TJF History
2025
Music Highlights of 2025
- Sheila E. and the E-Train
- Paquito D'Rivera
- Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio feat. Gerald Clayton & Anthony Wilson
- Delfeayo Marsalis and The Uptown Jazz Orchestra
- Endea Owens & The Cookout w/Special Guest Chef Janos Wilder
- Brian Bromberg’s Unapologetically Funky Big Bombastic Band w/Special Guest Michael Paulo & Paul Brown
- Emmet Cohen Trio
- New Breed Brass Brand
- Gunhild Carling
- Matthew Whitaker
- Bill Cantos
- Lewis Nash Power Trio w/Bill Easley
- Armen Donelian with Dominique Eade
- Hélio Alves Samba Jazz
- Alex Kautz
- Stephane Wrembel
- New Jazz Underground
- Miki Yamanaka Trio
- Caity Gyorgy
- Arcoiris Sandoval Sonic Asylym Trio
- Arcoiris Sandoval Sonic Asylym Trio
- The Black Market Trust
2025 Artist Gallery
Jan
2024
2024 Artist Gallery
Jan
Music Highlights of 2024
- Trombone Shorty and New Orleans Avenue
- Arturo Sandoval
- Cécile McLorin Salvant
- Chief Adjuah
- Emmet Cohen Trio
- 2SAXY Grace Kelly + Leo P
- Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Celebration
- Calexico with TSO
- Bossa Nova Wave- Ken Peplowski and Diego Figueiredo
- Isaiah J. Thompson
- Bill Cantos
- Melanie Scholtz and Aaron Rimbui
- Linda May Han Oh
- The Black Market Trust
- Lizzy and the Triggermen
- Sean Mason Quartet
- Delbert Anderson Quartet
- Michael Zenón
- Benny Bernack III
- Kresten Osgood
2023
2023 Artist Gallery
Jun
Music Highlights of 2023
- Joshua Redman
- The Heavy Hitters
- Pink Martini featuring China Forbes, Evan Roider-Conductor
- Vincent Herring and Jeremy Pelt
- Matthew Whitaker Quintet
- Elliot Mason
- Gunhild Carling
- Armen Donelian Trio
- Pedrito Martinez and Alfredo Rodriguez Duo
- Tall Tall Trees
- Alex Weitz Quartet
- Absence: Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet
- Samara Joy
- Emmet Cohen Trio
- The Black Market Trust
- Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, and More in Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour
- The Guide
- Arturo O'Farrill Quintet
- Bruce Hornsby and the Noise Makers
2022
2022 Artist Gallery
Jan
Music Highlights of 2022
- Groover Quartet
- "Petite Fleur" Adonis Rose New Orleans Jazz Orchestra's NOJO 7 Featuring Cyrille Aimee
- Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin
- Kendrick Scott
- Sammy Rae & The Friends
- Arthur Vint & Associates
- Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Orkesta Mendoza
- Jon Batiste
- Shamarr Allen
- Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
2020
2020 Artist Gallery
Jan
Music Highlights of 2020
- Maceo Parker & His Big Band
- David Sanborn Jazz Quintet
- Grace Kelly & Aubrey Logan
- David Hazeltine and the New York All-Stars
- Veronica Swift with the UA Studio Jazz Ensemble
- Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom
- Average White Band
- Mavis Staples
- The Yolo County Line
- Afro-Cuban All-Stars
- Christian McBride & Inside Straight with the Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band
- Lucas Waldin and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra with Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw
2019
2019 Artist Gallery
Jan
Music Highlights of 2019
- Maceo Parker & His Big Band
- David Sanborn Jazz Quintet
- Grace Kelly & Aubrey Logan
- David Hazeltine and the New York All-Stars
- Veronica Swift with the UA Studio Jazz Ensemble
- Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom
- Average White Band
- Mavis Staples
- The Yolo County Line
- Afro-Cuban All-Stars
- Christian McBride & Inside Straight with the Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band
- Lucas Waldin and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra with Capathia Jenkins and Ryan Shaw
2018
2018 Artist Gallery
Jun
Music Highlights of 2018
- The Hot Sardines with Robbie Lee
- Arturo Sandoval with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra
- Matt Holman's Outlands
- Sheila E.
- Spyro Gyra
- Arturo Sandoval with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra
- Doc Jones Band with Neamen Lyles
- Warren Wolf with the UA studio Jazz Ensemble
- Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart
- Jeff Haskell, Jason Carder & Brice Winston
- The Lew Tabackin Trio
- Diane Schuur with Ernie Watts
- The Bill Charlap Trio
- The Mingus Dynasty with the Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band
- Lew Tabackin and Dennis Rowland
2017
2017 Artist Gallery
Jun
Music Highlights of 2017
- Kamasi Washington
- Storm Large & Le Bonheur with Alex Weitz
- Howe Gelb
- Dixieland Brunch with the Arizona Roadrunners
- Armen Donelian
- Dee Dee Bridgewater with the Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band and Lewis Nash
- Tower of Power with Arco Iris Sandoval and Lonnie Plaxico
- John Pizzarelli and his Trio with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra
- Anat Cohen and Howard Alden with the UA Experiential Jazz Ensemble
- George Benson with Nayo Jones
2016
2016 Artist Gallery
Jun
Music Highlights of 2016
- Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band with Jimmy Heath and the Kenny Werner Trio
- Snarky Puppy with Nir Felder
- Risky Rhythm Revue with Hurricane Carla and Pisa Cake
- Byron Stripling with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra
- Monterey Jazz Festival
- Arthur Vint & Associates
- Jon Weber with the UA Jazz Ensemble
- The Rad Trads with Arthur Migliazza
- Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band with La Voz de Tres
- Lizz Wright with the Larry Redhouse Trio
- Kermit Ruffins with King Solomon Hicks and the Jeff Haskell Trio
2015
Music Highlights of 2015
- Jimmy Cobb with the Joey DeFrancesco Quartet
- The Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band
- The Robert Glasper Experiment
- Dianne Reeves
- The Hot Sardines
- Burt Bacharach
- Dmitri Matheny
- Armen Donelian and Angelo Versace
- Dave Bennett with the Jeff Haskell Trio
- International Contemporary Jazz with Gabriel Espinosa and Hendrik Meurkens
- JD Souther with Billy Childs
- Joe Bourne and the Big Band Express
- Allan Harris and the Tucson Hard Bop Quintet with Dave Stryker
- The Rachel Eckroth Trio
2015 Artist Gallery
Jun