BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Kleinhans Music Hall - ECPv6.16.3//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:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220408T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220408T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20190925T175021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211129T022753Z UID:3065-1649448000-1649448000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Art of Jazz | Ethan Iverson & Tom Harrell Duo DESCRIPTION:Two of modern jazz’s leading lights unite to explore the classic post-war jazz repertoire that made New York City the “Jazz Capital of the World.” A founding member of the Bad Plus\, one of the most successful and groundbreaking jazz groups of the 21st century\, pianist Ethan Iverson is a restless visionary with a deep respect for jazz history. Tom Harrell\, voted trumpeter of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association\, is one of the most creative and lyrical jazz artists of our time\, with discography of over 280 recordings that spans more than five decades and features a virtual who’s-who of modern jazz. \n**Tickets held by patrons for the Iverson/Harrell and Russell shows from 2020 will be honored at this performance. \nMade possible with the generous support of David Rivera\, Niagara District Common Council Member\, City of Buffalo URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/ethan-iverson-tom-harrell-duo/ 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/2/2019/09/WBx600x600AoJIvHar.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:20220412T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220412T190000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20211130T184124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T184138Z UID:4864-1649790000-1649790000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Johan Smith\, guitar | Centerstage Concert Series DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Kleinhans Centerstage Concert Series welcomes classical guitarist Johan Smith on Tuesday\, April 12 at 7pm. This concert is co-sponsored by the BPO and Castellani Andriaccio Guitar Studios. \nProgram\nBACH  Toccata BWV 914 (Transcription Stefano Grondona)\nI. Toccata\nII. Un Poco Allegro\nIII. Adagio\nIV. Allegro (Fuga) \nBRITTEN  Nocturnal\, after John Dowland\, Op. 70 \nMOZART  Sonata No. 16 in C Major\, K. 545 (Transcription Johan Smith)\nI. Allegro\nII. Andante\nIII. Rondo – Allegro \nJOSQUIN SCHWIZGEBEL  Les Reflets de l’Obscurité\n(Dedicated to Johan Smith)\nIII. Sables Stellaires \nRODRIGO  Sonata Giocosa\nI. Allegro Moderato\nII. Andante Moderato\nIII. Allegro \nMETHENY  Untitled[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Johan Smith\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Swiss classical guitarist\, Johan Smith\, is a highly acclaimed\, illustrious musician\, bringing virtuosic interpretations to his instrument. Winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) competition in 2019 and defined as the “Classical Guitar Revelation 2017” by the notable French magazine “Guitar Classical Magazine“\, Johan Smith has become one of the most prominent names in the world of classical guitar. He has been invited to perform in renowned festivals\, is a highly in-demand concert soloist\, and has performed with orchestras such as the Budapest Symphony Orchestra\, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and the Versoix Chamber Orchestra. He is currently preparing the recording of his second album with Naxos\, as well as tours that will bring him to perform in China\, the United States\, Canada\, and at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York. \nPlaying at the highest level\, Johan Smith has won some of the most competitive and distinguished guitar competitions in the world. As a result of his 2019 win of classical guitar’s most venerable competition\, Guitar Foundation of America (GFA)\, Johan has recorded his first solo album with the Naxos Label (2020); He was a featured soloist in the virtual June 2020 and 2021 GFA conferences\, and will begin a six-month tour from January throughout June 2022\, presenting solo concerts\, conducting masterclasses and outreach activities in over 50 cities across the United States and Canada. Johan is recording his second album with the Naxos Label as part of winning 1st place in the Changsha International Guitar Competition in 2019\, and\, will also be embarking on a 6-city tour throughout China (Hangzhou\, Chengdu\, Kunming\, Yueyang\, Xi’an\, Changsha). \nIn addition to winning 1st prize the Guitar Foundation of America (US) and the Changsha International Guitar Competition (China) in 2019\, Johan Smith has also won prizes in the following competitions: Special Prize from the Victoria & Joaquin Rodrigo Foundation\, 1st prize at the VI° International Guitar Competition of Thessaloniki\, 1st prize at the International Competition of Fontenay-Sous-Bois\, 1st prize at V° International Festival Guitare au Beffroi\, 1st prize at the 89° Leopold Bellan International Competition\, 1st prize at the XIII° National Competition of Ceyzeriat (also winning the public prize)\, 3rd prize at the III° Pleven International Guitar Competition\, 3rd prize at I° Aalborg International Guitar Competition. \nJohan’s particular interest in contemporary music has led him to collaborate with several composers\, including Josquin Schwizgebel and Arnaud Fillion\, who dedicated his “Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra” to Johan. His affiliation with Arnaud Fillion bestowed an opportunity to record the Fillion’s three-movement concerto with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra in October 2019\, released in February 2020. \nNotable career highlights include Johan’s collaboration with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra at the BCV Concert Hall in Switzerland in May 2019\, performing the one of the most prestigious classical guitar concertos\, Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Concerto de Aranjuez”. Johan also was a featured soloist at the 9th (2017) and 11th (2019) annual International Guitar Festival of Versoix\, Switzerland\, playing with the Chamber Orchestra of Versoix at the festival October 2017\, and was invited back to perform a solo recital in November 2019. \nBorn in 1990 in Geneva\, Johan obtained a Bachelor in 2015 and a “Master of Arts in Instrumental Pedagogy” in 2017 at the University of Music of Lausanne\, in the class of Dagoberto Linhares. In addition to teaching guitar at the Conservatory of Morges\, he also obtained the most important academic title in the field of musical performance in Switzerland: the “Master of Arts specializing in Music Performance Soloist”(2019)\, awarded by the highest grade. \nIn a completely different approach\, he is the founder\, composer\, performer and graphic designer in the extreme metal band “Stortregn”\, with whom he has already recorded four albums and played in three continents since 2005. \nJohan is an endorsee of Savarez guitar strings\, one of the world’s leading string manufacturers (founded in 1770). \nwww.johansmith.net\nwww.facebook.com/johanguitare[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/johan-smith/ 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/2/2021/11/Johan-Smith.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:20220416T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220416T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20191016T162047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T175244Z UID:3150-1650139200-1650139200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:LETTERKENNY LIVE! DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kleinhans Music Hall welcomes Letterkenny LIVE! on April 16\, 2022. All tickets for the original date will be honored. For more information\, please contact the Kleinhans Box Office at (716) 885-5000.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]The stars of the wildly popular award-winning Crave and Hulu Original Series LETTERKENNY have announced their return to the stage for the first time since March 2020 with an amended U.S. tour schedule for the acclaimed 90-minute comedy experience “PUPPERS GOLDEN LAGER PRESENTS LETTERKENNY LIVE!”. As previously announced\, the live event will feature nine of the beloved cast members along with never-before-seen sketches and more. The highly anticipated live event is produced by New Metric Media. \nStarring Jared Keeso (Wayne)\, Nathan Dales (Daryl)\, Michelle Mylett (Katy)\, Dylan Playfair (Reilly)\, Andrew Herr (Jonesy)\, Tyler Johnston (Stewart)\, Evan Stern (Roald)\, Mark Forward (Coach) and Jacob Tierney (Pastor Glen)\, “LETTERKENNY LIVE!” is set to return on March 10\, 2022 in Portland\, OR\, and travel to major cities across the U.S. including: Boston\,  Chicago\, Los Angeles\, New York\, Nashville\, Pittsburgh\, San Francisco\, Washington\, and more before wrapping in Minneapolis on May 4. \nVIP Packages are available:\nGOLD\n– One seat in the first five rows\n– One Exclusive Signed Pilot Script not available to the public\n– *Q and A with select rotating cast members\n– Priority Merchandise shopping before doors open to the general public\n– Exclusive Limited Edition Tour Lithograph signed by cast\n– One Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate & Matching Lanyard \nSILVER\n– One seat in the first ten rows\n– Q and A with select cast members\n– Priority access to Merchandise Shopping\n– Exclusive Limited Edition Tour Lithograph signed by cast\n– One Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate & Matching Lanyard \nBRONZE\n– One seat in the first 15 rows\n– Priority access to Merchandise Shopping\n– Exclusive Limited Edition Tour Lithograph signed by cast\n– One Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate & Matching Lanyard \n**Note: Q&A will be rotating cast members\, no specific cast member is guaranteed and questions will be curated by VIP host based on questions sent ahead of time.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/letterkenny-live/ 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/2/2019/10/Instagram_Cast_JacobTierney.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:20220426T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220426T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20210607T153244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T141520Z UID:3718-1651003200-1651003200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Buffalo Chamber Music Society | Takács Quartet DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Buffalo Chamber Music Society presents the Takács Quartet at Kleinhans Music Hall. \nThe Takács Quartet remains one of the world’s most illustrious chamber ensembles. Founded in 1975 by four students at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest\, the ensemble won a string of awards\, toured the United States and became quartet-in-residence at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Only one of the founding members remains\, the cellist András Fejér\, but the ensemble maintains a stellar performance standard. “The Takács Quartet keeps evolving as the membership shifts and turns over\,” the San Francisco Chronicle wrote\, “but the fundamental qualities of this invaluable ensemble — a combination of worldly-wise intensity and expressive fervor – seem to remain constant.” The quartet will perform Haydn’s Quartet in F Minor Op. 20\, No. 5\, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Fantasiestucke and Dvořák’s Quartet in G Major Op. 106.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nEdward Dusinberre\, violin\nHarumi Rhodes\, violin\nRichard O’Neill \, viola\nAndrás Fejér\, cello \nHAYDN  Quartet in F minor\, Op.20\, No.5\nSAMUEL COLERIDGE TAYLOR  Fantasiestucke\nINTERMISSION\nDVORAK  String Quartet in G major\, Op.106[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/buffalo-chamber-music-society-takacs-quartet/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Buffalo Chamber Music Society,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/Untitled-design-17.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220215T234959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T140158Z UID:4941-1654198200-1654198200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss | Together at Last! DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall welcomes the long-awaited collaboration between Grammy-nominated Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss with Together At Last!  \nThese two country and folk legends have finally joined forces to share their celebrated music and personal chemistry on stage for the entire performance\, swapping songs\, singing harmony\, and playing guitar on each other’s biggest hits.  Never content to rest on their past achievements\, the pair brings new material to these shows\, along with two careers worth of humorous and heart-warming stories. \n \nKathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss have each carved out careers in popular music with country chart hits spanning two decades.  Suzy’s “Outbound Plane”\, “Aces”\, and “Someday Soon” are among the many songs beloved by country music fans around the world\, as are “Where’ve You Been?”