Spring Fling – A Party to Benefit Savannah Music Festival
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesWe invite you to join us on Saturday, March 23, 2024, for a fabulous evening at the Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden followed by a concert by Samara Joy at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts. Timeline of the Evening Arrive at 660 East Broughton Street for the party at the Metal Building… 4:30…
Samara Joy
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesJoin us for what will be a season kickoff concert like no other, with the return of Samara Joy! Following a Savannah Music Festival house concert performance in 2022 and a festival appearance that same year, Samara Joy won Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Awards in 2023 and has toured all…
Noon30: Lena Jonsson Trio
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesPart of the new generation of contemporary folk musicians, Lena Jonsson is one of Scandinavia’s most influential fiddlers. Her unique style combines a deep knowledge of traditional Swedish folk music and the youthful sounds of rock, pop, jazz, American old-time and bluegrass. Lena Jonsson is joined by Kristofer Sundström and Ian Carr.
Oumou Sangaré
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8 pm, Thursday, March 28 Referred to as the “songbird of Wassolou,” Malian superstar Oumou Sangaré is known worldwide for her vibrant and powerful music. A Grammy Award winner, Sangaré’s sound spans traditional to contemporary, with distinctive vocals that have propelled her onto the international stage. Don‚Äôt miss this Savannah Music Festival debut…
Lena Jonsson Trio / Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8:30 pm, Thursday March 28 Part of the new generation of contemporary folk musicians, Lena Jonsson is one of Scandinavia’s most influential fiddlers. Her unique style combines a deep knowledge of traditional Swedish folk music and the youthful sounds of rock, pop, jazz, American old-time and bluegrass. Lena Jonsson is joined by Kristofer…
David Finckel, Cello & Wu Han, Piano
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesSMF favorites David Finckel and Wu Han return with a program entitled Three Cultures. Recipients of Musical America’s “Musicians of the Year” award, David Finckel and Wu Han enjoy a multi-faceted musical life that encompasses performing, recording and artistic direction at the highest levels. Join us on stage at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts…
Marta Pereira da Costa feat. Duarte / Bridget Kibbey’s “Bach to Brazil”
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8:30 pm, Friday, March 29 Marta Pereira da Costa is the first and likely only professional female Portuguese guitar player specifically versed in fado, the soulful music from Portugal recently acknowledged by UNESCO as part of the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. She draws on threads of fado, jazz and Brazilian folk music, and…
Bayou Boogie! A Tribute to Clifton Chenier “The King of Zydeco” Feat. C.J. Chenier, Marcia Ball & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 9 pm, Friday, March 29 Clayton Joseph Chenier is Creole music royalty. His father, the legendary Clifton Chenier, invented the style of music we know today as Zydeco and was the first Creole musician to be recognized with a Grammy Award. Marcia Ball’s rollicking Texas boogies, swampy New Orleans ballads and groove-laden Gulf…
Futurebirds / T. Hardy Morris
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesRock juggernaut Futurebirds is an Athens, Georgia-based group described by singer/guitarist Carter King as “always too indie rock for the jam festival, too country for the indie scene, a little too psych-rock to feel like we were Americana.” Founding members King, Savannah native Daniel Womack, singer/guitarist Thomas Johnson and bassist Brannen Miles began playing…
Marta Pereira da Costa feat. Duarte / Bridget Kibbey’s “Bach to Brazil”
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 5 pm, Friday, March 29 Marta Pereira da Costa is the first and likely only professional female Portuguese guitar player specifically versed in fado, the soulful music from Portugal recently acknowledged by UNESCO as part of the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. She draws on threads of fado, jazz and Brazilian folk music, and..
