Dar Williams, Euge Groove, Chris Botti and More Set for One World Theatre's 2013 Season in Austin

One World Theatre, Austin's premiere music venue known presenting diverse music and cultural arts in an up close and personal setting has announced its 2013 Summer Season. Highlights include top singer-songwriters like Dar Williams and Jimmy Webb, contemporary jazz greats like Euge Groove and Earl Klugh, Latin music icons like Sergio Mendes and Arturo Sandoval and local favorites like Walking Woody's Road featuring Jimmy LaFave, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves and Sam Baker. One World Theatre will also present GRAMMY Award winning trumpeter, Chris Botti at Riverbend Centre. For more information, visit www.oneworldtheatre.org.

One World Theatre's Complete 2013 Season Lineup:

Howie Day
Friday, June 28 @7 pm - One Show Only
$31, $56, $71
www.howieday.com
Several years after releasing his commercial breakthrough album, Stop All The World Now, singer and songwriter Howie Day breaks his silence with his long-awaited third studio album, Sound the Alarm. The album is a stunning collection of the kind of emotionally resonant, melody-minded pop-rock gems that have earned Day a legion of devoted fans over the past ten years. Sound the Alarm comes after more than a decade of touring, during which he self-released his 2000 debut, Australia and became a full-time traveling musician. Day became known for his powerful one-man shows, connecting with audiences through his charm, humor, the strength of his songwriting, and a warm tenor voice that "soars into fluttering, high registers, but also grates with real, pleading grit."

Earl Klugh
Saturday, June 29 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$31, $56, $71
www.earlklugh.com
For over 35 years, GRAMMY Award winning guitar virtuoso Earl Klugh has been lauded first as a prodigy and groundbreaker, then a defining figure and ultimately, as one of the true statesmen of contemporary jazz. He has recorded over 30 albums in a multi-million-selling career that includes 23 Top Ten charting records, five of them number one on Billboard's Jazz Album chart. Klugh has been nominated 12 times for the GRAMMY, in jazz fusion, best arrangement and pop instrumental categories, winning the 1980 GRAMMY for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for the certified Platinum album, One on One with Bob James.

Boney James
Friday, July 12 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$61, $86, $101
www.boneyjames.com
After four Gold albums, three GRAMMY nominations and sales totaling more than three million records, chart-topping saxophonist Boney James embodies the phrase "horn of plenty." That passion reverberates throughout his latest project, The Beat, his 14th album. Scheduled for release in April 2013, The Beat is a penetrating fusion of R&B, Jazz and Latin rhythms given voice by James' emotive saxophone and such guests as legendary trumpeter Rick Braun. Cited as virtually creating the urban jazz genre-melding contemporary jazz with hip-hop sensibilities-the crossover virtuoso has racked up nine number one albums on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart and multiple GRAMMY nominations.

Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns Tour
With Special Guests Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright & Richard Elliot
Friday, August 23 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$81, $106, $121
www.davekoz.com
www.mindiabair.com
www.geraldalbright.com
www.richardelliot.com
Dave Koz has been hailed by The New York Times as "a musician of unflappable rhythmic aplomb, which he happily squares against the airtight funk of his band." His Summer Horns Tour 2013 features four of today's pre?eminent saxophone players, touring together for the first time ever: Mindi Abair a featured saxophonist on the 2011 and 2012 seasons of "American Idol who joined Aerosmith on their 2012 Summer Tour; Gerald Albright, known for his renowned solo recordings and performances with Anita Baker, Whitney Houston, and The Temptations; and Richard Elliot, a former member of Tower of Power who has since forged a successful solo career. With support from Koz's stellar band, they'll get the groove on, debuting songs from their forthcoming album, Summer Horns, a tribute to the great horn section bands in modern music.

John Mayall
Sunday, September 1 @ 6 & 8:30 pm
$31, $56, $71
www.johnmayall.com
John Mayall is often referred to as the "Father of the British Blues" whose musical career as a singer, guitarist and songwriter spans over 50 years. He was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band which has included some of the most famous blues and rock musicians, including Mick Fleetwood and Eric Clapton, whose now classic collaboration resulted in the best-selling album, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers Featuring Eric Clapton. Mayall stands out for several reasons: His championing of the blues, while experimenting with different approaches; his ability to attract the best of musicians; and his willingness to work with musicians who far outshine him in sheer ability.

Warren Hill
Friday, September 6 @ 7 pm - One Show Only
$31, $56, $71
www.warrenhill.com
Top Contemporary Jazz saxophonist, Warren Hill has a sultry and soulful sound that intertwines with rhythmic and funk in such a unique way that always pushes the bar of the genre a bit higher. Having reached icon status, he has won countless awards and recorded innumerable number one hits. Hill has worked with an amazing cast of All Stars, including Nathan East, Lee Ritenour and Jeff Golub. In 2004, he created the world's first Smooth Jazz Cruise, an event that would bring his fellow artists and fans together for a brand new musical experience.

Jimmy Webb
Thursday, September 12 @ 8 pm - One Show Only
$31, $56, $71
www.jimmywebb.com
The critical acclaim composer Jimmy Webb has received during his more than 40 years of success is as remarkable as the accomplishments they honor. He has written numerous platinum-selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", and "MacArthur Park". His songs have been performed by many popular singers including Glen Campbell, The 5th Dimension, Elvis Presley and Barbara Streisand. Webb's song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the third most performed song in the 50 years between 1940 and 1990 and he is the only artist ever to have received GRAMMY Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.

Michael Grimm
Thursday, September 19 @ 8 pm - One Show Only
$36, $61, $76
www.michaelgrimmmusic.com
With his soulful voice and earthy, Southern charm, Michael Grimm charmed millions of viewers and won Season Five of NBC's popular America's Got Talent. He has released five albums, sold millions of records, topped the Billboard charts and toured with such legendary musicians as Stevie Nicks and Heart. Gumbo, Grimm's 2012 release, is a wonderful mix of all genres, including blues, soul and pop, all sung in his trademark mix of passion and emotion that leaves fans wanting more.

Manhattan Transfer
Sunday, September 22 @ 6 & 8:30 pm
$66, $91, $106
www.manhattantransfer.net
It's been nearly forty years since The Manhattan Transfer exploded on to the music scene with their distinct four-part a cappella and jazz sound. Since then they have earned worldwide sales in the millions, GRAMMY awards by the dozen and numerous sold-out world tours. Their 1980s hit, "The Boy from New York City" made The Manhattan Transfer the first artist to receive GRAMMYs in both the pop and jazz categories in the same year. Not willing, or able, to rest on their laurels, the band has topped the charts in holiday standards, children's music, 1950s and 60s pop, boogie-woogie and swing. They have shared the stage with Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, Smokey Robinson, Phil Collins, B.B. King, Chaka Khan, James Taylor, and Frankie Valli.

Suzy Bogguss
Thursday, October 17 @ 8 pm - One Show Only
$31, $56, $71
www.suzybogguss.com
Acclaimed songstress Suzy Bogguss is an icon of country music. Her achievements include the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist, the Country Music Association's Horizon Award, six top ten singles, one Platinum album and three Gold albums. Her strong voice and straightforward style on songs like "Aces", "Someday Soon" and "Letting Go" have won her raves from critics and peers in all genres, as well as legions of fans around the globe.

Oleta Adams
Sunday, October 27 @ 7 pm - One Show Only
$31, $56, $71
www.oletaadams.com
Since the runaway success of her 1990 debut Platinum album, Circle of One, Oleta Adams has inspired a growing legion of fans in the US and Europe with heartfelt songs and inspirational lyrics. Her sound draws deeply from her roots in gospel, while crossing effortlessly into the realms of soul, R&B, urban and pop. Her impassioned hit single "Get Here", also recorded by Brenda Russell, became an unofficial anthem of the 1991 Gulf War. Her success, nurtured by worldwide tours with Tears for Fears, Phil Collins, Michael Bolton and Luther Vandross, has been solidified by four GRAMMY nominations and a seemingly bottomless well of creative energy. With eight CD's, including secular, gospel, a Christmas album, worldwide acclaim and over 2.5 million albums sold, Adam's musical odyssey continues both spiritually and creatively. For this consummate artist, composer, producer, musician, many goals remain on the horizon.

Sergio Mendes
Sunday, November 3 @ 6 & 8:30 pm
$66, $91, $106
For most of the second half of the 1960's, Sergio Mendes was the top-selling Brazilian artist in the United States, charting huge hit singles and LPs that regularly made the Top Five. He released over 55 albums and performed with such figures as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie. While known for his unique mixture of Bossa Nova, jazz and funk, Mendes found pop success with his single, "Never Gonna Let You Go," which reached number four on The Billboard Charts.

Vienna Teng
Thursday, November 7 @ 8 pm - One Show Only
$41, $56, $71
www.viennateng.com
Classically trained on the piano since the age of five, Vienna Teng evokes Chopin in her playing, while her breathy and powerful voice brings to mind Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos. Since reaching the national spotlight in 2002, she has toured with musicians like Joan Osborne, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and Duncan Sheik, charted on three separate Billboard charts at the same time and won the Best Folk Singer-Songwriter Album for her latest release, Inland Territory.

Sinbad
Friday, November 8 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$46, $71, $86
Actor and comedian Sinbad arrived on the comedy scene with a "hit 'em in the face" style of comedy that has kept audiences laughing in the aisles for over the past two decades. Ranked by Comedy Central as one of the Top 100 Standup Comedians of all time, he has built a loyal following by taking audiences' painful trials or embarrassing tribulations of day-by-day life, throwing them back in their faces, causing an uproar of comedic hysteria. Sinbad is internationally known for his starring appearances in hit movies like Jingle All the Way, Houseguest and Necessary Roughness.

Euge Groove
Sunday, November 17 @ 7 pm - One Show Only
$36, $61, $76
www.eugegroove.com
Euge Groove is a quadruple threat - the saxophonist, composer, producer and DJ has built an impressive career as a free spirit who remains true to his own artistic vision. He has recorded a string of number one hits and garner a devoted following. His wide ranging musical tastes, impeccable musicianship and keen showmanship have planted him on world tours with such icons as Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Richard Marx, Tower of Power and Huey Lewis and the News. Groove released his eighth CD in September 2012. House of Groove showcases ten sublime originals that underscore why he is a master of conjuring rich emotion and melody. This album is the best one yet and like his live performances, is electric, soulful, sexy and full of passion.

Michael Martin Murphey
Thursday, December 12 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$41, $66, $81
www.michaelmartinmurphey.com
Native Texan - and proud of it! - Michael Martin Murphey has won numerous awards and honors from such organizations as the National Cowboy Music Hall of Fame, the Academy of Country Music, the GRAMMY Awards and the Country Music Association. He has recorded more than 35 albums that include hit songs that left an indelible mark on American music: "Carolina In The Pines"; "Long Line of Love"; "What's Forever For"; "Geronimo's Cadillac" and "Wildfire", one of the most played songs in the history of radio in all formats. Murphey holds the title of Top Selling Singer of American Cowboy Music in the World and his 2009 foray into Bluegrass - the Bluegrass chart topper, Buckaroo Blue Grass - earned him another GRAMMY nomination.

Dar Williams
Sunday, December 15 @ 7 pm - One Show Only
$31, $56, $71
www.darwilliams.com
Since The New Yorker described Dar Williams as, "One of America's very best singer-songwriters," she has found herself sharing the stage with such artists as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patti Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Joan Baez. Her ninth CD, the 2012 release, In the Time of Gods features some of the richest music and most evocative writing of her career. Williams continues to engage her loyal fans and grow her audience throughout the country.

