Da Camera Jazz Series Mingus Big Band featuring Helen Sung, piano Homecoming #3: Helen Sung Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of legendary composer/bassist Charles Mingus , who died in 1979. Under the artistic direction of Sue Mingus, this 14-piece band performed Thursday nights from 1991 to 2004 at Fez under Time Cafe in New …

James K. Schooler Memorial Concert Garrick Ohlsson, piano All-Beethoven program: Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathetique” Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata” Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein” Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 “Moonlight” The remarkable stamp of originality that Beethoven brought to classical forms is nowhere more evident …

Da Camera Jazz Series Charles Lloyd and the Marvels featuring Bill Frisell's Music, guitar and Eric Harland, drums Homecoming #2: Eric Harland NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd returns to Da Camera’s jazz series. In this unique formation of the Marvels, Lloyd pairs two of his favorite partners, bassist Reuben Rogers and Houston native drummer Eric …

Songs of Freedom: A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln, Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone Featuring vocalists rene marie, Theo Bleckmann and Alicia Olatuja Voice and music director Ulysses S. Owens Jr. Three adventurous vocalists of today present compelling visions of American in the 1960’s, paying tribute to three giants: Abbey Lincoln, Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone. …

Three-time Grammy-nominated Afro-Caribbean ensemble Tiempo Libre is one of the hottest Latin bands performing today. Tiempo Libre is celebrated for its sophisticated tropical music featuring an irresistible, exhilarating mix of jazz harmonies, contemporary sound and seductive Latin rhythms. The band has appeared around the globe and has been featured on television shows including The Tonight …

Since his first appearance on the Da Camera jazz series in 2006, Houston native and HSPVA grad Robert Glasper has become one of the most influential and busiest figures in jazz. He has worked as music director for Mos Def and Bilal, hit the studio with Q-Tip, Kanye West, and Erykah Badu, done a world …

Aldo López-Gavilán: Epílogo Antônio Carlos Jobim: The Girl from Ipanema Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia Frank Churchill: Someday My Prince Will Come Aldo López-Gavilán: Viernes de Ciudad Billy Strayhorn: Take the A Train Joaquín Turina: La Oración del torero Edvard Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27 The Harlem Quartet (Ilmar …

The Houston Pride Band presents a concert in conjunction with the annual conference of the Lesbian and Gay Band Association. Musicians from all over the country will converge to present an unforgettable evening of music. The title of the concert comes from a line of that famous song called “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” …