12th Annual Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival

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It's that time of the year again... Brownsville Texas is celebrating its 12th Annual Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival with more Grammy Award Winners and Nominees than ever, the World Salsa Dance Champions, free music clinics, free dance lessons, art shows, after-show jams and the premier Salsa dance event of the Rio Grande Valley! Bring the family, stay the weekend, we have great ticket and hotel discount packages! Call 956-831-9590 for more info. Click here to read or download the Festival's Official Press Release. It starts with...

Thursday October 9
FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT
with the best Straight-Ahead Jazz in the RGV
from 8:00 to 11:00 PM at
Shenanigans Irish Pub & Grill
in North Brownsville, with

THE FRONTERA JAZZ QUARTET

THE BROWNTOWN JAZZ MASTERS
with Clay Moore, Tom Nevill, Joe Chapa, Terry Tomlin
and other invited artists, in a Festival Exclusive
Tribute to Cal Tjader!

plus a SUPER HOT version of the always great
TOMÁS RAMIREZ ENSEMBLE

Stick around until 2:00 AM for the after-show,
all-star jam session with surprise guests TBA, indoors at

2451 Pablo Kisel Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78526
right in front of Best Buy, click here for a map!

Friday October 10
THE PREMIER SALSA DANCE
EVENT OF THE YEAR
featuring, by popular demand, direct from New Orleans,
the incredible music of Bolivian Javier Gutierrez and his...

VIVÁZ LATIN BAND

We are also pleased to present our opening act:
The UTPA Salsa Band!

Plus spectacular dance showcases by SABOR VALLERO
and our selection of the top Salsa Dance Masters
we could find in all Texas and northern Mexico,
headlined by none other than the three-time, undefeated
ESPN World Salsa Champions
Abel Peña & Zulmara Torres!

THE LATIN JAZZ FESTIVAL IS OFFERING
FREE DANCE LESSONS BY THESE CHAMPIONS!
You MUST call 956-831-9590 to reserve a spot.

Doors open 7:00 PM at the Jacob Brown Auditorium
$25 General Admission / Reserved Tables for Six are $250
Click here to buy your tickets online now for $25 or get
a Weekend Pass (Friday and Saturday) for only $40!

Click here for a map to the Jacob Brown Auditorium!

Saturday October 11
OUR TROPICAL GALA
Enjoy the world-class music of the Festival's headline band
in an ambience reminiscent of a classic Latin Dance Club, featuring

THE LATIN JAZZ ALL-STARS
Direct from New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles and San Francisco,
an astounding ensemble of Latin Jazz Legends with too many
Grammy Awards and Nominations to count! They include:
Ray Vega, Pete Escovedo,
Jimmy Bosch, Chembo Corniel,
Manuel Martinez, Ruben Rodriguez,
Felix Figueroa, Phoenix Rivera
and more!

Opening set by
VIVÁZ Latin Band
and showcase performance by the
ESPN World Salsa Champions!

Doors open 7:00 PM at the Jacob Brown Auditorium
$30 General Admission / Reserved Tables for Six are $300
Click here to buy your tickets online now for $30 or get
a Weekend Pass (Friday and Saturday) for only $40!

Click here for a map to the Jacob Brown Auditorium!

Don't miss the after-show with the
BROWNTOWN JAZZ MASTERS at

3154 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX

(956) 546-6224

Sunday October 12
FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT!

A day of excellent music, dance, art, good food and wholesome
fun for the entire family from 2 PM to 10 PM, in front of
the Capitol Theatre, on the corner of 11th & Levee Streets
in Historic Downtown Brownsville, featuring:
The Premier Flutist in Latin Jazz
DAVE VALENTÍN QUINTET