Ray Wylie Hubbard

Tulsa Little Theatre 1511 S Delaware Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

We highly recommend you purchase tickets in advance. Ray's last concert at Tulsa Little Theatre sold out. Ray Wylie Hubbard may be a Texas music icon, but he started out in Red River, NM in the mid-1960s playing folk music and writing left-field songs like “Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother,” made famous by Jerry […]

2nd annual Global BASH
Calliope Youth Circus

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Calliope Youth Circus offers a unique and challenging program in which Tulsa's youth push themselves above and beyond their own expectations by immersing themselves in the circus arts. In a play-based, non-competitive environment, kids develop self-discipline, body respect and confidence. Calliope has provided programming for the Greater Tulsa YMCA, Tulsa Public Schools, Portico Dans and […]

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2nd annual
Global BASH

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT….3500 happy people turned up throughout the day at the second installment of Tulsa’s truly global, FREE, all-day, eclectic roots music festival kicking off the Guthrie Green concert season and featuring major internationally touring artists on the main stage, the best local acts, performance artists, a children’s/family area with arts activities, […]

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2nd annual Global BASH
Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A boundary-trampling high-octane hybrid in which the lightning fast electrified licks of Kouyate are matched by the explosive energy of Driscoll's rapidfire rhyming. —Songlines UK. US-born, England-based Joe Driscoll knows no French. Sekou Kouyate, who hails from the West African country of Guinea, speaks little English. But it turns out they have a whole lot […]

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2nd annual Global BASH
Calliope Youth Circus

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Calliope Youth Circus offers a unique and challenging program in which Tulsa's youth push themselves above and beyond their own expectations by immersing themselves in the circus arts. In a play-based, non-competitive environment, kids develop self-discipline, body respect and confidence. Calliope has provided programming for the Greater Tulsa YMCA, Tulsa Public Schools, Portico Dans and […]

2nd annual Global BASH
Rocky Dawuni

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Named one of Africa's Top 10 global stars by CNN, Ghana-raised recording artist and humanitarian Rocky Dawuni straddles the boundaries among Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. with a progressive fusion of reggae, soul and traditional African sounds. Dawuni's infectious grooves, dance-inducing anthems, humanitarian efforts and galvanizing performances have boosted him to the stages of […]

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2nd annual Global BASH
Perizad of Elysium Bellydance

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A seasoned entertainer, Perizad spent many years studying music, theater and improv. In 2007, she became captivated by the grace and sensuality of belly dance and began taking classes at the Belly Dance Academy of Tulsa. Since then, she has studied with such masters as Mahmoud Reda of Egypt, Sabah of the Bellydance Superstars, Princess […]

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2nd annual Global BASH
The English Beat

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Along with their contemporaries The Specials, The Selecter, and Madness, the English Beat stands as one of the most popular and influential bands of the British Two Tone Ska movement, scoring iconic hits such as “Mirror in the Bathroom” and “Save it for Later” and touring with the likes of Talking Heads, The Pretenders, The […]

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2nd annual Global BASH
Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A boundary-trampling high-octane hybrid in which the lightning fast electrified licks of Kouyate are matched by the explosive energy of Driscoll's rapidfire rhyming. —Songlines UK. US-born, England-based Joe Driscoll knows no French. Sekou Kouyate, who hails from the West African country of Guinea, speaks little English. But it turns out they have a whole lot […]

2nd annual Global BASH
Los Lonely Boys

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

While maintaining the infectiously melodic mix of bluesy rock ’n’ roll and rootsy soul that’s long endeared the three brothers who make up Los Lonely Boys to their fiercely loyal fan base, the band’s latest outing, Revelation (2014), adds an expansive range of new sonic elements—including conjunto and reggae. It's the band's first recording since […]

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Awna Teixeira House Hootenanny and Chili Feed

Private residence 1792 E 14th Pl, Tulsa, OK, United States

Join us for Tulsa Roots Music’s first ever House Hootenanny, featuring Awna Teixeira, of Po’ Girl fame. Awna sings and plays a mix of old time mountain music and accordion-driven, old-world, Eastern European folk. Teixeira is best known for her work with Po’ Girl, one of Vancouver’s most impressive roots bands. They began touring internationally, […]

Paul Thorn

Tulsa Little Theatre 1511 S Delaware Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Paul Thorn’s muscular, joyous roots music is bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern, “full of heart and humor and surprises and street-wise details of trailer parks and turnip greens and love and lust that have the unmistakable ring of truth,” in the words of fan Kris Kristofferson. Born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, Thorn worked in […]

Willie Watson

American Theatre Company 308 S Lansing, Tulsa, OK, United States

Looking like a man from leaner and meaner times, Willie Watson steps on stage with a quiet gravitas. But, when he opens his mouth and lets out that high lonesome vocal, you can hear him loud and clear. His debut solo album, Folk Singer Vol. 1, was produced by David Rawlings at Woodland Sound Studios, […]

4th annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

SEPT 62:30-3:30 - ENGINE ROOM - live boxing3:30-4:30 - LONDON SOULS - rock/soul5:00-6:30 - BEN MILLER BAND - americana/rockOn the Grass: Engine Room live boxing 2:30-3:30 and 4:30-5:00SEPT 13 (Cherokee Nation Day on Guthrie Green)2:30-3:00 - CHEROKEE PERFORMERS Tommy Wildcat (flute), Cherokee National Youth Choir3:00-4:15 - VIEUX FARKA TOURE w/ JULIA EASTERLIN - afro-pop4:45-6:30 - […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The London Souls

