Luciana Souza
November 9, 2012 at 8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets:
Single $44/$29
Subscriber $41/$32

Grammy winner Luciana Souza is one of Jazz’s leading singers and interpreters. Hailing from São Paulo, Brazil, she grew up in a family of Bossa Nova innovators. Her work as a performer transcends traditional boundaries around musical styles, offering solid roots in jazz, sophisticated lineage in world music, and an enlightened approach to classical repertoire and new music.

Souza has performed and recorded with greats like Herbie Hancock (on his Grammy winning record, River – The Joni Letters), Paul Simon, Bobby McFerrin, Maria Schneider, Danilo Perez, and many others. Her longstanding duo work with Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo has earned her accolades across the globe. Her complete discography contains more than 50 records as a side singer.

 This presentation is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the South Dakota Arts Council, General Mills Foundation, and Land O'Lakes Foundation. 

Regina Carter
December 7, 2012 at 8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets:
Single $48/$33
Subscriber $45/$36

Hadden Sayers
January 19, 2013 at 8pm

Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater

Tickets:
Single $36/$24
Subscriber $33/$28

March 8, 2013 at 8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets:
Single $42/$30
Subscriber $38/$34

At the young age of 22, Amanda Shaw is a powerful performer, composer, and arranger who has been touring nationally and internationally since she was eight years old. She has recorded three critically-acclaimed albums, won a Big Easy Award for Best Female Entertainer and has even had two feature roles in Disney movies. The New Orleans native is a pioneer of the new breed of young, roots-based musicians who have embraced both the traditional sounds of Louisiana and the pop sounds of the mainstream.

Amanda has taken the national stage with her fourth album, Good Southern Girl, and re-introduced herself to the industry as an adult. The album is the first to capture her effervescent spirit of a live performance, and showcase her ability to expand her musical repertoire. Her first two self-released albums, Little Black Dog and I’m Not a Bubblegum Pop Princess, have consistently been among the top ten best sellers at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, where she has drawn record crowds since she was 10. Two years later her critically acclaimed third album, Pretty Runs Out, made its debut with Billboard Magazine listing it as one of their “Best Bets of 2008.”

Lee Ritenour

April 5, 2013 at 8pm

Sioux Falls Historic Orpheum Theater

Tickets:
Single $48/$33
Subscriber $45/$36

It’s hard to believe that 2010 marked 50 years since Lee Ritenour starting playing the guitar, setting in motion a career that legends are made of. A career that has earned Ritenour 19 Grammy nominations, a Grammy Award, numerous #1 spots on guitar polls, a Life- time Achievement Award from the Canadian SJ Awards and the prestigious Alumnus of the Year award from USC. He has recorded over 40 albums, with 35 chart songs, and was a founding member of the group Fourplay, considered the most successful band in contemporary jazz.

As a young guitarist, his diverse musical style became the foundation of over 3,000 sessions covering a broad spectrum of artists ranging from his first session at 16 with the Mamas and Papas, to Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Simon & Garfunkel and Frank Sinatra. Not to forget the dazzling array of talent appearing on his solo works and collaborations; from his legendary work with Dave Grusin, to Phil Collins, Brazilian greats Ivan Lins, Caetano Veloso, and Djavan, to opera great Renee Fleming.