The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra | Sunday, Oct. 5 | Peaks & Pints, 5–8 p.m.

All October long, Peaks & Pints pairs Tacoma Arts Month happenings with beers from our 13-door cooler — because art deserves a pint after the applause, and beer tastes better when it carries a story from the stage, the gallery, or the street.

Tonight, the art is the beer, the beer is the stage, and the stage is right here. The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra fills our Proctor walls with live jazz — soulful horns, heartbeat percussion, and melodic improvisations that sound like Tacoma itself exhaling. A Tacoma Creates–funded favorite, Kareem and crew take over our fireplace corner the first Sunday of every month, transforming Peaks into a pocket-sized jazz club of international caliber.

If you don’t already know Kandi’s résumé, it’s Tacoma legend: a world-touring saxophonist, composer, educator, and bandleader whose collaborations stretch from Seattle to Sicily. He threads hard bop, swing, and blues through a modern, open-hearted sound that feels both spontaneous and masterfully restrained — like the city itself keeping time.

Cooler Pairing: Tilquin Oude Quetsche à l’Ancienne
When the horn fades and the final note hangs in the air, lift a glass of Tilquin Oude Quetsche à l’Ancienne — a Belgian plum lambic aged in oak barrels, tart and haunting, earthy and bright, like jazz you can taste. Its stone-fruit funk and effervescent finish dance perfectly with the night’s melody. Because every great set — like every great beer — should end on a lingering note.

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