Venue: Century Room
Start Time: 7:30pm

“A visionary, a pioneer, and a symbol of a new Africa”
Vasco Zama Ndebele, Cue Magazine

Join South African saxophonist and composer Steve Dyer for a powerful new experience–Freedom Melody–celebrating the present and the future, and the unbreakable human spirit, creativity, and universal values. Co-commissioned by the Lincoln Center and inspired by the Freedom Melody Festival’s fight against apartheid, Freedom Melody promises to be an evening of cultural intersection, strength, creativity, and unity.

Joined by his dynamic quartet and Tucson’s own Desert Voices, Steve Dyer revisits defining moments from 1985 Freedom Melody Festival in Gaborone, Botswana–an event filled with hope and resilience in the face of apartheid. Freedom Melody blends vibrant jazz and stirring vocals with stories of liberation to share a musical message rooted in African heritage and reaching toward a more connected, just world.

Steve Dyer’s Freedom Melody has been moved to the Century Room at the Historic Hotel Congress.

Get Tickets

Presented in partnership with La Rosa

SPONSORS

Plan your Arizona Experience with the Planning Tool

Launch
wave

You might also like

October 23

Día de Muertos 2025

Center for Creative Photography, School of Theatre, Film & Television
El Día de los Muertos
El Día de los Muertos
Learn More
Venue: Various
Start Time: 3:00pm

Día de Muertos 2025

Día de Muertos 2025LEARN MORE Día de Muertos 2025
October 24

AIAR Coffee Conversation

The Applied
The Applied
Learn More
Venue: Slonaker House
Start Time: 10:00am

AIAR Coffee Conversation

AIAR Coffee ConversationLEARN MORE AIAR Coffee Conversation
November 1

SNAP! An Evening with Kris Graves

Center for Creative Photography
Join us for the Center
Join us for the Center
Learn More
Venue: CCP Auditorium
Start Time: 4:30pm

SNAP! An Evening with Kris Graves

SNAP! An Evening with Kris GravesLEARN MORE SNAP! An Evening with Kris Graves
November 18

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Broadway in Tucson
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
Learn More
Venue: Centennial Hall
Start Time: 7:30pm

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Mannheim Steamroller ChristmasLEARN MORE Mannheim Steamroller Christmas