Featured by Vanity Fair as a millennial shaking up the jazz world, Kelly’s state-of-the-art brand of electro jazz-pop and inventive digital content are pushing her to the forefront of the fusion scene, alongside names like Snarky Puppy, Jacob Collier, Cory Henry, Robert Glasper, Jon Batiste, and Too Many Zooz. The Los Angeles by-way-of-Brookline saxophonist has created a sound and style heady enough to satisfy hard-core jazz fans while also providing enough pop and groove flair to appeal to a wider audience.

Matt Nakoa is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. A modern troubadour, he makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America and appears regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush.

James Carter | Kandace Springs | James Francies The iconic jazz label, Blue Note Records, is celebrating its 80th birthday, and to mark that milestone has created a national tour featuring some of the hottest jazz artists on their roster including the James Carter Organ Trio, vocalist Kandace Springs and pianist James Francies. “As we celebrate our 80th birthday, our underlying aesthetic and traditions of authenticity, artistry and coolness remain intact. This show reflects the vibrant and diverse State of Jazz and…

Roots powerhouse duo The Small Glories are a musical tour-de-force partnership planted on the Canadian Prairies.  With a stage banter striking a unique balance between slapstick and sermon, Cara Luft (former member of the Wailin Jenny’s) and JD Edwards, have a way of making time disappear, rooms shrink, and audiences feel as they are right there on the stage with the band — writing the songs, living the songs, performing the songs.

A supremely gifted classical crossover artist, violinist (and vocalist) Lucia Micarelli makes her Rockport debut while touring on the heels of her widely acclaimed PBS special. After stints touring with Josh Groban, Chris Botti and Barbara Streisand, as well as landing a lead role in HBO’s prestige drama Treme, Micarelli is now primed to show the world her unique and powerful classical/pop hybrid sound.