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August 2019
R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman
Show Time : 7:00 PM
R. Carlos Nakai is the world’s premier performer of the Native American flute. He released his first album, Changes, in 1983, and has gone on release thirty-six critically-acclaimed albums since. In addition to his educational workshops and residencies, Nakai has appeared as a soloist throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, and sold over four million albums worldwide. He founded the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet to explore the intersection of ethnic and jazz idioms and brought the Native American flute…
Details »Jake Shimabukuro
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Almost everyone in Hawaii has strummed a ukulele at one time or another. But at the age of 14, Jake Shimabukuro realized that he was doing something a little different with the four-stringed instrument – OK, a lot different. As he matured, Shimabukuro also found inspiration from guitar players, drummers, pianists, and singers. Even athletes helped fuel the intensity of his artistic fire. His touring career really came to life with a video on YouTube of him playing, “While My…
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Adrian Belew
Show Time : 7:00 PM
There are many ways to describe Adrian Belew. Some say he is the world's greatest experimental whammy twang bar, czar rhino and stunt guitarist extraordinaire. Others say he is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and guitar guru. And either definition would be correct. Over the course of his career, he has released 20 critically acclaimed solo records and was the front man, singer, co-writer and guitarist for progressive rock powerhouse King Crimson for 30 years. With a resume that features…
Details »Brian Simpson Band
Show Time : 7:00 PM
Celebrated keyboardist, composer and studio musician, Brian Simpson has been the ‘go-to’ man for everyone from Janet Jackson, Sheena Easton and Teena Marie to George Duke, Kirk Whalum and Stanley Clarke. He has had the distinction of being musical director the legendary Dave Koz for the past 15 years. Simpson has also been the musical director of the highly popular Smooth Jazz Cruise featuring Marcus Miller and David Sanborn for the last 8 years. This chart-topping musical chameleon wrote the…
Details »Kenny G
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
With global sales totaling more than 75 million, GRAMMY and American Music Award winner Kenny G is the biggest selling instrumental musician of all time. To add to his accolades, he has both the best-selling instrumental album of all time with Breathless, and the best-selling Christmas album of all time with Miracles. Never one to rest idle, Kenny G travels all over the world to adoring fans of all demographics. His latest album, Brazilian Nights recently peaked at number one.…
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Acoustic Alchemy
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Acoustic Alchemy have spent thirty years making music and, in that time, they have not only received critical acclaim for their albums (including three GRAMMY nominations) but have built a reputation for being one of the most exciting live bands in the business. For the last decade, the band lineup has featured Greg Carmichael on nylon guitar, Miles Gilderdale on steel string acoustic and electric guitar, Fred White on keyboards, the powerhouse rhythm section of Greg Grainger on drums and…
Details »Keiko Matsui
Early Show : 6:00 PM
Late Show : 8:30 PM
Japanese born pianist, composer and producer Keiko Matsui is a citizen of the world, touring the world relentlessly bringing her music to virtually every corner of the globe. Her music transcends boundaries with a unique melting pot of musical influences that has earned her a devout international following. Matsui is freely at home in many musical genres, seamlessly borrowing from such diverse idioms as jazz, classical, rock, blues, traditional, world, and beyond. Her 1996 album, Dream Walk remained on the…
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Jon McLaughlin
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Everything in Jon McLaughlin’s life makes its way into his music, whether he’s conscious of it or not. The artist, raised in Indiana and based in Nashville, brings all of his experiences and beliefs into each song he creates. McLaughlin released his debut album, Indiana, in 2007, attracting fans with his heartfelt, hook-laden songwriting and impassioned delivery. He’s released five full-lengths in the twelve years since and revealed a true evolution in both his piano playing and singing. He’s played…
Details »Ottmar Liebert
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Ottmar Liebert’s global success can be attributed to a myriad of things - his creative vision, his determination, and a strong sense of melody. Born in Cologne, Germany, he began playing guitar at 11. Before the age of 19, Liebert had intended to stay in Germany and pursue a career as a designer and photographer, soon realizing he could not escape a life of music. Her founded the first incarnation of his band, Luna Negra, in 1989. His debut album…
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Tower of Power
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Oakland, California music legends Tower of Power - the most dynamic and distinctive band of survivors in Soul Music – is roaring into its unprecedented 50th anniversary with a dynamic new disc of all new material that finds them as energized and inspired as ever. A labor of love, definitively titled Soul Side of Town, this package is charged with 14 filler-free songs. In the spirit of their enduring theme song “Oakland Stroke,” the bookending intro and outro tune, “East…
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Show Time : 8:00 PM
Oakland, California music legends Tower of Power - the most dynamic and distinctive band of survivors in Soul Music – is roaring into its unprecedented 50th anniversary with a dynamic new disc of all new material that finds them as energized and inspired as ever. A labor of love, definitively titled Soul Side of Town, this package is charged with 14 filler-free songs. In the spirit of their enduring theme song “Oakland Stroke,” the bookending intro and outro tune, “East…
Details »February 2020
George Winston
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Celebrated American rural folk pianist George Winston has released his 14th solo piano album, Spring Carousel, and is currently touring the United States. He shares his life of musical study and inspiration with his own rural folk style as well as stride, R&B and slow dance songs from his favorite masters and composers. Each live performance is unique and may incorporate solo 7 string guitar and solo harmonica while benefiting local food banks. With songs inspired by the changes in…
Details »George Winston
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Celebrated American rural folk pianist George Winston has released his 14th solo piano album, Spring Carousel, and is currently touring the United States. He shares his life of musical study and inspiration with his own rural folk style as well as stride, R&B and slow dance songs from his favorite masters and composers. Each live performance is unique and may incorporate solo 7 string guitar and solo harmonica while benefiting local food banks. With songs inspired by the changes in…
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Strunz & Farah
Show Time : 8:00 PM
Strunz & Farah’s new studio recording, Tales of Two Guitars (2018), is the latest chapter in the continuing story of the two virtuoso guitarists who have created an original and enduring body of guitar music. Rhythmic and colorful, and recorded with 11 guest musicians, Tales is a musical storybook of a fully evolved style of playing and composing which has been highly influential among guitarists everywhere. The new recording has 13 original pieces, full of contrasts both compositionally and instrumentally,…
Details »Victor Wooten
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Victor Wooten is a multi-talented bass guitarist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five GRAMMY Awards. He has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988 and a member of the band SMV with two other bassists, Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller. Not one to be limited by genre, Wooten has also played bass for the metal band, Nitro. He has won every major award given to a bass guitarist including being voted…
Details »Arturo Sandoval
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Six-time Billboard Award winner Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz. He went on to become one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer. Sandoval is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time,…
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Larry Carlton
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Larry Carlton’s musical story includes an unprecedented 19 GRAMMY nominations and four wins. He gained distinction for the unmistakable and often imitated "sweet" sound he delivers with his Gibson ES-335. He also broke new ground with his new trademark volume pedal technique, eloquently displayed in his featured performance with legendary jazz/rock group The Crusaders, as well as Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark album, referring to it to as "fly fishing." During his tenure with The Crusaders, Carlton performed on 13…
Details »September 2020
Spyro Gyra
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Spyro Gyra is an unlikely story of a group with humble beginnings in Buffalo, NY who has continued to reach an international audience over forty years, resulting in sales of over 10 million albums and having played over five thousand shows on five continents. They have accomplished this due to a forward approach combined with the work ethic of an underdog, always challenging themselves to do something new while never resting on past success. It has proven to be a…
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