The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The acclaimed Universidad de Guadalajara (UdG) folk dance troupe kicked off its summer season Sunday, July 5 with a fresh program of choreography and music at the Teatro Degollado.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
The city’s Tonica Jazz Festival kicked off Thursday. Here’s what’s coming up:
Saturday, July 5, 6-10 p.m.
Fiesta del Jazz – Day 1 featuring Bad Boy Blues, Preservation Band, Big Band Jazz de Mexico, Brian Lynch/Emmet Cohen Duo, Gary Burton Quartet. Explanade of the Instituto Cultural Cabañas. Free
Sunday, July 6, 6-10 p.m.
Fiesta del Jazz – Day 2 featuring Rap Sin Formato, Diego Maroto Asian Trio, David Murray Infinity Quartet, Screaming Headless Torsos. Explanade of the Instituto Cultural Cabañas. Free
Wednesday, July 9, 8:30 p.m.
Featuring the music of Charles Mingus, directed by Boris Koslov, with Alex Sipiagin and the Klaus Mayer Big Band. Teatro Degollado
Thursday, July 10, 8:30 p.m.
Tónica All Stars. Teatro Degollado
Saturday, July 12, 5 p.m.
Guadalajara Orquesta Juvenil de Jazz and the Orquesta Juvenil de Jazz de Jalisco. Tren Ligero, San Juan de Dios Station. Free
Saturday, July 12, 8:30 p.m.
Miguel Zenón Quartet. Teatro Degollado
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Famed flutist Horacio Franco guest directs and performs in a “Barroque Philharmonic” program.
The Tonica Jazz Festival is gearing up for its ninth edition from July 3 to 13, with concerts and performances scheduled at various venues around the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
Joven Ballet
The state-run professional troupe, the Joven Ballet de Jalisco, presents selections from ballet classics “Swan Lake,” Romeo and Juliet” and “Le Corsaire.”
Duet
Slovakian violinist Robert Márkus and Mexican pianist Rosa Maria Valdez interpret works by Brahms, Carrasco, Ponce, De Falla and others.
