Apr 15, 2026 | News
We still have a lot of great concerts and events coming up this spring and we look forward to seeing you soon at the Space! Looking ahead, we are putting together a full and exciting Summer Season 2026 starting in June! First, it’s the long running New Mexico Jazz Workshop Youth Jazz Camp (June 8-19) – Space still available. Then the 35th Annual Music Under the Stars series at the Albuquerque Museum begins June 12 and run through Aug 28. Outpost’s 30th Annual Summer Thursday Jazz Nights gets going on June 25 and runs through Aug 13. And, in July, it’s the New Mexico Jazz Festival Stage at Route 66 Summerfest in Nob Hill (July 18)! So much to look forward to for those warm summer days! Tickets and Full Details coming soon! Stay Tuned!
Meanwhile, we are looking for SPONSOR for Music Under the Stars series, which features all of your favorite NM Salsa bands on Fridays (Son Como Son, Calle 66, Nosotros and more), special guests like Grammy award winning groups like Flor de Toloache and Son Habana from L.A., and artfully curated Jazz and Blues on Saturdays (Bert Dalton; Doug Lawrence; Orrin Evans, etc!)! SPONSOR A CONCERT or BECOME A TABLE SPONSOR for a night or for the whole series! Benefits include reserved tables, ticket passes, early entry and more! It’s a great way to get visibility for your business or to simply enjoy the concert with friends! Please contact us at mail@outpostspace.org for more information. Your support makes it all happen and we truly appreciate it!
We look forward to sharing all the great music and more with you!
Apr 10, 2026 | Events
Featuring thousands of items — Vinyl, CDs, Print Media, Books, Sheet Music & More —in all musical genres, at all price points starting at just .25 cents
TWO DAYS!
Saturday, May 9, 9am-2pm: 50% off all print media
Sunday, May 10, 10am-2pm: Blow Out Sale – Everything 75% off! and featuring a huge selection of classical items
MORE THAN JUST A RECORD COLLECTING EVENT!
HUNDREDS OF BOOKS AND MUSIC LEARNING MATERIALS FOR SALE FOR ANYONE (TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PERFORMERS)— FROM THE CURIOUS TO THE SERIOUS!
- Materials spanning all levels of musical ability, from the early learner to the professional (Play Along Books and CDs, flute music, vintage sheet music in great condition, large array of string quartets, scores and more)!
- Sheet music, books and audio materials for:
- Expanding one’s musical knowledge and for instrumentalists looking to further develop their improvisational skills
- Developing new music skills in a wide variety of items across music genres (especially Jazz and Classical).
- Keyboardists wanting to explore the music of Beethoven or Boogie Woogie
- Serious listeners who want to study music scores as they listen to Brahms, Mahler or Milhaud
- Percussionists wanting to expand their skills in Conga, Reggae or African drumming
- Vocalists looking to enjoy the world of opera or Cole Porter
- Anyone collecting the hit songs (vintage sheet music) of Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington or John Lennon; and more!
Proceeds from this event will help to fund the Outpost renovation project scheduled for 2027!
FREE admission! But come early! This is a very popular event!
We are accepting donations of all music related items suitable for resale! To arrange for delivery, please email us at mail@outpostspace.org.
Apr 9, 2026 | Events
sponsored by Jim & Julie Goodding and Two Jazz Fans
May 14, 2026 • 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Legendary, Grammy nominated drummer, bandleader and NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes is considered one of the chief architects of modern jazz drumming and his latest release, Artform Revisited, was selected as one of the Top Ten Jazz Recordings of 2024 by The New York Times. Having developed his skills in the fertile musical ground of Detroit in the 1950’s with the likes of Yusef Lateef, Kenny Burrell, Doug Watkins and others, Hayes became a member of the great Horace Silver Quintet at the young age of 18 after moving to New York and his first recording with Silver, the classic Six Pieces Of Silver would introduce him to the jazz world as a new force to be acknowledged. He played with Silver from 1956 until 1959 after which he joined Cannonball Adderley with whom he appeared on timeless recordings through 1965. He played with pianist Oscar Peterson from 1965-67 during which time he and bassist Sam Jones became known as the “dynamic duo”, recognized as the most powerful rhythm duo in jazz. For the next decade or more Hayes became a leader or co-leader of a series of groups which included artists like Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Barron, Woody Shaw and Dexter Gordon. He also spent several years touring with McCoy Tyner. Hayes has played and recorded with John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, J J Johnson, Sonny Rollins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Henderson, Cedar Walton, George Benson, Ravi Shankar, John Lee Hooker and others and has been leading his Quintet for over a decade as well as The Cannonball Legacy Band for two decades. JazzTimes writes of Hayes that “His playing has an intensity that is as subtle as it is complex, creating a musical feel and vibe that is unmistakably Hayesian.” Tonight, he is joined by Abraham Burton, saxophone; Steve Nelson, vibes; Dezron Douglas, bass; and David Hazeltine, piano.