\, “455 Rocket”\, and “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” from Kathy’s deep well of material. Friends since their early days in Nashville\, they had only found a few opportunities to collaborate musically\, notably with “Teach Your Children”\, their Grammy-nominated track from 1994’s “Red\, Hot + Country” compilation. They have “threatened” for years\, and their many fans have clamored for this pairing. \nFans will not want to miss this one-night only event where Kathy & Suzy are Together At Last! \nAbout Kathy Mattea\nHailed by The Washington Post as “one of Nashville’s finest song interpreters\,” Kathy Mattea has enjoyed much success and acclaim during her 35-year career in Country\, Bluegrass and Folk music\, including 2 Grammy wins\, 4 CMA Awards\, 4 #1 country singles\, and five gold albums (plus a platinum Greatest Hits collection)\, with enduring songs such as “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” and the poignant “Where’ve You Been?”\, co-written by her husband\, Jon Vezner with Don Henry.  Her latest album is Pretty Bird\, produced by her old friend\, roots music wizard Tim O’Brien. In addition to creating and recording music and performing live on tour\, Kathy is increasingly involved with public broadcasting\, consulting and contributing on screen in Ken Burns’ 2019 documentary for PBS Country Music\, and recently replacing founder Larry Groce as the host of the long-running NPR show Mountain Stage. \nAbout Suzy Bogguss \nDuring the creative explosion that was country music in the 1990s Suzy Bogguss sold 4 million records with sparkling radio hits like “Outbound Plane”\, “Someday Soon”\, “Letting Go”\, “Drive South”\, and “Hey Cinderella”. But you can’t peg Suzy that easily… \nIn the midst of her country popularity\, she took time off to make a duets album with the legendary Chet Atkins\, an album of modern swing music with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel\, and an album of original music that landed her at number 4 on the jazz charts. Her folk music roots show through in her frequent appearances on public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion\, in the GRAMMY she earned for her work on Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster\, and in her critically acclaimed album and book project\, American Folk Songbook. In addition to her busy touring schedule\, Suzy hosts a weekly live stream\, Wine Down Wednesday\, that’s currently closing in on 100 episodes. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/kathy-mattea-suzy-bogguss/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/02/1_Mattea-Bogguss_live_Doug_Crider-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220217T155743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T140315Z UID:4965-1655321400-1655321400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:The David Bromberg Quintet DESCRIPTION:“Bromberg still makes every track shine\, like the A-list session man he’s always been.” – Rolling Stone \nKleinhans Music Hall Presents\nDavid Bromberg Quintet\nJune 15\, 2022\nThe Mary Seaton Room\nJoin us for an intimate evening of blues with the Godfather of Americana\, the David Bromberg Quintet.  Reserved seating tickets are $35. \nAbout David Bromberg\nFor Americana godfather David Bromberg\, it all began with the blues. His incredible journey spans five-and-a-half decades\, and includes – but is not limited to – adventures with Bob Dylan\, George Harrison\, Jerry Garcia\, the Grateful Dead\, Emmylou Harris\, Bonnie Rait and music and life lessons from seminal blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis\, who claimed the young Bromberg as a son. \nA musician’s musician\, Bromberg’s mastery of several stringed instruments (guitar\, fiddle\, Dobro\, mandolin)\, and multiple styles is legendary\, leading Dr. John to declare him an American icon.  In producing John Hartford’s hugely influential Aereo-Plain LP\, Bromberg even co-invented a genre: Newgrass. \nAdd in a period of self-imposed exile from his passion (1980-2002)\, during which he became a renowned violin expert\, and Wilmington\, Delaware’s cultural ambassador; top that off with a triumphant return to music-making\, and you have an amazing tale leading back to one place: the blues. \nThe David Bromberg Quintet eventually emerged\, settling into its current lineup of Mark Cosgrove (guitar\, mandolin\, vocals)\, Nate Grower (fiddle\, mandolin\, guitar\, vocals)\, Josh Kanusky (drums\, vocals)\, and newest member\, Suavek Zaniesienko (bass\, vocals).  Joining David’s core band are keyboardist extraordinaire Dan Walker on piano\, organ and accordion\, a stellar horn section of Bromberg regulars like Birch Johnson (trombone)\, Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet)\, Matt Koza (tenor sax) and Bob Stewart (tuba) with Larry Campbell on mandolin and pedal steel. \nThe new album\, Big Road\, gives Bromberg fans the most intimate portrait to date of David and the band\, musically and visually. Featuring twelve new tracks\, five hi-def performance videos and a mini-documentary detailing the album’s creation.  We think you’ll agree that this intimate performance with the David Bromberg Quintet is a trip worth taking. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/the-david-bromberg-quintet/ 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/2/2022/02/50-Years-of-Bromberg.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:20220616T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T213000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20200213T163242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T182522Z UID:3397-1655404200-1655415000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Rhythm and Brews DESCRIPTION:Great news –Kleinhans Music Hall’s annual fundraiser Rhythm and Brews will take place on Thursday\, June 16\, 2022 from 6:30-9:30 in the Mary Seaton Room at the famed Buffalo venue. The event was originally scheduled for 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. \nBuffalocal will again bring together wide representation from the Western New York brewery scene\, including  Britesmith Brewing\, Pressure Drop Brewing\, Community Beer Works\, Flying Bison Brewing Co.\, Southern Tier Brewing Co.\, Steelbound Brewery\, Ellicottville Brewing Co.\, Hamburg Brewing Co.\, 42 North Brewing Co.\, 12 Gates Brewing Co.\, Resurgence Brewing Co.\, BlackBird Cider Works\, and Big Ditch Brewing Co. \nIn addition to selections from 13 breweries\, patrons will be able to taste high-end cuisine courtesy of Oliver’s\, Marcato by SEAR\, Britesmith and Creekview Restaurant\, all part of the Schutte Hospitality Group. Proceeds from the event will benefit Kleinhans Music Hall’s programming including the annual National Geographic Live Speakers Series and the upkeep of this National Historic Landmark building. \nTickets include food and drink as well as a commemorative Belgian Beer Glass!  General admission event tickets are $45\, but VIP tickets are available for $75 which include early admission at 5:30 pm\, first tasting of brews\, and reserved table seating. \nTrue to the very nature of the venue\, music will be provided by Carina and the Six String Preacher\, followed by the Girls of Grosh.    \nCarina and the Six String Preacher’s signature sound\, featuring trio Carina M.\, Vincent James Mastrantonio and Erik Eimiller\, is a modern-day jazz noir with a twist\, a spicy blend of crime jazz\, surf\, Latin\, and pop with a touch of blood and a dash of cinnamon. \n  \n  \n  \n \nGirls of Grosh features the ever-amazing Grace Lougen on guitar and vocalist Megan Brown playing stripped-down\, high energy rock & soul\, backed by drummer Josh English. \nCall now to get tickets for this fun night of Rhythm and Brews at one of Buffalo’s most treasured venues! \nGeneral admission event tickets are $45. VIP tickets are available for $75 which include early admission at 5:30 pm\, first tasting of brews\, and reserved table seating. All patrons will receive a commemorative Belgian Beer Glass. For personalized service please call (716)885-5000 \nPlease check our website for the latest COVID-19 safety protocols. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/rhythm-and-brews/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/Rhythm-and-blues-2022-sq-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220314T173131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220519T201924Z UID:5011-1655496000-1655496000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Herbie Hancock DESCRIPTION:Herbie Hancock\, the legendary pianist and composer\, performs at Kleinhans Music Hall for an unmissable one-night-only performance on Friday\, June 17th! A true icon of modern music\, 2013 Kennedy Center Honoree Herbie Hancock has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. With a celebrated career spanning six decades and 14 Grammy Awards\, he continues to amaze audiences across the globe.  This evening’s performance will feature the Herbie Hancock Quintet including Herbie Hancock on keyboard\, Terrance Blanchard on trumpet\, James Genus on bass\, Lionel Loueke on guitar and Justin Tyson on drums. \nThis icon of acoustic and electronic jazz\, funk\, R&B\, and rock is a joy to watch on stage. In performances\, he seems to have as much fun as his audiences\, getting lost in the music and good vibes. To spend an evening with Mr. Hancock is to experience dynamic music-making at the hands of a virtuosic performer. \nTickets are on sale now\, including VIP tickets\, for personalized service call (716)885-5000. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/herbie-hancock/ 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/2/2022/03/Herbie-Hancock-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:20220710T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220710T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20190925T195842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220510T180542Z UID:3070-1657479600-1657483200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Art of Jazz | Catherine Russell DESCRIPTION:New Event Date SUNDAY\, JULY 10 at 7:00pm \nArt of Jazz with Catherine Russell has been rescheduled for July 10th at 7pm.  All tickets will be honored for the new date.  If you have any questions please contact our Box Office at boxoffice@bpo.org  or 716-885-5000.\n“One of the outstanding singers of our time” (Wall Street Journal)\, Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell is the rarest of entities – a genuine jazz and blues vocalist who puts her joyful stamp on the great African American songbook from the Swing Era and beyond. The daughter of Luis Russell\, pianist and music director for the immortal Louis Armstrong\, Catherine has headlined around the world\, been awarded the prestigious Prix Du Jazz Vocal by the French Jazz Academy and toured with Steely Dan and Paul Simon. Drawing comparisons to Billie Holiday\, Bessie Smith\, and Dinah Washington\, Russell is “a wonderfully charismatic performer with a show-stopping voice” (Washington Post). \nMade possible with the generous support of David Rivera\, Niagara District Common Council Member\, City of Buffalo URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/catherine-russell/ 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/2/2019/09/WBx600x600AoJRussl.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:20220814T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220814T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220705T230005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220729T162505Z UID:5203-1660505400-1660505400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Louis CK DESCRIPTION:Louis CK\nSunday\, August 14th\, 2022\, 7:30 PM\nPresented by StandUp Touring  \nSix-time Emmy Award winner Louis C.K. has released over eight stand-up specials including Shameless\, Chewed Up\, Hilarious\, Word – Live at Carnegie Hall (audio)\, Live at the Beacon Theater\, Oh My God\, Live at the Comedy Store\, and most recently Louis C.K. 2017. Louis is the creator\, writer\, director\, and star of the Peabody Award winning shows Louie and Horace and Pete. In January 2015\, C.K. became the first comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden three times for the same tour. \nMature Content. 18+ \nThis event will be a phone-free experience. Use of cellphones\, smart watches\, smart accessories\, cameras or recording devices will not be permitted in the performance space.\nAnyone seen using a cellphone during the performance will be escorted out of the venue. We appreciate your cooperation in creating a phone-free viewing experience. \nLouis CK owns all rights in the content and materials\, including any jokes and sketches (the “Materials”)\, delivered during his performance. The Materials may not be copied\, translated\, transmitted\, displayed\, distributed\, or reproduced verbatim (the “Use”)\, in whole or in part\, in any form\, media\, or technology now known or later developed\, without the express prior written consent of Louis CK. Any Use of the Materials without the express prior written consent of Louis CK is strictly prohibited and shall be subject to all available legal remedies\, whether in equity or at law at the cost of anyone who violates this prohibition. