Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market! Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our newly renovated Lounge and The Cup… Read more
Join us for Desert Haze Vintage Market!
Free on the Plaza from 11am – 4pm
The Bloody Mary bar will be up and running in our newly renovated Lounge and The Cup Cafe and Plaza Eats Food Truck will be open so you can snack and sip while you shop!
VENDORS:
– TBA
Retro Game Show Night Presents Battle Mimes! Club Congress Saturday May 18 6pm doors, 7pm show $15 Splash zone seating guarantees you a seat. General admission does not! Purchase in advance to… Read more
Retro Game Show Night Presents Battle Mimes!
Club Congress
Saturday May 18
6pm doors, 7pm show
$15
Splash zone seating guarantees you a seat. General admission does not! Purchase in advance to be seated before we sell out…
Two mimes enter but only one mime leaves! It’s time for Battle Mimes on Saturday May 18 at Hotel Congress!
Join your fabulously frenetic host Chatty Kathee and her seriously swarthy guest assistant Fireman Todd for a hilarious night of Battle Mimes (think charades but with words and phrases like “cat in heat”)! Local hero and activist Daniel Hernandez will join our own scintillating Swish Manley as our celebrity guests! Put your name in Kathee’s big, red, sparkly box for a chance to play for phenomenal prizes and unbelievable fame!!
C’mon down to Hotel Congress for Tucson’s very own Retro Game Show Night – now in its 13th year! Open seat tickets are just $15 at the door, at Hotel Congress’s front desk or online (service fees may apply)! Doors open at 6pm and the battlin’ starts at 7pm. Drop everything and get your tickets NOW! 21+
($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) Come check out the fantastic up and coming pianist Paul Cornish as he makes his Century Room debut! Known for his work with such varied… Read more
($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) Come check out the fantastic up and coming pianist Paul Cornish as he makes his Century Room debut! Known for his work with such varied artists as Herbie Hancock, Joshua Redman, Louis Cole an Kanye West, Cornish brings an incredible set of music to the stage. This time he is joined by Jonathan Pinson and Jermaine Paul, who both performed with Christian Sands the last time he was here.
**Paul Cornish**
Los Angeles-based pianist and composer Paul Cornish strives to inspire freedom and collaboration in his music and community. Hailing from Houston where he was a student at the prestigious High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Cornish was one of seven jazz prodigies worldwide selected to be awarded a full fellowship to attend the esteemed Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz at UCLA. Here, he completed his Master’s degree, studied, and performed with such renowned artists as Herbie Hancock, Billy Childs, Robert Hurst, Chris Potter, and Walter Smith III. Cornish was recently a finalist in the 2023 American Pianists Awards. In 2021, he won first prize in the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and received 18th Street Arts Center’s Make Jazz Fellowship.
Saturday, May 18th 7pm Doors, 7:30 Show $10
Saturday, May 18th
7pm Doors, 7:30 Show
$10
(No Cover | 10:30pm Show) After Saturday Night’s Show, join alto players Eric Nakanishi & Morgan Faw for Late Night. Read more
(No Cover | 10:30pm Show) After Saturday Night’s Show, join alto players Eric Nakanishi & Morgan Faw for Late Night.
(No Cover | 7pm-10pm) Come jam with Max Goldschmid and the Century Room House band! Read more
(No Cover | 7pm-10pm) Come jam with Max Goldschmid and the Century Room House band!
Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Karaoke con Congress this Sunday night in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM Read more
Congratulations, you’re booked! You’re the star at Karaoke con Congress this Sunday night in the club – FREE from 10PM – 2AM
Monday May 20th Doors 6:30pm Show 7pm Vendors from 6:30-8pm For 5/20 day we’re tearing it up at Club Congress! New Orleans “Bimboviolence” band BRAT are here touring their debut LP “Social… Read more
Monday May 20th
Doors 6:30pm
Show 7pm
Vendors from 6:30-8pm
For 5/20 day we’re tearing it up at Club Congress!
New Orleans “Bimboviolence” band BRAT are here touring their debut LP “Social Grace.”