Apr 8, 2026 | Events
Presented in partnership with PADMINI
sponsored by Rick Compton in memory of Tom Mouck
May 15, 2026 • 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The winner of two 2024 Grammy awards for his collaborative album with Zakir Hussain, Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer (Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and Best Global Music Performance for “Pashto”), Rakesh Chaurasia, the nephew of legendary Indian classical flute maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia continues to carve a niche for himself in Indian Classical Music as a master of the “simple yet extremely difficult to play” Bansuri (bamboo) flute. Much like his uncle, Rakesh “possesses the right balance of strength and serenity, very critical factors for an exceptional flautist” and he has performed all over the world, including at prominent festivals like WOMAD in Athens, ‘Festivals of India’ in Russia, and more. He has recorded with most of the leading stalwarts of the Indian film industry, and, along with his Grammy awards, has been the recipient of many honors, including the 2007 Indian Music Academy Award given by the President of India and the Nakshatra Samman 2024 by TV9 Network in entertainment and music. He performed a stunning duet concert with the late tabla Maestro, Zakir Huissain at the KiMo Theatre in 2012. Chaurasia is joined tonight by his frequent collaborator Amit Kavthekar, tabla, who was heard just this past fall at Outpost with sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee. Known as the last ganda-bandhan (ordained disciple) of Alla Rakha, widely revered as one of history’s most iconic players of the tabla, and a prominent disciple of Zakir Hussain, Kavthekar is regarded as one of the leading young artists of Indian Classical music and tabla.
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Dec 10, 2025 | News
Exciting news to report! It’s official! As of January 3, 2026, Outpost and the venerable New Mexico Jazz Workshop (founded 1976) have merged and joined forces to unite the spirit of jazz, creativity, and community under the Outpost banner. This is an exciting new chapter which brings together two of the state’s most respected arts organizations with over 80 years of combined experience in jazz education, performance, and community engagement. It will allow for expanded opportunities for musicians from all over and of all ages, more extraordinary live music presentations, art exhibitions, educational programs and more! There is much to look forward to in the year ahead and we will continue to update you as new directions and opportunities unfold!
One such opportunity includes Membership! With the merging of Outpost and the New Mexico Jazz Workshop, we are offering new membership categories and enhanced member benefits. Outpost members will continue to receive the current benefits like $10 ticket discounts, member-only concerts, etc. in addition to the benefits offered by the New Mexico Jazz Workshop, including early access to concerts, passes to summer Music Under the Stars concerts and more!
There’s a lot to look forward to in 2026, including another great spring season of music beginning in March (check out the schedule and purchase tickets here); expanded class offerings (at the NMJW building as well as at Outpost), art exhibits in the Inpost Artspace; a full summer season which includes Outpost’s 30th Annual Summer Thursday Jazz Nights; the 35th anniversary of the Music Under the Stars series at the Albuquerque Museum; the 20th anniversary of the New Mexico Jazz Festival; and the renovation of the Outpost building (tentatively scheduled to start in October), which will allow us to provide better facilities for expanded programming and services!
We look forward to seeing you soon and sharing all that this new chapter brings for all of us here at Outpost and for the community!
