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Con Alma & Fuego Tour Dates & Tickets

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Sound, stage & company

Onstage company

Documented collaborators

Con Alma & Fuego is a dynamic JazzReach production that blends live music, video projections, and narration to illuminate the Latin and jazz history of the Americas. Featuring JazzReach’s official resident ensemble, the Metta Quintet, this project brings together a fusion of storytelling and virtuosic performance. If you’re looking for an engaging evening that blends culture, history, and top-tier jazz, you’ve found it.

Onstage company

Documented collaborators

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Onstage company

Documented collaborators

About the performers: Metta Quintet comprises Marcus Strickland, Mark Gross, Helen Sung, Joshua Ginsburg, and H. Benjamin Schuman, serving as JazzReach’s official resident ensemble. Their collaborative work on the Subway Songs and related projects helped shape the jazz-latin narrative explored in Con Alma & Fuego. The ensemble’s discography, highlighted by four albums, reflects a commitment to storytelling through jazz. For fans and newcomers alike, follow their ongoing work and live appearances to experience the evolving Latin-jazz landscape.

The sound

The musical character

  • Subway Songs — 2006, 2007 (JazzReach/Sunnyside Records)
  • Going To Meet The Man — 2002 (KOCH International Jazz)
  • Big Drum / Small World — 2012 (JazzReach)

The live experience

What reaches the room

Upcoming 2025 tour dates include a performance at the McCallum Theatre on April 1, 2025 (Palm Desert, CA) and JazzReach/Metta Quintet shows in New York City at Dizzy’s Club and Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 17, 2025. For the latest information, follow official channels and secure your seats through trusted sources.

The essentials

Quick Facts About Con Alma & Fuego

  • Con Alma Y Fuego is a JazzReach production featuring Metta Quintet, incorporating live music, video projections, and narration to tell the Latin/Jazz history.
  • Metta Quintet is JazzReach’s official resident ensemble, comprising Marcus Strickland, Mark Gross, Helen Sung, Joshua Ginsburg, and H. Benjamin Schuman; they have released four albums to date.
  • Complete Metta Quintet discography (most recent first): Big Drum / Small World (2012, JazzReach); Subway Songs (2007, JazzReach); Subway Songs (2006, JazzReach); Going To Meet The Man (2002, KOCH International Jazz).
  • 2025 tour/appearances include Con Alma Y Fuego at McCallum Theatre on April 1, 2025 (Palm Desert, CA) and JazzReach/Metta Quintet shows in NYC (Dizzy’s Club and Jazz at Lincoln Center) on Sep 17, 2025.
  • Top chart information for Metta Quintet is primarily from JazzWeek airplay data for Subway Songs, which shows peak positioning around 100 on the JazzWeek chart in 2006.
  • Social media/presence: JazzReach maintains official program information (jazzreach.org); Metta Quintet maintains a presence on SoundCloud; the Subway Songs era and related releases are documented by Sunnyside Records and JazzWeek.

The records

Con Alma & Fuego Discography

  • Big Drum / Small World
    2012 · JazzReach
  • Subway Songs
    2007 · JazzReach
  • Subway Songs
    2006 · JazzReach
  • Going To Meet The Man
    2002 · KOCH International Jazz

About the performers: Metta Quintet comprises Marcus Strickland, Mark Gross, Helen Sung, Joshua Ginsburg, and H. Benjamin Schuman, serving as JazzReach’s official resident ensemble. Their collaborative work on the Subway Songs and related projects helped shape the jazz-latin narrative explored in Con Alma & Fuego. The ensemble’s discography, highlighted by four albums, reflects a commitment to storytelling through jazz. For fans and newcomers alike, follow their ongoing work and live appearances to experience the evolving Latin-jazz landscape.

  • Subway Songs — 2006, 2007 (JazzReach/Sunnyside Records)
  • Going To Meet The Man — 2002 (KOCH International Jazz)
  • Big Drum / Small World — 2012 (JazzReach)

Upcoming 2025 tour dates include a performance at the McCallum Theatre on April 1, 2025 (Palm Desert, CA) and JazzReach/Metta Quintet shows in New York City at Dizzy’s Club and Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 17, 2025. For the latest information, follow official channels and secure your seats through trusted sources.

Social media & official links: JazzReach official, Metta Quintet on SoundCloud. Official program information is maintained by JazzReach.

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