Held annually in historic downtown Savannah, this 22nd season of Georgia’s largest festival features two premieres, numerous festival debuts, and the return of several audience favorites from the realms of world music, classical, jazz, and Americana. In addition to a wealth of concert programming, SMF gives attendees a chance to hit the dance floor with four dance parties featuring Cuban, Cajun, Funk, and Zydeco music scheduled throughout the festival.
“We invite you to experience our acclaimed blend of the finest jazz, classical and international music traditions alongside indigenous southern genres,” remarks SMF Executive & Artistic Director Rob Gibson. “This unparalleled array of performances, combined with the wealth of culture and history that is unique to Savannah, make for an experience never to be forgotten.”
Going Global
- ‘African Interplay’ with Ballake Sissoko, Vincent Segal and Lionel Loueke Ensemble
- ‘Masters of Indian Music & Dance’ Amjad Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain & Vijayalakshmi
- Afro-pop superstar Salif Keita makes his SMF debut
Jazz, Blues and The American Songbook
- Bela Fleck debuts a collaboration with the Marcus Roberts Trio
- The Clayton Brothers and Ike Stubblefield’s Organ Trio
- ‘Jazz Meets Brazil’ with Dianne Reeves and guitarist Chico Pinheiro
- Master of New Orleans R&B Allen Toussaint performs with guitarist & vocalist James Hunter
- Michael Burks, Lucky Peterson & Sherman Robertson unite as ‘Delta Guitar Slingers’
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, the nine-piece Brooklyn collective, makes its Savannah debut
Classical Highlights
- Death Cell Memoirs of An Extraterrestrial, a World Premiere by Marc Neikrug
- ‘Sex, Violins, and tales of the Baroque’ highlights Daniel Hope & Friends chamber series
- Christine Brewer, Edgar Meyer, Louis Lortie and Nikolai Lugansky in recital
- David Finckel and Wu Han perform Beethoven’s complete Sonatas for Cello and Piano
- The award-winning Ebene Quartet plays Ravel, Debussy & Faure
Boundless Bluegrass and Country
- The Punch Brothers with Chris Thile
- ‘Giants of Texas Country’ with The Flatlanders and Junior Brown
- Tim O’Brien Band in SMF debut on a double-bill with The Infamous Stringdusters
- Bluegrass icon Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Tickets
Tickets are now on sale for the 2010 Savannah Music Festival (SMF), and are available online at www.savannahmusicfestival.org by phone at 912-525-5050. Purchases of four concerts or more made before January 8th receive a 10% discount.
For more information, visit www.savannahmusicfestival.org
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
