The Campbell Brothers present a compelling, rich variety of African-American, Holiness-Pentecostal repertoire with a new twist: the growling, wailing, shouting, singing and swinging voice of the steel guitar, played as you have never heard it played before.
Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and pianist Marta Aznavoorian, each a renowned soloist and chamber musician in her own right, together celebrate the sounds of their ancestral homeland, Armenia, as they release their 2022 debut album called “Veiled Mountain; Gems from Armenia.”
Hosted by Corey Harris, a MacArthur Grant recipient, along with America’s foremost blues harmonica virtuoso, Phil Wiggins and Cedric Watson, True Blues chronicles the extraordinary living culture of the blues in an evening of music and conversation.
Cuban singer, flautist and percussionist Yaite Ramos Rodriguez, aka La Dame Blanche delivers a powerful and compelling sound which summons the spirits. The smoke of an inaugural cigar prior to setting foot on set, a glass of rum left backstage, necklaces, white flowers, a pristine turban: for her appearances on stage, La Dame Blanche feeds the energy of the spirits of Santeria, her Afro-Cuban religion.
American pianist Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immediately apparent in his joyous charisma onstage, expressive power, and natural ease at the instrument. Hailed for “extraordinary narrative and poetic gifts” and interpretations that are “fresh, incisive and characterfully alive” (Gramophone), he is committed to making an impact on the world through his music-making
Traditional/Folk/Bluegrass/Celtic
Low Lily brings acoustic music deeply rooted in tradition, yet refreshingly contemporary. Each of the four has their own lifelong music journey to tell, but come together as an incredible powerhouse of talent. With their understated virtuosity, tight arrangements, freshness of sound, and clarity of musical vision, this is a group you’ll love and want to hear again and again!
This acclaimed Klezmer/Rock band, radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural music through ravenous klezmer beats and arresting Yiddish refrains. Mostly Kosher has been hailed as a musical feast that erupts into a global blend of Jazz, Latin, Rock, and Folk for an evening of fun, presented with their incredible array of talent and musicianship!
Miles can’t separate the close bonds of this musical friendship as we warmly welcome this ensemble back home to our stage. All four are active and sought after musicians who have recorded and shared stages around the globe over their collective musical careers with the likes of John Prine, Chuck Berry, Over the Rhine, Swan Dive, Jack White, Beck, Ricky Van Shelton, Nanci Griffith, Trisha Yearwood, and Don Henley, just to name a few. With the exquisite, vocal harmonies of Molly Felder and Kristi Rose, along with percussionist Mickey Grimm and multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin, you won’t want this one-of-a-kind musical journey to end. They will be joined by Seattle-area’s Grafton Grimm, Marceline Keene, and Nashville’s Wes L'Anglois and Jared Manzo.
Mokoomba, an explosively talented, six-man crew from Victoria Falls, has been hailed as one of the most exciting bands from Africa in the 21st century. With sensational a capella harmonies and beats, they transform the audience into a rhythmic congregation of movers and shakers, dancing and clapping along!
Don’t miss this special, US tour performance!
Catherine Russell's true delights come from that amazing voice, comfortable in any setting, from blues to swing to Broadway and beyond. Cat delights with her musical archeological skills, searching and searching for those nuggets for us to enjoy. Many have seen and heard Catherine do it, on record with her group, in concert with The Jazz At Lincoln Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, captured live at Levon Helm's barn with The Black Italians.
Here, her muse is pianist Sean Mason, himself showing casual comfort and skillful appeal, as just the two of them explore tunes familiar to Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee and more. It’s here you'll see the best things happen as you delight in the listening.
"A voice that wails like a horn and whispers like a snake in the Garden of Eden" -NPR