Events

Saxman Joshua Redman calls his Blue Note debut,  where are we, “a meditation on America and the power and importance of place.” With mesmerizing vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, they take on music from Rodgers & Hart to Springsteen, all interpreted with the improvisational brilliance and melodic invention that is a hallmark of Redman’s artistry.

Renowned bassist, composer, bandleader, and NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland brings his new quartet of masters to the Lensic, each an established bandleader and composer: alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, pianist  Kris Davis, and drummer Nasheet Waits. Innovative, sophisticated, virtuosic, and totally unforgettable.

Acclaimed Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer Meshell Ndegeocello’s career is one of originality, longevity, and musical truths. She's known for her journeys into soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, and rock.

The latest full-length from Kishi Bashi, Kantos is a work of exquisite duality: a party album about the possible end of humanity as we know it, at turns deeply unsettling and sublimely joyful.

2022 Van Cliburn finalist Clayton Stephenson joins The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Guillermo Figueroa for its spectacular 2024–2025 Season Opener performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major.

Eric Idle, star of stage, screen and crossword puzzle, has often been compared to Noel Coward. But, alas, never favorably. He has been in Show Business since 1961. “Unfortunately, I can’t find the exit” he says. “My role in life seems to be cheering people up,” he adds glumly.

Last November in London, Cat Power took the stage at Royal Albert Hall and delivered a song-for-song recreation of one of the most fabled and transformative live sets of all time. In her own rendition of that historic night, the artist otherwise known as Chan Marshall inhabited each song with equal parts conviction and grace and a palpable sense of protectiveness, ultimately transposing the anarchic tension of Dylan’s set with a warm and luminous joy.

For the past 30 years, The Wallflowers have stood as one of rock’s most dynamic and purposeful bands—a unit dedicated to and continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack.

VIVALDI La Follia
MAGOS HERRERA Songs
JACOBSEN Selections from Walt Whitman
GABRIELA LENA FRANK Coqueteos

A bonafide guitar hero and perennial poll-winner, Al Di Meola has been recognized internationally over the past four decades as virtuoso of the highest order.

The Second City Touring Company’s "Mo’ Funny, Less Problems" promises an uproarious celebration of comedy genius through two acts of scripted scenes, musical comedy, and their legendary improvisation. The iconic Chicago theater makes America laugh at pop culture, headlines, scandals, and trends.

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance transmissions, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet.