The 2019 HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival wraps up after this weekend, hosting some of the biggest names of the 10-day event including a Grammy-nominated Latin jazz artist in a free MLK Day festival-within-a-festival downtown on Monday, Jan. 21.
Over the next five days β through Monday β the Jazz Fest will host seven concerts. Ticket prices vary; check tucsonjazzfestival.org for more information.
- Jazz and swing are among the influences of the neo-trad Western Texas band Asleep at the Wheel. They play Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17; $29-$49.
- One of the brightest young stars on the jazz horizon is Trombone Shorty, who takes his horn to blues, jazz, hip-hop and pop. He is on stage at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18; $25 to $100.
- Nothing says jazz party and all-out-crazy better than Pink Martini, the ultimate party outfit. And when they join the Tucson Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director JosΓ© Luis Gomez, we are expecting fireworks and all kinds of dancing in the Tucson Music Hall. They go on stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the music hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets start at $30.
- Also on Sunday, Bobby McFerrin is bringing his new group Gimme5 for βCirclesongsβ to Fox Tucson Theatre. Itβs an evening of a capella voices, laughter and soul, where pop meets jazz meets classical meets the avant-gard all in the pursuit of celebrating world cultures without barriers. He goes on stage at 7:30 p.m.; $49-$79.
- The 2019 Tucson Jazz Festival finale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. with three downtown outdoor stages of acts including the Grammy-nominated Latin jazz artist Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band. The Downtown Jazz Fiesta at Fifth and Congress runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sanchez and Co. is on the MLK Stage at 2 p.m. Admission is free.
