BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Kleinhans Music Hall - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Kleinhans Music Hall REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250304T155953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T131418Z UID:8850-1759690800-1759690800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Steve Hackett DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\n\nSteve Hackett\nGenesis Greats\, Lamb Highlights & Solo\nNorth American Tour 2025\nSunday\, October 5\, 2025\nShow at 7 PM｜Doors at 5:30 PM\nHis new show celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway\, and Steve Hackett includes a selection of highlights from this iconic Genesis album. \nSteve Hackett’s timeless guitar work was woven throughout the classic Genesis albums of the ’70s. In recent years\, he and his world class band have brought several of these albums back to concert halls to great acclaim. Many fans also asked for more of The Lamb’s songs to be included. What better way to celebrate the half-century of this remarkable album than to include a selection of Lamb Highlights alongside some of Hackett’s best solos and the essential Genesis Greats. \nAccompanying Steve for these dates with be long-standing musicians Roger King (keyboards)\, Nad Sylvan (vocals)\, Jonas Reingold (bass\, backing vocals)\, Rob Townsend (saxophone\, flutes\, additional keyboards) and for this North American tour\,  Nick D’Virgilio  on drums. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/steve-hackett/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/251005-Steve-Hackett-KMH-social-square-branded-border.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250805T181617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T154353Z UID:9824-1759431600-1759431600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:An Evening with Bokyung Byun and Friends DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, Castellani Andriaccio Guitar Studios and the University at Buffalo present\nGuitar Meets Korea: Tradition and Today\nAn Evening with Bokyung Byun and Friends\nThursday\, October 2\, 2025 | 7 PM\nThe Mary Seaton Room\nWinner of the 2018 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition\n“Here is a simple fact: with artistry such as Ms. Byun’s\, the state-of-the-art of guitar performance has reached a new level.”\n-Al Kunze\, Soundboard Magazine\, 2022 \nJoin us for an intimate and riveting evening of guitar featuring Bokyung Byun as she returns to Kleinhans Music Hall along with Cecilia Kang\, clarinetist\, and Sungmin Shin\, guitar. \nThanks to our sponsors: Castellani Andriaccio Guitar Studios & The University at Buffalo Asia Research Institute and Department of Music \nAbout Bokyung Byun\nRecipient of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant\, Bokyung Byun​ enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after guitarists of her generation. Bokyung holds the distinction of being the first female winner of the prestigious JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition\, where Falletta herself described Bokyung’s performance as “stunning\, showcasing her gorgeous tone\, immaculate technique\, and sophisticated musicianship.” Other recent honors include the grand prize at the 2021 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition and the Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition. \nBorn in Seoul\, Korea\, Bokyung began playing guitar at the age of six. At eleven\, she took the stage for her first solo recital\, leading to an early start in her teen years performing numerous concert tours in Asia. At the same time\, Bokyung gained international attention for first-prize finishes in international competitions. \nBokyung soon moved to the United States\, where she entered The Juilliard School at the age of sixteen. She holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California. Teachers and mentors include Scott Tennant\, William Kanengiser\, Chen Zhi\, Tae-Soo Kim\, and Sharon Isbin. \nBokyung’s debut recording in 2020 has been praised by Soundboard Magazine as\, “a very beautiful disc…We are treated to extraordinary musicianship\, technical assurance\, and beauty of sound.” In 2022\, American Record Guide chose her Naxos Laurate Series recording as the Critics’ Choice Album\, remarking her style as “very reminiscent of Andres Segovia.” \nBokyung is currently on the guitar faculty of University of North Texas. She is an Augustine Strings artist and plays a guitar by Dieter Mueller (2019). \nAbout Cecilia Kang\nCecilia Kang is a Korea-born Canadian clarinetist\, educator\, scholar\, and curator\, celebrated for her “ethereal colors” and “effortless” playing (The Clarinet Journal). A versatile musician\, she has performed as a soloist\, recitalist\, chamber\, and orchestral player across North America\, Europe\, and Asia. Her interpretations—ranging from classical masterworks to bold contemporary compositions—are known for their depth\, nuance\, and emotional resonance. \nShe recently appeared as a headline artist at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest and as a featured performer at the Daejeon Cosmopolitan Music Festival with the New World Philharmonic under Maestro Nanse Gum. A passionate advocate for cross-cultural and interdisciplinary performance\, Kang works closely with composers to champion new music for the clarinet. She has commissioned and premiered over a dozen works and continues to expand the repertoire through innovative and thoughtful programming. \nHer latest album\, The Han (한/恨) and Heung (흥/興) Odyssey: Global Sounds of Resilience & Joy\, is a sonic ritual exploring the emotional duality of two deeply rooted Korean concepts: han\, the expression of sorrow and trauma\, and heung\, the embodiment of vitality and joy. Featuring works for clarinet\, piano\, voice\, and electronics by nine living composers from diverse cultural backgrounds\, the album weaves these themes into a shared\, universal musical language. \nAs an educator\, Kang has been invited to present over 100 masterclasses worldwide\, including at the Milan Conservatory (Italy)\, Central Conservatory of Music (China)\, National Taiwan University of Arts\, Yonsei University (South Korea)\, Manhattan School of Music (USA)\, University of California\, Los Angeles (USA)\, and the University of Toronto (Canada). She has lectured at the Midwest Clinic\, Texas Music Educators Association Convention\, ClarinetFest\, Kyung Hee University (South Korea)\, and other international institutions. She is also frequently invited to serve as a juror for competitions by organizations such as the International Clarinet Association\, Vandoren\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. \nHer research on inclusive pedagogy and neurodiversity—awarded first prize at the 2023 International Clarinet Association Research Competition—has been published in The Clarinet Journal. A strong advocate for community engagement\, she curated the Silver Linings Initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Han and Heung Festival at Louisiana State University\, celebrating Korean and African American diasporas. \nKang holds degrees from the University of Michigan (D.M.A.)\, the University of Southern California (M.M.)\, and the University of Toronto (B.M.). She is Associate Professor of Clarinet at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and serves on the faculty of the Aria International Summer Academy and the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. She is a Vandoren and Buffet Crampon Performing Artist. \nAbout Sungmin Shin\n \nKorean-born American musician Sungmin Shin maintains a vigorous schedule seamlessly navigating the unpredictable musical landscape of the 21st century. Dr. Shin is an artist-teacher\, arts leadership advocate\, composer\, consultant\, engineer-producer\, ensemble director\, entrepreneur\, improviser\, multi-instrumentalist\, music theorist\, and scholar. Redefining what it means to be genre-bending\, Sungmin balances his serious classical training with his deep roots in diverse musical cultures to seek new modes of expression through performance\, improvisation\, and composition. He is frequently invited to adjudicate\, compose\, perform\, speak\, and teach at major international competitions\, events\, and festivals including the Guitar Foundation of America International Convention & Competition\, Iserlohn International Guitar Festival (Germany)\, Rochester International Jazz Festival\, and many more. Known for his artistic and professional collaborative work in music and with interdisciplinary projects\, Sungmin is a member of the internationally acclaimed guitar ensemble Tantalus Quartet and 8-piece rock band Lauren & the Good Souls. \nDr. Shin is a devoted educator that believes high quality music education should be available and accessible to all students and shares his passion for music with students of all ages and levels. He is Associate Professor of Practice at the University at Buffalo\, State University of New York where he directs the guitar program and guitar ensembles. He has presented concerts and masterclasses at top level university music programs including at the Eastman School of Music\, Seoul National University of Education (South Korea)\, Shenandoah Conservatory\, University of Louisville\, University of South Carolina\, and more. Former students of Dr. Shin are currently working as professional musicians in Western NY and beyond and have gained admission to top music schools such as Belmont\, Berklee\, Eastman\, Northwestern\, North Texas and many more at the undergraduate and graduate levels with scholarships. Dr. Shin is the Artistic Director of the Buffalo International Guitar Festival and the founder/co-director of the UB International Guitar Research Conference. Also\, he is a long time guitar faculty member of Guitar Workshop Plus and has taught and served as the assistant director at the various campuses of the workshop including Fort Lauderdale\, Nashville\, San Diego\, Seattle\, Toronto\, and Vancouver. Dr. Shin is the founder and former director of the Penfield Guitar School. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/bokyung-byun-2025/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Untitled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250813T155238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T165348Z UID:9991-1759260600-1759260600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Takács Quartet | Buffalo Chamber Music Society DESCRIPTION:Buffalo Chamber Music Society presents\nThe Takács Quartet\nwith Jordan Bak\, viola\nSeptember 30\, 2025 | 7:30 PM\nPre-concert Talk at 6:45 PM\n\nMembers:\nEdward Dusinberre\, violin\nHarumi Rhodes\, violin\nRichard O’Neill\, viola\nAndrás Fejér\, cello\n\nProgram:\n‘Quartettsatz’ —– Schubert\nViola Quintet in C Major —— Mozart\nViola Quintet in G Minor —— Mozart\n\nFor more information\, click here.\nAbout The Takács Quartet \n“A superlative performance in which the music never sits still”….. Erica Jeal | The Guardian \nThe Takács Quartet\, now entering its forty-sixth season\, is renowned for the vitality of its interpretations. The Guardian recently commented: “What endures about the Takács Quartet\, year after year\, is how equally the four players carry the music.” BBC Music Magazine described their recent Dohnányi recording with pianist Marc André Hamelin as “totally compelling\, encapsulating a vast array of colours and textures.” Based in Boulder at the University of Colorado\, Edward Dusinberre\, Harumi Rhodes (violins)\, Richard O’Neill (viola) and András Fejér (cello) perform eighty concerts a year worldwide. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/takacs-quartet/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Buffalo Chamber Music Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/4851088247.