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New Orleans Hustlers Brass Band (June 11), Step Rideau and the Zydeco Outlaws (July 16), Ed Poullard (Aug 13)

Abstract Wednesday, July 19, 2023 6:30 PM Summer Sounds: Atlas Maior Pay What You Can Ticket $10-25 Registration provides a chair on the Plaza first come, first served In case of inclement weather, registration provides a seat inside the Rothko Chapel"Some musicians find an extant niche and set up camp within its borders. Others, however, set out for the hinterlands and build a castle. The turrets of Austin's Josh Peters and Joshua Thomson, aka Atlas Maior, still stand on their latest...

Abstract Concert, Arazeel Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $10Arazeel aims to build bridges across cultures. The group formed in 2014 when musicians from the Brazilian band Seu Jacinto and musicians from Austin’s Arab music community music got together. Arazeel’s repertoire includes: forró, a musical genre that originated in Northeastern Brazil and has African roots, Palestinian folksongs, Lebanese folksongs, and popular songs by Iraqi and Egyptian composers. The group utilizes...

Abstract Baba Ifalade and D.R.U.M. on the Chapel Plaza Suggested donation $10D.R.U.M. is an award-winning African percussion ensemble led by Baba Ifalade (Alafia Gaidi), lead vocalist and performer, and practitioner of African traditional religion and culture. D.R.U.M. stands for Divine Rhythm, United Motion. The group has won the Houston Press’s “Best World Beat Band” on numerous occasions. Their hour-long, family-friendly performance of African and African-diaspora music will include...

Abstract Boomtown Brass Band performs the high-energy hot jazz of 1920s New Orleans, featuring the incredible interplay of guitar, banjo, tuba, saxophone, clarinet, cornet, and trombone. Boomtown is Houston’s only dedicated trad jazz ensemble, citing among its influences the Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven, King Oliver, New Orleans Rhythm Kings, Original Dixieland Jass Band, Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, and Jabbo Smith, to name a few. Formed by bassist and tubaist Thomas Helton in the...

Abstract Brazilian Arts Foundation: Capoeira Performance on the Chapel Plaza Suggested donation $10Houston's Brazilian Arts Foundation will present an interactive, family-friendly performance of capoeira accompanied by live drumming. Capoeira is the national treasure of Brazil; a unique Afro-Brazilian martial art, capoeira is played in a ‘roda,’ or circle, between two players. The game challenges physical agility and coordination, as well as strategy and interaction. A reception for the...

Abstract Join us on the Plaza for a blend of jazz and bluegrass music from Jacqui Sutton and the Frontier Jazz Orchestra, as they present songs from their first two albums, Billie and Dolly and Notes From the Frontier. Reviewer C. Michael Bailey sums up the group's sound as, "where jazz meets the American frontier." Lead vocalist and bandleader Jacqui Sutton will appear with the quartet version of the Frontier Jazz Orchestra, which includes Paul Chester (banjo/guitar), Anthony Sapp (bass), Henry...

Abstract Concert, Mariachi Imperial de America Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $10Join us on the Plaza for music by renowned Houston mariachi group, Mariachi Imperial de America. Mariachi Imperial de America delights audiences with engaging, energetic, and diverse music. Led by Jose Longoria and including his sons, Mariachi Imperial de America's members represent various regions of Mexico including Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi. The band's...

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Series, dates were June 23, July 14, August 11, 2016

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains materials related to public programs during the time period, except for Awards and Colloquia which have separate series.