Savannah Music Festival Releases First Wave of 2022 Programs
A first look at the 2022 Savannah Music Festival (SMF) season, running March 24 through April 9, was just released. The complete lineup, along with schedule, venues and ticketing information, will be announced on Thursday, January 6, 2022.
A pre-sale for donors and sponsors starts on Thursday, January 6, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 14 at 10 a.m.
“The 2022 season brings the return of the Savannah Music Festival across 17 days,” explains Artistic Director Ryan McMaken. “We look forward to filling stages throughout Savannah’s Historic District with world-class artists in jazz, classical, and a range of international and American roots music styles.”
In a week-by-week breakdown, the first wave of Savannah Music Festival performances is as follows:
Week One: March 24-28
- Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
- Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Memphis Soulphony Present “Memphis…Yes, I’m Ready”
- Remembering Ray Brown with Christian McBride, Benny Green & Jeff Hamilton
- Benjamin Grosvenor; Kittel & Co.; Dover Quartet with Bridget Kibbey
- Cajun Dance Party: The Revelers
- Latin Dance Party: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Olga Kern
- Sean Jones Quartet
- Diana Burco
- Jorge Glem & Sam Reider
- Philip Dukes & Friends Chamber Music Series (begins March 27, ends April 2)
Week Two: March 29-April 4
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Avi Avital
- Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart featuring Stuart Duncan, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz and Bryan Sutton
- The Wood Brothers; Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange)
- John Jorgenson Quintet;
- Frank Vignola; McIntosh County Shouters
- Les Filles de Illighadad
- Sebastian Knauer
- True Blues featuring Corey Harris, Phil Wiggins, Cedric Watson
Week Three: April 5-9
- Voices of Mississippi featuring Bill Ferris, Cedric Burnside, Luther & Cody Dickinson, Sharde Thomas
- Mike Marshall’s Stringband Spectacular featuring Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, Mile Twelve and Westbound Situation
- Drive-By Truckers
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble with Simon-Crawford Phillips
- Lakou Mizik; Leyla McCalla; Emmet Cohen Trio; Samara Joy
- Mile Twelve; Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
- Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg
Complete schedule to be announced on January 6, tickets on sale January 14.
ABOUT THE SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL:
A leading nonprofit performing arts organization, Savannah Music Festival (SMF) is dedicated to presenting world-class celebrations of the musical arts by creating timeless and adventurous productions that stimulate arts education, foster economic growth and unite artists and audiences in Savannah. In addition to year-round music education and broadcast initiatives, SMF has produced one of the most distinctive multi-genre music festivals in the world for more than three decades. Hailed by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution as “one of the gleaming musical treasures of the Southeast” and by the Toronto Star as “one of North America’s most distinctive musical events,” the Savannah Music Festival has featured more than 2,000 artists over the past three decades. The 2022 Savannah Music Festival will take place March 24–April 9, 2022. For more information, visit savannahmusicfestival.org.