Noon30: Marta Pereira da Costa feat. Duarte
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesMarta Pereira da Costa is the first and likely only professional female Portuguese guitar player specifically versed in fado, the soulful music from Portugal recently acknowledged by UNESCO as part of the World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. She draws on threads of fado, jazz and Brazilian folk music, and is joined by fado singer Duarte for…
The Art of the Kora: Derek Gripper & Ballaké Sissoko
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8 pm, Saturday, March 30 Malian virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko is considered one of the greatest touring kora players. He joins Derek Gripper, a renowned South African guitarist, whose love of the kora set him to transcribing and recording some of its greatest works. In this collaboration, Sissoko and Gripper explore the ancient musical…
Dervish
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8:30 pm, Saturday, March 30 Dervish is renowned for their live performances, which combine dazzling sets of Irish tunes with stunning interpretations of traditional songs. Having recently received a lifetime achievement award from the BBC, all six members of Dervish are steeped in the musical traditions of counties Sligo and Leitrim in northwest…
Dubhe Ensemble feat. Joseph Conyers
Congregation Mickve Israel 20 East Gordon Street, Savannah, United StatesSavannah native Joseph H. Conyers is a highly acclaimed, multi-faceted artist whose innovative work in music education and youth advocacy has been recognized internationally. Now principal bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Conyers is also the artistic director and founder of Dubhe, a collective of some of the most influential chamber and orchestral musicians in the world…
Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United States Winner of seven Grammy Awards and five Latin Grammy Awards, Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. In a rich career spanning 60 years, through a variety of ensembles, Chucho has pushed boundaries in pursuit of new expressions in Afro-Cuban music. “El maestro Chucho Valdés is…The Art of the Kora: Derek Gripper & Ballaké Sissoko
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 5:30 pm, Saturday, March 30 Malian virtuoso Ballaké Sissoko is considered one of the greatest touring kora players. He joins Derek Gripper, a renowned South African guitarist, whose love of the kora set him to transcribing and recording some of its greatest works. In this collaboration, Sissoko and Gripper explore the ancient musical…
Dervish
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 6 pm, Saturday, March 30 Dervish is renowned for their live performances, which combine dazzling sets of Irish tunes with stunning interpretations of traditional songs. Having recently received a lifetime achievement award from the BBC, all six members of Dervish are steeped in the musical traditions of counties Sligo and Leitrim in northwest…
Renée Fleming, Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesKennedy Center Honoree Renée Fleming is one of the most highly acclaimed singers of our time, performing on the stages of the world’s great opera houses and concert halls. Winner of five Grammy Awards and the US National Medal of Arts, she has sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the…
Music and Mind: Renée Fleming
Savannah Cultural Arts Center 201 Montgomery Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesA PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ARTS AND HEALTH The powerful benefits of the arts for human health are becoming clearer every day. In addition to using music to better understand the complex functioning of the brain, researchers have found music and art therapies effective tools in addressing the effects of an ever-widening array of…
Sebastian Knauer Celebrates Gershwin
Trinity United Methodist Church 127 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesIn celebration of the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue, Savannah Music Festival favorite Sebastian Knauer brings a program of American music anchored by the solo piano version of the celebrated composition. Knauer has appeared in almost every season of SMF since 2004 in roles including recitalist, soloist, conductor and chamber musician. He began…
Frank Stewart in Conversation Dr. Walter Evans
Jepson Center 207 W York St, Savannah, United StatesFrank Stewart, Savannah Music Festival’s long-time photographer, discusses his life and work with Dr. Walter Evans. Stewart’s NEXUS: AN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER’S JOURNEY, 1960S TO THE PRESENT, is currently on display at the Jepson Center. About the Exhibition: Frank Stewart’s Nexus is the first major museum exhibition of photographer Frank Stewart’s work and centers on his sensitive…
TISRA: Zakir Hussain Trio with Debopriya Chatterjee and Sabir Khan
Trustees Theater 216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesTabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain is proud to present TISRA (three) with two of India’s finest young musicians: Sabir Khan and Debopriya Chatterjee. This trio includes tabla (drum), sarangi (strings), and bansuri (bamboo flute), a combination not often heard on the classical stage. Sarangi and bansuri, both folk instruments, have roots in ancient India and its…
Warren Wolf & Wolfpack: History of the Vibes / Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8 pm, Wednesday, April 3 Isaiah J. Thompson is the 2023 Cole Porter Fellow with the American Pianists Association. Thompson has performed with many acclaimed jazz artists, including Ron Carter, John Pizzarelli, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Buster Williams. As a performer, he focuses on emitting love, spirit and respect, and conveying…
Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesRosanne Cash is a composer and singer-songwriter with four Grammy Awards, in addition to having partnered in programming collaborations with Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, SFJAZZ, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Library of Congress. She is also an author, whose 2010 memoir “Composed” landed on The New York Times bestseller list. In 2021, she became the…
Warren Wolf & Wolfpack: History of the Vibes / Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 4:30 pm, Wednesday, April 3 Isaiah J. Thompson is the 2023 Cole Porter Fellow with the American Pianists Association. Thompson has performed with many acclaimed jazz artists, including Ron Carter, John Pizzarelli, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Buster Williams. As a performer, he focuses on emitting love, spirit and respect, and conveying…
Noon30: Isaiah J. Thompson Duo
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesIsaiah J. Thompson is the 2023 Cole Porter Fellow with the American Pianists Association. Thompson has performed with many acclaimed jazz artists, including Ron Carter, John Pizzarelli, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Buster Williams. As a performer, he focuses on emitting love, spirit and respect, and conveying his own experiences and his everlasting love…
Stephane Wrembel Quartet / Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8:30 pm, Thursday, April 4 Widely considered one of the masters of the Django Reinhardt style, French guitarist Stephane Wrembel’s music has expanded to incorporate jazz, blues, classical, swing, flamenco and rock ‘n’ roll. He immersed himself in Django’s native Sinti culture (a Western European Roma group), learning from Sinti guitarists Angelo Debarre…
Philip Dukes & Friends I: Bach’s Romantic Odyssey
Trinity United Methodist Church 127 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesThis opening concert of the series traces a journey from Bach to Brahms and Shostakovich, through the Romantic Era, featuring two composers that admired Bach immensely.
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesCountry Music Hall of Famer and 15-time Grammy Award-winner Ricky Skaggs returns to Savannah Music Festival after five years, fronting his powerhouse band Kentucky Thunder. “This group of guys meets my approval every night,” Ricky says. “Each and every one of the pickers in Kentucky Thunder totally amazes me in every show…and that, to me,…
Stephane Wrembel Quartet / Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 5 pm, Thursday, April 4 Widely considered one of the masters of the Django Reinhardt style, French guitarist Stephane Wrembel’s music has expanded to incorporate jazz, blues, classical, swing, flamenco and rock ‘n’ roll. He immersed himself in Django’s native Sinti culture (a Western European Roma group), learning from Sinti guitarists Angelo Debarre…
Noon30: Stephane Wrembel Quartet
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesWidely considered one of the masters of the Django Reinhardt style, French guitarist Stephane Wrembel’s music has expanded to incorporate jazz, blues, classical, swing, flamenco and rock ‘n’ roll. He immersed himself in Django’s native Sinti culture (a Western European Roma group), learning from Sinti guitarists Angelo Debarre and Serge Krief. Wrembel then pursued studies…
Doc at 100
Savannah Cultural Arts Center 201 Montgomery Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesCelebrating the recent centenary of Doc Watson’s birth in Deep Gap, North Carolina, this free program begins with a talk led by host and author Ted Olson. Olson’s talk is followed by stories and performances shared by artists Jack Lawrence, Wayne Henderson and Jack Hinshelwood, who knew Doc as a friend and fellow performer. This…
Crescent City Funk: Dumpstaphunk / Cha Wa
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesDumpstaphunk is simply one of the funkiest bands out of the Crescent City. Born on the Jazz & Heritage Festival stage, and composed of Neville and Meters family bloodlines, the group ignites deep, gritty grooves that keep audiences on their feet. Alongside Tony Hall, Nick Daniels, Alex Wasily, John Michael Bradford and Deven Trusclair, cousins…
Escher String Quartet feat. Philip Dukes
Trinity United Methodist Church 127 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesEscher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. Violinists Adam Barnett-Hart and Brendan Speltz have been residents in the Philip Dukes & Friends series for the past two seasons. For this season of SMF, the full quartet returns for their first featured appearance since 2021, welcoming Dukes to…
Doc and Earl: Doc at 100 / Tony Trischka’s EarlJam
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesDoc Watson and Earl Scruggs both had transformative impacts on bluegrass and American acoustic music. Celebrating their 100th birth years, this co-bill spotlights each of their musical legacies through stories, tunes and songs. Doc at 100 pulls together friends and former musical collaborators of Arthel “Doc” Watson, also featuring commentary from Ted Olson, author of…
Crescent City Funk: Dumpstaphunk / Cha Wa
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 5:30 pm, Friday, April 5 Dumpstaphunk is simply one of the funkiest bands out of the Crescent City. Born on the Jazz & Heritage Festival stage, and composed of Neville and Meters family bloodlines, the group ignites deep, gritty grooves that keep audiences on their feet. Alongside Tony Hall, Nick Daniels, Alex Wasily,…
Noon30: Tony Trischka
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesTony Trischka is considered one of the most influential living banjo players. Trischka’s EarlJam honors Scruggs, the pioneer of a unique three-finger banjo style and one of the most important figures in bluegrass. “The depth of Earl’s genius becomes ever more apparent when I transcribe his solos, which I’ve been doing my entire life and…
