The Joe Sample Celebration

Jazz Houston in Partnership with KTSU 90.9 FM presents the Joe Sample Celebration to close out its 2023-’24 season. The concert features the Jazz Houston Orchestra with Musical Director Vincent Gardner, and guest artist Stix Hooper in his long-awaited homecoming back to Houston. Stix Hooper, along with Joe Sample founded the legendary group “The Crusaders” here in Houston before moving to the West Coast and achieving worldwide fame. The concert features new and existing arrangements of compositions made famous by the Crusaders, and songs written by Joe Sample and Stix Hooper, and the debut performance of their final song that they wrote together.