Experience the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The Music Died” two years later. With over a dozen of Holly’s greatest hits brought to life by performers playing their own instruments, Buddy celebrates the legend who changed the face of Rock Read More >
Fall in love all over again with the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s! Honoring the dynamic harmony groups of the mid-20th century—from The Four Seasons and The Platters to The Beatles and beyond, The Wanderers will transport you to simpler times with their tight harmonies, smooth moves, and, of course, matching jackets. Featuring such Read More >
Friends in Low Places celebrates the contemporary country musicians who transformed their genre and rocketed to the top of the charts. Artists like Garth Brooks, The Chicks, and George Strait spiked their honkytonk with Rock & Roll flair, and yet, they never strayed from country music’s core: truthful, authentic storytelling. Featuring such songs as “Could I Read More >
Fall in love all over again with the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s! Honoring the dynamic harmony groups of the mid-20th century—from The Four Seasons and The Platters to The Beatles and beyond, The Wanderers will transport you to simpler times with their tight harmonies, smooth moves, and, of course, matching jackets. Featuring such Read More >
Experience the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The Music Died” two years later. With over a dozen of Holly’s greatest hits brought to life by performers playing their own instruments, Buddy celebrates the legend who changed the face of Rock Read More >
This is Elton! Rus Anderson is Elton John’s official body double for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour media. Picked by the man himself, Rus performs as a young Elton John in The Rocket Man Show – driving a night of Elton’s greatest hits, with spot on vocals & fierce piano playing. Rus painstakingly Read More >
A number of the 2021 Jazz Club scholarship winners perform backed by a trio of area musicians. Join us to show support for these talented student musicians. Your donations to the Scholarship Foundation make the awards possible. Concert from 2 - 4 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota 3975 Fruitville Rd., Sarasota. Tickets Read More >
Fall in love all over again with the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s! Honoring the dynamic harmony groups of the mid-20th century—from The Four Seasons and The Platters to The Beatles and beyond, The Wanderers will transport you to simpler times with their tight harmonies, smooth moves, and, of course, matching jackets. Featuring such Read More >
Experience the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The Music Died” two years later. With over a dozen of Holly’s greatest hits brought to life by performers playing their own instruments, Buddy celebrates the legend who changed the face of Rock Read More >
Fall in love all over again with the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s! Honoring the dynamic harmony groups of the mid-20th century—from The Four Seasons and The Platters to The Beatles and beyond, The Wanderers will transport you to simpler times with their tight harmonies, smooth moves, and, of course, matching jackets. Featuring such Read More >
Experience the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The Music Died” two years later. With over a dozen of Holly’s greatest hits brought to life by performers playing their own instruments, Buddy celebrates the legend who changed the face of Rock Read More >
Fall in love all over again with the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s! Honoring the dynamic harmony groups of the mid-20th century—from The Four Seasons and The Platters to The Beatles and beyond, The Wanderers will transport you to simpler times with their tight harmonies, smooth moves, and, of course, matching jackets. Featuring such Read More >
Jefferson Starship has toured all 50 U.S. states, five continents and countless countries around the world, drawing from a massive setlist of hit after hit! In addition to original member David Freiberg, the band includes drummer Donny Baldwin (whose Jefferson Starship roots go back to 1982), keyboardist Chris Smith (who joined in 1998), guitarist Jude Read More >
Experience the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The Music Died” two years later. With over a dozen of Holly’s greatest hits brought to life by performers playing their own instruments, Buddy celebrates the legend who changed the face of Rock Read More >
Fall in love all over again with the music of the ‘50s and ‘60s! Honoring the dynamic harmony groups of the mid-20th century—from The Four Seasons and The Platters to The Beatles and beyond, The Wanderers will transport you to simpler times with their tight harmonies, smooth moves, and, of course, matching jackets. Featuring such Read More >
Experience the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The Music Died” two years later. With over a dozen of Holly’s greatest hits brought to life by performers playing their own instruments, Buddy celebrates the legend who changed the face of Rock Read More >
Experience the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The Music Died” two years later. With over a dozen of Holly’s greatest hits brought to life by performers playing their own instruments, Buddy celebrates the legend who changed the face of Rock Read More >
Experience the true story of Buddy Holly’s meteoric rise to fame, from “That’ll Be the Day” hitting the airwaves in 1957 to “The Day The Music Died” two years later. With over a dozen of Holly’s greatest hits brought to life by performers playing their own instruments, Buddy celebrates the legend who changed the face of Rock Read More >
A preview of this season's Sarasota Opera productions. Martha Collins, Director of Education, discusses Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment. Refreshments and wine are served after the program.
Timeless music, dazzling costumes, breathtaking dance, stunning floral designs. SALUTE TO VIENNA NEW YEAR'S CONCERT returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for an unforgettable New Year’s celebration that will enchant and delight audiences of all ages in Sarasota. Freshly updated each year with a new cast and musical programme, the exuberant music of Read More >
Jazz at the FST John C. Court Cabaret features vocalist Whitney James with Alejandro Arenas, bass; LaRue Nickelson, guitar and Mark Feinman. James sense of time and pacing make her a consummate musician’s singer; she knows how to work with a band. When she approaches a melody and a lyric, she finds a new way Read More >
Wednesday, January 5, 7pm Tickets: $20 members/ $25 non-members Buy Fogartyville Tickets Here! A trio of top-notch instrumentalists— Shawn Lane, Richard Bennett and Cory Walker —from respective legendary bluegrass outfits Blue Highway, J.D. Crowe & The New South and The Dillards will take the stage at Fogartyville. Lane and Bennett teamed up just a couple of Read More >
Winner of four Grammy awards and recipient of the US National Medal of Arts, Renée Fleming has sung for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. In 2014, Renée brought her voice to a vast new audience as the first classical artist ever to sing Read More >
Internationally renowned artists, Dan Miller, trumpet and Lew Del Gatto, tenor sax, headline this event with bassist Brandon Robertson and Tony Vigilante on drums. Enjoy jazz standards and music from the American Songbook. Admission at the door, $10 - $20. Concert from 2 - 4 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church 3975 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota.
Pianist Harumi Hanafusa is regarded as musical royalty in her native Japan. In a pianistic ‘double header,’ Artist Series Concerts presents the Nipponese piano sensation in a solo recital on Saturday evening, followed by a duo piano performance with her sister Mami on Sunday afternoon. Harumi Hanafusa’s solo recital on Saturday, January 8 at 7:30 Read More >
Winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) competition in 2019 and defined as the “Classical Guitar Revelation 2017” by the French magazine Guitar Classical Magazine, Johan Smith has been invited to perform in renowned festivals, as concert and soloist, with orchestras such as the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the Budapest Symphony Orchestra and the Verbier Read More >
Inspired by their mutual love of the rich repertoire of classical duo piano music, Japanese pianists Harumi Hanafusa and her sister Mami joined forces in 1992 to form the Hanafusa Sisters Piano Duo. Since then, this iconic sister pair has frequently performed in Tokyo and throughout Japan in recital concerts and concerto performances with many Read More >
The Perlman Music Program Suncoast presents PMP Alumni: Around Town featuring PMP alumnus and violinist Sean Lee and pianist Peter Dugan with a rare performance of the Complete 24 Caprices of Niccolò Paganini, as arranged by Robert Schumann on Thursday, January 13 at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Perlman Suncoast follows #SafeArtsSarasota guidelines for all Read More >
The inimitable Thomas “Fats” Waller rose to international fame during the Golden Age of the Cotton Club with a jumpin’ new beat. Ain’t Misbehavin’ evokes the infectious energy of this American original as a versatile cast struts, strums and sings the songs that Waller made famous. Winner of the 1978 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Skip Conkling and Dixie Mix play Dixieland jazz and a mix of other jazz and popular tunes. You will hear some of your favorite toe-tapping tunes with that New Orleans swing, jazz standards and music from the American songbook. Joining Skip are Mike Evans, Marv Luckett, John DeWitt, Joe Miller, Harley Sommerfeld and others. Admission Read More >
The Venice Symphony celebrates the circus with a program featuring music from Swan Lake, Gypsy, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Carmen and more. Guest vocalist Coya Bailey Jones sings the show-stopper "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman. The concert will be accompanied by video from the Ringling Museum and performers from Read More >
A concert 450 years in the making, featuring 40 voices of the Chamber Singers and special guest Les Canards Chantants, a solo-voice ensemble specializing in music of the Renaissance. Experience a rare opportunity to hear Thomas Tallis’ Spem in alium (Hope in any other) considered one of the greatest compositions of all time and Alessandro Striggio’s Mass in Read More >
Friday, January 14, 8pm Members: $22 / Non-members: $26 Fogartyville Tickets Here! Renesito Avich has put together an all-star band to pay tribute to the love songs of legendary Cuban composer Compay Segundo. The Band consists of Avich on guitar/tres guitar/vocals, Mauricio Rodriguez on bass, Andy Fornet on percussion, and Otto D. Ferreiro on vocals. Read More >
The Venice Symphony celebrates the circus with a program featuring music from Swan Lake, Gypsy, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Carmen and more. Guest vocalist Coya Bailey Jones sings the show-stopper "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman. The concert will be accompanied by video from the Ringling Museum and performers from Read More >
The Venice Symphony celebrates the circus with a program featuring music from Swan Lake, Gypsy, The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Carmen and more. Guest vocalist Coya Bailey Jones sings the show-stopper "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman. The concert will be accompanied by video from the Ringling Museum and performers from Read More >
The Lovin’ Feelin’ is back as blue-eyed soul pioneers, The Righteous Brothers, return to the Van Wezel! Original Brother Bill Medley is joined by Bucky Heard in a concert experience that features their biggest hits, including the most-played song in radio history: “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.” Don’t miss hit-favorites such as “Soul & Inspiration,” Read More >
Sunday, January 16, 7pm Tickets: Members: $25; Non-Members: $30 Fogartyville Tickets HERE! More than three decades into his career, singer/songwriter David Wilcox continues to push himself, just as he always has. Wilcox, by so many measures, is a quintessential folk singer, telling stories full of heart, humor, and hope, substance, searching, and style. His innate Read More >
What could possibly go wrong when an Amish widow decides to teach a small weekend quilting class? Cultures collide and personalities conflict when six loose threads and an Amish widow spend a weekend together learning about quilts, and a lot about themselves. Half-Stitched, The Musical will have you bent over laughing, fighting back tears, and Read More >
Dr. Desmet has performed throughout Asia, Europe and the United States and has been praised for his poetic playing of the nineteenth and twentieth century guitar repertoire.
BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular Read More >
BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular Read More >
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota returns to the great outdoors with a performance by three members of the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players and pianist Joseph Holt, at Selby Gardens’ downtown Sarasota campus, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, on January 20 at 5:30 p.m. Now in its forty-seventh year of operation, New York Gilbert & Read More >
The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s final performances. Tues - Saturday performances begin at 7:30 Sunday matinees begin at 2:00
Michael Treni, Jazz Trombone & Al Dominguez, Piano, will be joined by bassist Cameron Kayne Jazz up your January and join us for a free concert to start the year on a high note! Enjoy favorite tunes that are timeless favorites, sure to delight the ears and stir up some sweet memories. Ample parking is Read More >
Enjoy jazz standards and music from the American Songbook with Kitt & the Mike Moran Trio. Kitt Moran and Mike Moran performed in top jazz clubs in NJ and NYC including Michael's Pub, the Village Vanguard, The Blue Note, Gregory’s, Gulliver's, Trumpets and Shanghai Jazz; also Bally’s, Las Vegas and many Atlantic City casinos. Joining Read More >
Music from the Andes with Tierra Nueva will be performed at CreArte Latino Cultural Center on Friday, January 21st at 8pm. Tickets are $20 per person.
Friday, January 21, 8pm Tickets: $15 members/ $18 non-members Buy Fogartyville Tickets Here! Over the past 10 years, Seth Walker has become recognized as one of the most revered modern roots artists in the United States; a three dimensional talent who combines a gift for melody and lyric alongside a rich, Gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected voice with Read More >
Saturday, January 22, 8pm Tickets: Members- $18; Non-members: $20 Fogartyville Tickets HERE! Reminiscent of Springsteen for their muscle and passion, U2 for their do-right attitude, and Dave Matthews for their well-earned reputation for energetic live-shows, the Adam Ezra Group’s grassroots approach to alternative folk rock has won them a dedicated fanbase. Sonically, their music ranges Read More >
Broadway and TV star NORM LEWIS has been seen in the NBC television special, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!,” alongside John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and Alice Cooper. He recently appeared in the Broadway revival of "Once on This Island" and as Sweeney Todd in the Off-Broadway production of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Read More >
Artist Series Concerts presents the groundbreaking young Merz Trio, performing with another star on the rise, 27 year-old Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak, Sunday, January 23, 4 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota. Known for their passionate, original playing and uniquely artistic programming style, the Merz Trio have also made a sweep Read More >
A look at this season's Sarasota Opera production of The Pearl Fishers. Peter Shimkin, Sarasota Opera trustee, gives an entertaining and informational presentation, followed by a reception with wine and refreshments.
