MUSIC Performances This Week CUBAN STORM. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. The Sovereign Arts Society hosts A Night at the Tropicana, a spicy evening of live Salsa music by Aché Pa Ti, at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Director Gary Rubenstein has recently returned from Cuba with new sounds sure to get the passion going and your feet moving. Advance tickets are $8 and are available at Hear's Music and the Southwest Center for Music. Tickets are $10 at the door. Call SWCM at 884-1220 for reservations and information. PEARSON SINGS. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. Singer/songwriter Cindy Pearson brings an eclectic mix of folk, county and R & B to the Center at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. Tickets are $6, $5 for KXCI, TFTM and TKMA members and are available at Hear's Music, Antigone Books and SWCM. Call 884-1220 for information. CROWDER HALL. UA College of Fine Arts, located on the south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-2998. The Tuesday/Thursday Jazz Ensemble and guest trombonist Ed Ulman perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4. Admissions is free. Call 621-2998 for information. FINE STREAM GAMELAN. Crowder Hall. UA College of Fine Arts. 621-2998. Fine Stream Gamelan performs a spring recital at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Admission is $5, $4 for students. The group presents a free workshop earlier in the day at 3 p.m. at Crowder Hall. Attendees learn and experiment with the unique instruments. Call 743-9879 for information. PETE SEEGER. Tucson High School Auditorium. 400 N. Second Ave. Legendary folksinger Pete Seeger joins Rande Harris and Ticco da Costa in a rare Tucson performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. Advance tickets are $18 and are available at Antigone Books, Bentley's, Folk Shop, or charge tickets by calling 327-4809 or 881-3947 ($1.50 per ticket fee). Tickets are $20 at the door. Call 623-1688 or 327-4809 for information. PLAZA SUITE. The Plaza Suite spring series opens with an All-Star Jazz Homecoming featuring music by Dmitri Matheny and Tony Malaby with the Jeff Haskell Trio at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at St. Philip's Plaza, 4380 N. Campbell Ave. Tickets are $7, $3 for Jazz Society members, and are available at the door only. Call the Jazz Society Hotline at 743-3399 for information. Rialto Theatre. 318 E. Congress St. 740-1986. The house rockin' parties continue this weekend with a performance by the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars Friday, April 5. Smokin' Joe Qubek and Mark Hummel play Saturday, April 6. Performances begin at 9 p.m. Tickets for either show are $5 at the door. Doors open one hour before show time. Call 740-1986 for information. SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR MUSIC. Acoustic Cafe. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. The Tony Malaby Trio presents an evening of modern acoustic jazz at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. Tickets are $10, $9 for Jazz Society members, and are available at Last Wax Records, CD Depot, Hear's Music, SWCM and at the door. Call 884-1220 for information. ST. JOHN'S PASSION. Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 2331 E. Adams St. The Tucson Masterworks Chorale performs The Passion According to St. John, by J.S. Bach, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5. Soloists include Grayson Hirst, Larry Day, Jay Regan, Harlan Hokin, Korby Myrick and Lydia Easley. Music performed by members of the Tucson Symphony and other musicians. Tickets are $8, $5 seniors/students, $2 children and may be purchased at the door. Call 884-3506 for reservations and information. TCC LEO RICH THEATRE. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. Arizona Friends of Chamber Music host a performance by the Takacs Quartet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. This string ensemble performs works by Beethoven and Schubert. Admission is $12, $2 for students at the door. Call 298-5806 for information. Continuing BROWN BAG CONCERTS. Folkgroup Copper Moon plays from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, and guitarist Norman Kibble-Shane plays from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. NOON-TIME CONCERTS. Enjoy live music from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at La Placita Village Gazebo, 110 S. Church Ave. Guitarist Norman Kibble-Shane performs April 4, Spanish/BosoNovo guitarist Greg Tresner entertains April 9, and Rich Stanley plays oldies on April 11. Call 623-2748 for information. Announcements CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. The Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association seeks volunteers for the 11th annual Tucson Folk Festival, scheduled for May 4 and 5, at El Presidio Park in downtown Tucson. This year's featured artist is Rosie Flores. Stage hands, sound engineers, runners, set-up personnel, info-booth staff and concessions personnel are needed. Call Mary at 887-6942 for information. JOY OF MUSIC. Tucson Symphony Maestro Robert Bernhardt presents the History of Music, the fifth in a series of Joy of Music lectures, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Southwest Center for Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Admission is free. Call 884-1220 for information. ROBESON'S BIRTHDAY. A gathering in celebration of actor and classical singer Paul Robeson's birthday happens at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, in front of the UA Music Department Building. The event includes music and refreshments. BYO brunch. Call 884-1834 or 623-8905 for information. INSTRUCTORS NEEDED. The Southwest School of Music and Dance is currently seeking music and dance instructors for their summer youth programs beginning in June and contiuing through August. Salary is $25 per hour. Send cover letter and resume with teaching experience, education and two references to: SWSMD, Attn: Sarah Evans, 2175 N. Sixth Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705. Application deadline is April 10. Call at 884-0811 for information. BLUEGRASS JAM. The Folk Shop. 2525 N. Campbell Ave. 881-7147. Join in the fun from 8 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at this monthly bluegrass music jam. Everyone is welcome, with practiced players invited to join in.

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