Jefferson Center Presents 2023-2024 Season

NEW VIBES

We are grateful and excited to be back after a record breaking season, and we have plenty of world-class music in store for Roanoke and our neighbors! From two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Graham Nash to eight-time Grammy winning Jazz bassist Christian McBride, we are proud to announce a collection of artists who are sure to inspire loyal guests and newcomers alike.

We feel our Star City Series and newly named Big Lick Vibes feature strong lineups, and this is not the end of our announcements! There’s a lot more to come, and this is just a sample of what we’re offering this year. Stay tuned for exciting news throughout the coming months. Thank you for your support, and we’ll see you in September!

Programming Manager

SEASON ON-SALE SCHEDULE

EARLY ACCESS

DONORS & SEASON RENEWALS

TUES, JULY 25, 10AM

Early Access Code will be emailed to donors and previous season subscribers at 10AM on July 25.

PUBLIC SALES

INDIVIDUAL & NEW SEASON

THURS, AUG 10, 10AM

STAR CITY SERIES BIG LICK VIBES

LEE FIELDS

GRAHAM NASH

TUES, NOV 14, 2023

JOAN OSBORNE

THURS, DEC 7, 2023

DAN TYMINSKI BAND

FRI, JAN 19, 2024

LÚNASA

+ DAOIRI FARRELL

WED, FEB 28, 2024

FRI, OCT 13, 2023 & THE WOOTEN BROTHERS

FRI, SEPT 29, 2023 AND THE EXPRESSIONS VICTOR WOOTEN

EMMET COHEN TRIO

SAT, MAR 16, 2024

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE

WED, MAY 22, 2024 & INSIDE STRAIGHT

JAZZ CLUB ONE-OFFS

BRANDEE YOUNGER

THURS, SEPT 14, 2023

JONATHAN KREISBERG

FRI, SEPT 22, 2023

PACE BROTHERS

SAT, NOV 18, 2023

RÉNE MARIE

SAT, FEB 17, 2024

CYRILLE AIMÉE

THURS, MAR 28, 2024

BANDA MAGDA

THURS, APR 11, 2024

CIMARRÓN

WED, SEPT 13, 2023

PATTY GRIFFIN

TUES, SEPT 19, 2023

SAM GRISMAN PROJECT

WED, NOV 1, 2023

CELTIC THUNDER

TUES, NOV 7, 2023

NICK LOWE

WED, NOV 8, 2023 +

LOS STRAITJACKETS

NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR

SUN, NOV 12, 2023

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT

WED, NOV 15, 2023

PUPPY PALS

THURS, JAN 11, 2024

MORGAN MYLES

FRI, FEB 16, 2024

SEASON SPONSORS

Jefferson Center wishes to recognize the 2023-24 Season Sponsors whose generosity and loyalty are making Jefferson Center Presents possible.

VISIONARY SPONSORS ($10,000+)

PLATINUM SPONSORS ($5,000-$9,999)

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LEE FIELDS

AND THE EXPRESSIONS

Hailed by Rolling Stone for “his classic American soul sound,” Lee Fields is arguably the greatest pure soul singer alive today. In an age when the shelf life of an artist largely depends on posturing and trends, he has proven to be an unassailable force of nature. His prolific five-decades-plus career spans more than twenty albums and over forty singles, a supreme, still-evolving body of work which continues to garner attention via samples by such heavyweight artists as J. Cole, Travis Scott, Rick Ross, and A$AP Rocky as well as outsidethe-box collaborations like the worldwide dance club hit, “Jealousy,” with French DJ/ producer Martin Solveig.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 | 8:00PM

BRONZE $15 | SILVER $20 | GOLD $25

PLATINUM $30 | PREMIUM LOGE $35

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“IN A CURIOUS CASE OF MUSICAL EVOLUTION, THE OLDER FIELDS BECOMES, THE CLOSER HE GETS TO PERFECTING THE SOUND OF SOUL THAT HE GREW UP WITH AS A YOUNG MAN.”

