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| Tucson Jazz Festival January 2015  The mission of the first HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival is to present jazz of all genres, to bring thousands of people to historic downtown and to attract new winter visitors to sunny Tucson. The festival runs from Friday, Jan. 16 until Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015; the average daytime high temperature during that same time in 2014 was 74.5 degrees. The Festival is, primarily, a downtown event with locations at the historic Fox and Rialto theatres and a free outdoor Downtown Tucson Fiesta on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 19, with two stages featuring local musicians. "We've lined up some of the very best jazz artists from around the United States and locally, " said Yvonne Ervin, Executive Director of the HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival. "There will be a little bit of something for everyone and January in Tucson is the perfect time of year to enjoy and celebrate jazz music!" The special guest artist for the festival is drummer Jimmy Cobb who will turn 86 during the festival. An NEA Jazz Master, Cobb is the only living member of the Miles Davis band that recorded "Kind of Blue, " the most popular jazz album in history. Cobb will perform with the Tucson Jazz Institute award-winning Ellington band and the Joey DeFrancesco group at the opening concert (Jan. 16). He will be in residence throughout the festival and festival producers expect other artists to invite the great drummer to "sit in." Highlights of the festival include a unique performance on Jan. 24 by jazz pianist Billy Childs with singer/songwriter JD Souther, who is best known for penning hits for the Eagles. The Grammy Award-winning Robert Glasper Experiment, whose crossover hit "Black Radio" won for best R&B album in 2013, will take the stage at the Rialto on Jan. 17. Jazz vocalist Allan Harris will sing a Tribute to Nat "King" Cole at the Fox Theatre on Jan. 25; the opening band will be the Tucson Hard Bop Quintet (featuring trumpeter Jason Carder and saxophonist Brice Winston) with special guest, guitarist Dave Stryker. Included as part of the festival line-up are two UApresents jazz shows at the Fox Tucson Theatre: vocalist Dianne Reeves and The Hot Sardines. In a special arrangement with the Consul of Mexico in Tucson, the festival will present International Contemporary Jazz with Aguamala at the Rialto Theatre on Jan. 22. The festival will be promoting "Jazz in January" for the entire month beginning at midnight on Jan. 1, with "Rick Braun's New Year's Eve" at the JW Marriott Star Pass Resort. The festival will also support local jazz at restaurants and clubs in the two weeks leading up to the festival kick-off. The festival will end on Jan. 28 with a special joint production between the Rialto Theatre and the festival: the legendary composer of pop and jazz standards, Burt Bacharach, will take the Fox stage with his 11-piece ensemble. Musicians who grew up in Arizona and are making their careers in jazz in New York City and elsewhere will be featured in special concerts: pianist Rachel Eckroth, saxophonist Tony Malaby and flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny. Complete Festival Schedule Friday, January 16—8 p.m. Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 The Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band featuring alumni Arco Iris Sandoval, Alex Weitz and Max Goldschmid with special guest drummer Jimmy Cobb. The Joey DeFrancesco Quartet with Jimmy Cobb Price: $15 - $75 Saturday, January 17—8 p.m. Rialto Theatre 318 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Robert Glasper Experiment Price: $12.50 - $65.00 Sunday, January 18— 7 p.m. Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Dianne Reeves (a UApresents concert) Price: $46 - $65 Sunday, January 18— 9 p.m. Hotel Congress (Copper Room) 311 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Dmitri Matheny Jazz Noir Price: $25 - $35 Monday, January 19—11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free Downtown Jazz Fiesta 33 S 5th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Free Concerts on two stages and several indoor clubs downtown featuring more than a dozen local bands from Dixieland to swing to blues and R&B. MLK Stage: 11 a.m. Arizona Soul Circuit with Kevin and Tanisha Hamilton 12 p.m. Rafael Moreno y Descarga 1 p.m. Crystal Stark with the Pete Swan Trio featuring Max Goldschmid 2 p.m. Manteca 3 p.m. George Howard Band 4 p.m. Under Toad with special guest, Jimmy Cobb Connect Stage and smaller indoor stages: 11 a.m. Diane Van Deurzen and Lisa Otey 12 p.m. Arizona Roadrunners 1 p.m. Boone Family Band 2 p.m. Matt Mitchell 3 p.m. Tony Frank Quintet 4 p.m. Jazz Telephone Homero Ceron at Playground Bar and Lounge Tuesday, January 20—8:00 p.m. Arizona Inn Tucson Room 2200 E Elm St, Tucson, AZ 85719 Pianists Armen Donelian and Angelo Versace Price: $30 - $50 Wednesday, January 21—7:30 p.m. Crowder Hall University of Arizona, School of Music 1017 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719 Clarinetist Dave Bennett in a tribute to the Clarinet Kings with the Jeff Haskell Trio Price: $5-$35 Thursday, January 22—7:30 p.m. Rialto Theatre 318 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 International Contemporary Jazz from Mexico with Aguamala Price: $25 Friday, January 23—8 p.m. Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 The Hot Sardines (a UApresents Concert) Price: $32 - $45 Saturday, January 24—8 p.m. Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 JD Souther with special guest Billy Childs Price: $25 - $90 Saturday, January 24— 10 p.m. The Screening Room 127 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Tony Malaby and Paloma Recio Price: $25 - $35 Sunday, January 25—11 a.m. The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa Pavilion 3800 E Sunrise Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718 Big Band Brunch: "A Tribute to Frank Sinatra" with Joe Bourne and Big Band Express Price: Single Seat $82.50, Table of 10 (save $100) $725.00 Sunday, January 25 —2 p.m. Tucson Jazz Institute 6061 E Broadway Blvd. Ste 121, Tucson, AZ 85710 Tony Malaby and Paloma Recio jazz workshop Free Sunday, January 25—7 p.m. Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Tucson Hard Bop Quintet with special guest Dave Stryker Allan Harris Band: Long Live the King: Nat "King" Cole Price: $15 - $75 Tuesday, January 27 – 7:30 p.m. The Screening Room 127 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Rachel Eckroth Trio Price: $25 - $35 Wednesday, January 28 – 7:30 p.m. Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Burt Bacharach Price: $45 - $122 FACT SHEET Steering Committee Members Dan Coleman Yvonne Ervin Elliot Glicksman Jeff Haskell Fletcher McCusker Isaac Rothschild Honorary Chair Mayor Jonathan Rothschild Title Sponsor HSL Properties: Westin La Paloma, Embassy Suites and La Quinta Inn at Reid Park Gold Sponsors Jim Click Automotive Group Allan and Alfie Norville Nuanced Media Tucson Jazz Society Silver Sponsors Arizona Web Media Arizona Inn Connect Cox Communications Edible Baja Arizona Holualoa Companies KOLD News 13 Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, PC Rusing Lopez & Lazardi Sinfonia HealthCare Corp Visit Tucson Copper Sponsors Competitive Engineering Desert Diamond Casino Desert Leaf Diamond Ventures Elliot Glicksman Hacienda del Sol Udall Law Firm Long Realty Penca Pima Medical Institute Postnet on Tanque Verde Law Office of JoJene Mills Nova Home Loans Udall Law Firm Tucson.com Other Sponsorships: JazzTimes magazine is the official international magazine sponsor Artist accommodations are provided by Arizona Inn write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |