Steve Dyer: Freedom Melody

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm UTC-07:00

800 N Country Club Road Tucson AZ 85716 | Tucson

Arizona Arts Live
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Steve Dyer: Freedom Melody
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La Rosa & Arizona Arts Live present
Steve Dyer: Freedom Melody
Sunday, November 2nd
Veranda Bar opens at 6pm (21+)
Venue doors open at 6:45pm
Show starts at 7:30pm
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This is a seated show.
Celebrate music’s ability to inspire change and heal communities with award-winning SouthAfrican composer and saxophonist Steve Dyer.
“A visionary, a pioneer, and a symbol of a new Africa”
– VascoZama 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 theFreedom Melody Festival’s fight against apartheid, Freedom Melody promises tobe an evening of cultural intersection, strength, creativity, and unity.
Joined by his dynamic quartet, 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.
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800 N Country Club Road Tucson AZ 85716, 800 N Country Club Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716-4502, United States

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