Friends series jazzes up Tucson summer

Between them, Tucson brothers Larry and Tony Redhouse have amassed a trove of accolades attesting to their jazz prowess.

On Sunday, June 12, they will put some of that on display when the Larry Redhouse Trio teams up with big brother Tony for the first concert of the popular Summer Sizzler Series by St. Philip’s In The Hills Friends of Music.

The brothers — Larry on piano and Tony on percussion — will share the stage at St. Philip’s church with drummer Robin Horn and bass player Evan Dain. The concert will explore hot jazz, Latin, fusion, funk and reggae, from original compositions to what they describe as “hip interpretations” of classic jazz standards.

The Larry Redhouse Trio has a long reach in the jazz world, with appearances at the Grenoble Jazz Festival and The Kennedy Center’s famed Jazz Club in Washington, D.C., among the national stages it has played.

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The Redhouse brothers are from a musical family of six siblings who comprise the Redhouse Family Jazz Band. The four brothers and two sisters — critically acclaimed as Arizona’s Native American First Family of Jazz — are musicians, composers, vocalists, flutists and dancers whose talents landed them as featured guests at the Smithsonian Native American Museum in Washington, D.C.

Sunday’s concert begins at 2 p.m. at St. Philip’s In The Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Avenue at River Road. Admission is a suggested donation of $20 per person. Details: friendsofmusictucson.org or call 222-7277.

Other concerts in the series:

• Mariachi Luz de Luna on July 10.
• Tucson Latin Jazz Nonet with Amilcar Guevara and Homero Cerón on Aug. 21.
• Jason Carder Trio with Jeff Haskell on piano and Brice Winston on saxophone on Sept. 18.