Jazz Nights is a program with more than 20 years of history dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of jazz in Mexico City. Over the years, it has established itself as a platform that offers musical experiences for audiences interested in contemporary art and music.

This month, the Cuarteto Mexicano de Jazz, a group that has represented Jazz in Mexico for more than 55 years, arrives at the museum's auditorium. Its beginnings date back to 1967 with participation in the film Fando and Lis, by Alejandro Jodorowsky. In 1974, Francisco Téllez founded the Mexican Jazz Quartet as a director, composer, educator and pianist. He is also recognized for his mission to teach and disseminate jazz, having revolutionized musical teaching in this country, with the creation of “Jazz Workshops” in 1980 and, later, the Degree in Jazz from the Higher School of Music.

Currently, the Mexican Jazz Quartet consists of tenor saxophonist Salvador Patiño Lara, double bass player Marie Anne Greenham and drummer Edy Vega, who were also part of its student staff. One of the main characteristics that prevails in the Quartet is the creative impulse developed by Francisco Téllez, who, together with the intervention of the rest of its members, shapes a fluctuation of ideas between melodies and rhythms that are combined with the explosiveness and energy that are transmitted to the public in each of his performances.

The repertoire of the Cuarteto Mexicano  includes compositions and musical styles by some jazz icons such as: Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Jelly Roll Morton, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner, as well as some compositions by Francisco Téllez.

Recently, the Cuarteto Mexicano de Jazz recorded the album Bopper's de la Calle, with topics such as Bopper's on the street, inspired and composed for some students who played on the bench in front of a famous café in Coyoacán. Selva, dedicated to the chaos and frenzy of Mexico City; Mostera, a melody to the beauty and elegance of a plant found in the garden of Francisco Téllez's house. The material is available on all digital platforms.

Tickets are available through Boletia. By purchasing your ticket, you support the accessibility and inclusion initiatives that are part of the Tamayo Museum's public program, it also includes a complimentary drink (valid from 6 pm - 8 pm). We have a limited number of free accesses for people with any type of disability. For more information, please write to educacion@museotamayo.org