Schedule

A word about ticket prices, membership and sponsorship…

…for the Music Under the Stars Series. This year, you will notice that ticket prices have gone up from last year’s prices by $5. That said, if you become a member of Outpost/New Mexico Jazz Workshop, there is a member discount of $10 to each and every concert, making your cost less than last year. That discount also applies to ALL Outpost concerts year-round (approximately 80) as well as for the New Mexico Jazz Festival. While ticket sales are obviously key to the success of our presentations, just as important, if not more so, is your membership and sponsorship. Outpost and the Workshop have always been dedicated to paying musicians well, as well as compensating all the people who make these concerts happen (tech, venue, publicity, equipment rental and so on). It’s an expensive venture and your support keeps it going. So, please consider supporting the music that you treasure by becoming a member and getting those valuable discounts and/or sponsoring a concert or buying a table, etc. Contact Mia Maes at mia@nmjazz.org or info@outpostspace.org for more information and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

­Want to Sponsor a Concert at Outpost? Email alicia@outpostspace.org or tguralnick@comcast.net

In order to prevent purchasing potentially fraudulent tickets for Outpost events, please be sure to BUY TICKETS ONLY THROUGH OUTPOSTSPACE.ORG, which will then direct you to HoldMyTicket.

And when purchasing tickets for The New Mexico Jazz Festival, be sure to buy tickets through newmexicojazzfestival.org, which will direct you to HoldMyTicket or the Lensic Box Office for Lensic shows.

Outpost does not authorize other third-party ticketing websites and vendors to sell tickets to Outpost events, and we cannot refund or otherwise be responsible for tickets purchased through third-party sources. For more information, please refer to The State of New Mexico Legislative House Bill 26: Protecting New Mexico’s Nonprofits & Public Institutions from Deceptive Ticket Resellers.

Jazz Festival 2026 Concert Deal:

Buy four tickets to Jazz Festival concerts at the Outpost Performance Space and get one free pass! Once you have purchased four tickets to Jazz Festival concerts at the Outpost, send an email to volunteer@outpostspace.org to request your “fifth FREE ticket” and we will send it to you. Please note that this offer is subject to availability—so do it early! This offer does not pertain to Jazz Festival events outside of the Outpost.

July

16 Jul 7:30 pm
Thu

The EQNX Jazztet

30TH ANNUAL SUMMER THURSDAY JAZZ NIGHTS

A group of like-minded musicians that plays everything from Jazz, Funk, and Latin ...

17 Jul 7:30 pm
Fri

Micky Cruz

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Fridays: Salsa y Más

Multi award-winning singer and songwriter, Micky Cruz, is an international star w ...

18 Jul 5:00 pm
Sat

Route 66 Summerfest New Mexico Jazz Festival Stage

Featuring the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra w. Special Guest, Doug Lawrence; & Milton Villarubia's Los CieneGatos Brass Band

In the parking lot of Fan Tang Restaurant at Carlisle and Central. Free! ...

23 Jul 7:30 pm
Thu

Pat Malone Quartet

30TH ANNUAL SUMMER THURSDAY JAZZ NIGHTS

The Pat Malone Quartet, featuring Pat Malone on guitar and vocals; Jon Gagan, bass ...

24 Jul 7:30 pm
Fri

Flor de Toloache--Encuentro Bohemio / Guajira Opens

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Fridays: Salsa y Más

New York's first and only all-female mariachi group, Flor de Toloache has revoluti ...

25 Jul 7:30 pm
Sat

Orrin Evans' Trash Gadget Trio (in the Ventana Room)

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Saturdays: Jazz & Blues

Tonight, indoors in the Albuquerque Museum's intimate Ventana Room we feature the ...

30 Jul 7:30 pm
Thu

Zenobia

30TH ANNUAL SUMMER THURSDAY JAZZ NIGHTS

Vocalist and pianist, Zenobia, who starred on Broadway in the rock musical, "HAiR" ...

31 Jul 7:30 pm
Fri

Team Havana

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Fridays: Salsa y Más

Team Havana, who is based in El Paso, is a high-energy Latin band formed by a grou ...

August

01 Aug 7:30 pm
Sat

Doug Lawrence plays the Great American Songbook featuring Dan Trudell, Hillary Smith, and special guest, Pete Amahl

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Saturdays: Jazz & Blues

Albuquerque's own legendary tenor saxophonist, Doug Lawrence, presents an evening ...

06 Aug 7:30 pm
Thu

John Rangel Quintet featuring Rick Keller and Robby Beasley

30TH ANNUAL SUMMER THURSDAY JAZZ NIGHTS

It's an evening of dynamic interplay and world-class musicianship with the John Ra ...

07 Aug 7:30 pm
Fri

Calle 66

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Fridays: Salsa y Más

A native New Mexico salsa band and Music Under the Stars favorite, Calle 66 serve ...

08 Aug 7:30 pm
Sat

Enchantment Blues & Guitars: "A Tribute to the 3 Kings of Blues Guitar (Freddie, Albert & B.B.)"

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Saturdays: Jazz & Blues

It's the fourth annual Enchantment Blues & Guitars, curated once again by one of N ...

13 Aug 7:30 pm
Thu

Toni Morgan-Michael Matison: His & Hers: Jazz Standards

30TH ANNUAL SUMMER THURSDAY JAZZ NIGHTS

A seasoned performer known for her expressive delivery, commanding voice, and soul ...

14 Aug 7:30 pm
Fri

Son Como Son

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Fridays: Salsa y Más

Closing out the Friday Night Salsa y Mas series (as they do every year) is Son Com ...

15 Aug 7:30 pm
Sat

Ladies Sing the Blues featuring Liz Melendez, Caroline Aiken. Hillary Smith, Wendy Beach, and Rachel Ross, plus Joanie Cere, Curator

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Saturdays: Jazz & Blues

It's an all-star line-up this year for Ladies Sing the Blues! Featuring ladies wh ...

22 Aug 7:30 pm
Sat

Dee Brown Tribute to Ray Charles + Bump City

35th Annual Music Under the Stars | Saturdays: Jazz & Blues

Dee Brown is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist originally ...

24 Aug 5:30 pm
Mon

(July 6 - Aug 24) THE JAM SESSION: A JAZZ ARTIST INCUBATOR

Taught by Rodney Bowe & Dimi DiSanti

It is where jazz artists go to "cut their chops," to experiment ...

24 Aug 7:30 pm
Mon

(July 6 - Aug 24) 7:30pm Monday Latin Music Class

Taught by César Bauvallet

In this class, participants will learn about the elements that make up Latin music ...

25 Aug 6:30 pm
Tue

(July 7 - Aug 25) 6:30pm Tuesday Latin Music Class

Taught by César Bauvallet

In this class, participants will learn about the elements that make up Latin music ...

26 Aug 4:00 pm
Wed

(July 8 - Aug 26) OPEN SOURCE (ALL AGES CLASS)

Taught by Kanoa Kaluhiwa

This new class welcomes adult musicians at a beginning level and youth at any leve ...

26 Aug 5:30 pm
Wed

(July 8 - Aug 26) THE OUTPOST CAN DO BAND (Adult Class)

Taught by Kanoa Kaluhiwa

It's the Can Do Band because no matter how difficult the charts are ...

27 Aug 7:30 pm
Thu

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Closing out the 35th Anniversary Music Under the Stars series and kicking off the ...

28 Aug 7:30 pm
Fri

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

35th Annual Music Under the Stars & 20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Closing out the 35th Anniversary Music Under the Stars series and kicking off the ...

September

03 Sep 4:00 pm
Thu

Jazz Films at the Guild Cinema: Imagine The Sound: 4pm & 8:15pm & Chasing Trane: 6pm Only

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

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04 Sep 4:00 pm
Fri

Jazz Films at the Guild Cinema: Imagine The Sound: 4pm & 8:15pm & Chasing Trane: 6pm Only

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

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09 Sep 7:30 pm
Wed

William Parker Heart Trio w. Hamid Drake and Cooper Moore

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Composer, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, author and educator William Parker is on ...

10 Sep 7:30 pm
Thu

Django Festival Allstars

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Back by popular demand, the Django Festival Allstars (DFA) return to the Outpost s ...

10 Sep 7:30 pm
Thu

William Parker Heart Trio w. Hamid Drake and Cooper Moore

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Composer, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, author and educator William Parker is on ...

12 Sep 6:00 pm
Sat

Blues Night on Civic Plaza Featuring Judith Hill + Michael Matison+ Levi Platero

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

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15 Sep 7:30 pm
Tue

The Rodriguez Brothers: MILES 100: A Celebration in Afro-Cuban Jazz

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

The Grammy Award-nominated Rodriguez Brothers, led by Michael Rodriguez on trumpet ...

16 Sep 7:30 pm
Wed

Fred Hersch Trio

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Seventeen-time Grammy nominated pianist Fred Hersch ...

18 Sep 7:30 pm
Fri

esperanza spalding

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Five-time Grammy Award winner, Doris Duke Foundation Artist (2024) and genre-cross ...

19 Sep 7:30 pm
Sat

René Marie & Experiment In Truth - "Jump In The Line!"

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

In a span of two decades, two-time Grammy nominated vocalist, lyricist, composer, ...

20 Sep 7:30 pm
Sun

NEA Jazz Master Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Cuban pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Chucho Valdés is ...

23 Sep 7:30 pm
Wed

Melissa Aldana Quartet

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Two-time Grammy-nominated tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Melissa Alda ...

24 Sep 7:30 pm
Thu

Bad Plus Farewell Tour

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Embarking on a 2026 "Farewell Tour" to mark their 26th and final year as a band ...

25 Sep 7:30 pm
Fri

John Maestas "Juan Tigre"

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and based in New Orleans, Juan Tigre is the alter- ...

27 Sep 7:30 pm
Sun

Delbert Anderson Quartet

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Diné (Navajo) Jazz trumpeter and composer, Delbert Anderson is a leader and inno ...

28 Sep 7:30 pm
Mon

Sylvie Courvoisier-Mary Halvorson Duo

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Formed in 2017 and debuting with their album, Crop Circles, the idiosyncratic duo ...

29 Sep 7:30 pm
Tue

Mingus Dynasty featuring pianist Helen Sung

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

Mingus Dynasty was the first band Sue Mingus organized after Charles Mingus' death ...

30 Sep 7:30 pm
Wed

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

20th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Brian Blade established himself as a versatile, ...

ALL ACTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Want to Sponsor a Concert at Outpost? Email alicia@outpostspace.org or tguralnick@comcast.net

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