Events & Classes
Signature Events
Experience IrelandFri., Sat. & Sun., March 13, 14 & 15, 2026
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Included with paid museum admission; free for members
Events & Classes Calendar
Events
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Signature Events March 1 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Included with paid museum admission; free for members Feel the beat of Mexico through the melodies of mariachi! Explore the genre’s musical traditions through engaging cultural talks and powerful live performances. |
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Tigran Hamasyan
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Jazz March 2 | 7:00 p.m. $38.50–$49.50 Tigran Hamasyan is one of the most remarkable and distinctive pianists and composers of his generation. A piano virtuoso with groove power, Hamasyan seamlessly fuses potent jazz improvisation and progressive ... |
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Global March 4 | 7:00 p.m. $38.50–$44.50 The Fanoos Ensemble is composed of members of the renowned Fanoos musical family: Ahmad Fanoos and his two sons, Elham Fanoos on the piano, and Mehran Fanoos on violin. Together, ... |
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Darin and Brooke Aldridge
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Bluegrass March 5 | 7:30 p.m. $33.50–$38.50 Darin and Brooke Aldridge are a highly acclaimed bluegrass and Americana duo. (They also happen to be husband and wife.) Brooke won four consecutive International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards ... |
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Jazz March 6 | 7:30 p.m. $44.50–$54.50 The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio specializes in the lost art of feel-good music. Their soul-jazz cocktail includes a big helping of the 1960s organ jazz stylings of Jimmy Smith and ... |
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Jazz March 7 | 7:30 p.m. $44.50–$49.50 MIM Music Theater artistic director Andrew Walesch is thrilled to present his new show celebrating Tony Bennett, which features all-new, custom-commissioned arrangements for Walesch’s 10-piece orchestra. Since he was a ... |
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Soul, R&B, and Funk March 8 | 7:00 p.m. $44.50–$49.50 Soulful singer-songwriter Morgan James’s voice is her instrument, and through it she can communicate anything. It is a gift that she has expertly trained, meticulously nurtured, and passionately galvanized into ... |
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Jazz March 9 | 6:30 p.m. $59.50–$69.50 New Orleans has long been the point at which sounds and cultures from around the world converge, mingle, and resurface, transformed by the Crescent City’s inimitable spirit and joie de ...
Jazz March 9 | 8:30 p.m. $59.50–$69.50 New Orleans has long been the point at which sounds and cultures from around the world converge, mingle, and resurface, transformed by the Crescent City’s inimitable spirit and joie de ... |
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Rodney Crowell
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Country March 10 | 3:00 p.m. $59.50–$69.50 Two-time Grammy winner and Texas native Rodney Crowell has more than 50 years of American roots music under his belt. He has written 15 number one hits—five of them for ...
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Members Only March 10 | 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Exclusive event for members who give $500+ annually
Rodney Crowell
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Country March 10 | 7:00 p.m. $59.50–$69.50 Two-time Grammy winner and Texas native Rodney Crowell has more than 50 years of American roots music under his belt. He has written 15 number one hits—five of them for ... |
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Blues March 11 | 7:00 p.m. $38.50–$49.50 Atlanta-based blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Tinsley Ellis’s first solo acoustic album, Naked Truth, is both a departure and an arrival. Ellis has been recording music and traveling the world ... |
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Pop March 12 | 7:30 p.m. $44.50–$54.50 Vonda Shepard is a star of screen and stage. She has sold more than 12 million albums and has won two Golden Globes, two Emmys, and two Screen Actors Guild ... |
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Signature Events March 13 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Included with paid museum admission; free for members Experience the Emerald Isle at MIM! Learn about the beautiful culture of Ireland through its rich and captivating musical traditions.
On a Winter’s Night
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Singer-Songwriter March 13 | 7:30 p.m. $49.50–$64.50 In 1994, New York City folk musician Christine Lavin gathered a host of contemporary folk songwriters to showcase the music of the winter season on the compilation On a Winter’s Night. Several years of touring and collaboration followed. This reunion tour gathers four of the original songwriters to once again celebrate the winter season. Cliff ... |
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Signature Events March 14 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Included with paid museum admission; free for members Experience the Emerald Isle at MIM! Learn about the beautiful culture of Ireland through its rich and captivating musical traditions.
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Guitar March 14 | 6:00 p.m. $38.50–$49.50 Guitarist Walter Trout has toured the world playing his special brand of guitar-based blues rock. He has shared the stage as a sideman for Jesse Ed Davis, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson, Joe Tex, Canned Heat, and the great John Mayall. When Trout walked away from Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, he embarked on a ...