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/louis-ck/ 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/2/2022/07/Louis-CK-Web-square-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:20220908T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20210630T211024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T152351Z UID:3758-1662667200-1662667200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Last Podcast on the Left: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Tour DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Last Podcast on the Left show originally scheduled for April 28th at Kleinhans in Buffalo has been postponed to Thursday\, September 8th.  All tickets will be honored for the new date.  If you are unable to make the new date\, refunds are available until May 13th at noon by contacting the venue box office at boxoffice@bpo.org.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Last Podcast on the Left barrels headlong into all things horror — as hosts Ben Kissel\, Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski cover dark subjects spanning Jeffrey Dahmer\, werewolves\, Jonestown\, iconic hauntings\, the history of war crimes\, and more. Whether it’s cults\, killers\, or cryptid encounters\, Last Podcast on the Left laughs into the abyss that is the dark side of humanity. \nVIP tickets include best seats in house\, a signed poster\, tour lanyard\, and a post-show Q&A.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/last-podcast-on-the-left/ 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/2/2021/06/090822_Last-Podcast-On-The-Left_Buffalo_V2_Socials_IG.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:20220918T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220918T190000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220714T184557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220721T153455Z UID:5239-1663527600-1663527600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Walter Trout DESCRIPTION:Walter Trout\nThe Mary Seaton Room\nSeptember 18th\, 7 PM\nWith Opening Act: The Girls of Grosh \nKleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Walter Trout to the Mary Seaton Room on Sunday\, September 18th at 7 pm\, with opening act: the Girls of Grosh. \nWALTER TROUT has been nothing short of prolific over the course of his seven decades on this Earth.  He’s set to release his 29th solo album over a career that has spanned the globe\, and delivered notoriety as one of the great purveyors of the blues and blues rock.  Trout’s history is equal parts thriller\, romance\, suspense and horror. There are musical fireworks\, critical acclaim and fists-aloft triumph\, offset by wilderness years\, brushes with the jaws of narcotic oblivion\, and the survival of an organ transplant few come back from.  From 1973\, when he left his New Jersey home headed to Los Angeles\, he has followed a road that afforded him an opportunity to just play\, sharing the stage as a sideman with Jesse Ed Davis\, Big Mama Thornton\, John Lee Hooker\, Lowell Fulson\, Joe Tex\, and of course the great John Mayall (following a three-year tenure in Canned Heat).   \nWhen Trout walked away from the Bluesbreakers\, he embarked on a solo career that has yielded a catalogue that has established a deep legacy in the world of Blues\, Americana\, and the realm of revered singer-songwriters. While many would slow down as they approach their 70th birthday\, Trout continues to deliver inspired recordings\, performances\, and a voice that articulates relevant ideology and insights in to The World that inspires his deep perspective. There’s no autopilot emanating from Walter Trout\, but a true a sense of growing momentum\, elements of surprise\, and repertoire that continues to be more compelling with each new creation.  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/walter-trout/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/trout-Web-square-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220318T132744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220714T183923Z UID:5020-1665343800-1665343800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Bill Maher DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome Bill Maher to the Kleinhans Music Hall stage on October 9\, 2022! Don’t miss this evening of savvy satire with the boundary-breaking Bill Maher. \nAbout Bill Maher\nFor more than twenty-five years\, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny\, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central\, ABC\, 1993- 2002)\, and for the last nineteen years on HBO’s “Real Time\,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 41 Emmy nominations. Maher won his first Emmy in 2014 as executive producer for the HBO series\, “VICE.” In October of 2008\, this same combination was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion\, “Religulous\,” directed by Larry Charles (“Borat”). \nIn addition to his television program – which has featured such visitors as President Barack Obama\, Vice President Joseph Biden\, Bernie Sanders\, Elizabeth Warren\, Mayor Pete Buttigieg\, Howard Stern\, Barbra Streisand\, Kerry Washington\, Michael Steele\, Megyn Kelly\, Ronan Farrow\, Howard Dean\, Michael Moore\, Eva Longoria\, Rev. Jesse Jackson\, Jim Carrey\, Gen. Wesley Clark\, Susan Sarandon\, Gary Hart and Pat Buchanan – Maher has written five bestsellers: “True Story\,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits\,” “When You Ride Alone\, You Ride with Bin Laden\,” “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer\,” and\, “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass.” \nMaher started his career as a stand-up comedian in 1979\, and still performs at least fifty dates a year in Las Vegas and in sold out theaters all across the country. Four of his eleven stand-up specials for HBO – 2014’s “Bill Maher: Live from DC\,” 2007’s “The Decider\,” 2005’s “I’m Swiss\,” as well as the hilarious\, “Bill Maher … But I’m Not Wrong\,” – have been nominated for Emmy awards. \nMaher was born in New York City\, raised in River Vale\, N.J. and went to Cornell University. He now resides in Los Angeles. \nProduced by Metropolitan Entertainment. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/bill-maher/ 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/2/2022/03/Bill-Maher-credit-David-Becker-WireImage-11.25.13-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:20221017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T190000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220531T200350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T165847Z UID:5121-1666033200-1666033200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Alexander Malofeev in Recital DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome back classical pianist virtuoso Alexander Malofeev on October 17th\, 2022. This will mark his third visit to Kleinhans. Alexander made his US solo recital debut here last September\, followed by his US full orchestra debut with conductor JoAnn Falletta and the BPO in March ‘22. \nHarold J. & Sandra S. Whistler\, Sponsors \n\n\n\n\nAdults: $33\nStudents: $18\nPrices do not include Kleinhans Facility fee or handling charges.[vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][/vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\nProgram\nBEETHOVEN  Sonata No. 14 Op. 27\, No. 2 “Moonlight”\nBEETHOVEN  Sonata No. 17 Op. 31\, No. 2 “The Tempest”\nMEDTNER  Sonata in G minor\, Op. 22\nRACHMANINOFF  Etudes-tableaux Op. 33[vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][/vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\nAbout Alexander Malofeev \n“The latest phenomenon of the Russian piano school” (Corriere della Sera)\, “Alexander Malofeev manifests the piano mastery of the new millennium in itself” (Il Giornale) \nYoung “Russian genius” (Corriere della Sera) came to international prominence when\, in 2014\, he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians at age thirteen. “Contrary to what could be expected of a youngster …\, he demonstrated not only high technical accuracy but also an incredible maturity. Crystal clear sounds and perfect balance revealed his exceptional ability” (Amadeus). Malofeev has quickly established himself as one of the most prominent pianists of his generation. \nAlexander’s recent and appearances include a Asia tour with the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala under Riccardo Chailly\, with the Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari under Mikhail Pletnev\, concerts in the UK with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Karabits\, concerts in the Italy with RAI National Symphony Orchestra и Fabio Luis\, performances in Tonhalle Zurich\, Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi” di Milano\, Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo\, USA)\, Teatro Petruzzelli (Italy) and Celebrity Series of Boston (USA). \nMaestro Riccardo Chailly said about the pianist: “I first heard Malofeev when Valery Gergiev performed with him at the Teatro alla Scala three years ago. He was only 14\, and he amazed me with his talent. Because that is not just a child prodigy: he is very young\, but already possesses depth and technical abilities\, and also musical and mnemonic\, which makes him an excellent interpreter of the 3rd Concert of Rachmaninov\, which is a problem for many pianists in the world.” (Corriere della Sera\, October 2019). \nAlexander was born in Moscow in October 2001. The pianist graduated from the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music in the class of Elena Berezkina. In 2019\, Alexander entered the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.\nHe studied under Professor Sergei Dorensky in 2019-2020. Since 2020\, Alexander has been studying with Professor Pavel Nersessian. \nAlexander Malofeev performs with the world’s best known orchestras\, such as the Philadelphia Orchestra\, Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia\, Lucerne Festival Orchestra\, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala\, RAI National Symphony Orchestra\, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra\, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra\, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra\, Russian National Orchestra\, State Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”\, Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra\, Baltic Sea Philharmonic orchestra\, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia\, Orchestre National de Lille and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. \nAlexander gives concerts in Amsterdam in Concertgebouw\, where he opened the 30th anniversary concert of the renowned Meester Pianists series\, Teatro alla Scala (Milan)\, Kurhaus Wiesbaden (Germany)\, Munich Herkulessaal (Germany)\, Philharmonie de Paris\, Theater of the Champs-Elysees (France)\, Kurhaus Wiesbaden (Germany)\, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Roma\, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (Australia)\, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan\, Shanghai Oriental Art Center\, National Centre for the Performing Arts (China)\, Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo\, USA) \, Mariinsky Theatre and Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory. \nAlexander Malofeev regularly appears with the most distinguished conductors on a stage today\, including Riccardo Chailly\, Mikhail Pletnev\, Myung-Whun Chung\, Yannick Nézet-Séguin\, JoAnn Falletta\, Susanna Mälkki\, Lionel Bringuier\, Alondra de la Parra\, Marcelo Lehninger\, Finnegan Downie Dear\, Valery Gergiev\, Juraj Valcuha\, Kazuki Yamada\, Gábor Takács-Nagy\, Kristjan Jarvi\, Kirill Karabits\, Vladimir Spivakov\, Alexander Sladkovsky\, Vladimir Fedoseyev\, Vasily Petrenko and others. \nMalofeev is a guest of world famous music festivals such as International de Piano de La Roque d’Anthéron Festival\, La Folle Journée de Nantes and Chopin Festival in France\, Rheingau Music Festival (Germany)\, Merano Music Festival (Italy)\, Denis Matsuev’s «Crescendo» Festival\, Mikkeli Music Festival (Finland) \, Mariinsky International Piano Festival (St. Petersburg)\, Master Pianist Series (Amsterdam)\, «Stars on Baikal» International Music Festival\, International Winter Festival «Arts Square» directed by Yuri Temirkanov (St. Petersburg)\, Palermo Classica Festival in Italy\, Zaubersee Festival in Switzerland\, Eilat Chamber Music Festival in Israel\, International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo in Italy\, International Piano Series in Switzerland\, Celebrity Series of Boston in USA and Stars of the White Nights Festival in Russia. \nIn addition to his 1st prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians\, he has won numerous awards and prizes at international competitions and festivals\, including the Grand Prix of the I International Competition for Young Pianists Grand Piano Competition\, the Premio Giovane Talento Musicale dell’anno 2017 and Best Young Musician of 2017. Also in 2017\, Alexander became the first Young Yamaha Artist. In 2019\, he received a second prize at the I China International Music Competition. \nIn the spring of 2020\, the Sony Classical Label released the “Tchaikovsky 2020” box-set on the 180th anniversary of P. Tchaikovsky with the record of Tchaikovsky 1st Concerto performed by Alexander Malofeev with the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra and Alexander Sladkovsky \nThis season sees Alexander performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and New World Symphony under baton of Michael Tilson Thomas\, with the Korean Symphony Orchestra and Finnegan Downie Dear\, Pasadena Symphony Orchestra and Rebecca Tong\, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and JoAnn Falletta\, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and Lionel Bringuier\, Russian National Orchestra and Vladimir Spivakov. \nHe performs concerts at Tanglewood Music Center in USA\, Orpheum Theater in Canada\, Seoul Arts Center and Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul\, Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman\, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam\, Teatro Malibran in Venice\, Grand Auditorium Philharmonie Luxembourg. \nAlexander Malofeev participates in international music festivals such Verbier Festival\, Aspen Music Festival\, Ravinia Festival\, Lucens Classique Festival\, Riga Jurmala Music Festival. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/alexander-malofeev-2022/ 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/2/2022/05/18-22.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:20221020T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220705T215453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220729T163452Z UID:5194-1666296000-1666296000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Martin Sexton DESCRIPTION:Martin Sexton\nThursday\, October 20th\, 2022\, 8 pm\nMary Seaton Room\, Kleinhans Music Hall\n“The real thing\, people.” -Billboard\n \nKleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Martin Sexton\, a beloved singer-songwriter who blends blues\, rock\, pop\, and folk into a soulful musical experience. \nIn 2020 American singer-songwriter Martin Sexton extends touring in support of his ninth studio release Mixtape of the Open Road. The Wall Street Journal and CMT premiered tracks from the album that since garnered much critical acclaim. “Outstanding taste in songwriting as well as a soul-marinated voice.” -Rollingstone \nSyracuse native Sexton got his start singing in the streets and subways of Boston in the early 90’s. Still fiercely independent and headlining venues from The Fillmore to Carnegie Hall\, he has influenced a generation of contemporary artists. His songs have appeared in television series such as Scrubs\, Parenthood\, Masters of Sex and in numerous films\, though it’s his incendiary live show\, honest lyrics\, and vocal prowess that keep fans coming back for more. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/martin-sexton/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Martin-Sexton-2022-tour-admat-NO-TEXT.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220328T162453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220711T190333Z UID:5047-1666987200-1666987200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Kevin James DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Kevin James to the main stage! \nKevin James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival\, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom. The King of Queens\, which premiered in 1998\, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing\, and it garnered him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007 but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world. James also starred in\, and executive produced The Crew\, a sitcom set in the world of NASCAR and is currently developing a single camera comedy (both for Netflix). \nJames brought his stand-up act to TV with Sweat the Small Stuff\, a one- hour special for Comedy Central. Kevin James and Ray Romano executive produced and starred in the HBO Sports Special Making the Cut: The Road to Pebble Beach; a documentary about the Pebble Beach Pro Am Golf Tournament that was nominated for a Sports Emmy. His second comedy special Never Don’t Give Up premiered on Netflix to critical acclaim. \nJames was the producer\, co-writer\, and star of the hit comedies Paul Blart: Mall Cop 1 & 2\, Zookeeper\, and Here Comes The Boom. James made his feature film debut in Columbia Pictures’ Hitch starring opposite Will Smith\, and starred alongside Adam Sandler in Pixels\, Grown Ups\, Grown Ups 2\, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry\, and Hubie Halloween. He starred in the feature True Memoirs of an International Assassin for Netflix\, the independent action thriller Becky\, and starred in and produced Home Team for Netflix. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/kevin-james/ 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/2/2022/03/Kevin-James-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:20221104T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220721T163019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T234840Z UID:5261-1667592000-1667592000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Maria Bamford DESCRIPTION:Maria Bamford\nFriday\, November 4th\, 8 PM\nMary Seaton Room\, Kleinhans Music Hall\nwith opening act Nicole Beatty \nKleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Maria Bamford with opening act Nicole Beatty to the Mary Seaton Room on Friday\, November 4th at 8 PM.  For personalized ticketing service\, please call our Box Office at (716)885-5000. \nMaria Bamford is revered for her deeply personal and experimental comedy about mental illness. She starred in the surreal\, semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite\, about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown\, and is the star of three unconventional hour-long stand-up specials: Weakness is the Brand\, Old Baby and Maria Bamford\, the special\, special\, special! Maria was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials and starred alongside Patton Oswalt\, Zach Galifianakis and Brian Posehn in the Comedy Central series The Comedians of Comedy and Netflix’s Comedians of Comedy: The Movie. She also created and starred in the cult hit web series The Maria Bamford Show\, in which she plays all the characters. \nMaria is often recognized for her prolific voiceover work\, including characters on Big Mouth\, BoJack Horseman\, Summer Camp Island\, Adventure Time\, Talking Tom and Friends\, Bob’s Burgers\, Legend of Korra\, Puss in Boots\, CatDog and PBS’s Emmy-winning series Word Girl. She also stars as Tilly Mulch in Team Coco’s scripted podcast Frontier Tween. Maria played DeBrie Bardeaux on Netflix’s Arrested Development and recurred on the ABC hit series Fresh off the Boat. She is the 2014 winner of the American Comedy Award for Best Club Comic. Maria’s late night appearances include CONAN\, The Tonight Show\, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Late Night with Seth Meyers. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/maria-bamford/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/bamford-maria-websq-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20220809T210754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221117T155954Z UID:5284-1668713400-1668713400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:CANCELED -- Habib Koité and Bamada DESCRIPTION:Due to the impending weather situation and the difficult travel conditions that may arise from it\, tonight’s concert at Kleinhans Music Hall featuring Habib Koité and Bamada has unfortunately been canceled. All tickets will be refunded in full. Please contact the Box Office with any questions at (716) 885-5000.\n\nKleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Habib Koité and Bamada\, with opening act the African American Cultural Center Dance and Drummer Company\, to the Mary Seaton Room on Thursday\, November 17th at 7:30 PM. \nOne of Africa’s most popular and recognized musicians\, Habib Koité is a modern troubadour with extraordinary appeal because Koité’s musicianship\, wit and wisdom translate across cultures. Hailing from the musically prolific West African nation of Mali\, the guitarist and composer has been named the biggest pop star of the region by Rolling Stone. Over the past decade\, his artistry and magnetic personality have made him an international star\, delighting audiences the world over\, and placing him firmly among the leading figures in contemporary world music. Bonnie Raitt proclaims\, “first there was Hendrix\, then Stevie Ray\, and now Habib.” \nHabib’s much-anticipated new release\, Kharifa\, was recorded entirely in Bamako. The sound of Mali\, its rich and diversified musical traditions\, and its instruments permeate the music of this superb project. It can be said that the Malian guitarist has matured\, evolved\, while once again successfully keeping one foot firmly anchored in the past. The original compositions and covers that form the backbone of this new album reflect the griot’s open spirit\, his willingness to travel through the rich Malian heritage while building the foundations of a resolutely modern music\, also influenced by Western rock and folk. \nOften compared to Eric Clapton\, the Malian reveals himself to be closer to a JJ Cale\, in his manner of occupying space with the guitar\, playing the note rather than notes\, allowing arpeggios to flow through the percussion\, caressing while directing with true virtuosity\, the rhythmic breath of each track on the album. \nHabib Koité takes his time. \nThis shows in his interest and involvement in everyday life in Bamako. Without ever denying the problems that plague his city and country – pollution\, poverty\, idleness\, insalubrity\, disease – Habib remains resolutely optimistic\, hopeful\, fighting against intolerance\, ignorance and obscurantism. While Mandé talks about reconciliation\, Kharifa calls for accountability of each individual. “Life is a daily struggle” he sings. \n  \nThanks to our Promotional Partner\, The African American Cultural Center. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/habib-koite-and-bamada/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Koite-web-L7-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230115T180000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230112T161458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T163540Z UID:5491-1673805600-1673805600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:The Annual MLK Jr. Celebration DESCRIPTION:Join us this Sunday\, January 15th at 6 PM for a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Presented by The Concerned Citizens Following the Dream Committee\, this FREE event will feature music\, dance\, speakers and more! We hope to see you there! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/the-annual-mlk-jr-celebration-2023/ 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/2/2023/01/MLK-Celebration.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:20230325T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20221219T145045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T220352Z UID:5447-1679774400-1679774400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Marcia Ball and Tinsley Ellis DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nAcoustic Songs & Stories\nFeaturing\nMarcia Ball and Tinsley Ellis\nMary Seaton Room\, Kleinhans Music Hall\nTinsley Ellis and Marcia Ball are excited to present an intimate evening of their music and memories called Acoustic Songs and Stories. They will each play a set of their own songs.  Tinsley\, an elder statesman of the Blues world\, will perform many of his most popular songs from his twenty albums\, plus some delta blues and classics on his National Steel and Martin acoustic guitars.  Marcia\, a five-time Grammy nominee\, will play the piano and sing her often raucous and sometimes touching original songs full of the characters and places that shaped her.  They will weave the music together with stories from their years on stage and on the road.  Finally\, they will come together as a duo to close the night playing songs together and swapping tales of their travels and travails.  \nAbout Marcia Ball\n“Fifty years have passed in a flash\,” says pianist\, songwriter\, and vocalist Marcia Ball of her long and storied career.  Ball\, the 2018 Texas State Musician Of The Year\, has won worldwide fame and countless fans for her ability to ignite a full-scale roadhouse party every time she takes the stage. Born in Orange\, Texas and raised in Vinton\, Louisiana\, her deep Acadian heritage and a lifetime of absorbing Gulf Coast rhythm and blues is evident in her original songs and the classics she chooses to cover.  This has made her a one-of-a-kind favorite with music lovers all over the world.  With each new release\, her reputation as a profoundly soulful singer\, a boundlessly talented pianist and a courageous\, inventive songwriter continues to grow. Her love of the road has led to years of soul-satisfying performances at festivals\, concert halls and clubs. \nIn Marcia’s most recent album\, Shine Bright\, she has put together the most musically substantial\, hopeful and uplifting set of songs of her five-decade career.  