Monday December 15 * 7pm * $15-25 * TICKETS

Secret Planet DC presents…

El Mantis is a heavy psychedelic jazz band formed in 2021 in Houston by Danny Kamins (alto saxophone), Andrew Martinez (guitar, vocals) and Angel Garcia (drums, vocals). Influences include King Crimson, John Coltrane, Magma, and The Mars Volta. 

Mark Cisneros’ Space-Fire-Truth - led by Chicano/Indigenous-American artist and multi-instrumentalist Mark Cisneros. Des Demonas, Hammered Hulls, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, The Make-Up, WE WERE HERE BEFORE.

Sarah Hughes is a performing and visual artist. She has 26 years of experience playing the alto saxophone and also doubles on the soprano saxophone, flute, and clarinet. She received training in classical saxophone performance from Dale Underwood at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in music education in 2008. In 2015, Hughes earned a master’s degree in jazz saxophone performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she studied with Jerry Bergonzi, Ran Blake, Anthony Coleman, and Donny McCaslin. Hughes’ music is intuitive and genre-liberated while displaying an unquestionable command of her instrument and musical vocabulary. Her improvisations and compositions are infused with knowledge of both traditional and contemporary approaches and combine a love for “The Greats” with a drive to innovate.