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250313T180410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T142644Z UID:8886-1758740400-1758740400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Rosanne Cash DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Soul of Buffalo Present:\nAn evening with Rosanne Cash\nwith John Leventhal\nWednesday\, September 24\, 2025\nThe Mary Seaton Room\nDoors at 5:30PM / Show at 7PM\nReserved Seating\n“One of the most ambitious and literary songwriters of her generation” (Rolling Stone)\, Rosanne Cash is America’s foremost musical woman of letters\, a literate and incisive artist whose poignant and distinctive vocals turn every song into a revelatory tale. A singular artist at the peak of her interpretive powers\, Cash has earned four Grammy awards—three for The River & The Thread (2014\, Blue Note)—and 12 additional nominations. Among many other accolades\, in 2021 she became the first woman to receive the Edward MacDowell award for music composition.  Her acclaimed 2010 memoir Composed has been described by the Chicago Tribune as “one of the best accounts of an American life you’ll likely ever read.”  Cash was recently elected as an Honorary American member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \n“I consider artists to be in the service industry; the premier service industry for the heart and soul. I am curious to a pathological degree and the Sword of Time hangs over me\, and those two things— curiosity and the hourglass— make me feel more urgent than ever to connect\, to find community\, and to create. It doesn’t matter what the world thinks\, it only matters that what is unsaid and what is unseen is given form and has a voice.” \nIn 2023 Rosanne and her husband John Leventhal\, the six-time Grammy winning songwriter\, producer and life-long creative partner\, launched RumbleStrip Records\, an initiative to reexamine and reissue Rosanne’s early work\, originally released on Columbia / Sony Music\, and beyond. \nThe first two releases were a deluxe remastered version and first vinyl pressing of the 30th anniversary of Cash’s landmark album The Wheel and Leventhal’s debut solo album\, Rumble Strip (2024)\, released 50 years into his remarkable career. 2025 begins with The Essential Collection\, a new 40 song/40 year 2CD compilation highlighting Rosanne’s deep catalogue of songs including 10 number 1 hits. The album coincides with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit\, Rosanne Cash: Time Is A Mirror.  The exhibit explores Cash’s more than 40-year journey as an artist\, songwriter and storyteller\, and how she has embodied both tradition and innovation across her musical career. It runs through March 2026. \nCash and Leventhal are currently writing the music to the theatrical production of Norma Rae. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/rosanne-cash/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Roseanne-Cash-Square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250813T132156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T133039Z UID:9978-1758466800-1758466800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Erin Wagner | Buffalo Chamber Music Society DESCRIPTION:Buffalo Chamber Music Society presents\nGift to the Community Concert\nErin Wagner\, mezzo-soprano\nSeptember 21\, 2025 | 3 PM\nPre-concert Performance at 2:15\nThis concert is free of charge.\nMade possible through a grant from the Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation\n\nNow in its 27th season\, our Gift to the Community series continues to feature some of the world’s most exciting young artists. Four performers from our previous seasons have won 1st prize at the coveted Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow\, and 10 series performers have been awarded highly competitive Avery Fisher Career Grants. This season the three artists will astound you with their unique creativity and incomparable technique.\n\nFor more information\, click here.\nAbout Erin Wagner\nThe mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner has made her mark not only in traditional vocal roles but as an advocate of contemporary music on modern themes. A native of El Paso\, Texas\, Erin holds a bachelor’s degree from The Manhattan School of Music and a master’s degree from Juilliard\, where she won the Juilliard Vocal Arts Honors Recital. She won the 2021 Naumburg Foundation Vocal Award\, making her Carnegie Hall recital debut with the program “But how things change” which featured classics and works by contemporary composers. She is an alumna of the Houston Grand Opera Studio and the Merola Opera Program\, where she won the Schwabacher Recital Debut Auditions. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/erin-wagner-buffalo-chamber-music-society/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Buffalo Chamber Music Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Untitled-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T143000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250718T153344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T153528Z UID:9088-1753794000-1753799400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Explore Buffalo Tour DESCRIPTION:  \nGet an in-depth look at Buffalo’s world-famous music hall! Explore the interior spaces of Kleinhans Music Hall\, a National Historic Landmark designed by renowned architects Eliel & Eero Saarinen\, with assistance from designer Charles Eames. It is a modern masterpiece\, home of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for more than 75 years. \nMeet inside the lobby entrance\, by the parking lot entrance\, of Kleinhans Music Hall at 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY 14201. Free parking is available in the Kleinhans Music Hall parking lot. Space on this tour is limited\, and reservations are required. Interior photography is allowed. This tour is approximately ninety minutes in length. \nTour Prices:  \n\nGeneral Admission: $19\nExplorer Pass Member Admission: FREE\nChildren: Free for children under 18\, must be accompanied by parent or guardian. School Groups must contact Explore Buffalo to arrange a School Group Tour.\n\nFor tickets and more information click here! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/explore-buffalo-tour/2025-07-29/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Hall Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/493669297_1252792573514798_6796980434075658051_n.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:20250621T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250621T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20241211T154943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T175318Z UID:8766-1750534200-1750534200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Caity Gyorgy DESCRIPTION:JazzBuffalo and Kleinhans Music Hall are excited to present rising star jazz vocalist Caity Gyorgy for an unforgettable evening of jazz! \nJoin us at Kleinhans Music Hall’s Mary Seaton Room as we welcome two-time JUNO award-winning Canadian vocalist Caity Gyorgy. Known for her remarkable bebop and swing performances\, Gyorgy has dazzled audiences across North America and worked alongside iconic musicians like Christine Jensen\, Benny Benack\, III and Emmet Cohen\, and Postmodern Jukebox. Her unique voice\, coupled with her original compositions in the Great American Songbook style\, has earned her accolades such as the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize in Jazz for her song “Secret Safe.” \nAs DownBeat Magazine puts it\, “Canadian jazz singer Caity Gyorgy\, in addition to having a warm voice and swinging phrasing\, is a skilled songwriter whose originals sound as if they are from the 1950s with more modern lyrics.” This blend of vintage charm and modern sophistication shines through in her live performances\, delivering a nostalgic yet fresh take on jazz standards. \nWholeNote magazine also praises her versatility\, noting\, “While having a beautiful voice is plenty to recommend any singer\, also knowing how to use it in the myriad ways that Caity Gyorgy does puts her high up the list of young singers to watch.” \nCaity’s latest album\, Hello! How Are You?\, has been receiving glowing reviews and praise\, and her live performances are nothing short of captivating. Joining her on stage will be the exceptional pianist Anthony D’Alessandro\, whose rising talent is sure to complement the evening’s vibrant jazz energy. \nDon’t miss this chance to experience the impeccable vocal artistry of Caity Gyorgy as she delivers a stunning performance filled with swinging rhythms and modern takes on timeless jazz standards. \nReserve your seats for a night of pure jazz magic with Caity Gyorgy! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/caity-gyorgy/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/Caity-Gyorgy-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250615T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250615T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250313T191707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250608T190152Z UID:8889-1750014000-1750014000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Marsha Ambrosius DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Soul of Buffalo Present:\nMarsha Ambrosius\nwith special guest RNSM Duo\nSunday\, June 15\, 2025\nKleinhans Music Hall\nDoors at 5:30pm / Show at 7pm\nHailing from Liverpool\, England\, MARSHA AMBROSIUS first made her mark in 2002 as one half of the British soul duo FLOETRY. Their 2000 debut produced signature singles like “Say Yes” and “Getting Late\,” as well as five Grammy nods. \nAmbrosius’ debut solo record Late Nights and Early Mornings was an immediate No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B Albums chart\, and No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 behind ADELE\, and earned her another Grammy nomination. \nAmbrosius has written hit songs for: Michael Jackson (“Butterflies\,” which features Ambrosius on the backing tracks)\, Bilal\, Alicia Keys\, JoJo\, Tyrese & Mya Harrison. She has actively collaborated with socially conscious\, jazzy hip hop artists Mos Def\, Common\, Busta Rhymes\, plus The Robert Glaspert Experiment. \nHer other collaborations read like a Who’s Who of contemporary soul artists including: Jamie Foxx\, T.I.\, Raven-Symone\, Anthony Hamilton\, Stevie Wonder\, The Roots\, Wale\, Daley & Maxwell\, among others. \nRNSM Duo \n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/marshaambrosius/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Marsha-Square.png GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T183000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250311T200245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T170254Z UID:8876-1746815400-1746815400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Rhythm & Brews DESCRIPTION:Rhythm & Brews\nFriday\, May 9\, 2025\nVIP Doors at 5:30 PM | General Admission Doors at 6:30 PM\nThe Mary Seaton Room\nTickets include: food\, drink\, live music and a commemorative beer glass\nKleinhans Music Hall’s beloved annual fundraiser Rhythm and Brews returns on Friday\, May 9\, 2025 from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm in the Mary Seaton Room at the famed Buffalo venue. \nProceeds from the event will benefit Kleinhans Music Hall’s programming including the Global Grooves music series and the upkeep of this National Historic Landmark building. \nBuffalocal will again bring together wide representation from the Western New York brewery scene for sampling of various local brews and ciders! We are pleased to welcome the following breweries to the event: Black Bird Cider\, 42 North\, Ellicotville Brewing Company\, Southern Tier\, Big Ditch\, Hamburg Brewery\, Resurgence Brewery\, Steelbound Brewery\, Community Beer Works\, Thin Man Brewery\, 1911 Cider. \nIn addition to selections from local breweries\, patrons will be able to taste high-end cuisine courtesy of Oliver’s\, Britesmith\, Creekview Restaurant\, Lady Bird and Marcato by Oliver’s\,  all part of the Schutte Hospitality Group. \nThis year we are pleased to welcome two incredible local Buffalo musical groups. \nStarting the evening off is The Lance Tanner Duo\, a jazz guitar duo steeped in the tradition of guitar greats and classic tunes. Jim Ferrantini and Marcus Deveso\, have nearly three-quarters of a century of combined playing experience between them\, and are proud to claim Jazz guitar legend Martin Taylor as their mentor and greatest influence. Jim and Marcus have been playing together as LTD Jazz for over a decade and are committed to innovative duo guitar arrangements over a wide variety of Jazz standards and popular tunes.They have shared the stage with Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo and have been honored to have produced shows for Martin Taylor\, Brian Gore\, Celso Machado\, Mike Dawes\, Frank Vignola\, Vinny Raniolo\, Solorazaf\, Quique Sinesi\, Pinot Forestiere\, Andrew York\, Diego Figuieredo\, and Maneli Jamal. \nRounding out the evening with a spicy blend of crime jazz\, surf\, latin\, and pop with a touch of blood and a dash of cinnamon\, Carina and the Six String Preacher’s signature sound is a modern day jazz noir with a twist. \nBased out of Buffalo New York\, the band — formed by singer/songwriter Carina M. and guitarist/songwriter Vincent James Mastrantonio— has been independently writing\, recording\, and producing music and music videos since 2013. They’ve since released three albums and 10 singles\, including their most recent single/music video\, Stonewalls. While recording their second album “Why You So Wild\, Crocodile?”