Heatwave →

Conducted by Julie Desbordes · ~39 min · Subscription

Your favorite brass band turns up the temperature with Heatwave, an electrifying concert on February 28, 2027, at 3pm at the Mesa Arts Center (Ikeda Theatre), featuring acclaimed flamenco dancer Yumi La Rosa. Blending the fiery rhythms of Spain and Latin America with the swagger of jazz, this genre-crossing evening brings brass, movement, and groove together in spectacular fashion. The concert opens with Salt River Brass alone in the sultry drama of Lecuona’s Malagueña, before Yumi La Rosa joins the ensemble for rhythm-driven favorites including Amparito Roca, Spanish Romanza, and the lush, expressive Spanish Trumpets featuring the SRB cornet section. Latin classics like El Cumbanchero and Spanish Eyes add sparkle, while a virtuosic solo on La Virgen de la Macarena brings the first half to a thrilling close. After intermission, the stage expands with the addition of the Salt River Youth Brass Band (SRYBB) for a sizzling jazz-infused second half. Highlights include Quincy Jones’s Soul Bossa Nova, Ellington favorites Caravan and Concerto for Cootie, the iconic Birdland, and a fiery finale of Sing, Sing, Sing. From flamenco’s passion to big band swing, Heatwave is an afternoon of bold rhythms, hot solos, and unstoppable energy that you do not want to miss.