An evening of original music including a preview of their upcoming Edna St. Vincent Millay project (incl. “Afternoon on a Hill” and “Tavern”) highlights from their album “Haunted Blue” (w/poetry by Whitman, Longfellow and Greg Foley), new arrangements of a few Duke Ellington favorites including “I Like the Sunrise” and “A Flower is a Lovesome […]

These mischief-makers of hot jazz have been described as “potent and assured” (The New York Times) and “simply phenomenal” (The Times, London), with more than a year on the Billboard Jazz chart and 20+ million streams on Spotify (over 90 countries).  Their new album, Welcome Home, Bon Voyage includes a modern twist on the syncopated, soaring […]

These mischief-makers of hot jazz have been described as “potent and assured” (The New York Times) and “simply phenomenal” (The Times, London), with more than a year on the Billboard Jazz chart and 20+ million streams on Spotify (over 90 countries).  Their new album, Welcome Home, Bon Voyage includes a modern twist on the syncopated, soaring […]

Donna the Buffalo offers everything you want in a roots band — songs that matter, a groove that makes you dance, an audience that spans generations, and a musical voice that evokes a sense of community. Dance in the Street, their first new album in five years, captures the dynamic energy that has earned the […]

“Last year, with Sister Orchid, Nellie McKay delved into the standard songbook as if rummaging through a costume trunk — but she wasn’t fooling, not really. She offers another master class in wry sincerity with Bagatelles, accompanying herself on ukulele, piano, Fender Rhodes and Theremin, on such indelible American anthems as ‘Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah’ and ‘The Best Things in […]

DAKOTA DEBUT The five voices of Nobuntu echo with power and intensity, emanating pure joy while embodying the spirit of the artists’ Zimbabwe home. An all-female a cappella vocal quintet, Nobuntu translates to “mother of kindness” or “mother of humanity” in celebration of the African philosophy ubuntu, which values humanity’s compassion and connectedness. Drawing international acclaim […]

The KAJ Production team brings to the stage, real music by real musicians, and the everlasting music of: Luther Vandross, Rick James, Isaac Hayes, and Barry White Featuring: Kirk Johnson & “The KAJ Orchestra”, “MFellaz” (Lamont, David “Chill” Anderson, Roshewn Harrington, and Len Jones of “The sounds of Blackness” ), Germain Brooks, and Rhonda and Kathleen Johnson […]

The KAJ Production team brings to the stage, real music by real musicians, and the everlasting music of: Luther Vandross, Rick James, Isaac Hayes, and Barry White Featuring: Kirk Johnson & “The KAJ Orchestra”, “MFellaz” (Lamont, David “Chill” Anderson, Roshewn Harrington, and Len Jones of “The sounds of Blackness” ), Germain Brooks, and Rhonda and Kathleen Johnson […]

Back by popular demand after debuting five years ago on the same stage, American Roots Revue’s original cast has returned. That cast includes the ‘Pavarotti of Gospel’ Robert Robinson, R&B powerhouse J.D. Steele, ‘Anishinaabe-Ojibwe Keeper & Singer of the Song’ Waubanewquay Dorene Day, soul singer Tonia Hughes with “one of the purest voices this side of heaven” and the unstoppably gifted singer-songwriter Larry […]

Back by popular demand after debuting five years ago on the same stage, American Roots Revue’s original cast has returned. That cast includes the ‘Pavarotti of Gospel’ Robert Robinson, R&B powerhouse J.D. Steele, ‘Anishinaabe-Ojibwe Keeper & Singer of the Song’ Waubanewquay Dorene Day, soul singer Tonia Hughes with “one of the purest voices this side of heaven” and the unstoppably gifted singer-songwriter Larry […]