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Savannah Music Festival 1640 – The Alt / Teada

savannahmusicfestival · Savannah Music Festival 1640 – The Alt / Teada On this episode we listen to selections from a co-bill of Irish bands from our 2023 festival, The Alt and Teada.

Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1639 – Teada / Maeve Gilchrist & Bruce Molsky

savannahmusicfestival · Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1639 – Teada / Maeve Gilchrist & Bruce Molsky On this episode we listen to selections from two unforgettable 2023 festival concerts, starting with the incredible Irish traditional band Teada and a Celtic-Appalachian duo consisting of Maeve Gilchrist & Bruce Molsky.

Jepson Center

Frank Stewart in Conversation Dr. Walter Evans

Frank Stewart, Savannah Music Festival’s long-time photographer, discusses his life and work with Dr. Walter Evans. Stewart’s NEXUS: AN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER’S JOURNEY, 1960S TO THE PRESENT, is currently on display at the Jepson Center. About the Exhibition: Frank Stewart’s Nexus is the first major museum exhibition of photographer Frank Stewart’s work and centers on his sensitive…

Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1637 – Sona Jobarteh / Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

savannahmusicfestival · Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1637 – Sona Jobarteh / Christone "Kingfish" Ingram On this episode we feature two standout performances from the opening weekend of our 2023 festival: Gambian kora virtuoso Sona Jobarteh and the electrifying Mississippi blues guitarist and singer Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.

Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1618 – Eddie Palmieri / Drew Petersen

savannahmusicfestival · Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1618 – Eddie Palmieri / Drew Petersen On this episode we’ll feature most of the second dance party set performed in 2023 by the celebrated Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band, and conclude three excerpts from Chopin’s Etudes, Opus 25, performed by Drew Petersen.

Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1617 – Drew Petersen

savannahmusicfestival · Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1617 – Drew Petersen On this episode, we’ll listen to a portion of the recital program performed by Drew Petersen at during our 2023 festival, including Gaspard de la Nuit by Maurice Ravel and Robert Schumann’s Fantasy in C Major, Opus 17.

Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1616 – Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Hope / Bruce Molsky

savannahmusicfestival · Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1616 – Zurich Chamber Orchestra / Bruce Molsky & Maeve Gilchrist On this episode, we’ll listen to segments of two very different 2023 festival programs for strings: the Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Hope, followed by music for fiddle and Celtic lever harp performed by Bruce Molsky and Maeve…

Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1611 – Schubert Octet

savannahmusicfestival · Savannah Music Festival LIVE 1611 – Schubert Octet On this episode, we listen to a cheerful, energetic work that showcases the melodic genius of Franz Schubert: his Octet in F Major D. 803. From the the Philip Dukes and Friends chamber music series during the 2023 Savannah Music Festival, this is Michael Collins…

Spring Fling – A Party to Benefit Savannah Music Festival

We invite you to join us on Saturday, March 23, 2024, for a fabulous evening at the Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden followed by a concert by Samara Joy at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts.   Timeline of the Evening Arrive at 660 East Broughton Street for the party at the Metal Building… 4:30…

Pop-Up Shop Manager

Pop-Up Shop Manager (Seasonal) Location: Savannah, Georgia Term: Savannah Music Festival 2024 Dates: Starting March 26 through April 14, 2024, Tuesday – Saturday: 11:30 – 6:30 PM, Sundays: 1:30 – 5:30 PM (Mondays off) Pay: Hourly, $18.50/hour The Savannah Music Festival is seeking a Festival Pop-Up Shop Manager to provide patrons with an exciting merchandise…

Education Manager (Musical Explorers Program)

Education Manager (Musical Explorers Program) Term: Full-time Reports to: Director of Education & Community Engagement Start date: April 1, 2024 (or earlier)   Program Description: Developed in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI), Musical Explorers is a comprehensive program reaching nearly 10,000 K-2 students and more than 200 teachers. Musical Explorers’ multicultural curriculum…

Closing Night Party: Rebirth Brass Band / Eddie 9V

For nearly four decades, the Grammy Award-winning Rebirth Brass Band has been one of the Crescent City’s premier musical ambassadors. Their trademark sound pays homage to the New Orleans brass band tradition while weaving a tapestry that combines elements of jazz, funk, soul, R&B and the sounds from the streets they grew up on. Founded…

Amy Helm

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm makes her SMF debut on closing weekend with her ace band. The daughter of Levon Helm of The Band and singer-songwriter Libby Titus, Amy Helm was a member of her father’s band in the 90s and 2000s, was a founding member of acclaimed roots-rock ensemble Ollabelle, and has released three…

Amy Helm

Additional Showtimes: 8:30 pm, Friday, April 12 Singer and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm makes her SMF debut on closing weekend with her ace band. The daughter of Levon Helm of The Band and singer-songwriter Libby Titus, Amy Helm was a member of her father’s band in the 90s and 2000s, was a founding member of acclaimed…

Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal

Rosanne Cash is a composer and singer-songwriter with four Grammy Awards, in addition to having partnered in programming collaborations with Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, SFJAZZ, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Library of Congress. She is also an author, whose 2010 memoir “Composed” landed on The New York Times bestseller list. In 2021, she became the…

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Grammy Award-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generation. From his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi to stages around the globe, the young blues star has already headlined multiple U.S. and European tours. Selected in summer 2022 to open for The Rolling Stones in London’s Hyde…

Tinsley Ellis – Naked Truth Tour

Presented by Savannah Music Festival and Co-Produced by Plant Riverside District Tinsley Ellis describes his forthcoming Feb. 9 Alligator Records release “Naked Truth,” which is his first solo acoustic project in a career spanning four decades, as both “a departure and an arrival.” Throughout his career, Ellis has recorded and traveled the world, delivering his…

District Live at Plant Riverside District

Community Events

Jewish Educational Alliance

First Night, First Light: Klezmer & Latke Party feat. Members of Klezmer 42

On the First Night of Hanukkah, Thursday, December 7th, the Jewish Educational Alliance along with the Savannah Music Festival will host a “First Night, First Light” celebration. Bring the family to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with klezmer music by members of Klezmer Local 42, an Athens, Georgia based klezmer band, enjoy savory and…

Philip Dukes & Friends Chamber Series

Encounters Artist Talks

Doc at 100

Celebrating the recent centenary of Doc Watson’s birth in Deep Gap, North Carolina, this free program begins with a talk led by host and author Ted Olson. Olson’s talk is followed by stories and performances shared by artists Jack Lawrence, Wayne Henderson and Jack Hinshelwood, who knew Doc as a friend and fellow performer. This…

Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca: Searching for Goya

Inspired by the transformative visual art of Francisco Goya, Noche Flamenca’s latest work references the prolific Spanish artist’s response to the political turmoil and injustices of 18th and 19th century Spain. Choreographed by Artistic Director Martin Santangelo and his award winning wife and Principal Dancer Soledad Barrio, Searching For Goya features a company of dancers,…

Music and Mind: Renée Fleming

A PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ARTS AND HEALTH The powerful benefits of the arts for human health are becoming clearer every day. In addition to using music to better understand the complex functioning of the brain, researchers have found music and art therapies effective tools in addressing the effects of an ever-widening array of…

Island Prayers: Turtle Island Quartet

Following their appearance with Terence Blanchard & E-Collective, the Turtle Island Quartet returns with Island Prayers. This performance features four new works co-commissioned by Savannah Music Festival, composed by founding violinist David Balakrishnan, Rhiannon Giddens, Terence Blanchard and Jerod Impichchaachaacha’ Tate.   This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts….

Mighty Poplar

Featuring Noam Pikelny and Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers), Andrew Marlin (Watchhouse) and Greg Garrison (Leftover Salmon) At its heart, bluegrass music is about what happens when you commit to the moment. The joy of improvisation keeps the music fresh. This true spirit of bluegrass infuses Mighty Poplar, a new all-star roots project featuring Andrew Marlin,…

Matthew Whitaker

Musical prodigy Matthew Whitaker grew up surrounded by music. At age 9, he began teaching himself how to play the Hammond B3, and four years later became the youngest artist to ever be endorsed by Hammond. His always joyful performances, which span jazz, R&B and soul, display an innate mastery of the keyboard. Now three…

Faircloth Jazz Series

Emanuel Ax, Piano

For this long-anticipated Savannah Music Festival debut, celebrated pianist Emanuel Ax brings a unique program of Beethoven Sonatas interspersed with works by Schoenberg. “Ax’s playing is always marvelously articulate and totally unfussy. Nothing is done for effect or to draw attention to the player rather than to what he is playing; though his range of…

Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden

Victory North Savannah

Trustees Theater