New Mexico Jazz Festival Event. A journey through the first 50 years of jazz song, including the music of icons like Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland. Featuring three guest vocalists and an alI-star jazz ensemble.

Featuring an entirely new quartet of guitarists, each performing in their own styles and traditions. Performers this year include Australian classical guitarist Stephanie Jones, Spanish flamenco star Jesús Guerrero, Canadian jazz guitarist Jocelyn Gould, and progressive steel-string guitarist Olli Soikkeli from Finland.

Celebrating its 40 Anniversary, Japanese taiko-drumming troupe Kodo returns to the Lensic for a dramatic performance filled with pulsing rhythms, athletic virtuosity, and stirring passion.

Doktor Kaboom is having trouble picking his favorite science demonstrations, so he’s bringing them all! Unfortunately, there’s no way to do them all. Enter The Wheel of Science! Give the wheel a spin and wherever the wheel stops, that’s what’s next!