A celebration of song, performed by one of the leading lights of the modern opera world.In the 2019-20 season she made debuts with the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Dallas Opera, and New Orleans Opera. This program will include works by Schubert, Grieg, Chaminade, and the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Jeni Houser, soprano Nathan Cicero, piano […]

Since the runaway success of her 1990 debut album Circle of One (which went Platinum), and the impassioned hit single “Get Here,” Oleta Adams has inspired a growing legion of fans in the U.S. and Europe. Her songs are journeys of the heart that draw deeply from her roots in gospel, while crossing effortlessly into […]

Hailed by the New York Times as “one of the great soul interpreters of her generation,” five-time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette is a vocalist who can take any type of song – jazz or country, pop or rhythm & blues – and make it her own. A Dakota favorite, LaVette’s undeniable voice and enthralling stage […]

Join Emmy award-winning actor, director, singer/songwriter Jeff Daniels for an intimate concert experience full of original songs, personal stories from his stage and movie career that only he can tell—and plenty of smiles. Stick around for a 15-30 min audience Q&A following the show. The questions submitted will be reviewed, with some then passed along […]

Two award-winning singer-songwriters, Heather Mae (“the queer Adele”) and Crys Matthews (“the Woody Guthrie of our generation”), are joining forces once again to VIRTUALLY spread their message of social-justice, hope and love from coast to coast as The Singing OUT Tour, a celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride! During this difficult time of social distancing, it is […]

Music has always been the language of guitarist Biréli Lagrène. Following in the footsteps of legendary gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, Lagrène hails from Alsace, France and plays with incredible precision, strength and virtuosity – he is considered to be one of the world’s premiere practitioners of gypsy jazz. Join us for dinner before or […]

Christian McBride is a six-time Grammy Award winning bassist/composer. McBride has performed with Sting, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard and many others. He recently took over as Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, taking the reins from founder George Wein. The Situation explores the bassist’s experimental side, playing an original […]

Christian McBride is a six-time Grammy Award winning bassist/composer. McBride has performed with Sting, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard and many others. He recently took over as Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, taking the reins from founder George Wein. The Situation explores the bassist’s experimental side, playing an original […]