After winning a GRAMMY for his soulful ballad "Walking in Memphis," Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man....
The musical and social legacies of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Nina Simone remain as relevant as ever. Featuring three dynamic vocalists (Charenée Wade, Camille Thurman, and Tahira Clayton) backed by an all-female band, Bessie, Billie and Nina celebrates...
Stacey Kent is a jazz singer in the mold of the greats, with a legion of fans worldwide, a host of honors and awards including a GRAMMY nomination, album sales in excess of 2 million, and gold, double-gold and...
As a part of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Ailey II continues the legacy of its founder Alvin Ailey by celebrating the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience. Universally renowned...
Featuring the best songs from the current New York City theatre season and sung by Broadway stars with a live band, On Broadway is an unforgettable night of music! The show includes hits from long-running favorites like The Phantom...
Juno nominees and winners of the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine of Dala have released five albums and toured extensively across North America. Drawing upon influences like the...
Collision of Rhythm is a duo composed of tap-dancing classical virtuoso Aaron Williams and beatbox-juggling keynote speaker Bronkar Lee. With drumming, rhythmic juggling, marimba, and so much more, Collision of Rhythm has been described as Stomp meets Blue Man...
The Queen’s Cartoonists play live music from various cartoons, which are synchronized to video projections of the original films, as the band leads the audience through a world of multi-instrumental comedy and mayhem. Expect the unexpected from a repertoire...
On the strength of the Weepies' simple yet insightful songwriting and distinctive harmonies, this American indie band has sold more than 1.5 million records and has amassed over 54 million streams on Spotify. As both a passionate performer and...
Sponsored by Anne Marie and Mitch Bredefeld Since their inception in 1948, the Four Freshmen have continued to tour worldwide with their unique blend of harmonic jazz arrangements and big band vocal group sounds. The ensemble has "endured for...
Acclaimed composer and violinist Jenny Scheinman invites audiences to experience the sights and sounds of the Great Depression in the multimedia performance Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait. Filmmaker H. Lee Waters documented more than 118 small towns in the southeastern...
A dynamic contemporary blend of taiko, music, storytelling, and choreography, TAIKOPROJECT unites ancient Japanese tradition with 21st-century American innovation in pure "drum nirvana" (Fresno Bee). Inspired by Benzaiten, the Japanese goddess of everything that flows, their new concert combines...
