Music February 2016

You can’t make this stuff up! Our Winter Music 2016 guide has 79 concerts from the Chappaqua Library to the Barclay’s Center. There’s a hot ticket alert for Wilco at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester and Leon Russell and Dave Mason in Tarrytown. In & around town you can see everything from Joan Jett to Joel Grey, Black Sabbath to the Cowboy Junkies.

February

Hot Ticket Alert! Wilco – Capitol Theatre: Jeff Tweety and his indie-rock band with alternative country roots come to the Capitol Theatre for two nights in what is a highlight of the local music scene. Wilco won two Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Music Album, for their 2004 album A Ghost Is Born. Their most recent album, Star Wars, was released in July. Tues-Wed, 2/2-3: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Westchester Philharmonic – Ted Sperling conducts Dawn Upshaw, soprano: Tony-winner Ted Sperling conducts multiple Grammy-winner Dawn Upshaw in Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Osvaldo Golijov’s Three Songs (written for Ms. Upshaw) 
and a full orchestral arrangement of Mendelssohn’s Octet. In addition to her acclaimed operatic career, Ms. Upshaw has recorded albums of songs by Vernon Duke and Rodgers and Hart. Sun, 2/7: 3pm. (Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase; www.westchesterphil.org)

Local! Andy Stein and the Beethoven Octet – Chappaqua Orchestra: TCO Chamber Series welcomes Andy back! A violinist and arranger, Andy Stein is a veteran of the Prairie Home Companion radio show. Here he performs with members of the Chappaqua Orchestra in his arrangement of Beethoven Symphony #2 and more. Sun, 2/7: 3pm. (Chappaqua Library Auditorium, 195 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua; www.chappaquaorchestra.org)

The Wailers – Capitol Theatre: The Wailers, a frequent guest of The Capitol Theatre, carry on the musical legacy of bob Marley. Thurs, 2/11: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Darlene Love – Tarrytown Music Hall: A backup singer for The Blossoms and The Ronettes (“Da Doo Ron Ron”, “Be My Baby”, “Baby I Love You”), Phil Spector helped bring Darlene Love to stardom with her lead vocal hits for The Crystals “He’s a Rebel” and “Today I Met The Boy I’m Gonna Marry”. Rolling Stone Magazine has proclaimed her “one of the greatest singers of all time.” Her new CD, “Introducing Darlene Love” has been greeted with critical acclaim. Produced by Steven Van Zandt, it includes selections written for Darlene by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and others. Fri, 2/12: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Big Head Todd and The Monsters – Capitol Theatre: Colorado’s favorite rock band has released five albums that charted on Billboard’s Top Album’s Charts including their 1993 Sister Sweetly that went platinum. They scored a big hit with their 2010 cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Beast of Burden” on their Rocksteady album that also featured a cover of Chester Burnett’s “Smokestack Lightning”. Fri, 2/12: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Phil Vassar – Ridgefield Playhouse: Country music’s “piano man” performs his hits “Carlene”, “Just Another Day in Paradise”, “Six Pack Summer”, “Love is a Beautiful Thing”, and “I’ll Take That for a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)” Also on the bill is Jessica Lynn, the “country girl from New York” that has been hailed as the next Shania Twain. Fri, 2/12: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org) 

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour – Performing Arts Center, Purchase: The Wall Street Journal called it “the granddaddy of jazz events.” Every third weekend in September since 1958, jazz fans make the pilgrimage to Monterey, California for a three-day celebration of the best in jazz. This year the Monterey Jazz Festival hits the road bringing the Festival’s hallmark “traditionalist/untraditionalist” attitude and jazz-with-a-purpose exuberance to The Center. Sat, 2/13: 8pm. (Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Foreigner Unplugged – Capitol Theatre: 1970s hit makers, Foreigner unplugs for an acoustic evening of their 16 Top 30 hits that sold over 75 million in album sales including “Juke Box Heroes”, “Feels Like The First Time”, “Urgent”, “Waiting For A Girl Like You”, “Cold As Ice”, and “I Want To Know What Love Is”. Sat, 2/13: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Get the Led Out – Ridgefield Playhouse: GTLO, “the American Led Zeppelin” recreates the sound of Zep’s studio albums live with a six-piece band that can perform the multiple Jimmy Page overdubs on each song in a way that Zep could never do live. Yowza! Sat, 2/13: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Ridgefield Playhouse: Sign us up for “I Love Rock n’ Roll”, “Bad Reputation”, “I Hate Myself for Loving You”, and “Crimson and Clover” (our fave) in the intimate Ridgefield Playhouse. Are they kidding? Awe-some! Sun, 2/14: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

