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Lissie
2026-06-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
“a fine songwriter… passionate vocals” – Pitchfork

In 2022 Lissie released her critically acclaimed Americana-tinged indie folk album Carving Canyons. Here, the album is a fresh chapter in an already impressive career. Carving Canyons focuses upon finding an inner strength to face the uncertainties of the future. Further, she maintains hope to battle personal and social adversity, no matter how tough those challenges appear to be.
Most recently, Lissie released 2025’s Promises, a covers EP with a unique touch. She has picked a six-song collection of famous and renowned songs that hold personal significance to her own life experiences. Thus, that personal touch gives the songs an added layer of emotion. There, Lissie brings something fresh and unique to material that is still instantly recognizable.
Lissie’s storied career took off with 2010’s Catching A Tiger which was certified Gold in the UK. Additionally, her other three studio albums have all reached the UK Top Twenty. Her previous album, 2018’s Castles, was her highest charting record to date when it debuted at Number Nine. Her other experiences include appearances on the TV shows Twin Peaks and most recently Loudermilk. There, she played Lizzie Poole in the third season and performed her song “When I’m Alone”.
Recommended for fans of Ellie Goulding, Neko Case, Brandi Carlile and Patty Griffin.

Mavis Staples w/ Special Guest Lucius at The Ordway
2026-06-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-06-17 19:30 - 21:30
“an eternal voice… which still informs pop music today” – Billboard

Grim days call for fierce love. And Mavis Staples, one of the most enduring figures in American music, lays it down. 2025’s Sad and Beautiful World marks the fifteenth solo album from a national treasure and multigenerational talent. Here, Mavis stands side by side with us in the face of dangers she knows all too well. The record spans seven decades of the American songbook, a range nearly as vast as Mavis’ career. On it, she reinvents timeless songs as well as including original music.
Now 86, Mavis has performed since the age of eight. After starting out in the Staple Singers more than seventy years ago, she remains the group’s lone surviving member. Here, she still carries her family’s gifts and knowledge with her as a living heritage.
She considered retiring in 2023 but found she has too much left to express through music. And now, despite our dark days, as she said in the wake of her 85th birthday party last year, “You have to stay hopeful and have faith that things are going to get better.” She can’t keep us from the danger facing the country or magically restore the progress that’s being undone. However, she knows from her own experience that people can find a path through, a way to keep going.
Thus, Staples may be one of the last true ones standing. Now, she isn’t waiting around to be revered for the wisdom she brings. Here, she’s too busy still leading the charge, still showing us how it’s done. Steadfast in triumph and adversity, Mavis Staples still makes music—and history—just when we need her most.

Grammy-nominated indie-pop band Lucius delivers a mesmerizing experience of mirrored kinship and honesty. Also, they have earned a reputation for their engaging live performances and spellbinding harmonies. In 2025, the band released their fourth studio album, Lucius, which Rolling Stone called “the best album of their career.” Lucius’ most personal and purposeful album to date explores relationships, motherhood, and life’s complexities with a unique vulnerability that the band’s familial nature made possible. The New Yorker praises, “The band’s new self-titled album reaches the pinnacle of a vibrant, harmonic enterprise,” while Paste describes their sound as “girl-group revivalism, cosmic pop, and a kind of bicoastal harmonizing that once echoed through western canyons.”
Throughout their acclaimed career, Lucius has performed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. Also, BBC’s “Later! with Jools Holland”, PBS’ “Austin City Limits” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show”. Lucius are Holly Laessig, Jess Wolfe, and Peter Lalish.
Recommended for fans of The Staple Singers, Bettye LaVette, Steve Earle and Blind Boys of Alabama.

Holly Cole
2026-06-28 19:00 - 21:00
“intensely original, full of emotion, suave sophistication, and expression” – AllMusic

Holly Cole isn’t one of those artists who falls into any one category. Her smoky voice is sultry, her arrangements smart and sexy. Additionally, she and her musicians very uniquely reshape traditional jazz, pop and country standards.
Cole recently released her thirteenth studio album, 2025’s Dark Moon. There, she teamed up with her long-time live performance partners along with additional musicians to create rich harmonies and layers. Thus, this album is a true ensemble project that highlights her signature style. The first featured single is “No Moon At All”, an up-tempo, sexy version of the track originally recorded by Peggy Lee. Here, she features a wonderful Howard Levy (2-time Grammy winner, friend, and original member of the Flecktones) harmonica solo.
Ms. Cole is a is a world-renowned Juno award winning Canadian singer who began her career in 1989. Then, she released her 4-song EP Christmas Blues followed by her debut album, 1990’s Girl Talk. In 1992, she released Blame It on My Youth which included her version of “Calling You”, a hit single in Japan. The next album, Don’t Smoke In Bed featured her rendition of Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now”. Then, her following release, the critically acclaimed Temptation, showcased material exclusively written by Tom Waits, one of Holly’s favorite songwriters.
She has gone on to record many more full-length recordings including her latest, 2025’s Dark Moon. There, she and her wonderful band reinvent songs from Marty Balin, Peggy Lee, Hal David, Burt Bacharach and Johnny Mercer.
Recommended for fans of Peggy Lee, Diana Krall, Jane Monheit and Rickie Lee Jones.

