Song For My Father | The Music of Horace Silver

Sun Jun 21 2026 at 12:30 pm to 03:45 pm UTC-07:00

The Century Room | Tucson

The Century Room
Publisher/HostThe Century Room
Song For My Father | The Music of Horace Silver
Advertisement
($10-$30 tickets + DICE fees | 12:30pm & 2:30pm shows) Celebrate Father's Day with the Century Room with an all-star band! Brice Winston, Max Goldschmid, Angelo Versace, Colin McIlrath & Arthur Vint will be playing Horace Silver's classic album Song for My Father as well as other Silver tunes in honor of Father's Day!
Bring the kids! This event features a limited discounted ticket for families bringing their children. (Because of our limited seating, every guest requires a ticket.)
Songs for My Father
Since its release in 1965, pianist Horace Silver's "Song for My Father" and the celebrated album that shares its name have withstood the test of time and are among the most recognizable jazz songs today. A photo of Silver's father is featured as the cover art of the Blue Note album.
*"After returning home to New York \[from a trip to Brazil\], I was haunted by the bossa nova rhythm I had heard in Brazil. So I said to myself, 'I'm going to try to write a song using that rhythmic concept.' I sat down at the piano for a few hours and came up with a new song using the bossa nova rhythm. However, the melody didn't sound Brazilian to me; it sounded more like some of the old Cape Verdean melodies my dad had played. Dad had always wanted me to take some of the old Cape Verdean songs and do jazz interpretations of them...When I realized I had written a new song with a Brazilian rhythmic concept and a Cape Verdean melodic concept, I immediately thought about dedicating the song to Dad. So I titled it 'Song for My Father'."*
Advertisement

Event Venue

The Century Room, 311 E Congress St,Tucson, Arizona, United States

Tickets

Icon
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

Ask AI if this event suits you:

More Events in Tucson

Ventura County Fusion at FC Tucson
Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 am Ventura County Fusion at FC Tucson

Kino North Stadium

Smokey Robinson
Sun, 21 Jun at 03:00 am Smokey Robinson

Rialto Theatre

HighWire Drag Brunch 2026
Sun, 21 Jun at 10:00 am HighWire Drag Brunch 2026

30 S Arizona Ave

Freddy's 2 Year Anniversary Celebration
Sun, 21 Jun at 10:30 am Freddy's 2 Year Anniversary Celebration

1385 East Tucson Marketplace Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85713

Pop\u2019s Picnic: Father\u2019s Day at Main Event
Sun, 21 Jun at 11:00 am Pop’s Picnic: Father’s Day at Main Event

Main Event Tucson

\ud83c\udfa8\ud83d\ude3c He\u2019s grinning\u2026 are you brave enough to paint him @ Poppin' Off \ud83d\ude3c\ud83c\udfa8
Sun, 21 Jun at 12:00 pm 🎨😼 He’s grinning… are you brave enough to paint him @ Poppin' Off 😼🎨

4570 E Broadway, Tucson, AZ, United States, Arizona 85711

New Story, New You: An Expressive Writing and Reiki Workshop for Women
Sun, 21 Jun at 01:00 pm New Story, New You: An Expressive Writing and Reiki Workshop for Women

Restoration Room, PLLC

Yentl: Film Screening
Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 pm Yentl: Film Screening

3800 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States, Arizona 85718

The Brassanovas at Big Bad Wolf
Sun, 21 Jun at 03:00 pm The Brassanovas at Big Bad Wolf

3700 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States, Arizona 85705

Sugar Skulls Family Fan Fest at Main Event Tucson
Sun, 21 Jun at 04:30 pm Sugar Skulls Family Fan Fest at Main Event Tucson

Main Event Tucson

Dragonfly Moon Sip and Paint
Sun, 21 Jun at 05:00 pm Dragonfly Moon Sip and Paint

HighWire Tucson

Tucson is Happening!

Never miss your favorite happenings again!

Explore Tucson Events