Jazz at the FST John C. Court Cabaret on January 24 features the Jeremy Carter Quartet. Sax man Jeremy Carter always finds the sweet spot between Jazz and Soul. The Soul of Jazz is a mixed bag of jazz, rhythm ‘n’ blues and popular music. Doors open 6:30 for dinner and beverages. Show time 7:30 pm. Read More >
German Cornejo’s TANGO FIRE encompasses and defines all that is Argentine Tango; dancing which sizzles with sensuality, accompanied by the unforgettable music of the great Tango masters including Piazzolla, Pugliese and Gardel. As one of the world’s most popular dance forms, this exhilarating show combines the rawness and sophistication, seductive and sultry side of Tango, Read More >
Saxophonist Nalisio Taveras and clarinetist Michael Drapkin will be the featured soloists on this free concert on January 25 by the Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, Robert Vodnoy, music director and conductor. Featured on the program will be Victor López’s A Whitney Houston Tribute, Ed Sheeran’s Perfect, Michael Drapkin’s A Klezmer Set, plus music by Scott Read More >
They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard . . . and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story -- a story that has made Read More >
They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard . . . and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story -- a story that has made Read More >
2022 Van Wezel Foundation Inspiration Gala featuring Harry Connick Jr., on Thursday, January 27, 2022. You are invited to party with a purpose! Join us for cocktails by the bay, an elegant dinner and premium performance seating all while raising funds to support arts education for our community. For sponsorship and table sales please call Read More >
Marc Mannino's Five Points Quintet features music from the great American composers, bossa nova and jazz standards. Joining Marc are Darcie Allen, vocals, Pete Carney, sax, Bob Lunergan, drums and Pete Innocent, bass. Admission at the door, $10 - $20. Concert from 2 - 4 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church 3975 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota.
With a legendary career spanning nearly five decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands. This "garage band" from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 and has gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide. Composing a catalogue that includes sixteen studio albums and five live Read More >
New Shanghai Circus, founded in 1951, has won more Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in domestic and international circus competitions than any other Chinese acrobatic company. Breathtaking and polished to perfection, their skills have their roots in everyday lives of the village peasants, farmers and craftsman of the Han Dynasty. “Feats of circus art that Read More >
This group of 10 seasoned entertainers is preserving the music and style of the iconic group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Respectfully paying tribute to all the classic “Seasons” details, Let’s Hang On! also pays tribute to the Broadway show, The Jersey Boys. Capturing The Four Seasons’ trademark vocal virtuosity, tight harmonies, and crisp choreography, Read More >
Local are high schools jazz bands perform before a panel of three local judges. Monetary prizes from the Jazz Club will be awarded to the jazz programs of the participating schools based on performance. The highest rated band will also perform at a future Jazz Club event. The judges are local area musicians and/or former Read More >
SARASOTA PREMIERE! The runaway hit of numerous international music festivals is hitting the road for its first U.S. tour! Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 90 minutes of indisputable joy! It’s a party. It’s a concert. It’s a pint-filled good time set in a working pub Read More >
Learn more about Attila, being presented this season by Sarasota Opera. Phyllis Lowitt, coproducer, will lead us through this Verdi opera, with refreshments and wine served at the reception after the presentation.
Jazz at the FST John C. Court Cabaret on January 31 features Zach Bartholomew, an award-winning jazz pianist, composer, and music educator. He has been featured as a performer, composer, and bandleader at national and international jazz festivals, including the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Jalisco Jazz Festival, and Festival Miami. The trio will Read More >
Pianist Emanuel Ax Performs Chopin Tuesday, February 1, 7:30 p.m. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236 Sarasota Concert Association presents legendary pianist Emanuel Ax performing an all-Chopin program, including Sonata No. 3, Scherzo No. 4, a selection of nocturnes and mazurkas, and the Polonaise-fantaisie, Op. 61. For more information, Read More >
SARASOTA PREMIERE! ROMANCE! ADVENTURE! GERSHWIN! WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE! In post war Paris, romance is in the air and youthful optimism reigns. Gershwin’s soaring melodies are matched by gravity-defying dance as the world rediscovers the power of love in this breathtaking production. Hoping to start a new life, World War II veteran Jerry Read More >
SARASOTA PREMIERE! ROMANCE! ADVENTURE! GERSHWIN! WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE! In post war Paris, romance is in the air and youthful optimism reigns. Gershwin’s soaring melodies are matched by gravity-defying dance as the world rediscovers the power of love in this breathtaking production. Hoping to start a new life, World War II veteran Jerry Read More >
Sarasota favorite Eddie Tobin, piano & vocals and trio are joined by a special guest Claus Schreiber. Enjoy Claus singing music from the great American Songbook. Admission at the door, $10 - $20. Concert from 2 - 4 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church 3975 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota.
Rene Izquierdo graduated from the Guillermo Tomas, Amadeo Roldan Conservatory and Superior Institute of Art in Havana. In the United States, Mr. Izquierdo earned a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma degrees from the Yale University School of Music, where he studied with Benjamin Verdery. Rene has appeared as a guest soloist and in chamber Read More >
Majesty of Rock faithfully recreates the exact sounds and nuances of the super group, Journey. They pay special homage to Journey’s best years (1977-1998) when Steve Perry fronted the band. Lead singer John D’Agostino aces Steve Perry’s golden voice, capturing his power, range and tone.
Travel to a French provincial town where you’ll meet smart and beautiful Belle, arrogant Gaston, a castle full of talking inanimate objects, and a Prince under a beastly spell. The original Broadway production ran for over 13 years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical.