Tucson Weekly: Listings: Music (November 6

MUSIC
Performances This Week
Listings AMERICAN ORGANISTS. Christ Church United Methodist. 655 N. Craycroft Road. The American Guild of Organists present their seventh annual Showcase Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 9. Featured organists are Jean Mentzer, Janet Pflugradt Tolman and Sean Vogt. Admission is $5 at the door.
BUMBLE. Zenith Center of Transformative Arts. 330 S. Seventh St. Tribal improvisationalist Bumble performs at 8 p.m. Friday, November 7. Tickets are $4 at the door. Call 623-0913 for information.
CASAS ADOBES CONCERTS. Casas Adobes Congregational Church. 6801 N. Oracle Road. 297-1181. The Casas Adobes Concert Series begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 9, with the Tucson Symphony Wind Quintet. A $5 donation is requested.
DESERT VOICES. St. Philip's Gallery. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. Desert Voices presents Una Voz (One Voice) with pianist and composer Jonathan Brown in concert at 8 p.m. Friday, November 7. Tickets range from $8 to $10, available at Antigone Books, Tucson Trunk and the Desert Voices Office. Call 791-9662 for tickets and information.
FOOTHILLS ARTIST SERIES. Catalina Foothills High School. 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. The Foothills Artist Series presents Nancy Davis Booth at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 9. Tickets are $4 at the door. Call 577-5090, ext. 1850, for information.
FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music present the Yiug Quartet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 12. Tickets are $14, $4 for students. Call 298-5806 for information.
JAZZ WITH FERGUSON. Amphitheater High School. 125 W. Yavapai Road. Jazz great Maynard Ferguson performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 11. Tickets are $17, $15 for TJS and students. Call 299-9446 for tickets and information.
MCLAUGHLIN ROCK. UA Centennial Hall, east of the Main Gate on University Boulevard. Jazz guitar virtuoso John McLaughlin teams up with Dennis Chambers, Matthew Garrison, Jim Beard and Gary Thomas for an all-star concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 8. There is a free pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. in room 101 of the Douglas Building. Tickets range from $18 to $29, with half-price tickets for students and children. Call 621-3341 for tickets and information.
GREEN GIG. Harp & Shamrock. 7002 E. Golf Links Road. Irish eyes will be smiling at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 8, for the Green Gig, an evening of Celtic music and sing-alongs. Performing are Celtic harpist David Shaul and Irish guitarist and vocalist Mark Luther. Proceeds from the event will benefit the St. Patrick's Day Parade in March. Call 797-9431 for information.
SUZUKI ASSOCIATION. Tucson Symphony Center. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. The Tucson Valley Suzuki Association presents its annual Strings Attached concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 9. Tickets are $6, available at the door. Call Lisa Rielly at 733-7272, or Kristi Hook at 318-1981 for information.
UA OPERA. UA Crowder Hall, on the southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. The UA Opera performs L'Incoronazione di Poppea, at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, November 6 through 9, and at 3 p.m. Monday, November 10. Tickets are $12, $10 UA employees and $6 for seniors/students. Call the Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for tickets and information.
VALLEY OF MUSIC. Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road, north of Prince Road, east of Tucson Boulevard. The Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association presents a day of music and enchantment from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, November 9, with performances by The Titan Valley Warheads, The Desert Sons, Emilie & Stefan George, John J. Coinman and Ice-9. Check out the beautiful scenery of the Valley of the Moon, munch on some homemade food and enjoy the music! Tickets are $6, $5 TKMA, and kids 6 to 12 can tag along for a buck! Call 749-9770 for information.
WESTERN MUSIC FESTIVAL. Enjoy seminars, workshops, lots of free concerts and much more at the ninth annual Western Music Festival November 12 through 16. There will be special children's concerts, a Sunset Serenade Dinner at Old Tucson Studios, yodeling contests and much, much more. Call 825-6621 or check out the WMA web site at www.arde.com/wma/ for an in-depth schedule.
Announcements
CALL TO PERFORMERS. The Airport Lounge seeks musicians, performance artists and poets for their Open Mic series from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesdays. Call 882-0400 for information.
BLUEGRASS JAM. The Folk Shop Musical Treasures. 2525 N. Campbell Ave. Bring your guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, etc., and join in on the bluegrass fun from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, November 13. This free music jam is open to all. Call 881-7147 for information.