Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the pop scene in 1978 and has made a career of fearlessly experimenting with her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed albums. A cultural phenomenon, Rolling Stonemagazine put her on its cover twice in two years, and Saturday Night Live gave her an unprecedented three songs for her second appearance. Rickie is both […]
The Florida Chamber Music Project is proud to celebrate its sixth year of providing a wonderful repertoire of chamber music for the Northeast Florida region. Although performances by small groups of musicians date back several thousand years, chamber music as we know it today reached great heights beginning in the early 1600s and continues to thrive in […]
On the last Sunday of each month, a local musician is featured in Limelight Theatre’s Gamache-Koger Studio Theatre. They’ll highlight their unique talents in a two-hour concert that delights audiences and supports their craft. Tickets are $5 at the door and all proceeds go directly to the musician. September’s performer will be Fermin Spanish Guitar.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love Delbert McClinton and those who haven’t heard him yet. Delbert is always working on that second group. Lyle Lovett has said, “If we could all sing like we wanted to, we’d all sing like Delbert.” The multi-Grammy Award winning artist is at the top of […]
The Sounds of Music Event will be a fun, musical-filled night. It will raise funds for Sound Connections, our music therapy outreach program for children with special needs. This life-changing program gives a voice to these children and has allowed them to communicate with their loved ones in ways that their family never considered possible before. […]
Part of the EMMA Concert Series, The Chris Thomas Band will perform at Lewis Auditorium. A professionally trained and competitive dancer, Chris Thomas has been performing with various bands throughout Florida for 15 years. In 2014, he formed his own band in order to take his unique showmanship to the people while on tour. His […]
Singer/songwriter Todd Snider first garnered attention for his timely alt-rock satire “Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues,” a folk-rock song that struck a chord with younger people fed up with angry alternative rock bands, and at the same time, appealed to aging rockers who grew up with the folk revival of the 1960s. Snider was born in Portland, […]
The St. Augustine Orchestra (SAO) will kick off its 57th season with a performance of ‘Symphonic Triptych’ on October 12th. A triptych is a set of three associated musical, literary or artistic works intended to be appreciated together. Maestro Scott Gregg has chosen three European and Scandinavian composers of the Romantic and Victorian era: Antonin […]
One of the most masterful voices in Country Music today, Gene Watson still sings in the same key as 30 years ago and continues to prove why he is rightly referred to as “The Singer’s Singer.” His powerful voice and multi-octave range allows him to sing some of the most challenging songs with an ease that comes […]
For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group’s distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as “Tuff Enuff” and “Wrap It Up.” Co-founder Kim Wilson, the sole original member, still spearheads the group as it evolves into […]
