Events

Upcoming Events 2024

March 10 - Community Presbyterian Church in Payson, AZ, for the Payson Live Jazz Series Sponsored by the Payson Friends of Jazz, 2 p.m.

April 5 - The Ravenscroft Jazzbird Nights Series, 7 p.m.,  tickets available https://theravenscroft.com/event/jazzbird-nights-zazu-west-3/

April 13, 65th Anniversary Sapphire Gala of Phoenix Art Museum

May 9, 7:30 p.m., at Sacred Grounds Jazz Coffeehouse in Scottsdale https://www.sacredgroundsjazzcoffeehouse.org/

June 15, The Century Room at The Hotel Congress in Tucson. Tickets TBA

Past Events

2024

January 19, private event for Mesa of United Way

* SOLD OUT *January 20, The Nash, 2024 Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration, 7:30 p.m., with legendary jazz guitarist Howard Alden as a featured guest. Tickets available: https://thenash.org/event/django-reinhardt-bday-celebration-with-zazu-west-3/

2023

* SOLD OUT *January 13, The Nash, Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: https://thenash.org/event/django-reinhardt-bday-celebration-with-zazu-west-2/

January 20, Desert Botanical Garden Concert Series, 7 p.m.
https://dbg.org/events/music-in-the-garden-2023/2023-01-20/

February 2, 7:30 p.m., at Sacred Grounds Jazz Coffeehouse in Scottsdale https://www.sacredgroundsjazzcoffeehouse.org/

March 31, The Ravenscroft Jazzbird Nights Series, 7 p.m., https://theravenscroft.com/events/category/jazzbird/

April 2, Chandler Jazz Festival, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Dr. A.J. Chandler Park West, https://www.chandleraz.gov/explore/special-events/chandler-jazz-festival-day-1

May 07, Jazz For the Soul, Spirit of Hope UMC, 14403 N 75th Ave, Peoria, AZ 85381,  6 p.m. https://www.msw.org/event-details/jazz-for-the-soul-zazu-west

May 28, Jazz For the Soul at The Ravenscroft, 6-8 p.m., https://www.msw.org/event-details/jazz-for-the-soul-zazu-west

June 28 at Friendship Village, Tempe, private for community members 

July 14, Constance Genter with ZAZU West Bastille Day concert at The Nash, TBA

July 15, Experience France Festival at the Music Instrument Museum (MIM), 12:45-1:30 p.m.

July 16, Experience France Festival at the Music Instrument Museum (MIM), 12:45-1:30 p.m.

August 13, Community Presbyterian Church in Payson, AZ, for the Payson Live Jazz Series Sponsored by the Payson Friends of Jazz, 2 p.m.

August 16, Sagewood Retirement Community, Scottsdale, private for community members

September 21, 7:30 p.m., at Sacred Grounds Jazz Coffeehouse in Scottsdale https://www.sacredgroundsjazzcoffeehouse.org/

November 11, Old Town Center for the Arts, Cottonwood, AZ, 7 p.m., tickets available: http://www.oldtowncenter.org/events.html

November 19, private event

December 9, Tlaquepaque Festival of Lights, Patio de Las Campanas, Sedona, AZ, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

2022

Jan. 22, 1 p.m. at Treffpunkt in Scottsdale as part of a fundraiser for the Alliance Française of Greater Phoenix www.afphx.org 

Feb. 28, 5:30 p.m. Power Ranch Community private event

March 18, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at The Century Room at The Hotel Congress in Tucson. Tickets available for both shows here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-salute-to-django-reinhardt-gypsy-swing-tickets-251561195307

March 25, 6-10 p.m., Pa'La Wood-Fire cooking, 2107 N 24th St, Phoenix, AZ, 85008

June 16, 7:30 p.m., at Sacred Grounds Jazz Coffeehouse in Scottsdale https://www.sacredgroundsjazzcoffeehouse.org/

June 21 at Friendship Village Tempe (concert for community members, not a public event)

July 9, Experience France Festival at the  Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), 3:15-4 p.m. https://mim.org/events/experience-france-3/2022-07-09/

July 10, Experience France Festival at the  Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), 3:15-4 p.m. https://mim.org/events/experience-france-3/2022-07-09/

September 28, Private Event, Jackson Hole, WY

September 30, Pa'La Wood-Fire cooking, 132 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, 6-10 p.m.

October 2, Community Presbyterian Church in Payson, AZ, for the Payson Live Jazz Series Sponsored by the Payson Friends of Jazz, 2 p.m.

2021

November 7, 2 p.m. at Community Presbyterian Church in Payson, AZ, for the Payson Live Jazz Series Sponsored by the Payson Friends of Jazz 

September 16, 7:30 p.m., at Sacred Grounds Jazz Coffeehouse in Scottsdale https://www.sacredgroundsjazzcoffeehouse.org/

July 10, Experience France Festival at the  Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), two 30-minute sets at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. https://mim.org/events/experience-france-2/2021-07-10/

July 10, 7 p.m. at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in the Music Theater. Tickets on sale June 3, 10 a.m. - https://mim.org/events/zazu-west/

January 8 at Friendship Village in Tempe 

2020

January 23, 5:30 p.m. at the grand opening of downtown Phoenix restaurant, Josephine 

Feb. 14, 7-10 p.m. at Josephine, 218 East Portland Street 

December 11, 8 p.m., at Crescent Ballroom outdoor patio, Phoenix

2019

December 14, 3-6 p.m. at Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village, Sedona, AZ 

11/23 Beaujolais Nouveau Event for Alliance Francaise of Greater Phoenix in Paradise Valley

9/13 Phoenix Unknown Festival at The Van Buren in Phoenix

7/14 Experience France Festival at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Scottsdale

7/13 Experience France Festival at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Scottsdale

6/20 Sacred Grounds Jazz Coffeehouse in Scottsdale

6/15 The Nash in Phoenix

4/12/2019 Mayor’s International Sister City event for Alliance Francaise of Greater Phoenix at The Van Buren in Phoenix

3/26 Friendship Village in Tempe

1/4 Heard Museum in Phoenix

2018

12/22  Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village in Sedona

11/17 Beaujolais Nouveau Event for Alliance Francaise of Greater Phoenix

8/12 Payson Live Jazz Summer Series in Payson

7/24 Friendship Village in Tempe

7/6 Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village in Sedona

6/9 Forest Highlands Golf Club in Flagstaff

12/31/17 New Year's Eve Gumbo event at the Valley Bar