Category: Music

Past Events This event took place on May 20, 2017. Winner of six Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, the Cuban pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Chucho Valdés has been a key figure in the evolution of Afro-Cuban jazz for the past 50 years. The son of celebrated Havana musician Bebo Valdés, Chucho was…

Past Event This event took place on May 19, 2017. Rodriguez began his career in the 60s, but without any enthusiastic response, he was ultimately let go by his label and forced to work outside the music industry. Unbeknownst to him, and to the rest of the world, his songs became the inspiration for millions…

Past Events This event took place on May 6, 2017. After 15 years as leader of The Idan Raichel Project, international music icon Idan Raichel is focusing on the basic essence of his songs with the solo piano concert entitled Idan Raichel – Piano – Songs. Raichel will be presenting his melodies, lyrics and the stories behind them in their…

Past Events This event took place on April 8, 2017. From his Grammy-nominated symphonic work to his role as Gary Burton Chair of Jazz Performance at Berklee College of Music, Joe Lovano fearlessly challenges and pushes his conceptual and thematic ventures in a quest for new modes of artistic expression and new ways to define…

Past Events This event took place on March 18, 2017. This show’s giving a whole new meaning to the term “girl power.” Madeleine Peyroux’s warm and sultry voice is a perfect blend of melancholy and carefree. With hits such as Careless Love and Don’t Wait Too Long, Peyroux has earned her spot among jazz & blues…

Past Events This event took place on February 18, 2017. Photo Credit: Nicholas Baret Ivory Coast vocalist and dancer Dobet Gnahoré has garnered a reputation as one of the most vibrant performers in world music today. As a child, Gnahoré was trained in the music and dance traditions of the Bété people by her father, a well-known…

Past Events This event took place on November 18, 2016. Photo Credit: Jordi Socias Diego El Cigala is regarded as the most exciting and innovative flamenco singer in the world today. Passionate, profound, and immensely proud of his Spanish gypsy heritage, El Cigala has found success in his interpretations of this distinctly Spanish art form. Diego…

Past Events This event took place on October 8, 2016. This year marks the centennial celebration for four visionary icons of music, all born in the same glorious year: Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Mongo Santamaria, and Thelonious Monk. Jazz 100 showcases both the dynamic individual artistry of each icon and the powerful unifying thread among…

Past Events This event took place on September 16, 2016. More than two decades ago, American folk singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin recorded a cover of Steve Earle’s Someday. Years later, following her rise to success, which included a Grammy Award and the release of her number-one single Sunny Came Home, and his rock, country, and folk…

Past Events This event took place on April 16, 2016. Photo credit: Arne Reinhardt Fanfare Ciocărlia, the Romanian kings of Balkan brass, are best known for high-energy performances with complex rhythms and their uniquely Eastern European tone.  Making their Luckman stage debut, the admired ensemble will play selections from their greatest hits and mark their 20th year…

Past Events This event took place on March 26, 2016. Two of Africa’s most celebrated musicians, Habib Koité and Vusi Mahlasela, join forces on the Luckman stage with the latest iteration of the celebrated Acoustic Africa series. A modern troubadour with diverse appeal, Habib Koite’s musicianship, wit, and wisdom are extraordinary. Vusi Mahlasela, celebrated for his distinct style and…

Past Events This event took place on November 14, 2015. Matisyahu and his band in an evening of stripped-back arrangements, highlighting the music that launched his career while taking fans of all ages on a journey through the evolution of Live at Stubb’s to his most recent release, Akeda.

Past Events This event took place on November 1, 2015. Photo credit: The Banff Centre Legendary Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist, Paco Peña has brought new life to the archetypal Spanish art form of flamenco. Peña’s newest show ¡Flamencura! studies the elusive state at the core of the art of flamenco while showcasing the mesmerizing…

Past Events This event took place on April 25, 2014. Bharat Caravan brings together a unique take on the Indian classical tradition with contemporary musical elements. Ajay Jha’s vocal styling blends gracefully with classic Indian rhythm drumming cycles for a multi-dimensional and sensational sound.  Jha’s ensemble, Hind Tarana, produce arousing tracks that express a depth…

Past Events This event took place on March 7, 2015. With inspirations drawn from the Jewish shtetls in Eastern Europe, David Orlowsky’s The Soul of Klezmer is a masterful expansion of the Klezmer folk music tradition. His adaptations and original compositions push creative boundaries, offering a unique blend of folk tunes on the clarinet and strings.  Clarinetist…

Past Events This event took place on January 31, 2015. Renowned violinist, singer and composer Kishi Bashi’s multi-layered violin-techno pop music is one-of-a-kind. Bashi has recorded and toured internationally with artists such as Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and indie rock group Of Montreal. Kishi Bashi’s self-recorded and self-produced project began in 2011 with his first…

Past Events This event took place on November 8, 2014. Raw and soulful, acclaimed Brazilian singer, songwriter, and musician Seu Jorge’s works draw from his childhood experience navigating a favela outside of Rio de Janeiro. His melodies are stripped and untainted fusing classic American and European soul music with psychedelic samba. Best known for his…

Past Events This event took place on November 1, 2014. The Los Angeles Times calls the Luckman Jazz Orchestra “one of the country’s finest musical organizations.” Under the direction of Charles Owens, the Luckman Jazz Orchestra has performed numerous concerts honoring jazz masters and has been joined on stage by some of the greatest living…

Past Events This event took place on October 29, 2011. The iconic Malian desert blues group Tinariwen returns to the Luckman! Named “Best African Band” by Rolling Stone, Tinariwen was formed in 1979 by group members from Tessalit, an oasis in the Sahara Desert in northern Mali. The group, whose name translates to “deserts,” draws their…