Jan 7, 2024 | News
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.
Nov 27, 2023 | News
It’s the season of giving, and, that means it’s time again for Outpost’s Annual Year End Fundraising Appeal – Season’s Pleadings, our most important fundraising appeal of the year, when your 100% tax deductible donation makes all the difference! WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT MORE NOW THAN EVER so we can continue to present the best in jazz, international and experimental music, folk, blues and more, plus educational programs, art exhibits, & more year-round! A few words from Outpost Founder/Director, Tom Guralnick below:
November 2023
Dear Outpost Friends,
YEP! It’s that time again! Time for Outpost’s Year-End Fundraising Appeal —Season’s Pleadings — our most important fundraising appeal of the year, when your tax-deductible gift has the greatest impact on Outpost’s programs! Last year at this time, we talked about the great year we had as we were emerging from the pandemic. It’s hard to believe that we are still talking about the pandemic, but we gotta do it because we are still feeling the effects as audiences remain hesitant to return to intimate venues like the Outpost Performance Space. Listening to my colleagues in the field, this is true throughout the industry.
This past year was another fantastic one – first with limited audiences and masks required and then, as things loosened up, with higher capacity and voluntary masking. But, with audience numbers still slightly down, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW MORE THAN EVER in order to continue to provide world class music, art and educational programs in our intimate, friendly, respectful Outpost Performance Space as well as other venues.
Last year and the beginning of this season have been great at Outpost in so many ways! We had a terrific spring and summer season (Mark Guiliana, Immanuel Wilkins, David Doucet, AfroMundo Festival 2023, Magos Herrera, Geoff Muldaur, and the all-NM-based Artists’ Summer Thursday Jazz Nights Series, to name a few) and once again in September, we were able to present the New Mexico Jazz Festival (17th Annual) featuring a stunning and exciting three weeks of music (24 events in 25 days) in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos. And now, we look forward to the Spring 2024 Season! Some of the highlights include Magos Herrera; Bernstein/Goldings/Stewart Organ Trio; Jane Bunnett & Maqueuque; Armen Donelian; Ethan Iverson; Spring Record Fair; AfroMundo Festival 2024 w. Hubby Jenkins; Diane Richardson; John Hollenbeck’s George; Bobby Shew & Greg Ruggiero; Joe Fonda; Andy Milne Trio & more! It’s going to be another exciting one, and, of course IT’S ONLY MADE POSSIBLE WITH YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!
We know we can continue to thrive and be stronger than ever as we move into another new year! Won’t you be part of our big, wonderful supportive family? MAKE A YEAR-END, TAX DEDUCTIBLE GIFT TODAY HERE! OR send a check to Outpost Productions, Inc., PO Box 4543, Albuquerque, NM, 87196. We thank you in advance for your love, generosity and support these many years, and we look forward to sharing the rest of the 2023-2024 season with you.
– Tom Guralnick, Founder & Executive Director Outpost Productions, Inc.
