Explorer Season Ticket

Discovery Pass: 15,000 Ft

The Discovery Pass showcases three international artists who boldly cross genre boundaries and create new, exciting soundscapes rooted in their own cultural heritage. The common thread running through the series is experimentation, improvisation, and intense live energy, appealing equally to open-minded music fans and audiences seeking new sounds.

October 16, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Bab L Bluz (MAR)

Formed in Marrakesh in 2018, Bab L’ Bluz blends Moroccan Gnawa traditions with psychedelic rock, blues, and North African rhythms, creating a hypnotic, primal concert experience. At the heart of the band is singer and multi-instrumentalist Yousra Mansour, who plays Gnawa instruments with liberating energy. Their music evokes both 1970s psychedelic rock and Moroccan folk music roots, while their songs explore themes of freedom, identity, and social change.

November 7, 2026, 8:00 PM Los Pirañas (COL), Szodé

Los Pirañas is a true supergroup, whose members include Eblis Alvarez (Meridian Brothers), Mario Galeano (Frente Cumbiero), and Pedro Ojeda (Romperayo). The Colombian avant-Latin experimental band returns with its most comprehensive and forward-looking album to date. The album was recorded live and improvisationally in the studio, with each member contributing their own ideas and interpretive approaches—the result is a masterclass in spontaneous, collective composition. Szodé will also perform at the concert.

January 15, 2027 Kassa Overall (USA)

Seattle-born Kassa Overall is one of the most exciting innovators in contemporary jazz, moving with equal ease as a drummer, producer, and MC in the borderlands between jazz and hip-hop. Her music blends avant-garde improvisation, electronic beat culture, and rap, while also addressing powerful personal and social themes. As a Grammy-nominated artist, she has collaborated with artists such as Vijay Iyer, Danny Brown, and Jon Batiste, and her own albums represent one of the most diverse soundscapes in modern jazz.