\, the duo began making music videos on YouTube for the new songs off their forthcoming EP. Their YouTube videos have garnered thousands of views and followers from around the world. Joined by esteemed musicians Erik Eimiller (drums) and Patrick Jackson (upright bass)\, the band continues to perform at some of the most renowned venues and festivals in the region. \nAll tickets include food and drink as well as a commemorative Belgian beer glass!  General admission event tickets are $45\, but a limited number of VIP tickets are available for $85\, including early admission at 5:30 pm\, first tasting of brews\, and reserved table seating. \nTickets can be purchased at the Kleinhans Music Hall Box office\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo 14201\, by calling 715-885-5000 or clicking the link below! \n\nThank you to our sponsors! \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/rhythm-brews-25/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/Rhythm-and-Brews-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240514T212842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T171352Z UID:7135-1746558000-1746558000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:The Untold Story of Sharks: Jess Cramp｜National Geographic Live DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Dr. Jess Cramp as part of the National Geographic Live 2025 series\, taking place in the Main Hall with reserved seating and cushy seats! Doors open at 5:30 PM! \nSharks have roamed the planet’s waters since before the dinosaurs and have evolved into more than 500 species. But only recently have we begun to understand their lives—and how our actions can threaten their survival. Dr. Jess Cramp taps into the National Geographic archives to discover the work of 20th-century women leading shark science and storytelling before she dives into her own cutting-edge research and conservation. Swim alongside her under the vibrant waters of the South Pacific to find out what it truly means to save sharks. \nAbout Dr. Jess Cramp\nDr. Jess Cramp is a shark researcher who specializes in conservation policy and engaging communities in the management of their ocean. Jess co-championed a grassroots campaign that resulted in the Cook Islands Shark Sanctuary in 2012\, an area exceeding 770\,000 square miles. She is the founder and executive director of Sharks Pacific\, a non-profit organization that conducts research\, outreach\, and advocacy throughout the Pacific Islands region. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/the-untold-story-of-sharks/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:National Geographic Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/250506-cramp-Nat-Geo-2025-Website-Squares-2rgbrgb.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:20250504T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20241112T155745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T132527Z UID:8485-1746385200-1746385200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Wanda Sykes DESCRIPTION:AM Productions presents\nWANDA SYKES: Please & Thank You Tour with Special Guest Keith Robinson\nSunday\, May 4\n7 PM | 5:30 Doors\nWanda Sykes is an Emmy winning stand up comic\, writer\, actress and producer who has been entertaining audiences for over twenty years. She has ranked among Entertainment Weekly’s “25 Funniest People in America” and her peers have called her “one of the funniest stand-up comics” in the field. \nHeading to the show? Come grab a bite to eat before hand at Marcato by Olivers\, no reservations necessary! \nIn 2023 Wanda was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Nominations; Two for her Netflix special Wanda Sykes; I’m an Entertainer (her sixth stand-up special ) and another for her role as ‘Gladys Murphy’ in Crank Yankers\, a role she originated in 2004. In 2020\, she received Emmy nominations for both her role as real-life comic ‘Moms Mabley’ in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and for her voice work as ‘Gladys Murphy’ in Crank Yankers. Wanda’s guest-starring role on ABC’s Black-ish also brought her two back-to-back Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” in 2017 and 2018. Her fifth standup special\, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal\, is streaming on Netflix and was nominated for two 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards; “Outstanding Variety\, Music or Comedy Special” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety\, Musicor Comedy Special.” The special also received a Broadcast Critic Award nomination. \nWanda can currently be seen in season 4 of the Netflix’s comedy The Upshaws\, which she is writing\, co-showruning and starring in. The Upshaws centers on a working-class African American family in Indiana struggling to make it work and make it right without any blueprints. The show was recently picked up for a fourth season with 12 episodes. Season one was nominated for a People’s Choice Award and a 2022 NAACP Image Award. Sykes was also nominated for and NAACP Image award for supporting actress. In 2022\, she was seen starring in the Hulu / Mel Brooks series History of the World PT2 which she also writes and produces with Nick Kroll and Ike Barinholtz. She recently produced and was a part of the Apple TV+ 5-part documentary series Visible; Out on Television\, about how the LGBTQ movement has shaped the history of the medium. Each hour-long episode explores themes of homophobia\, the evolution of the LGBTQ character\, and coming out in the television industry. Wanda spent five years on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine co-starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as well as HBO’s critically acclaimed The Chris Rock Show (the latter of which earned her two Emmy nominations and one win). She has appeared in Broad City\, House of Lies\, Curb Your Enthusiasm\, and many more hit television shows. Other TV credits include Fox’s Wanda at Large which she wrote\, produced and starred in\, Wanda Does It on Comedy Central\, and Crank Yankers. Wanda even starred on her own late-night talk show on Fox\, The Wanda Sykes Show. \nIn 2017\, Wanda was seen in the feature comedy Snatched\, opposite Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn. She was also seen in Evan Almighty (sequel to Bruce Almighty)\, in which she co-starred with Steve Carell\, the cult-hit Monster-In-Law with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez\, My Super Ex-Girlfriend\, Pootie Tang\, Nutty Professor 2; The Klumps\, Down to Earth and many more. \nWanda has had four comedy specials prior to Not Normal; 2016’s What Happened…Ms. Sykes? which premiered on Epix\, 2009’s Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me on HBO\, nominated for two Emmys\, HBO’s 2006 comedy special Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired\, nominated for a 2007 Emmy for “Outstanding Variety\, Music or Comedy Special\,” and her first\, 2003’s Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied\, which premiered on Comedy Central. Her stand up has tackled everything from politics and marriage to racial profiling and parenting. \nIn 2012\, Wanda joined forces with veteran producer Page Hurwitz to form Push It Productions\, a production company dedicated to creating quality\, comedy-based programming for network and cable television outlets. The company’s diverse slate of projects includes sketch comedy\, concerts\, reality talk/variety\, and competition formats. In just its first year\, Push It made a first look production deal with NBC\, had a new series on OWN (Herlarious\, which was the recipient of a 2014 Gracie Award)\, and the company currently has shows in development with NickMom (Comedy Camp) and Comcast. Push It Productions produced the 8th and 9th seasons of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and the second season of Talk Show The Game Show\, which premiered on TruTV in February 2018. They also helmed the second season of Face Value\, hosted by Deon Cole\, which returned to BET in spring 2018. Push It received two Primetime Emmy nominations in 2020 for “Outstanding Variety Special” for Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah and for “Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series” for Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready.” \nWanda can be heard in many animated feature films and television shows\, such as Fox’s Ice Ace: Collision Course (reprising her role as ‘Granny’ from Ice Age: Continental Drift) Dreamworks’ Over the Hedge and Paramount’s The Barnyard\, as well as children’s shows Vampirina and Doc McStuffins. Wanda’s first book\, Yeah\, I Said It\, published by Simon and Schuster\, hit bookstores in September 2004. Yeah\, I Said It is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life\, family and the current events of the time. \nWanda was born in Portsmouth\, Virginia and raised in Maryland. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University. Her stand up career began at a Coors Light Super talent Showcase in Washington\, D.C. where she performed for the first time in front of a live audience. \n“This event will be a phone-free experience. Use of phones\, smart watches\, and accessories will not be permitted in the performance space. Upon arrival at the venue\, all phones\, smart watches\, and accessories will be secured in individual Yondr pouches that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their devices at all times and can access them throughout the event only in designated Phone Use Areas within the venue. All devices will be re-secured in Yondr pouches before returning to the performance space. Anyone seen using a device (phone\, smart watch or accessories) during the performance will be escorted out of the venue.” \n\n\nWANDA SYKES owns all rights in the content and materials delivered during her performance (the “Materials”). Any use of the Materials without the express prior written consent of WANDA SYKES is strictly prohibited and is punishable to the full extent of the law. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/wanda-sykes/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/WandaSykes_2025_Bufffalo_Instagram_1080x1080_Post01-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:20250430T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240425T164645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T000204Z UID:7026-1746043200-1746043200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:BABEL | James McBRIDE DESCRIPTION:Just Buffalo Literary Center presents\nBABEL featuring James McBRIDE\nWednesday\, April 30\, 2025\n8:00 pm\nDoors open & VIP Patron Reception at 7:00 p.m. \nJoin Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL series for an evening with James McBride. \nJames McBride is a New York Times bestselling author\, musician and screenwriter. His landmark memoir\, The Color of Water\, rested on the NYT bestseller list for two years and explored McBride’s search for identity as the son of a white\, Jewish woman and a Black man. It is considered an American classic and is read in schools and universities across the United States. BABEL audiences will focus on his latest novel\, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store which has been named to numerous Best Book of the Year lists. \nSeason subscriptions include a ticket for all (4) of Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL 2024-25 events\, on sale now! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/babel-james-mcbride/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Just Buffalo's Babel Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Babel-2023-24-Square-graphic4.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:20250429T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20241024T194950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T133611Z UID:8246-1745953200-1745953200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Dweezil Zappa DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall & Soul of Buffalo present\nDweezil Zappa\n50 Years of Roxy & Elsewhere + Apostrophe\nApril 29\, 2025｜7:00 PM\, Doors at 6 PM \nDweezil Zappa was born on September 5\, 1969\, in Los Angeles\, the son of the iconic musician Frank Zappa. Over the past three decades\, Dweezil has carved out an eclectic and illustrious career that spans music\, television\, film\, and entrepreneurship. \nA Grammy-winning guitarist\, Dweezil has left an indelible mark on the music industry with over 2000 concerts performed worldwide. Known for his masterful performances and deep connection to his father’s music\, he returns to concert stages in 2024 for the first time since the 2019-2020 Hot Ratz Live! Tour\, continuing to guide fans through the thrilling and sophisticated world of his father’s music. \nHis virtuosity on the guitar is matched only by his prolific compositional skills\, which have generated numerous original works spanning multiple albums including “Confessions of Deprived Youth” (1991) and “Via Zammata” (2015). Zappa’s compositions have even been performed by a 100-piece orchestra in Holland\, showcasing his versatility and command of orchestral arrangements. His music effortlessly traverses genres\, seamlessly weaving together elements of rock\, fusion\, and experimental sounds\, all while maintaining a signature style that is unmistakably his own. In addition to his solo work\, Dweezil has collaborated with an impressively varied roster of artists\, including Eddie Van Halen\, Deep Purple\, Lisa Loeb\, Chick Corea\, Herbie Hancock and Steve Vai\, among others. \nIn 2020\, Dweezil further solidified his reputation as a pioneer in the industry by completing construction on “Hikari\,” a state-of-the-art multimedia studio. As a sought-after audio mix engineer\, he showcased his expertise by crafting the stereo and Atmos mixes for the 50th anniversary re-release of Deep Purple’s legendary album “Machine Head” in 2024. \nBeyond his artistic pursuits\, Dweezil is deeply passionate about music education. He frequently shares his knowledge and expertise by teaching guitar\, both through his own music camp “Dweezilla\,” and online lessons. His collaborative spirit has led him to work with a diverse array of musicians all while honoring the legacy of his father. \nIn all his endeavors\, Dweezil remains committed to upholding integrity and pushing the boundaries of technology and creativity. As he continues to innovate and inspire\, Dweezil Zappa stands as a true luminary in the world of music and beyond. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/dweezil-zappa/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/250428-Web-square-Dweezil_ZappaL.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240924T140808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T171444Z UID:7522-1745766000-1745766000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Vieux Farka Touré DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nVieux Farka Touré\nwith special guest The Paul Kozlowski Quintent\nSunday\, April 27 at 3 PM\nMary Seaton Room \nWorld-renowned musician Vieux Farka Touré is often referred to as “the Hendrix of the Sahara\,” and has become a cultural ambassador for the people of Mali and the Sahel. His 2022 collaboration with Khruangbin\, “Ali\,” pays tribute to his father (legendary guitar player Ali Farka Touré)\, receiving international acclaim. Touré’s live performances are highly energized\, dazzling crowds with his charisma and talent. \nOpening for Vieux is the Paul Kozlowski Quintet! Paul C Kozlowski is an award-winning composer\, multi-instrumentalist\, and recording artist known for his genre-bending music as well as his scores for avant-garde theater productions.  Joining him onstage culled from Buffalo’s own talent pool will be Vanessa Snowden on violin\, David Phillips on cajon\, James Benders on bass\, and Nelson Rivera on woodwinds and percussion. They will be performing one set of Kozlowski’s compositions inspired by Mediterranean\, Baltic\, and North African sensibilities. \nAbout Vieux Farka Touré\nVieux was initially a drummer / calabash player at Mali’s Institut National des Arts\, but secretly began playing guitar in 2001. Ali Farka Touré was weakened with cancer when Vieux announced that he was going to record an album. Ali recorded a couple of tracks with him\, and these recordings\, which can be heard on Vieux’s debut CD\, were amongst his final ones. It has been said that the senior Touré played rough mixes of these songs when people visited him in his final days\, at peace with\, and proud of\, his son’s talent as a musician. \nIn 2005\, Eric Herman (still Vieux’s manager today) of Modiba Productions expressed an interest in producing an album for Vieux; this led to Vieux’s self-titled debut album\, released by World Village in 2007. Ali Farka Touré’s work to tackle the problem of malaria is continued as 10% of proceeds are donated to Modiba’s “Fight Malaria” campaign in Niafunké through which over 3000 mosquito nets have been delivered to children and pregnant women in the Timbuktu region of Mali. On this first album\, Vieux pays homage to his father and follows Ali’s musical tradition\, giving new versions of the West African music that is echoed in the American blues. The album features Toumani Diabaté\, as well as his late father. \nOn his second record\, Fondo on Six Degrees (2009)\, Vieux branched out and presented his own sound: while remaining true to the roots of his father’s music he uses elements of rock\, Latin music\, and other African influences. The album received a great deal of critical acclaim from across the globe\, and Vieux was clearly moving out of his father’s shadow. \nBy June 2010\, Vieux was performing at the opening concert for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. That month Vieux also released his first live album\, LIVE. His live performances are highly energized and Vieux is known for dazzling crowds with his speed and dexterity on the guitar\, as well as his palpable charisma and luminous smile\, both of which captivate audiences from all audiences in spite of any language barriers (though Vieux does speak 8 languages). \nIn 2011 Vieux released his 3rd studio album\, The Secret\, so named because the listener will hear the secret of the blues with a blend of generations from father to son. It was produced by guitarist Eric Krasno (of the Soulive trio) and features South African-born vocalist Dave Matthews\, Derek Trucks on electric slide guitar and jazz guitarist John Scofield. The title track is the last collaboration between Vieux and his late father. With the heralded release of The Secret\, Vieux Farka Touré has clearly established himself as one of the world’s rare musical talents and guitar virtuosos with a distinct style that always pays homage to the past while looking towards the future. \nVieux released The Tel Aviv Session (Cumbancha) in April 2012\, a collaborative project with Israeli superstar Idan Raichel dubbed ‘The Touré-Raichel Collective’ that has been hailed by fans and critics alike as a masterpiece and one of the best collaborative albums in the history of international music\, drawing comparisons to Ali Farka Touré and Ry Cooder’s legendary Talking Timbuktu album. \nIn 2013\, Vieux Farka Touré’s beautiful and critically acclaimed album Mon Pays was released as an homage to his homeland. Being that his native Mali had recently been splintered by territorial fighting between Tuareg and Islamic rebels since January 2012\, Mon Pays was devoted to reminding the world about the beauty and culture of his native Mali. Translated as ‘My Country\,’ this predominantly acoustic undertaking transformed into an artifact of cultural preservation. Two songs on the project – ‘Future’ and ‘Peace’ feature Sidiki Diabate’s kora leading an emotional charge complemented by Touré’s spectacular guitar work. Both tracks represent an important generational “passing of the torch” as Sidiki’s father\, Toumani is considered one of the greatest living kora masters and was a close friend of Vieux’s father Ali. Mon Pays has been widely hailed as the most mature and lovely record yet from one of this generation’s most exciting artists to come out of Mali and one of world music’s true rising stars. \nVieux reunited with Idan Raichel in Paris to record\, release and subsequently tour their 2nd collaborative album as The Touré-Raichel Collective in 2014. The result was yet another musical and critical triumph\, titled ‘The Paris Session’ (Cumbancha) revered by many as not just a musical gem for the ages\, but a powerful testimonial to the power of art and fraternity to transcend vast cultural and political divides. In 2015\, Vieux released another unexpected\, genre-bending collaborative album\, this time with New York-based singer Julia Easterlin\, aptly titled ‘Touristes’. The album shot to the top of the iTunes World chart and earned critical acclaim\, including that of John Schaefer (NPR) who called it “brilliant.” On April 7\, 2017\, Vieux released his next album ‘Samba’\, recorded live in front of a small audience at Applehead Studio in Woodstock\, NY. \nWhen the COVID pandemic hit in 2020 and all touring ground to a halt\, Vieux stayed focussed on his craft at home. He worked tirelessly in the studio he built at his family’s compound (which he named ‘Studio Ali Farka Toure’ in honor of his late father) to record his debut album for World Circuit Records/BMG\, the prestigious UK-based record label with whom his father recorded and released most of his own work. The resulting album\, ‘Les Racines’ (released June 2022)\, sees Vieux masterfully return to the deep roots of the Desert Blues music that his father introduced to the world and Vieux spent most of his career to date exploring\, experimenting with\, and expanding. 2022 also saw the release of a long-awaited collaborative album between Vieux and Houston-based psych-rock superstars Khruangbin called ‘Ali’ – an album on which the artists join forces to pay homage to Ali Farka Toure by reimagining eight of his songs together.  The album was an instant hit around the globe\, immediately getting millions of streams\, enormous critical acclaim and even earning the praise of Sir Elton John who called it “one of the albums of the year – absolutely wonderful music.” With each new project Vieux broadens his horizons\, embraces new challenges and further entrenches his reputation as one of the world’s most talented and innovative musicians. \nAs a passionate champion for the people of Mali and The Sahel\, Vieux founded the charity Amahrec Sahel in 2012. As part of Amahrec Sahel’s mission to support humanitarian reconstruction and culture\, the charity has provided school supplies for children\, supported an orphanage in Bamako and provided musical instruments for young musicians in Mali. Vieux is also the director of The Ali Farka Touré Foundation\, an international organization dedicated to the preservation of Ali’s legacy and the cultural growth of Mali. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/vieux-farka-toure/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/250427-Vieux-Farka-Toure-sq_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20250108T002358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T005538Z UID:8805-1744918200-1744918200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Joan Osborne DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nJoan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan\nThursday\, April 17\, 2025\nDoors at 6:30 PM｜Show at 7:30 PM\nMary Seaton Room\n“Like Bonnie Raitt\, a musician to whom she has often been compared\, Ms. Obsborne is a fiercely intelligent\, no-nonsense singer-songwriter who is allergic to traditional pop sentimentality\, though hardly devoid of feeling… She treats Mr. Dylan as fellow troubadour and roustabout\, inventing the rules while traveling along an endless road. Mr. Dylan’s songs are so deeply ingrained in the culture\, it’s a wonder more singers haven’t devoted entire concerts to his songs.” (The New York Times)\nAbout Joan Osborne\nOn her tenth studio album\, the masterful Trouble and Strife\, Joan Osborne has issued a clarion call. With stunning vocals\, a diverse range of sonics\, and incisive lyrics\, this deeply engaging collection of new original songs is her response to “the crazy\, chaotic times we’re living in\,” she says\, and “a recognition of the important role music has to play in this moment. Music has a unique ability to re-energize people and allow us to continue to hang on to that sense of joy of being alive.” \nSince she broke through 25 years ago with the multi-platinum Relish and its touchstone mega-smash “One of Us\,” the seven-time Grammy nominee has never played it safe. Osborne has followed her restless musical heart\, exploring a diverse range of genres: pop rock\, soul\, R&B\, blues\, roots rock\, gospel\, funk\, and country – all of which can be heard on Trouble and Strife\, along with the Western side of C&W and a touch of glam and disco. “For a lot of the record\, we were going for a ‘70s AM radio vibe\,” says Osborne. As for the lyrics\, the songs “are the most political I’ve ever written\,” she conveys of her first album of originals since 2014’s confessional Love and Hate. Osborne also produced Trouble and Strife\, primarily recorded in her basement studio in Brooklyn and released on the label she founded in 1991\, Womanly Hips. \nTackling serious subject matter in her writing while crafting music to “uplift\,” Osborne assembled “a great live band” (including several musicians who played on her acclaimed last album\, Songs of Bob Dylan): guitarists Jack Petruzzelli\, Nels Cline\, and Andrew Carillo\, keyboardist Keith Cotton\, bassist Richard Hammond and drummer Aaron Comess. For vocal harmonies\, she enlisted exquisite vocalists Catherine Russell\, Ada Dyer\, Martha Redbone and Audrey Martells\, whom she’s “had the great privilege to work with over many years.” The result is a Trojan horse of a record – music that is energizing\, melodic\, and hummable\, with lyrics that call out the corrupt\, the despicable and the destructive. \nRoots-rockin’ opener “Take It Any Way I Can Get It” inspires with the mandate “I’m still survivin’/I got to be dancin’”\, propelled by a joyous gospel-tinged vocal attack backed by Wurlitzer and Southern-style intertwined guitars that dare you to sit still. She co-wrote the funky “Never Get Tired (of Loving You)” with Richard Hammond and her partner Keith Cotton\, propelled by Cotton’s Prophet 6 synth\, for her teenaged daughter: a message of stability in an uncertain world. “That song has a serious subtext\,” says Osborne\, but its “cool\, retro flavor hopefully makes it a joyful thing.” The gorgeous ballad “Whole Wide World” finds Osborne hitting impossibly high notes\, its sound inspired by the Chi-Lites; its message “is about hanging on to hope and envisioning something better for the future.” Another early ‘70’s sound infuses the super-catchy “Boy Dontcha Know”: Osborne’s purring vocals are surrounded by a Spiders from Mars-era piano and Big Star-esque Mando-guitar; its singalong lyrics look at gender nonconformity and the obstacles one faces when born female. \nAbuse of power is the subject of two of the angriest songs on Trouble and Strife\, with their infectious sound imbuing the songs a la a wolf in sheep’s clothing: the bluesy stomp “Hands Off\,” punctuated by distinctive guitar riffs\, denounces corrupt exploiters of people and the planet. “That Was A Lie\,” with scornful lyrics buffeted by buoyant pop rock\, castigates “those camera-ready mouthpieces for corrupt officials\,” according to Osborne. \nTexan Ana Maria Rea\, whose family emigrated to America when she was a child\, contributed spoken passages in her native tongue to the rhythmic “What’s That You Say.” “She tells the story of her family coming from Mexico City\, where her father had been kidnapped\, to the U.S. and how difficult that was\,” says Osborne. “Her message is ‘I’m not afraid\,’ and her mission is to help other people who are in the same position she was in. Ana Maria is a shining light of a person.” \nEscape from a place where “there’s nothin’ left alive” drives Osborne to “Panama\,” a showcase of her vocal range expressing gut-punch lyrics reminiscent of Dylan at his most vitriolic. But it is the Western-flavored title track that Osborne points to as the song most inspired by her “Dylanology” concerts that began in 2016 and led to her 2018 covers album\, “If you spend that intensive time living with his songs\, I think it just rubs off on you\,” Osborne admits. “’Trouble and Strife’ betrays the Dylan influence the most because of the odd characters coming in and out of these absurd situations (much like the ones we find ourselves in today).” \nOsborne’s years of experience as a seasoned road warrior are reflected throughout Trouble and Strife\, the album. Her tenure with what she calls a “meat and potatoes rock ‘n roll band”\, Trigger Hippy\, shows up in “Meat and Potatoes\,” a farewell collaboration with her former bandmates\, cut in a Nashville studio: Written with Trigger Hippy bassist Nick Govrik\, it features that group’s Southern-boogie groove. It’s a feel-good song extolling the virtue of downhome cookin’ – and lovin’. “ \nIt’s been quite the journey since the woman AllMusic.com declared “the most gifted vocalist of her generation” moved from small-town Kentucky to attend NYU film school in the 1980s. Osborne’s astounding voice drew attention when she joined the fun at open mic nights in downtown clubs\, which eventually led to 1995’s Relish\, “that rare breed of album where critical consensus\, popular approval and enduring appeal unite\,” according to American Songwriter. Since then\, she’s performed with Motown’s revered rhythm section the Funk Brothers and toured with the Dead (where she first met and sang with Dylan). She’s harmonized with Stevie Wonder at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\, duetted with Luciano Pavarotti\, and co-headlined a tour with the legendary Mavis Staples. She has amassed a loyal fan base as she’s continuously traveled the country. Through it all\, she sees more clearly now than ever the essential role our troubadours play. \n“I feel like music has this important job to do right now\,” Osborne says. “Part of that job is to help imagine a better future – and to hang on to hope. I want to play for people and get them up on their feet and dancing. To let music do that thing it does – bring joy and energy because we really need that right now.” With Trouble and Strife\, she intends to do just that. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/joan-osborne/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/Joan-Osborne-Trio-feat-Songs-of-Bob-Dylan-admat-1300-x-1350-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240514T212852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T011037Z UID:7123-1743534000-1743534000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Life on the Move: Lucy Hawkes｜National Geographic Live DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Lucy Hawkes as part of the National Geographic Live 2025 series\, taking place in the Main Hall with reserved seating and cushy seats! Student tickets are also available. \nEvery year\, billions of animals migrate in search of food\, water\, or a mate. Ecologist Lucy Hawkes has scoured the ocean\, land\, and sky to investigate the astonishing stories of animal perseverance. Join her for a peek into landscapes where some of the planet’s most notable animal athletes move and shake\, and follow their beautiful\, massive migrations across the globe. \nAbout Lucy Hawkes\nLucy Hawkes is a physiological ecologist who uses the latest state-of-the-art miniaturized electronic tracking units to study species movement and migration. She works with a range of animal athletes\, from deep-diving basking sharks to high-flying bar-headed geese. Hawkes obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Exeter\, where she was the first person to track sea turtles from populations in North Carolina and the Cape Verde Islands. She has written more than 60 scientific articles\, which have been cited over 2\,300 times. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/life-on-the-move/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:National Geographic Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/25040-Hawkes-Nat-Geo-2025-Website-Squares-2rgb.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:20250323T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250323T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20241021T191333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T150901Z UID:8162-1742756400-1742756400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Experience Hendrix DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nExperience Hendrix\nMarch 23\, 2025｜7 PM\nFeaturing:\nKenny Wayne Shepherd • Marcus King • Eric Johnson • Devon Allman • Noah Hunt\nAlly Venable • Mato Nanji • Dylan Triplett\nHenri Brown • Kevin McCormick • Tony Beard • Orlando Wright • Sam Bryant \nThe Experience Hendrix Tour evokes the era when artists treated each performance as a unique interaction with their audience. Jimi Hendrix called this his ‘Electric Church.’ The Experience Hendrix Tour fully embraces this approach\, presenting multiple opportunities for performers and audiences to witness unique collaborations among the participating artists\, and will highlight these artists performing their favorite Hendrix signature songs including “Little Wing\,” “Fire\,” “Purple Haze\,” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).” \nFREE Shuttle Service from D’Youville University\nPark and ride from D’Youville University (260 Connecticut St.) for this event. The lot is less than a quarter of a mile away from the hall and the shuttle provides a quick and easy way to get to the hall without walking. Parking and shuttle service are free of charge for patrons. Shuttle service begins at 6PM and ends 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/experience-hendrix/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/EHT2025-Admat-Square-copy-2-scaled.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20241018T015252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T174647Z UID:8075-1742587200-1742587200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:The Strictly Hip DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to present\nThe Strictly Hip 30th Anniversary Concert\nFriday\, March 21\nShow at 8 PM\nAn evening of the music of The Tragically Hip in celebration of 30 years of Buffalo’s own The Strictly Hip\, with special performances and guest appearances. \nIn celebration of 30 great years of the Strictly Hip\, general admission tickets are just $30! For those who want to even MORE  hip\, VIP tickets are available.  VIP tickets come with reserved front\, center seating (first come\, first serve)\, an after party with the Hip\, a drink ticket and special\, VIP-only swag! \nAbout The Strictly Hip \nThe Strictly Hip have been evangelists\, spreading the good word of The Tragically Hip’s music far and wide. This is the music of The Tragically Hip presented with reverence\, respect\, accuracy\, and fun! \nOriginally conceived in 1995 in St. Catharines\, Ontario\, The Strictly Hip is now based in Buffalo New York performing for The Hip’s rabid American fan base. The Strictly Hip regularly perform to sold out venues across North America and have created a loyal fan base of their own. \nThis is not a campy impersonator act. The music of The Tragically Hip is performed passionately\, respectfully and with reverence to its creators. It’s a fun and nostalgic adventure through The Hip’s storied catalog of favourites. No gimmicks required \nPlay air guitar.. sing-a-long… play drums on the table. Celebrate the music of The Tragically Hip with a fist in the air and an arm around your buddy. The Strictly Hip bring the soundtrack of a million camp fires\, road trips\, and backyard parties\, to the concert stage. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/the-strictly-hip/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/Strictly-Hip-Square.png GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240425T164746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T235458Z UID:7032-1742500800-1742500800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:BABEL | Cheryl Strayed DESCRIPTION:Just Buffalo Literary Center presents\nBABEL featuring Cheryl Strayed\nThursday\, March 20\, 2025\n8:00 pm\nDoors open & VIP Patron Reception at 7:00 p.m. \nJoin Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL series for an evening with Cheryl Strayed. \nCheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail\, which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. Her bestselling collection of Dear Sugar columns\, Tiny Beautiful Things\, was adapted for a Hulu television show and as a play that continues to be staged in theaters nationwide. \nSeason subscriptions include a ticket for all (4) of Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL 2024-25 events\, on sale now! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/babel-cheryl-strayed/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Just Buffalo's Babel Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Babel-2023-24-Square-graphic3-1.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:20250306T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240925T141327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T160549Z UID:7595-1741287600-1741287600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Burton Cummings of The Guess Who DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Soul of Buffalo present\nBurton Cummings\nof ‘The Guess Who:’ 60th Anniversary Hits Tour\nwith special guest The Vincent James Explosion\nThursday\, March 6｜7 PM \nBurton Cummings transcends time\, genres\, and generations with a body of work that continues to resonate with fans old and new. His voice has been rated among the finest in rock music. He continues at the top of his game as performer\, singer\, songwriter\, and recording artist. \nTickets start at just $49.50 with limited Meet & Greet and Tour Package experiences available! \n \nPark and ride from D’Youville University (260 Connecticut St.) for this event. The lot is less than a quarter of a mile away from the hall and the shuttle provides a quick and easy way to get to the hall without walking. Parking and shuttle service are free of charge for patrons. Shuttle service begins at 6PM and ends 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert. \nPlease note the venue is unable to accept Canadian currency for this event. \nAbout Burton Cummings\nAs lead singer and songwriter for Canada’s original rock ‘n’ roll superstars\, The Guess Who\, Burton scored an unprecedented string of international hit singles and albums including “American Woman\,” “These Eyes\,” “Laughing\,” “No Time\,” “Share the Land\,” “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature\,” and others\, all written or co-written by Burton. By 1970\, The Guess Who had sold more records than the entire Canadian music industry before breaking up in 1975. \nThe group achieved a long list of firsts\, including first Canadian group to reach #1 on the Billboard charts – holding that spot for three weeks – and first to earn a platinum album for U.S. sales of more than one million copies. Rolling Stone magazine hailed The Guess Who as “one of rock’s most consistently fascinating maverick bands” with a succession of songs “that has few equals among contemporary North American groups.” Dick Clark described the group as rock innovators and ambassadors of Canadian music. \nWith a Winnipeg Community Centre and Performing Arts Centre named in his honor\, Burton is a candidate for Canada’s most beloved rock ‘n’ roll son\, yet he also enjoys a level of world-wide stature shared by only a handful of other Canadian artists. \nThe vast Guess Who catalogue endures today with staples of classic rock and oldies radio as well as in feature films\, including: American Beauty\, Almost Famous\, Cable Guy\, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me\, and Jackie Brown. “When I think back on having five million-selling records in the Top 10\, one after the other\, I can hardly believe it\,” says Burton\, “I was just twenty years old. The scope and magnitude of our success escaped all of us. It really didn’t sink in until years later.” \nBeginning his solo career in 1976\, Burton continued his winning streak with a gold record for his solo debut single “Stand Tall\,” produced by legendary hitmaker Richard Perry\, who numbered among his clients Barbra Streisand\, Carly Simon and Ringo Starr. He followed this with more than a dozen hit singles and albums including “I’m Scared\,” “My Own Way to Rock\,” “I Will Play a Rhapsody\,” “Timeless Love\,” and “You Saved My Soul.” Sold-out tours across Canada and the United States solidified Burton’s stature as a top entertainer. Burton’s 1978 album Dream of a Child became the first quadruple platinum-selling album by a Canadian artist. \nThrough the 1980s and ‘90s\, Burton continued to tour and joined Beatles drummer Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band. The success of Lenny Kravitz’ cover of “American Woman” in the hit feature film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me brought renewed attention to the original Guess Who. The group reunited in 1999 for the closing ceremonies of the Pan-American Games with a television audience numbering in the tens of millions. Several high-profile North American tours followed. \nAs the voice of all of the classic Guess Who hit songs\, Burton has toured with his long-time band for the past twenty plus years across North America\, as well as joining Randy Bachman onstage as Bachman-Cummings\, performing the songs from the original The Guess Who\, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Burton’s solo career. \nAbout the Vincent James Explosion\nThe Vincent James Explosion is a high powered fusion of Rock\, Blues & Jazz\, formed in 2005 by guitarist and composer Vincent James Mastrantonio.  Based out of Buffalo\, NY. they have released four all original albums.  They have performed on many festival stages and have also been direct support for many iconic artists\, including The Alex Skolnick Trio\, Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express\, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush\, Jeff Lorber Fusion and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra playing Led Zepplin. \nThe current lineup features Vincent on guitar and vocals\, Jerry Sampson on bass and vocals and Jim Lisner on drums. \n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/burton-cummings/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/BC24_03-2425-US-Poster-Templates-Square.png GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T190000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240514T212858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T000103Z UID:7117-1740510000-1740510000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Penguins of Antarctica: Dr. Heather Lynch｜National Geographic Live DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Dr. Heather Lynch as part of the National Geographic Live 2025 series\, taking place in the Main Hall with reserved seating and cushy seats! Season tickets are now available! \nAntarctica’s name alone conjures imagery of the harshest environment on Earth\, but it is more than its monochromatic color scheme of snow and ice. Meet the many species of penguins that waddle and swim through the freezing water\, along with an abundance of other life\, on a journey south with quantitative ecologist Dr. Heather Lynch. \nAbout Dr. Heather Lynch  \nDr. Heather Lynch is a quantitative ecologist\, dedicated to understanding the population dynamics of Antarctic wildlife\, with a particular focus on Antarctic penguins. She has more than a decade of field experience on the continent. She is an Associate Professor at Stony Brook University with a joint appointment in the Department of Ecology & Evolution and the Institute for Advanced Computational Science. Lynch serves as the principal investigator for a large\, multi-institution National Science Foundation award. She received an NSF CAREER Award for her work on the spatial dynamics of Antarctic penguins and was elected an early career fellow of the Ecological Society of America. Lynch has an A.B. in Physics from Princeton University\, an M.A. in Physics from Harvard University\, and a Ph.D. in organismic and evolutionary biology from Harvard University. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/penguins-of-antarctica/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:National Geographic Live ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/250225-Lynch-Nat-Geo-2025-Website-Squares-2rgb.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:20250216T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250216T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240927T161914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T184512Z UID:7613-1739718000-1739718000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Over the Rainbow: Celebrating the 120th Birthday of Harold Arlen DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, February 16\, 2025\, at Kleinhans Music Hall as we pay tribute to one of Buffalo’s most legendary musical icons\, Harold Arlen\, the composer behind some of the greatest songs in the Great American Songbook. A visionary whose work includes the iconic “Over the Rainbow\,” Arlen’s compositions have shaped American music for generations. This special event is being produced through a collaborative effort by JazzBuffalo and Kleinhans Music Hall and honors Arlen’s immense contributions to jazz and popular music. \nThe event will be headlined by Pete Malinverni\, a native of the Western New York region and an acclaimed jazz pianist\, composer\, arranger\, and educator based in New York City\, along with internationally renowned violinist Julie Kurtzman and rising star jazz vocalist Anaïs Reno. Together\, they will bring Arlen’s music to life with historical stories\, fresh arrangements\, and heartfelt interpretations of his timeless songs. \nPete Malinverni\, Julie Kurtzman\, and Anaïs Reno (Photo Credits: JazzBuffalo Contributor\, Jack Zuff) \nHarold Arlen’s musical legacy is rich with classics like “Stormy Weather\,” “Come Rain or Come Shine\,” and “Get Happy\,” but perhaps none is as famous as “Over the Rainbow\,” written for The Wizard of Oz. This song\, often hailed as the greatest of the 20th century\, earned Arlen an Academy Award and cemented his place in American music history. \nThough Arlen’s extraordinary talent was born and nurtured in Buffalo\, his recognition in his hometown remains sparse. This event aims to celebrate his life and work in the very city where his remarkable journey began. Arlen’s Buffalo roots fundamentally shaped his legendary career\, from playing piano on the S.S. Canadiana to becoming a major figure on Broadway and Hollywood. \nMark your calendars for this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Harold Arlen’s 120th birthday! