Friday, October 7, 2011 at 8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets: $48 and $33.

Returning to Sioux Falls after a stellar concert series performance in 2008, Acoustic Alchemy is an English band centering around two guitarists, Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale. Whether you call it smooth or contemporary jazz, it’s always a good time with this band.

The two celebrate a remarkable two decades plus since 1987’s Red Dust and Spanish Lace and Carmichael explains their energy is the result of a natural chemistry he’s developed with Gilderdale over the years since Gilderdale (formerly a backing guitarist with the band) became Carmichael’s full partner after the passing of founding member Nick Webb in 1998 and the release that year of Positive Thinking.

Acoustic Alchemy continues to top the Adult Contemporary charts with their easy-listening jazz style that traverses the globe.

Friday, November 18, 2011 at

8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets: $39 and $26.

In a career spanning over 40 years, pianist and clarinetist Butch Thompson has earned a worldwide reputation as a traditional jazz and ragtime master. He has performed with many symphony orchestras, including the Hartford Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Erie Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Cairo (Egypt) Symphony.

Widely known for his 12-year stint as house pianist on public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, he continues on the show as a frequent guest. 

A leading expert on the music of the masters of Ragtime and Stride piano, Butch Thompson is one of America’s true treasures. 

Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7pm

Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater

Tickets: $36 and $24.

When Tia Fuller picks up her sax to play, something amazing happens as the notes and reverberations of her musical elixir fill the room.  Tia was selected to be a member of the all-female band touring with R&B star, Beyoncé. As part of the I AM..Sasha Fierce and Beyoncé Experience World Tour, Fuller is a featured soloist on the Beyoncé Experience DVD and also appeared on number of major television shows, such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today Show and Good Morning America.

While listening to her songs, she wants people to be uplifted and experience a sense of restoration, compelling them to move forward not in fear, but in love and faith.  

Friday, January 20, 2012 at 8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets: $42 and $30.

Sultry chanteuse Lavay Smith evokes a sensuous era of glamorous Jazz divas and sexy pinups adding a modern, feminine twist. Whether singing her own compositions or drawing on a large repertoire of classics, Lavay and her all-star 8-piece band bake up an instant recipe for good times.

Lavay Smith, vocalist and bandleader of the Red Hot Skillet Lickers has become known as a modern day Jazz and Blues diva with a singing style influenced by Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith and Little Esther Phillips. Her enticing stage style is a cross between Marilyn Monroe and Bettie Page.        

Lavay Smith’s 8-piece band features the finest musicians anywhere, who have performed and recorded with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat “King” Cole, and Frank Sinatra to name a few.

World famous celebrities have jumped on the Lavay Smith bandwagon as well.  Johnny Otis says, “Lavay is wonderful! She and her band are a breath of fresh air.”  Dan Aykroyd says of Lavay’s debut album “...this CD is guaranteed to make you feel better.” 

Tab Benoit Swampland Jam with Chubby Carrier and Michael Doucet

Friday, March 9, 2012 at 8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets: $44 and $29.

Returning to Sioux Falls after a sellout performance last year, Tab Benoit’s high energy guitar blues will bring home the sounds of the bayou once again. And, he’s bringing friends Chubby Carrier and Michael Doucet along with him for a Swampland Jam!

Michael Doucet is a Grammy award winning Cajun fiddler, singer and songwriter who founded the Cajun band BeauSoleil from Lafayette, Louisiana.

Roy "Chubby" Carrier is a Grammy award winning Zydeco musician and leader of Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band.

Friday, April 13, 2012
at 8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets: $38 and $28.

For almost 20 years, the red-hot Texas rockin’ blues of Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King has been thrilling music fans all around the world. Kubek’s raucous roadhouse fretwork is expertly complimented by the equally fiery guitar and soulful vocals of Bnois King. With literally thousands of live performances under their collective belt, the two create a one-two punch of raw, tough, blues-rock filled with intensity and purpose.

Gigging with legendary musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan,  Albert King, Freddie King and B.B. King, Kubek learned first-hand how to live and play the blues and how to lead a band. 

From the smallest Texas roadhouse to clubs and concert stages all over the country and around the world, Kubek and King—band mates and blood brothers—are ready to welcome everyone into their Texas blues family.