Savannah Music Festival | March 18 - April 3, 2010

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MIKE MARSHALL'S BIG TRIO/ THE BELLEVILLE OUTFIT

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 18
6:30PM, $37 buy tickets

Mike Marshall joins Paul Kowert (of the Punch Brothers), and violinist Alex Hargreaves (left), the youngest person to ever win Grand Champion at the National Old-Time Fiddler's Contest. With intricate

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MIKE MARSHALL'S BIG TRIO/ THE BELLEVILLE OUTFIT

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 18
9:00PM, $37 buy tickets

Mike Marshall joins Paul Kowert (of the Punch Brothers), and violinist Alex Hargreaves (left), the youngest person to ever win Grand Champion at the National Old-Time Fiddler's Contest. With intricate

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ZYDECO DANCE PARTY: JEFFERY BROUSSARD & THE CREOLE COWBOYS

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
Seats may be available at the door

March 19
6:00PM, $27

SMF's annual Zydeco Dance Party features one of the hottest Southwest Louisiana bands, Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, showcasing its leader, the 2007 Zydeco Music & Creole Heritage Awards

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WIZARDS AND GYPSIES: THE ASSAD BROTHERS/ ROBY LAKATOS

LUCAS THEATRE FOR THE ARTS
March 19
7:30PM, $32, 47, 60 (GOLD) buy tickets

Brazilian-born brothers Sergio and Odair Assad (left) have set the benchmark for all other guitarists with their innovation, ingenuity and expression. Their internationally acclaimed artistry and uncanny ensemble-playing mixes styles,

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ZYDECO DANCE PARTY: JEFFERY BROUSSARD & THE CREOLE COWBOYS

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
Seats may be available at the door

March 19
8:00PM, $27

SMF's annual Zydeco Dance Party features one of the hottest Southwest Louisiana bands, Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, showcasing its leader, the 2007 Zydeco Music & Creole Heritage Awards

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ZYDECO DANCE PARTY: JEFFERY BROUSSARD & THE CREOLE COWBOYS

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 19
10:00PM, $27 buy tickets

SMF's annual Zydeco Dance Party features one of the hottest Southwest Louisiana bands, Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, showcasing its leader, the 2007 Zydeco Music & Creole Heritage Awards

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RUTHIE FOSTER/ KRISTINA TRAIN

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
Seats may be available at the door

March 20
6:30PM, $32

Savannah-native Kristina Train (right) has just released her long-awaited debut recording for Blue Note Records. While one can hear the distinct influence of '60s & '70s soul in her voice,

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KATHY MATTEA/PATTY LOVELESS

LUCAS THEATRE FOR THE ARTS
Seats may be available at the door

March 20
7:30PM, $25, 35, 45, 60, 75 (GOLD)

For more than 20 years, Kentucky-born Patty Loveless has been one of the most popular singers of the neo-traditionalist country movement. A member of both the Grand Ole Opry

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RUTHIE FOSTER/ KRISTINA TRAIN

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
Seats may be available at the door

March 20
9:00PM, $32

Savannah-native Kristina Train (right) has just released her long-awaited debut recording for Blue Note Records. While one can hear the distinct influence of '60s & '70s soul in her voice,

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RUTHIE FOSTER/ KRISTINA TRAIN

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
Seats may be available at the door

March 21
5:00PM, $32

Savannah-native Kristina Train (right) has just released her long-awaited debut recording for Blue Note Records. While one can hear the distinct influence of '60s & '70s soul in her

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RUTHIE FOSTER/ KRISTINA TRAIN

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
Seats may be available at the door

March 21
7:30PM, $32

Savannah-native Kristina Train (right) has just released her long-awaited debut recording for Blue Note Records. While one can hear the distinct influence of '60s & '70s  soul in her voice,

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MAJOR MINORS: SIERRA NOBLE/SARAH JAROSZ

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 22
7:00PM, $22 buy tickets

This double bill pairs two extraordinary teenage artists. Only 18, bluegrass phenomenon Sarah Jarosz is proficient on mandolin, clawhammer banjo, guitar, piano, and she also has a fine, supple

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MAJOR MINORS: SIERRA NOBLE/SARAH JAROSZ

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 23
12:30PM, $12 buy tickets

This double bill pairs two extraordinary teenage artists. Only 18, bluegrass phenomenon Sarah Jarosz is proficient on mandolin, clawhammer banjo, guitar, piano, and she also has a fine, supple singing

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MAJOR MINORS: SIERRA NOBLE/SARAH JAROSZ

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 23
7:00PM, $22 buy tickets

This double bill pairs two extraordinary teenage artists. Only 18, bluegrass phenomenon Sarah Jarosz is proficient on mandolin, clawhammer banjo, guitar, piano, and she also has a fine, supple singing

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CHERRYHOLMES/ SHANNON WHITWORTH

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 25
6:30PM, $32 buy tickets

Award-winning Cherryholmes (left) has become the First Family of Bluegrass.  Experience twin fiddles, Irish step-dancing, classic country yodeling, and old-time clawhammer banjo mixed with dynamic bluegrass and smooth, blended family

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WILCO

JOHNNY MERCER THEATRE
Seats may be available at the door

March 25
7:30PM, $25,35, 50 (GOLD)

Formed by guitarist and songwriter Jeff Tweedy in the mid-1990s, the Chicago rock band Wilco continued their rise to fame in 2009 with tours across Europe, Australia and the US,

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SHANNON WHITWORTH

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 26
12:30PM, $12 buy tickets

"[Shannon Whitworth] has a smoky singing voice that reminds me of a grittier Neko Case or a harder Patsy Cline." -The Pulse, Chattanooga

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MARK O'CONNOR'S HOT SWING TRIO/ RENAUD GARCIA-FONS TRIO

Charles H. Morris Center
March 26
6:30PM, $37 buy tickets

For over 30 years, American violinist and composer Mark O'Connor has led his own groups while working with artists as diverse as Renee Fleming, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, David Grisman,

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MARK O'CONNOR'S HOT SWING TRIO/ RENAUD GARCIA-FONS TRIO

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 26
9:00PM, $37 buy tickets

For over 30 years, American violinist and composer Mark O'Connor has led his own groups while working with artists as diverse as Renée Fleming, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, David Grisman,

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SHAKE UP YOUR BRAIN: ROGER DAY

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 27
12:30PM, $10 adult 18+, $5 age 6+, under 6 free buy tickets

MARK O'CONNOR'S HOT SWING TRIO/ RENAUD GARCIA-FONS TRIO

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 27
6:30PM, $37 buy tickets

For over 30 years, American violinist and composer Mark O'Connor (left) has led his own groups while working with artists as diverse as Renée Fleming, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, David

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SHE & HIM

TRUSTEES THEATER
Seats may be available at the door

March 27
8:00PM, $25, 35

"'Indie boys' movie-star crush of choice Deschanel and rootsy guitarist M. Ward pose as a great lost Seventies AM-gold couple.....they sound like they wish they were cruising in their

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MARK O'CONNOR'S HOT SWING TRIO/ RENAUD GARCIA-FONS TRIO

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 27
9:00PM, $37 buy tickets

For over 30 years, American violinist and composer Mark O'Connor (left) has led his own groups while working with artists as diverse as Renée Fleming, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, David

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DICK HYMAN, HOWARD ALDEN AND KEN PEPLOWSKI/GERALD CLAYTON TRIO

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 31
6:00PM, $37 buy tickets

Two incredible, but distinct, jazz trios contrast the exuberance of youth and the wisdom of experience. Pianist Dick Hyman (left), guitarist Howard Alden (right center) and clarinet/saxophonistKen Peplowski (left center)

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DICK HYMAN, HOWARD ALDEN AND KEN PEPLOWSKI/GERALD CLAYTON TRIO

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
March 31
8:30PM, $37 buy tickets

Two incredible, but distinct, jazz trios contrast the exuberance of youth and the wisdom of experience. Pianist Dick Hyman (left), guitarist Howard Alden (right center) and clarinet/saxophonistKen Peplowski (left center)

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KEN PEPLOWSKI & HOWARD ALDEN

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
April 1
12:30PM, $20 buy tickets

The extraordinary duo of Ken Peplowski (clarinet, saxophone) and Howard Alden (guitar) create gorgeous, melodic, swinging and virtuosic music.

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DEREK TRUCKS & SUSAN TEDESCHI BAND - Wood Brothers open

JOHNNY MERCER THEATRE
April 1
7:30PM, $27, 37, 47, 73 (GOLD) buy tickets

Unquestionably the most formidable husband/wife team in the history of southern rock and blues music, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi have put together a new band that will perform an

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SWING CENTRAL COMPETITION

LUCAS THEATRE FOR THE ARTS
April 2
9:00AM, Free

SWING CENTRAL features live jazz performances, workshops, master classes and an opportunity for students to work with some of the greatest musicians of our time: clinicians like Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus

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BILL FRISELL TRIO/BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
April 2
6:30PM, $32 buy tickets

Bill Frisell's (left) unmistakable voice on the guitar is equal parts jazz and Americana. Mixing rock and country with jazz and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a

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BILL FRISELL TRIO/BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
April 2
9:00PM, $32 buy tickets

Bill Frisell's (left) unmistakable voice on the guitar is equal parts jazz and Americana. Mixing rock and country with jazz and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a

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BILL FRISELL TRIO/BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
April 3
6:30PM, $32 buy tickets

Bill Frisell's (left) unmistakable voice on the guitar is equal parts jazz and Americana. Mixing rock and country with jazz and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a

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THE DEL MCCOURY BAND WITH THE DIXIE BLUEGRASS BOYS

LUCAS THEATRE FOR THE ARTS
April 3
7:00PM, $22, 27, 37, 45, 55 (GOLD) buy tickets

The Del McCoury Band, nine-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year, has propelled from the top of the bluegrass world to become a unique torchbearer for the entire sweep of bluegrass

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BILL FRISELL TRIO/BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA

CHARLES H. MORRIS CENTER
April 3
9:00PM, $32 buy tickets

Bill Frisell's unmistakable voice on the guitar is equal parts jazz and Americana. Mixing rock and country with jazz and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a sense

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