STAR CITY SERIES

GRAHAM NASH

Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who has seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments – from the launch of the British Invasion (that’s him on-screen in 1967, eyewitness to the Beatles' global broadcast performance of “All You Need Is Love” from Abbey Road studios) to the birth of the Laurel Canyon movement a year later. An extraordinary Grammy Award® winning renaissance artist – and selfdescribed “simple man” – Nash was inducted twice into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, for his work with CSN and his work as a solo artist, beginning with two landmark albums, Songs For Beginners and Wild Tales.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 14, 2023 | 7:30PM

BRONZE $45 | SILVER $55 | GOLD $65

PLATINUM $80 | PREMIUM LOGE $95

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“HIS LATEST MUSIC IS SOFTLY LIT AND EFFORTLESSLY ASSURED, CONVEYING THE CALMING AND CARESSING SOUND THAT ALL SO FREQUENTLY ADDED ITS SOOTHING SOBRIETY TO CROSBY STILLS, & NASH.

JOAN OSBORNE

Since she broke through 25 years ago with the multi-platinum Relish and its touchstone megasmash “One of Us,” the seven-time Grammy nominee has never played it safe. Osborne has followed her restless musical heart, exploring a diverse range of genres: pop rock, soul, R&B, blues, roots rock, gospel, funk, and country – all of which can be heard on Trouble and Strife, along with the Western side of C&W and a touch of glam and disco. “For a lot of the record, we were going for a ‘70's AM radio vibe,” says Osborne.

With stunning vocals, a diverse range of sonics, and incisive lyrics, this deeply engaging collection of new original songs is her response to “the crazy, chaotic times we’re living in,” she says, and “a recognition of the important role music has to play in this moment. Music has a unique ability to re-energize people and allow us to continue to hang on to that sense of joy of being alive.”

“SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN ADEPT AT MAKING ROOTS MUSIC SOUND SAUCILY MODERN AND VIVACIOUS RATHER THAN DUTIFUL”

DAN TYMINSKI BAND

Throughout his 30+ year career, Dan Tyminski has left his mark in every corner of modern music. Tyminski’s voice famously accompanies George Clooney’s performance of the Stanley Brothers' classic song, “I’m A Man of Constant Sorrow,” in the film "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" and his vocal collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii on the song “Hey, Brother” was a global smash, having been streamed over 1 billion times to date.

Dan has also contributed guitar and/or harmony to projects by Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Aaron Lewis and Rob Thomas, to name a few. In addition to his highly successful solo career, Dan Tyminski has played guitar and mandolin for Alison Krauss and Union Station since 1994. His unmatched instrumental skills and burnished, soulful tenor voice have been key components of the band.

FRIDAY | JANUARY 19, 2024 | 8:00PM

BRONZE $30 | SILVER $40 | GOLD $50

14 GRAMMY AWARDS

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR 4 TIMES &

LÚNASA

+ DAOIRI FARRELL

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, Lúnasa was formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade, an early review from Folk Roots magazine describing the band as an “Irish music dream team”. From the start, the band’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences the world over. Critical acclaim followed, The Irish Echo describing the band as the “the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet”; MOJO magazine named the band “the new gods of Irish music,” adding that “nobody since the Bothies has wielded such a thrilling rhythmic underlay.” Billboard raved that “anybody who listens can’t help but find them contagious.”

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

BRONZE $25 | SILVER $30 | GOLD $35

PLATINUM $40 | PREMIUM LOGE $50 * Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“THE NEW GODS OF IRISH MUSIC… . LÚNASA’S MUSICIANSHIP IS AWESOME….. NOBODY SINCE ‘THE BOTHIES’ HAS WIELDED SUCH A THRILLING RHYTHMIC UNDERLAY.”

VICTOR WOOTEN

& THE WOOTEN BROTHERS

For over four decades, the Wooten Brothers have been recognized as some of the most innovative musicians in existence and are collectively known as one of the most talented and dynamic band of brothers the world has ever known. Since they were young, the five brothers have been a musical tour-de-force redefining the limits of jazz, funk, soul, R&B, rock, and bluegrass. This will be the brothers’ first tour together as a band since the untimely death of their saxophone-playing brother Rudy a few years ago.

Victor, bass guitar/vocals; Joseph, keyboards/vocals; Roy, percussion/vocals; and Regi, guitars/vocals.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

FRIDAY | OCTOBER 13, 2023 | 8:00PM

BRONZE $25 | SILVER $30 | GOLD $35

PLATINUM $45 | PREMIUM LOGE $60

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“THE IDAHO-BORN WOOTEN IS MYSTICAL; AS MUCH A JEDI AS A JAZZ PLAYER. HE IS BOTH CALM AND OPEN, AS WELL AS WISE AND EXPERIENCED.”

