BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Kleinhans Music Hall - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Kleinhans Music Hall X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Kleinhans Music Hall REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20251209T143153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T143153Z UID:10209-1778612400-1778612400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:SatchVai Band Ft Joe Satriani and Steve Vai with Animals As Leaders DESCRIPTION:Following their highly successful debut band tour across Europe this past June and July — which saw numerous sold-out shows and glowing praise from fans and press alike — legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are bringing their electrifying SATCHVAI Band to the United States for the first time. The “Surfing with the Hydra” 2026 tour will launch on April 1 in Seattle\, WA and continue on throughout April and May before winding up in Vienna\, VA at Wolf Trap on May 30. Animals as Leaders will support on all dates. \nThis new chapter follows a monumental summer that took the newly formed band through major cities including London\, Manchester\, Paris\, Copenhagen\, Zurich\, and more as well as festivals including Hellfest\, Umbria Jazz Festival\, and Guitares en Scene Fest\, thrilling audiences with the unmatched interplay and energy that only Satriani and Vai can deliver. Now\, with a brand-new video and single\, “Dancing\,” arriving March 2\, 2026 via earMUSIC\, the guitar greats are ready to bring that same firepower to stages across America. \n“The SATCH/VAI Band rides again! After a fantastic European tour last summer Steve\, Kenny\, Marco\, Pete and I will bring the Surfing With The Hydra Tour to the US. We can’t wait to play you the new material from our forthcoming Satch/Vai album along with your favorite songs from our shared catalog. And that’s not all\, we’re bringing along the incomparable Animals As Leaders. You do not want to miss this show with this lineup!” – Joe Satriani \nSteve Vai concurs\, “The Satch/Vai Band summer Euro tour of 2025 far exceeded anything I could have imagined. Joe and I struck pure jammin’ gold night after night. Being in the same band with Joe\, playing songs we actually wrote together on stage\, in real time felt like watching a childhood fantasy step out of my teenage brain and stroll onto the stage. And somehow\, it was even more rewarding\, satisfying\, and downright fulfilling than I ever thought possible. \nOur trusty band—Marco Mendoza holding down the bass with his usual thunder\, Pete Thorn weaving in the magic on guitar\, and Kenny Aronoff powering the whole thing from behind the kit\, we created a musical flying carpet that carried us through the tour. \nAnd to all the fans who came out and supported the show: massive thanks. Your energy and enthusiasm made the room pulse\, and inspired us all beyond beyond. We are looking forward to steamroll this train into your city on our 2026 spring North America tour.” \nThe band’s forthcoming single “Dancing” marks the latest chapter in SATCHVAI Band’s creative evolution. It follows the duo’s first two releases — the sweeping\, cinematic instrumental “The Sea of Emotion\, Pt. 1” and the high-octane rocker “I Wanna Play My Guitar\,” featuring powerhouse vocals from Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple\, Black Country Communion). Together\, these tracks have showcased both the emotional depth and unbridled energy that define the SATCHVAI Band sound — a seamless fusion of melody\, virtuosity\, and the kind of musical chemistry only five decades of friendship can produce. \nThe SATCHVAI Band marks the first time in their nearly 50-year friendship and musical partnership that Satriani and Vai have formally joined forces as a band. Their collaboration debuted in March 2024 with a duo tour and the release of “The Sea of Emotion\, Pt. 1\,” a stunning six-minute opus showcasing their extraordinary synergy. A second track\, released ahead of the European tour\, further fueled anticipation for what has become one of the year’s most celebrated live events. \nRounding out the lineup\, powerhouse drummer Kenny Aronoff\, renowned bassist Marco Mendoza\, and virtuoso guitarist Pete Thorn complete the stellar quintet that is the SATCHVAI Band — a live ensemble built for explosive musicianship and unbridled guitar mastery. \nAnimals As Leaders\, Tosin Abasi said of the tour\, “We are beyond honored to be joining Joe Satriani and Steve Vai on tour!  Our band\, in many ways\, would not be what it was if not for the impact of these two icons. Getting a chance to hit the US with them is a bucket list experience for us. Can’t want to see you all soon!” URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/satchvai/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/SatchVai-social-web-1080x1080-copy.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20260313T200134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T125418Z UID:10326-1778263200-1778263200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Rhythm & Brews 2026 DESCRIPTION:Rhythm & Brews\nFriday\, May 8\, 2026 | 6 PM\nThe Mary Seaton Room\nTickets include: food\, drink\, live music\, a commemorative beer glass and support of Kleinhans\n\nKleinhans Music Hall’s beloved annual fundraiser Rhythm and Brews returns on Friday\, May 8\, 2026 at 6:00 PM in the Mary Seaton Room at the famed Buffalo venue. Proceeds from the event will benefit Kleinhans Music Hall’s programming as well as the upkeep of this National Historic Landmark building. \n \nBuffalocal will again bring together wide representation from the Western New York brewery scene for sampling of various local brews and ciders! \nIn addition to selections from local breweries\, patrons will be able to taste high-end cuisine courtesy of Schutte Hospitality Group. \n \nThis year’s musical guest is Dominic Missana & Friends! \nTickets include music\, beer & cider tastings\, food\, a commemorative glass and a donation to Kleinhans! \nThank you to our sponsors!\n\nTickets can be purchased at the Kleinhans Music Hall Box office\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo 14201\, by calling 716-885-5000 or clicking the link below! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/rhythm-brews-2026/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/Rhythm-and-Brews-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20251029T130032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T170355Z UID:10141-1777060800-1777060800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:BEATrio: Béla Fleck\, Edmar Castañeda\, Antonio Sánchez DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to present\nThe BEATrio featuring Béla Fleck\, Edmar Castañeda\, Antonio Sánchez\nFriday\, April 24\, 2026 | 8 PM\nBanjo. Drums. Harp. Huh? \nTo be sure\, the new all-star trio of Béla Fleck\, harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez features instrumentation that might safely be called uncommon. Unless\, of course\, you’re already familiar with 19-time Grammy-winner Fleck — the genre-blurring virtuoso who has done more to expand the possibilities of the banjo than any other player in the instrument’s history. From his bluegrass beginnings through his otherworldly Flecktones\, his duo with Chick Corea and his reimagining of Rhapsody in Blue\, Fleck’s work never fails to surprise. What doesn’t surprise is the impeccable caliber of his collaborators — and this new trio includes two of the most gifted musicians of their generation. The harpist\, Castañeda\, hails from Bogotá\, Colombia\, and has led his own bands in addition to sharing projects with such masters as Hiromi\, Paquito D’Rivera and Grégoire Maret. 5-time Grammy-winner Sánchez grew up in Mexico City and built a reputation as one of the great jazz drummers through his work with guitarist Pat Metheny. He’s also been a visionary bandleader\, helming progressive groups like Bad Hombre\, and collaborated with Chick Corea\, Gary Burton\, Charlie Haden\, Michael Brecker and other giants. His Golden Globe-nominated drum-set score for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2014 film Birdman earned him renown far outside the jazz world. \nPlaying original repertoire\, much of it collaboratively written\, this trio embarks nightly on fearless explorations that audiences will find irresistible — rich with strong melodies\, gorgeous harmony and grooves that twist and turn while feeling fantastic. \nThanks to our friends at JazzBuffalo for their support!\n \nArtist Bios \nBéla Fleck \nPhoto: Hazel Coonagh \nJust in case you aren’t familiar with Béla Fleck\, there are many who say he’s the premiere banjo player in the world. Others claim that Fleck has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo through a remarkable performing and recording career that has taken him all over the musical map and on a range of solo projects and collaborations. If you are familiar with Fleck\, you know that he just loves to play the banjo\, and put it into unique settings. \nA nineteen-time Grammy Award-winner\, Fleck has the virtuosic\, jazz-to-classical ingenuity of an iconic instrumentalist and composer with bluegrass roots. For over 30 years\, he has led Béla Fleck and The Flecktones\, the groundbreaking quartet inspired by jazz\, funk\, bluegrass and beyond. From writing three banjo concertos for full symphony orchestra to exploring the banjo’s African roots with the award-winning 2009 documentary Throw Down Your Heart\, many tout that Béla Fleck is the world’s premier banjo player. As Jon Pareles wrote for The New York Times\, “That’s a lot of territory for five strings.” \nCollaborators include Abigail Washburn\, the Brooklyn Rider String Quartet\, Chris Thile\, The Blind Boys of Alabama\, McCoy Tyner\, Zakir Hussain\, Edgar Meyer\, and Rakesh Chaurasia (their latest album As We Speak won two Grammys in 2024). Fleck’s album Rhapsody in Blue was released February 12\, 2024 on the centennial of the work’s premiere in New York City\, and he debuted it at Carnegie Hall with orchestra in May. His Grammy-winning project My Bluegrass Heart\, is named in honor of his friend\, mentor and hero Chick Corea (My Spanish Heart). Béla and Chick toured for many years as a duo and released three acclaimed albums\, including their latest and final duo project\, Remembrance (2024)\, which won the 2025 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. \nEdmar Castañeda \nPhoto: Adrien H Tillmann \nUpon arriving in the United States in 1994\, Colombian-born Edmar Castañeda made a name for himself as the preeminent jazz harp virtuoso. Castañeda brings forth a brilliance that beautifully merges the jazz tradition with a diverse set of styles and genres while bringing unbridled attention to a somewhat unfamiliar instrument: the harp. He was ushered into the jazz community by Paquito D’Rivera\, who recognized Castañeda’s passion and took the young harpist under his wing. Castañeda has cemented the harp’s place in jazz with innovative technique and heartfelt creativity from a wealth of formidable collaborations with music titans such as Wynton Marsalis\, Bela Fleck\, John Scofield\, Ricki Lee Jones\, Hiromi\, Pedrito Martinez\, Marcus Miller\, Gonzalo Rubalcaba\, Ivan Lins\, The Yellowjackets\, and Paco De Lucia. \nIn the same breath as the Yo-Yo Ma’s of the world\, Castañeda fearlessly stuns audiences\, musicians\, and critics alike with his incredible talents as a player and composer. NPR’s “Fresh Air” touts\, “…his technique is the real astonishment. Castañeda juggles lead\, rhythm and bass lines\, using a variety of hard and soft string attacks to keep those voices distinct — all without giving up the groove…His amazing technique…raises the bar for every harpist.” The New York Times notes\, “…Castañeda… engage[s] modern jazz in ways that honor…cultural origins\, and [he has] the capacity to astonish by virtue of [his] fingerstyle technique.” Moses Sumney highlights his “5 Favorite NPR “Tiny Desk Concerts” and says\, “My brain cracked open when I first saw this. Some classical instruments are so ingrained in our heads for sounding one way; Edmar restructures what we know of harp\, defiantly expanding the bounds of the instrument.” \nCastañeda follows up seven acclaimed albums with his latest recording project\, Viento Sur\, with a nine-person ensemble of acclaimed global musicians from Switzerland\, Brazil\, Cuba\, Israel\, Chile\, USA\, Argentina\, and Colombia. An array of compositions on Viento Sur are commissioned by American Chamber Music from the “New Jazz Works Grant.” \nCastañeda’s renowned albums as a bandleader are interchanged with awe-inspiring symphonic and big-band works with Wynton Marsalis Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra\, Clássica de Espinho and the São Paulo Jazz Symphony Orchestra\, as well as chamber pieces for the Israel Camerata Jerusalem and the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia. \nAntonio Sánchez \nPhoto: Antonio Sanchez \nBorn in Mexico City\, 4-time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sánchez began playing the drums at age five and performed professionally in his early teens in Mexico’s rock\, jazz and latin scenes. \nHe pursued a degree in classical piano at the National Conservatory in Mexico and in 1993 enrolled in Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory\, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Jazz Studies. \nSince moving to New York City in 1999\, Sánchez has become one of the most sought-after drummers on the international jazz scene. Following 18 years and 9 albums as one of the most revered collaborators with guitarist/composer Pat Metheny\, he also has recorded and performed with many other most prominent artists like Chick Corea\, Gary Burton\, Michael Brecker\, Charlie Haden and Toots Thielmans. \nIn 2014 Sánchez’s popularity soared when he scored Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) which ended up fetching 4 Academy awards (including best picture) and for which Sánchez won a Grammy award. Additional film/tv projects include EPIX network’s Get Shorty and Hippopotamus among others. \nWith more than a dozen recordings as a leader or co-leader\, Sánchez’s recent projects include the acclaimed epic The Meridian Suite and the star studded Three Times Three. He turned his upset over social injustice into a tribute to every immigrant’s journey in his epic musical statement Lines in the Sand. \nSánchez is the recipient of five Grammys\, three Echo Awards\, Golden Globe & BAFTA nominations and has been thrice named Modern Drummer’s “Jazz Drummer of the Year”. He has been featured on the covers of DownBeat\, JazzTimes\, JAZZIZ\, Modern Drummer\, Drum! and Musico Pro — among others. \nSánchez’s new album SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II) on Warner Music features Sánchez playing virtually every instrument on the album — in addition to being its producer. SHIFT features Trent Reznor\, Dave Mathews\, Kimbra\, Ana Tijoux\, Meshell Ndegeocello and more. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/beatrio/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Jazz at Kleinhans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/BEAT-Promo-1-by-Shervin-Lainez-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20251222T195803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T162806Z UID:10255-1776798000-1776798000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Discovering the Galápagos: Sarah Knutie | National Geographic Live DESCRIPTION:Doors at 5:30 PM\nVIP tickets include complimentary beverages\, beer and wine along with light hors d’oeurves\, cheese and cracker plates\, and some sweets. \nThe Galápagos sparked our understanding of evolution and adaptation 175 years ago. Now\, with National Geographic Explorer Sarah Knutie as an expert guide\, discover the Galápagos anew as we go on assignment to explore the groundbreaking science that’s happening with Darwin’s finches\, giant tortoises\, migratory sharks\, and other remarkable wildlife on these islands. \nAbout Sarah Knutie\n \nSarah Knutie is a disease ecologist who studies the effects of invasive parasites on Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos Islands\, where she has worked since 2010. She is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut. She has a passion for teaching\, especially when she can incorporate hands-on fieldwork\, and she mentors an amazing group of female scientists. \nThank you to our incredible sponsors! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/galapagos/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,National Geographic Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/260421-Nat-Geo-Discovering-the-Galapagos-Squares-2.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250506T230019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T162818Z UID:8981-1772564400-1772564400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Uncovering Our Concrete Jungle: Chris Schell | National Geographic Live DESCRIPTION:Doors at 5:30 PM\nVIP tickets include complimentary beverages\, beer and wine along with light hors d’oeurves\, cheese and cracker plates\, and some sweets. \nThinking that wildlife lives “somewhere else” is an easy mistake. Chris Schell has dedicated his work to understanding and celebrating the surprising wildlife in our backyards. But this show isn’t only an exploration of animal behavior. We go on assignment with Chris to discover the unexpected story of how American history has shaped urban wildlife. \n About Chris Schell \nChris Schell is an urban ecologist\, professor\, Afrofuturist\, father\, and published author. His research at the University of California\, Berkeley\, investigates how carnivores—coyotes\, foxes\, and raccoons—adapt to life in cities. This transdisciplinary work aims to disentangle how environmental injustices have structured our urban ecosystems and how we can harness those lessons to build more just\, biodiverse\, and resilient cities. He is a Cal Academy Fellow and board member and was a member of the 2021 Grist 50. \nThank you to our incredible sponsors! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/concrete-jungle/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,National Geographic Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/260303-Nat-Geo-Jungle-web-Square.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20251005T173049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T154556Z UID:10092-1771529400-1771529400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:John Waters is Going to the Extreme DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nJohn Waters: Going to Extremes\nThursday\, February 19\, 20206 | 7:30 PM\n  \nNo matter what your public-politics are these days\, you have to admit it’s time for everybody to go to extremes. John Waters is back on the road with a whole new fast-moving crackpot comedy show that will beg the authorities to drop a net on both himself and his rabidly insane audience. Yes\, they’re coming to take him away\, ha-ha\, ho-ho\, hee-hee\, but he doesn’t care. He knows his deviously demented fans will fight back with a limp-wrist fist. Nasty neuters\, hetero hell-cats with benefits\, flaming straight guys\, butch twinks\, diesels with measles\, trans who dress as their masculinized moms and feminized fathers — they know they’re welcome here! \nCalling all rock’n’roll refugees\, illegal space aliens\, John Waters says climb on over the wall to the other side. He’s dressed to thrill and ready to rant about pro-punk conversion therapy\, right-wing female-female impersonators\, extreme amusement parks\, even prank guerrilla placement of phony incendiary book titles in libraries that recently banned gay children’s classics. Yessir\, the Duke of Dirt has reckless eyeballs and he’s lookin’ for you\, lunatics! Let’s all drill a hole in our heads so we’re high forever and crash the Kennedy Center! His filth followers don’t get off\, they get on you and scream\, “Go! Go! Go to the John Waters show!” Going to Extremes. It’ll make you scream! \nVIP “Group Therapy” tickets are available and include a special post-event Q&A full of stories and conversation as well as photo ops! \nThanks to our promotional partner\, The North Park Theatre: URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/john-waters/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/260219-John-Waters-social-web_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250506T230034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T162825Z UID:8975-1770750000-1770750000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Chasing Monarchs: Jaime Rojo | National Geographic Live DESCRIPTION:Doors at 5:30 PM\nVIP tickets include complimentary beverages\, beer and wine along with light hors d’oeurves\, cheese and cracker plates\, and some sweets. \nFifty years after the startling discovery that monarch butterflies spend winters in the forests of Mexico\, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Jaime Rojo reveals this winged wonder of the insect world in new ways with never-before-seen visuals. Tag along with conservationists and citizen scientists who are helping this species avoid catastrophic threats\, all through Jaime’s beautiful photos and videos. \n \nAbout Jaime Rojo\n \nJaime Rojo is a photographer and a strong advocate of wilderness conservation and large-landscape connectivity. His goal is to capture images that can ultimately become tools for the creation of new protected areas. He is an International League of Conservation Photographers Senior Fellow\, a trustee of the WILD Foundation\, and the recipient of honors in competitions such as World Press Photo and Wildlife Photographer of the Year. \nThank you to our incredible sponsors! \n \n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/monarchs/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,National Geographic Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/260210-Nat-Geo-Monarchs-web-square.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250804T140055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T133641Z UID:9761-1764792000-1764792000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Allman Betts Family Revival DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall Presents\nAllman Betts Family Revival\nWednesday\, December 3\, 2025 | 8 PM\nFeaturing: Amanda Shires\, Luther Dickinson\, Cody Dickinson\, Robert Randolph\, Jimmy Hall\, Judith Hill\, Alex Orbison\, Mattie Schell & The Allman Betts Band\nGIBSON presents the ninth annual Allman Betts Family Revival. Get ready for an unforgettable night of music at the 9th Annual Allman Betts Family Revival! This extraordinary live music experience is hosted by Devon Allman and Duane Betts\, the sons of Allman Brothers Band legends Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts. Inspired by the legendary Last Waltz\, this tour features a revolving cast of top-tier artists from the realms of blues\, Americana\, country\, and rock\, all coming together to honor the timeless legacy and rich catalog of the Allman Brothers Band. \nSet against the backdrop of the famous Allman Brothers Brotherhood of Light show\, blending electrifying music with stunning visuals. This unforgettable night that honors the rich history and timeless catalog of the Allman Brothers Band is a musical family reunion that promises to lift your spirits as you enjoy an authentic Allman Brothers musical experience. \nAbout Devon Allman and Duane Betts\nIndividually\, they’re Devon Allman and Duane Betts\, two solo artists and modern-day guitar heroes who’ve both spent years creating their own version of American roots music. Together\, they’re the leaders of The Allman Betts Band\, a supergroup anchored by sharp songwriting\, fiery fretwork\, and an historic legacy. Inspired by the classic sounds of the group’s family tree\, The Allman Betts Band makes timeless rock & roll for the modern world\, blurring the boundaries between blues\, Americana\, and southern soul. Critically-acclaimed studio albums like Down to the River and Bless Your Heart have established the band’s own legacy of music and brotherhood\, while hundreds of live shows — including annual performances of the all-star Allman Betts Family Revival — have sharpened the group’s chemistry onstage. There’s a richly historic lineage to The Allman Betts Band\, but these musicians proudly live in the modern world\, carving out a contemporary soundtrack for the American South. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/allman-betts-2025/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/ABFR-2025-KMH-1080x1080_-WEBsite.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250528T182058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T140443Z UID:9005-1762714800-1762714800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Boney James DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Soul of Buffalo present\nBoney James\nSlow Burn Tour\nSunday\, November 9 | 7 PM\nslow burn: noun\, informal \nA feeling that grows with a slow but deliberate intensity. \nFor saxophonist and composer Boney James\, these words perfectly describe the music he has crafted for his new Concord Records album\, Slow Burn\, to be released on October 18\, 2024. \n“When I mentioned that phrase to people as a possible title\, they said\, “That also refers to your whole career in a way” James says with a laugh. “This is my 19th record and I feel like I’m just  hitting my stride.” \nSlow Burn is a new high point in a remarkable career that now spans more than three decades  and includes a long list of accolades; four GRAMMY nominations\, three NAACP Image Award  nominations\, a Soul Train Award for Best Jazz Album and four RIAA Gold Record certifications.  In 2009\, Billboard named James one of the Top 3 Contemporary Jazz Artists of the decade. In  2024 year Boney became the first ever artist to score 20 number one singles on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. \nBut Boney James has never been one to look backwards and Slow Burn\, which the artist produced\, marks several firsts. Beginning with the album’s opening track\, ‘Arcadia.’ The very first notes on the album are the acoustic bass playing of the legendary Marcus Miller.  It’s one of the few times that Miller\, known for his electric bass guitar work\, has committed his  standup bass playing to a recording and the first time that James has incorporated an upright bass  into his own music \nNext is James’ intriguing interpretation of the classic ‘Butterfly.’ Co-written by master  keyboardist Herbie Hancock and Bennie Maupin\, the track features Marcus Miller again as well  as young lion Cory Henry’s inspired electric piano. “This beautiful melody got stuck in my head”  explains James. “I have never covered a tune by a legend like Herbie before and I hope we did  him justice.” \nThe title track\, ‘Slow Burn\,’ is one of four tunes on the album that James co-wrote and co produced with multi-instrumentalist Jairus Mozee ( known for his work with Anderson Paak\,  Anthony Hamilton and Nikki Minaj etc.). \nAnother prominent guest artist\, rising-star R&B vocalist October London\, best known for his  2023 hit The Rebirth Of Marvin is featured on the first single from the album\, ‘All I Want Is  You.’ Says James\, “It’s one of the most exciting vocal collaborations I’ve ever recorded.” \nThe funky ‘Slide’ features Boney on tenor saxophone and keyboards\, backed by all the member  of his crack touring band. “This song has a little Minneapolis feel\,” says James. “I got my start as  a professional musician touring with Morris Day\, but this is the first time I’ve copped this  groove.” \nThe Slow Burn continues with ‘A Little Romance\,’ which James calls “a very heartfelt  performance from the saxophone; it’s romantic\, hence the name.” \nBoth ‘Gonna Have a Good Time’ and ‘The Bounce’ keep the mood upbeat. Says James about the  latter\, “When I listen to it\, I start doing this little bounce. It just puts a big smile on my face.” \nThe penultimate track on Slow Burn is ‘Between the Lines\,’ followed by a grooving take on  saxophonist Stanley Turrentine’s ‘Sugar\,’ featuring longtime friend and collaborator Rick Braun  on trumpet. \n“I’ve always loved this song. It was a really fun and special way to pay homage to Stanley  Turrentine\, who was a definite influence on me\,” says James. \nSlow Burn follows two of the most successful albums of James’ career\, 2020’s Solid and 2022’s  Detour which debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart. \nJames is\, of course\, thrilled that his music continues to reach new audiences more than thirty  years after he released his debut album\, Trust\, in 1992. “It’s always been my goal to be one of  those guys that would just keep doing it at a high level\,” he says\, “and to have that connection  with the audience.” \nThat’s what it’s always been about for Boney James. Growing up in New Rochelle\, New York\,  James played clarinet in his school band\, but two years later\, he says\, “The teacher needed a sax  player. As soon as I switched\, playing it became my favorite thing to do.” \nBy the time he entered his teens\, James was already gigging with bands\, and he turned pro at 19.  After years of paying his dues with artists like The Isley Brothers\, Teena Marie and many more\,  Boney cut his first album on an independent label\, which led immediately to a major label deal  and a string of increasingly successful recordings and nonstop touring. \nNow residing in Los Angeles with wife\, director Lily Mariye\, James says\, “I wake up each day and try to play a little better. To quote the cellist Pablo  Casals ‘I think I’m making progress.’ I am really proud of my playing on this new record. And I  absolutely love the songs and the sound I achieved.” \nSome might say it has a Slow Burn: a deliberate intensity. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/boney-james-2025/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/BoneyJames_Square_Buff-scaled.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250404T155110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T132605Z UID:8918-1761336000-1761336000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Hot Tuna DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nHot Tuna\nwith special guest Jim Lauderdale\nFriday\, October 24 | 8 PM\nMary Seaton Room\n  \nHot Tuna\, an iconic American blues rock band\, has been delivering a profound musical experience to audiences pushing six decades. With founding members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady at its helm\, the band has constantly evolved\, continually injecting fresh energy and improvisation into their sound. \nJoining Hot Tuna on stage is special guest\, Jim Lauderdale. At any given time\, you’re likely to find Jim Lauderdale making music\, whether he’s laying down a new track in the studio or working through a spontaneous melody at his home in Nashville. And if he’s not actively crafting new music\, he’s certainly thinking about it. “It’s a constant challenge to try to keep making better and better records\, write better and better songs. I still always feel like I’m a developing artist\,” he says. This may be a surprising sentiment from a man who’s won two Grammys\, released 34 full-length albums\, and taken home the Americana Music Association’s coveted Wagonmaster Award. But forthcoming album Game Changer is convincing evidence that the North Carolina native is only continuing to hone his craft. \nThe story of Hot Tuna begins with Jefferson Airplane\, a pioneering psychedelic rock band of the 1960s. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady were at the heart of Jefferson Airplane\, contributing to its distinctive sound and monumental success. As members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy recipients\, Kaukonen and Casady helped shape the musical landscape of the era\, leaving an indelible mark on the history of rock and roll. \nIn the late 1960s\, amidst the turbulence and creativity of the counterculture movement\, Kaukonen and Casady sought a new musical outlet. This desire led to the formation of Hot Tuna\, a band that allowed them to explore their deep-rooted passion for blues and American roots music. Hot Tuna’s early performances were characterized by a raw\, acoustic sound that highlighted Kaukonen’s intricate guitar work and Casady’s innovative bass lines. Their self-titled debut album\, released in 1970\, captured the essence of these performances and set the stage for the band’s enduring legacy. \nHot Tuna has consistently evolved throughout their career\, experimenting with different styles and sounds while staying true to their blues roots. The band’s discography\, spanning over two dozen records\, showcases their versatility and creativity. From the acoustic blues of their early years to the electric rock-infused albums of the 1970s and beyond\, Hot Tuna has continually pushed the boundaries of their music. \nCasady\, long considered one of rock’s first bass heroes\, has been a driving force behind this evolution. His creativity is evidenced by his continually evolving bass solos in his extensive library of songs and live performances. At almost 85 years of age\, Kaukonen remains at the apex of his skills\, captivating audiences with his husky voice and proficient blues licks that rival the iconic leads of many blues rock masters. Together\, they are well-seasoned musicians and musical treasures. \nHot Tuna’s live performances are legendary and known for their spontaneity and energy. The band’s ability to improvise and create unique musical moments on stage has garnered them a dedicated following. Each concert is a testament to their musicianship and deep connection with the audience. \nTo some fans\, Hot Tuna reminds them of wild and happy times. To others\, the name will forever be linked to their discovery of the power and depth of American Blues music. To newer fans\, Hot Tuna is a band on the cutting edge of music. This multifaceted appeal has allowed Hot Tuna to remain relevant and influential across generations. \nHot Tuna’s contributions to music have not gone unnoticed. In October of 2022\, Jefferson Airplane was given its star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band’s surviving members\, Casady\, Kaukonen\, and Grace Slick attended the ceremony. Fittingly\, the star is located right in front of the Musician’s Institute\, cementing their place in the annals of rock history. \nHot Tuna’s journey is a testament to the enduring power of passion\, creativity\, and innovation. From their roots in Jefferson Airplane to their status as blues-rock legends\, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady have left an indelible mark on the music world. Hot Tuna remains one of American music’s most innovative Rock and Roll bands\, continuing to inspire and captivate audiences with their timeless sound and unwavering dedication to their craft. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/hot-tuna/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/Hot-tuna-1x1-website_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250304T155953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T131418Z UID:8850-1759690800-1759690800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Steve Hackett DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\n\nSteve Hackett\nGenesis Greats\, Lamb Highlights & Solo\nNorth American Tour 2025\nSunday\, October 5\, 2025\nShow at 7 PM｜Doors at 5:30 PM\nHis new show celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway\, and Steve Hackett includes a selection of highlights from this iconic Genesis album. \nSteve Hackett’s timeless guitar work was woven throughout the classic Genesis albums of the ’70s. In recent years\, he and his world class band have brought several of these albums back to concert halls to great acclaim. Many fans also asked for more of The Lamb’s songs to be included. What better way to celebrate the half-century of this remarkable album than to include a selection of Lamb Highlights alongside some of Hackett’s best solos and the essential Genesis Greats. \nAccompanying Steve for these dates with be long-standing musicians Roger King (keyboards)\, Nad Sylvan (vocals)\, Jonas Reingold (bass\, backing vocals)\, Rob Townsend (saxophone\, flutes\, additional keyboards) and for this North American tour\,  Nick D’Virgilio  on drums. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/steve-hackett/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/251005-Steve-Hackett-KMH-social-square-branded-border.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250313T180410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T142644Z UID:8886-1758740400-1758740400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Rosanne Cash DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Soul of Buffalo Present:\nAn evening with Rosanne Cash\nwith John Leventhal\nWednesday\, September 24\, 2025\nThe Mary Seaton Room\nDoors at 5:30PM / Show at 7PM\nReserved Seating\n“One of the most ambitious and literary songwriters of her generation” (Rolling Stone)\, Rosanne Cash is America’s foremost musical woman of letters\, a literate and incisive artist whose poignant and distinctive vocals turn every song into a revelatory tale. A singular artist at the peak of her interpretive powers\, Cash has earned four Grammy awards—three for The River & The Thread (2014\, Blue Note)—and 12 additional nominations. Among many other accolades\, in 2021 she became the first woman to receive the Edward MacDowell award for music composition.  Her acclaimed 2010 memoir Composed has been described by the Chicago Tribune as “one of the best accounts of an American life you’ll likely ever read.”  Cash was recently elected as an Honorary American member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \n“I consider artists to be in the service industry; the premier service industry for the heart and soul. I am curious to a pathological degree and the Sword of Time hangs over me\, and those two things— curiosity and the hourglass— make me feel more urgent than ever to connect\, to find community\, and to create. It doesn’t matter what the world thinks\, it only matters that what is unsaid and what is unseen is given form and has a voice.” \nIn 2023 Rosanne and her husband John Leventhal\, the six-time Grammy winning songwriter\, producer and life-long creative partner\, launched RumbleStrip Records\, an initiative to reexamine and reissue Rosanne’s early work\, originally released on Columbia / Sony Music\, and beyond. \nThe first two releases were a deluxe remastered version and first vinyl pressing of the 30th anniversary of Cash’s landmark album The Wheel and Leventhal’s debut solo album\, Rumble Strip (2024)\, released 50 years into his remarkable career. 2025 begins with The Essential Collection\, a new 40 song/40 year 2CD compilation highlighting Rosanne’s deep catalogue of songs including 10 number 1 hits. The album coincides with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit\, Rosanne Cash: Time Is A Mirror.  The exhibit explores Cash’s more than 40-year journey as an artist\, songwriter and storyteller\, and how she has embodied both tradition and innovation across her musical career. It runs through March 2026. \nCash and Leventhal are currently writing the music to the theatrical production of Norma Rae. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/rosanne-cash/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Roseanne-Cash-Square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20241211T154943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T175318Z UID:8766-1750534200-1750534200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Caity Gyorgy DESCRIPTION:JazzBuffalo and Kleinhans Music Hall are excited to present rising star jazz vocalist Caity Gyorgy for an unforgettable evening of jazz! \nJoin us at Kleinhans Music Hall’s Mary Seaton Room as we welcome two-time JUNO award-winning Canadian vocalist Caity Gyorgy. Known for her remarkable bebop and swing performances\, Gyorgy has dazzled audiences across North America and worked alongside iconic musicians like Christine Jensen\, Benny Benack\, III and Emmet Cohen\, and Postmodern Jukebox. Her unique voice\, coupled with her original compositions in the Great American Songbook style\, has earned her accolades such as the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize in Jazz for her song “Secret Safe.” \nAs DownBeat Magazine puts it\, “Canadian jazz singer Caity Gyorgy\, in addition to having a warm voice and swinging phrasing\, is a skilled songwriter whose originals sound as if they are from the 1950s with more modern lyrics.” This blend of vintage charm and modern sophistication shines through in her live performances\, delivering a nostalgic yet fresh take on jazz standards. \nWholeNote magazine also praises her versatility\, noting\, “While having a beautiful voice is plenty to recommend any singer\, also knowing how to use it in the myriad ways that Caity Gyorgy does puts her high up the list of young singers to watch.” \nCaity’s latest album\, Hello! How Are You?\, has been receiving glowing reviews and praise\, and her live performances are nothing short of captivating. Joining her on stage will be the exceptional pianist Anthony D’Alessandro\, whose rising talent is sure to complement the evening’s vibrant jazz energy. \nDon’t miss this chance to experience the impeccable vocal artistry of Caity Gyorgy as she delivers a stunning performance filled with swinging rhythms and modern takes on timeless jazz standards. \nReserve your seats for a night of pure jazz magic with Caity Gyorgy! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/caity-gyorgy/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Caity-Gyorgy-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250615T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250615T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250313T191707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250608T190152Z UID:8889-1750014000-1750014000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Marsha Ambrosius DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Soul of Buffalo Present:\nMarsha Ambrosius\nwith special guest RNSM Duo\nSunday\, June 15\, 2025\nKleinhans Music Hall\nDoors at 5:30pm / Show at 7pm\nHailing from Liverpool\, England\, MARSHA AMBROSIUS first made her mark in 2002 as one half of the British soul duo FLOETRY. Their 2000 debut produced signature singles like “Say Yes” and “Getting Late\,” as well as five Grammy nods. \nAmbrosius’ debut solo record Late Nights and Early Mornings was an immediate No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B Albums chart\, and No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 behind ADELE\, and earned her another Grammy nomination. \nAmbrosius has written hit songs for: Michael Jackson (“Butterflies\,” which features Ambrosius on the backing tracks)\, Bilal\, Alicia Keys\, JoJo\, Tyrese & Mya Harrison. She has actively collaborated with socially conscious\, jazzy hip hop artists Mos Def\, Common\, Busta Rhymes\, plus The Robert Glaspert Experiment. \nHer other collaborations read like a Who’s Who of contemporary soul artists including: Jamie Foxx\, T.I.\, Raven-Symone\, Anthony Hamilton\, Stevie Wonder\, The Roots\, Wale\, Daley & Maxwell\, among others. \nRNSM Duo \n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/marshaambrosius/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Marsha-Square.png GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T183000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250311T200245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T170254Z UID:8876-1746815400-1746815400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Rhythm & Brews DESCRIPTION:Rhythm & Brews\nFriday\, May 9\, 2025\nVIP Doors at 5:30 PM | General Admission Doors at 6:30 PM\nThe Mary Seaton Room\nTickets include: food\, drink\, live music and a commemorative beer glass\nKleinhans Music Hall’s beloved annual fundraiser Rhythm and Brews returns on Friday\, May 9\, 2025 from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm in the Mary Seaton Room at the famed Buffalo venue. \nProceeds from the event will benefit Kleinhans Music Hall’s programming including the Global Grooves music series and the upkeep of this National Historic Landmark building. \nBuffalocal will again bring together wide representation from the Western New York brewery scene for sampling of various local brews and ciders! We are pleased to welcome the following breweries to the event: Black Bird Cider\, 42 North\, Ellicotville Brewing Company\, Southern Tier\, Big Ditch\, Hamburg Brewery\, Resurgence Brewery\, Steelbound Brewery\, Community Beer Works\, Thin Man Brewery\, 1911 Cider. \nIn addition to selections from local breweries\, patrons will be able to taste high-end cuisine courtesy of Oliver’s\, Britesmith\, Creekview Restaurant\, Lady Bird and Marcato by Oliver’s\,  all part of the Schutte Hospitality Group. \nThis year we are pleased to welcome two incredible local Buffalo musical groups. \nStarting the evening off is The Lance Tanner Duo\, a jazz guitar duo steeped in the tradition of guitar greats and classic tunes. Jim Ferrantini and Marcus Deveso\, have nearly three-quarters of a century of combined playing experience between them\, and are proud to claim Jazz guitar legend Martin Taylor as their mentor and greatest influence. Jim and Marcus have been playing together as LTD Jazz for over a decade and are committed to innovative duo guitar arrangements over a wide variety of Jazz standards and popular tunes.They have shared the stage with Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo and have been honored to have produced shows for Martin Taylor\, Brian Gore\, Celso Machado\, Mike Dawes\, Frank Vignola\, Vinny Raniolo\, Solorazaf\, Quique Sinesi\, Pinot Forestiere\, Andrew York\, Diego Figuieredo\, and Maneli Jamal. \nRounding out the evening with a spicy blend of crime jazz\, surf\, latin\, and pop with a touch of blood and a dash of cinnamon\, Carina and the Six String Preacher’s signature sound is a modern day jazz noir with a twist. \nBased out of Buffalo New York\, the band — formed by singer/songwriter Carina M. and guitarist/songwriter Vincent James Mastrantonio— has been independently writing\, recording\, and producing music and music videos since 2013. They’ve since released three albums and 10 singles\, including their most recent single/music video\, Stonewalls. While recording their second album “Why You So Wild\, Crocodile?”\, the duo began making music videos on YouTube for the new songs off their forthcoming EP. Their YouTube videos have garnered thousands of views and followers from around the world. Joined by esteemed musicians Erik Eimiller (drums) and Patrick Jackson (upright bass)\, the band continues to perform at some of the most renowned venues and festivals in the region. \nAll tickets include food and drink as well as a commemorative Belgian beer glass!  General admission event tickets are $45\, but a limited number of VIP tickets are available for $85\, including early admission at 5:30 pm\, first tasting of brews\, and reserved table seating. \nTickets can be purchased at the Kleinhans Music Hall Box office\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo 14201\, by calling 715-885-5000 or clicking the link below! \n\nThank you to our sponsors! \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/rhythm-brews-25/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/Rhythm-and-Brews-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20241024T194950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T133611Z UID:8246-1745953200-1745953200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Dweezil Zappa DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall & Soul of Buffalo present\nDweezil Zappa\n50 Years of Roxy & Elsewhere + Apostrophe\nApril 29\, 2025｜7:00 PM\, Doors at 6 PM \nDweezil Zappa was born on September 5\, 1969\, in Los Angeles\, the son of the iconic musician Frank Zappa. Over the past three decades\, Dweezil has carved out an eclectic and illustrious career that spans music\, television\, film\, and entrepreneurship. \nA Grammy-winning guitarist\, Dweezil has left an indelible mark on the music industry with over 2000 concerts performed worldwide. Known for his masterful performances and deep connection to his father’s music\, he returns to concert stages in 2024 for the first time since the 2019-2020 Hot Ratz Live! Tour\, continuing to guide fans through the thrilling and sophisticated world of his father’s music. \nHis virtuosity on the guitar is matched only by his prolific compositional skills\, which have generated numerous original works spanning multiple albums including “Confessions of Deprived Youth” (1991) and “Via Zammata” (2015). Zappa’s compositions have even been performed by a 100-piece orchestra in Holland\, showcasing his versatility and command of orchestral arrangements. His music effortlessly traverses genres\, seamlessly weaving together elements of rock\, fusion\, and experimental sounds\, all while maintaining a signature style that is unmistakably his own. In addition to his solo work\, Dweezil has collaborated with an impressively varied roster of artists\, including Eddie Van Halen\, Deep Purple\, Lisa Loeb\, Chick Corea\, Herbie Hancock and Steve Vai\, among others. \nIn 2020\, Dweezil further solidified his reputation as a pioneer in the industry by completing construction on “Hikari\,” a state-of-the-art multimedia studio. As a sought-after audio mix engineer\, he showcased his expertise by crafting the stereo and Atmos mixes for the 50th anniversary re-release of Deep Purple’s legendary album “Machine Head” in 2024. \nBeyond his artistic pursuits\, Dweezil is deeply passionate about music education. He frequently shares his knowledge and expertise by teaching guitar\, both through his own music camp “Dweezilla\,” and online lessons. His collaborative spirit has led him to work with a diverse array of musicians all while honoring the legacy of his father. \nIn all his endeavors\, Dweezil remains committed to upholding integrity and pushing the boundaries of technology and creativity. As he continues to innovate and inspire\, Dweezil Zappa stands as a true luminary in the world of music and beyond. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/dweezil-zappa/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/250428-Web-square-Dweezil_ZappaL.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T150000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240924T140808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T171444Z UID:7522-1745766000-1745766000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Vieux Farka Touré DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nVieux Farka Touré\nwith special guest The Paul Kozlowski Quintent\nSunday\, April 27 at 3 PM\nMary Seaton Room \nWorld-renowned musician Vieux Farka Touré is often referred to as “the Hendrix of the Sahara\,” and has become a cultural ambassador for the people of Mali and the Sahel. His 2022 collaboration with Khruangbin\, “Ali\,” pays tribute to his father (legendary guitar player Ali Farka Touré)\, receiving international acclaim. Touré’s live performances are highly energized\, dazzling crowds with his charisma and talent. \nOpening for Vieux is the Paul Kozlowski Quintet! Paul C Kozlowski is an award-winning composer\, multi-instrumentalist\, and recording artist known for his genre-bending music as well as his scores for avant-garde theater productions.  Joining him onstage culled from Buffalo’s own talent pool will be Vanessa Snowden on violin\, David Phillips on cajon\, James Benders on bass\, and Nelson Rivera on woodwinds and percussion. They will be performing one set of Kozlowski’s compositions inspired by Mediterranean\, Baltic\, and North African sensibilities. \nAbout Vieux Farka Touré\nVieux was initially a drummer / calabash player at Mali’s Institut National des Arts\, but secretly began playing guitar in 2001. Ali Farka Touré was weakened with cancer when Vieux announced that he was going to record an album. Ali recorded a couple of tracks with him\, and these recordings\, which can be heard on Vieux’s debut CD\, were amongst his final ones. It has been said that the senior Touré played rough mixes of these songs when people visited him in his final days\, at peace with\, and proud of\, his son’s talent as a musician. \nIn 2005\, Eric Herman (still Vieux’s manager today) of Modiba Productions expressed an interest in producing an album for Vieux; this led to Vieux’s self-titled debut album\, released by World Village in 2007. Ali Farka Touré’s work to tackle the problem of malaria is continued as 10% of proceeds are donated to Modiba’s “Fight Malaria” campaign in Niafunké through which over 3000 mosquito nets have been delivered to children and pregnant women in the Timbuktu region of Mali. On this first album\, Vieux pays homage to his father and follows Ali’s musical tradition\, giving new versions of the West African music that is echoed in the American blues. The album features Toumani Diabaté\, as well as his late father. \nOn his second record\, Fondo on Six Degrees (2009)\, Vieux branched out and presented his own sound: while remaining true to the roots of his father’s music he uses elements of rock\, Latin music\, and other African influences. The album received a great deal of critical acclaim from across the globe\, and Vieux was clearly moving out of his father’s shadow. \nBy June 2010\, Vieux was performing at the opening concert for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. That month Vieux also released his first live album\, LIVE. His live performances are highly energized and Vieux is known for dazzling crowds with his speed and dexterity on the guitar\, as well as his palpable charisma and luminous smile\, both of which captivate audiences from all audiences in spite of any language barriers (though Vieux does speak 8 languages). \nIn 2011 Vieux released his 3rd studio album\, The Secret\, so named because the listener will hear the secret of the blues with a blend of generations from father to son. It was produced by guitarist Eric Krasno (of the Soulive trio) and features South African-born vocalist Dave Matthews\, Derek Trucks on electric slide guitar and jazz guitarist John Scofield. The title track is the last collaboration between Vieux and his late father. With the heralded release of The Secret\, Vieux Farka Touré has clearly established himself as one of the world’s rare musical talents and guitar virtuosos with a distinct style that always pays homage to the past while looking towards the future. \nVieux released The Tel Aviv Session (Cumbancha) in April 2012\, a collaborative project with Israeli superstar Idan Raichel dubbed ‘The Touré-Raichel Collective’ that has been hailed by fans and critics alike as a masterpiece and one of the best collaborative albums in the history of international music\, drawing comparisons to Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder’s legendary Talking Timbuktu album. \nIn 2013\, Vieux Farka Touré’s beautiful and critically acclaimed album Mon Pays was released as an homage to his homeland. Being that his native Mali had recently been splintered by territorial fighting between Tuareg and Islamic rebels since January 2012\, Mon Pays was devoted to reminding the world about the beauty and culture of his native Mali. Translated as ‘My Country\,’ this predominantly acoustic undertaking transformed into an artifact of cultural preservation. Two songs on the project – ‘Future’ and ‘Peace’ feature Sidiki Diabate’s kora leading an emotional charge complemented by Touré’s spectacular guitar work. Both tracks represent an important generational “passing of the torch” as Sidiki’s father\, Toumani is considered one of the greatest living kora masters and was a close friend of Vieux’s father Ali. Mon Pays has been widely hailed as the most mature and lovely record yet from one of this generation’s most exciting artists to come out of Mali and one of world music’s true rising stars. \nVieux reunited with Idan Raichel in Paris to record\, release and subsequently tour their 2nd collaborative album as The Touré-Raichel Collective in 2014. The result was yet another musical and critical triumph\, titled ‘The Paris Session’ (Cumbancha) revered by many as not just a musical gem for the ages\, but a powerful testimonial to the power of art and fraternity to transcend vast cultural and political divides. In 2015\, Vieux released another unexpected\, genre-bending collaborative album\, this time with New York-based singer Julia Easterlin\, aptly titled ‘Touristes’. The album shot to the top of the iTunes World chart and earned critical acclaim\, including that of John Schaefer (NPR) who called it “brilliant.” On April 7\, 2017\, Vieux released his next album ‘Samba’\, recorded live in front of a small audience at Applehead Studio in Woodstock\, NY. \nWhen the COVID pandemic hit in 2020 and all touring ground to a halt\, Vieux stayed focussed on his craft at home. He worked tirelessly in the studio he built at his family’s compound (which he named ‘Studio Ali Farka Toure’ in honor of his late father) to record his debut album for World Circuit Records/BMG\, the prestigious UK-based record label with whom his father recorded and released most of his own work. The resulting album\, ‘Les Racines’ (released June 2022)\, sees Vieux masterfully return to the deep roots of the Desert Blues music that his father introduced to the world and Vieux spent most of his career to date exploring\, experimenting with\, and expanding. 2022 also saw the release of a long-awaited collaborative album between Vieux and Houston-based psych-rock superstars Khruangbin called ‘Ali’ – an album on which the artists join forces to pay homage to Ali Farka Toure by reimagining eight of his songs together.  The album was an instant hit around the globe\, immediately getting millions of streams\, enormous critical acclaim and even earning the praise of Sir Elton John who called it “one of the albums of the year – absolutely wonderful music.” With each new project Vieux broadens his horizons\, embraces new challenges and further entrenches his reputation as one of the world’s most talented and innovative musicians. \nAs a passionate champion for the people of Mali and The Sahel\, Vieux founded the charity Amahrec Sahel in 2012. As part of Amahrec Sahel’s mission to support humanitarian reconstruction and culture\, the charity has provided school supplies for children\, supported an orphanage in Bamako and provided musical instruments for young musicians in Mali. Vieux is also the director of The Ali Farka Touré Foundation\, an international organization dedicated to the preservation of Ali’s legacy and the cultural growth of Mali. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/vieux-farka-toure/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/250427-Vieux-Farka-Toure-sq_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20250108T002358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T005538Z UID:8805-1744918200-1744918200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Joan Osborne DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nJoan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan\nThursday\, April 17\, 2025\nDoors at 6:30 PM｜Show at 7:30 PM\nMary Seaton Room\n“Like Bonnie Raitt\, a musician to whom she has often been compared\, Ms. Obsborne is a fiercely intelligent\, no-nonsense singer-songwriter who is allergic to traditional pop sentimentality\, though hardly devoid of feeling… She treats Mr. Dylan as fellow troubadour and roustabout\, inventing the rules while traveling along an endless road. Mr. Dylan’s songs are so deeply ingrained in the culture\, it’s a wonder more singers haven’t devoted entire concerts to his songs.” (The New York Times)\nAbout Joan Osborne\nOn her tenth studio album\, the masterful Trouble and Strife\, Joan Osborne has issued a clarion call. With stunning vocals\, a diverse range of sonics\, and incisive lyrics\, this deeply engaging collection of new original songs is her response to “the crazy\, chaotic times we’re living in\,” she says\, and “a recognition of the important role music has to play in this moment. Music has a unique ability to re-energize people and allow us to continue to hang on to that sense of joy of being alive.” \nSince she broke through 25 years ago with the multi-platinum Relish and its touchstone mega-smash “One of Us\,” the seven-time Grammy nominee has never played it safe. Osborne has followed her restless musical heart\, exploring a diverse range of genres: pop rock\, soul\, R&B\, blues\, roots rock\, gospel\, funk\, and country – all of which can be heard on Trouble and Strife\, along with the Western side of C&W and a touch of glam and disco. “For a lot of the record\, we were going for a ‘70s AM radio vibe\,” says Osborne. As for the lyrics\, the songs “are the most political I’ve ever written\,” she conveys of her first album of originals since 2014’s confessional Love and Hate. Osborne also produced Trouble and Strife\, primarily recorded in her basement studio in Brooklyn and released on the label she founded in 1991\, Womanly Hips. \nTackling serious subject matter in her writing while crafting music to “uplift\,” Osborne assembled “a great live band” (including several musicians who played on her acclaimed last album\, Songs of Bob Dylan): guitarists Jack Petruzzelli\, Nels Cline\, and Andrew Carillo\, keyboardist Keith Cotton\, bassist Richard Hammond and drummer Aaron Comess. For vocal harmonies\, she enlisted exquisite vocalists Catherine Russell\, Ada Dyer\, Martha Redbone and Audrey Martells\, whom she’s “had the great privilege to work with over many years.” The result is a Trojan horse of a record – music that is energizing\, melodic\, and hummable\, with lyrics that call out the corrupt\, the despicable and the destructive. \nRoots-rockin’ opener “Take It Any Way I Can Get It” inspires with the mandate “I’m still survivin’/I got to be dancin’”\, propelled by a joyous gospel-tinged vocal attack backed by Wurlitzer and Southern-style intertwined guitars that dare you to sit still. She co-wrote the funky “Never Get Tired (of Loving You)” with Richard Hammond and her partner Keith Cotton\, propelled by Cotton’s Prophet 6 synth\, for her teenaged daughter: a message of stability in an uncertain world. “That song has a serious subtext\,” says Osborne\, but its “cool\, retro flavor hopefully makes it a joyful thing.” The gorgeous ballad “Whole Wide World” finds Osborne hitting impossibly high notes\, its sound inspired by the Chi-Lites; its message “is about hanging on to hope and envisioning something better for the future.” Another early ‘70’s sound infuses the super-catchy “Boy Dontcha Know”: Osborne’s purring vocals are surrounded by a Spiders from Mars-era piano and Big Star-esque Mando-guitar; its singalong lyrics look at gender nonconformity and the obstacles one faces when born female. \nAbuse of power is the subject of two of the angriest songs on Trouble and Strife\, with their infectious sound imbuing the songs a la a wolf in sheep’s clothing: the bluesy stomp “Hands Off\,” punctuated by distinctive guitar riffs\, denounces corrupt exploiters of people and the planet. “That Was A Lie\,” with scornful lyrics buffeted by buoyant pop rock\, castigates “those camera-ready mouthpieces for corrupt officials\,” according to Osborne. \nTexan Ana Maria Rea\, whose family emigrated to America when she was a child\, contributed spoken passages in her native tongue to the rhythmic “What’s That You Say.” “She tells the story of her family coming from Mexico City\, where her father had been kidnapped\, to the U.S. and how difficult that was\,” says Osborne. “Her message is ‘I’m not afraid\,’ and her mission is to help other people who are in the same position she was in. Ana Maria is a shining light of a person.” \nEscape from a place where “there’s nothin’ left alive” drives Osborne to “Panama\,” a showcase of her vocal range expressing gut-punch lyrics reminiscent of Dylan at his most vitriolic. But it is the Western-flavored title track that Osborne points to as the song most inspired by her “Dylanology” concerts that began in 2016 and led to her 2018 covers album\, “If you spend that intensive time living with his songs\, I think it just rubs off on you\,” Osborne admits. “’Trouble and Strife’ betrays the Dylan influence the most because of the odd characters coming in and out of these absurd situations (much like the ones we find ourselves in today).” \nOsborne’s years of experience as a seasoned road warrior are reflected throughout Trouble and Strife\, the album. Her tenure with what she calls a “meat and potatoes rock ‘n roll band”\, Trigger Hippy\, shows up in “Meat and Potatoes\,” a farewell collaboration with her former bandmates\, cut in a Nashville studio: Written with Trigger Hippy bassist Nick Govrik\, it features that group’s Southern-boogie groove. It’s a feel-good song extolling the virtue of downhome cookin’ – and lovin’. “ \nIt’s been quite the journey since the woman AllMusic.com declared “the most gifted vocalist of her generation” moved from small-town Kentucky to attend NYU film school in the 1980s. Osborne’s astounding voice drew attention when she joined the fun at open mic nights in downtown clubs\, which eventually led to 1995’s Relish\, “that rare breed of album where critical consensus\, popular approval and enduring appeal unite\,” according to American Songwriter. Since then\, she’s performed with Motown’s revered rhythm section the Funk Brothers and toured with the Dead (where she first met and sang with Dylan). She’s harmonized with Stevie Wonder at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\, duetted with Luciano Pavarotti\, and co-headlined a tour with the legendary Mavis Staples. She has amassed a loyal fan base as she’s continuously traveled the country. Through it all\, she sees more clearly now than ever the essential role our troubadours play. \n“I feel like music has this important job to do right now\,” Osborne says. “Part of that job is to help imagine a better future – and to hang on to hope. I want to play for people and get them up on their feet and dancing. To let music do that thing it does – bring joy and energy because we really need that right now.” With Trouble and Strife\, she intends to do just that. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/joan-osborne/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/Joan-Osborne-Trio-feat-Songs-of-Bob-Dylan-admat-1300-x-1350-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20241021T191333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T150901Z UID:8162-1742756400-1742756400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Experience Hendrix DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nExperience Hendrix\nMarch 23\, 2025｜7 PM\nFeaturing:\nKenny Wayne Shepherd • Marcus King • Eric Johnson • Devon Allman • Noah Hunt\nAlly Venable • Mato Nanji • Dylan Triplett\nHenri Brown • Kevin McCormick • Tony Beard • Orlando Wright • Sam Bryant \nThe Experience Hendrix Tour evokes the era when artists treated each performance as a unique interaction with their audience. Jimi Hendrix called this his ‘Electric Church.’ The Experience Hendrix Tour fully embraces this approach\, presenting multiple opportunities for performers and audiences to witness unique collaborations among the participating artists\, and will highlight these artists performing their favorite Hendrix signature songs including “Little Wing\,” “Fire\,” “Purple Haze\,” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).” \nFREE Shuttle Service from D’Youville University\nPark and ride from D’Youville University (260 Connecticut St.) for this event. The lot is less than a quarter of a mile away from the hall and the shuttle provides a quick and easy way to get to the hall without walking. Parking and shuttle service are free of charge for patrons. Shuttle service begins at 6PM and ends 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/experience-hendrix/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/EHT2025-Admat-Square-copy-2-scaled.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20241018T015252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T174647Z UID:8075-1742587200-1742587200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:The Strictly Hip DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to present\nThe Strictly Hip 30th Anniversary Concert\nFriday\, March 21\nShow at 8 PM\nAn evening of the music of The Tragically Hip in celebration of 30 years of Buffalo’s own The Strictly Hip\, with special performances and guest appearances. \nIn celebration of 30 great years of the Strictly Hip\, general admission tickets are just $30! For those who want to even MORE  hip\, VIP tickets are available.  VIP tickets come with reserved front\, center seating (first come\, first serve)\, an after party with the Hip\, a drink ticket and special\, VIP-only swag! \nAbout The Strictly Hip \nThe Strictly Hip have been evangelists\, spreading the good word of The Tragically Hip’s music far and wide. This is the music of The Tragically Hip presented with reverence\, respect\, accuracy\, and fun! \nOriginally conceived in 1995 in St. Catharines\, Ontario\, The Strictly Hip is now based in Buffalo New York performing for The Hip’s rabid American fan base. The Strictly Hip regularly perform to sold out venues across North America and have created a loyal fan base of their own. \nThis is not a campy impersonator act. The music of The Tragically Hip is performed passionately\, respectfully and with reverence to its creators. It’s a fun and nostalgic adventure through The Hip’s storied catalog of favourites. No gimmicks required \nPlay air guitar.. sing-a-long… play drums on the table. Celebrate the music of The Tragically Hip with a fist in the air and an arm around your buddy. The Strictly Hip bring the soundtrack of a million camp fires\, road trips\, and backyard parties\, to the concert stage. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/the-strictly-hip/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Strictly-Hip-Square.png GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T190000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240925T141327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T160549Z UID:7595-1741287600-1741287600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Burton Cummings of The Guess Who DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Soul of Buffalo present\nBurton Cummings\nof ‘The Guess Who:’ 60th Anniversary Hits Tour\nwith special guest The Vincent James Explosion\nThursday\, March 6｜7 PM \nBurton Cummings transcends time\, genres\, and generations with a body of work that continues to resonate with fans old and new. His voice has been rated among the finest in rock music. He continues at the top of his game as performer\, singer\, songwriter\, and recording artist. \nTickets start at just $49.50 with limited Meet & Greet and Tour Package experiences available! \n \nPark and ride from D’Youville University (260 Connecticut St.) for this event. The lot is less than a quarter of a mile away from the hall and the shuttle provides a quick and easy way to get to the hall without walking. Parking and shuttle service are free of charge for patrons. Shuttle service begins at 6PM and ends 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert. \nPlease note the venue is unable to accept Canadian currency for this event. \nAbout Burton Cummings\nAs lead singer and songwriter for Canada’s original rock ‘n’ roll superstars\, The Guess Who\, Burton scored an unprecedented string of international hit singles and albums including “American Woman\,” “These Eyes\,” “Laughing\,” “No Time\,” “Share the Land\,” “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature\,” and others\, all written or co-written by Burton. By 1970\, The Guess Who had sold more records than the entire Canadian music industry before breaking up in 1975. \nThe group achieved a long list of firsts\, including first Canadian group to reach #1 on the Billboard charts – holding that spot for three weeks – and first to earn a platinum album for U.S. sales of more than one million copies. Rolling Stone magazine hailed The Guess Who as “one of rock’s most consistently fascinating maverick bands” with a succession of songs “that has few equals among contemporary North American groups.” Dick Clark described the group as rock innovators and ambassadors of Canadian music. \nWith a Winnipeg Community Centre and Performing Arts Centre named in his honor\, Burton is a candidate for Canada’s most beloved rock ‘n’ roll son\, yet he also enjoys a level of world-wide stature shared by only a handful of other Canadian artists. \nThe vast Guess Who catalogue endures today with staples of classic rock and oldies radio as well as in feature films\, including: American Beauty\, Almost Famous\, Cable Guy\, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me\, and Jackie Brown. “When I think back on having five million-selling records in the Top 10\, one after the other\, I can hardly believe it\,” says Burton\, “I was just twenty years old. The scope and magnitude of our success escaped all of us. It really didn’t sink in until years later.” \nBeginning his solo career in 1976\, Burton continued his winning streak with a gold record for his solo debut single “Stand Tall\,” produced by legendary hitmaker Richard Perry\, who numbered among his clients Barbra Streisand\, Carly Simon and Ringo Starr. He followed this with more than a dozen hit singles and albums including “I’m Scared\,” “My Own Way to Rock\,” “I Will Play a Rhapsody\,” “Timeless Love\,” and “You Saved My Soul.” Sold-out tours across Canada and the United States solidified Burton’s stature as a top entertainer. Burton’s 1978 album Dream of a Child became the first quadruple platinum-selling album by a Canadian artist. \nThrough the 1980s and ‘90s\, Burton continued to tour and joined Beatles drummer Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band. The success of Lenny Kravitz’ cover of “American Woman” in the hit feature film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me brought renewed attention to the original Guess Who. The group reunited in 1999 for the closing ceremonies of the Pan-American Games with a television audience numbering in the tens of millions. Several high-profile North American tours followed. \nAs the voice of all of the classic Guess Who hit songs\, Burton has toured with his long-time band for the past twenty plus years across North America\, as well as joining Randy Bachman onstage as Bachman-Cummings\, performing the songs from the original The Guess Who\, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Burton’s solo career. \nAbout the Vincent James Explosion\nThe Vincent James Explosion is a high powered fusion of Rock\, Blues & Jazz\, formed in 2005 by guitarist and composer Vincent James Mastrantonio.  Based out of Buffalo\, NY. they have released four all original albums.  They have performed on many festival stages and have also been direct support for many iconic artists\, including The Alex Skolnick Trio\, Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express\, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush\, Jeff Lorber Fusion and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra playing Led Zepplin. \nThe current lineup features Vincent on guitar and vocals\, Jerry Sampson on bass and vocals and Jim Lisner on drums. \n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/burton-cummings/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/BC24_03-2425-US-Poster-Templates-Square.png GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T150000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240927T161914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T184512Z UID:7613-1739718000-1739718000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Over the Rainbow: Celebrating the 120th Birthday of Harold Arlen DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, February 16\, 2025\, at Kleinhans Music Hall as we pay tribute to one of Buffalo’s most legendary musical icons\, Harold Arlen\, the composer behind some of the greatest songs in the Great American Songbook. A visionary whose work includes the iconic “Over the Rainbow\,” Arlen’s compositions have shaped American music for generations. This special event is being produced through a collaborative effort by JazzBuffalo and Kleinhans Music Hall and honors Arlen’s immense contributions to jazz and popular music. \nThe event will be headlined by Pete Malinverni\, a native of the Western New York region and an acclaimed jazz pianist\, composer\, arranger\, and educator based in New York City\, along with internationally renowned violinist Julie Kurtzman and rising star jazz vocalist Anaïs Reno. Together\, they will bring Arlen’s music to life with historical stories\, fresh arrangements\, and heartfelt interpretations of his timeless songs. \nPete Malinverni\, Julie Kurtzman\, and Anaïs Reno (Photo Credits: JazzBuffalo Contributor\, Jack Zuff) \nHarold Arlen’s musical legacy is rich with classics like “Stormy Weather\,” “Come Rain or Come Shine\,” and “Get Happy\,” but perhaps none is as famous as “Over the Rainbow\,” written for The Wizard of Oz. This song\, often hailed as the greatest of the 20th century\, earned Arlen an Academy Award and cemented his place in American music history. \nThough Arlen’s extraordinary talent was born and nurtured in Buffalo\, his recognition in his hometown remains sparse. This event aims to celebrate his life and work in the very city where his remarkable journey began. Arlen’s Buffalo roots fundamentally shaped his legendary career\, from playing piano on the S.S. Canadiana to becoming a major figure on Broadway and Hollywood. \nMark your calendars for this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Harold Arlen’s 120th birthday! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserved seating for this special event\, honoring one of Buffalo’s finest musical sons\, is now on sale! Don’t miss this chance to experience the magic of Arlen’s music in the historic Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information about Harold Arlen’s incredible legacy\, visit the online exhibition curated by Chana Revell Kotzin at jewishbuffalohistory.org/arlen. \nFor an insightful article about Harold Arlen’s Buffalo legacy\, read the article by Ed Healy\, former Vice President of Marketing at Visit Buffalo Niagara\, at https://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/harold-arlen-buffalos-great-american-songwriter/ \nBe part of this extraordinary event where Buffalo honors one of its most treasured musical talents. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/harold-arlen/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/250216-Harold-Arlen-sq-WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240908T153927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T205702Z UID:7463-1735934400-1735934400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Edalo DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nEdalo\nwith special guest Joey Secchiaroli of The Reign of Kindo\nJanuary 3 ｜8 PM\n$30 in advance ｜$35 at the door\nEdalo brings the heat to Kleinhans Music Hall on January 3rd. This groundbreaking event marks the first-ever live-electronic performance at this iconic venue\, making it a must-see for music lovers of all ages. \nGet ready to dance the night away to a captivating blend of tropical house\, infused with live saxophone\, drums\, piano\, and vocals. Expect a high-energy performance that seamlessly blends genres\, creating an unforgettable experience for the whole family. \nDon’t miss your chance to be part of this historic event. \nAbout Edalo \nEdalo is a multifaceted artist renowned for his talents as a musician\, composer\, and producer. His artistic journey took off in 2012 with the collaborative track “Mariposa\,” created with music industry titans Robby Takac (Goo Goo Dolls)\, Kenny Hawkins (Rick James\, Snoop Dogg\, Mary J. Blige)\, and Jerry Livingston (Rick James) at the renowned GCR Audio. \nIn late 2013\, Edalo’s move to Los Angeles marked a significant turning point in his career. He was soon enlisted by the estate of Ray Charles to produce a tribute album with Charles’ grandson\, Robert Robinson\, also known as RobTwyce. The project’s single\, “You\,” released in 2015 by All Access Music Group\, was a major milestone. \nThat same year\, Edalo released his debut album\, “Faith\,” which climbed the iTunes Top Instrumental Music Albums Chart. Continuing his momentum\, he independently produced “California Rush\,” which he showcased at SXSW 2017 in Austin\, TX\, alongside notable acts like Kent Jones\, ROZES\, Michael Blume\, and G.O.O.D. Music’s Malik Yusef. \nIn 2020\, Edalo achieved another career highlight with his album “Driftin’\,” headlining his first tour and kicking it off with a sold-out show in his hometown of Buffalo\, NY. In October 2021\, Edalo headlined twelve venues along the east coast from Vermont to Florida. By the end of 2022\, he had collaborated with a diverse range of artists\, including Michigan State Defensive Lineman Josh Butler\, Top Ten Billboard New Wave artist Joss Jaffe\, Super Bowl Champion Demone Harris\, and Pop/EDM Recording Artist and Topliner Salvo. \nEdalo’s 2023 saw him embark on his fifth independent tour\, selling out shows in South Carolina\, Denver\, Colorado\, and twice in Buffalo\, NY. He also made a memorable appearance on his first Live Nation stage\, opening for Afroman in front of 3\,000 people at The Summit in Denver\, Colorado. \nHis single “Mirage” topped the Electronic Top Charts at #1 on iTunes\, and the music video for “Never Enough” received widespread airplay on MTV\, highlighting his dynamic presence in the music industry. The rise of his EP “Mirage” culminated in a Times Square billboard\, underscoring his rising influence and cementing his status as a compelling force in electronic music. \nWith each new milestone\, Edalo continues to push the boundaries of his craft\, leaving no telling where this talented artist will go next. \n \nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoey Secchiaroli has been the frontman for the progressive-fusion sensation ‘The Reign Of Kindo’ since its founding in 2006.  The band has toured the US\, Canada\, Brazil & Japan and brings a complex musical landscape of rich harmonic voicings and polyrhythms underneath classic pop-oriented melodies with rich lyrical themes.  He will be performing a solo set featuring a selection of Kindo’s songs from their 4+ Album catalogue in a storyteller setting.  Buffalo-born\, he looks forward to returning home for this intimate set for his native city. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/edalo/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Untitled-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240717T180424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T231224Z UID:7344-1733342400-1733342400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Allman Betts Family Revival DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall Presents\nThe Allman Betts Family Revival\nDecember 4\, 2024\nShow at 8 PM / Doors at 7 PM\nFeaturing: The Allman Betts Band\, Sierra Hull\, Luther Dickinson\, Cody Dickinson\, Jimmy Hall\, Anders Osborne\, Larry McCray\, Lindsay Lou\, Jackie Greene\, Lamar Williams\, Jr.