Cajun Dance Party: The Savoy Family Cajun Band
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 7 pm, Saturday, April 6 Aptly named the “First Family of Cajun Music,” the Savoy Family Cajun Band hails from Eunice, Louisiana. Patriarch and celebrated accordion builder Marc Savoy is a National Heritage Fellow. His wife Ann Savoy wrote a well-known book on Cajun music history, and has produced numerous recordings with the…
Latin Dance Party: Orquesta Akokán
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 9 pm, Saturday, April 6 Led by dynamic singer José “Pepito” Gómez, producer Jacob Plasse, arranger Michael Eckroth and the “island’s greatest instrumentalists” (The New York Times), Orquesta Akokán has a cohesion forged by years of international touring. The Cuban powerhouse ensemble’s sound has blossomed into an intimate dialogue between good friends, allowing…
Philip Dukes & Friends II: Bach and Beyond
Trinity United Methodist Church 127 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesThis concert features two composers that were most definitely not influenced by JS Bach, and in the case of Tchaikovsky, Bach’s music was very much “back and beyond.” Although he acknowledged his technical skills, he in no way regarded Bach as a musical legend.
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesGrammy Award-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generation. From his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi to stages around the globe, the young blues star has already headlined multiple U.S. and European tours. Selected in summer 2022 to open for The Rolling Stones in London’s Hyde…
Michael Collins & Friends
Trinity United Methodist Church 127 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesBack for his second chamber music residency at Savannah Music Festival, clarinetist Michael Collins performs his first Savannah recital, also featuring returning pianist Ana-Maria Vera. As Gramophone noted, “Collins plays with an irresistible exuberance.
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys / AJ Lee & Blue Summit
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 3 pm, Sunday, April 7 Formed in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are exactly what you would expect and not at all what you would expect from a tattooed East Tennessee bluegrass outfit. However, they take pride in being ambassadors of their genre. The group has brought their music from rural…
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys / AJ Lee & Blue Summit
North Garden Assembly Room at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA, United StatesFormed in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys are exactly what you would expect and not at all what you would expect from a tattooed East Tennessee bluegrass outfit. However, they take pride in being ambassadors of their genre. The group has brought their music from rural…
Kaia Kater / Viv & Riley
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8 pm, Tuesday, April 9 Grenadian-Canadian Kaia Kater’s jazz-fueled voice and deft songcraft have garnered her extensive critical acclaim. Through artful banjo playing and lush songwriting, Kaia draws on influences rooted in Quebec, the Caribbean and Appalachia, all of which reflect the diversity of her background. Kater was a participant in SMF’s Acoustic…
Philip Dukes & Friends III: Bach’s Eternal Inspiration
Savannah Cultural Arts Center 201 Montgomery Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesSome 200 years after Bach’s death, 20th Century composers were still heavily inspired by the Baroque Era and the compositional techniques used (fugue, counterpoint, etc.), Stravinsky being one such composer. The fact that this will unquestionably still be the case in 2050, makes Bach’s music an eternal inspiration.
Kaia Kater / Viv & Riley
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesGrenadian-Canadian Kaia Kater’s jazz-fueled voice and deft songcraft have garnered her extensive critical acclaim. Through artful banjo playing and lush songwriting, Kaia draws on influences rooted in Quebec, the Caribbean and Appalachia, all of which reflect the diversity of her background. Kater was a participant in SMF’s Acoustic…
Brandee Younger Trio / Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesA leading voice of the harp, Brandee Younger recently made history at the 2022 Grammy Awards as the first Black female solo artist nominated in the Best Instrumental Composition category for her song “Beautiful Is Black.” The mesmerizing track is from her 2021 major label debut album, Somewhere…
Muddy and Wolf Revisited: A Tribute to Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf feat. Bobby Rush with North Mississippi Allstars
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesThe North Mississippi Allstars are joined by blues and R&B showman Bobby Rushto celebrate the music of pioneering bluesmen Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. After 25 years, twelve albums, four Grammy Award nominations, and sold out shows all over the world, North Mississippi Allstars continue to expand the band’s sound, which is always rooted in…
Brandee Younger Trio / Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 5 pm, Wednesday, April 10 A leading voice of the harp, Brandee Younger recently made history at the 2022 Grammy Awards as the first Black female solo artist nominated in the Best Instrumental Composition category for her song “Beautiful Is Black.” The mesmerizing track is from her 2021 major label debut album, Somewhere…
Noon30: Brandee Younger Trio
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesA leading voice of the harp, Brandee Younger recently made history at the 2022 Grammy Awards as the first Black female solo artist nominated in the Best Instrumental Composition category for her song ‚”Beautiful Is Black.” The mesmerizing track is from her 2021 major label debut album, Somewhere Different, that also received a 2022 NAACP…
Philip Dukes & Friends IV: The Voice of Bach, A Musical Salute
Trinity United Methodist Church 127 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesNo series featuring the music of Bach would be complete without his music for voice. Collaborating with the Savannah VOICE Festival to present Mark Delavan (who played Gianni Schicchi in the collaborative Puccini production at SMF 2015), the Bach Cantata in the first half is contrasted by a second half of songs by Copland and…
Madison Cunningham / Juana Molina
Trustees Theater 216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesMadison Cunningham is a 26-year-old Grammy Award-winning artist and songwriter known for her “wonderfully tangled imagery and cutting self-awareness” (NPR). As a guitarist, Madison has pushed the boundaries of a conventional singer-songwriter as her “guitar work is both classic and wildly emotive, and her soaring vocals are pristine and inspired” (Consequence of Sound). Madison…
Amy Helm
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesAdditional Showtimes: 8:30 pm, Friday, April 12 Singer and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm makes her SMF debut on closing weekend with her ace band. The daughter of Levon Helm of The Band and singer-songwriter Libby Titus, Amy Helm was a member of her father’s band.
Emanuel Ax, Piano
Trinity United Methodist Church 127 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesFor this long-anticipated Savannah Music Festival debut, celebrated pianist Emanuel Ax brings a unique program of Beethoven Sonatas interspersed with works by Schoenberg. “Ax’s playing is always marvelously articulate and totally unfussy.
Matthew Whitaker
Trustees Theater 216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesMusical prodigy Matthew Whitaker grew up surrounded by music. At age 9, he began teaching himself how to play the Hammond B3, and four years later became the youngest artist to ever be endorsed by Hammond. His always joyful performances, which span jazz, R&B and soul, display an innate mastery of the keyboard. Now three…
Amy Helm
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesSinger and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm makes her SMF debut on closing weekend with her ace band. The daughter of Levon Helm of The Band and singer-songwriter Libby Titus, Amy Helm was a member of her father’s band in the 90s and 2000s, was a founding member of acclaimed roots-rock ensemble Ollabelle, and has released three…
Mighty Poplar
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesFeaturing Noam Pikelny and Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers), Andrew Marlin (Watchhouse) and Greg Garrison (Leftover Salmon). At its heart, bluegrass music is about what happens when you commit to the moment. The joy of improvisation keeps the music fresh. This true spirit of bluegrass infuses Mighty Poplar, a new all-star roots project featuring Andrew Marlin,…
Island Prayers: Turtle Island Quartet
Trustees Theater 216 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesFollowing their appearance with Terence Blanchard & E-Collective, the Turtle Island Quartet returns with Island Prayers. This performance features four new works co-commissioned by Savannah Music Festival, composed by founding violinist David Balakrishnan, Rhiannon Giddens, Terence Blanchard and Jerod Impichchaachaacha’ Tate. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts….
Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca: Searching for Goya
Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesInspired by the transformative visual art of Francisco Goya, Noche Flamenca’s latest work references the prolific Spanish artist’s response to the political turmoil and injustices of 18th and 19th century Spain. Choreographed by Artistic Director Martin Santangelo and his award winning wife and Principal Dancer Soledad Barrio, Searching For Goya features a company of dancers,…
Closing Night Party: Rebirth Brass Band / Eddie 9V
Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden 660 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesFor nearly four decades, the Grammy Award-winning Rebirth Brass Band has been one of the Crescent City’s premier musical ambassadors. Their trademark sound pays homage to the New Orleans brass band tradition while weaving a tapestry that combines elements of jazz, funk, soul, R&B and the sounds from the streets they grew up on. Founded…