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReserved seating for this special event\, honoring one of Buffalo’s finest musical sons\, is now on sale! Don’t miss this chance to experience the magic of Arlen’s music in the historic Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information about Harold Arlen’s incredible legacy\, visit the online exhibition curated by Chana Revell Kotzin at jewishbuffalohistory.org/arlen. \nFor an insightful article about Harold Arlen’s Buffalo legacy\, read the article by Ed Healy\, former Vice President of Marketing at Visit Buffalo Niagara\, at https://www.visitbuffaloniagara.com/harold-arlen-buffalos-great-american-songwriter/ \nBe part of this extraordinary event where Buffalo honors one of its most treasured musical talents. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/harold-arlen/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/250216-Harold-Arlen-sq-WEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T180000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20241203T164601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T164601Z UID:8720-1737309600-1737309600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - 2025 DESCRIPTION:The concerned Citizens Following The Dream Presents\nDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration\n“Protecting Freedom\, Justice\, and Democracy in the Spirit of Non-Violence 365” \nJoin us Sunday\, January 19th 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/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-celebration-2025/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/2025-PHOTO-FLYER-MLK-CELEBRATION-PROGRAM.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:20250103T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250103T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240908T153927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T205702Z UID:7463-1735934400-1735934400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Edalo DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall presents\nEdalo\nwith special guest Joey Secchiaroli of The Reign of Kindo\nJanuary 3 ｜8 PM\n$30 in advance ｜$35 at the door\nEdalo brings the heat to Kleinhans Music Hall on January 3rd. This groundbreaking event marks the first-ever live-electronic performance at this iconic venue\, making it a must-see for music lovers of all ages. \nGet ready to dance the night away to a captivating blend of tropical house\, infused with live saxophone\, drums\, piano\, and vocals. Expect a high-energy performance that seamlessly blends genres\, creating an unforgettable experience for the whole family. \nDon’t miss your chance to be part of this historic event. \nAbout Edalo \nEdalo is a multifaceted artist renowned for his talents as a musician\, composer\, and producer. His artistic journey took off in 2012 with the collaborative track “Mariposa\,” created with music industry titans Robby Takac (Goo Goo Dolls)\, Kenny Hawkins (Rick James\, Snoop Dogg\, Mary J. Blige)\, and Jerry Livingston (Rick James) at the renowned GCR Audio. \nIn late 2013\, Edalo’s move to Los Angeles marked a significant turning point in his career. He was soon enlisted by the estate of Ray Charles to produce a tribute album with Charles’ grandson\, Robert Robinson\, also known as RobTwyce. The project’s single\, “You\,” released in 2015 by All Access Music Group\, was a major milestone. \nThat same year\, Edalo released his debut album\, “Faith\,” which climbed the iTunes Top Instrumental Music Albums Chart. Continuing his momentum\, he independently produced “California Rush\,” which he showcased at SXSW 2017 in Austin\, TX\, alongside notable acts like Kent Jones\, ROZES\, Michael Blume\, and G.O.O.D. Music’s Malik Yusef. \nIn 2020\, Edalo achieved another career highlight with his album “Driftin’\,” headlining his first tour and kicking it off with a sold-out show in his hometown of Buffalo\, NY. In October 2021\, Edalo headlined twelve venues along the east coast from Vermont to Florida. By the end of 2022\, he had collaborated with a diverse range of artists\, including Michigan State Defensive Lineman Josh Butler\, Top Ten Billboard New Wave artist Joss Jaffe\, Super Bowl Champion Demone Harris\, and Pop/EDM Recording Artist and Topliner Salvo. \nEdalo’s 2023 saw him embark on his fifth independent tour\, selling out shows in South Carolina\, Denver\, Colorado\, and twice in Buffalo\, NY. He also made a memorable appearance on his first Live Nation stage\, opening for Afroman in front of 3\,000 people at The Summit in Denver\, Colorado. \nHis single “Mirage” topped the Electronic Top Charts at #1 on iTunes\, and the music video for “Never Enough” received widespread airplay on MTV\, highlighting his dynamic presence in the music industry. The rise of his EP “Mirage” culminated in a Times Square billboard\, underscoring his rising influence and cementing his status as a compelling force in electronic music. \nWith each new milestone\, Edalo continues to push the boundaries of his craft\, leaving no telling where this talented artist will go next. \n \nAbout \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoey Secchiaroli has been the frontman for the progressive-fusion sensation ‘The Reign Of Kindo’ since its founding in 2006.  The band has toured the US\, Canada\, Brazil & Japan and brings a complex musical landscape of rich harmonic voicings and polyrhythms underneath classic pop-oriented melodies with rich lyrical themes.  He will be performing a solo set featuring a selection of Kindo’s songs from their 4+ Album catalogue in a storyteller setting.  Buffalo-born\, he looks forward to returning home for this intimate set for his native city. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/edalo/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Untitled-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20241024T175152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T142821Z UID:8239-1733601600-1733601600@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:'Twas the Funk Before Xmas DESCRIPTION:Buffalo Music Club & Kleinhans Present\n‘Twas the Funk Before Xmas \nWe regret to inform you that the Twas the Funk Before Xmas event scheduled for December 7\, 2024\, has been canceled. If you already purchased a ticket\, you will receive a full refund to your original payment method\, and no further action is needed on your part.\n\n’Twas the FUNK before xmas when all through the house\nAll the creatures were dancing\, including the mice\nThat might not have rhymed\, but why should you care\nDon’t miss out on the FUNK – everybody be there!\n\n\n\nGet down ahead of the holidays with Eric Crittenden & Friends\, featuring:\n\n\nDP On Drums\nDJ Sike\nRod Bonner\nChuck Northington\nMarshall Badger … & More URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/twas-the-funk-before-xmas/ LOCATION:Mary Seaton Room\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, 14201\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/twas-the-funk-before-xmas-critt-kleinhans-2024-12-07-buffalo-music-club-1000x1000-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240717T180424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T231224Z UID:7344-1733342400-1733342400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Allman Betts Family Revival DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall Presents\nThe Allman Betts Family Revival\nDecember 4\, 2024\nShow at 8 PM / Doors at 7 PM\nFeaturing: The Allman Betts Band\, Sierra Hull\, Luther Dickinson\, Cody Dickinson\, Jimmy Hall\, Anders Osborne\, Larry McCray\, Lindsay Lou\, Jackie Greene\, Lamar Williams\, Jr.\, Alex Orbison\, and Robert Randolph \nDon’t miss this star-studded event!  Enjoy a pre-concert bite at Marcato\, downstairs at Kleinhans – no reservations are needed.  Plus\, we’ll have the free shuttle running from D’Youville University from 6:30 – 11:30.  Park and ride from D’Youville University (260 Connecticut St.\, Lot E). The lot is less than a quarter of a mile away from the hall and the shuttle provides a quick and easy way to get to the hall without walking. Parking and shuttle service are free of charge for patrons. \nThe Allman Betts Family Revival is an annual live event extravaganza hosted by the sons of Allman Brothers Band founders Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts… Devon Allman & Duane Betts respectively. Based loosely on vibes that recall “The Last Waltz\,” this yearly celebration brings together the finest names in Blues\, Americana\, Country and Rock to celebrate the timeless catalog of the legendary Allman Brothers Band. Past notable collaborators include Robert Randolph\, Marcus King\, Jason Isbell\, Sierra Hull\, Sierra Ferrell\, Robin Zander\, Tal Wilkenfeld\, Charlie Starr and many many more. Gibson Guitars has been the yearly sponsor of the coast to coast tour that’s become known as “the jam of the year.” This year the band and its epic cast will celebrate both the Duane Allman 1970’s era and the 1990’s comeback era with two sizzling sets\, celebrating the enduring songs and the art of the jam. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/allman-betts-2024/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/AllmanBettsFamilyRevival_2024_Buffalo_Lineup2_1080x1080_ART01.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240403T190355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T165822Z UID:6885-1731614400-1731614400@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Will Downing DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall & Soul of Buffalo Present:\nWill Downing\nwith Special Guest\, Buffalo NY’s own\nWILL HOLTON\nThursday\, November 14\, 2024\nKleinhans Music Hall\nDoors at 6:30PM / Show at 8PM\nAll Ages / Reserved Seating\nWill Downing will appear with his full band (not the BPO)\n\nCelebrating an insane 35 years in the “bizness” and with 27 records to his credit\, Grammy-nominated R&B | Smooth Jazz singer Will Downing will not be stopped! Flexing on his international appeal\, lead single “What Part of My Love” from his new record Soul Rising shot to the top of the UK Soul Chart Top 30 and parked there. With recordings for Island\, Mercury\, Verve\, Motown\, Sophisticated Soul\, and Shanachie Records\, Downing is an industry veteran whose silky baritone has been compared to Luther Vandross and Brian McKnight. \nAbout Will Downing \nCareer highlights include the #1 R&B chart-topping album After Tonight (2007) and Classique (2009)\, which peaked at #22 on the Billboard 100. Downing’s collaborators include a Who’s Who of R&B | Soul | Jazz headliners: Jennifer Holliday\, Kool & the Gang\, Gerald Albright\, Billy Ocean\, Regina Belle\, and Maysa\, among others. \nWill Downing was born and raised in a working-class family in Bed-Stuy\, Brooklyn. His father was a skycap at a local airport and his mother was a schoolteacher. As a teen\, Downing was a member of a school choir. At age 16\, he sang publishing house demos for songwriters who couldn’t sing well\, earning $50 each. \nIn 1988\, he signed a recording contract with 4th & B’way Records and released his first solo album Will Downing. It included a cover version of the John Coltrane classic\, “A Love Supreme\,” which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs record chart. Downing switched to Island Records for his second release\, Come Together as One (1989). \nDowning moved to Mercury Records for his fourth outing\, Love’s the Place to Be (1993). All the Man You Need\, released on Motown Records\, received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional R&B Album in 2000. It included “When You Need Me\,” a duet with Chante Moore. In 2002\, Downing received the International Association of African-American Music Diamond Award. \nIn 2023\, Will suffered a soul-crushing loss\, with the unexpected passing of his daughter Aron Siobhan Downing in January. As a father\, he was devastated…heartbroken. As an artist\, he sought solace and comfort through his craft\, facing the hurt head-on\, exploring multiple themes of love to begin healing. Persevering through the pain\, Downing’s soul is rising…literally! The Prince of Sophisticated Soul is proud to share his 7- song masterclass of triumph over tragedy\, Soul Rising! Although not a “concept” album\, the pieces of Soul Rising fit together beautifully as a single statement in honor and celebration of his eternal love for Siobhan. URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/will-downing/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/a595fa70_fullsizeoutput_604.