Apr 11, 2026 | Events
Grammy-winning and Latin Grammy-nominated drummer, composer, and MacArthur Fellow, Dafnis Prieto, a native of Cuba, returns to Outpost with his acclaimed Sí o Sí (Yes or Yes) Quartet featuring Peter Apfelbaum on woodwinds, Martin Bejerano piano, and Ricky Rodríguez, electric bass, on the heels of their 2024 release, 3 Sides of the Coin, his 10th album and one that brought the group together to commemorate Prieto’s 25 years in the United States and his 50th birthday. Prieto notes that in a quartet, the contributions of every member are vital and the “chemistry in the band is well documented in this album.” He cites the band’s 15-year span together in various iterations as a primary reason the album is “executed with such authenticity and precision.” The Sí o Sí Quartet first recorded together in 2009 for the album Live at Jazz Standard NYC. Prieto, who JazzTimes called “one of the most multidimensional artists working today” has, since moving to NYC in 1999, worked with premier artists in both Jazz and Afro Latin music, including Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdés, Steve Coleman, Eddie Palmieri, Chico O’Farrill, Arturo O’Farrill, Roy Hargrove and many others. Noted for “utterly shifting the sonic landscape of the jazz and creative music scene” – the The New York Times likened him to “an asteroid hitting the city” – he has enjoyed extraordinary artistic success as a bandleader, most notably for his “stunning” and Grammy winning 2018 big band recording, Back to the Sunset, and has created music for dance, film, chamber ensembles and for his own bands. A gifted educator, Prieto has conducted numerous master classes, clinics, and workshops around the world. He was on the jazz studies faculty at New York University from 2005 to 2014, and in 2015 joined the faculty of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where he directs the esteemed Frost Latin Jazz Orchestra.
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.
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!
Feb 3, 2025 | Inpost Artspace
Reception: Friday, May 2, 5-7pm
Exhibition Dates: April 15- August 15
Lost and Found is an experimental exhibition that incorporates objects found around Albuquerque into a sculptural arrangement throughout the gallery and celebrates the tenure of Inpost Curators, Chandler Wigton and Lacey Chrisco, from 2021-2025. The exhibition will give a new context to discarded items, reframing them as objects that have their own melody and rhythm that transcend their functional purpose. This is the final show curated at the Inpost Gallery by Lacey Chrisco and Chandler Wigton. Their intention is to celebrate their time in their curatorial roles as well as the spirit of Outpost, a place where, as they put it, “we always found a welcome platform for our experimental ideas.” FREE.
Sep 4, 2024 | Inpost Artspace
Reception: November 16, 2024 • 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Exhibit dates: November 11, 2024 – March 21, 2025
Collaborating for the first time together, the Inpost Artspace and Digital Arts and Technology Academy (DATA) present a Student Art Show showcasing the incredible talent and creativity of high school students living and working in Albuquerque. This exhibition features a diverse array of artwork and celebrates the unique artistic visions of our youth and their creative expression. Join us for an inspiring display of innovation and artistry, where the next generation of artists share their work with the community. FREE!
