The Mesilla Valley Jazz and Blues Festival will take over the Mesilla Plaza Oct. 1-4 for a weekend of FREE live jazz and blues performances.

Thursday: NMSU Atkinson Hall
Friday - Sunday: Plaza de Mesilla

Thursday, October 1st: Big Band Night 7:00pm Mesilla Valley Big Band
8:15pm Border Jazz Orchestra/ with Candice Reyes

Friday, October 2nd: Latin Jazz Night
6:00pm David Rodriguez & Havana Quintet
7:30pm Abel Mireles Frontera Mambo Project featuring Candice Reyes
9:00pm Azucar

Saturday, October 3rd: Smooth Jazz in the Afternoon & Blues in the Night
1:30pm Derrick Lee Quartet
3:00pm Border Jazz Quintet
4:30pm Break
6:00pm Kat Crosby and the Rhythm Gators
7:30pm Leon Carrasco and Twice as Nice
9:00pm BARLOW

Sunday, October 4th: Afternoon of Traditional Jazz
12:00pm Colin McAllister Latin Jazz Project
1:30pm Third Line Jazz Trio
3:00pm Desert Stompers
4:30pm Rio Grande Revelers
6:00pm Borderless Brass Band