Society for the Performing Arts presents Troker, which will bring an eclectic mix of exciting music to Miller Outdoor Theatre May 4 at 8 p.m. Photo courtesy of Calavera Estudio.
HOUSTON (April 16, 2018) – Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) proudly presents Troker on May 4 at 8 p.m. at Miller Outdoor Theatre. The six-piece group will move the crowd with a blend of both composed and improvised music, where metal riffage merges with powerhouse funk drumming and DJ scratching, and where its melodic horn lines pull from both jazz and mariachi traditions.
If Salvador Dalí ever made a heist movie, then Mexico’s Troker would have been the soundtrack. Hailing from the Mexican state of Jalisco, a land where tequila has long been its most famous export, Troker may just be the most important new musical export from Jalisco today. Troker’s sound careens between the sublime and the dangerous, turning on a dime from precise and complex, to wild and free.
In 2014, Troker shined particularly brightly, becoming the first band ever to play two consecutive years at the West Holts Stage at the legendary Glastonbury Festival in England. That same year, they were both SXSW and WOMEX official showcasing artists. In 2015, the New York City Jazz Record rated Troker among the top 20 best performances of the year, alongside artists like Vijay Iyer, the Julian Lage Trio, Charles Lloyd, and others of this ilk.
Also in 2015, Troker was selected to be one of the five artists from Latin America awarded the Southern Exposure touring grant, which subsidized major touring and educational outreach opportunities in over fifteen states across the USA. In September of 2016, Troker made its debut at the 59th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival.
This is a ticketed event for the covered seating area. Free tickets are available (four per person over age 16 while they last) at the Miller Outdoor Theatre box office the day of the performance between the hours of 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. If tickets remain at 1 p.m., the box office will re-open one hour before show time to distribute the remaining tickets. As always, open seating on the hill. The shows goes on rain or shine.
About Society for the Performing Arts
Founded in 1966, Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) is the largest independent non-profit presenting organization in the Southwest. Since its inception, SPA has sponsored more than 1,000 performances of the world’s finest music, dance and theater events, in adherence to the belief that the arts are fundamental to the overall enrichment and quality of life within a community. In addition to presenting artists, SPA seeks to provide a variety of learning experiences for adults and children through master classes, lectures and special student performances, as well as build relationships between the performing arts and other interests within the greater Houston area and throughout the state of Texas.