“A fast ferocious death metal album that’s full of brick heavy riffs, brutal screams, and negative lyrics… gravely serious music from a band with a grin inducing sense of humor” -Brooklyn Vegan
Support from Daughter My Decay, Umera, & Fortuna Malvada
Vendors: Femme Art, Lower Arizona, Nomad Chainmail
Only at Club Congress!
($25-$35 tickets | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) Guitarist Dave Stryker retruns to the Century Room, this time to front the 17-piece Century Room Jazz Orchestra! They’ll be performing music from Dave’s big… Read more
($25-$35 tickets | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) Guitarist Dave Stryker retruns to the Century Room, this time to front the 17-piece Century Room Jazz Orchestra! They’ll be performing music from Dave’s big band album “Blue Soul” that he produced with the WDR Big Band in Cologne.
**Dave Stryker**
With 35 albums under his own name, NYC guitarist Dave Stryker has built a formidable career both as a leader and collaborator with legendary jazz artists like Stanley Turrentine and Jack McDuff. In 2020, he released an album with Bob Minzter and the WDR Big Band called “Blue Soul” to critical acclaim.
“One of the most distinctive guitarists to come along in recent years.” – The Village Voice
**The Century Room Jazz Orchestra**
Inspired by the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the 17-piece CRJO performs classic big band repertoire every Monday night at the Century Room starting at 7pm. Expect music from the Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Thad Jones/Mel Louis Jazz Orchestra and much more!
6pm Signups, 7pm Show Comedy without the competition. In August 2021, local Comedians Priscilla Fernandez, Mo Urban and Amber Frame created Lady Haha: a comedy open mic for women, LGBTQ+, all marginalized… Read more
6pm Signups, 7pm Show
Comedy without the competition.
In August 2021, local Comedians Priscilla Fernandez, Mo Urban and Amber Frame created Lady Haha: a comedy open mic for women, LGBTQ+, all marginalized folx and our allies to perform ANY genre of comedy (not just stand-up) in a supportive and super fun environment. Whether it’s your first time trying comedy or your thousandth—all levels of experience are welcome! Everyone gets at most 5 minutes of stage time, and it’s free!
Anyone 21+ can come watch, but the stage is reserved for marginalized-funny people and our allies. Our only rule is “no hate speech” (sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia and violent speech).
Lady Haha also produces comedy-variety shows in Tucson with an emphasis on diversity and all genres of comedy.
We’re proud to say we are the first and only comedy open mic of its kind—IN THE WORLD—right here in little ol’ Tucson, AZ. We hope to see more of these popping up!
($100 / FREE For Donors | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) Come celebrate the purchase of the Century Room’s NEW PIANO while supporting the Tucson Jazz Music Foundation! Includes a champagne toast! The… Read more
($100 / FREE For Donors | 7pm & 8:30pm sets) Come celebrate the purchase of the Century Room’s NEW PIANO while supporting the Tucson Jazz Music Foundation! Includes a champagne toast!
The purchase of our brand new professional piano was made possible by all the generous donations to the Tucson Jazz Music Foundation’s Century Room Jazz Education Program. This event celebrates the new piano and gives donors an up close first look! For those who haven’t contributed to the piano or education fund yet, tickets are available for purchase which are partitally tax deductible! Come find out which piano we picked and hear it performed by Dr. Angelo Versace and members of the Tucson Jazz Institute!
($5-$10 | 7pm & 8:30pm Sets) Nick Coventry, Matt Mitchell, Evan Dain & Marco Rosano form the swinging Hot Club of Tucson Trio! The group plays jazz manouche in the style of… Read more
($5-$10 | 7pm & 8:30pm Sets) Nick Coventry, Matt Mitchell, Evan Dain & Marco Rosano form the swinging Hot Club of Tucson Trio! The group plays jazz manouche in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappeli. The band starts at 7pm. Every other Wednesday!
Thursday May 23rd The Sonic Adventour Kickoff w/ Annie Jump Cannon 7pm $15 Read more
Thursday May 23rd
The Sonic Adventour Kickoff w/ Annie Jump Cannon
7pm
$15
($15-$25 | 7pm Show) Mood Indigo- A Tribute to Jazz great Duke Ellington. With Mary Petrich on sax, Beth Lederman on piano and Louise Baranger on trumpet, these sophisticated ladies explore the… Read more
($15-$25 | 7pm Show) Mood Indigo- A Tribute to Jazz great Duke Ellington.
With Mary Petrich on sax, Beth Lederman on piano and Louise Baranger on trumpet, these sophisticated ladies explore the music of one of the finest jazz composers the world has ever known.
**Louise Baranger** was born in Hollywood, California and has been playing music all her life. She toured with the Harry James orchestra among many others and has played trumpet for festivals, television, music videos, and recordings throughout the world as well as being a guest artist for several symphonies. Louise has two CDs out under her own name for Summit Records. Her website is www.trumpetdiva.com
Keyboardist **Beth Lederman** is a Arizona native who is a mainstay of the Phoenix music scene. She was a band leader for Brazilian jazz group Novo Mundo and her own group Jazz Con Alma. Beth has traveled throughout the SW playing music and excels at a variety of musicals styles from latin music to pop to swing. She has produced three CDs with her bands and under her own name. Her website is WWW.BethLederman.com
**Mary Petrich** is well known for her beautiful tone and her creativity. She has a Masters degree in Saxophone performance and plays with a variety of bands in the Phoenix area and in the Midwest. Mary is also an educator and heads the Women’s Initiative Project at the Nash Jazz Club. She has two CDs under her own name. Her website is www.Marypetrich.com
Join us for Party Lab every Thursdays with a $4 well special! -Halsero & Roch -KPMADMAN -Bex Halsero & Roch with a heavy rotation of open format remixes of hip hop and… Read more
Join us for Party Lab every Thursdays with a $4 well special!
-Halsero & Roch
-KPMADMAN
-Bex
Halsero & Roch with a heavy rotation of open format remixes of hip hop and throwbacks, KPmadman playing underground dance music and Bex with the house, disco and grooves.
10pm-2am
Friday May 24th w/ Birds and Arrows & Tonight’s Sunshine 7pm Adv $12 | Dos $15 Read more
Friday May 24th
w/ Birds and Arrows & Tonight’s Sunshine
7pm
Adv $12 | Dos $15
($15-$25 | 7pm & 9pm Shows) Denali Hershey Kaufman returns from LA to lead a show celebrating the arrangements and music of pianist Brad Mehldau! Mehldau emerged onto the jazz scene in… Read more
($15-$25 | 7pm & 9pm Shows) Denali Hershey Kaufman returns from LA to lead a show celebrating the arrangements and music of pianist Brad Mehldau!
Mehldau emerged onto the jazz scene in the 1990s, quickly garnering attention for his distinctive style that seamlessly melds elements of classical music, jazz standards, pop, and rock. His playing is marked by its harmonic sophistication and rhythmic intricacy and his extensive discography spans solo piano works, large ensemble and two of the most influential piano trios of the 20th and 21st Centuries.
Kaufman has prepared a program of some of Mehldau’s best known material to be performed by a band featuring Andrew Gioannetti (sax) Colin Mcilrath (guitar) Ryan Magness (bass) Kenji Ono Lancaster (drums)
Friday May 24th 7pm doors , 7:30 PM show Black Cat Bones open Adv $25 | Dos $30 All Welcome **Co-sponsored by AZblues.org and KXCI** —SUGARAY RAYFORD—Sugaray Rayford is a man with… Read more
Friday May 24th
7pm doors , 7:30 PM show Black Cat Bones open
Adv $25 | Dos $30
All Welcome
**Co-sponsored by AZblues.org and KXCI**
—SUGARAY RAYFORD—Sugaray Rayford is a man with a message and a larger than life personality and voice to deliver it. Working with producer, songwriter Eric Corne for the past 3 albums, the soul-blues powerhouse has crafted an incendiary sound and narrative, combining classic soul melodies and funky R & B grooves with raw blues power.
