An Evening With Robert Robinson
Sunday April 16 | 7pm $30
Although he points to gospel greats Mahalia Jackson, Tramaine Hawkins, and Vanessa Bell Armstrong as inspiration, Robert Robinson works and lives in his own genre, combining his ministry of gospel with a vast experience rooted in soul. Artists look to him for affirmation. Fans adore his inclusive personality. They don’t necessarily have to embrace gospel to embrace Robert, and that is alright with him. It’s all about his soul.
Shemekia Copeland
May 24 | 7pm – $40-35
While only in her early 30s, two-time Grammy nominee Shemekia Copeland is already a force to be reckoned with in the blues. Copeland’s passion for singing, matched with her huge, blast-furnace voice, gives her music a timeless power and a heart-pounding urgency. Her music comes from deep within her soul and from the streets where she grew up, surrounded by the everyday sounds of the city – street performers, gospel singers, blasting radios, bands in local parks and so much more.
Glen David Andrews
July 14 | 7pm – $30 | 9pm – $20
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One of the most energetic performers in Louisiana, trombonist/vocalist Andrews has stolen the show at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for several years. His infectious gospel-fused blend of funk, soul, brass band music, and pop will have you dancing in no time.
Red Baraat
July 17 | 7pm $35-27
Red Baraat is a pioneering eight-piece band from Brooklyn, New York. Conceived by Sunny Jain, the group has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound — a merging of hard driving North Indian bhangra rhythms with elements of jazz, go-go, brass funk, and hip-hop. Created with no less a purposeful agenda than manifesting joy and unity in all people, Red Baraat’s spirit is worn brightly on its sweaty and hard-worked sleeve.
Firefall
September 15 | 7pm – $45-35 | 9pm – $40-30
In an age where new bands come and go, Firefall has enjoyed a career that spans more than forty years and shows no sign of slowing down. Firefall’s commercial success includes three Gold albums, two Platinum albums and eleven chart-topping singles. The band’s biggest hit, “You Are the Woman” has been played on commercial radio more than 7,000,000 times and has also appeared in many movies and television shows.
Martin Sexton
September 29 & 30 | 7pm $55-50-40
Since his start in 1992, Martin Sexton has infiltrated many musical worlds, performing at concerts ranging from pop (collaborating with John Mayer) to the Jam scene to classic rock (collaborating with Peter Frampton); from the Newport Folk Fest to Bonnaroo to New Orleans Jazz Fest to a performance at Carnegie Hall. Put best by Billboard, “[Sexton is] The real thing, people, a star with potential to permanently affect the musical landscape and keep us entertained for years to come.”
Jeff Daniels
October 30 | 7pm – $42-37
Jeff Daniels is probably best known to American audiences as a film, television and stage actor, from Dumb and Dumber, to his critically acclaimed and award-winning HBO series The Newsroom. Most don’t realize that besides his acting career Daniels a talented musician, lyricist and storyteller, with nearly four hundred songs, three hundred live gigs and engagements, and five albums to his name, his songwriting continually drawing favorable comparisons to Arlo Guthrie, John Prine and the late Steve Goodman.