Summer concert series wrapping up with some funky fusion, jazz

St. Philip’s Friends of Music is wrapping up its concert series, “Summer Sizzlers: Cool Hot Jazz for the Summer,” over the next few weeks.

First up on Sunday, Aug. 20, is the high-octane fusion of Latin, Cuban, Caribbean and West African music with Acerekó, comprised of Tucson’s own Guillermo, “Bubba” Faz — a Tucson Musicians Museum Hall of Famer — with Nick Coventry of Hot Club of Galicia on violin and children’s author and two-time Grammy nominee Enrique “Hank” Feldman on piano and vocals.

The concert begins at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave.

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The series closes on Sept. 10 with the Angelo Versace Quartet led by keyboardist Angelo Versace, who heads jazz studies at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music; and perennial Tucson favorites saxophonist Mike Moynihan, bass player Scott Black and drummer Pete Swan.

Admission to their concert is $15 and students with ID are free. Details: friendsofmusictucson.org