Produced by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) and recorded in Texas and Louisiana\, Shine Bright contains twelve songs (including eight originals)\, ranging from the title track’s rousing appeal for public and private acts of courage to the upbeat call to action of Pots And Pans\, a song inspired by renowned Texas political writer and humorist Molly Ivins.  From the humorous advice of Life Of The Party to the poignantly optimistic World Full Of Love\, the intensity of Ball’s conviction never wavers while\, simultaneously\, the fun never stops.  “It is a ridiculously hopeful\, cheerful record\,” she says\, in light of some of the album’s more serious subject matter.  The secret\, according to Ball “is to set the political songs to a good dance beat.” \n“A welcome ray of sunshine…Ball is a killer pianist\, a great singer and songwriter. Potent blues\, sweet zydeco\, soulful\, fast and furious Texas boogie…heartfelt\, powerful and righteous.” – Billboard \nMarcia grew up in a family whose female members all played piano and she began taking lessons at age five\, playing old Tin Pan Alley and popular music tunes from her grandmother’s collection.  But it wasn’t until she was 13 that Marcia discovered the power of soul music.  One day in 1962\, she sat amazed as Irma Thomas performed on a show at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans and delivered the most spirited and moving performance the young teenager had ever seen.  A few years later she attended Louisiana State University and after dropping out to explore the brave new hippie world of the late 1960s\, she was invited to try out for a blues-based rock band called Gum.  She made the cut and her future was set. \nIn 1970\, Ball left Baton Rouge for San Francisco.  Her car broke down in Austin\, and while waiting for repairs she fell in love with the city and decided to stay.  It wasn’t long before she was performing in local clubs with a band called Freda And The Firedogs\, a group that pioneered the Progressive Country movement\, which attracted many musicians and significant media attention to Austin.   It was around this time that she discovered Professor Longhair\, the seminal New Orleans piano player.  “Once I found out about Professor Longhair\,” recalls Ball\, “I knew I had found my direction.” \n“Marcia Ball plays two-fisted New Orleans barrelhouse piano and sings in a husky\, knowing voice about all the trouble men and women can get into on the way to a good time.” – The New York Times \nWhen Freda And The Firedogs broke up in 1974\, Ball launched her solo career and began touring outside of Texas and Louisiana.  She signed with Capitol Records in 1977\, debuting with the country-rock album Circuit Queen.  As she created and honed her own sound\, she released six critically acclaimed titles on the Rounder Records label during the 1980s and 1990s.  In 1990\, Ball—collaborating with Angela Strehli and Lou Ann Barton—recorded the hugely successful Dreams Come True on the Antone’s label.  At the end of 1997\, Marcia finished work on a similar “three divas of the blues” project for Rounder\, this time in the distinguished company of Tracy Nelson and her longtime inspiration\, Irma Thomas.  The CD\, Sing It!\, was released in 1998 and was nominated for a Grammy Award. \nMarcia Ball has appeared many times on national television over the years\, including the PBS special In Performance At The White House along with B.B. King and Della Reese\, Austin City Limits and HBO’s Treme.  She performed in Piano Blues\, the film directed by Clint Eastwood included in Martin Scorsese’s The Blues series which aired on PBS television nationwide in 2003.  Marcia also appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman with The New Orleans Social Club\, where she not only reached millions of people\, but also helped to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.  In 2012\, she had a role in the independent film Angels Sing starring Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Lyle Lovett and Willie Nelson.  In 2017 she performed on NPR’s A Jazz Piano Christmas\, live from The Kennedy Center in Washington\, D.C. \nBall joined Alligator Records in 2001 with the release of the critically acclaimed Presumed Innocent.  The CD won the 2002 Blues Music Award for Blues Album Of The Year.  Her follow-up\, So Many Rivers\, was nominated for a Grammy Award\, and won the 2004 Blues Music Award for Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year as well as the coveted Contemporary Blues Female Artist Of The Year award.  Her next release\, Live! Down The Road\, released in 2005\, also garnered a Grammy nomination\, as did 2008’s Peace\, Love & BBQ (the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart).  She holds eleven Blues Music Awards\, ten Living Blues Awards\, and five Grammy Award nominations.  2010’s Grammy-nominated Roadside Attractions and 2014’s The Tattooed Lady And The Alligator Man successfully grew her fan base even further. \nShe has been inducted into both the Gulf Coast Music Hall Of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame.  The Texas State legislature named her the official 2018 Texas State Musician.  In 2018\, Marcia was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. \n“She’s as perfect as an artist can be.” – The Houston Chronicle \nSince March of 2020 and the onset of the COVID pandemic and subsequent lock-down\, Marcia has filled her time with work on a nonprofit organization she co-founded called HOME – Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers\, which pays rent and utilities for older musicians in the Austin area.  HOMEaustin.org.  She also improved her streaming and virtual performance abilities enough to participate in many on-line fundraising efforts throughout the year.  She put her domestic skills to work making masks.  She and her husband Gordon got a dog to replace their dear Lily.  She has written songs and  she is collaborating on a musical play which she hopes becomes a real live show in the near future. \nAnd she’s getting the band ready to get back out on the road.  “I still love the feel of the wheels rolling\,” she says\, “and the energy in a room full of people ready to go wherever it is we take them.” \n  \nAbout Tinsley Ellis\n Georgia troubadour Tinsley Ellis has been immersed in music his whole life. Born in Atlanta 1957 and raised in southern Florida\, he acquired his first guitar at age seven\, inspired by seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. Like many kids his age\, Ellis discovered the blues through the back door of British Invasion bands like The Yardbirds\, Cream and The Rolling Stones as well as Southern rockers like the Allman Brothers Band. 20 albums (and millions of miles traveled) later on record labels such as Alligator and Capricorn\, Ellis has become an elder statesman of the blues world. \nWith his new project Tinsley Ellis – Acoustic Songs And Stories\, Ellis performs many of his most popular songs (plus delta blues and classics by artists like Gregg Allman\, Bob Dylan and Leo Kottke) on his 1937 National Steel and 1969 Martin D-35. Ellis weaves the music together with interesting and sometimes ribald stories from over 40 years of a life spent on stages and in motels and truck stops. Ellis shows no signs of slowing down and is headed your way with his newest and perhaps most unique project. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/marcia-ball-and-tinsley-ellis/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/ball-and-ellis-L7-web2-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T190000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20221209T041435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T180441Z UID:5455-1679857200-1679857200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Brian Culbertson DESCRIPTION:SOUL OF BUFFALO PRESENTS\nBRIAN CULBERTSON: THE TRILOGY TOUR\nSUNDAY\, MARCH 26\, 2023\nKLEINHANS MUSIC HALL\nDOORS AT 6PM / SHOW AT 7PM\nRESERVED SEATING\nULTIMATE VIP PACKAGES ALSO AVAILABLE \nOver the course of crafting a 25-album catalog and architecting nearly 40 Billboard No. 1 singles as a multi-instrumentalist\, songwriter and producer\, BRIAN CULBERTSON has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz and he makes a funk record. Call him an R&B artist and he drops an acoustic jazz trio collection. Brand him pop and he creates a 32-minute New Age opus. And you’d be hard pressed to name another instrumentalist of his ilk who can mount an elaborately designed concert production that will keep him on the road for three consecutive months. \nCulbertson burst onto the scene in 1994 with a chart-topping album that he recorded in his college apartment featuring keyboard-led contemporary jazz tracks. “Long Night Out” landed him a lengthy record deal and signaled that a star was born. \nHis upcoming nationwide tour kicks off in 2023\, with a stop in BUFFALO\, NY ON SUNDAY\, MARCH 26\, 2023 at KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL! Brian’s 2022 show at Buffalo State College was SOLD OUT! Get your tickets early! \nLimited Ultimate VIP Experience Packages are also available via the ticket link. \nDescription of package: \n\nOne (1) Ultimate Seat Location\nInvitation to Soundcheck Viewing\nOne (1) Signed Tour Poster\nCrowd-Free Merch Access\n\nFlash forward to present day\, Culbertson composed thirty songs that populate the three albums in “The Trilogy” that describes the three-part arc of a long-term relationship: the hot and steamy “falling in love” phase\, the rocky middle when perhaps they even break up for a bit\, and the couple reunites to live “happily ever after” phase. The Trilogy Tour will feature a mix of songs from The Trilogy Albums\, as well as the greatest hits from Brian Culbertson’s catalog.  \n“Hearing the three albums in a row provides the context. All the songs on ‘Red’ (October 2021) were clearly about passion and love. ‘Blue’ (January 2022) is melancholy and sad songs\, breakup songs and ‘losing people’ songs. Once you get to part three\, ‘White’ (May 2022) is all about songs that have an uplifting feel to them. Stylistically\, they all feel similar even though they are emotionally broad” said Culbertson.  \nPossessing style\, panache and a savvy business mind capable of moving the needle in music and beyond\, Culbertson founded and curates the annual Napa Valley and Chicago Jazz Getaways\, which have attracted guests from all over the globe to experience his premier events.  \nWhether you’re listening to music from “The Trilogy” on record or live in concert\, you’re hearing an eclectic\, entertaining and engaging set from an artist at the peak of his power. \nNOTICE: All VIP package elements will be rendered invalid if resold. Name changes will be issued at the sole discretion of 23/7 Global. VIP instructions will be sent via email no later than three days (3) prior to the concert. If you do not receive this email three days (3) prior please email info@237global.com. All packages and contents are non-transferable; no refunds or exchanges; all sales are final. All VIP package items and experiences are subject to change. Please note that the information provided at the time of purchase (e-mail and mailing address) is the same information that will be utilized for individual contact requirements where applicable. 23/7 Global\, the artist\, tour\, promoter\, ticketing company\, venue or any other affiliated parties are not responsible for outdated or inaccurate information provided by the consumer at the time of purchase. If you have any questions regarding your VIP package elements\, or have not received your package information within three days (3) of the concert date\, please email info@237global.com.  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/brian-culbertson/ 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/2/2022/12/BC-Promo-Headshot-1-crop-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:20230501T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230501T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230201T171030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T205421Z UID:5518-1682969400-1682969400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Brit Floyd: 50 Years of The Dark Side DESCRIPTION:BPO Nation presents\nBrit Floyd: Celebrating 50 Years of The Dark Side of the Moon\nMay 1st\, 2023\, 7:30 PM\nKleinhans Music Hall\nTickets are on sale now and start at only $27.50\, plus handling and fees.  All price levels can upgrade for $100 to the VIP Soundcheck Package which includes an exclusive tour pass and lanyard\, early access to merchandise\, and a pre-concert private soundcheck experience. \n \n  \nBrit Floyd returns to the stage in 2023 to perform a brand-new production celebrating 50 years of the ground-breaking and iconic musical masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon. The show will feature classic tracks from the album such as Time\, Money\, Us and Them and The Great Gig in the Sky. \nThe 2 and a half hours plus set list will also include other highlights from Pink Floyd’s magnificent catalogue of albums\, including tracks from The Wall\, Wish You Were Here\, Animals\, The Division Bell\, Medal and much more. \nTaking to the stage to perform note for note renditions of all these classic Pink Floyd tracks will be the band of musicians that audiences have become familiar with worldwide over the years\, featuring long time guitarist/vocalist and musical director Damian Darlington\, who has played over 2500 Pink Floyd music related concerts throughout his career. \nThe band will also feature Ian Cattell\, Edo Scordo\, Eva Avila and all the other expert musicians that have joined the ranks of Brit Floyd over the course of the last decade. \nHaving 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 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. \nThe Brit Floyd show has become a phenomenon\, widely regarded as the world’s greatest rock tribute show. Faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Pink Floyd tour\, complete with a stunning light show\, iconic circular screen\, lasers\, inflatables and theatrics. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/brit-floyd-2023/ 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/2/2023/02/BF-DSOTM50-NEW.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:20230616T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T210000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230220T154826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T182134Z UID:5570-1686938400-1686949200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Rhythm & Brews DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall’s beloved annual fundraiser Rhythm and Brews returns on Friday\, June 16\, 2023 from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm in the Mary Seaton Room at the famed Buffalo venue. \nBuffalocal will again bring together a wide representation from the Western New York brewery scene including Britesmith Brewing\, Pressure Drop Brewing\, Community Beer Works\, Flying Bison Brewing Co.\, Southern Tier Brewing Co.\, Steelbound Brewery\, Ellicottville Brewing Co.\, Hamburg Brewing Co.\, 42 North Brewing Co.\, 12 Gates Brewing Co.\, Resurgence Brewing Co.\, BlackBird Cider Works\, and Big Ditch Brewing Co. In addition to selections from these breweries\, patrons will be able to taste high-end cuisine courtesy of Oliver’s\, Britesmith\, Creekview Restaurant\, and Marcato by Oliver’s\,  all part of the Schutte Hospitality Group. \nProceeds from the event will benefit Kleinhans Music Hall’s programming including the annual National Geographic Live Speakers Series and the upkeep of this National Historic Landmark building. All 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 $75\, including early admission at 5:00 pm\, first tasting of brews\, and reserved table seating. \nTrue to the very nature of the venue\, music will be provided by My Cousin Tone’ and The John Bacon Quintet.  \nMy Cousin Tone’ is a jazz band of talented and extraordinary musicians. The band plays classic jazz\, jazz blues\, hard bop\, and jazz soul from the era when Blue Note\, Prestige\, Verve\, and Riverside all produced a collection of jazz tunes that will live on forever. Our sets includes jazz vocals from the Great American Songbook. The band benefited from the fantastic guidance and arrangement talents of Dick Griffo \, the legendary alto sax player formerly with Woody Herman and now honors his memory along with the memory of Jim Kurzdorfer\, the great bassist and original member of Spyro Gyra who served as a mentor. Come and re-live the era of jazz greatness. \n Journeyman drummer and educator\, John Bacon Jr\, leads this quintet of young professionals. The John Bacon Quintet pays tribute to Buffalo’s musical legacy and gives its members an opportunity to share their own unique voices\, all while challenging the status quo of what it means to play jazz in Buffalo. This quintet is a do not miss! \n  \nTickets can be purchased at the Kleinhans Music Hall Box office\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo 14201\, by calling 715-885-5000 or online! \n  \n  \nThank you to our sponsors! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/rhythm-brews-2023/ 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:20230620T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230220T161030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T172330Z UID:5574-1687289400-1687289400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:CHOIR! CHOIR! CHOIR! DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nChoir! Choir! Choir\nDon’t Stop Believin’ – An Epic 80s Singalong\nJune 20th\, 7:30 PM\nMary Seaton Room\, Kleinhans Music Hall\n“Choir! Choir! Choir! has fashioned a profound way for people to connect and interact” – The New Yorker \nDue to a family emergency Choir! Choir! Choir! originally scheduled for Wednesday\, May 17th at Kleinhans Music Hall has been postponed.  The concert will be rescheduled for June 20\, 2023.  All current tickets will be valid for the new date.  Patrons may contact the Box Office with any questions at (716) 885-5000. \nThe 80s are back! From Whitney to Wham – and everyone in between – we never get tired of the greatest decade in pop music. We’re so excited to be back on the road to sing with all of you. So tease that hair\, break out your acid wash jeans\, and get ready to Party! Party! Party! with Choir! Choir! Choir! 80s style as we sing-along to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'”! \nTickets are on sale now for this interactive\, non-traditional event where the audience is the choir! General Admission tickets are $38\, purchase online or for personalized service visit our Box Office at 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo or by phone at (716)885-5000. \nAbout Choir! Choir! Choir!\nChoir! Choir! Choir! is a Toronto-based singing group led by creative directors Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman. The duo takes a non-traditional approach; there are no auditions\, and the audience is the choir! Show up and they’ll teach you an original arrangement to a song you LOVE. \nFounded in 2011\, Choir! Choir! Choir! has amassed a dedicated and passionate community of singers and a thriving international fan base on YouTube amassing millions of views on some of their videos. \nThe group has performed with renowned artists such as Patti Smith\, David Byrne\, Rick Astley\, Tegan and Sara\, and Rufus Wainwright\, and onstage at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall with the likes of Debbie Harry and The Flaming Lips. They’ve created content for NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar with Hamilton’s Brandon Victor Dixon. And they they’ve performed at the MET in New York for New York Pride and hosted their own float in Toronto Pride. They remembered Canadian music hero\, Gord Downie\, by performing Grace Too with the surviving members of the Tragically Hip to 10\,000 fans in Toronto. \nChoir! Choir! Choir! exists to celebrate music and push the boundaries between practice and performance\, artist and audience\, offering therapeutic benefits with the ultimate side effect: a powerful community. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/choir-choir-choir/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/CCC_Instagram_02.05.22_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T190000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230911T153333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T181330Z UID:5846-1696964400-1696964400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Lyle Lovett and Leo Kottke DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Soul of Buffalo present\nLyle Lovett and Leo Kottke\nIn Conversation and Song\n\n\n\n\nJohn Hiatt who was originally scheduled to perform with Lyle Lovett at Kleinhans Music Hall recently suffered injuries from falling during a hike.  Consequenty he had to cancel his fall tour dates and will not be able to appear with Mr. Lovett for their planned performance at Kleinhans Music Hall.  Fortunately\, he is expected to make a full recovery. \nGiven the difficult situation\, Leo Kottke\, a legend of roots music guitar and song in his own right\, has gracious accepted Mr. Lovett’s invitation to join him for this intimate acoustic performance at Kleinhans Music Hall on Tuesday\, October 10th\, 2023. \nAll existing tickets will be honored\, but patrons who wish for a refund are encouraged to contact the Box Office via email at boxoffice@bpo.org or via phone at 716-885-5000. \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS\nLYLE LOVETT\nA singer\, composer\, and actor\, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling\, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country\, swing\, jazz\, folk\, gospel\, and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. \nWhether touring as a ‘Duo’ or with his ‘Acoustic Group’ or his ‘Large Band\,’ Lovett’s live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents\, but also the diversity of his influences\, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music. \nSince his self-titled debut in 1986\, Lyle Lovett has evolved into one of music’s most vibrant and iconic performers. Among his many accolades\, besides the four Grammy Awards\, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award\, and was named Texas State Musician. \nHis works\, rich and eclectic\, are some of the most beloved of any artist working today. \nLEO KOTTKE\nAcoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens\, Georgia\, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states\, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child\, flirting with both violin and trombone\, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11. \nKottke has been awarded two Grammy nominations; a Doctorate in Music Performance by the Peck School of Music at the U of Wisconsin\, Milwaukee; and a Certificate of Significant Achievement in Not Playing the Trombone from the U of Texas at Brownsville with Texas Southmost College. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/lylelovett/ 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/2/2023/09/Lovett-Kottke-sq-Website42.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:20231020T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230817T162314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T173947Z UID:5756-1697830200-1697830200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Caña Dulce y Caña Brava DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to present\nCaña Dulce y Caña Brava\nfeaturing the folk music of Veracruz\, Mexico\nKleinhans Music Hall is pleased to present Caña Dulce y Caña Brava coming to the Mary Seaton Room on Friday\, October 20\, 2023 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are on sale now to the public and start at $35.  Plus student tickets are available for only $15!  Music lovers can enjoy a 10% discount on the purchase of 4 or more tickets using code GROOVES at checkout. \nCaña Dulce y Caña Brava offers a performance which exhibits the music\, poetry\, dance and traditional attire of Veracruz\, Mexico\, interpreted by artists who are beneficiaries of the jarocho culture and noteworthy performers with years of experience on both national and international stages. The group stands out as an artistic project that highlights feminine poetry and voices. Creating an experience that connects the spectator with distinct emotions\, one is taken on voyage through multiple rhythms\, accompanied by traditional string instruments such as the harp and the jarana\, percussion and zapateado\, poetic improvisation in rhyme and the projection of visual effects. Offering an assortment of colors\, textures and images to diverse and multi-generational audiences\, the ensemble is defined by an original aesthetic concept that unites the traditional with the vanguard in a contemporary stage proposal. \n\n\n\n\n\nSince its formation in 2007\, the group has carried the seal of feminine strength and beauty within the traditionally masculine world of Mexican son. \nThe sounds of the strings interweave with the poetic messages written from a woman’s perspective\, creating a facet not before seen within this musical genre. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe zapateado (percussive dance) on the tarima (wooden platform) accentuates the beat\, while the band’s colorful wardrobe embellishes their musicality. Appealing instrumental landscapes include the captivating vibrations of the horse jaw\, the profound and mystical harmonies of the harp\, the percussive atmosphere created by the jarana\, the robust rhythm of the guitarra grande\, and the renaissance-sounding bowed instruments created ex profeso for the group\, resurrecting extinct baroque instrumentation. \n \nThe tour for Caña Dulce y Caña Brava in the United States has been supported by the Mexican Minister of Culture and Ibermúsicas \nAbout Global Grooves \nThe Global Grooves music series\, aims to bridge cultures and ignite a shared passion for music.  Through captivating performances which highlight a variety of cultures\, it celebrates the rich tapestry of musical traditions from around the world\, fostering cross-cultural understanding\, appreciation\, and unity among the beautifully diverse community of WNY. Kleinhans’ commitment to artistic excellence and cultural exploration drove them to curate a concert experience that transcends boundaries and enriches the human spirit. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/cana-dulce-y-cana-brava/ 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/Cana-Dulce-y-Cana-Brava-SQUARE-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230424T131940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T002252Z UID:5626-1699560000-1699560000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:BABEL | Michelle Zauner DESCRIPTION:Just Buffalo Literary Center presents\nBABEL featuring Michelle Zauner\nThursday\, November 9\, 2023\n8:00 pm\nDoors open & VIP Patron Reception at 7:00 p.m. \nEVENT DESCRIPTION\nJoin Just Buffalo Literary Center for an evening with bestselling author and indie rock musician Michelle Zauner who will move audiences with her reflections on family\, food\, grief\, and endurance from her touching memoir\, Crying in H Mart. \nSeason Subscriptions include a ticket for all (4) of Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL 2023-24 events. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nMusician\, author\, and director MICHELLE ZAUNER is best known as the frontwoman for her acclaimed indie pop band\, Japanese Breakfast\, and her bestselling memoir\, Crying in H Mart. Named a TIME 100 Most Influential Person\, she has won acclaim from major music outlets around the world for releases like Psychopomp (2016) and Soft Sounds from Another Planet (2017). \nWhen Zauner was 25\, her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Zauner moved home to become her mother’s caretaker\, embarking on a journey that would force a reckoning with her identity and eventually a reclamation of the gifts of taste\, language\, and history her mother had given her. Zauner shares her story of family\, food\, grief\, and self-discovery. \nABOUT THE BOOK\n#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \nIn this exquisite story of family\, food\, grief\, and endurance\, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer\, songwriter\, and guitarist. With humor and heart\, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene\, Oregon; of struggling with her mother’s particular\, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul\, where she and her mother would bond\, late at night\, over heaping plates of food.\n\n It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal cancer\, when Michelle was twenty-five\, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste\, language\, and history her mother had given her. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/babel-michelle-zauner/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Just Buffalo's Babel Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Babel-2023-Author-Square-graphic-Zauner.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:20231129T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231129T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230731T173554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T151307Z UID:5743-1701288000-1701288000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Allman Betts Family Revival DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents \nAllman Betts Family Revival\nfeaturing Devon Allman\, Duane Betts\, The Allman Betts Band\, Tal Wilkenfeld\, Larry McCray\, Luther Dickinson\, Cody Dickinson\, Alex Orbison\, Jimmy Hall\, Jackie Greene\, Ally Venable\, Anders Osborne & Sierra Hull\nKleinhans Music Hall is proud to present the Allman Betts Family Revival featuring Devon Allman\, Duane Betts\, The Allman Betts Band\, Tal Wilkenfeld\, Larry McCray\, Luther Dickinson\, Cody Dickinson\, Alex Orbison\, Jimmy Hall\, Jackie Greene\, Ally Venable\, Anders Osborne & Sierra Hull on Wednesday\, November 29th.  The show will feature two massive sets highlighting the music of Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts. Tickets are on sale now! \nThe Allman Family Revival initially began as a one-off concert in 2017 at The Fillmore in San Francisco to celebrate the late Gregg Allman’s life on what would have been his 70th birthday. Now in it’s 7th year it has since expanded into a full US tour. \nThis year the tour is excited to announce the official rebranding of the Allman Family Revival to the Allman Betts Family Revival. Devon Allman (son of Gregg) and Duane Betts (son of Dickey) have hand picked an array of guests who will perform two sets – one featuring songs by Gregg Allman and one featuring songs by Dickey Betts. Fans will enjoy listening to the hits along with the deep cuts from their legendary Allman Brother’s catalogue performed by Anders Osborne\, Luther Dickinson & Cody Dickenson (North Mississippi Allstars)\, Jimmy Hall (Jeff Beck\, Wet Willie)\, Jackie Greene\, Larry McCray\, Orbi Orbison\, Ally Venable\, Devon Allman\, Duane Betts\, and The Allman Betts Band featuring Tal Wilkenfeld on Bass (Jeff Beck). \nThe tour will also welcome back The Brotherhood of Light for the otherworldly visuals Allman Brothers fans experienced at the height of their career.  The Allman Betts Family Revival promises nearly three action-packed hours that will leave fans with the musical experience of a lifetime. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/allman-betts-family-revival/ 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/2/2023/07/AllmanBettsFamilyRevival_2023_Buffalo_1080x1080_Static01.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:20231201T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T200000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230505T131755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T004831Z UID:5620-1701460800-1701460800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Cherish the Ladies "A Celtic Christmas" DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nCherish the Ladies “A Celtic Christmas”\nDecember 1st\, 2023\, 8 PM\nThe Mary Seaton Room\, Kleinhans Music Hall \nOne of the most engaging and successful ensembles in the history of Celtic music\, Cherish The Ladies have shared timeless Irish traditions with audiences worldwide for over thirty years. In their Celtic Christmas program\, the Ladies put their signature mark on classic carols such as “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Silent Night\,” in arrangements that highlight the group’s unique Celtic instrumentation\, beautiful harmonies\, and spectacular step dancing. Hailed by The New York Times as “passionate\, tender and rambunctious\,” Cherish The Ladies have released three critically acclaimed holiday albums\, On Christmas Night\, A Star In The East\, and 2015’s Christmas In Ireland. \nAbout Cherish the Ladies\n“It is simply impossible to imagine an audience that wouldn’t enjoy what they do\,” says The Boston Globe of Cherish The Ladies\, Grammy Award nominated Irish-American supergroup that formed in 1985 to celebrate the rise of extraordinary women in what had been a male-dominated Celtic music scene. Cherish The Ladies has shared timeless Irish traditions and good cheer with audiences worldwide for decades. They’ve brought their signature blend of virtuosic instrumental talents\, beautiful vocals\, and stunning step dancing to the White House\, the Olympics\, and to PBS with their television special\, An Irish Homecoming\, which received an Emmy Award. The Washington Post praises the “astonishing array of virtuosity” that Cherish The Ladies bring to the stage on a regular basis. Their latest album\, Heart of the Home\, embraces the gift of music passed down from generations. “It was the greatest gift they could give us\,” says bandleader Joanie Madden. “We’re carrying on the music of our fathers.” As their reputation and admiration from both fans and critics alike continues to grow\, Cherish The Ladies blazes forward into another decade of music making. \nUnder the leadership  of All-Ireland flute and whistle champion Joanie Madden\, named by The Irish Voice Newspaper as one of the Top 25 most influential Irish Americans of the past quarter century\, these ladies create an evening that includes a spectacular blend of virtuoso instrumental talents\, beautiful vocals\, captivating arrangements\, and stunning step dancing. Their continued success as one of the top Celtic groups in the world is due to the ensemble’s ability to take the best of Irish traditional music and dance and put it forth in an immensely entertaining show. \nThe  New  York  Times  calls   their   music   “passionate\,   tender\,   and   rambunctious\,”   and  the Washington  Post praises  their  “astonishing   array   of   virtuosity.”   They’ve   won recognition as the BBC’s Best Musical Group of the Year and named Top North American Celtic Group at the Irish Music Awards and not to mention having a street named after them in the Bronx! They’ve collaborated with such musicians as The Boston Pops\, The Clancy Brothers\, the Chieftains\, Vince Gill\, Nanci Griffith\, Pete Seeger\, Don Henley\,  Arlo Guthrie and Maura O’Connell as well as being the featured soloist with over 280 nights of symphony orchestras. \nThe level of artistic\, historic\, and purely enticing entertainment is unlike any in its genre. As their reputation and admiration from both fans and critics alike continue to grow\, Cherish The Ladies blazes forward into another decade of music-making. \nJOANIE MADDEN Born in New York of Irish parents and raised in a musical household\, her mother hails from Miltown Malbay\, County Clare and her father Joe\, an All-Ireland Champion accordion player was a native of Portumna\, County Galway. At a very early age\, Joanie was exposed to the finest Irish traditional music listening to her father and his friends play music at family gatherings and social events. She began taking lessons from legendary flutist and National Heritage Award winner Jack Coen\, and within a few short years\, she had achieved great success winning the world championship in Irish music on both the concert flute and tin whistle. During that time\, Joanie also became the first American to win the coveted Senior All- Ireland Championship on the whistle. \nMadden has sold over 500\,000 solo albums and has performed on over 200 recordings\, including three Grammy-winning albums running the gamut from Pete Seeger and Sinead O’Connor to the Boston Pops. Throughout her musical career\, she has amassed a plethora of awards and citations. Her merits include being the youngest member inducted into both the Irish-American Musicians Hall of Fame and the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Hall of Fame\, she was chosen for the Wild Geese award\, where she joined an impressive list of previous honorees\, including: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt\, Tony award winning playwright Brian Friel\, Nobel prize laureate Seamus Heaney and Irish dance sensation\, Michael Flatley. Irish America Magazine selected her twice as one of the Top 100 Irish-Americans in the United States and she was also named Traditional Musician of the Year by the Irish Voice newspaper\, all for her contributions to promoting and preserving Irish culture in the United States. In 2010\, Joanie was forever immortalized on the streets of her native Bronx when a street was named after her on the Grand Concourse: “Joanie Madden and Cherish the Ladies”. In 2011\, she was bestowed one of the nation’s highest awards as she was chosen for the Ellis Island Medal of Honor\, joining an illustrious list of distinguished American citizens\, including six United States Presidents as well as Ambassadors\, Senators\, Congressmen and Supreme Court Justices\, all singled out for their exemplary service to the United States. In 2012\, she was a recipient of the esteemed USA Artist Fellowship grant\, singled out as one of the most innovative and influential artists in America\, becoming the first Irish traditional musician to do so. In 2013 she won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Music Awards and was also named Grand Marshal of the Yonkers parade in New York. 2015\, Joanie was named Clare Person of the Year by the County Clare Association in New York and also the recipient of the Turlough O’Carolan Award for her musical legacy. In 2016\, Irish America Magazine named Joanie as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Irish Women in the world. \nMARY COOGAN was born in New York and raised in a musical household. She is a founding member of Cherish the Ladies. Her mother came from Castlerea in County Roscommon and her father Jim was a great accordion player whose parents emigrated from County Waterford. Her father passed down his love of Irish music to Mary and she became a self-taught guitar\, mandolin and bouzouki player. In addition to her outstanding musical talents\, Mary also holds her masters degree in education and was named in Who’s Who among American Teachers. She has a number of recordings including a beautiful solo album entitled; “Christmas” and also one with her father called “Passing Time”\, but her close ties to children pushed her to make a wonderful collection of music with her great friend Kathy Ludlowe for our young fans entitled\, “The Big Ship Sails.” She continues to teach music to children in New York and is a highly sought-after accompanist. Acoustic Guitar Magazine named Mary one of the top four Celtic guitarists in Celtic music. \nMIRELLA MURRAY grew up in Claddaghduff on the northwest coast of Connemara in County Galway. Her father John Joe\, a notable sean nós dancer\, came from Inishark Island and had a deep understanding and love for traditional music. Mirella studied the piano accordion with Mary Finn and it was at music classes that she met up with fiddler