Past Events

Alice Howe & Freebo have undeniable chemistry. Rock bass legend Freebo weaves his fretless stylings into Alice’s soulful, impeccably-tuned vocals for a harmony-driven performance showcasing two uniquely compelling songwriters. Best known for his ten years playing bass with Bonnie Raitt, Freebo has toured and recorded with some of the greatest artists of his generation, including John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Crosby Stills & Nash, Maria Muldaur, and Dr. John. For the past twenty-five years,he’s been writing and performing his own original…

Brad Shepik Human Activity: “Human Activity: Dream of the Possible” is a ten-movement meditation on the climate challenges we face, seeking to inspire action for a sustainable future. This piece, composed and premiered by guitarist Brad Shepik in 2021, builds on his earlier work, “Human Activity Suite” (2007). Shepik’s extensive career includes collaborations with jazz greats such as Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Carla Bley, Dave Douglas, and Bob Brookmeyer, as well as contributions to world music with artists like Yuri…

Geoffroy Sauvé, most popularly known by his stage name Geoffroy, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. After debuting in 2015 with the Soaked In Gold EP, he signed to Quebec, Canada based record label Bonsound and released his first full length album, Coastline, in March 2017 to critical and commercial success, earning a #1 on iTunes Canada on the electronic charts and a longlist for the Polaris Music Prize.

Sugartone Brass Band returns to Barbés for another New Orleans dance party! Come celebrate the sounds of New Orleans and dance the night away to Caribbean, funk, reggae and swing grooves inspired by the music of the Big Easy. Featuring Moses Patrou on Lead Vocals and Snare Drum. Kenny Bentley (sousaphone). Conor Elmes (bass drum). Thomas Abercrombie and Steve Thomas (trumpets), Scott Bourgeois (sax), Tim Vaughn and Alex Asher (trombones).

Braxton Cook is an American alto saxophonist and singer-songwriter. He has toured with jazz musicians Christian Scott, Christian McBride, and Marquis Hill, and performed with Jon Batiste, Mac Miller, and Rihanna.

Endless prairies and ocean waves; long drives and highway expanse; dancing, smoke, sex, and physical desire – the core images of Jess Williamson’s new album Time Ain’t Accidental revel in the earthly and the carnal. After a protracted breakup with a romantic partner and longtime musical collaborator who left Williamson and their home in Los Angeles at the start of the pandemic, the album’s reckoning with loss, isolation, romance, and personal reclamation signals a tectonic shift for Williamson as a…

Sofie Fatouretchi Royer is an artist and musician, born in California to Austrian and Iranian parents. She is based between Vienna and Paris, and has released two solo albums, Cult Survivor, 2020 and Harlequin, 2022. Classically trained, she spent her teenage years in Vienna studying concert violin and viola at the Konservatorium; performing with the Junge Philharmonie in the Volksoper, Musikverein, Konzerthaus, and various concert halls. As an adult she has played in the Vienna Akademische Philharmonie. Her work in…

Warren Griffin III is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ who helped popularize West Coast hip hop during the 1990s. A pioneer of G-funk, he attained mainstream success with his 1994 single "Regulate