EMMET COHEN TRIO

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation’s pivotal artistic figures. Downbeat praised the “nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary” he employs to communicate with other musicians and audiences at what he terms “the deepest level of humanity and individuality.” Cohen plays with the command and passion of an artist fully devoted to his medium. Leader of the “Emmet Cohen Trio,” Cohen presents jazz performance lectures through the YoungArts Foundation and Lincoln Center’s “Jazz for Young People” program. He has appeared in the Monterey, Newport, North Sea, Bern, and Edinburgh jazz festivals, among others, and at many famous music venues, including Rose Hall and the Kennedy Center. A Suzuki piano student at age three, Cohen holds jazz piano degrees from the Manhattan School of Music (M.M.) and the University of Miami (B.M.). He was a finalist in both the American Pianists Association’s Cole Porter Fellowship (2011, 2015) and the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition (2011). Cohen has performed or collaborated with Christian McBride, Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Tootie Heath, Jimmy Cobb, Kurt Elling, Lea DeLaria, Billy Hart, Ali Jackson, Brian Lynch, and Herlin Riley.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

SATURDAY | MARCH 16, 2024 | 8:00PM

BRONZE $25 | SILVER $30 | GOLD $35

PLATINUM $40 | PREMIUM LOGE $50

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“MULTIFACETED AMERICAN JAZZ PIANIST AND COMPOSER EMMET COHEN IS IN THE VANGUARD OF HIS GENERATION’S ADVANCEMENT OF MUSIC AND THE RELATED ARTS.”

BIG LICK VIBES

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE & INSIDE STRAIGHT

With his bold, swinging style and robust sound, Philadelphia native Christian McBride is one of the most highly regarded and foremost bassists of his generation. Initially coming to prominence in the early ‘90's, McBride was championed by elders including Benny Carter and longtime idol and mentor, bassist Ray Brown. He also gained attention playing alongside similarly inclined contemporaries like trumpeter Roy Hargrove, pianist Benny Green, and saxophonist Joshua Redman. His early albums -- 1995’s Gettin’ to It and 1996’s Number Two Express -- displayed his hard-swinging, acoustic post-bop sound. However, he quickly proved his versatility and broad stylistic influences with 1998’s Family Affair and 2000’s Sci-Fi, embracing fusion, funk, and soul influences. Along the way he earned eight Grammy Awards, including two for his big-band albums, 2011’s The Good Feeling, and 2017’s Bringin’ It.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

WEDNESDAY | MAY 22, 2024 | 7:30PM

BRONZE $33 | SILVER $38 | GOLD $43

PLATINUM $48 | PREMIUM LOGE $58

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“BASSIST EXTRAORDINAIRE, COMPOSER, ARRANGER, EDUCATOR, CURATOR AND ADMINISTRATOR, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST OMNIPRESENT FIGURES IN THE JAZZ WORLD FOR 20 YEARS.”

BRANDEE YOUNGER

The sonically innovative harpist, Brandee Younger, is revolutionizing harp for the digital era. Over the past fifteen years, she has worked relentlessly to stretch boundaries and limitations for harpists. In 2022, she made history by becoming the first black woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. That same year, she was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Ever-expanding as an artist, she has worked with cultural icons including Common, Lauryn Hill, John Legend, and Moses Sumney. Brand New Life is an album about living fully, in neon bright color.

FOSTEK HALL

THURS, SEPT 14, 2023

7PM & 9PM

GENERAL ADMISSION: $35

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“JAZZ HARPIST BRANDEE YOUNGER IS SHINING A MUCHNEEDED LIGHT ON HER LONG-OVERLOOKED INSTRUMENT. IN THE PROCESS, SHE’S ILLUMINATING A WORLD OF JAZZ HARP HISTORY.”

JONATHAN KREISBERG

Combining timeless melodicism with forward–thinking lines and textures, the music of Jonathan Kreisberg continues to attract a growing international fan base. His compositions have been performed by his groundbreaking quartet on five continents. As a guitarist, his sound and technique has influenced the next generation of players and he continues to study and push ahead the evolution of the instrument in Jazz. Jonathan has led various groups including such notables as Larry Grenadier, Bill Stewart, Gary Versace, Will Vinson, Kevin Hays, Mark Ferber, Matt Penman and Scott Wendholt among others. For the past 7 years Jonathan has also been a constant collaborator with NEA jazz master Dr. Lonnie Smith, who says of Kreisberg “He is a passionate musician with great vision, and he is constantly in fiery pursuit of innovation.”