VIP Event: Mindi Abair
2026-07-01 16:30 - 17:30
Click the links below for show tickets!
Mindi Abair: JUL 1 • 7:00pm performance

MINDI ABAIR: WINE AND JAZZ TASTING EXPERIENCE – VIP MEET & GREET
IMPORTANT: This is not a ticket to the show.
Make it an extra special night and join Mindi Abair for a pre-show wine-tasting experience for only $30. Tickets to this event are very limited.
Hosted by Mindi Abair + wine expert Eric Guerra, you are invited to a private pre-show event where you will be entertained and participate through a very special wine + music experience. Pouring their company’s WINEandJAZZ.com fine wines, Eric will walk the group through an informative wine-by-wine “taste like a sommelier” master class, while Mindi then pairs each wine style with a live performance song.
Check-in Time: Please arrive at the venue by 4:30PM.
After check-in, you’ll be escorted to the VIP area for the meet & greet, which takes place before doors open at 5:30 PM.

“an irresistible combination of power and soul” – Glide

During her remarkable twenty five-year recording career, saxophonist/vocalist Mindi Abair has garnered two Grammy nominations. Also, she has recorded with some of the biggest names in music and built a substantial following. There, she is loved among jazz and blues audiences for her soaring melodies and powerhouse style. Mindi received her first Grammy nomination In 2014, in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category. Here, this was for Summer Horns with Dave Koz, Richard Elliot and Gerald Albright. Then, she received a 2015 nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her solo LP Wild Heart. Additionally, the album featured the late Gregg Allman, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, and Max Weinberg.
You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol. Or maybe from sitting in with Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David Letterman. Or with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Perhaps from moonlighting on tour with Duran Duran or Aerosmith. Moreover, as a solo artist she has consistently topped the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts. In 2018, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won 8 Independent Blues Awards including Artist of the Year. Also, an Independent Music Award for Best Blues Song Fan Award for “Pretty Good For A Girl” featuring Joe Bonamassa. Further, in 2019, 2020 and 2021 Mindi was nominated by the Blues Music Awards for Best Instrumentalist: Horn.
As creator, designer and owner, Mindi launched www.wineandjazz.com in 2019 as a lifestyle concept. Here, she brings together the worlds of wine and music through members-only exclusive wines paired with personally curated music playlists. Also, label art and branded wine, and music worldwide adventures and new year’s eve events.
Recommended for fans of Peter White, Candy Dulfer, Dave Koz and Cory Wong.

Mindi Abair
2026-07-01 19:00 - 21:00
VIP Meet & Greet Add-On. Click the links below for tickets!
MINDI ABAIR: WINE AND JAZZ TASTING EXPERIENCE – VIP MEET & GREET

“an irresistible combination of power and soul” – Glide

During her remarkable twenty five-year recording career, saxophonist/vocalist Mindi Abair has garnered two Grammy nominations. Also, she has recorded with some of the biggest names in music and built a substantial following. There, she is loved among jazz and blues audiences for her soaring melodies and powerhouse style. Mindi received her first Grammy nomination In 2014, in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category. Here, this was for Summer Horns with Dave Koz, Richard Elliot and Gerald Albright. Then, she received a 2015 nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her solo LP Wild Heart. Additionally, the album featured the late Gregg Allman, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, and Max Weinberg.
You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol. Or maybe from sitting in with Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David Letterman. Or with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Perhaps from moonlighting on tour with Duran Duran or Aerosmith. Moreover, as a solo artist she has consistently topped the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts. In 2018, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won 8 Independent Blues Awards including Artist of the Year. Also, an Independent Music Award for Best Blues Song Fan Award for “Pretty Good For A Girl” featuring Joe Bonamassa. Further, in 2019, 2020 and 2021 Mindi was nominated by the Blues Music Awards for Best Instrumentalist: Horn.
As creator, designer and owner, Mindi launched www.wineandjazz.com in 2019 as a lifestyle concept. Here, she brings together the worlds of wine and music through members-only exclusive wines paired with personally curated music playlists. Also, label art and branded wine, and music worldwide adventures and new year’s eve events.
Recommended for fans of Peter White, Candy Dulfer, Dave Koz and Cory Wong.

Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes - Farewell
2026-10-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-30 19:00 - 21:00
“One of the most beautiful and moving voices” – Rolling Stone

Judy Collins inspires audiences with her sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and unwavering commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly. Here, new generations bask in the glow of her iconic fifty-five-album body of work. Also, they draw inspiration from her spiritual discipline to thrive in the music industry for half a century.
Fans and critics highly esteem the award-winning singer-songwriter for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards. Moreover, she also receives acclaim for her own poetically poignant original compositions. For instance, the Grammy Hall of Fame includes her stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”. Judy’s dreamy, intimate version of Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns,” won Song of the Year at the 1975 Grammys. Furthermore, she’s garnered several top-ten hits and gold- and platinum-selling albums.
The cultural treasure’s fifty-fifth release, 2022’s Spellbound, documents Judy’s artistic renaissance. Additionally, the album is a special entry in her oeuvre. It marks the first time ever she wrote all the songs on one of her albums. Here, Collins showcases twelve new recently-written modern folk songs, and a bonus track of her evergreen, “The Blizzard.” Thus, Spellbound is an introspective and impressionistic album.
“They say after the plague came the Renaissance,” Judy says with a good-natured laugh. “The truth is, I didn’t do an album like this sooner because I had other projects on my mind. Now felt like the perfect time to make this record because, after all that’s happened in the world, we need something beautiful and inspirational to lift us up.”
Recommended for fans of Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Nanci Griffith and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
