manos percussion

A new record for this tour: 18 minutes unload time into the Highlands Center! Special thanks to Dan Riordan, Henry Flurry, plus a shy friend, and Dan’s pups who supervised everything! (Our schedule kept a couple of other kind volunteers from joining us, but our gratitude goes out to them for their willingness to help, too!) Thank you so much for the help and the fun!

Tickets are almost sold out and only available at the door now. See you today for concerts at 2:00 and 7:00, Prescott! (At Highlands Center for Natural History)

Sedona! Huge gratitude goes out to Larry and Fern Kane for all their generosity, kindness, and friendship. They were our hosts for the Sedona leg of our tour. They even let us rehearse in their garage!

Loaded everything in today. Launching to Sedona for tomorrow’s show and we are looking forward to seeing all of you on Saturday!

manos - Arizona Philharmonic Saturday, May 23, 2026 Highlands Center for Natural History — Kiwanis Amphitheater 1375 S Walker St., Prescott, AZ 86303

It has been a real treat putting this program together. We can’t wait to bring it to Prescott!

🥁Manos Percussion performances are coming up quick, on May 23rd! Choose between a 2pm or a 7pm performance and marvel as they play an incredible variety of instruments to honor the USA's 250th birthday!

🎶Maria Flurry, Bensen Kwan, and Joshua Ferrell showcase the nation’s rich creative tapestry through jazz, classical, ambient, and ragtime soundscapes. Performing on marimba, steel pan, vibraphone, and drum set, the trio brings to life works by iconic American composers including Scott Joplin, Conni Ellisor, and George Hamilton Green.

🌲The Kiwanis Amphitheater is a simple, open air gathering place surrounded by pines and junipers, well suited for music performances, talks, and community events. The architecture creates a space for people to gather and listen. From the terraced seats, you can see manzanita and the vertical lines of ponderosa trunks. Sound carries cleanly in the bowl of the terrain, with the trees acting as a soft boundary and backdrop.

🎫Tickets for the 2pm performance - https://highlandscenter.app.neoncrm.com/eventReg.jsp?event=7209&
🎫Tickets for the 7pm performance - https://highlandscenter.app.neoncrm.com/eventReg.jsp?event=7194&

Thank you, AZ Phil!

manos - Arizona Philharmonic Saturday, May 23, 2026 Highlands Center for Natural History — Kiwanis Amphitheater 1375 S Walker St., Prescott, AZ 86303

Black Swamp Percussion brought lots of fun music and smiles to the whole day. Thank you!