18TH ANNUAL NEW MEXICO JAZZ FESTIVAL! SEPT 5-29!

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!

 

Looking Forward! 28th Annual Summer Thursday Jazz Nights / 18th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival Schedules Up!

We still have many terrific concerts and events coming up in the spring season, but we’re always looking ahead to the next best thing and we are excited to share that the Summer Season Schedule, including the 28th Annual Summer Thursday Jazz NIghts: June 27-August 22 and Route 66 Summerfest (July 20) and the 18th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival (September 5-29) bare bones schedule are all up on the website! More info and tickets on sale soon, so stay tuned!

OUTPOST RECORD/CD/BOOK FAIR IS BACK! APRIL 6!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Outpost’s popular semi-annual Record/CD/Book Fair Returns!

We’re excited to share another great Record/CD/Book Fair with you! Now happening semi-annually due to the amazing inventory and popularity of the event, the Fair this spring is Saturday, April 6! Thanks to the generous donations of our supporters, the Fair features thousands of items spanning ALL MUSICAL GENRES— vinyl records (LPs, 7” singles & 78’s), CDs, cassette tapes, videos, books, sheet music and more— will be available for sale with prices as low as $.25. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT OUTPOST! Come find your treasures and join us for a fun day of shopping while also helping to support Outpost!

Also: We are STILL ACCEPTING DONATIONS of items in good condition and suitable for resale. To arrange for delivery (or pick up in the case of large collections) email volunteer@outpostspace.org.

NEW MEMBER BENEFITS 2024!

We’re happy to announce that after many years of offering our members a $5 discount on ticket prices, we are NOW OFFERING OUTPOST MEMBERS A $10 DISCOUNT ON TICKETS! Our members are truly our lifeblood, and in turn we want to offer something a little extra for that support and loyalty! So, if you’re already a member, you’ll get a $10 discount when you purchase your tickets OR Become an Outpost Member Today and start enjoying your benefits for the new season ahead! Either way, we look forward to sharing another terrific season of music, art, classes and more at the Outpost and beyond!

Winter Session 2024 Classes Begin January 15!

It’s time to sign up for Winter Session 2024 Jazz & Latin Music Classes!

The Latin Music Classes, taught by César Bauvallet, are now FULL! But, registration is still open for all other classes, including The Jam Session: A Jazz Artist Incubator with instructors Rodney Bowe and Paul Gonzales on Monday evenings; Open Source All Ages Class with Kanoa Kaluhiwa on Wednesday afternoon; and the Outpost Can Do Band Adult Class with Kanoa, also on Wednesday! All classes cover music theory, ear training, solo development, song forms and various rhythm section approaches and aim to build positive attitudes, trust, teamwork cooperation, confidence, compassion and a sense of humor—skills and values that will serve participants well beyond the workshop and throughout their entire educations and lives. In short, if you want to be there, we want you and a good time will be had by all.

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