Sincerely,
Tom Guralnick,
Outpost Founder & Executive Director
Sep 29, 2025 | News
What a great 19th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival it was! Such variety and artistry! From NEA Jazz Masters, internationally acclaimed artists, New Mexico’s own and more, it was another memorable month of music, art, film, and community. Thanks to all who came out to support and enjoy live music statewide and thanks to our sponsors, funders, partners, volunteers and all who make it happen! Now, we look ahead to the Outpost Fall 2025 Season which kicks off on Friday October 17 at Outpost with sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee & Amit Kavthekar on tabla. Then, it’s Adam Rudolph’s Sunrise Trio; Caity Gyorgy; Claudio Tolousse, The Story of, Part 2; Lorca Hart Quartet; Bébé La La’s 15 Year Anniversary Concert; George Cables Trio; Nnenna Freelon w. Alan Pasqua & Keith Ganz; Outpost’s Fall Record Fair (proceeds of which will go towards a major renovation of the Outpost building in 2026!); and much more! Check it all out and get your tickets here!
We look forward to seeing you this fall!
(Photo above- Legendary jazz pianist George Cables)
Sep 2, 2025 | Inpost Artspace
19TH ANNUAL NEW MEXICO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Reception: September 7, 2025 | 3-5 pm
Exhibit Dates: August 18, 2025-December 31, 2025
Greg Tucker explores the connections between music and visual arts. His deep interest in both blues and jazz serves as an integral component to his dynamic artistic practices. Greg has collaborated with Outpost Director, Tom Guralnick, since 1976 when Guralnick ran the New Mexico Jazz Workshop and Greg designed the graphics for the organization – some of which will be featured in this show. One piece in this exhibit is the poster of Cecil Taylor which hung in the KiMo front display case in 1979 and it is expected that we will be releasing that concert on Archival Vinyl some time soon. Greg Tucker has work in the permanent collections of the Museum of Art of Albuquerque and in UNM’s Fine Arts Museum. As an illustrator, his work was published by the Dallas Morning News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Psychology Today, Bloomberg Financial Magazine, Utne Reader, Village Voice, Salon Online, Harcourt Brace and many more. His illustrations have won many awards and have been included in many professional annuals, including the internationally prestigious Graphis Design Annual. For many years, his work was represented by the Mariposa Gallery in Albuquerque. Greg has said, “I began drawing at a very early age, and being an avid and early reader, by the time I was a teen, I’d already read about and had been mesmerized by artists and the whole history of art – from prehistoric through contemporary, from “High” to humble-Asian, European, African, Native American. My formal education in art was from the University of Georgia, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Guadalajara, Mexico and at the University of New Mexico. In spite of the early training in fine arts, I ended up in illustration. a concession to the need to eat.” Larry Goodell lives in Placitas where was one of the directors of the Duende Poetry Series. He was born in Roswell in 1935, schooled at USC and at UNM. His father was a NM State Representative and then NM State Senator. Larry studied with Robert Creeley and founded Duende Press in 1964. His poetry evolved into performance with handmade masks, costumes, settings verging on the ceremonial as he continued setting up poetry events at the Living Batch Bookstore where he worked. These he recorded and they can be heard online at duende.bandcamp.com. He is now publishing books and working with his literary archives. His most recent book is Clouds – Poems 2020 to 2025. FREE!
Jul 17, 2025 | News
The 19th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival continues this week with several shows at the Outpost, plus more! Tuesday, September 23, it’s bassist Linda May Han Oh’s The Glass Hours. Then, on Wednesday, September 24th, it’s saxophonist David Sánchez’ Carib project (he’ll also perfrom at the Taos Community Auditorium, Thursday, Sept 25 and at Unit “B” by Chocolate Maven, Santa Fe, Friday, September 26. Next, it’s drummer Nate Smith, Thursday, September 25 (two shows!). And on Saturday, September 27, The Musician’s Greenbook film screening with a concert and Q & A – presented in partnership with AFMX. AND, the festival comes to a close with Grammy nominated vocalist Carmen Lundy, Sunday, September 28! Click Here for New Mexico Jazz Festival Tickets & Info!
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Jun 12, 2025 | News
The temps are heating up and we are ready for a Hot Hot Hot Summer of great music and more here at the Outpost and beyond! It’s also that time again – Outpost’s Summer Fundraising Appeal! We Have To Do It! Many of you will be receiving a letter from Outpost Director, Tom Guralnick, in the mail soon, but we want to share it with everyone because you are all part of the Outpost family and your support makes it all happen! See below letter from Tom . . .