Liz Kane from Letterfrack. Mirella won the accordion All-Ireland championship and duet All-Ireland championship with Liz Kane. \nMirella teamed up with the great fiddle player Tola Custy from Co. Clare and they recorded\, “Three Sunsets”\, which was voted one of the top five albums of the year by The Irish Times Newspaper. Mirella performed at the International Women’s Day Festival in Moscow; was featured in the Galway Arts Festival and toured Austria\, Scandinavia\, Switzerland\, Spain\, and France. She was a featured soloist in the off-Broadway production of the late Johnny Cunningham’s theatrical production\, “Peter & Wendy”\, an adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” which garnished two OBIE Awards. \nMirella also has an incredible flair for teaching\, and it is a credit to her musicianship that twenty-two of her pupils have gained All-Ireland titles. She has accumulated a vast store of tunes from her travels\, and musicians such as Sharon Shannon\, Lunasa and the Bumblebees credit her as a source for many uncommon melodies. \nKATHLEEN BOYLE from Glasgow\, Scotland comes from a family steeped in the traditional music of Donegal. Her father Hughie is a talented musician and handed down his love of music to her. Kathleen is a talented pianist and accordion player and has won All-Scotland and All-Britain titles on both instruments. \nIn 1999\, Kathleen made history as the first graduate to gain a degree in traditional music from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. She is in great demand as a teacher and lecturer on both accordion and piano at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama\, the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music and The Irish Academy of World Music in Limerick University. \nShe has performed at Holyrood Palace for His Royal Highness Prince Charles and for Irish President Mary McAleese; Kathleen’s travels with Cherish the Ladies and Dochas have taken her around the world with tours of the UK\, Spain\, France\, Ireland\, Italy\, Denmark\, Austria\, Germany\, Sweden\, America\, Canada and China. Dochas was voted best newcomers at the 2004 Scots Traditional Music Awards and nominated as best folk band in 2006. Kathleen’s first solo album “An Cailin Rua” or “The Red Haired Girl” was released to rave reviews in 2008. Her latest recording\, “Back to Donegal”\, is an album she recorded with her father and family members. \nNOLLAIG CASEY is one of Ireland’s most gifted musicians\, with her own unique way of playing traditional Irish music on the fiddle and has such a distinctive sound that it would be impossible to mistake it for that of anyone else. This “sound” is so attractive to other musicians that there exists hardly any major Irish artist of the last thirty years with whom she has not worked – and many international artists have been equally entranced. \nA graduate from University College Cork with a Bachelors in Music Degree at the exceptionally early age of nineteen\, she embarked upon a professional career first joining the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra where she remained for three years until she joined the ground breaking Irish band\, Planxty. \nIn addition to her work with Cherish the Ladies\, Nollaig has recorded and worked with Enya\, Van Morrison\, Sinéad O’Connor\, Nanci Griffith\, Ricky Skaggs\, Rod Stewart\, Dónal Lunny\, Mary Black\, Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy\, Carlos Nuñez\, Jim Rooney\, Andy Irvine\, Moving Hearts\, The Indigo Girls\, Spandau Ballet\, Christy Moore\, Liam O’Flynn\, Dan ar Bras\, Sharon Shannon\, Maura O’Connell\, Dick Gaughan\, Paddy Keenan\, Máirtín O’Connor. She can also be frequently found performing with her husband\, legendary guitarist Arty McGlynn and along with her sisters\, Máire and Mairéad as the Casey Sisters. \nNollaig has toured the globe with a wide variety of artists in Ireland\, the UK.\, France\, Germany\, Holland\, Italy\, Spain\, Portugal\, Hungary\, Libya\, Switzerland\, Austria\, Denmark\, Sweden\, Norway\, Estonia\, Japan\, the U.S.A.\, Australia and New Zealand. \nDON STIFFE is one of the most powerful and unique singer/songwriters to emerge on the Irish Folk Scene in the past decade. He hails from Galway City and the clarity and richness of his voice and the emotion with which he delivers his songs\, has been compared with the best ballad singers that Ireland has ever produced. Don’s award winning debut solo album “Start of a Dream” was released in 2006 to critical acclaim and his version of Richard Thompsons classic song\, “Dimming of the Day” won vocal cut of the year from the 2010 Live Ireland awards. His passionate singing and majestic voice guarantees a most impressive performance in front of a live audience as those who have seen him perform in Ireland\, Europe and the USA can attest to. 2011 was a year to remember for Don\, as he was one of the finalists in one of Ireland most watched TV programs\, The All Ireland Talent Show. His continued popularity and support from viewers provided him with many weeks of performing to live audiences of up to 800\,000 tuning in weekly. Irish American super group; Cherish The Ladies invited Don to join them on their summer tour of Ireland and Scotland and also further touring consisting of 18 States in America as part of their Christmas Tour. The band’s leader Joanie Madden introduces Stiffe as\, “One of the greatest singers Ireland has ever produced”. In December 2011 Don released his second album “Lifes Journey” and one of Don’s own songs from that album\, Somebody Special\, was recently awarded Song of the Year from the Live Ireland Awards. Noted artists; Sean Keane\, Cherish the Ladies\, Kate Purcell and Matt Keane\, have also showed their respect for Don’s prowess as a songwriter and have covered his self-penned songs. \nDANCERS \nJASON OREMUS has been heavily involved in Irish dancing and the dance industry his entire life. Originally from Sydney\, Australia\, he won 5 consecutive State and National Solo Irish dancing titles from 1999-2003. Jason performed in the Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony alongside Tap Dogs in 2000 at just 15 years of age. \nIn early 2004\, Jason joined the international dance phenomenon “Riverdance”. After a short period of time\, he was invited to take over as the lead and to star as the principle male dancer. His travels as the principal dancer took him all around the globe where he performed to standing only crowds in over 30 countries. Jason has recently been developing a new concept of Irish dance that attempts to break the barriers and traditional restraints that have been placed on this engaging art form. \nGARRETT COLEMAN As a native of Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, Garrett was trained in traditional Irish step dance at the Burke School under the tutelage of the internationally renowned Theresa Burke. Despite his traditional background\, Garrett has consistently found himself drawn to rhythmically innovative types of movement that push the boundaries of athleticism through dance. In addition to Irish Step\, he has trained in hip hop\, tap\, and contemporary movement. \nCompetitively\, Garrett was named the two-time World Champion (2004\, 2005) and All Ireland Champion (2004). He is also a nine-time Mid-American Champion and has held the North American title six times. In 2006\, he was a silver medalist and scholarship winner with the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts\, and was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. In June of 2006\, he met President Bush at a ceremony in Washington\, D.C. and performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Garrett has toured professionally with Riverdance and Trinity Irish Dance Company and has performed with various other groups\, including Cherish the Ladies\, The Chieftians\, Eileen Ivers\, Gaelic Storm\, Marvin Hamlisch and the Pittsburgh Symphony\, David Dorfman of NYC\, and Pittsburgh’s Attack Theatre. \nJULIE FITZGERALD is an accomplished fiddle player and step dancer from Bancroft\, Ontario. She is a 2- Time Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion\, as well as 2-Time Open Step Dance Champion. Since her early days of old-time fiddle\, she has diversified and become an accomplished fiddle player of many styles. She is a member of the family group “Everything Fitz: The Fitzgerald Family.” \nJulie has been in high demand for both her fiddling and dancing as a performer in various groups across North America. In addition to touring with Cherish the Ladies\, she has had the opportunity to perform internationally with many of her lifelong musical ‘idols’ including Leahy\, Natalie MacMaster\, Stepcrew\, Bowfire\, Troy MacGillivray\, Sharon Shannon\, We Banjo 3\, Carlos Nunez\, Solas and Eileen Ivers. \nJulie recently graduated from Humber College in Toronto from their Bachelor of Music program. Julie’s love of passing on the Canadian traditional music and dance led to the creation of an instructional step  dance DVD. Whenever she is taking a break from touring\, Julie teaches private dance and fiddle lessons to students at home and at music festivals. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/cherish-the-ladies-a-celtic-christmas/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/cherish-ladies-social-sq-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240214T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240214T193000 DTSTAMP:20260603T013739 CREATED:20230925T154135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T011711Z UID:5873-1707939000-1707939000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Croce Plays Croce DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to present\nCroce Plays Croce\n50th Anniversary Tour\nThis event is sold out! \nPlease join us before the concert for dinner at Marcato. Click here for more details! \nA.J. Croce performs Croce Plays Croce\, a special night of music featuring a complete set of classics by his late father Jim Croce\, some of his own tunes\, and songs that influenced both him and his father. This special event features such timeless songs as “Operator”\, “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”\, “Time in a Bottle” (a song written for A.J.)“\, Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)”\, and “Lovers Cross”\, to name a few. \nThe Croce Plays Croce 50th Anniversary show features a legendary band (including drummer Gary Mallaber\, bassist David Barard\, guitar/violin James Pennebaker) and a moving multi-media presentation accompanying Jim’s songs (which on the previous tour included memorable hits\, “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)”\, “Time in a Bottle\,” and others). It was fan-demand for more\, and the camaraderie that A.J. felt with the audience\, the players\, and the connection to his father’s timeless music that inspired A.J. to embark on the 50th Anniversary tour for 2023. “The audience reaction has been so great\,” says A.J. “The shows we did last year were not only met with a huge response\, but I learned so much about what works and what resonates\, we knew we had to keep going.” \nJim Croce was an American folk singer with a short-lived professional recording and touring career\, and decades of posthumous fame as one of the greatest songwriters and artists ever.  With sales surpassing 50 million records\, including three #1 songs and 10 Top 10 hits\, Jim Croce’s short career and long-lived legacy are well-remembered through his era-defining standards like “Operator”\, “Time in a Bottle” and “Bad\, Bad Leroy Brown”. \nAbout A.J. Croce \nA.J. Croce’s 30-year touring and recording career has produced ten studio albums that have been released via both major and independent labels\, and have charted 20 Top 20 singles and all ten albums on the radio including on Top 40\, Americana\, and Blues. A virtuoso piano player\, he has performed at a TED Talk and gave a master class at the University of Barcelona. Croce has performed on major talk shows and news programs including The Late Show\, The Tonight Show\, The Today Show\, CNN\, MTV\, and VH1. He’s toured with such esteemed artists as Willie Nelson\, Lenny Kravitz\, Earth\, Wind\, and Fire\, and B.B. King. While his last album\, Just Like Medicine\, paired him with producer and soul legend Dan Penn and an all-star cast of players and guests like Vince Gill and Steve Cropper\, his new album was born of memories — of favorite artists and shows\, but mostly\, of late-night gatherings with groups of friends\, many of them fellow musicians\, with Croce at the piano taking requests. Croce revisits these musical evenings on By Request (out on Compass Records) with 12 personally curated covers that traverse decades and genres\, propelled by his spirited\, piano mastery and emotive vocals. With a rich catalog of original compositions A.J. first recorded and released a composition of his fathers with a never-before-recorded song “Name of the Game” on his Just Like Medicine release. In 2018 he covered the 1973 hit “I Got A Name” for a Goodyear commercial with Dale Earnhardt Jr. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/croce-plays-croce/ 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/2/2023/09/Croce-plays-Croce-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 END:VCALENDAR