FOSTEK HALL

FRI, SEPT 22, 2023

7PM & 9PM

GENERAL ADMISSION: $35

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“JONATHAN KREISBERG’S MUSIC HAS SO MUCH GOING FOR IT. HE EXEMPLIFIES THE CONTEMPORARY JAZZ GUITARIST, OR DARE WE SAY IT ‘JAZZ GUITAR TODAY’”

PACE BROTHERS

The Pace Brothers are an organ trio featuring Cyrus Pace on guitar, James Pace on keys, and Emre Kartari on drums. Their sound both celebrates tradition while exploring new ground in improvised music. Hidden gem standards and new original music are both focused on the same thing: exploration of the human spirit. Their performances are always a good reminder that music can be fun and serious at the same time.

FOSTEK HALL

SAT, NOV 18, 2023

7PM & 9PM

GENERAL ADMISSION: $35

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“I’VE NEVER SEEN SUCH RAW TENACITY AND COMMITMENT TO ARTISTIC EXPLORATION ON A PICKLE BALL COURT. HOPEFULLY SOME OF THAT TRANLSATES TO THE STAGE.”

RENÉ MARIE

In a span of two decades, René Marie has cemented her reputation not only as a singer but also as a composer, arranger, actress and educator. Guided and tempered by powerful life lessons and rooted in jazz traditions laid down by icons of past generations, this two-time Grammy Nominee melds jazz with elements of spirituals, folk, R&B, classical and even country to create a captivating hybrid style. Her body of work is musical, but it’s more than just music. It’s an exploration of the bright and dark corners of the human experience, a musical architecture for the human spirit.

FOSTEK HALL

SAT, FEB 17, 2024

7PM & 9PM

GENERAL ADMISSION: $35

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“HER BODY OF WORK IS MUSICAL, BUT IT’S MORE THAN JUST MUSIC. IT’S AN EXPLORATION OF THE BRIGHT AND DARK CORNERS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, AND AN AFFIRMATION OF THE POWER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.”

CYRILLE AIMÉE

Improvisation is not just a technique for Grammy nominated artist Cyrille Aimée, it’s a way of life. The acclaimed vocalist ventured from singing on street corners in Europe to dazzling audiences at the world’s most prestigious jazz festivals; from sneaking out to sing in gypsy encampments in her native France to acting on Broadway, braving the notoriously tough audiences at New York’s Apollo Theatre.

Among countless accolades, Aimée won the Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition and the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. As an actress, Aimée co-starred with Bernadette Peters in a Stephen Sondheim tribute at New York’s City Center which inspired her to dig deeper into Sondheim’s repertoire, resulting in her fourth and most recent album, Move On: A Sondheim Adventure. She’s shared her story via master classes, a TEDx talk, and a few addresses at the Conference on World Affairs.

FOSTEK HALL THURS, MAR 28, 2024

7PM & 9PM

GENERAL ADMISSION: $35

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“RISING STAR IN THE GALAXY OF JAZZ SINGERS”

BANDA MAGDA

Even if you don’t speak any of the 6 languages they sing in, you are still transported into beautiful imagery with tales of love and devotion, as strong as the bonds between the band’s diverse musicians. (Greece, Japan, Argentina, USA, Colombia, Brazil, Turkey, Israel, UK)

Led by firecracker performer, composer and multiinstrumentalist Magda Giannikou, Banda Magda is a community, their camaraderie shining with cross-pollinating melody and rhythm and creating magical interactive moments led by Magda’s uncanny ability to engage the audience.

FOSTEK HALL

THURS, APR 11, 2024

7PM & 9PM

GENERAL ADMISSION: $35

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“AN ARTIST WHO FIRES ON ALL ARTISTIC CYLINDERS.”

CIMARRÓN

Cimarrón is considered by Forbes magazine as “the band that takes the music from the Orinoco River Plains across the world”.

This Grammy-nominated six-piece (Best Traditional World Music Album) delivers an extraordinary blend of its Andalusian, Indigenous and African roots, with a raw ethnic singing, percussive stomp dancing and rapidfire strings.

