Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s a Special Opportunity for Young Jazz Musicians! The 13th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival kicks off on Wednesday, July 11, with the John Lewis YOUTH JAZZ CLINIC at the African American Performing Arts Center, 9:30 am-1:30 pm. It’s a day of coaching and workshops for students which will culminate in a short performance. All instruments (including voice) are welcome! Students who have completed grade 7 and up to just-graduated high school seniors, will work with professional musicians in the community–– saxophonist and UNM Jazz Studies Director, Glenn Kostur; pianist, Jim Ahrend; bassist Colin Deuble; and drummer, Mo Roberts. Coaches will help students enhance their understanding and execution of jazz and some of the music covered will be that of John Lewis.
Registration fee ONLY $5! Deadline for registration is July 8.
This special Youth Clinic honors legendary jazz pianist, composer and educator, John Lewis, founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet, who grew up and attended school in the South Broadway neighborhood and is part of the 5th Annual John Lewis Celebration, which, this year, will feature multi-award winning blues guitarist and songwriter, Eric Bibb (John Lewis’ nephew!) on Saturday July 14 at the South Broadway Cultural Center, this exciting Youth Jazz Clinic will feature
Register ONLINE or call Outpost at 505-268-0044
This event is presented by the New Mexico Jazz Festival in partnership with the John Aaron Lewis Legacy Project; the UNM Jazz Studies Department, & the African American Performing Arts Center and is made possible in part with funding from the City of Albuquerque Urban Enhancement Trust Fund (UETF).
Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s heating up out there and in here at the Space with all kinds of great music coming your way! Our 23rd Annual Summer Thursday Jazz Nights continues with the Marcos Cavalcante-Mariano Morales Duo and the Ornette Coleman inspired band, OrnEtc. Thursday, June 28. And next week it’s the Jim Ahrend Trio and Max Hatt/Edda Glass Group.
Then, it’s the 13th Annual NM Jazz Festival in July and the opening weekend is big! First, it’s legendary drummer Tootie Heath Trio at Outpost on Thursday, July 12; followed by the fabulous Grammy winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra at the Albuquerque Museum on Fri, July 13; multiple award winning, blues singer-songwriter, Eric Bibb at the South Broadway Cultural Center, Saturday, July 14; AND the Festival’s Inpost Artspace Reception on Sunday, July 15 at Outpost! And that’s just the beginning! Check out the whole schedule here and get your tickets now!
ALSO, don’t forget about some great independently presented shows here at the Space, including a special concert honoring one of Albuquerque’s most beloved guitarists and teachers, – and good friend of the Outpost! – Michael Anthony. It’s the Michael Anthony Lineage concert on July 7, presented by two of his past students, Claudio Tolousse and John Maestas!
Always lots going on here at the Space and beyond! We look forward to sharing it all with you!
Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Outpost is truly lucky to have the amazing Mr. César Bauvallet (Son Como Son, etc!) as our Latin Jazz instructor and as you know, his classes fill up every season! Now, César, along with Outpost’s other fantastic Jazz Class instructors, Kanoa Kaluhiwa and Jim Ahrend are helping raise funds for all these great programs. Are they cool or what?! This Sunday, June 24, it’s César Bauvallet’s Cuban Jazz Project ! Come on out for some great music while helping to support Outpost’s wonderful Jazz & Latin Music Casses for Youth & Adults year round!
And of course, next week, our Summer Thursday Jazz Nights continue on June 28, with the guitar-piano duo of Marcos Calvalcante and Mariano Morales + OrnEtc. Followed on July 5 by the Jim Ahrend Trio and Max Hatt/Edda Glass Group! Plus, check out the rentals and more!
Then, coming up in July, it’s the 13th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival (July 11-30) with Dee Dee Bridgewater; Chucho Valdés & Gonzalo Rubalcab; Tootie Heath; Charles McPherson; Eric Bibb; Spanish Harlem Orchestra; Dave Grusin; Route 66 Summerfest with Ranky Tanky; Irma Thomas & more!; Alicia Hall Moran & Jason Moran; The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra with Hillary Smith; & Much More!
It’s gonna be a great summer and we look forward to sharing it all with you!
May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Outpost spring season comes to a close, and now it’s off to summer with the 23rd Annual Summer Thursday Jazz Nights (June 14-Aug 23); the 13th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival (July 11-30); Jazz & Latin Music Classes (starts June 11!) &! PLUS, a very special Outpost Fundraiser on June 3 – Hillary on the Hill! For the past five years, we have presented the fabulous Outpost Gala Fundraiser at the Albuquerque Museum, but this year, we decided to hold a number of smaller fundraisers, such as our Jazz Club Style Benefit at Outpost with Circuit Rider at the beginning of the spring season. Recently, the The Outpost Board decided to hold a very special intimate evening of music, food and friendship at one of our board member’s homes in High Desert on Sunday June 3 featuring a dinner catered by The Cooperage, a concert from 5:30-6:30 pm by one of Albuquerque’s most beloved R&B, Gospel, Jazz vocalists, Hillary Smith, with saxophonist, Glenn Kostur and pianist, Jim Ahrend, and of course the beautiful New Mexico sunset to close the evening! Seating is LIMITED to only 60 people, so GET YOUR TICKETS NOW before it sells out! Cost of the event is $150/person, $100 of which is a tax deductible gift to Outpost Performance Space! Come join us for a memorable evening benefiting Outpost – your home away from home!
May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ah, May! Spring blooms, hopefully less wind, sunny skies and warmer temps! And of course more great music art and more here at the Space! Thurs. May 10, from New York, it’s indie Folk, Jazz trumpeter, John Raymond and Real Feels with guitarist Gilad Hekselman (who was here with Anat Cohen) and drummer Colin Stranahan– all rising stars on the scene! Then, it’s an Inpost Artspace Reception: Theta Scapes: New Paintings & Drawings by Jon Pearson (Fri, May 11); a Kids Variety Show (5/11); and Albuquerque’s own Asian percussion ensemble, Gamelan Encantada (Sun, May 13, Mother’s Day!). Plus, closing out the spring season on May 18 it’s Roust The House Teen Performance Night.
And, as we wrap up one season, we are readying ourselves for the next! Summer 2018! We have a great season planned for you, including the 23rd Annual Summer Thursday Jazz Nights (June 14-August 23) and of course, the 13th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival (July 11-30)! The schedule for Summer Thursday Jazz will up soon and tickets for the NMJF will be on sale soon as well. We’ll keep you posted!
Meanwhile, we look forward to seeing you for the end of the Spring season here at Outpost!
Apr 29, 2018 | Inpost Artspace
Jon Pearson is an artist from Des Moines Iowa who has lived in New Mexico for the last two years. His work recently has explored the dreamy terrains of the subconscious. Through recent solo shows such as Dream Chatter and Sandbox Therapy his visual work has developed to include abstracted landscapes derived from high desert mountain hikes and incorporates dream imagery and images from the subconscious mind. His recent body of work Theta Scapes is made in such a way to allow the imagination to implant in each painting a series of discoveries. Through layers and detail and continued viewing of each piece a narrative can be derived and related back to the title of each work.
Reception: Friday, May 11th, 2018, 5-7pm | Exhibition: April 30 – June 8
Exhibition may be viewed during the reception, Outpost performances, box office hours, (M-F 2-5:30pm), and by appointment.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
Apr 28, 2018 | Inpost Artspace
The ABQ Print Club will host a portfolio exchange and exhibition at the Outpost Performance Space. The exhibit will feature original artwork by UNM Printmaking undergraduates and graduates, Tamarind Institute students, and local artists who use traditional processes such as woodcut, lithography, etching, and serigraphy. The exhibit will display the breath of editions that the artists print for the exchange.
Reception: April 6 (first Friday), 2018, 5-7pm | Exhibition: Monday, March 26th – April 27th, 2018
Exhibition may be viewed during the reception, Outpost performances, box office hours, (M-F 2-5:30pm), and by appointment.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
Apr 27, 2018 | Inpost Artspace
Developed from a daily drawing practice, With Sprinkles is an adaptation from “The Best Comic Book Ever,” an ongoing body of work from Albuquerque artist Kate Wood. Stricken with a chronic disease, Wood undertook a daily drawing practice to help pass the time while receiving medical attention, and as a way to accept her time spent in treatment. Compiled into 8 sketchbooks, to date, Wood will complete her 500th drawing on January 28th, 2018, coincidentally the day these drawings are installed at the Inpost Artspace. Her practice has developed into a sustained narrative that draws upon a large cast of colorful and amorphous creatures, functioning as symbols and allegory for greater personal themes of health and loss. The pieces in this exhibition focus on a few of the over 200 characters she has been developing, allowing them to explore a more specific narrative than that of her sketchbooks.
Kate Wood is an artist and a farmer, currently working in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has spent the past decade working in organic agriculture on the east coast, and was most recently the owner/operator of a small farm business in rural Illinois. Chronic health issues forced her to leave her chosen career, but brought her back to a daily art practice. Kate is deeply inspired and influenced by storytelling, folklore, comic books, mythology, and pattern.
Reception: Friday, February 2, 5 – 7pm | Exhibition Dates: January 29 – March 24, 2018
Exhibition may be viewed during the reception, Outpost performances, box office hours, (M-F 2-5:30pm), and by appointment.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
We wrap up April and Jazz Appreciation Month at Outpost with three terrific shows! First, it’s the UNM Jazz Bands under the direction of Glenn Kostur & Chris Buckholz (4/26); then it’s an evening of Indian Classical Music with Purbayan Chatterjee, sitar; Shashank, flute; Anubrata Chatterjee, tabla; Parupalli Phalgun, mrdangam (4/27)-Almost Sold Out!! And on Sunday April 29, it’s the great Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet (4/29). Then coming up in May it’s Bay area jazz singer, Lori Carsillo; New York based jazz and indie rock trumpeter, John Raymond & Real Feels; A Kids Variety Show; Gamelan Encantada and more! Details on our Schedule page!
And Tickets for the 13th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival (July 11-30) will go on sale soon! Stay Tuned!
Also, Become An Outpost Member Today! We can’t do what we do without our loyal members! Outpost has approximately 750 Individual Members who pay anywhere from $30 to $675 per year. That’s significant – and in return, members receive benefits like discounts on tickets (ranging from one $5 discount at every Outpost show, to a Pass For Two to every show at The Space for an entire year); newsletters and member updates mailed to their homes 5x per year; opportunities to attend special “Member Only” concerts; and more! We’d love to have you join our family and meanwhile, we look forward to seeing you soon and often at the Space and beyond!
Mar 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
The last week of March brings in some great music…including the second concert presented in partnership with UNM’s 47th Annual John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium: Thrascher with Glenn Kostur on Thursday, March 29! Then it’s 516 Words, a reading, Friday, March 30 – part of our partnership with 516 Arts U.S.-Mexico Border exhibition. And that’s followed on Sunday, March 31 by Americans in Europe with the great David Moss in a solo performance and the Martin Kratochivil-Tony Ackerman Duo.
Then, we welcome in April (hopefully with some showers!) with Trinidadian trumpeter, Etienne Charles Thursday, April 5. Charles returns to NM with his quintet to perform his Creole Soul music. All About Jazz wrote “This is spirit moving feet. This is jazz in the Caribbean. This is improvised joy!” Presented in partnership with and at the African American Performing Arts Center. And there’s so much great music and more in April. Lone Piñon, Frontera Bugalú, ABQ Grand Slam Poetry Slam Championships, Ricky Malichi Trio w. Chuck Redd, Rahim AlHaj Trio, Amina Figarova Sextet, Edmar Castaneda, etc etc etc! Get your tickets today!
We look forward to seeing you soon!
