Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau

What we do:

We host a variety of Jazz, Blues, Salsa and Latin Jazz artists with 38 concerts and assembly programs each year, including Salsa Under the Stars and Jazz/Blues Under the Stars.

Our adult and youth education programs reach 10,000 students throughout the state each year with programs including adult classes, youth jazz ensembles, camp, and summer jazz intensive and big band programs.

The New Mexico Jazz Workshop relies on donor contributions to help us continue providing quality programs. We invite you to join us in our efforts by becoming a sponsor, member, volunteer, or board member and contribute what you can.

For more information, please call us at (505)255-9798 or visit our website www.nmjazz.org

The legal council of Sutin, Thayer & Browne and the accounting firm of Fidel, Perner and Michnovicz, LLC also represent the board.

Sinatra-DeVine, in its 10th year of operation have produced the acclaimed,"Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are" Show--honoring National Coming Out Day. This year's show is entitled TEAZE. New Mexico's best Drag Queens and Drag Kings grace the stage for a star studded "One Night Only" event which raises monies to benefit Breast Cancer, AIDS Awareness, and programs that support numerous children's organizations. Tickets can be purchased at the National Hispanic Cultural Center 724-4771 or at ticketmaster.com. For more information contact sinatradevine.org and find appropriate links to the show. Let the illusions began!

They have worked as talent buyers for night clubs, concert producers, booking agents, artist management, and artist promotion.

Special Events Marketing produces the NM Sports and Recreational Living Show, a show they co-produced with flamboyant New Mexico promoter Frank Crosby for more than twenty years. They also co-produce the Albuquerque Home & Gardening Show in April at Expo New Mexico and the Titan Log Home Show at Expo in the fall.

Their recent expansion of The Talent Pool division (which provides management booking and promotion for regional and national singers and songwriters), provides a broad range of entertainment and speakers for any event from clowns and fun jumps for your child's birthday party, to national level-entertainment, including magicians, comics, musicians and speakers for company parties and conventions.

The Talent Pool also offers party planning services, including catering, decorations, tents, and all the other details a company or individual may not have the time or the expertise to arrange on their own.

Rick and Diane can be reached at rshoudt@specialeventsmarketingWelcome to The Talent PoolWe represent you, the buyer!

For Entertainers: Seeking Representation?

We are agents or sub-agents for virtually every entertainer and speaker in America!

The Talent Pool does not have an exclusive booking agreement with most acts contained herein.

Event planning services are also available.