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UPCOMING SHOWS

  • Deep Thicket Dwellers
    Deep Thicket Dwellers
    Sat, Feb 07
    Deep Thicket Dwellers are a four‑piece ensemble originating from Alaska and Virginia, now based in Oakland, California. Their music weaves together Bluegrass, Old‑time, Gypsy Jazz, and the playful ingenuity of John Hartford into a distinctive style called Hillbilly Jazz.
  • Andy Kahrs
    Andy Kahrs
    Fri, Feb 13
    Spotify’s ‘Got Blues’ and ‘Best Blues of 2022’
  • Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
    Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
    Sat, Feb 14
    Multi-GRAMMY nominee Laurie Lewis is a forebear and contemporary of so many bluegrass, old-time, and folk greats. Over more than fifty years in music she has established herself as a truly singular voice, instrumentalist, and frontwoman in genres that lionize tradition, “authenticity,” & emulation.
  • Jimmy Grant & Tim Kliphuis
    Jimmy Grant & Tim Kliphuis
    Sun, Feb 15
    Two of the best Gypsy Jazz players in the world Superb … a provocative meeting of minds” – Sunday Times As good as Gypsy Jazz gets - John Green
  • Rita Hosking
    Rita Hosking
    Fri, Feb 20
    Timeless, unhurried elegance," - Acoustic Magazine.
  • Mark Stuart Acoustic Trio
    Mark Stuart Acoustic Trio
    Sat, Feb 21
    “Where the Neon Fades” finds Mark Stuart stepping confidently into a new chapter —
  • Jazz Gitan
    Jazz Gitan
    Sat, Feb 28
    Jazz Gitan [Gitan is pronounced J'tawn] is an acoustic jazz ensemble that carries on the tradition of gypsy swing created by Django Reinhardt together with Stephane Grappelli during their domination of the Paris jazz scene in the 1930s.
  •  Father/Son duo, Tim and Myles Thompson
     Father/Son duo, Tim and Myles Thompson
    Thu, Mar 05
    This father-son act features International Finger Style Guitar Champion Tim Thompson and composer-instrumentalist/singer Myles Thompson.
  • Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
    Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
    Fri, Mar 06
    2025 Telluride Bluegrass Band Contest Winner!
  • Sourdough Slim & Robert Amrstrong
    Sourdough Slim & Robert Amrstrong
    Sat, Mar 07
    "There's no one else out there like Sourdough Slim. An accordion playing, yodeling, tongue-in-cheek, cowboy-dressed entertainer deluxe. Catchy, uplifting, irresistible, jolly fun." says Cowboy Magazine editor Darrell Arnold.
  • The Jim Bruno Trio
    The Jim Bruno Trio
    Sat, Mar 14
    “"Jim Bruno is a positive force, and his songs are filled with vitality and intellect
  • The Cross-Eyed Possum Band
    The Cross-Eyed Possum Band
    Fri, Mar 20
    This band touches heart and soul with their outstanding harmonies and professional music cohesion. The standing ovation attested to the audience’s love for this amazing band” – Andrea Ramey, Daily Courier
  • The Crooked Jades
    The Crooked Jades
    Sat, Mar 28
    Chords in unexpected places, out of this world harmonies, and some of the most powerfully-arranged material I’ve ever encountered.” –Bluegrass Unlimited
  • Jonah Matranga
    Jonah Matranga
    Fri, Apr 03
    “A loose, free-roaming approach to confessional songwriting that pushes the music well beyond sad singer/songwriter clichés.” - PITCHFORK
  • Caltucky
    Caltucky
    Sat, Apr 04
    Splitting the Bluegrass Atom
  • Chris Webster & Nina Gerber
    Chris Webster & Nina Gerber
    Sat, Apr 11
    Nina Gerber and I have been playing music together for over 25 years, and we finally made a record. Slow and steady gets the worm... or something like that.
  • GUITAR WORKSHOP WITH NINA GERBER
    GUITAR WORKSHOP WITH NINA GERBER
    Sun, Apr 12
    Demystifying the fretboard.
  • Vivian Lee
    Vivian Lee
    Sat, Apr 18
    Kicking it old school throughout, Lee is a classic jazz vocalist that knows how to swing the oldies that you want to hear done right one more time.


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2900 Franklin Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95818

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