Step into the heart of the Houston jazz scene as La Mesha, a collaborative group co-led guitarist and vocalist John Calderon and pianist Dr. Jose-Miguel Yamal, celebrates the release of their debut album with an unforgettable live performance at the MATCH. The MATCH provides the perfect backdrop for a night of soulful melodies, intricate latin-jazz rhythms, and vibrant improvisation. Read more

In their inaugural collaboration, Loop38 and Aperio present Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians, celebrating the 50th anniversary of its groundbreaking 1976 premiere. Hailed as a defining work of American minimalism, Music for 18 Musicians helped bring minimalist music into the cultural spotlight. Its 1978 recording was a commercial and cultural breakthrough, propelling minimalism beyond the New York scene and to listeners around the world. 

Fifty years later, the work remains vital and visionary. This performance offers a rare opportunity to experience Music for 18 Musicians live in Houston. Join us in honoring a masterpiece that continues to shape the sound of contemporary music today.Read more

Musiqa and Kinetic Ensemble partner to present the world premiere of Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Zand’s The Strangers’ Case. The GRAMMY® award-winning, Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman joins the ensemble for this song cycle for tenor and string orchestra that gathers poems and other turn-of-the-century accounts by immigrants to the United States and, in so doing, reminds us of our shared history, fraught as it is with contradiction, filled with both selfless generosity and selfish indifference.Read more