Straight No Chaser
Tue Nov 10, 7:30pm
A cappella holiday concert
Reviewers note that staff are super nice and the venue is clean.
Flamenco dancer Yumi La Rosa joins Salt River Brass and the Salt River Youth Brass Band for an afternoon of Spanish rhythms, jazz favorites, and big band swing at the Ikeda Theatre.
Sunday, February 21, 3:00 PM
Salt River Brass
Arizona volunteer brass band
Headliner
Salt River Brass is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ensemble founded in 1988, known for energetic brass and percussion performances across the Valley and beyond. The group has earned honors in three North American Brass Band Association competitions and has featured guest soloists such as Harry Watters and Steven Mead. The 2027 Heatwave concert at Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theatre showcases the ensemble’s dynamic repertoire, blending Spanish and Latin American rhythms with jazz swing.
Yumi La Rosa
Spanish flamenco dancer
Yumi La Rosa is a flamenco dancer and artistic director who studied in Spain with renowned artists and has performed with groups such as Mosaico Flamenco and Calo Flamenco. She founded her own dance company in 2009 and has taught workshops worldwide. In the Heatwave concert she joins Salt River Brass for rhythm‑driven Spanish pieces.
Salt River Youth Brass Band
Arizona youth brass ensemble
Salt River Youth Brass Band (SRYBB) is the youth affiliate of Salt River Brass, featuring volunteer brass and percussion musicians from the region. They perform alongside the main ensemble during the second half of the Heatwave concert, adding a jazz‑infused energy to the program.
Reviewers note that staff are super nice and the venue is clean.
Flamenco dancer Yumi La Rosa joins Salt River Brass and the Salt River Youth Brass Band for an afternoon of Spanish rhythms, jazz favorites, and big band swing at the Ikeda Theatre.
Sunday, February 21, 3:00 PM
Salt River Brass
Arizona volunteer brass band
Headliner
Salt River Brass is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ensemble founded in 1988, known for energetic brass and percussion performances across the Valley and beyond. The group has earned honors in three North American Brass Band Association competitions and has featured guest soloists such as Harry Watters and Steven Mead. The 2027 Heatwave concert at Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theatre showcases the ensemble’s dynamic repertoire, blending Spanish and Latin American rhythms with jazz swing.
Yumi La Rosa
Spanish flamenco dancer
Yumi La Rosa is a flamenco dancer and artistic director who studied in Spain with renowned artists and has performed with groups such as Mosaico Flamenco and Calo Flamenco. She founded her own dance company in 2009 and has taught workshops worldwide. In the Heatwave concert she joins Salt River Brass for rhythm‑driven Spanish pieces.
Salt River Youth Brass Band
Arizona youth brass ensemble
Salt River Youth Brass Band (SRYBB) is the youth affiliate of Salt River Brass, featuring volunteer brass and percussion musicians from the region. They perform alongside the main ensemble during the second half of the Heatwave concert, adding a jazz‑infused energy to the program.
What are you into?
- Yumi La Rosa dancing
- Salt River Brass
- Salt River Youth Brass Band
- Ikeda Theatre performance
- Mesa Arts Center
- Downtown Mesa
- Mesa