Their energetic and infectious music includes harp, four-stringed cuatro, guitar-like tiple and bandola, maracas, Afro-Peruvian cajón, Brazilian surdo, Afro-Colombian tambora, ancient deer-skull whistles from the Orinoco River, the Amazonian Manguaré and all the power of the stomp dance of the rustic parties in Los Llanos (Colombian and Venezuelan Plains).

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 | 7:30PM

BRONZE $25 | SILVER $30 | GOLD $35

PLATINUM $40 | PREMIUM LOGE $50

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“THE JOROPO MUSIC AT THE HEART OF THEIR PERFORMANCE IS AN UNFETTERED, PASSIONATE, JOYFUL CRY FROM THE HEART.”

PATTY GRIFFIN

Patty Griffin is among the most consequential singer-songwriters of her generation, a quintessentially American artist whose wideranging canon incisively explores the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us together. Over the course of two decades, the Grammy Award winner – and seven-time nominee – has crafted nine classic studio albums and two live collections, a remarkable body of work in progress that prompted the New York Times to hail her for “[writing] cameo-carved songs that create complete emotional portraits of specific people…(her) songs have independent lives that continue in your head when the music ends.”

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 | 7:30PM

BRONZE $30 | SILVER $40 | GOLD $50

PLATINUM $60 | PREMIUM LOGE $75

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“WITH TONE AND PHRASING THAT OCCASIONALLY RECALLS BILLIE HOLIDAY, GRIFFIN MAKES MAGIC WITH BEAUTIFULLYCRAFTED SONGS.”

SAM GRISMAN PROJECT

Sam Grisman is the son of David Grisman, a legendary bluegrass musician who collaborated with Jerry Garcia on a number of albums in the early 1990’s. The music they made blended Grisman’s mixture of bluegrass and Hot Club jazz with Garcia’s love of old-time and traditional tunes.

Sam, who is an accomplished bassist in his own right, is taking the Sam Grisman Project on the road to showcase the music of his father and Jerry Garcia, accompanied by a troupe of impressive players with roots in Portland, New York, and New Orleans. Whether you came of age listening to GrismanGarcia, or this is your first introduction to their music, this ensemble will bring the Grateful Dawg sound to life.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

WEDNESDAY | NOV 1, 2023 | 7:30PM

BRONZE $20 | SILVER $25 | GOLD $30

PLATINUM $35 | PREMIUM LOGE $50

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“SAMSON GRISMAN HAS TAKEN IT UPON HIMSELF TO ENSURE THAT THE FOUNDATION OF “JAM BAND” MUSIC REMAINS VITAL AND ROOTED IN WHATEVER DIRECTION THE FUTURE OF MUSIC TAKES US. “

CELTIC THUNDER

Celtic Thunder is an Irish singing group and stage show known for its eclectic, theatrical show. The group is backed by the Celtic Thunder Band on their concert tours, and their live shows are known for the use of dramatic set pieces (often invoking symbols of ancient Celtic mythology), visual effects, and highly choreographed staging.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

TUESDAY | NOV 7, 2023 | 7:30PM

BRONZE $53 | SILVER $63 | GOLD $73

PREMIUM LOGE $88

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“CELTIC THUNDER HAS WOWED AUDIENCES THE WORLD OVER WITH THEIR CRISP VOCAL HARMONIES AND POWERFUL ENSEMBLE NUMBERS..”

NICK LOWE

FEATURING LOS STRAITJACKETS

Nick Lowe has made his mark as a producer (Elvis Costello-Graham Parker-PretendersThe Damned), songwriter of at least three songs you know by heart, short-lived career as a pop star, and a lengthy term as a musicians’ musician. But in his current ‘second act’ as a silver-haired, tender-hearted but sharp-tongued singer-songwriter, he has no equal.

Starting with 1995′s ‘The Impossible Bird’ through to 2011′s ‘The Old Magic,’ Nick has turned out a fantastic string of albums, each one devised in his West London home, and recorded with a core of musicians who possess the same veteran savvy. Lowe brings wit and understated excellence to every performance, leading Ben Ratliff of the New York Times to describe his live show as “elegant and nearly devastating.”

"HE HELPED SHAPE PUNK ROCK, PRODUCED ELVIS COSTELLO AND SPENT QUALITY TIME WITH JOHNNY CASH. BUT HIS BEST ROLE HAS BEEN AS A MASTER SONGWRITER WHO NEVER TAKES HIMSELF TOO SERIOUSLY."

NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR

The Ndlovu Youth Choir‘s incredible run on America’s Got Talent (season 14) made them the first choir in the history of either AGT or Britain’s Got Talent to reach the final. Their soul-stirring performances won hearts and minds around the world. After their final AGT performance, legendary music producer and record executive Simon Cowell labeled the performance ‘the best final I have ever sat on in my life’. He went on to sign the choir and together with SYCO and Sony Music, they released their first album, which debuted at number one on iTunes.

The creative boundaries of song and dance to reach and touch audiences of all ages across the globe. Their high energy performances have not only thrilled audiences around the world, but have shared a message of hope, love and togetherness.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

SUNDAY | NOV 12, 2023 | 3:00PM

BRONZE $20 | SILVER $25 | GOLD $30

PLATINUM $35 | PREMIUM LOGE $50

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

"WHILE THEIR ARRANGEMENTS TRANSFORM HIT SONGS INTO FRESH, DYNAMIC WORKS - IT’S THE TECHNICAL STRENGTHS OF THE PERFORMERS – MORE IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH – THAT MARK THIS OUTFIT AS WORLD-CLASS."

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT

Rufus Wainwright is a Juno-winning, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter whose lush, theatrical pop harks back to the traditions of Tin Pan Alley, cabaret, and even opera. Quickly rising from club residencies to international headliner status, his fifth studio album, 2007’s Release the Stars, became his most commercially successful to date, with a reach that included the Top 30 of the Billboard 200 and as high as the Top Five in the U.K. and Norway. Demonstrating his appreciation for the vocal era as well as for her standing as a gay icon, he delivered the Judy Garland tribute Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall -- his first live album -- that same year. Challenging his composing and arranging skills, he premiered his first opera, Prima Donna, in 2009, and 2016’s Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets set select poems to Wainwright’s music. Wainwright returned with his first pop album in eight years, Unfollow the Rules, in 2020. A diverse set of covers, 2023’s Folkocracy embraced his family’s folk roots beside guests as diverse as John Legend, Sheryl Crow, and Nicole Scherzinger.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

WEDNESDAY | NOV 15, 2023 | 7:30PM

BRONZE $45 | SILVER $55 | GOLD $65

PLATINUM $75 | PREMIUM LOGE $90

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

“RUFUS WAINWRIGHT HAS IMPECCABLY INGRAINED SINGER/ SONGWRITER CHOPS THAT HAVE OFTEN FUSED ALT-ROCK PROCLIVITIES WITH THE COMPOSITIONAL SCOPE OF GEORGE GERSHWIN AND FRANZ SCHUBERT”

PUPPY PALS

COMEDIC STUNT DOG SHOW

The Puppy Pals Comedic Stunt Dog Show is a hilarious presentation for the whole family & the dog lover in all of us as seen on TV’s America’s Got Talent!

Featuring mostly rescued dogs, Puppy Pals is an over-the-top tale of what can happen when humans and animals come together in kindness, comedy, compassion and cooperation.

SHAFTMAN PERFORMANCE HALL

THURSDAY | JAN 11, 2024 | 7:00PM

BRONZE $20 | SILVER $25 | GOLD $30

PREMIUM LOGE $35

* Additional $5 Box Office Fee Per Ticket

AS SEEN ON AMERICA’S GOT TALENT!

MORGAN MYLES

Coming off the heels of an amazing run on The Voice (placing in the Top 3) and having her Grand Ole Opry debut, Morgan Myles is ready to head to your city! Often referred to as the female Chris Stapleton, Morgan makes it look and sound so easy, earning critical acclaim from People, Billboard Magazine, CMT, American Songwriter and more. You can hear her on Cody Johnson’s, ‘Nothing on You’ and you can hear her debut album ‘Therapy’ on all streaming platforms. Myles’ songs display strength, perseverance, and empowerment. Her music is raw- matched with once in a lifetime vocals; it’s not shocking that her songs have made even the strongest men cry (true story).

“A VOICE THAT SHINES WITH RAW MIGHT IN ITS UPPER REGISTER.”

