Houston SUMMERJAZZ
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Event details
- Thursday | August 17 | 8:00 PM
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
- 501 Texas Ave. Houston TX 77002
- 713-524-5050 | boxoffice@dacamera.com
- Pay What You Can Tickets! Two suggested prices – $35 and $50 – with options to pay more or less. The minimum is $10.
- Come early for the FREE kickoff event with vibraphonist Jalen Baker in the Wortham Center lobby
“intoxicating blend of Afro-Latin rhythms, bright melodies and multihued harmonies” – DownBeat
Spanish Harlem Orchestra, the three-time Grammy Award winning Salsa and Latin Jazz band, sets the gold standard for excellence in authentic, New York style, hard core salsa. Their energy on stage and their rich sound and musical precision leave audiences mesmerized until the last note is played. With an unwavering respect for the music’s storied history, the ensemble’s thirteen world-class musicians and vocalists come together to create an unparalleled musical experience. Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album, their 2022 recording Imágenes Latinas is dedicated to the memory of the iconic New York salsa and Latin Jazz group Conjunto Libre. Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s 2018 release Anniversary won the 2019 Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album.
“intoxicating blend of Afro-Latin rhythms, bright melodies and multihued harmonies” – DownBeat
“one of the most important contemporary Latin music ensembles in existence today…a potent musical force, generating near-atomic energy when it performs” — Latin Jazz Network
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Free Houston SUMMERJAZZ Kickoff with Jalen Baker
- Thursday, August 17 | 6:30 pm
- Grand Foyer, Wortham Theater Center
- 501 Texas Avenue • Houston, Texas 77002
Celebrate the kickoff of Houston SUMMERJAZZ 2023 with a free performance by vibraphonist Jalen Baker and his quartet, performing music from his new album Be Still and from the recently released Houston Real Book.
Gretchen Parlato
- Friday | August 18 | 8:00 PM
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
Award-winning vocalist and songwriter Gretchen Parlato is one of the most inventing and mesmerizing vocalists of her generation, with two Grammy Award nominations for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Mwenso and the Shakes
- Saturday | August 19 | 8:00 PM
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
Led by charismatic vocalist and frontman Michael Mwenso, “not many bands in the orbit of jazz today can begin to approach the crowd-pleasing threshold of Mwenso and the Shakes.” – WBGO