2nd Tucson Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

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2nd Tucson Jazz Festival Announces Lineup
Set for Jan. 14-24 with Snarky Puppy, Jimmy Heath and more

By JazzTimes

The second annual HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival,
featuring 13 performances, will take place Jan. 14-24 in downtown
Tucson, Ariz., primarily at the Fox and Rialto theaters. Headliners
include Jimmy Heath, Snarky Puppy and Poncho Sanchez.
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com beginning or call 520-428-4853.

The schedule is as follows: 
Thursday, Jan. 14, Fox Tucson Theatre, 7 p.m.

17 W. Congress St., Tucson, AZ

Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band with Jimmy Heath. Opening:
Tribute to Erroll Garner’s Concert by the Sea, with the Kenny Werner
Trio.

Ticket prices: $29, $39, $49
Friday, Jan. 15, Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m.

318 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ

Grammy-winning instrumental fusion band Snarky Puppy with guitarist Nir Felder’s quartet opening.

Ticket prices: $39, $49
Saturday, Jan. 16, TCC Music Hall, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 17, TCC Music Hall, 2 p.m.

260 S. Church St., Tucson, AZ

Byron Stripling: Sounds of New Orleans Super Pops concert with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.

Ticket prices: $30, $56, $68, $78
Sunday, Jan. 17, UA Centennial Hall, 7 p.m.

1020 E. University Blvd., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour with Raul Midon, Nicholas Payton, Ravi Coltrane, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and Justin Brown.

Ticket prices: $32 and up
Sunday, Jan. 17, Club Congress, 7 & 10 p.m.

311 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ

“Through the Badlands” CD release party with drummer Arthur Vint
& Associates including bassist Ian Stapp and saxophonist Brice
Winston.

Ticket pricess: $34, $49
Monday, Jan. 18, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FREE MLK Day Downtown Jazz Fiesta

Jazz on two stages, local Latin jazz bands and smaller jazz
ensembles. Community Food Bank donation tent; food trucks and beer and
wine.

Fifth Avenue between Toole and Broadway.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m.

Festival on hiatus: Janet Jackson at the TCC Arena.

Wednesday, Jan. 20, Crowder Hall, 7 p.m.

1017 N. Olive St., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Jon Weber “115 Years of Jazz Piano” at Crowder Hall; UA Jazz Ensemble, opening.

Ticket prices: $24, $29, $49
Thursday, Jan. 21, Fox Tucson Theatre, 7 p.m.

17 W. Congress St., Tucson, AZ

Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band with La Voz de Tres, led by Mike Eckroth, opening.

Ticket prices: $29, $39, $49
Friday, Jan. 22, Fox Tucson, AZ

The Rad Trads with boogie woogie pianist Arthur Migliazza opening.

Ticket prices: $29, $39, $49
Saturday, Jan. 23, Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m.

318 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ

Vocalist Lizz Wright with Larry Redhouse Trio opening.

Ticket prices: $29, $39, $49
Sunday, Jan. 24, Rialto Theatre, 7 p.m.

318 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ

New Orleans vocalist and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins and his Quintet with guitarist and vocalist King
Tucson Jazz Festival bills itself as “the only major jazz festival in
the country in January.” 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 Starr Pass Resort. The
festival will also promote local jazz at restaurants and businesses,
supported by a grant from Rio Nuevo, in the two weeks leading up to the
festival kick-off.

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	2nd Tucson Jazz Festival Announces Lineup Set for Jan. 14-24 with Snarky Puppy, Jimmy Heath and more By JazzTimes The second annual HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival, featuring 13 performances, will take place Jan. 14-24 in downtown Tucson, Ariz., primarily at the Fox and Rialto theaters. Headliners include Jimmy Heath, Snarky Puppy and Poncho Sanchez. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com beginning or call 520-428-4853. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, Jan. 14, Fox Tucson Theatre, 7 p.m. 17 W. Congress St., Tucson, AZ Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band with Jimmy Heath. Opening: Tribute to Erroll Garner’s Concert by the Sea, with the Kenny Werner Trio. Ticket prices: $29, $39, $49 Friday, Jan. 15, Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m. 318 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ Grammy-winning instrumental fusion band Snarky Puppy with guitarist Nir Felder’s quartet opening. Ticket prices: $39, $49 Saturday, Jan. 16, TCC Music Hall, 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, TCC Music Hall, 2 p.m. 260 S. Church St., Tucson, AZ Byron Stripling: Sounds of New Orleans Super Pops concert with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Ticket prices: $30, $56, $68, $78 Sunday, Jan. 17, UA Centennial Hall, 7 p.m. 1020 E. University Blvd., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour with Raul Midon, Nicholas Payton, Ravi Coltrane, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and Justin Brown. Ticket prices: $32 and up Sunday, Jan. 17, Club Congress, 7 & 10 p.m. 311 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ “Through the Badlands” CD release party with drummer Arthur Vint & Associates including bassist Ian Stapp and saxophonist Brice Winston. Ticket pricess: $34, $49 Monday, Jan. 18, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. FREE MLK Day Downtown Jazz Fiesta Jazz on two stages, local Latin jazz bands and smaller jazz ensembles. Community Food Bank donation tent; food trucks and beer and wine. Fifth Avenue between Toole and Broadway. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m. Festival on hiatus: Janet Jackson at the TCC Arena. Wednesday, Jan. 20, Crowder Hall, 7 p.m. 1017 N. Olive St., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Jon Weber “115 Years of Jazz Piano” at Crowder Hall; UA Jazz Ensemble, opening. Ticket prices: $24, $29, $49 Thursday, Jan. 21, Fox Tucson Theatre, 7 p.m. 17 W. Congress St., Tucson, AZ Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band with La Voz de Tres, led by Mike Eckroth, opening. Ticket prices: $29, $39, $49 Friday, Jan. 22, Fox Tucson, AZ The Rad Trads with boogie woogie pianist Arthur Migliazza opening. Ticket prices: $29, $39, $49 Saturday, Jan. 23, Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m. 318 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ Vocalist Lizz Wright with Larry Redhouse Trio opening. Ticket prices: $29, $39, $49 Sunday, Jan. 24, Rialto Theatre, 7 p.m. 318 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ New Orleans vocalist and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins and his Quintet with guitarist and vocalist King Tucson Jazz Festival bills itself as “the only major jazz festival in the country in January.” 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 Starr Pass Resort. The festival will also promote local jazz at restaurants and businesses, supported by a grant from Rio Nuevo, in the two weeks leading up to the festival kick-off.