Jimi Hendrix News

Tonight, November 14, Music Director LARRY RACHLEFF and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Leonard Bernstein's beloved West Side Story Symphonic Dances. Electric violinist TRACY SILVERMAN will make his Philharmonic debut with Seeing is Believing by Nico Muhly, a Providence native. The program also features Ravel'sAlborada del Gracioso and Debussy's La Mer, all beginning at 8:00 pm at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence. The concert is endowed by the Collis family, and Guest Artist Sponsors are Marjorie and Robert Catanzaro. Tickets (starting at $15) are available at tickets.riphil.org, and the RIPO box office at 401.248.7000. 

?'The Jimi Hendrix of the violin" (The New York Times), Eileen Ivers wields her fiery bow with breath-taking -- and foot-stomping -- wizardry, Saturday, December 12 at The Eccles Center.

Madonna's iconic MTV Video Music Award 'MoonMan' statuette awarded in 1987 for 'Papa Don't Preach' will be auctioned Boston-based RR Auction.

Hailed by critics and fans alike as the 'Guitar Event of The Year,' the multi-artist celebration known as the Experience Hendrix Tour is set to return to Atlanta's Fox Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at 8 p.m. 

Hailed by critics and fans alike as the 'Guitar Event Of The Year,' the multi-artist celebration known as the Experience Hendrix Tour is set to return in 2016.  These special concert performances present legendary artists who join together to pay homage to Jimi Hendrix. This next edition of the Experience Hendrix Tour will encompass twenty seven performances this coming February and March, stopping in more than two dozen cities along the east coast, midwest and southern states. Now in its second decade, the tour celebrates the musical genius of Jimi Hendrix by bringing together a diverse array of extraordinary musicians, ranging from blues legend Buddy Guy to Black Label Society and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, as well as Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa and many others. Billy Cox, bassist for both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys, anchors a rhythm section that provides the foundation for exciting renditions of such signature Hendrix favorites as "Purple Haze" and "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)".

10/29/15 – East Providence, RI ? On Saturday, November 14, Music Director LARRY RACHLEFF and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Leonard Bernstein's beloved West Side Story Symphonic Dances. Electric violinist TRACY SILVERMAN will make his Philharmonic debut with Seeing is Believing by Nico Muhly, a Providence native. The program also features Ravel'sAlborada del Gracioso and Debussy's La Mer, all beginning at 8:00 pm at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence. The concert is endowed by the Collis family, and Guest Artist Sponsors are Marjorie and Robert Catanzaro. Tickets (starting at $15) are available at tickets.riphil.org, and the RIPO box office at 401.248.7000. 

Ukulele sensation Jake Shimabukuro returns to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre for another astounding performance at 8 p.m. tonight, October 29.

Hailed by critics and fans alike as the 'Guitar Event Of The Year,' the multi-artist celebration known as the "Experience Hendrix Tour" is set to return to the Fox Theatre on Friday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. These special concert performances present legendary artists who join together to pay homage to Jimi Hendrix.

West Palm Beach, Fla. (October 23, 2015) 'Ukulele hero' (Rolling Stone) Jake Shimabukuro is set to transport audiences with his blindingly fast and complex string skills during two, special performances at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Sunday, November 15 at 2 pm and 7 pm. Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Caroline Jones will open each performance. 

'Ukulele hero' (Rolling Stone) Jake Shimabukuro is set to transport audiences with his blindingly fast and complex string skills during two, special performances at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Sunday, November 15 at 2 pm and 7 pm. Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Caroline Jones will open each performance. 

Jake Shimabukuro will play The Paramount in Seattle tonight, October 23, 2015 at 8:00PM.

BURBANK, Calif., LAS VEGAS, SAN DIEGO and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ JetPurple Airwayz announces its mega-expansion plans to offer luxury class, non-stop flight service between Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ, San Diego, CA, Las Vegas and Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico and from Los Angeles/Burbank, CA to three Asian destinations, starting in 2016.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is launching a star-packed 2015-2016 season next month with an exciting and eclectic array of international artists and performing superstars.

Experience the greatest music of the '60s, '70s and '80s with 'DECADES REWIND,' a rock & roll extravaganza featuring a live 15-piece band performing medleys of your favorite hits, spanning 30 years!

The revered music of the late ARTHUR LEE and his band LOVE will be celebrated with a comprehensive box set of live performances and an all-star celebration at Los Angeles' Whisky A Go-Go on Tuesday, November 17.

The Jazz Foundation of America's 'Lifetime Achievement Award' to Sonny Rollins featuring performances by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan),Jimmy Heath, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Randy Brecker, Clifton Anderson, Alex Blake, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane,Buster Williams, Al Foster, James Carter, Bob Cranshaw, Cecil Bridgewater Big Band, and more.

Highly expressive paintings and sculptures by New York-based artist Shinique Smith will be on view in the Frist Center's exhibition Wonder and Rainbows from today, October 9, 2015, through January 10, 2016.

Ukulele sensation Jake Shimabukuro returns to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre for another astounding performance at 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 29.

Today, Showtime Networks announced that Amazon and Google are the newest platforms to launch the SHOWTIME stand-alone streaming service available on Amazon Fire devices