FULL SEASON BY DATE

SEPTEMBER 2023

WED, SEPT 13 - CIMARRÓN

THURS, SEPT 14 - BRANDEE YOUNGER

TUES, SEPT 19 - PATTY GRIFFIN

FRI, SEPT 22 - JONATHAN KREISBERG

FRI, SEPT 29 - LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS

OCTOBER 2023

FRI, OCT 13 - VICTOR WOOTEN & THE WOOTEN BROTHERS

NOVEMBER 2023

WED, NOV 1 - SAM GRISMAN PROJECT

TUES, NOV 7 - CELTIC THUNDER

WED, NOV 8 - NICK LOWE + LOS STRAITJACKETS

SUN, NOV 12 - NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR

TUES, NOV 14 - GRAHAM NASH

WED, NOV 15 - RUFUS WAINWRIGHT

SAT, NOV 18 - PACE BROTHERS

DECEMBER 2023

THURS, DEC 7 - JOAN OSBORNE

JANUARY 2024

THURS, JAN 11 - PUPPY PALS

FRI, JAN 19 - DAN TYMINSKI BAND

FEBRUARY 2024

FRI, FEB 16 - MORGAN MYLES

SAT, FEB 17 - RENÉ MARIE

WED, FEB 28 - LÚNASA + DAOIRI FARRELL

MARCH 2024

SAT, MAR 16 - EMMET COHEN TRIO

THURS, MAR 28 - CYRILLE AIMÉE

APRIL 2024

THURS, APR 11 - BANDA MAGDA

MAY 2024

WED, MAY 22 - CHRISTIAN McBRIDE & INSIDE STRAIGHT

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SUPPORT JEFFERSON CENTER

See amazing performances and support the arts in your community!

LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS

FRI, SEPT 29

DAN TYMINSKI BAND

JOAN OSBORNE LÚNASA

THURS, DEC 7

FRI, JAN 19

WED, FEB 28

GRAHAM NASH TUES, NOV 14 + DAOIRI FARRELL

SUBSCRIPTION CLUB JAZZ

BRANDEE YOUNGER

JONATHAN KREISBERG

PACE BROTHERS

RENÉ MARIE

CYRILLE AIMÉE

BANDA MAGDA

THURS, SEPT 14

FRI, SEPT 22

SAT, NOV 18

SAT, FEB 17

THURS, MAR 28

THURS, APR 11

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE (6 SHOWS)

PRICES INCLUDE $5 BOX OFFICE FEE PER TICKET

General Admission $240

EVERY TICKET SOLD TO EVERY SHOW HELPS SUPPORT

The Harry & Lavon Webb Education Center is home to programming like Music Lab with its afterschool classes, private lessons, and performance bands. It also gives opportunity to special master classes with performing artists that Jefferson Center presents throughout the season - giving local students the chance to work with world-class musicians. The programming also includes special performances that local schools are able to attend for free as well as bringing those performances directly to local schools. In addition, there is "Outreach Out Loud" which partners with 21st Century to bring regular self esteem building workshops to community groups like Boys and Girls Club, West End Center, and the Gainsboro Library.

WAYS TO PURCHASE

(SERIES SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PURCHASED BY PHONE OR IN PERSON)

ONLINE www.jeffcenter.org

Our online ticketing system allows you to choose your specific seats for individual ticket sales. Subscribers and Donors receive presale codes to use for individual ticket purchases throughout the season, even as additional shows are added!

PHONE

540.345.2550

Our box office staff is happy to assist you in finding the perfect seat for every show. Box office hours are Monday - Friday, 10am to 2pm and two hours prior to all ticketed events.

IN PERSON

541 Luck Ave. SW, Roanoke, VA 24016

Purchase your tickets in person at our box office, located inside Jefferson Center’s main lobby. Box office hours are Monday - Friday, 10am to 2pm and two hours prior to all ticketed events.

All Jefferson Center Presents sales are final. Tickets that will not be used by a patron may be returned to the Jefferson Center Box Office as a gift which can be re-sold at the discretion of the Box Office. If a concert is rescheduled by an artist, patrons may receive a refund for their ticket if they are not able to attend the concert on the rescheduled show date.

DONOR BENEFITS

EARLY ACCESS TO TICKETS

ALL SEASON LONG

Donors who give $100 or more annually receive early access to purchase tickets. Donate today and treat yourself to the best available seats in the house. Donors will be able to purchase tickets beginning July 25, which is two full weeks before tickets go on sale to the public.

www.jeffcenter.org/support

540.685.2304