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Experience Brazil

Sat. & Sun., October 3 & 4, 2026
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Feel the rhythms of Brazil! Enjoy live bossa nova, música popular brasileira, and samba performances, an energetic capoeira workshop, engaging curator talks, and more.
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  • September 11  |  7:30 p.m.

    Eric Gales Acoustic Trio

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Blues

    $44.50–$49.50

    Eric Gales is a rule-breaking, genre-fusing blues firebrand hailed by Joe Bonamassa, Dave Navarro, and Mark Tremonti as one of the finest guitarists on the planet. Since signing his first record deal as a teenager, the Memphis native has continually reinvigorated the blues through fearless guitar playing, deeply personal songwriting, and bold stylistic twists. His ...

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  • September 12  |  7:30 p.m.

    The Fabulous Thunderbirds

    A Tribute to Chicago Blues

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Rock

    $54.50–$64.50

    For more than 50 years, the Fabulous Thunderbirds have delivered a powerful hybrid of blues, rock and roll, and R&B in hit songs such as “Tuff Enuff” and “Wrap It Up.” Singer and harmonica virtuoso Kim Wilson, the band’s cofounder and sole remaining original member, leads the group as it returns to its musical roots, celebrating Chicago blues. Wilson played alongside the architects of the Chicago blues sound during the genre’s golden era, learning from legends such ...

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  • September 14  |  7:00 p.m.

    Cowboy Junkies

    Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Country

    $69.50–$80.50

    In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful, and reflective. The Trinity Session stood out amid the flash and bombast that came to define the late 1980s. The classic album combined folk, blues, and rock in a way that had never been heard before, and it went on to sell more ...

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  • September 15  |  7:00 p.m.

    Cowboy Junkies

    Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Country

    $69.50–$80.50

    In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful, and reflective. The Trinity Session stood out amid the flash and bombast that came to define the late 1980s. The classic album combined folk, blues, and rock in a way that had never been heard before, and it went on to sell more ...

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  • September 16  |  7:00 p.m.

    Cowboy Junkies

    Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Country

    $69.50–$80.50

    In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful, and reflective. The Trinity Session stood out amid the flash and bombast that came to define the late 1980s. The classic album combined folk, blues, and rock in a way that had never been heard before, and it went on to sell more ...

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  • September 17  |  6:30 p.m.

    John Pizzarelli

    Dear Mr. Bennett

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Jazz

    $44.50–$54.50

    For world-renowned guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli, Tony Bennett was more than an influence. Pizzarelli’s late father, the revered guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, was a frequent sideman for the legendary singer, and Pizzarelli got his own opportunity to accompany Bennett on a radio broadcast. Dear Mr. Bennett, released in March via Green Hill Music, is on ...

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  • September 17  |  8:30 p.m.

    John Pizzarelli

    Dear Mr. Bennett

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Jazz

    $44.50–$54.50

    For world-renowned guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli, Tony Bennett was more than an influence. Pizzarelli’s late father, the revered guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, was a frequent sideman for the legendary singer, and Pizzarelli got his own opportunity to accompany Bennett on a radio broadcast. Dear Mr. Bennett, released in March via Green Hill Music, is on ...

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  • Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet
    September 18  |  6:30 p.m.

    Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Jazz

    $44.50–$69.50

    Cuban pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Chucho Valdés is one of the most influential figures in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Accolades from his 60-year career include seven Grammys, six Latin Grammys, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, ...

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  • Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet
    September 18  |  8:30 p.m.

    Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Jazz

    $44.50–$69.50

    Cuban pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Chucho Valdés is one of the most influential figures in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Accolades from his 60-year career include seven Grammys, six Latin Grammys, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, ...

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  • September 19  |  6:00 p.m.

    esperanza spalding

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Jazz

    $87.50–$97.50

    Grammy-winning bassist, singer, and bandleader esperanza spalding is an eaabibacliitoti* artist trained and initiated in the North American jazz lineage and tradition. Her work interweaves various combinations of instrumental music, improvisation, singing, composition, poetry, dance, therapeutic research, storytelling, teaching, restorative urban land and artist-sanctuary custodianship, and growing in love as a daughter, sister, cousin, niece, auntie, ...

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  • September 19  |  8:00 p.m.

    esperanza spalding

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Jazz

    $87.50–$97.50

    Grammy-winning bassist, singer, and bandleader esperanza spalding is an eaabibacliitoti* artist trained and initiated in the North American jazz lineage and tradition. Her work interweaves various combinations of instrumental music, improvisation, singing, composition, poetry, dance, therapeutic research, storytelling, teaching, restorative urban land and artist-sanctuary custodianship, and growing in love as a daughter, sister, cousin, niece, auntie, ...

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  • September 20  |  6:00 p.m.

    esperanza spalding

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Jazz

    $87.50–$97.50

    Grammy-winning bassist, singer, and bandleader esperanza spalding is an eaabibacliitoti* artist trained and initiated in the North American jazz lineage and tradition. Her work interweaves various combinations of instrumental music, improvisation, singing, composition, poetry, dance, therapeutic research, storytelling, teaching, restorative urban land and artist-sanctuary custodianship, and growing in love as a daughter, sister, cousin, niece, auntie, ...

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  • September 21  |  7:00 p.m.

    Téada

    Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Global

    $38.50–$49.50

    Acclaimed for its dynamic and deeply rooted approach to Irish traditional music, Téada is a frequent headliner at major music festivals around the world. Its highlights include a 30,000-capacity stadium concert in Brittany, France, and performances at the Rainforest World Music Festival and Penang World Music Festival in Malaysia, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival in ...

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orientation tour
Orientation Tour

Every Monday & Friday | 2 p.m.

Every Saturday & Sunday | 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

Drop in for a 30–45-minute guided journey through the Geographic Galleries and get an inspiring introduction to MIM’s global collection. Tours meet in front of Guest Service.

Subject to guide availability.

mechanical museum
Orchestrion Demonstration

Daily | Noon & 3 p.m.

Hear lively tunes played by the largest instrument in MIM’s collection, the Decap Orchestrion, in this fun and fascinating live demonstration.

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