“Jazz With Words” - Diana Tuffin, vocalist
Sunday, August 7 – 7:30 p.m.
Piedmont Music Center
$26 General Admission
Jazz songs with poignant and evocative lyrics, including, “Lady Day and John Coltrane,” “Is That Jazz,” and “Pieces of A Man,” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Lush Life,” by Billy Strayhorn and more. Poet Spencer Aubrey will add more words as an interlude between songs. Great jazz with great words.
Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble
Tuesday, August 9 - 7:30 p.m.
Reynolds Place Theatre - Milton Rhodes Center
$26 General Admission
The award-winning Lorena Guillén Tango Ensemble captivates audiences with soulful arrangements of Argentine tango standards and original compositions that create a dynamic pan-Latin fusion.
Lorena Guillén, voice and artistic director; Alejandro Rutty, piano and bass; Jacqui Carrasco, violin; Guy Capuzzo, guitar; Adam Ricci, piano; Erik Schmidt, percussion
Summer Dances
Thursday, August 11 – 7:30 p.m.
SECCA Auditorium
$26 General Admission
An Evening of Dance and music with choreographers Elizabeth Clendinning, Janice Lancaster, and Monet Beatty, return to SECCA for an evening of dance and music. Music for the performance features violinist Ruth Kelly, a jazz trio with Matt Kendrick on bass, Michael Kinchen on saxophone, and Kassem Williams on drums, and the music ensemble Gamelan Giri Murti, featuring traditional music for Balinese gamelan as well as a new composition by K.C. Pyle, directed by Elizabeth Clendinning. Produced by Christina Soriano.
Bossa Nova with Martha Bassett's Quarteto Brasil
Saturday, August 13 - 7:30 p.m.
Reynolds Place Theatre - Milton Rhodes Center
$26 General Admission
Martha Bassett, Russell Kelly and friends performing Brazilian bossa nova from the 1950s and 60s. The ensemble shares the histories and translations of songs sung in Portuguese accompanied by two guitars.
Martha Bassett, guitar/vocals; Russell Kelly, guitar; Brevan Hampden, percussion; Reagan Mitchell, saxophone/flute
The Piedmont Jazz Composers Collective
Sunday, August 14 - 7:30 p.m.
Piedmont Music Center
$26 General Admission
Featuring the original compositions of five local jazz musicians, arranged for jazz quintet.
Matt Kendrick, bass; Federico Pivetta, piano; Michael Kinchen, saxophone; Cameron MacManus, trombone; Kassem Williams, drums
Shall We Dance? - Larry Weng, piano
Wednesday, August 17 - 7:30 p.m.
Piedmont Music Center
$26 General Admission
Pianist Larry Weng performs works by Bach, Chopin, Schumann and Ravel.
The Warp Trio
Friday, August 19 - 7:30 p.m.
Reynolds Place Theatre - Milton Rhodes Center
The New York-based Warp Trio will present “Black Voices,” a multidisciplinary performance that integrates Classical, Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Spoken Word, presenting works all created by African-American artists.
Mikael Darmanie, piano; Josh Henderson, violin; Ju Young Lee, cello; Rick Martinez, percussion; Emily Haughton, dancer; Likwuid, spoken word/Emcee
Peter and the Wolf: A Free Family concert
Saturday, August 20 - 3:00 p.m.
SECCA
FREE Admission!
Enjoy the classic tale in its chamber music version and up-close to the musicians!
Jason McKinney, narrator; Peter Shanahan, flute; Matthew Covington, oboe; Ron Rudkin, clarinet; Joe Mount, horn; Carol Bernstorf, bassoon; Beverly Naiditch, percussion
Piedmont Opera
This performance has been cancelled.
Original Americana Music with “Our Band”
Tuesday, August 30 - 7:30 p.m.
Piedmont Music Center
$26 General Admission
Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter return to North Carolina for a special evening of adventurous interpretations and award-winning song-craft with very special guests Bennett Sullivan (banjo) and Pat Lawrence (bass). Everything from Johnny Cash to Burt Bacharach is fair game for this duo, all delivered with warmth, wit and dazzling instrumental virtuosity.
Schubert to Shaw
Thursday, September 1 - 7:30 p.m.
Piedmont Music Center
$26 General Admission
The Eno String Quartet and guests perform works by women composers Fanny Mendelssohn and Caroline Shaw, as well as Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet.
Caroline Shaw: En’tract
Fanny Mendelssohn: Quartet
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, "Trout"
Nicholas DiEugenio violin; Nonoko Okada violin; Simon Ertz, viola; Nate Leyland, cello; Michael Ashton, bass; Mimi Solomon, piano