Events

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Guitarist/vocalist Keb' Mo' draws heavily on the old-fashioned country-blues style of Robert Johnson while keeping his sound contemporary with touches of soul and folksy storytelling. Shawn Colvin is one of the leading lights of the "new folk movement" that began in the late '80s.

Limina Foundation

The Enchanted State

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The Enchanted State is a groundbreaking gathering exploring the transformative role of psychedelics in mental health, addiction recovery, culture, and the spiritual dimensions of consciousness – with a focus on New Mexico’s future.

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Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience the raw energy and profound emotion of the Devon Allman Blues Summit, where extraordinary talent meets the timeless magic of blues and soul.

AMP Concerts

Tab Benoit

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One of the most impressive guitarists to emerge from the rich Bayous of Southern Louisiana in recent years, Tab Benoit's guitar tone can be recognized before his Otis-Redding-ish voice resonates from the speakers.

The Santa Fe Symphony

Season Opener

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Back by popular demand, violinist Alexi Kenney kicks off our 42nd season with Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, the piece that he performed in his debut with The Santa Fe Symphony in 2015.

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The Swell Season is back. After reconvening for a limited number of sold-out shows in March 2022, followed by a more extensive US tour in August 2023, the duo returns with new music. A studio session that started out as an effort to create a couple new singles to bring with them on tour, ended up yielding a full length album, fittingly titled ´Forward´.

New Mexico Jazz Festival

Billy Childs Quartet

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One of the foremost American composers of his era, pianist Billy Childs has successfully married the musical products of his heritage with the Western neoclassical traditions of the twentieth century in a powerful symbiosis of style, range, and dynamism.

New Mexico Jazz Festival

John Scofield's Combo 73

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Aside from being one of the principal innovators of modern jazz guitar, John Scofield is a creative artist of an even rarer sort: a stylistic chameleon who has forged a consistent, rock-solid aesthetic identity.

New Mexico Jazz Festival

Dianne Reeves Quintet

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NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves who is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world today, was described by The New York Times as “the most admired jazz diva since the heyday of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.”

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Imani Winds & Harlem Quartet have built parallel legacies around their virtuoso musicality as well as expanding the canon of great works through their commitments to commissioning, composing, and arranging for their ensembles.

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Renée Fleming and Kevin Spencer explore how the arts impact the brain, drawing from Fleming’s 2024 anthology Music and Mind and leading initiatives in music, health, and neuroscience.

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Renée Fleming’s Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene blends Romantic and contemporary song with film, reflecting on humanity’s evolving relationship with nature through music and visual storytelling.