Jazz in January is the non-profit organization which presents the annual HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival in January. The festival is two-weeks long, the centerpiece of which is the free daylong Downtown Jazz Fiesta on MLK day on two outdoor stages and other venues downtown. World-class jazz acts of genres from straight ahead to contemporary jazz are featured at the Fox and Rialto theatres and other venues in or near downtown.
Current lineup for 2018:
- The Hot Sardines
- Shiela E
- Warren Wolf
- Lew Tabackin Trio
- Tribute to Leonard Bernstein featuring pianist Bill Charlap Trio and Diane Schurr with Ernie Watts
- The Mingus Dynasty "Tijuana Moods" & TJI Ellington Band
- Spyro Gyra
- Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhardt