Here’s a sneak peak at possibilities for upcoming seasons. Please help us decide on who to bring up by leaving comments below.
Classical/Classical Crossover
- Natalie Merchant — With local string quintet
- Brooklyn Rider — Contemporary string quartet
- Daniel Roumain — Several options
- Carpe Diem — Classical quartet w some genre-bending programs
- Quartet San Francisco
- Time for Three — Contemporary string trio (“classically trained garage band”)
- Bobby McFerrin
- So Percussion
- Maya Beiser — Cellist
- Canadian Brass — Quintessential brass ensemble
- Voice — 3-voice British women’s a cappella (mostly classical)
Jazz
- Pablo Ziegler Classical Tango Quartet or Jazz/Nuevo tango — Tango piano master plus cello, bandoneon, bass
- Auturo O’Farrill — Pianist/composer
- ACS (Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding)
- John Pizzarelli and Ramsey Lewis — Doing all Nat King Cole
World/Ethnic Music
- Hugh Masakela and Vusi Mahlasela — South African freedom fighters and musical icons
- Habib Koite and Eric Bibb
- Väsen — Swedish instrumental trio
- H’sao — Band originally from Chad, now based in Canada
- Red Baraat — 8-pc bhangra punk party band
- Metropolitan Klezmer — Klezmer ensemble that “re-invent tradition with both irreverence and respect”
- Gaelic Storm
- African Guitar Summit — Nov-14
- Adonis Puentes — Cuban
- Pedrito Martinez — World-class conga player, singer, and bandleader from New York
- I Draw Slow — Band from Ireland, mix of Irish & Appalachian folk
- Alan Kelly Gang — Irish band led by Irish accordion master Alan Kelly
- Tanya Tagaq — Inuit Throat Singer
- Masters of Hawaiian Music
Blues/Rock/Bluegrass/Gospel
- Wailin Jennys — Spring 2015
- Carolina Chocolate Drops — Fresh take on a 3-member old-time string band
- Sweet Honey in the Rock — 5-member female African American a cappella group
- Chris Thile — Mandolinist extraordinaire
- Cecile McLorin Salvant
- Keb’ Mo’ — Blues singer/guitarist
- Harlem Gospel Choir — 9-member group, tours worldwide
- Rosanne Cash — Singer-songwriter
- VoicePlay — Fun 5-member pop male a cappella group
OTHER Music
- ScrapArtsMusic — Percussion group using instruments made from industrial scrap
- Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain — 8-member ukulele ensemble
- Gay Men’s Chorus L.A. — It Gets Better project
Spoken Word/Theater
- Endurance — 4-man play involving Shackleton’s Antarctic journey
- Actor’s Gang — Tim Robbin’s theater, has prison project
- Intergalactic Nemesis — Live Radio Play
- Reduced Shakespeare Company — Complete History of Comedy or Ultimate Christmas show
- Neil deGrasse Tyson — Scientist and radio/TV personality
- Harry Belafonte
- Bill Bryson
Dance
- Body Vox — Fun dance group
- Mark Morris Dance Group — Prestige group with a strong desire to come here