Dear Friends,
Happy Summer 2025 to all of you — our amazing Outpost community! Because of your generosity, we’re still swinging, still strong, and still bringing you the best in live jazz, folk, world, and experimental music, along with vibrant Inpost Artspace exhibits, classes, and youth programming all year long. Thank you!
Now, I’ll get right to it: we’re asking for your support once again — this time for our Summer Fundraising Appeal. You’ve already shown up in big ways these past several months. From the Year-End Appeal to most recently, when you helped us replace the $25,000 NEA grant rescinded by the White House — we are incredibly grateful! A committed group came together to help us get back to the starting line. Now, we need your help to move forward. Your gift today helps us:
– Pay artists and teachers fair wages
– Keep our Jazz & Latin Music classes for Youth and Adults affordable
– Bring you the 19th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival this September
We know many of you have already stretched your giving this year — and we’re so thankful. If you’re able to take one more step, please make a tax-deductible gift here today! OR send a check made out to Outpost Productions, Inc. to PO Box 4543, Albuquerque NM 87196.
We’re especially excited about this summer’s 29th Annual Summer Thursday Jazz Nights, beginning June 26 which was curated by bassist Asher Barreras and sponsored, once again, by Southwest Gastroenterology Associates. And, mark your calendars for these other summer/fall events:
– July 19: NM Jazz Festival Stage at Route 66 Summerfest
– August 15: Spanish Harlem Orchestra at the Albuquerque Museum (a co-sponsorship with the New Mexico Jazz Workshop)
– September 4–28: 19th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival
Your support makes it all possible. Let’s keep Outpost healthy, happy, and humming with life. Thank you for being part of this journey with us.
Tom Guralnick,
Founder & Executive Director
Outpost Productions, Inc.
May 28, 2025 | News
Wow! What an amazing Outpost community we have! As you probably know by now, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) rescinded a promised $25,000 grant (as they did with most arts groups in the country) for the 19th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival this September. That funding has been critical in helping us to produce the festival and something we have received and relied upon from the NEA since we started presenting the Festival in 2006. In light of this, Outpost Director, Tom Guralnick, sent out an appeal last week to ask the Outpost community to help recoup those funds, and a generous donor offered to replace that grant with a gift of $12,500 if the community could match it with the other $12,500. Well, within 4 days, in response to that appeal, you responded with donations, concert sponsorships, and memberships to the tune of $8,000, at which point another donor called and said they would finish out the match with a gift of $4,500! So, in just one week, we (YOU!) did it! We knew you could and it is truly fantastic. Our deepest thanks to all!
While that effort replaced the expected grant and brought us back to our norm, we must keep on raising money, as we do every year, to continue to do what we do – bring you the best in jazz, folk, international and experimental music, art exhibits at the Inpost Artspace, Jazz & Latin Music Classes for Youth & Adults, the month-long New Mexico Jazz Festival, and more, year-round! And, thus starts our Summer Fundraising Appeal, which we do every June. We will be sending out a letter by mail and by email very soon! Whatever you can contribute is greatly appreciated! Or, if you have already reached your level of giving we totally understand and appreciate you!
Here’s how you can help support Outpost:
– MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY for our Summer 2025 Fundraising Appeal!
– BECOME AN OUTPOST MEMBER! Join the 800 people who have already done so and receive discounts to all those concerts you attend!
– SPONSOR A CONCERT! (Jazz Festival or Regular Season) OR become a 2025 New Mexico Jazz Festival Title Sponsor!
– ATTEND CONCERTS & INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN YOU! Spread the word!
Coming right up is Outpost’s 29th Annual Summer Thursday Jazz NIghts (June 26–August 21); plus, the 19th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival (September 4-28); Outpost’s Jazz & Latin Music Classes for Youth & Adults (July 7-August 27th) – Registration now open (though please note the Latin Jazz class on Tuesday is now full)! and more!
However you choose to Support Outpost, please do it TODAY! And we thank you in advance for your love and support!