The Fab Four – Ridgefield Playhouse: The Emmy Award Winning Fab Four delivers note-for-note live renditions of Beatles’ classics such as “Can’t Buy Me Love”, “Yesterday”, “A Day In The Life”, “Twist And Shout”, “Here Comes The Sun”, and “Hey Jude”. Their stage performances, that have traveled the world from Brazil to Japan – and yes the UK too, include three costume changes representing every era of the Beatles ever-changing career. Thurs, 2/18: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

An Evening with Joel Grey – Ridgefield Playhouse: Academy and Tony Award winner Joel Grey is a Broadway icon and theater legend. Best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the stage and film versions of the Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret, Mr. Grey has starred on Broadway in numerous hits such as Wicked, Chicago and Anything Goes. He visits the Ridgefield for a one on one interview and sings from the shows that he made famous. Fri, 2/19: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Madison Square Garden: 1970’s hit-makers, Daryl Hall & John Oates (“She’s Gone”, “Rich Girl”) are joined by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and Mayer Hawthorne in an evening of rock, rhythm and blues. Fri, 2/19: 7:30pm. www.thegarden.com 

New! Tanya Tucker – Tarrytown Music Hall: Country music legend Tanya Tucker brings her big-country stage show to Tarrytown Music Hall. Tucker had her first country hit, “Delta Dawn” in 1972 at the age of 13. Since then she has won 7 country music awards and received 10 Grammy Award nominations. Even if you’re just “a little bit country” it’s hard to resist trekking to Tarrytown to see such a big name with big hits like “”Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone), “Texas (When I Die)”, “Strong Enough to Bend” and “Down to My Last Teardrop”. Fri, 2/19: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org) 

Ramon Santiago and Orq Espada – Paramount Hudson Valley: Salsa meets jazz with La Orquesto Espada, an 11-piece orchestra out of New England that has opened for the likes of Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Claudio Roditi and Roy Ayers. Sat, 2/20: 8pm. (Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthdsonvalley.org)

Deep Banana Blackout – Capitol Theatre: Carrying the torch of the great funk bands such as Tower of Power, Sly and the Family Stone, and James Brown into the 21st century with full horn section, Deep Banana is the leader of today’s emerging funk rock scene. Sat, 2/20: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Decoda – Performing Arts Center, Purchase: “A collective of some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world” – Time Out NY. Recently appointed the first ever Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, Decoda debuted at The Center in 2012, when they were just starting out. They’re back for their fourth consecutive season with a carefully selected repertoire and their matchless musical fervor. Sun, 2/21: 3pm.  (Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Graham Nash – Tarrytown Music Hall: Legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with Crosby, Stills and Nash and with The Hollies. He was also inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame twice, as a solo artist and with CSN, and he is a Grammy Award winner. Mon, 2/22: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org) 

Black Sabbath – Madison Square Garden: The original and undisputed champion heavy metal band, Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne brings back the (black) magic. Come on, you know you used to listen to them – or your husband did! Thurs & Sat, 2/25 & 27: 8pm. www.thegarden.com

Hot Ticket Alert! Leon Russell and Dave Mason – Tarrytown Music Hall: Two rock legends team up for a special evening. The highlights of Leon Russell’s career span from his performance of “Jumping Jack Flash”, “Youngblood” and “Beware of Darkness” at George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh to his Mad Dogs and Englishman tour with Joe Cocker and his hit songs “Delta Lady”, “Highwire” and “Masquerade”. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Dave Mason co-founded the group Traffic with Stevie Winwood before he ventured out on a solo career highlighted by his megahit album Alone Together featuring the hit song “Only You Know and I Know” and later had a big hit with “We Just Disagree”. A legendary guitarist, he played 12-string guitar on Jimi Hendrix’s classic “All Along The Watchtower”. Who knew? Fri, 2/26: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Anders Osborne – Capitol Theatre: New Orleans blues man, Anders Osborne has had two top-five singles, “Favorite Son” and “Pleasin’ You”, that were featured in Hollywood movies. He has performed at Bonnaroo and with Phil Lesh, Toots and the Maytals and Keb Mo. Keb Mo, Johnny Lang and Tim McGraw have recorded his songs that range from acoustic folk and blues to heavy electric mayhem. Fri, 2/26: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

The B-52s – Capitol Theatre: “Wanna be the ruler of the galaxy, Wanna be the king of the universe, Let’s meet and have a baby now. Wanna be the empress of fashion, Wanna be the President of Moscow, Let’s meet and have a baby now.” Sat, 2/27: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Arrival – The Music of ABBA – Tarrytown Music Hall: ABBA was one of the most successful groups in pop history, rivaled only by The Beatles and Elvis Presley in worldwide record sales. Arrival, Sweden’s ABBA tribute band with a 12 member cast, performs their top hits like “Dancing Queen”, “Money Money”, and “The Name Of The Game” Sat, 2/27: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

The Smithereens – Ridgefield Playhouse: The Smithereens blast out their biggest hits “A Girl Like You”, “Only a Memory”, “Top of the Pops”, “Tell Me When Did Things Go Wrong” and more! And maybe some Beatles B sides like “Thank You Girl” and “I’m Happy Just to Dance With You” or “This Boy”, “Not a Second Time” and “All I Gotta Do” from Meet The Smithereens. Love these guys. Sat, 2/27: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Ars Antiqua – Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Chappaqua: Mark Kramer, of Susan Lawrence Gourmet Foods in Chappaqua and his Ars Antiqua chamber ensemble present an evening of music and anecdotes in which a rare three-hundred-year-old viola da gamba is showcased through an extraordinary repertory of solo literature from the 17th and 18th centuries. With works by Bach, Schumann and others. After the performance, Mark treats the audience to a buffet of apple strudel, chocolate confections and coffee. Sat, 2/27: 8pm. (The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 191 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua; www.ars-antiqua.org)

Stamford Symphony presents Yehim Bronfman Piano Recital: The Grammy-award winning pianist, Yefim Bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuoso pianists performing today. He played regularly with the New York Philharmonic as its Artist-in-Residence during the 2013-14 season. Sat, 2/27: 8pm. Sat, 2/27: 8pm. (Stamford Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, CT; www.palacestamford.org) 

Cowboy Junkies – Ridgefield Playhouse: With hits like “Misguided Angel”, “Blue Moon Revisited”, “Cause Cheap is How I Feel” and their cover of Lou Reed’s “Sweet Jane”, Cowboy Junkies have, for more than 20 years, pulled the rich tradition of country, folk and primal blues from the soft earth, and made it their own. Amazing get for such a small theatre! Sun, 2/28: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org

Westchester Symphonic Winds – Tarrytown Music Hall: Guest conductor Brian Worsdale, conductor of the Grand Street Community Band of Brooklyn, conducts “the winds” in a performance of Elixir, by Michael Markowski. The program also includes A Festival Prelude,by Alfred Reed; Black Rainbow by Nathan Daughtrey; The Final Covenant by Fisher Tull; First Suite in Eb for Military Band by Gustav Holst and Aurora Awakes by John Mackey. Sun, 2/28: 3pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Zuill Bailey, cello – Performing Arts Center, Purchase: This “rock star” cellist sold out his debut performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where he performed the complete Bach Sonatas with pianist Simone Dinnerstein. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Kennedy Center. For six years he played a murderous cellist on the HBO prison series Oz. At The Center he’ll be “killing” audiences on the cello he calls “J-Lo” in honor of its deep curves. Sun, 2/28: 3pm. (Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

March

The Who Hits 50 – Madison Square Garden: Or is that, The Who Hits 51? These concerts were originally scheduled for October, 2015 as part of their 50th anniversary tour. So, technically they should change the logo – but who’s counting. Thurs, 3/3: 7:30pm. www.thegarden.com Also at the Prudential Center in Newark on Sat, 3/19: 7:30pm. www.prucenter.com

The Lone Bellow – Tarrytown Music Hall: With their second album, Then Came the Morning, the southern born, Brooklyn based indie folk trio The Lone Bellow continues their rise as one of the hottest bands on the Americana/Roots music scene. Working with producer Aaron Dessner of The National, The Lone Bellow has created a sound that mixes folk sincerity, gospel fervor and even heavy metal thunder. But the heart of the band is harmony, three voices united in a lone bellow. Thurs, 3/3: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

Melvin Seals & JGB – Capitol Theatre: From blues to funk to rock and jazz, Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ and keyboards he played in The Jerry Garcia Band. Melvin spun his B-3 magic with the JGB for 18 years and in doing so helped pioneer and define what has now become “Jam Band Music”. Fri, 3/4: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Martin Sexton – Ridgefield Playhouse: John Mayer called Martin Sexton “the best live performer I’ve ever seen.” The NYT’s said Sexton “jumps beyond standard fare on the strength of his voice,” a voice that has taken him from performing on the streets of Harvard Square to Carnegie Hall. His 2008 album, Seeds, debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. His songs have been featured on NBC’s Scrubs, and Parenthood, and he took home the Best Live Performance Album Award at the 2009 Independent Music Awards. Sat, 3/5: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org) 

Aztec Two-Step – Emelin Theatre: 1960’s folk icons, Aztec Two-Step will perform their 1986 album Living in America that was named in Billboard magazine’s year-end critic’s poll and won the New York Music Award for Best Folk Album. Sat, 3/5: 8pm. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Ln., Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)

Local! Music From Copland House – Copland House at Merestead: In an evening titled, Times Present … Spirits Summoned, the Music From Copland House chamber ensemble time-travels between past and present with William Albright’s epic Clarinet Quintet, Derek Bermel’s Death with Interruptions, and music by two Pulitzer Prize winners, Steven Stucky’s Partita-Pastorale after J.S.B., and John Harbison’s November 19, 1828. Sun, 3/6: 3pm. (Copland House at Merestead, 455 Byram Lake Rd., Mt. Kisco; www.coplandhouse.org)

New Choral Society – Hitchcock Presbyterian Church: The New Choral Society, directed by Dr. Jon T. King, present Johann Sebastian Bach’s Motets and George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems. Sun, 3/6: 3pm. (Hitchcock Presbyterian Church, 6 Greenacres Ave., Scarsdale; www.newchoralsociety.org)

POSTPONED DUE TO BLIZZARD: NEW DATE MARCH 11: The 5th Dimension – Tarrytown Music Hall: Chappaqua’s Jocelyn Lyss and Lofpro present the legendary Fifth Dimension with lead singer Florence LaRue. The 5th Dimension won 7 Grammy awards, sold over 25 million albums, had 22 Top 40 Hits and 5 No. 1 songs including “Up, Up and Away”, “Wedding Bell Blues”, “One Less Bell to Answer”, “Last Night I Didn’t Get to Sleep At All” and “Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In”. Fri, 3/11: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org) 

Three Dog Night – Paramount Hudson Valley: Original “Dogs” Danny Hutton (lead vocalist), Michael Allsup (guitar) and cast play the big hits from this Grammy-nominated band including “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)”, “Joy to the World”, “Black and White”, “Shambala” and “One”. Thurs, 3/10: 8pm. (Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthdsonvalley.org)

Eileen Ivers, “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” – Performing Arts Center, Purchase: The New York Times called her “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin.” Her Beyond the Bog Road tour, supporting her newest CD, comes to The Center where she will be accompanied by a four-piece back-up band and dancers. Ivers’ show explores Americana sounds and the growth from Celtic beginnings of Bluegrass, Appalachian, Quebecois, and Cajun music. Fri, 3/11: 8pm. (PepsiCo Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Donny Osmond – Ridgefield Playhouse: He’s back!!! And don’t you love the special early bird concert at 5:30pm? Don’t worry, he’s doing a second show at 8:30pm. He’ll be singing all his hits (“Yo-Yo”, “One Bad Apple”, “Puppy Love”, “Go Away Little Girl”) from the days of the Osmond Brothers to those sultry Las Vegas nights of Donny and Marie – who still share the Vegas stage in the #1 show in Sin City. Wha-a-a-t? Fri, 3/11: 5:30 & 8:30pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org

The Celts – Ridgefield Playhouse: The Celts mix lively traditional Irish music and instrumentation with American pop music and their own originals. The Celts lineup stars vocalists Ric Blair and Laura McGhee from Dundee Scotland and top-flight musicians on uilleann pipes, Irish whistles, fiddle, bodhran, banjo, guitar, piano, five-string bass, drums and of course, the crowd pleasing Irish dancers. Sat, 3/12: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Patty Griffin, Sarah Watkins & Anais Mitchell – Tarrytown Music Hall: Grammy Award-winner Patty Griffin joins forces with Sara Watkins from the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek and “the queen of modern folk music” Anaïs Mitchell in a special “singers-in-the-round” style show featuring all three artists on stage together, sharing songs and accompanying each other for the entire evening. Sat, 3/12: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

The Pink Floyd Experience – Capitol Theatre: Get your Pink Floyd fix complete with light show and fave Floyd hits like “Comfortably Numb”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Money” and “Another Brick in the Wall”. Sat, 3/12: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Stamford Symphony Presents Carmen – Stamford Palace: The Stamford Symphony performs Bizet’s Carmen: Suite Nos. 1 and 2, and a program of Rimsky-Korsakov, Laio and Surinach. The program features soloist Rachel Lee on violin. Sat, 3/12: 8pm & Sun, 3/13: 3pm. (Stamford Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, CT; www.palacestamford.org)

The McCartney Years – Ridgefield Playhouse: Moving beyond the traditional Beatles tribute shows, this one takes you to the heart of the Paul McCartney experience with tracks like “Live and Let Die”, “Let It Be”, “The Long and Winding Road” and “Jet”. Sun, 3/13: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org) 

REBEL Baroque: The Haydn Connection – Bedford: Matthias Maute joins REBEL Baroque on recorder and flute in a program of Haydn, Gyrowetz and Mozart. The locally grown, REBEL Baroque is one of the most played American chamber ensembles on classical radio today. They perform their Musica Antiqua Nova series three times a year at the Bedford Presbyterian Church. Sun, 3/13: call for time: 914.734.9537. (Bedford Presbyterian Church, 44 Village Green, Bedford; www.rebelbaroque.com)

Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra & Chorus – Bach’s ST. John Passion – Performing Arts Center, Purchase: Fresh from their triumph in London as one of the “5 Best Classical Concerts of the Year” (The Telegraph), Apollo’s Fire and conductor Jeannette Sorrell bring their distinctive approach to J.S. Bach’s most theatrical oratorio, the St. John Passion. An international cast of singer-actors brings the story of the dramatic events of Jesus’ last days to life, while the acclaimed chorus Apollo’s Singers evoke the wild mob. First performed on a Good Friday nearly 300 years ago, the Passion arrives at The Center just two weeks before Easter. Sun, 3/13: 3pm. (Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Evnin Vocal Rising Stars – Caramoor: Intrigues in the salon, the kitchen, the nursery, and the bedroom! Five emerging artists take you through a mini-song cycle for every room in the house, with music by Saint-Saëns, Bernstein, Poulenc, Balfe, Montsalvatge, Bucchino, and many others. With tickets starting at just $15, Caramoor’s Rising Stars series is a great way to experience quality classical music and the Rosen House – and get out on the town without breaking the bank. Sun, 3/13: 4pm. (Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah; www.caramoor.org)

Local! Bedford Chamber Concerts – St. Matthews Episcopal Church: Dr. Anthony Newman, who Wynton Marsalis called “the high priest of Bach,” performs an all-Bach program including the Goldberg Variations, Italian Concerto and Chromatic Fantasia. Wed, 3/16: 8pm. (St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 382 Cantitoe Rd., Bedford; www.bedfordchamberconcerts.org)

Jessica Lynn – Ridgefield Playhouse: They call her “the country girl from New York”, “country’s fastest rising star” and “Shania’s successor”. In the past two years she recorded two PBS specials, that aired nationwide at the same time – a rarity. She has shared the stage with Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum and many more. Fri, 3/18: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

New! Lucinda Williams – Tarrytown Music Hall: Lucinda Williams returns to Westchester County after her “mindblowing” (trust us, that’s the right word) performance at Caramoor last June. The three-time Grammy Award winner and 13 time Grammy nominee for songs like “Get Right With God”, “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” and “Righteously” is touring to support her new album The Ghosts of Highway 20. Sat, 3/19: 8pm. (Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St. Tarrytown; www.tarrytownmusichall.org)

JJ Grey and Mofro – Capitol Theatre: Southern rock/soul & blues jam band, Mofro is a mainstay of summer music festivals like Bonnaroo, All Good Festival and Austin City Limits. They have toured with Widespread Panic, Galactic and Ben Harper. Sat, 3/19: 8pm. (Capitol Theatre, 149 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; www.thecapitoltheatre.com)

Southern Roads Tour 2016 – Paramount Hudson Valley: Two legendary Southern Rock bands, Atlanta Rhythm Section (“So Into You”, “Imaginary Lover”, and “I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight”) and The Georgia Satellites (“Keep Your Hands To Yourself”, “Battleship Chains”, and “Hippy Hippy Shake”) join forces for an evening of Southern Rock hits. Sat, 3/19: 8pm. (Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill; www.paramounthdsonvalley.org)

Habana Sax – Ridgefield Playhouse: This Havana-based quintet’s energetic performances blend Afro-Cuban, salsa, Latin jazz, Brazilian rhythms and mystical chant with heart-pounding jazz-driven vocals and Latin percussion. Sun, 3/20: 8pm. (Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

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