Tucson Jazz Festival: Jon Batiste Headlines 2022 Event

TUCSON, AZ — The full lineup for January's 2022 Tucson Jazz Festival is out, including Academy Award winner, Jon Batiste, and Grammy Award winning jazz singer, Dianne Reeves.

The festival kicks off on Jan. 14, when Dave Stryker and 8 Track play at the Fox Tucson Theatre.

The two-week event includes performances by Cyrille Amilee, Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra's Nojo 7 (Jan. 15); Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin (Jan. 16); the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Jan. 20); Batiste (Jan. 21) and Reeves (Jan. 23), among others.

Also included in the 2022 iteration of the event is the Jazz Jam at Hotel Congress on Jan. 15; the Downtown Tucson Jazz Fiesta on Jan. 17; and an afternoon of jazz at the Rialto Theatre on Jan. 22.

The festival, which is in its eighth year of operation, after a COVID-19 related hiatus in 2020 and 2021.

The full lineup for the 2022 event includes:

• Friday, January 14 – Dave Stryker – 8 Track, Eric Alexander -Sax & Strings at the Fox Tucson Theatre
• Saturday, January 15 – Cyrille Amilėe, Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra’s Nojo 7. Opening act Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band at the Fox Tucson Theatre
• Saturday, January 15 - Jazz Jam at Hotel Congress
• Sunday, January 16 –Pre-show event “Arpeggio” - Experience music, food and drinks on the three levels of The Citizen Hotel
• Sunday, January 16 – Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin – at the Fox Tucson Theatre
• Monday, January 17 – Downtown Tucson Jazz Fiesta – Featuring Kendrick Scott, TJF Artist in Residence with UA Fred Fox Jazz Ensemble and the Tucson Jazz Institute
• Thursday, January 20 – Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Special Guest Sergio Mendoza & Friends at the Rialto Theatre
• Friday, January 21 – Jon Batiste -Presented with Arizona Arts Live at Centennial Hall
• Saturday, January 22 – An Afternoon of Jazz on the Hotel Congress Plaza
• Saturday, January 22 – Herb Alpert and Lani Hall co-production with and appearing at the Rialto Theatre
• Sunday, January 23 - Dianne Reeves at the Leo Rich Theatre