“A true authentic New Orleans dance-hall style band.” – New Orleans Traditional Jazz Quarterly The Southside Aces have been playing holiday shows for twenty years. They play favorites, lesser-knowns, even originals! When you put holiday tunes through the New Orleans jazz filter, you make Yuletide haters love, and lovers love more!
“Contemporary jazz’s premier all-star band” — The New York Times To celebrate the Tenth Season of the SFJAZZ Center, SFJAZZ’s resident supergroup will be performing a wide selection of material chosen, from new compositions to timeless classics and everything in between. Chris Potter music director, tenor saxophone, winds David Sánchez tenor saxophone Mike Rodriguez trumpet Warren Wolf vibraphone Edward Simon piano Matt Brewer bass Kendrick Scott drums
“Ruben and Clay compose a beautiful, seamless sound…truly something special.” –Nippertown Called a ‘pitch-perfect, flawless show,’ this show highlights the music that made Ruben & Clay American Idol favorites and household names. From Clay’s iconic rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” to Ruben’s soulful single ”Flying Without Wings”, join America’s favorite odd couple for an unforgettable evening of music and memories, spanning two decades, delivered as only these true superstars can.
“For Fans of Tom Petty’s hooks, Little Feat’s grooves, the rock and soul wing of Americana.” – Rolling Stone In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of “A Drop in the Ocean”, Ron Pope will be performing his album Daylight in its entirety and will have a few special surprises in store for each show. Uncompromising and relentless, Ron Pope has evolved into one of the top-grossing independent acts in the business while garnering a legion of devoted fans the world over.
“mélange of contemporary jazz, beat-heavy hip-hop, and neo-soul melodies.” – Rolling Stone Robert Glasper leads a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. He boasts four Grammy wins and nine nominations across eleven categories and an Emmy Award.
Recorded live to tape in just two days, Robert Ellis’s exquisite new album, 2023’s Yesterday’s News, is as stripped-down as it gets, with the celebrated songwriter and producer’s delicate, reedy tenor accompanied only by nylon string guitar, upright bass, and the occasional piece of handheld percussion. The arrangements are harmonically sophisticated here, drawing on the open tunings and intricate fingerpicking of English songwriters like Nick Drake or Richard Thompson.
“Both are fond of the witty pop standards of the 1930s and ’40s, and Vilray can write fluently and cleverly in that vintage style.” – New York Times Rachael & Vilray has been a musical act ever since Rachael saw me play a very short set of covers and said she wanted in. Her voice is singular, agile, beautiful, and, as I found when we started performing original music, the most rewarding instrument to write for.
“What do Prince, Bob Dylan and Stevie Nicks have in common? Those magnificent Petersons.”– Star Tribune Minnesota’s First Family of Music returns! The Peterson Family, members of the Midwest Music Hall of Fame, collectively have 100 gold and platinum records.
Peabo Bryson has established a career as one of the premier male vocalists in contemporary music of the last quarter century. Possessing a beautifully rich, almost operatic voice, this two-time Grammy Award-winner has survived and prospered despite the passage of time and changes in popular musical trends. Gold-certified singer/songwriter Haley Reinhart was a favorite on American Idol, and is one of the most popular vocalists with Postmodern Jukebox.
“Metsa is the other great folksinger from Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range.” — Huffington Post Guitarist Paul Metsa and harmonica player/vocalist Sonny Earl started playing together in 1997. At that time, Metsa was a hot name in the Minnesota music scene. Sonny, on the other hand, was an aspiring musician, looking to advance his music career. Metsa reluctantly agreed to play with Sonny, and they have been partners ever since.
