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September 2021
Keiko Matsui
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 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…
Details »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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California Guitar Trio
Show Time : 8:00 PM
The universe of guitar knows no boundaries for The California Guitar Trio. Since 1991, the group has enthralled listeners with a singular sound that fearlessly crisscrosses genres. The trio’s questing spirit drives it to explore the intersections between rock, jazz, classical and world music. It even throws in the occasional surf or spaghetti Western tune for good measure. Comprised of Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya and Paul Richards, the group has established a unique, personal connection with audiences. In addition to…
Details »Victor Wooten Band
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…
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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,…
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Pat Metheny
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Pat Metheny is launching a new playing environment called “Side-Eye” for this upcoming season. He explains, “I wanted to create an ongoing setting to feature a rotating cast of new and upcoming musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way. From my earliest days in Kansas City onward, I was the beneficiary of so many older musicians giving me a platform to develop my thing through the prism of their experience and the demands of what their music…
Details »Pat Metheny
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Pat Metheny is launching a new playing environment called “Side-Eye” for this upcoming season. He explains, “I wanted to create an ongoing setting to feature a rotating cast of new and upcoming musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way. From my earliest days in Kansas City onward, I was the beneficiary of so many older musicians giving me a platform to develop my thing through the prism of their experience and the demands of what their music…
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Peter White, Mindi Abair & Euge Groove
Early Show : 7:00 PM
Late Show : 9:30 PM
Like so many millions of us, guitarist Peter White still feels closest to the music he absorbed while growing up. As a British teen in the ’60s, he kept his ears glued to the radio—soaking up the exciting new sounds of rock bands like the Beatles and soul giants like Stevie Wonder—and tried to learn how to play those songs on the acoustic guitar his dad had given him. It didn’t take him long to get the hang of it,…
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