Quemazón Jazz Combo to headline Co-op Summer Showcase on May 29
Quemazón Jazz Combo will bring the Santa Fe Symphony’s youth jazz pipeline to 1010 Central Ave. at 6 p.m. Friday, with a free downtown show.
The Co-op Summer Showcase Series will bring Quemazón Jazz Combo to 1010 Central Ave. in Los Alamos at 6 p.m. Friday, May 29, giving downtown a free evening of live jazz at a time when the summer concert season is taking shape around Co-op Park and nearby public spaces.
This will be the third show in the new series, which opened Friday, May 15 with Baggage Claim and has been billed as a free concert lineup featuring local musicians as opening acts for the main Friday concert series. The setting at Co-op Park, next to the Los Alamos Schools Credit Union, puts the performance right in the middle of one of the county’s most visible gathering spots.
Quemazón Jazz Combo carries extra local relevance because it is the flagship ensemble of The Santa Fe Symphony’s Jazz Project. The project is led by Robert Finn, who now serves as Director of Jazz for the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association and spent 11 years teaching band and orchestra in Los Alamos at Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School. That background gives the group a direct tie to the county’s music classrooms as well as to the regional performance scene.
The broader education network behind the ensemble reaches students from early childhood through high school and serves thousands through free community concerts, according to The Santa Fe Symphony. The Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association says its programs serve students ages 6 to 20 and include two jazz ensembles, showing that Quemazón is part of a structured training pipeline rather than a one-off student group.
Los Alamos has already seen the ensemble in a local performance setting. A November 8, 2025 listing at Fuller Lodge included Quemazón Combo among student jazz groups performing in Los Alamos, along with other ensembles from Santa Fe and Los Alamos. That previous appearance adds a local track record to Friday’s show and gives residents another chance to hear the group in town.
Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District says downtown community events are free to the public and are meant to support community-building and quality of life. With the Co-op showcase now underway and the Friday night calendar filling in, the May 29 performance offers a straightforward option for families, music fans, and anyone looking for a free downtown outing without leaving Central Avenue.
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