“equal parts skilled technique and raw emotion.” – L.A. Times   From swing to jazz to bottleneck blues to folk, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist Pat Donohue plays it all with a flourish of artistry and melodic inspiration. Chet Atkins called Pat one of the greatest finger pickers in the world today; Leo Kottke called his playing “haunting.” Pat is […]

“the epitome of solo acoustic excellence” – Guitar Player   Andy McKee is among the world’s finest acoustic guitarists. His youthful energy and attention to song structure and melodic content elevate him above the rest. He entertains both the eye and the ear as he magically transforms the steel string guitar into a full orchestra via his […]

“Bobby Rush is more than a living legend. He is a living miracle.” – Glide Magazine   Blues Hall of Fame 2 Grammy Awards 14 Blues Music Awards During his renowned stage show, Bobby Rush frequently jumps high into the air, arms spread and legs tucked, only to land gracefully and return without a hitch to his […]

“Metheny’s dexterity, speed and invention always go hand-in-hand with lyricism that has astonishing clarity and purpose.” – The Arts Desk   In Fall 2023, twenty-time Grammy-winning guitarist & composer Pat Metheny is launching a solo tour that will coincide with a new album release, Dream Box. The tour, a first of its kind for Metheny, will feature […]

“Pieta’s music resonates with a seductive simplicity and lyrical grace.” — BBC   The daughter of two preacher’s kids, Pieta Brown’s early upbringing in Iowa was in a rural outpost with no furnace, running water, or TV. There, she was exposed to traditional and rural folk music through her father, Greg Brown, the now beloved Midwestern […]

“lyrical mastery… genius” – Pitchfork   DAKOTA DEBUT GZA/The Genius is a founding member of the seminal hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. GZA boasted some high-profile appearances on the group’s debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), including one of only two solo tracks, “Clan in da Front.” GZA’s 1995 solo effort, Liquid Swords, produced entirely by RZA, met […]

“lyrical mastery… genius” – Pitchfork   DAKOTA DEBUT GZA/The Genius is a founding member of the seminal hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. GZA boasted some high-profile appearances on the group’s debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), including one of only two solo tracks, “Clan in da Front.” GZA’s 1995 solo effort, Liquid Swords, produced entirely by RZA, met […]

“[Bridgewater] has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation.” – Guardian   “Charlap is masterful… rollicking stride piano, bebop virtuosity and harmonically opulent modernism.”  – New York Times   Effortless. Spontaneous. Inimitable. The convergence of two of jazz’s most legendary forces of nature. Drawing on the canons of luminary composers: Ellington, Porter, Sondheim, […]

“[Bridgewater] has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation.” – Guardian   “Charlap is masterful… rollicking stride piano, bebop virtuosity and harmonically opulent modernism.”  – New York Times   Effortless. Spontaneous. Inimitable. The convergence of two of jazz’s most legendary forces of nature. Drawing on the canons of luminary composers: Ellington, Porter, Sondheim, […]

“flawlessly replicate the sound of classic New Orleans” — Prairie Uprising   Southside Aces are celebrating twenty years performing the repertoire of the Jazz Age greats and beyond. From the early New Orleans of Jelly Roll Morton to the world-changing joys of Louis Armstrong. The barrel house sounds of Preservation Hall to the Crescent City […]