Advance tickets are sold out.

We will have 75 tickets available at the door Saturday evening, begining at 6:30 p.m. Cash or check only. Tickets and seating are on a first come, first served basis.

Leon Redbone is a singer and guitarist specializing in interpretations of early 20th-century music, including jazz and blues standards and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized for his trademark Panama hat, dark sunglasses, and bow tie, Redbone has released approximately fifteen albums and earned a sizable cult-following. His concerts blend performance, comedy, and skilled instrumentals.

In 1974, Rolling Stone magazine ran a feature article on Redbone, a year before he had a recording contract. The article described his performances as “so authentic you can hear the surface noise [of an old 78 rpm].” His first album, On the Track, was released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. He was introduced to a larger public as a semi-regular musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live throughout the late 1970s and into the 1980s. In a late-‘70s appearance on the The Merv Griffin Show, he was introduced as “Andy Kaufman …maybe or maybe not.”

If there is one common element to Redbone’s diverse music, it’s his mastery of his constant companion: the acoustic guitar. It’s easy to get lost in his stage exploits, which move between vaudeville and performance art, and overlook what an accomplished player he is. Fingerpicking is delivered with a ragtime bounce, mirroring the style of Blind Blake, and chords are leaped upon with the grace of a hurdler. Describing his playing, Redbone says, “I am totally absorbed in the business of learning, but I don’t want to be an apprentice to the business of learning. I simply want to absorb everything I can and not be compartmentalized in my approach… I only know what sounds good to me.”

This performance is made possible in part by the generous support of the Law Office of Roger D. Forman.