Gregg Rolie
Sunday, January 19, 2014 @7 pm - One Show Only
$36, $61, $76
www.greggrolie.com
Gregg Rolie is responsible for co-founding the two phenomenally popular, multi-platinum-many-times-over-super groups known as Santana and Journey. In addition to being a world class keyboard player and groundbreaking producer, his singing talents will forever be immortalized by his unforgettable lead vocals on classic Santana greatest hits including "Black Magic Woman", "Evil Ways" and the Tito Puente composition "Oye Como Va". The Gregg Rolie Band is composed of four musicians from Santana (two of them now in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame) and three other highly accomplished players. Having worked with some of the biggest names in music over the years and having toured the world many times over, these musicians have the skills to interpret this music in the way it is meant to be interpreted, as Rolie so intimately knows.

Walking Woody's Road Featuring Jimmy LaFave, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves & Sam Baker
Friday, January 24, 2014 @7 & 9:30 pm
$31, $56, $71
www.jimmylafave.com
www.elizagilkyson.com
www.slaidcleaves.com
www.sambakermusic.com
Walking Woody's Road captures the timeless heart, wit, soul, and spirit of the legendary singer/songwriter, guitarist, poet, author, artist, philosopher, and thinker, Woody Guthrie. In a performance that has been called "nothing short of brilliant," renowned Austin, Texas singer/songwriter Jimmy LaFave brings a stellar cast of performers to assist him in paying tribute to the quintessential hard times troubadour: Eliza Gilkyson is a politically minded, poetically gifted singer-songwriter who has become one of the most respected musicians in Folk and Americana music circles; Slaid Cleaves is the New York Times-lauded, "One of the finest songwriters from Texas" who has over 10 critically-acclaimed CDs to his credit; and Sam Baker who is known for some of the most vivid, compelling, truly original songs of any artist working today.

Blood, Sweat & Tears
Saturday, January 25, 2014 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$51, $76, $91
www.bloodsweatandtears.com
The new Blood, Sweat & Tears is a 21st Century version of one of the music world's most popular bands. They were the first group to successfully blend rock and jazz into a genre-crossing sound and style. Their second album, Blood, Sweat & Tears, topped the Billboard charts, beat out the Beatles Abbey Road for GRAMMY Album of the Year, and produced major hit singles like, "You Made me so Very Happy", and "Spinning Wheel". This incarnation features South African singer David Aldo and stellar musicianship that made the band famous.

An Intimate Evening with Monte Montgomery
Thursday, February 27, 2014 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$25 & $40
www.montemontgomery.net
From his legendary performance on Austin City Limits, to his being named one of the Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players by Guitar Player Magazine, Monte Montgomery has embarked on an almost fantasy-like rock and roll roller coaster ride filled with dizzying accomplishments and mind blowing accolades. His playing is deep, rich, nuanced and just plain rocking. A big draw on the live music scene, his non-stop touring schedule has led to the current fulfillment of his musical destiny, a dedicated fan base, critical acclaim and an ever growing touring circuit in the US and Europe.

The Lettermen
Friday, February 28, 2014 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$31, $56, $71
www.thelettermen.com
The Lettermen is an American male pop music vocal trio whose trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959 and has garnered an incredible 16 Top Ten Singles (including the number one remake of "When I Fall In Love'), 32 consecutive Billboard Magazine Chart albums, 11 Gold records and five GRAMMY nominations. Their other hits include "Theme From 'A Summer Place'", "Goin' Out of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Hurt So Bad" and "Put Your Head On My Shoulder". The Lettermen have performed with such as icons as with Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Bill Cosby.

Noche Flamenca
Thursday, March 6, 2014 @ 7 pm
Friday, March 7, 2014 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$46, $56, $71
www.nocheflamenca.net
Noche Flamenca is a world-renowned flamenco music and dance company based in New York. This award-winning ensemble has become Spain's most successful touring company with regular tours around the globe. Hailed by critics everywhere for its transcendent and deeply emotional performances, Noche Flamenca is recognized as the most authentic flamenco troupe today. They have successfully brought to the stage the essence, purity and integrity of one of the world's most complex and mysterious art forms without the use of tricks or gimmicks. All aspects of flamenco-dance, song, and music-are interrelated and given equal weight in the presentations of Noche Flamenca, creating a true communal spirit within the company: the very heart and soul of flamenco.

Johnny Clegg
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$31, $56, $71
www.johnnyclegg.com
Johnny Clegg is one of South Africa's most celebrated sons. He is a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, anthropologist and a musical activist whose infectious crossover music, a vibrant blend of Western pop and African Zulu rhythms, exploded onto the international scene and broken through all the barriers in his own country. Over three decades, Clegg has sold over five million albums of his brand of crossover music worldwide. He has wowed vast audiences with his audacious live shows and won a number of national and international awards including a GRAMMY Award for Best World Music Album. He was the headline act for Montreal International Jazz Festival opening night and has performed at the Tribeca Film Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest and all four of Nelson Mandela's Aids Awareness Concerts in South Africa and Norway. Clegg's history is as bold, colorful and dashing as the rainbow country which he has called home for more than 40 years.

Arturo Sandoval
Friday, March 21, 2014 @ 7 & 9:30 pm
$41, $66, $81
www.arturosandoval.com
Arturo Sandoval is a legendary jazz trumpet and horn player, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer. A dynamic and vivacious live performer, he has performed at the Oscars with Celine Dion, at the GRAMMY Awards with Justin Timberlake and on the Billboard Awards with Alicia Keys. Sandoval has been awarded six GRAMMY Awards, six Billboard Awards and an EMMY Award, the latter for his composing work on the entire underscore of the HBO movie based on his life, For Love or Country. His explosive mixture of jazz, classical, rock and traditional Cuban music can be heard on recordings with everyone from Stan Getz to Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra to Rod Stewart and many others.

Chris Botti at the Riverbend Centre
Thursday, April 24, 2014 @ 8 pm - One Show Only
$46, $66, $86
www.chrisbotti.com
Playing with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination, trumpeter Chris Botti released a stellar parade of albums -- starting with 2004s When I Fall In Love and continuing with To Love Again, Italia and Chris Botti In Boston -- that have firmly established him as the world's largest selling jazz instrumentalist. Add to that a GRAMMY for Best Pop Instrumental Album and four number one albums on Billboard's Jazz Albums charts. Botti's April 2012 release, Impressions, features such artists Andrea Bocelli, Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock and Mark Knopfler in a warm, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. With Impressions and the albums that preceded it, he has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative figures of the contemporary music world.

California Guitar Trio
Sunday, June 8, 2014 @ 6 & 8:30 pm
$31, $42, $56
www.cgtrio.com
California Guitar Trio are famous for a wide range of instrumental styles fusing European classical music, rock, blues, jazz, world music, and surf music, with an emphasis on technical virtuosity and humor. The Trio, comprised of Paul Richards, Bert Lams and Hideyo Moriya, are virtuoso musicians who have released 14 albums and shared the stage with such performers as King Crimson, Tito Puente and Taj Mahal. Their music is so emotionally and spiritually inspiring that it was sent into outer space as wake-up music for the crew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour. Their 2012 release, Masterworks is an all classical music compilation featuring music by Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi and others.

For a complete calendar listing, visit www.oneworldtheatre.org.

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One World Theatre's current season is already in full swing with many great shows including the Average White Band on Friday, March 22, Celtic Crossroads on Thursday, April 4, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers on Friday, April 5 and the Music of ABBA on Sunday, April 7. For a complete list of all One World Theatre shows, visit www.oneworldtheatre.org.