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January 7, 2011

Mad. Sq. Music: Red Horse with Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky

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Red Horse is the debut album from folk’s newest supergroup featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky. Together these three veteran songwriters team up to cover each other’s songs and breathe new life into old favorites. Awash in gorgeous harmonies and simple acoustic production, this album is sure to be an instant folk classic… Read more

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Christian McBride & Inside Straight

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Bassist extraordinaire, composer, and educator, Christian McBride has been one of the most important and omnipresent figures in the jazz world for 20 years. He has played with and arranged for Isaac Hayes, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, and the one and only Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. Named “Hot Jazz Artist” of 1992 by… Read more

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Lionel Loueke Trio, Edmar Castaneda Trio plus special guest Andrea Tierra

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Originally from the West African nation of Benin, guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past several years. He was picked as top Rising Star guitarist in Down Beat magazine’s annual Critics Poll in 2008 and 2009. Loueke met bassist Massimo Biolcati and drummer Ferenc Nemeth at Berklee College of Music. Together… Read more

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Dale Ann Bradley, The Steel Wheels

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Dale Ann Bradley was the 2007, 2008, and 2009 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year. She has been hailed by Alison Krauss as one of the greatest vocalists in country and bluegrass music. Her voice is “shimmering” (The Washington Post), “angelic” (Billboard), and “exceptional” (Bluegrass Unlimited), and her performances fill every venue… Read more

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Tonight: Tift Merritt!

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PLEASE NOTE: Tonight’s concert will take place at the southern end of the Park, on the gravel area south of the fountain. Tift Merritt, along with her longtime band, kicks off the 2011 Mad. Sq. Music: Oval Lawn Series with her beautiful vocals and moving songwriting. Her first record landed on the top ten lists… Read more

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June 1, 2010

Oval Lawn Series: Alecia Nugent/The Farewell Drifters

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Voted Female Vocalist of The Year, by The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America, Alecia Nugent sings bluegrass and country that can tear the barn down, then bring you to tears. Nugent’s latest release Hillbilly Goddess (Rounder), spins traditional bluegrass with her own contemporary sound. The Farewell Drifters, mixing equal parts bluegrass… Read more

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Oval Lawn Series: Mose Allison

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Legendary jazz pianist Mose Allison brings the sounds of his newly released album “The Way of The World” (Anti-) to the Mad. Sq. stage. Born in the Mississippi Delta and raised on the sounds of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole, Allison was primed to hit New York’s jazz scene in 1956 where… Read more

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Oval Lawn Series: Ruthie Foster

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Ruthie Foster’s 2009 Grammy-nominated album, The Truth According to Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn Music), is a “full-on blast…”, writes The Blues Revue. Ruthie brings that explosive energy to the opening night of Mad. Sq. Music, with her signature powerhouse-mix of gospel, roots, blues and soul.

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June 1, 2009

Oval Lawn Series: The John Scofield Trio

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Ever since joining the Miles Davis Band in 1982, Grammy-nominated guitarist and composer John Scofield has been blazing a path across genres from straight ahead jazz to funk, and gospel to R&B. His most recent release, Piety Street (EmArcy) is a collection of “old time Gospel” tunes done Scofield-style. Joining Scofield are long-time collaborators Steve… Read more

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Oval Lawn Series: Jonatha Brooke

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Folk singer and guitarist Jonatha Brooke was just one of a select group of artists to be invited into the Guthrie Archives to create new works from his vast collection of lyrics, prose, poetry and artwork. Hear the startlingly beautiful outcome collected on her self-released album The Works and live in Madison Square Park.

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