Guitar March 14 | 8:00 p.m. $38.50–$49.50 Guitarist Walter Trout has toured the world playing his special brand of guitar-based blues rock. He has shared the stage as a sideman for Jesse Ed Davis, Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson, Joe Tex, Canned Heat, and the great John Mayall. When Trout walked away from Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, he embarked on a ... |
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Signature Events March 15 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Included with paid museum admission; free for members Experience the Emerald Isle at MIM! Learn about the beautiful culture of Ireland through its rich and captivating musical traditions. 
Soul, R&B, and Funk March 15 | 7:00 p.m. $33.50–$44.50 Son Little is Aaron Livingston, a singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter who divides his time between his own music and collaborations. Blending elements of acoustic blues, vintage soul, and conscious hip hop into a mixture that is expressive yet deeply personal, Son Little’s latest album, 2022’s Like Neptune, trades in the existential dread permeating previous work for unbridled ... |
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Singer-Songwriter March 16 | 7:00 p.m. $33.50–$38.50 David Wilcox is a penetrating storyteller who handily exemplifies the power of lyrical and musical catharsis. The revered folk singer-songwriter has a knack for spinning lyrics that quietly cut deep and for crafting melodies that seamlessly ride plot twists and turns. On his most recent release, 2025’s The Way I Tell the Story, Wilcox proves ... |
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Jazz March 17 | 7:00 p.m. $38.50–$44.50 Powerhouse multi-instrumentalist Vanessa Collier weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every performance. Collier’s 2024 album Do It My Own Way features soulful vocals, searing saxophone, and witty songwriting, with Memphis soul–influenced horn arrangements and poignant and powerful solos delivering a quietly powerful undercurrent to each song. Her vocals are powerful and awe-inspiring, giving advice ... |
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Smokey Robinson
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Pop March 18 | 7:30 p.m. $212.50–$242.50 Once pronounced by Bob Dylan as America’s “greatest living poet,” beloved icon and acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career spans more than four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards, including the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, an honorary doctorate from Howard University, Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts ... |
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Smokey Robinson
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Pop March 19 | 7:30 p.m. $212.50–$242.50 Once pronounced by Bob Dylan as America’s “greatest living poet,” beloved icon and acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career spans more than four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards, including the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, an honorary doctorate from Howard University, Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts ... |
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Jazz March 20 | 7:30 p.m. $44.50–$54.50 Lady in Satin is the fifth album by Kandace Springs, an esteemed jazz vocalist from Nashville, Tennessee. A luminous tribute to Billie Holiday, the 12-song collection is a reverent, luxurious, and tasteful reimagining of Lady Day’s classic 1958 album of the same name. Springs honors Holiday’s legacy while inviting listeners on a journey through some ... |
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Americana and Folk March 21 | 7:30 p.m. $38.50–$49.50 Roy Rogers is considered one of the world’s preeminent master Delta slide guitarists, with many decades of touring the globe. With more than 20 recordings to his credit, Rogers has garnered eight Grammy nominations for producing, as a recording artist, and as a songwriter. His collaborations have garnered major media accolades worldwide. He has produced ... |
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I Am AZ Music® March 22 | 7:00 p.m. $44.50–$54.50 Paul McDermand began his musical career as a freelance percussionist in the Chicago area. In 1981, he moved to Phoenix, where he contributed to film scores, commercial jingles, symphonic productions, and stage shows. After performing with the rhythm section of a revival tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar, McDermand returned to Scottsdale and developed ... |
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Global March 23 | 7:00 p.m. $44.50–$49.50 Maruja Limón is a female sextet from Barcelona known for their vibrant music, which blends flamenco, pop, and Latin rhythms. Formed in 2014, they compose and arrange their own songs and have performed at festivals and venues across Europe, Morocco, and Spain, including Festival Cruilla and Pirineos Sur. They are presenting the EP Te Como ... |
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Soul, R&B, and Funk March 24 | 7:00 p.m. $38.50–$49.50 Four-time Grammy-nominated songwriter and singer Emily King was born and raised in New York City’s Lower East Side. She began her career playing venues in Greenwich Village in her teen years and was quickly discovered by Clive Davis, who signed King to his J Records label. King has toured extensively, most recently headlining her own ... |
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Events March 25 | 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Free to attend
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Nick Lowe
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Rock March 25 | 7:00 p.m. $59.50–$69.50 The legendary Nick Lowe is an artist of many talents. He’s a songwriter who deftly balances humor and emotion, an influential producer, and a vocalist of almost surprising grace and charm. He pioneered pub rock and was a pivotal figure in the early days of punk. But in his current second act, a silver-haired and ... |