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240425T164821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T192459Z UID:7028-1731528000-1731528000@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:BABEL | Tommy Orange DESCRIPTION:Just Buffalo Literary Center presents\nBABEL featuring Tommy Orange\nWednesday\, November 13\, 2024\n8:00 pm\nDoors open & VIP Patron Reception at 7:00 p.m. \nJoin Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL series for an evening with Tommy Orange. \nTommy Orange received attention for his breakout New York Times bestselling novel There There\, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. His new book\, Wandering Stars conjures many of the characters that readers first fell in love with in There There while tracing the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. \nSeason subscriptions include a ticket for all (4) of Just Buffalo Literary Center’s BABEL 2024-25 events\, on sale now! URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/babel-tommy-orange/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Just Buffalo's Babel Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Babel-2023-24-Square-graphic2.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:20241023T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240506T191151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T153837Z UID:7150-1729711800-1729711800@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Artyom Dervoed DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall Presents\nArtyom Dervoed\, guitar\n2010 Winner of the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition\nWednesday\, October 23\, 2024｜7:30 pm\n$35 General Admission; $20 Student\nSponsored by Castellani-Andriaccio Guitar Studios \n“Paganini of the guitar“ — Plattlinger Anzeiger \nUniverse Guitare (France) has famously dubbed Artyom Dervoed the “Tsar of the guitar”. This bold claim is backed by the growing international demand\, an active recording career\, and no less than 16 first place awards in various international competitions. A regular guest on the world’s most prestigious stages\, including the Berliner Philharmonie\, Kölner Philharmonie\, Tonhalle Düsseldorf\, Carnegie Hall\, Jordan Hall\, Bunka Kaikan\, and Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory\, Mr. Dervoed is among the most eminent champions of the classical guitar. Having mastered the entire standard orchestral\, chamber and solo guitar literature\, he is significantly expanding the existing repertoire through collaborations with leading composers\, whose works he inspires\, commissions and performs. \nProgram\n \nLeo Brouwer (1939) — Elogio de la Danza \nFederico Moreno-Torroba (1891–1982) — Suite “Castillos de España”: \n1. Alba de Tormes\n2. Alcaniz\n3. Manzanares el Real\n4. Montemayor\n5. Olite\n6. Javier\n7. Redaba\n8. Simancas\n9. Alcazar de Segovia\n10. Siguenza\n11. Turegano\n12. Torija\n13. Zafra\n14. Calatrava \n~~~ \nMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) — Capriccio Diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini) URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/artyom-dervoed/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Artyom-Dervoed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241014T193000 DTSTAMP:20260415T060632 CREATED:20240509T153342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T130420Z UID:7164-1728934200-1728934200@kleinhansbuffalo.org SUMMARY:Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson DESCRIPTION:Kleinhans Music Hall and Emporium Presents present\nDr. Neil deGrasse Tyson\nThe Cosmic Perspective\n*Sold Out*\nThere is no view of the world as emotionally potent as the one granted by a cosmic perspective. It’s one that sees Earth as a planet in a vast empty universe. It profoundly influences what we think and feel about science\, culture\, politics\, and life itself. \nTickets start at only $39.95 and are on sale now! A limited number of VIP Q&A tickets will also be available which includes premium seating and a post-show question and answer session with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. \nAbout Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson\nDr. Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in New York City where he was educated in the public schools clear through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia. \n\n\n\nIn 2001\, Tyson was appointed by President Bush to serve on a twelve-member commission that studied the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry. The final report was published in 2002 and contained recommendations (for Congress and for the major agencies of the government) that would promote a thriving future of transportation\, space exploration\, and national security. \nIn 2004\, Tyson was once again appointed by President Bush to serve on a nine-member commission on the Implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy\, dubbed the “Moon\, Mars\, and Beyond” commission. This group navigated a path by which the new space vision can become a successful part of the American agenda. And in 2006\, the head of NASA appointed Tyson to serve on its prestigious Advisory Council\, which guides NASA through its perennial need to fit ambitious visions into restricted budgets. \n\nNeil deGrasse Tyson by Patrick Queen for Columbia Magazine \nIn addition to dozens of professional publications\, Dr. Tyson has written\, and continues to write for the public. From 1995 to 2005\, Tyson was a monthly essayist for Natural History magazine under the title Universe. And among Tyson’s fifteen books is his memoir The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist; and Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution\, co-written with Donald Goldsmith. Origins is the companion book to the PBS NOVA four-part mini-series Origins\, in which Tyson served as on-camera host. The program premiered in September 2004. \nTwo of Tyson’s other books are the playful and informative Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries\, which was a New York Times bestseller\, and The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet\, chronicling his experience at the center of the controversy over Pluto’s planetary status. The PBS NOVA documentary The Pluto Files\, based on the book\, premiered in March 2010. \nIn February 2012\, Tyson released his tenth book\, containing every thought he has ever had on the past\, present\, and future of space exploration: Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier. \nFor five seasons\, beginning in the fall of 2006\, Tyson appeared as the on-camera host of PBS NOVA’s spinoff program NOVA ScienceNOW\, which is an accessible look at the frontier of all the science that shapes the understanding of our place in the universe. \nDuring the summer of 2009 Tyson identified a cadre of professional standup comedians to assist his effort in bringing science to commercial radio with the NSF-funded pilot program StarTalk. Now also a popular Podcast\, for three years it enjoyed a limited-run Television Series on the National Geographic Channel. StarTalk combines celebrity guests with informative yet playful banter. The target audience is all those people who never thought they would\, or could\, like science. In its first year on television and in three successive seasons\, it was nominated for a Best Informational Programming Emmy. \nTyson is the recipient of twenty-three honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal\, the highest award given by NASA to a non-government citizen. His contributions to the public appreciation of the cosmos have been recognized by the International Astronomical Union in their official naming of asteroid “13123 Tyson.” And by zoologists\, with the naming of Indirani Tysoni\, a native species of leaping frog in India. On the lighter side\, Tyson was voted “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive” by People Magazine in 2000. \nIn 2017\, Tyson published Astrophysics for People In A Hurry\, which was a domestic and international bestseller. This adorably readable book is an introduction to all that you’ve read and heard about that’s making news in the universe—consummated\, in one place\, succinctly presented\, for people in a hurry. \nThat was followed in 2018 by Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military\, coauthored with Avis Lang\, in 2019 by Letters from an Astrophysicist\, both New York Times Bestsellers\, and in 2021 by Cosmic Queries: StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are\, How We Got Here\, and Where We are Going\, coauthored with James Trefil. \nTyson served as Executive Science Editor and on-camera Host & Narrator for Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey\, the 21stcentury continuation of Carl Sagan’s landmark television series. The show began in March 2014 and ran thirteen episodes in primetime on the FOX network\, and appeared in 181 countries in 45 languages around the world on the National Geographic Channels. Cosmos won four Emmy Awards\, a Peabody Award\, two Critics Choice awards\, as well as a dozen other industry recognitions. Tyson reprised his role as on-camera host for the next season of Cosmos—Cosmos: Possible Worlds\, which premiered on the National Geographic Channel in March 2020 and on the FOX network in September 2020. \nTyson’s latest books are Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization and To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery\, coauthored with Lindsey Nyx Walker\, both New York Times bestsellers. \nTyson is the fifth head of the world-renowned Hayden Planetarium in New York City and the first occupant of its Frederick P. Rose Directorship. He is also a research associate of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. \nNeil deGrasse Tyson lives in New York City with his wife\, a former IT project manager with Bloomberg Financial Markets. \n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/event/cosmic/ LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle \, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kleinhansbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/241014-degrasse-sq.jpg GEO:42.9025038;-78.8817523 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo NY 14201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3 Symphony Circle:geo:-78.8817523,42.9025038 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR