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Barclay Artists Find New Ways to Express Their Art

Many artists have been gracious enough to give us a glimpse into their lives over the past few months, and it has been wonderful to get to know them through their home performances, interviews and new projects. We take a look at a couple of our favorites.

 

Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and visual artist Cécile McLorin Salvant last graced the Barclay stage in 2018. During the past few months, she has used her skills in animation and music to create YOLK, a cross-disciplinary collaborative performance space. Watch her latest video performance featuring celebrated author Angela Davis by clicking here.

Get creative! Cécile shares with us an art assignment. Create your own Theme and Variation Cut-Out by following the instructions by clicking here.

Whether singing French chansons or the Great American Songbook, Kent’s timeless songs of love, nostalgia and intoxicating joie de vivre have won her a legion of fans worldwide.

Stacey has been making a series of Isolation Videos with her husband, saxophonist Jim Tomlinson, from their beautiful mountain home.

Sooth your soul with Stacey Kent's Isolation Videos by clicking here.

We all remember husband and wife banjoists Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn from their dazzling appearances at the Barclay in 2018. 

In their latest venture, the "king and queen of the banjo” perform from their home in Nashville. Watch their weekly Banjo House Lockdown live stream series via Facebook Live. (View all past videos here.)

“Life without other people is fine, but life without banjos would be intolerable!” said Béla. “So we’re gonna sing and play our banjos to keep everyone from going batty.”

A four-time Grammy Award nominee, jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco will be appearing at the Barclay in February 2022.

Called the “reigning king of jazz organ” (JazzTimes), DeFrancesco’s rousing technique is capable of death-defying pace and soulful improvisation, generating a swinging, joyous sound that’s unmatched among contemporary jazz organists.

Find out what DeFrancesco has been up to in an interview with Doctor Thunder. 

April 24, 2020

ArtsReach@Home: Our Pick of Concerts and Events Online this Weekend

It’s going to be a wonderful weekend of live-streamed online performances and concerts. Here’s a few of our favorites to keep you entertained.

Each year we bring the best artists from all over the country, and the world, to Irvine. This weekend we join them, where they are,  in Hawaii, New Orleans, California and beyond….

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For our Country fans:

Friday, 24 - Sunday 26 April

Stagecouch 

Country music fans can still enjoy a taste of Stagecoach this weekend by tuning in to ‘Stagecouch’ a weekend of streamed live music on Instagram and satellite radio from Friday to Sunday. The three-day broadcast features at home performances by headliners Carrie Underwood and Eric Church, plus artists like Ashley McBryde and more. It will be streamed on Sirius XM's "The Highway" on Channel 56. Click here to sign up for the  SiriusXM free trial

 

Live from Hawaii:

Saturday, April 25 at 3pm

Kōkua Festival 2020 - Live From Home

The 'Kōkua Festival 2020 - Live From Home' will feature Jack Johnson hosting and performing within a two-hour livestream from his front porch in Hawai‘i. He'll be sharing the digital stage with special at-home performances from Kōkua Festival alumni including: Ben Harper, G. Love, Ziggy Marley, Lukas Nelson, Paula Fuga, Kawika Kahiapo, John Cruz, Anuhea, Ron Artis II and his brother Thunderstorm Artis. Viewers will also be treated to at home cooking lessons from some of Hawaii’s top chefs, Ed Kenney and Mark Noguchi.


 

For our younger Shakespeare fans:

Saturday, April 25 at 11am - 2pm 

Happy Birthday Mr Shakespeare from The Old Globe, San Diego

During Happy Birthday Mr Shakespeare the whole family can play and learn from the comfort of home, with interactive activities including a sonnet reading, live monologues, creative ruff-making, a hip-hop sonnet-writing workshop, a weapons and sword-handling demonstration, and a solo performance from San Diego Ballet’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 

After all of that, you can enjoy this week’s National Theatre Live! Production of Twelfth Night which will be available to stream for free online until April 29.

 

For those who want to  join in:

Saturday, April 25 at 12pm 

Tony Bennett ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco’ singalong

Tony Bennett wants the world to sing his classic tune "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in honor of all front-line workers and medical professionals. The singalong event kicks off at 12 p.m. PST.. The celebrated singer would also like everyone who participates to share their videos via social media with the hashtag #SingOutSF. Here’s a video of Tony Bennett singing ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco’ so you can start practicing.


 

Tune in and support the musicians of New Orleans:

Saturday, April 25 at 12pm 

Band Together Benefit live from New Orleans

With so many musicians losing their livelihoods during the current crisis the Band Together Benefit livestream concert aims to showcase their talents and raise money to support artists in the vibrant music city of New Orleans. The show kicks off on Saturday and will feature a wide range of music including  PJ Morton, Ivan Neville, Kermit Ruffans, Tank and the Bangas, Jon Cleary and more.

Stay home, stay safe and enjoy some live music!

 


 

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