The mountains. The mesa. And world-class jazz… year 'round.
Jazz happens here
Steve Figueroa, keys; Milo Jaramillo, bass; David Flores, drums. Doug Lawrence, tenor saxophonist
Table Seating
Advance: $25 / $20: Taos Jazz Bebop Society members
At the Door: $30
Limited Seating! 6:00 Dinner Service. Show starts at 7:00​
Fri. July 10
Daleee Dinner show– 6:00 PM
Doug Lawrence with Red Hot & Red
New Mexico's own Doug Lawrence, world-traveling jazz man and Grammy Award-winning lead tenor saxophonist with the Count Basie Orchestra, joins Red Hot & Red for a swinging dinner show of world-class Jazz and Latin music. Red Hot & Red, the premier Native American jazz trio follows in the footsteps of the Redhouse family, the Native American First Family of Jazz, and past Native Jazz musicians like Illinois Jacquet and Oscar Pettiford. They regularly play the always-sold-out opening show of the Frank Morgan Taos Jazz Festival every November. It's going to be a great evening–Join us!
Orinn Evans, piano; Matthew Parrish, bass; Byron Landham, drums
On Sale Soon
$32 / $27: Harwood & Taos Jazz Bebop Society members
Fri. July 24
Harwood Museum– 7:30 PM
Orinn Evans Trash Gadget Trio
"…embodies the qualities that keep jazz forever young– spirit, invention and exploration" – NY TIMES
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Pianist Orinn Evans has become the model of a fiercely independent artist who pushes the envelope in all directions. He has led and collaborated on projects including the "Eubanks Evans Experience"– a duo with Kevin Eubanks, and "Lisa Fischer & the Orrin Evans Trio"– a collaboration between the Grammy-winning vocalist and Evans’ trio. He recently released his fifth album with his Captain Black Big Band– "Walk a Mile in My Shoe", which earned the ensemble its third Grammy nomination. Evans also earned the #1 ranking as “Rising Star Pianist” in the 2018 DownBeat Critics Poll, and is an influential educator whose students include alto saxophonist and Blue Note artist Immanuel Wilkins as well as Grammy-nominated pianist Brandon Goldberg.
Sun. Sept. 13
Taos Center for the Arts– 7:30 PM
A Taos concert of the New Mexico Jazz Festival!
"Gypsy Jazz for the 21st century"– Downbeat
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Step into a night that feels lifted from a Parisian café. The Django Festival Allstars deliver a musical experience bursting with spirit, swing, and soul. DownBeat praises them as “the hardest swinging group,” while George Benson calls them simply “sensational.”
Led by guitarist Samson Schmitt, son of gypsy jazz legend Dorado Schmitt, this all-acoustic ensemble of international virtuosos radiates joy and passion through blazing guitar riffs, soaring violin, dazzling accordion, and deep, grooving bass. The result is an electrifying blend of old-school swing and modern energy that always brings audiences to their feet.
Django Festival Allstars
On Sale Soon
$32 / $27 (members of Harwood & Taos Jazz Bebop Society)
Fri. Sept. 18
Harwood Museum– 7:30 PM
A Taos concert of the New Mexico Jazz Festival!
"A master who plays it his way"– Ben Ratliff, THE NY TIMES
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​Fred Hersch holds a high place among the masters of living jazz pianists. He was recognized as a child prodigy at the age of 4 and began writing compositions when he was 8. His early influences came from playing with many of the greats like Joe Henderson, Art Farmer and Bill Frissell.
Fred Hersch has been nominated 17 times for Grammys and voted Jazz Pianist of the Year many times in numerous polls. He has recorded over 20 solo albums as well as 60 more as leader or co-leader of a group. He has also performed on more than 80 recordings with other groups. As a composer, one of his most iconic works was his recording of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass for instrumental octet and two voices. Current pianists he has mentored include Ethan Iverson, Brad Mehldau and Sullivan Fortner.
Fred Hersch Trio
Jazz happens here
The mountains. The mesa. And world-class jazz… year 'round.