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In the spirit of the 2026 Hoosier Jazz Festival’s theme, “Miles & Trane @ 100,” the Luke Gillespie Trio will perform the music of Red Garland, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, and Tommy Flanagan, pianists whose rhythm sections were all instrumental in the development of the careers of jazz titans Miles Davis and John Coltrane in the 50s and 60s.

Drinks and snacks available for purchase. Limited seating. Tickets on sale 6/23/26 at hoosierjazzinc.org.

The Jacobs School of Music presents a faculty and guest artist recital by Daniel Cueto (composer/flute), Kimberly Carballo (piano), Eric Bowling (flute), and Pei-San Chiu (flute).

Repertoire
(All works by Daniel Cueto)
Fantasía de tijeras (2026)
Estudio en Trujillo (2025)
Canciones de cuna (2026)
Música para un antiguo gobernante (2025)
Ave (2025)
El molinero (2026)

Enjoy this performance from almost anywhere in the world via LIVE@jacobs!

Further event information is at https://events.iu.edu/musiciub/event/2386297-daniel-cueto-composerflutes-kimberly-carballo

First Thursdays showcase the diversity of arts and humanities at IU Bloomington and offer a welcoming environment for students, faculty, staff, and community members to explore new creative outlets.

The September First Thursdays will be an engaging, accessible showcase of the local arts & humanities landscape for folks of all ages. The event is free and open to the public and will feature 60+ a&h-focused activity booths, extended gallery hours, food trucks, giveaways, and more. Around the IU Fine Arts Plaza, there will be a t-shirt upcycling station, an “ask a philosopher” booth, country line dance demonstrations, and sticker making among many other activities. On the main stage, we’ll have performances by the African American Dance Company, African American Choral Ensemble, Busman’s Holiday, Bloomington Delta Music Club, and IU Jacobs School of Music students.

This event is hosted by the IU Arts & Humanities Council. For more information and volunteer opportunities, please visit go.iu.edu/first-thursdays.

2026 Hoosier Jazz Festival headliner and IU Jazz Studies alum, saxophonist Rahsaan Barber conducts a free master class for high school and college musicians at Pillar Arts Alliance Center in College Mall. Open to the public; seating is limited.

Monroe County Civic Theater presents Cyrano, an adaptation of Edmond Rostand's classic story, by Director Joshua Lehman. Cyrano is a swashbuckling swordsman with the heart of a poet and a very large nose. Christian is a handsome soldier who is a fool around women. Both of them fall hopelessly in love with the beautiful Roxanne and team up to make one hero of love between them, with Christian's looks and Cyrano's words. Can they win her over? What about the impending war in Spain? Find out what sacrifices will be made in the name of love!

Shows are September 3, 4, 10, 11, 12 at 7:30pm and September 4 & 13 at 2:00pm

The Michael Santos Quartet hosts the 2026 Hoosier Jazz Festival's opening night jam session at Poindexter Bar inside the Graduate Hotel. Bring your chops and sit in or just sit back and enjoy!

The band: Michael Santos, bass; Nick Najera, tenor saxophone; Holland Majors, piano; Charlie Edwards, drums

Celebrating the centenaries of two of jazz music's most seminal figures, Hoosier Jazz Festival: Miles & Trane @ 100 brings an exhilarating lineup of talent from Bloomington, Indianapolis, Louisville, and beyond to South Central Indiana this Labor Day weekend. IU Jazz alumnus, saxophonist Rahsaan Barber headlines the daylong retrospective of Miles Davis and John Coltrane's music.

Monroe County Civic Theater presents Cyrano, an adaptation of Edmond Rostand's classic story, by Director Joshua Lehman. Cyrano is a swashbuckling swordsman with the heart of a poet and a very large nose. Christian is a handsome soldier who is a fool around women. Both of them fall hopelessly in love with the beautiful Roxanne and team up to make one hero of love between them, with Christian's looks and Cyrano's words. Can they win her over? What about the impending war in Spain? Find out what sacrifices will be made in the name of love!

Shows are September 3, 4, 10, 11, 12 at 7:30pm and September 4 & 13 at 2:00pm

The Jacobs School, of Music presents the Meet Me at the Metz Carillon series, featuring performances with the Metz Grand Carillon.

Monroe County Civic Theater presents Cyrano, an adaptation of Edmond Rostand's classic story, by Director Joshua Lehman. Cyrano is a swashbuckling swordsman with the heart of a poet and a very large nose. Christian is a handsome soldier who is a fool around women. Both of them fall hopelessly in love with the beautiful Roxanne and team up to make one hero of love between them, with Christian's looks and Cyrano's words. Can they win her over? What about the impending war in Spain? Find out what sacrifices will be made in the name of love!

Shows are September 3, 4, 10, 11, 12 at 7:30pm and September 4 & 13 at 2:00pm