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Classic Albums Live
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Rock March 26 | 7:30 p.m. $59.50–$80.50 Founded in 2003, Classic Albums Live takes classic rock albums and recreates them live on stage—note for note, cut for cut—using the best musicians. With more than 200 shows a year, Classic Albums Live has found success in concentrating solely on the music. Hear your favorite hits from the Led Zeppelin album Led Zeppelin II, ... |
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Rock March 27 | 7:30 p.m. $59.50–$80.50 Founded in 2003, Classic Albums Live takes classic rock albums and recreates them live on stage—note for note, cut for cut—using the best musicians. With more than 200 shows a year, Classic Albums Live has found success in concentrating solely on the music. Hear your favorite hits from the Led Zeppelin album Led Zeppelin II, ... |
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Rock March 28 | 7:30 p.m. $59.50–$80.50 Founded in 2003, Classic Albums Live takes classic rock albums and recreates them live on stage—note for note, cut for cut—using the best musicians. With more than 200 shows a year, Classic Albums Live has found success in concentrating solely on the music. Hear your favorite hits from the Led Zeppelin album Led Zeppelin II, ... |
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I Am AZ Music® March 29 | 1:00 p.m. $28.50 Hear the stars of tomorrow—today! This concert features some of the best young classical musicians in Arizona, who will delight with their astounding musical talent, maturity, and artistry. Presented in collaboration with the Musical Instrument Museum. 
Pop March 29 | 7:00 p.m. $44.50–$54.50 Join Tony-nominated Broadway star and platinum-selling singer-songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway for a night of rousing renditions of beautiful classics with her all-star band. In Ann Hampton Callaway Sings the ’70s, Callaway covers hits from the great songwriters of the decade, including Carole King, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, and John Lennon. She puts her own stamp on ... |
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Blues March 30 | 7:00 p.m. $33.50–$44.50 In the music of Charlie Parr, there is a sincere conviction and earnest drive to create. The Minnesota-born guitarist, songwriter, and interpreter of traditional music has released 19 albums over two decades and has been known to perform up to 275 shows a year. Parr is a folk troubadour in the truest sense: taking to ... |
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New York Philharmonic String Quartet
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Classical March 31 | 7:00 p.m. $59.50–$74.50 Repertoire: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546 Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, op. 44, No. 1 Franz Schubert, String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887 Formed in 2017 during the New York Philharmonic’s 175th anniversary season, the New York Philharmonic String Quartet comprises four ... |
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Events April 1 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. $10 admission for Maricopa Community Colleges students and faculty
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Jazz April 1 | 7:00 p.m. $33.50–$44.50 Award-winning alto saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins is one of the most compelling voices in contemporary jazz. He burst onto the scene in 2020 with his critically acclaimed Blue Note debut, Omega. The album was named the best new jazz release by The New York Times and the best debut jazz album by NPR, was ... |
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Events April 2 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. $10 admission for Maricopa Community Colleges students and faculty
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Global April 2 | 7:00 p.m. $38.50–$49.50 Nidia Góngora is the most recognized singer in the Colombian Pacific. Throughout her more than 20 years of experience as a composer and performer, Góngora has built bridges between the traditional music of her hometown Timbiquí and other genres from around the world. “Maestra Nidia Góngora,” as she is known, won the 2016 Shock Award ... |
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Events April 3 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. $10 admission for Maricopa Community Colleges students and faculty 
Singer-Songwriter April 3 | 7:00 p.m. $33.50–$38.50 Originally from New York and now living in Buenos Aires, Richard Shindell is a writer whose songs paint pictures, tell stories, juxtapose ideas and images, and inhabit characters, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding the listener’s sense of what a song can be. Whether he is singing lighthearted ballads and adulterous love ... |
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Events April 4 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. $10 admission for Maricopa Community Colleges students and faculty
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Marshall Crenshaw
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Rock April 4 | 7:30 p.m. $44.50–$49.50 The singular songwriter and musician Marshall Crenshaw’s first big break came in 1978, playing John Lennon in Beatlemania. After crossing paths with the legendary Alan Betrock in New York City, Crenshaw recorded his debut single “Something’s Gonna Happen,” which led to a deal with Warner Bros. His self-titled debut album was acclaimed as a masterpiece ... |
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Included Experiences
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.
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.