Jul 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wow, did Cha Wa funk it up at the Outpost or what?! What fun! And great musicians! Now we’re swinging into a big NM Jazz Fest weekend starting with the 6th Annual John Lewis Celebration featuring the Aaron Diehl Quartet with Warren Wolf at South Broadway Cultural Center (7/19). Then, Saturday (7/20), it’s Route 66 Summerfest in Nob Hill, Abuquerque with a NM Jazz Fest Stage (Central & Carlisle) and a NM Jazz Fest Youth Stage! All starting at 5pm! Come on out and enjoy an evening of great music, art markets, car shows, KidZone and more! And on Sunday, July 21 at Outpost it’s an Inpost Artspace Reception from 2-4pm featuring work by Edgar Sorrells Adewale, followed by a Film Screening of George Schuller’s The Modern Jazz Quartet: From Residency to Legacy at 4pm. AND on Sunday evening Colombian harp virtuoso Edmar Castaneda will wow audiences once again, this time at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, 7pm!
NEXT WEEK at the Jazz Fest, it’s Edmar Castaneda at Santa Fe Bandstand with Chuy Martinez’ Trio Los Trinos opening (7/23); Dafnis Prieto’s Proverb Trio at Outpost (7/25); NEA Jazz Masters Kenny Barron-Dave Holland Trio (7/26); A.B. Spellman’s Meet the NEA Jazz Masters (7/26); Stanley Clarke (7/27); and Joey Alexander (7/28)! WOW! Check it all out and get your tickets here!
We look forward to seeing you and sharing all the great music & more with you!
Jun 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Happy July! And Happy July 4th! Due to the July 4th holiday, Summer Thursday Jazz Nights switches to Friday this week and it’s Tracey Whitney’s Tribute To Nancy Wilson + the Mariano Morales Trio (7/5)! Then, next week, we’re off and running with the 14th Annual NM Jazz Festival ! The grand opening weekend features the Doug Lawrence New Organ Quartet at Outpost (7/11); NM Jazz Latino Orchestra with Frankie Vasquez at the ABQ Museum (7/12); and the NM Jazz Fest on Civic Plaza with Marcia Ball, Leyla McCalla & hONEyhoUSe (7/13)! The festival runs through Sunday July 28 and coming up after the opening weekend, it’s Cha Wa in Santa Fe and Albuquerque; 6th Annual John Lewis Celebration featuring Aaron Diehl & Warren Wolf, plus a Youth Clinic and Film Screening of George Schuller’s The Modern Jazz Quartet: From Residency to Legacy; the Route 66 Summerfest Jazz Fest Stage featuring the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra with Hillary Smith & more; Edmar Castaneda in Albuquerque and Santa Fe; Dafnis Prieto’s Proverb Trio at Outpost; Kenny Barron-Dave Holland Trio + Stanley Clarke Band at the Lensic; Joey Alexander Trio at AAPAC and more! Check it all out here!
We look forward to seeing you all summer long at Outpost & beyond!
May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s the final show of the spring season tonight, Friday May 17! Another great Roust the House Teen Performance Night! Then, on Saturday, The Outpost, in partnership with the New Mexico Jazz Workshop hosts A Special Fundraiser to Send Award-Winning Youth Jazz Ensemble To Europe! These young musicians have participated in Outpost’s Youth Jazz Ensemble classes for many years and this is a great opportunity for them to share their talents abroad!
Then, it’s on to the exciting Summer Season! Summer Jazz & Latin Music Classes (June 10-July 31) ; Then, 24th Annual Summer Thursday Jazz Nights (June 13-August 15)! And 14th Annual NM Jazz Festival featuring Stanley Clarke Band; Kenny Barron-Dave Holland Trio; Joey Alexander; Dafnis Prieto’s Proverb Trio; Doug Lawrence New Organ Quartet; Cha Wa; The New Mexico Jazz Latino Orchestra with Frankie Vazquez; Aaron Diehl Quartet with Warren Wolf; Annual John Lewis Celebration and Youth Clinics; the NM Jazz Festival on Civic Plaza with Hillary Smith & hONEyhoUse, Leyla McCalla & Marcia Ball; Route 66 Summerfest Jazz Stage featuring Horace Alexander Young’s Tribute to Nat King Cole, AJO with Hillary Smith & more! Tickets for Kenny Barron-Dave Holland Trio & The Stanley Jordan Band at the Lensic are on sale now at TicketsSantaFe.org. All other tickets on sale soon!
Plus don’t miss a special Pre NM Jazz Festival Concert featuring The Cookers, Friday, June 14 at Outpost! Last time this powerhouse band of hard bop icons visited Outpost, they sold out two nights right quick! So Don’t Delay, Get Your Tickets today!
Thank you for a great spring season and we look forward to seeing you often at the Space and beyond this summer!
Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Pianist Andy Milne returns to Outpost with the Unison Trio featuring bassist John Hébert & drummer Clarence Penn, Thursday, April 18!; Then it’s another great Roust The House Teen Performance Night (4/19) followed by an evening of award winning NM singer-songwriters on Sat. April 20: Albuquerque’s own Indie Folk Americana Français band, Bébé La La, featuring Alicia Ultan (Outpost’s longtime Communications & Sponsorship Director) and Quebec’s Maryse Lapierre, plus Santa Fe’s Martha Reich who was just the other day nominated for three New Mexico Music Awards! She will be joined by her longtime cellist, Michael Kott. Then on Sunday, it’s the improvising duo of Tatsuya Nakatani-Assif Tsahar (4/21) ! So much great music to hear and more coming up….Check it all out on our Schedule page!
Also this week, Outpost’s Jazz & Latin Music classes give their spring recitals! Tuesday, April 16 at 7pm, participants in the Adult Jazz classes and Latin Music class show what they’ve learned this season, followed on Wednesday, April 17 at 6pm by the Advanced level Youth class.
We look forward to sharing all the great music and more coming up at the Space and beyond!
Mar 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Some exciting news: Outpost is currently seeking qualified applicants for a newly created contractual half-time Development Director position! Reporting to and in partnership with the Outpost Executive Director, this position will provide leadership to development efforts towards Outpost’s successful and sustained future. Please request full job description by emailing us at mail@outpostspace.org. Deadline for application is Monday, March 18.
Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry is Sold Out! Chris Potter’s Circuits Trio is not far behind! You get the picture! The Spring Season opens tomorrow, Saturday March 2, 9 a.m. with the Children’s Hour on KUNM Live at the Outpost, followed by Lone Piñon’s CD Release that evening and pianist Fred Sturm & Friends on Sunday, March 3, 3pm. Next week, it’s genre defying guitarist, lyricist, vocalist, songwriter, Joel Harrison’s Free Country! Etc. Etc Etc.! Tickets are selling fast for many shows, so Get Your Tickets Today!
And mark your calendars now for the one and only Kids Variety Show of the spring season on May 11! Outpost’s Kids Variety Shows are a tradition. For and by kids of all ages and levels, these shows feature dance, music, comedy, theater, etc., all in a wonderful relaxed performance environment. Call Outpost at 268-0044 to reserve a performance slot for a student or child of yours. Or better yet, have them call!! Warning! This show is KG-Rated –adults must be accompanied by a child. Portions of today’s show will be taped for later broadcast on The Children’s Hour on KUNM.
Plus…
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to Outpost if you shop through Amazon Smile! So shop at Smile.Amazon.com and simply select Outpost Productions as your charity of choice! You’ll see it just under the Search box.
We look forward to sharing a great spring season of music, art and so much more with you!