The pair’s first collaboration, Somebody Save Me, earned Rayford a 2020 Grammy nomination. Later that year he took home Blues Music Awards for ‘Soul Blues Male Artist’ and ‘B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.’ Rayford’s follow up In Too Deep won a plethora of awards including the Blues Music Award for ‘Soul Blues Album of the Year’.
Rayford’s new release is entitled ‘Human Decency’. The title track is a simple reminder that our similarities are stronger than our differences and in the end, there is no black or white or left or right, there are only hearts and minds.
About the leadoff single, “Run For Cover” a song that takes no prisoners, Q Magazine declares, “The bluesey soul of Rayford comes on full steam with this powerhouse single.”
“We’re calling people on their bullshit but we’re having fun with them. That’s my way. I’m gonna tell it to you straight but with love in my heart. I always bring some suga with the salt!” says Sugaray, bellowing with laughter.
An all-star cast lent their talents to the album, including guitarist Rick Holmstrom and singer Saundra Williams who are both from Mavis Staples’s band, along with bassist Taras Prodaniuk (Lucinda Williams, Merle Haggard).
(No Cover | 10:30pm Show) After Saturday Night’s Show, join saxophonist Andrew Gioanetti and his band for late night! With Colin McIlrath (bass) Kenji Ono Lancaster (drums) Denali Hershey Kaufman (piano) Read more
(No Cover | 10:30pm Show) After Saturday Night’s Show, join saxophonist Andrew Gioanetti and his band for late night!
With Colin McIlrath (bass) Kenji Ono Lancaster (drums) Denali Hershey Kaufman (piano)
Saturday May 25th Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm Help us bid a fond farewell to the the living legend, the musical myth, the soul of the southwest, Entertainment Director extraordinaire: David Slutes…. Read more
Saturday May 25th
Doors 6:30pm | Show 7pm
Help us bid a fond farewell to the the living legend, the musical myth, the soul of the southwest, Entertainment Director extraordinaire: David Slutes. Celebrate his 27 years at Hotel Congress with a send off for the ages, featuring performances by Brian Lopez, Birds and Arrows, Clifton Taylor, DJ PC Patty, Greyhound Soul, Najima Rainey, Salvador Duran Duran, Silver Fox, Tom Walbank, The Congress Players, and many more!
Show some love by showing up in style: ‘Glam Going Away Bash’ means sequins, big hair, jumpsuits, skinny scarves, and platforms are welcome. Catch that Fox on the Run before he’s off to his next adventure!
This event is FREE and open to all. Spread the word! Let’s come together and give David an unforgettable night!
($15-$25 | 7pm & 9pm Shows) Alex Oliverio aims to present a singular vision of Jazz, Folk, and Americana through the lens of the Southwest. Mixing and matching timbres and tones from… Read more
($15-$25 | 7pm & 9pm Shows) Alex Oliverio aims to present a singular vision of Jazz, Folk, and Americana through the lens of the Southwest. Mixing and matching timbres and tones from genres across the American spectrum to create a unique aural experience. Sun Song & Toy Tunes is an attempt to realize the “imaginational anthems” that early American Guitar & Banjo stylings evoke. Each song was written for solo guitar or banjo, then orchestrated with a modern ensemble in mind. That ensemble includes acoustic/electric guitars, banjos, pedal steel, synthesizers, keyboards, horns, and drums.
***”Of special interest is the way [Oliverio] is able to maintain a contemplative quality with music that often keeps to a gallop and expresses itself boldly.”***
**- Dave Sumner Bandcamp Daily**
Saturday May 25th One More Time: A Tribute to Daft Punk!! Doors: 8pm Show: 9pm Adv $20 | Dos $25 Read more
Saturday May 25th
One More Time: A Tribute to Daft Punk!!
Doors: 8pm
Show: 9pm
Adv $20 | Dos $25
(No Cover | 10:30pm Show) After Saturday Night’s Show, join drummer Kenji Ono Lancaster, pianist Denali Hershey Kaufman and their band for late night! Read more
(No Cover | 10:30pm Show) After Saturday Night’s Show, join drummer Kenji Ono Lancaster, pianist Denali Hershey Kaufman and their band for late night!
