tucson to practice new songs with a Tucson ensemble, and to play a pair of shows at The Screening Room this weekend. They are simply not to be missed, by longtime fans or uninitiated music buffs.... Read more»
What’s your prediction for the best upcoming 2010 concert in Tucson? Read ours here and let us know in the comments.... Read more»2
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