Savannah Music Festival Announces 2011 Lineup 3/24-4/9/2011

Savannah Music Festival (SMF) announces the lineup for its 2011 season, an expansive city-wide, multi-venue program showcasing a wide array of internationally acclaimed artists in over one hundred productions from March 24 to April 9. Held annually in historic downtown Savannah, this 22nd season of Georgia's largest festival - described by The Times of London as "one of the best events around the world"- features two premieres, numerous festival debuts, and the return of several audience favorites from the realms of classical, jazz, Americana and world music.

"We invite you to experience our acclaimed blend of the finest jazz, classical and international music traditions alongside indigenous southern genres," remarks SMF Executive & Artistic Director Rob Gibson. "This unparalleled array of performances, combined with the wealth of culture and history that is unique to Savannah, make for an experience never to be forgotten."

CLASSICAL HIGHLIGHTS
Death Cell Memoirs of An Extraterrestrial, a World Premiere by MARC NEIKRUG
"Sex, Violins, and tales of the Baroque" highlights DANIEL HOPE & FRIENDS chamber series
CHRISTINE BREWER, Edgar Meyer. LOUIS LORTIE and NIKOLAI LUGANSKY in recital
David FinckEL and WU HAN perform Beethoven's complete Sonatas for Cello and Piano
The award-winning EBÉNE QUARTET plays Ravel, Debussy & Fauré

BOUNDLESS BLUEGRASS AND COUNTRY
The PUNCH BROTHERS with CHRIS THILE
"Giants of Texas Country" with the FLATLANDERS and JUNIOR BROWN
Tim O'Brien BAND in SMF debut on a double-bill with THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
Bluegrass icon DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER

JAZZ, BLUES AND THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK
BÉLA FLECK debuts a collaboration with the MARCUS ROBERTS TRIO
The CLAYTON BROTHERS and IKE STUBBLEFIELD'S ORGAN TRIO
"Jazz Meets Brazil" with Dianne Reeves and guitarist CHICO PINHEIRO
Master of New Orleans R&B Allen Toussaint performs with guitarist & vocalist James Hunter
MICHAEL BURKS, LUCKY PETERSON & SHERMAN ROBERTSON unite as "Delta Guitar Slingers"
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS, the nine-piece Brooklyn collective, makes its Savannah debut

GOING GLOBAL
"African Interplay" with BALLAKE SISSOKO, VINCENT SEGAL and LIONEL LOUEKE ENSEMBLE
"Masters of Indian Music & Dance" AMJAD ALI KHAN, ZAKIR HUSSAIN & VIJAYALAKSHMI
Afro-pop superstar SALIF KEITA makes his SMF debut

 

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