Liz Cracchiolo

A Tucson native, Liz holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona. She is a versatile performer who has showcased her talent in jazz as well as musical theatre, cabaret, rock and pop genres in Tucson and across the country. Since 2022, she has been self-producing and performing in One Woman Cabaret shows in New York CIty and Arizona. She is currently working on her first album that will be recorded in New York City in June 2025. 

Liz is a prominent figure in the Arizona jazz scene, and has been nominated as Best Jazz Artist by the Tucson Weekly in 2023 and 2024. She has also been nominated for Multiple Mac Awards and has Won the Mac Award for her exceptional work in Musical Theatre

Joe Weinberg

Born: July 8, 1979

Residing just outside the Southern Arizona city of Tucson, Joe Weinberg regularly performs as a solo guitarist. Prior to relocating, he was one of the most in demand jazz guitarists and music educators in Boston. He has taught music at such institutions as Berklee College of Music and Clark University. In addition, he has also been featured as a regular musical guest on CBS, NPR, and CNN Radio.

Ray Sandoval

RAY SANDOVAL is an award winning composer, performer, producer and educator, trained in both the Classical and Jazz genres.

Born of Japanese and Mexican-American parents, Ray’s musical career began at home in Tucson, Arizona. At the age of eight, he was playing drums in a family band with his older brother, Richard.

A family hobby turned into serious study when both became the first students selected for APEX (Academic Preparation for Excellence) at the University of Arizona.

Under the guidance of Thomas Patterson, Professor of Music, Ray began to perform solo works of classical guitar earning a number of awards and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music.

River Road Ramblers

The River Road Ramblers was formed in 2007 to provide a Dixieland Band alternative for the Tucson area. Today, the band has six musicians - cornet, clarinet, trombone, tuba, banjo and drums. We perform traditional New Orleans style Dixieland Jazz, as well as the West Coast Jazz style of the Lu Watters and his Yerba Buena Jazz Band. We are fortunate to have a large library of music which includes the books of Lu Watters.

JPJQ

Born: April 23, 1971

Electronic Press Kit JPJQ always surprises, excites, pleases and engages audiences with their blend of tradition, ingenuity, and joyful noise. Anchored by vocalist Julia Pinckney Jones and bassist/arranger Adam R Jones (Portland, OR), JPJQ "Team Vancouver" features Andrew R Smith and Max Ley, and JPJQ "Team Portland" adds Timothy Van Cleave and Alexander Margititch. This international quartet specializes in cross-genre, post-modern interpretations of popular songs and anthemic hits of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, pairing new arrangements in vintage styles with polished and tested classic jazz. JPJQ's debut album, I Want Love, was released in 2016.

Harvey G Brooks

Born: July 4, 1944

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Bret Primack on Jazz Video and the Ira Gitler Documentary

by S.G Provizer
June 11, 2019

Since the 1990's, Bret Primack has probably been the most prolific video chronicler of jazz in the world. He has just released a documentary about jazz writer-record producer Ira Gitler called Ira Gitler Lives. Since Gitler was a big fan of Charlie Parker, I presume this is a play on a famous bit of graffiti—"Bird Lives." ...

Michael Gellar

Poncho Sanchez To Headline Free Tucson Downtown Jazz Fiesta On MLK Day 2019!

August 23, 2018

Plus this dynamic lineup including: Trombone Shorty, Kathleen Grace with Larry Goldings, UA Studio Jazz Ensemble with Terell Stafford, and Sheila Jordan with Cameron Brown on sale August 24! The line-up for the 5th annual Tucson Jazz Festival, scheduled for January 11-21, 2019, continues to take shape with the announcement of Poncho Sanchez headlining the free ...

Michael Moynihan Quartet: Chronicles

by Mark Sullivan
September 29, 2016

Tucson, Arizona is not the first place most people associate with jazz. But it's where saxophonist Michael Moynihan grew up, and the setting for his debut album Chronicles. He says “I try to incorporate the settings as an integral part of the music on Chronicles, and have selected all musicians who are based in Tucson or ...