\, Alex Orbison\, and Robert Randolph \nDon’t miss this star-studded event!  Enjoy a pre-concert bite at Marcato\, downstairs at Kleinhans – no reservations are needed.  Plus\, we’ll have the free shuttle running from D’Youville University from 6:30 – 11:30.  Park and ride from D’Youville University (260 Connecticut St.\, Lot E). The lot is less than a quarter of a mile away from the hall and the shuttle provides a quick and easy way to get to the hall without walking. Parking and shuttle service are free of charge for patrons. \nThe Allman Betts Family Revival is an annual live event extravaganza hosted by the sons of Allman Brothers Band founders Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts… Devon Allman & Duane Betts respectively. Based loosely on vibes that recall “The Last Waltz\,” this yearly celebration brings together the finest names in Blues\, Americana\, Country and Rock to celebrate the timeless catalog of the legendary Allman Brothers Band. Past notable collaborators include Robert Randolph\, Marcus King\, Jason Isbell\, Sierra Hull\, Sierra Ferrell\, Robin Zander\, Tal Wilkenfeld\, Charlie Starr and many many more. Gibson Guitars has been the yearly sponsor of the coast to coast tour that’s become known as “the jam of the year.” This year the band and its epic cast will celebrate both the Duane Allman 1970’s era and the 1990’s comeback era with two sizzling sets\, celebrating the enduring songs and the art of the jam. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/allman-betts-2024/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AllmanBettsFamilyRevival_2024_Buffalo_Lineup2_1080x1080_ART01.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240403T190355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T165822Z UID:6885-1731614400-1731614400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Will Downing DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall & Soul of Buffalo Present:\nWill Downing\nwith Special Guest\, Buffalo NY’s own\nWILL HOLTON\nThursday\, November 14\, 2024\nKleinhans Music Hall\nDoors at 6:30PM / Show at 8PM\nAll Ages / Reserved Seating\nWill Downing will appear with his full band (not the BPO)\n\nCelebrating an insane 35 years in the “bizness” and with 27 records to his credit\, Grammy-nominated R&B | Smooth Jazz singer Will Downing will not be stopped! Flexing on his international appeal\, lead single “What Part of My Love” from his new record Soul Rising shot to the top of the UK Soul Chart Top 30 and parked there. With recordings for Island\, Mercury\, Verve\, Motown\, Sophisticated Soul\, and Shanachie Records\, Downing is an industry veteran whose silky baritone has been compared to Luther Vandross and Brian McKnight. \nAbout Will Downing \nCareer highlights include the #1 R&B chart-topping album After Tonight (2007) and Classique (2009)\, which peaked at #22 on the Billboard 100. Downing’s collaborators include a Who’s Who of R&B | Soul | Jazz headliners: Jennifer Holliday\, Kool & the Gang\, Gerald Albright\, Billy Ocean\, Regina Belle\, and Maysa\, among others. \nWill Downing was born and raised in a working-class family in Bed-Stuy\, Brooklyn. His father was a skycap at a local airport and his mother was a schoolteacher. As a teen\, Downing was a member of a school choir. At age 16\, he sang publishing house demos for songwriters who couldn’t sing well\, earning $50 each. \nIn 1988\, he signed a recording contract with 4th & B’way Records and released his first solo album Will Downing. It included a cover version of the John Coltrane classic\, “A Love Supreme\,” which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs record chart. Downing switched to Island Records for his second release\, Come Together as One (1989). \nDowning moved to Mercury Records for his fourth outing\, Love’s the Place to Be (1993). All the Man You Need\, released on Motown Records\, received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional R&B Album in 2000. It included “When You Need Me\,” a duet with Chante Moore. In 2002\, Downing received the International Association of African-American Music Diamond Award. \nIn 2023\, Will suffered a soul-crushing loss\, with the unexpected passing of his daughter Aron Siobhan Downing in January. As a father\, he was devastated…heartbroken. As an artist\, he sought solace and comfort through his craft\, facing the hurt head-on\, exploring multiple themes of love to begin healing. Persevering through the pain\, Downing’s soul is rising…literally! The Prince of Sophisticated Soul is proud to share his 7- song masterclass of triumph over tragedy\, Soul Rising! Although not a “concept” album\, the pieces of Soul Rising fit together beautifully as a single statement in honor and celebration of his eternal love for Siobhan. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/will-downing/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/a595fa70_fullsizeoutput_604.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240509T153342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T130420Z UID:7164-1728934200-1728934200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Emporium Presents present\nDr. Neil deGrasse Tyson\nThe Cosmic Perspective\n*Sold Out*\nThere is no view of the world as emotionally potent as the one granted by a cosmic perspective. It’s one that sees Earth as a planet in a vast empty universe. It profoundly influences what we think and feel about science\, culture\, politics\, and life itself. \nTickets start at only $39.95 and are on sale now! A limited number of VIP Q&A tickets will also be available which includes premium seating and a post-show question and answer session with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. \nAbout Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson\nDr. Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in New York City where he was educated in the public schools clear through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia. \n\n\n\nIn 2001\, Tyson was appointed by President Bush to serve on a twelve-member commission that studied the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. The final report was published in 2002 and contained recommendations (for Congress and for the major agencies of the government) that would promote a thriving future of transportation\, space exploration\, and national security. \nIn 2004\, Tyson was once again appointed by President Bush to serve on a nine-member commission on the Implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy\, dubbed the “Moon\, Mars\, and Beyond” commission. This group navigated a path by which the new space vision can become a successful part of the American agenda. And in 2006\, the head of NASA appointed Tyson to serve on its prestigious Advisory Council\, which guides NASA through its perennial need to fit ambitious visions into restricted budgets. \n\nNeil deGrasse Tyson by Patrick Queen for Columbia Magazine \nIn addition to dozens of professional publications\, Dr. Tyson has written\, and continues to write for the public. From 1995 to 2005\, Tyson was a monthly essayist for Natural History magazine under the title Universe. And among Tyson’s fifteen books is his memoir The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist; and Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution\, co-written with Donald Goldsmith. Origins is the companion book to the PBS NOVA four-part mini-series Origins\, in which Tyson served as on-camera host. The program premiered in September 2004. \nTwo of Tyson’s other books are the playful and informative Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries\, which was a New York Times bestseller\, and The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet\, chronicling his experience at the center of the controversy over Pluto’s planetary status. The PBS NOVA documentary The Pluto Files\, based on the book\, premiered in March 2010. \nIn February 2012\, Tyson released his tenth book\, containing every thought he has ever had on the past\, present\, and future of space exploration: Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier. \nFor five seasons\, beginning in the fall of 2006\, Tyson appeared as the on-camera host of PBS NOVA’s spinoff program NOVA ScienceNOW\, which is an accessible look at the frontier of all the science that shapes the understanding of our place in the universe. \nDuring the summer of 2009 Tyson identified a cadre of professional standup comedians to assist his effort in bringing science to commercial radio with the NSF-funded pilot program StarTalk. Now also a popular Podcast\, for three years it enjoyed a limited-run Television Series on the National Geographic Channel. StarTalk combines celebrity guests with informative yet playful banter. The target audience is all those people who never thought they would\, or could\, like science. In its first year on television and in three successive seasons\, it was nominated for a Best Informational Programming Emmy. \nTyson is the recipient of twenty-three honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal\, the highest award given by NASA to a non-government citizen. His contributions to the public appreciation of the cosmos have been recognized by the International Astronomical Union in their official naming of asteroid “13123 Tyson.” And by zoologists\, with the naming of Indirani Tysoni\, a native species of leaping frog in India. On the lighter side\, Tyson was voted “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive” by People Magazine in 2000. \nIn 2017\, Tyson published Astrophysics for People In A Hurry\, which was a domestic and international bestseller. This adorably readable book is an introduction to all that you’ve read and heard about that’s making news in the universe—consummated\, in one place\, succinctly presented\, for people in a hurry. \nThat was followed in 2018 by Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military\, coauthored with Avis Lang\, in 2019 by Letters from an Astrophysicist\, both New York Times Bestsellers\, and in 2021 by Cosmic Queries: StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are\, How We Got Here\, and Where We are Going\, coauthored with James Trefil. \nTyson served as Executive Science Editor and on-camera Host & Narrator for Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey\, the 21stcentury continuation of Carl Sagan’s landmark television series. The show began in March 2014 and ran thirteen episodes in primetime on the FOX network\, and appeared in 181 countries in 45 languages around the world on the National Geographic Channels. Cosmos won four Emmy Awards\, a Peabody Award\, two Critics Choice awards\, as well as a dozen other industry recognitions. Tyson reprised his role as on-camera host for the next season of Cosmos—Cosmos: Possible Worlds\, which premiered on the National Geographic Channel in March 2020 and on the FOX network in September 2020. \nTyson’s latest books are Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization and To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery\, coauthored with Lindsey Nyx Walker\, both New York Times bestsellers. \nTyson is the fifth head of the world-renowned Hayden Planetarium in New York City and the first occupant of its Frederick P. Rose Directorship. He is also a research associate of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. \nNeil deGrasse Tyson lives in New York City with his wife\, a former IT project manager with Bloomberg Financial Markets. \n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/cosmic/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/241014-degrasse-sq.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240303T184310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T170638Z UID:6241-1719430200-1719430200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Haley Reinhart DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall & Soul of Buffalo present: \nHaley Reinhart\nOff The Ground Tour\n\nwith Cami Clune \nA timeless voice outlasts eras. It feels just as home in the sixties as the TikTok age. Haley Reinhart brandishes such a voice. The expansive scope of her range comes into full focus on her 5th solo release\, Off The Ground. \nIn many ways\, Haley began working towards the album and her artistry as a child. Mom and dad share a “Midnight Band\,” and unsurprisingly\, their daughter would sing before she could talk. She spent countless hours engaged in rhyming games with her mom or locked into a call-and-response as a baby with her father. \nOpening the evening is Cami Clune\, a singer/songwriter from Buffalo\, NY. Incorporating elements from pop\, rock\, and country\, her sound is a unique fusion of genres. She first captured national attention as a semi-finalist on Season 19 of NBC’s The Voice. In her blind audition\, she received a 4 chair turn with a block\, the only contestant her season with those combined accolades. She chose John Legend as her coach\, but ultimately landed a spot on Kelly Clarkson’s team\, as she used her only steal for Cami in the knockout round. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout Haley Reinhart\nIn 2009\, Haley was the first songstress to join her high school jazz band to perform at both the Montreux and Umbria jazz festivals. Her fascination with all things classic continued as she became a fan of The Beatles\, Janis Joplin\, Ella Fitzgerald and Sly & The Family Stone. These influences led her to record at Sunset Sound\, paying homage to classic rock and pop hits from the late sixties titled. Haley performs regularly with Robby Krieger of The Doors among other rock legends. \nThe double platinum-certified Chicago-born/Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter exudes an empowering level of charisma and confidence earned by a quiet\, decade-long grind. Haley landed third place and became a fan favorite on season 10 of American Idol. She recently returned to AI\, this time as a mentor\, coaching contestants in the Soul Genre. \nHer dynamic presence has powered four previous solo albums— Listen Up! [2012] Interscope\, Better [2016] Red Dot\, What’s That Sound? [2017] Concord\, and Lo- Fi Soul [2019] on her own label. Haley has been known to leave her mark on countless films and commercials\, singing in the new Mazda ad\, for Chase Bank\, as well as on TV shows including Love Island\, Gossip Girl\, Nashville\, Riverdale\, The Wilds\, America’s Got Talent\, Dancing with the Stars\, and more. \nMeanwhile\, her take on the Elvis Presley classic “Can’t Help Falling In Love” generated a remarkable 325 million Spotify streams and 100 million YouTube views within a few years of its release. What started off as a session sung for an Extra gum commercial turned out to be a chart-topping-radio hit and touring sensation by serendipity. Haley’s remake peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Adult Pop Airplay chart. \n \nHaley has also collaborated regularly with other talented musicians. She’s featured on Postmodern Jukebox’s highest-viewed videos on YouTube (over 300 million views) and has dueted with movie star Jeff Goldblum on two tracks from his chart-topping jazz standards collection\, The Capitol Studios Sessions. Haley joined Jeff for an unforgettable performance on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! In 2019\, she continued pushing boundaries by lending her voice and songwriting skills to Vicetone’s EDM dance hit “Something Strange\,” as well as an EDM version of Radiohead’s “Creep” with DJ Naeleck in 2022. \nExpanding her oeuvre\, Haley voices a young boy named Bill Murphy on the Netflix hit animated series based on comedian Bill Burr’s childhood – F Is For Family (seasons one through five out now)\, and made her acting debut in the #1 hit Robert Rodriguez Netflix film We Can Be Heroes\, where she played a superhero whose voice is her power. \nBoth 2022 and 2023 were banner years. In September 2022\, her newest EP\, Off The Ground\, released worldwide. The extended play features seven original songs all either written or co-written by Haley. From Fall 2022 to Fall 2023\, she headlined the “Off The Ground Tour” and played to rave reviews in over 100 theaters and rock rooms throughout North America. \nIn 2024\, Haley has taken her career to another level. After spending the first half of the year writing and recording a new album\, Haley will embark on another leg of the “Off The Ground” headline tour\, which will run from May to November 2024\, with a stop in Buffalo NY. The show is just beginning. \nLIMITED VIP MEET & GREET TICKET AVAILABLE! \nJoin Haley Reinhart for a memorable Meet & Greet experience prior to the performance at Kleinhans Musica Hall! The experience includes a photo with Haley\, who will also sign up to two items per ticket holder\, plus your choice from among the best seats in the house. Participants will also have early access to bars and the merch table. This opportunity is limited to 50 participants. Specific instructions will be sent in the days leading up to the show. \nAbout Cami Clune \nCami has performed as a featured vocalist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and has sung the national anthem for various organizations\, including the NFL and NHL. Her versatility extends beyond music as well; she has lent her voice to jingles\, showcased her acting skills in short films and commercials\, and took the stage in various musical productions throughout her life. Most notably\, she took on the lead role in the powerful short film “Blink of an Eye\,” shedding light on the pressing issue of opioid abuse\, while also contributing her vocal talents to the title track. \nSince her run on The Voice\, Cami has been diligently honing in on her craft\, focusing on writing and recording her own original music. She is so excited to share what she has been working on with the world. This past year\, she ventured into new musical territory by forming “Cami and The Fringe\,” a band that has not only sparked her creativity but also facilitated her artistic growth. Cami’s single “Rewind” is to be released June 14th. She cannot wait for you to hear this song\, as she feels that it marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in her musical journey. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/haley-reinhart/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/047D74C5-BDEA-4269-9AB7-74265DF61E482-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20240419T132506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T133400Z UID:6899-1714307400-1714327200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:All Our Relations Racial Healing Circle and Multicultural Dance Celebration DESCRIPTION:Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties\, Inc. and Kleinhans Music Hall cordially invite you:\nAll Our Relations Racial Healing Circle and Multicultural Dance Celebration!\nSunday\, April 28\, 2024\nKleinhans Music Hall \nJoin us for an afternoon building peace\, pride\, love & respect for all! \nThe “All Our Relations Racial Healing Circle & Multicultural Dance Celebration” offers a free opportunity to explore what and how racial healing can be advanced\, promoted\, and nurtured through meaningful dialogue of sharing our stories and learning of the experiences from many diverse perspectives. \n12:30 – 3 pm — ALL OUR RELATIONS RACIAL HEALING CIRCLE\nWe will begin at 12:30 pm with the All Our Relations Racial Healing Circle\, and doors will open by 12 pm.  These Racial Healing Circles are open to all and focus on creating brave\, compassionate spaces for discussions that help us carry our shared humanity into what we say and our actions.  By engaging in these Racial Healing Circle\, we hope to contribute to a greater sense of peace\, pride\, love\, and respect for all and to all. \nTo attend the Racial Healing Circle\, pre-registration is kindly required and greatly appreciated.  Lunch will be served for people who pre-register and attend the Circle. \nAlso\, because of the sensitive nature of these discussions\, we will need to close the doors by 1 pm as we embark on our discussions.  We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. \n3:30 – 6 pm — MULTICULTURAL DANCE CELEBRATION\nAll are welcome to join us for this celebration of Indigenous and global cultures representing African\, Asian\, European\, Indigenous American\, and everyone else!  We are excited to welcome five diverse groups who will share of cultural dances and communities.  No pre-registration is needed for the Multicultural Dance portion of the event. \nOur anticipated order and approximate times for the five cultural groups are:\n3:30 pm – Welcome & Acknowledgements\n3:40 pm – Amor & Heritage Dance Group\n4:05 pm – German Folk Dancers (SGTV Edelweiss)\n4:30 pm – JGB Shibuki Japanese Taiko Drum Group\n4:55 pm – African Warrior & Drum Group\n5:20 pm – Traditional Haudenosaunee Dancers from Tonawanda\n5:45 pm – Closing Words\, Announcements & Thanks\n6:00 pm – end of program \nThis event is part of the “All Our Relations Racial Healing Project” at Native American Community Services of Erie and Niagara Counties\, Inc. (NACS) with this Project being funded by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.  This event is also supported by the Buffalo Resilience organization\, as well as businesses\, foundations\, and caring individuals\, like you! \nFor more information\, please contact Pete Hill\, NACS’ Special Initiatives Director at phill@nacswny.org or 716-574-7871 (call or text). \nNyah-weh!  Thank you! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/all-our-relations-racial-healing-circle-and-multicultural-dance-celebration/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Flyer-AORRHC-MCD-April-28-2024-at-Kleinhans-FINAL.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T193000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20230824T175450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T190851Z UID:5801-1712172600-1712172600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nBéla Fleck & Abigail Washburn\nApril 3\, 2024 – 7:30 PM\nKleinhans Music Hall is pleased to present Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn on April 3\, 2024 at 7:30 PM in the Mary Seaton Room. Tickets are on sale now! \nThank you to our lead sponsor P&A Group\n \nAbout Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn\nBéla Fleck & Abigail Washburn\, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste Magazine)\, have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a fifteen-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres\, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized it by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. The two met at a square dance\, began collaborating musically and eventually fell in love. Over the years\, they played together most visibly in the Sparrow Quartet alongside Ben Sollee and Casey Driessen and informally at a pickin’ party here\, a benefit there\, or occasionally popping up in each other’s solo shows. Fans of tradition-tweaking acoustic fare eagerly anticipated that Béla & Abigail would begin making music together as a duo. \nFleck has the virtuosic\, jazz-to-classical ingenuity of an iconic instrumentalist and composer with bluegrass roots. His collaborations range from his ground-breaking standard-setting ensemble Béla Fleck and the Flecktones to a staggeringly broad array of musical experiments. From writing concertos for full symphony orchestra\, exploring the banjo’s African roots\, to jazz duos with Chick Corea\, many tout that Béla Fleck is the world’s premier banjo player. Washburn has the earthy sophistication of a postmodern\, old-time singer-songwriter who has drawn critical acclaim for her solo albums. She has done fascinating work in folk musical diplomacy in China\, presented an original theatrical production\, and has contributed to singular side groups Uncle Earl and The Wu-Force. In addition to being named a TED Fellow in 2012\, Abigail was recently named the first US-China Fellow at Vanderbilt University\, in addition to Carolina Performing Arts/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s DisTil Fellow for 2018-2020. \nOn stage\, Fleck & Washburn will perform pieces from their Grammy-winning self-titled debut as well as their new record\, Echo in the Valley (Rounder 2017). With one eye on using the banjo to showcase America’s rich heritage and the other pulling the noble instrument from its most familiar arena into new and unique realms\, Bela & Abigail meet in the mean\, head-on\, to present music that feels wildly innovative and familiar at the same time. Whether at home\, on stage or on record\, their deep bond\, combined with the way their distinct musical personalities and banjo styles interact\, makes theirs a picking partnership unlike any other on the planet. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/bela-abigail/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/fleck-square-wkmh.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T220000 DTSTAMP:20260516T215214 CREATED:20231130T232426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T153242Z UID:5959-1710964800-1710972000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Brit Floyd DESCRIPTION:BPO Nation presents\nBrit Floyd – P·U·L·S·E\nMarch 20th 8pm\n Kleinhans Music Hall  \nBrit Floyd returns to the stage in 2024 with P·U·L·S·E\, their biggest and most spectacular production to date\, a celebration and faithful recreation of Pink Floyd’s legendary final Division Bell tour\, complete with a stunning laser and light show\, iconic circular screen\, inflatables and theatrics. The 2 and a half hour plus show features classic tracks from Pink Floyd’s magnificent catalogue of albums\, including the Dark Side of the Moon\, The Wall\, Wish You Were Here\, Animals\, The Division Bell\, Meddle and much more. In 1994 the Division Bell Tour was the highest-grossing tour in rock music history\, playing to over 5 million people in 68 cities and proved to be the epic finale and notable footnote to one of the most influential rock bands in history. Taking to the stage to perform note for note renditions of all these classic Pink Floyd tracks is the band of musicians that audiences have become to love and respect worldwide over the years\, featuring long time guitarist/vocalist and musical director Damian Darlington\, who has performed well over 2500 Pink Floyd music related concerts throughout his career. The band also features Ian Cattell\, Edo Scordo\, Canadian Idol winner Eva Avila and all the other expert musicians that have joined the ranks of Brit Floyd over the course of the last decade. Having performed over 1\,000 shows since its launch in Liverpool\, England in January 2011\, Brit Floyd have circled the world\, sold out tours across Europe\, North America\, South America\, Asia and the Middle East\, and performed concerts at some of the world’s greatest venues\, including London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall; the awe inspiring Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver\, Colorado; the historic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles\, and ‘The Showplace of the Nation’\, NYC’s Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. The Brit Floyd show has become a phenomenon\, widely regarded as the world’s greatest rock tribute experience! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/brit-floyd-2024/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/BF_pulse-Artwork-Full_square-scaled.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR