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Annual Chinese Culture Festival Under Way in Tucson

Residents can take in music, culture, language and other topics.

Live Music on Streetcar? Yes, in Tucson This Summer

Concert series kicks off, will continue Saturday evenings through August.

Tucson Band Takes 2nd at High School Jazz Festival

Tucson Jazz Institute won competition in 2013 and 2014; returned this year with younger group.

Puerto Rican Musician Blends Caribbean Rhythms, Southwest

William Portela says his motivation is to touch audience at a "personal level."

High School Tucson Jazz Musicians Win Top at Natl Competition

This was the fourth year Jazz at Lincoln Center invited TJI Ellington Big Band to New York City; band also won last year.

USC Music Director Sings, Pays it Forward for Music Ed

Tucson native Kathleen Grace recently returned to the Old Pueblo for a one-night performance at Plush.

All Souls Attracts Participants Beyond Local Community

One-time intimate expression of loss becomes collective cultural tradition in Tucson; All Souls weekend kicks off Nov. 2.

Acclaimed Fusion Percussion Band Red Baraat Coming to Tucson

A Q&A with Sunny Jain, who DownBeat magazine describes as a rising star of the percussion world.

Flamenco Culture Takes Center Stage in Tucson Fest

Fifth annual festival kicks off Thursday with guest artists from around the world, Spanish wine, food.

Festival Showcases Historic Neighborhood

The Armory Park neighborhood event used porches and music to highlight the area.

Tucson Jazz Band Wins Top Honors

Local institute's high school musicians win 'Essentially Ellington'

Traveling Busker Shares His Music, Philosophy

Mikee Pruitt, aka 20,000 Strongmen, plays Appalachian blues on streets of America.

Web Feature: The Balladeer

A former folk music star devotes himself to saving Arizona’s songs

Song, Dance Man Vereen Seeks Up and Comers

Visiting Tucson for concert, he stops at Tucson High, offers his help

Singer/Songwriter Melds Cultural Traditions

A Russian-born musician rises in pop music circles

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