Tucson Jazz Trio features Ben DeGain on vibraphone, Thøger Lund on stand-up bass and Gabrielle Pietrangelo on 4-string guitar & vocals. They perform sentimental love songs from the 1930s & 40s

Tucson Jazz Trio features Ben DeGain on vibraphone, Thøger Lund on stand-up bass and Gabrielle Pietrangelo on 4-string guitar & vocals. They perform sentimental love songs from the 1930s & 40s

Tucsonan since 2009, singer, songwriter, performer and recording engineer, Oscar Fuentes was born in Guadalajara (Mexico) in 1968. He started his music career more than 30 years ago, as a drummer and singer. He later became the lead singer for hard rock bands. By the mid 80s, Oscar began to evolve as a solo artist, playing at alternative venues, cultural centers, as well as universities, bars, etc., performing his own material and songs by his favorite songwriters.

Oscar has traveled extensively with his guitar all over Mexican territory, placing himself firmly in the country’s music scene, specially in Guadalajara.

His music mixes several genres, from rock & roll to salsa, including pop, musica ranchera, and of course, some blues.

Koda Krause has been a guitarist, singer, and songwriter for almost 20 years. Growing up in Arizona, Koda had the chance to study with Tucson country/western hero Bill Ganz. Later he attended Northern Arizona University and studied with one of Arizonas top classical guitarists, Tom Sheeley. Koda has formed multiple bands and he has performed all over Arizona and now Virginia, where he currently resides. His musical career explores a wide variety of genres including folk, blues, and jazz. Enjoy a relaxing weekend by listening to the finger-picked sounds of Koda Krause.

Mik is a multi-instrumentalist that creates a full band sound using live loops and high-energy performances.

Arizona Blues Hall of Famer Tom Walbank has been playing the blues for more than thirty years. He has been on stages and albums with artists like B.B. King and Kim Wilson. Blues Review magazine describes him as a perfect distillation of down home blues. Muddy Waters style slide guitar and virtuoso blues harmonica.

Lively and always sweet! The Rosano Bros. Duo performs a wide range of quirky originals. With Dante Rosano on cornet and piano and Marco Rosano on guitar and clarinet, they deliver a thought-provoking mix of lyrical and instrumental gems.

Based in Tucson, AZ, country blues singer / songwriter Hank Topless has shared stages with and / or provided support for: Junior Brown, Kinky Friedman, Joe Ely, Pete Anderson, Al Perry, Skip Heller, Robbie Fulks, Jim Goad, Tom Walbank, Scott Biram, Jesse Dayton, Split Livers, Al Foul, Gary Stockdale, Whitney Rose, Kevin Daly, Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band, Calexico, Les Paul, and many more. Finalist in multiple iterations of yearly “Best Of Tucson,” in the country music category.

Growing up on a ranch in central Arizona, there was a lot of country music on the radio. After quite a few years playing obscenely obscure underground rock ‘n roll, Topless “went country” around 1990. He masterminded the obscure, “all-star” Tucson underground-country group Topless Opry (2000-2004)- their album “No Phoenix Blues” (2002) achieved minimal notoriety for its bold, honkytonk-style cover of Lou Reed’s “All Tomorrow’s Parties.” His solo albums “It’s So December” (2011) and “Big Black Heart” (2017) have received critical acclaim. Upcoming albums “Easy Listening For The Hard-Hearted” and “Hank Me Crank Me I’m Dead” (live solo) are slated for release in Fall 2019.

Tucsonan since 2009, singer, songwriter, performer and recording engineer, Oscar Fuentes was born in Guadalajara (Mexico) in 1968. He started his music career more than 30 years ago, as a drummer and singer. He later became the lead singer for hard rock bands. By the mid 80s, Oscar began to evolve as a solo artist, playing at alternative venues, cultural centers, as well as universities, bars, etc., performing his own material and songs by his favorite songwriters.

Oscar has traveled extensively with his guitar all over Mexican territory, placing himself firmly in the country’s music scene, specially in Guadalajara.

His music mixes several genres, from rock & roll to salsa, including pop, musica ranchera, and of course, some blues.

Koda Krause has been a guitarist, singer, and songwriter for almost 20 years. Growing up in Arizona, Koda had the chance to study with Tucson country/western hero Bill Ganz. Later he attended Northern Arizona University and studied with one of Arizonas top classical guitarists, Tom Sheeley. Koda has formed multiple bands and he has performed all over Arizona and now Virginia, where he currently resides. His musical career explores a wide variety of genres including folk, blues, and jazz. Enjoy a relaxing weekend by listening to the finger-picked sounds of Koda Krause.

Mik is a multi-instrumentalist that creates a full band sound using live loops and high-energy performances.

Dreamy folk under the stars.

"Old Paint Records presents: Selector Monobichi, (AKA  Oscar Leon Bernal, owner of New York's artistically curated Mescal bar and restaurant, La Loncheria) will be guest DJ for Happy Hour, serving up the tasty sounds of Latin Jazz, Boogaloo, Salsa, Cumbia, and Vintage Latin Pop!" 

We loved this event so much from last year’s festival, we decided to run it back! The gang from James Beard Semifinalist bar Las Almas Rotas in Dallas, Texas comes back to the Festival to put their Texas spin on the Agave Heritage Festival! Serving a special menu of agave cocktails, ranch waters and neat pours and a special Texas BBQ-inspired food menu from JoJo’s, this honky tonk takeover will be a damn fine time and a celebration of borderlands culture!

Music will be provided by DJ Apple Banana and Old Paint Records spinning some of their Honky Tonk, Norteño, and Tejano favorites!

No need to buy tickets, this is a cash bar.

Instrumental Golden Boots is a guitar duo that plays originals and covers that work perfectly with dinner, cocktails, and conversation. Their sound is that kind of art-lounge-wallpaper music that you may read of in magazines. Each performance is slightly different from the last, which is added to by the fact that the duo is often joined by a special guest on upright bass, drums, keyboards, etc. Come enjoy yourself in the beautiful LaCo courtyard as Instrumental Golden Boots creates a fun atmosphere with songs from today, tomorrow, and yesteryear.

The Jazzmantics specialize in creating modern jazz arrangements of timeless classics from various genres, incorporating a romantic touch.

Tucsonan since 2009, singer, songwriter, performer and recording engineer, Oscar Fuentes was born in Guadalajara (Mexico) in 1968. He started his music career more than 30 years ago, as a drummer and singer. He later became the lead singer for hard rock bands. By the mid 80s, Oscar began to evolve as a solo artist, playing at alternative venues, cultural centers, as well as universities, bars, etc., performing his own material and songs by his favorite songwriters.

Oscar has traveled extensively with his guitar all over Mexican territory, placing himself firmly in the country’s music scene, specially in Guadalajara.

His music mixes several genres, from rock & roll to salsa, including pop, musica ranchera, and of course, some blues.

Laura Jean steeps her songs in the lore of the American West, refracting its triumphs and tragedies through an intimate lens. Laura Kepner-Adney, the lead singer and guitarist in the Tucson-based Laura Jean Band (formerly Laura and the Killed Men), shades her voice with echoes of honkey tonk and Appalachia. Her expansive lyricism highlights her connection to Arizona’s unforgiving environment, and her songwriting weaves together the disparate elements of what has defined country music throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

Mik is a multi-instrumentalist that creates a full band sound using live loops and high-energy performances.

Originally from NYC, Eugene Boronow plays a mellow combination of Bossa Nova, melodic originals, and other favorites in his unique style.

Kyklo plays and sings traditional music of the Balkans and the Aegean on authentic instruments, including gaida, bouzouki, kaval, and ney. Begun in Tucson in 2014 by Anton Shekerjiev and Paul Amiel, Kyklo explores and performs the complex and beautiful rhythms, textures, melodies and lyrics of that ancient part of the world.

Instrumental Golden Boots is a guitar duo that plays originals and covers that work perfectly with dinner, cocktails, and conversation. Their sound is that kind of art-lounge-wallpaper music that you may read of in magazines. Each performance is slightly different from the last, which is added to by the fact that the duo is often joined by a special guest on upright bass, drums, keyboards, etc. Come enjoy yourself in the beautiful LaCo courtyard as Instrumental Golden Boots creates a fun atmosphere with songs from today, tomorrow, and yesteryear.

Tucsonan since 2009, singer, songwriter, performer and recording engineer, Oscar Fuentes was born in Guadalajara (Mexico) in 1968. He started his music career more than 30 years ago, as a drummer and singer. He later became the lead singer for hard rock bands. By the mid 80s, Oscar began to evolve as a solo artist, playing at alternative venues, cultural centers, as well as universities, bars, etc., performing his own material and songs by his favorite songwriters.

Oscar has traveled extensively with his guitar all over Mexican territory, placing himself firmly in the country’s music scene, specially in Guadalajara.

His music mixes several genres, from rock & roll to salsa, including pop, musica ranchera, and of course, some blues.

Koda Krause has been a guitarist, singer, and songwriter for almost 20 years. Growing up in Arizona, Koda had the chance to study with Tucson country/western hero Bill Ganz. Later he attended Northern Arizona University and studied with one of Arizonas top classical guitarists, Tom Sheeley. Koda has formed multiple bands and he has performed all over Arizona and now Virginia, where he currently resides. His musical career explores a wide variety of genres including folk, blues, and jazz. Enjoy a relaxing weekend by listening to the finger-picked sounds of Koda Krause.

Heather 'Lil' Mama' Hardy and Alvin Blaine have been working together for almost 10 years . Alvin is a member of The Lil' Mama band and very often Alvin and Heather are seen together as members of different bands and events around Tucson .

The Heather and Alvin Duet was started about four years ago and features an intimate approach to many styles roots of music and original compositions . From blues to country, jazz , funk , bluegrass , folk  or rock ….. anything is possible, but always with the emphasis on great tunes . Heather Hardy( Lil' Mama )plays  acoustic and electric violins in the duo  . She also might   pull out the wah wah pedal or even play piano.

And Alvin Blaine is known for his master ability on a multitude of instruments ,,,, including every style of guitar... banjo , dobro , mandolin......and on an on Two musicians enjoying good music and making good sounds together .

Mik is a multi-instrumentalist that creates a full band sound using live loops and high-energy performances.