Joni Mitchell News

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has partnered with Arketek Publishing to sign a worldwide publishing deal with rising singer-songwriter Saint Bodhi.

New shows on sale at bergenPAC: Emanuel Ax Classical Recital with The Elisabeth Morrow School Orchestra on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 at 8 p.m.; New Shanghai Circus on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 at 8 p.m.; Sir James Galway on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 8 p.m.; Kyung Wha Chung on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 7 p.m.

The theme for this year's San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF) is The Path to Democracy. Artists from the Bay Area and 12 countries will gather at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture to present work that speaks to issues of democracy and the incremental steps of getting there…including in the United States.

Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with Curtis Stigers with The Birdland Big Band, Konrad Paszkudzki and Pasquale Grasso, Dr. Monty Alexander, and more!

The Empress Theatre proudly presents Blues, Jazz & Rock Guitarist Extraordinaire, Robben Ford.

Rose Hotel, aka Atlanta-based singer-songwriter and frontwoman Jordan Reynolds, is set to release her debut LP, I Will Only Come When It's A Yes, on May 31, 2019 and it is available for pre-order now via Bandcamp. Rose Hotel's 2017 EP, Always A Good Reason, was passed around like a secret in music scenes and college towns from Athens, GA to Bowling Green, KY. The stripped-down intimacy was equal parts introspective and wistful, recalling a distant era when voices like Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris cut through the hiss of A.M. static. For I Will Only Come When It's A Yes, Reynolds collaborated with a tight-knit band of musicians from Atlanta's emerging indie scene — members of Material Girls, Neighbor Lady, Shepherds, Karaoke, and Palm Sunday. The result is a polished, full-band evolution of the lo-fi, bedroom origins of Reynolds' first recordings under the moniker. Today, Rose Hotel shared a music video shot entirely on VHS for rollicking album closer, “Running Behind.' Of the song, Reynolds offers, “'Running Behind' was one of the first songs I wrote for this record. At the time, I was feeling very frustrated with where I was in my life. I felt motionless in my art, restless in my relationships, and as if I was constantly three steps behind everyone else surrounding me. For many reasons, I felt held back but writing this song was a moment of admittance of stagnation and a call to do something about it.”

Morrissey is set to hit Broadway for the first time in his career playing a retrospective show at New York City's hallowed Lunt-Fontanne Theater. The affair will run for seven days from May 2nd to May 11th and promises an intimate yet exciting exploration of Morrissey's expansive career from his early days to his upcoming new record 'California Son': a collection of 1960/70s classic covers out on May 24th via Etienne Records/BMG.

Canadian spoken word artist and poet Shane Koyczan will perform at (Le) Poisson Rouge on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00PM. Tickets are $25, $30 and $45 and will be available at www.eventbrite.com.

Minnesota songsmith Erik Koskinen premiered the rustic new single 'Darlin'' today via GLIDE ahead of its release this Friday. The track is featured on Koskinen's new albumBurning The Deal set to arrive June 28 via Real Phonic Records/Tone Tree Music. Produced by Koskinen andBernie Larsen (Melissa Etheridge, Jackson Browne) and recorded by Jason Mariani (Mumford & Sons, Kenny Loggins), the album has a moody, shadowy vibe and the songs carry familiar musical touchstones: the drifting-cowboy loneliness of Hank Williams; the understated melancholy of J.J. Cale. They're populated by people we recognize, in circumstances we might share (or feel fortunate we don't). 

Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt stopped by the YouTube Space in NYC to perform songs from his debut album Sing To Me Instead and chat with Billboard journalist, Rebecca Milzoff.  Fans worldwide fell head over heels for Ben Platt during his Tony Award-winning turn in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen and on-screen in films such as the Pitch Perfect franchise. After signing with Atlantic Records in 2017, this year Platt released his debut album Sing to Me Instead. The 12-track album explores his formative influences, which range from timeless singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Carole King to legendary crooners like Donny Hathaway, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder, and chronicles the highs and lows of a transformative relationship.

As the 40th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal approaches, the city gets ready to celebrate! It marks the return of music to the streets, massive festive gatherings and fun in the downtown core, magical musical discoveries and events you simply can't miss! In other words - a memorable Montreal summer!

Alberta Ballet presents the portrait ballet that started it all, Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and the Drum, May 9-11 at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.

Celebrated within the jazz community as a multi-talented musician, Lisa Maxwell, finally releases a long-awaited album of her own material, dedicated to a special cohort. The lineup reads like a Who's Who of the music world (see personnel below).

Birdland has announced its upcoming May program!

MAC Award-winning vocal group Marquee Five's '8-Track Throwback' returns to the Laurie Beechman Theatre with a rockin' four-piece band.

Brandi Carlile will make her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut in a one-time special concert event titled Songs Are Like Tattoos which will feature Carlile performing Joni Mitchell's 1971 album Blue on Monday, October 14, 2019. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 12, at 10:00 AM PST.

Irish Repertory Theatre presents A 30th Anniversary Celebration, this season's Gala benefit production, on Monday June 17th at 7:00PM at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center (1941 Broadway, New York, NY 10023). The evening will honor President Bill Clinton for his work on the historic Good Friday Agreement, securing peace in Northern Ireland.

REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, presents the West Coast premiere of John Kelly's Time No Line, Thursday April 25 to Saturday April 27, 2019.

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society announced today additional performances for the 34th annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, taking place June 21 to July 1. The Festival lineup now includes headliner Herbie Hancock at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on June 29 as well as genre-bending performances from diverse, cutting-edge artists at Performance Works on Granville Island, Pyatt Hall (843 Seymour Street), and Frankie's Jazz Club (765 Beatty Street).

Beginning performances Tuesday, May 14, HANNAH CORNEAU will assume the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of WICKED.