Arts

Event Specialty Partners & Whitney Jones Music Album Release Concert May 9 6pm-11pm Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N Arizona Ave. Chandler, AZ Event Cost/Ticket Price: Early bird & General Admission tickets begin @$59 with prime, premiere & ultra tickets $118-$250...

SOUNDS Academy Benefit Concert May 16 at 7:30 PM The Orpheum Theatre 203 W. Adams St. Phoenix, Arizona Event Cost/Ticket Price: $25 for children, $40 for adults The Benefit Concert is an annual fundraising event that looks at the past, present, and future of SOUNDS Academy. To...

Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) presents Experience Cuba May 17 9 AM to 5 PM Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E Mayo Blvd., Phoenix Event Cost/Ticket Price: Free with museum admission Be immersed in the vibrant musical heritage of Cuba! Learn about the history and cultural...

LOUIS – A Silent Film – Live on Tour will see preeminent jazz musician Wynton Marsalis on stage with renowned classical pianist Cecile Licad for a unique live musical performance to accompany the film on May 22 at Chandler Center for the Arts! Buy your tickets here...

Take Me to The Water Festival & Mural Celebration UPDATED May 31 2-6 pm Rosetta Room 104 E 1st Ave Mesa, AZ 85210 at the corner of 1st AVE and Sirrine (Southeast Corner) Take Me To The Water Exhibition & Mural Celebration. This is an Art Exhibition celebrating the...

Juneteenth is the oldest celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It specifically celebrates the state of Texas announcing the abolishment of slavery in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863. But Juneteenth offers a time to come...

Experience the stunning “Numbers and Trees” exhibition by Charles Gaines, now at Phoenix Art Museum! This captivating exhibition debuts the complete series of the most recent body of work by renowned conceptual artist Charles Gaines. The monumental gridworks, each...

The Downtown Tempe Juneteenth Block Party returns on June 14, 2025 from 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM at CenterPoint Plaza in Downtown Tempe. This event will stand as a celebration of Black Joy and create a space where peoples of all races can come together to share in and witness...

Poetic Soul returns from its hiatus on Wednesday, April 2 at The Archwood at EastLake, 1401 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Poetic Soul welcomes ALL Poets; Singers; Emcees; Comedians, etc. Doors open at 6pm – the performance list will be made available for Sign-Ups at 7pm, until...

Uplifting musicals and powerful drama highlight the new 2024-2025 season (PHOENIX, Ariz) – Black Theatre Troupe announces its spectacular 2024-25 lineup, marking its 55th season! Black Theatre Troupe marks its return to Tempe Center for the Arts with the extraordinary musical,...

Chandler Center for the Arts recently conducted an insightful Q&A session with the extraordinary Caroline Borole, the talent behind PROUD Tina: The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner. This exclusive interview delves into Caroline’s passion for Tina Turner and sheds light on what...

Just in time for the “Holiday Season” & New Year, the opportunity to encourage/build an early appreciation for reading, the author of the well-received “The Sensational Letter S” (2016), now comes this salute and celebration of youth – “Discovering the SAUNK in (U) You!” An...

Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Chandler Center for the Arts When artist Ashli St. Armant created North: The Musical it was in response to her sons lacking knowledge about the Underground Railroad. Surprisingly, the topic was included in discussions at school during Black History Month....

By Eden Ashley Umble for PhxSoul.com Marvin Scott has the beatific air and warm smile of someone who loves what he does. As the Program & Community Engagement Director for Rosie’s House, he changes the lives of Phoenix kids through music. An undeniable bright spot in the...

In an effort to raise awareness about the many contributions that Black inventors, scientists, activists, athletes, artists and musicians have made throughout the world, Gizette Knight, founded the Black History Mural project in Phoenix in February 2021. This year in 2022, Knight...

“Jazz is a spirit, and it’s something that you feel inside.” Submitted by Laura Schairer, Audience Magnets Dianne Reeves, “the most admired jazz diva since the heyday of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday,” makes her first-ever appearance at Tempe Center for the...

Four Friends Use Their Music to Create Connection Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Chandler Center for the Arts When you hear the story of Sons of Serendip and how they came to be, you understand that their name is a fitting tribute to the serendipitous way the group was formed. Talking...

“Rehearsals are like putting on a bunch of coats,” said Black Theatre Troupe actor Kwane Vedrene in a recent phone conversation. “You are putting coats on because you are too cold, layering them on, then you get too hot, so you take some off. Hopefully by the time of the first...

The former pastor’s kid has found success on Broadway, the R&B charts, and beyond Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Mykal Kilgore has always had music in his life. As a pastor’s kid, singing was a part of who he was, and then, later, there was...

Soulful sax man Jermaine Lockhart recently sat down with PhxSoul.com multimedia journalist Jonathan Tease to discuss his highly successful, international jazz music career! Lockhart performed LIVE with singer/songwriter Kim Weston at The Nash in Phoenix on July 23. The night...