The 18th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival, a collaborative project of the Outpost Performance Space and the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, is going to be a fantastic three weeks of music in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos with the opening weekend featuring seven-time Grammy nominated Latin Jazz percussionist John Santos (pictured above) and his Sextet at the Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater on Friday, September 6! Plus much more! Get Your Tickets Today! Some shows are already sold out or close to it! The SFJAZZ Collective 7:30pm show on Thursday, Sept 26 is sold out, but we have added a second show at 9:30pm! Tickets are now available for the 9:30pm show! Other highlights include JOSHUA REDMAN W. GABRIELLE CAVASSA • RANKY TANKY W. MS. LISA FISCHER • DAVE HOLLAND NEW QUARTET • MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO • JAZZMEIA HORN • RUSSELL MALONE • JOSÉ JAMES • KEYON HARROLD • AMINA FIGAROVA • CARMEN BRADFORD • SUE FOLEY W. THE TEXAS HORNS • AARON DIEHL & WARREN WOLF • MARC RIBOT TRIO W. MARY HALVORSON • TARBABY • HARRIET TUBMAN BAND • MICHAEL ANTHONY & PAUL GONZALES • ZENOBIA • FELIX Y LOS GATOS • A.B. SPELLMAN & MORE!