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Singer/guitarist Tash Neal and drummer Chris St. Hilaire are New York City duo The London Souls. Their music is raucous, road-tested, psychedelic-kissed rock and roll. This young band has shared the stage with everyone from The Roots and Trombone Shorty to Taj Mahal. After a summer tour of Italy and Spain in support of Lenny […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Ben Miller Band

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Since its formation in 2004, this Joplin, Missouri trio has been channeling a century's worth of wide-ranging influences (ages-old echoes of bluegrass, delta blues, Appalachian mountain music, barnburners and ballads ) into music that's wholly contemporary, melodically catchy, and lyrically resonant—a singular stew they lovingly call “ozark stomp.” The band's homespun, self-reliant approach extends to […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Cherokee Nation Singers and Storytellers

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

This Sunday is CHEROKEE NATION DAY on Guthrie Green. In addition to Mali’s Vieux Farka Touré and Native American blues-rockers Indigenous, featured performers will include artists from the Cherokee Nation. Tulsa Roots Music is so pleased to be collaborating with the Cherokee Nation on this special event. We are honored to be sharing our traditional […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Vieux Farka Toure w Julia Easterlin

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

The son of the late Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré inherited his dad’s dazzlingly fluid phrasing but clearly also digs the fiery African blues rock of bands like Tinariwen…a crossover that slays. —Rolling Stone. The son of legendary Malian guitar player Ali Farka Touré, Vieux is known for dazzling speed, dexterity and melodic intricacy on […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Cherokee Nation Singers and Storytellers

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

This Sunday is CHEROKEE NATION DAY on Guthrie Green. In addition to Mali’s Vieux Farka Touré and Native American blues-rockers Indigenous, featured performers will include artists from the Cherokee Nation. Tulsa Roots Music is so pleased to be collaborating with the Cherokee Nation on this special event. We are honored to be sharing our traditional […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Indigenous

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

As one of today’s premier guitarists, Indigenous front man Mato Nanji has captivated audiences with his Hendrix-like prowess ever since coming on the scene with his family band’s award-winning 1998 debut Things We Do. The blues world immediately took notice of the young native musicians from the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. A prestigious […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Riverfield Rocks

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Big thanks to Riverfield Country Day School for sponsoring the day's activities and for showcasing its many talented student ensembles from Riverfield's well regarded rock band program, which has earned accolades as one of the best in the country. We are happy to present an expanded palette of Riverfield's most talented students at Tulsa Roots […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Leopold and His Fiction

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Leopold and His Fiction, featuring Daniel James, is a high-energy, soul-drenched, bare bones, rock and roll outfit. Hook-filled, RandB-tinged party rock, Leopold and His Fiction draw favorable comparisons to Jack White.

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Mykal Rose

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

For more than a quarter century, Mykal Rose has been performing his original brand of hardcore Jamaican music, both as the lead singer for Black Uhuru and as a solo artist. Rose has consistently remained one of reggae’s top internationally touring artists, even as different Jamaican musical styles have phased in and out of popularity. […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
American Aquarium

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Raleigh, NC's American Aquarium brings a distinctly Southern perspective to its brand of rock and roll. A road-tested, hard touring outfit, AA's live shows are full of Springsteen-esque bravado, old-school country lyrical heartbreak, and indie-rock introspection. Burn. Flicker. Die., the band's 2012 release, was supposed to be its last. Powered by frontman BJ Barham's skillfully […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Shinyribs

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Former Gourds frontman Kevin Russell’s musical journey began in Beaumont,Texas at age 14, when he found a guitar, a sewing machine, a billy club and a box of comic books under his father’s bed. Luckily he chose the guitar. Following his family’s oil boom and bust migratory path, he landed in Shreveport, where he formed […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Tulsa Latin Style

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Tulsa Latin Style is a traditional 12-piece Latin jazz and salsa ensemble under the direction of bandleader Ramon Rivera Serrano and conguero Phillip Poitras. Members hail from Puerto Rico, Peru, Cuba, Mexico and the US, and the ensemble explores many regions and styles, including salsa, samba and bossa nova. Thanks to Bank of Oklahoma for […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A seasoned entertainer, Perizad spent many years studying music, theater and improv. In 2007, she became captivated by the grace and sensuality of belly dance and began taking classes at the Belly Dance Academy of Tulsa. Since then, she has studied with such masters as Mahmoud Reda of Egypt, Sabah of the Bellydance Superstars, Princess […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Grupo Cimarrón

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

From the cattle rearing, Llanos Orientales region of Colombia, Grupo Cimarron performs the festive dance music of "joropo," a fiercely virtuoso display of rippling melodies and powerful rhythms combining Andalusia, Indigenous, and African roots. Led by harpist Carlos Rojas, these musicians seek to explore and experiment with their rich heritage while retaining the essence of […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Tulsa Latin Style

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Tulsa Latin Style is a traditional 12-piece Latin jazz and salsa ensemble under the direction of bandleader Ramon Rivera Serrano and conguero Phillip Poitras. Members hail from Puerto Rico, Peru, Cuba, Mexico and the US, and the ensemble explores many regions and styles, including salsa, samba and bossa nova. Thanks to Bank of Oklahoma for […]

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4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
John Fullbright Band

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Mr. Fullbright joins the lineage of terse Southwestern songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, sticking to a few folky chords and reaching for unassailable clarity. —New York Times. From the Ground Up, this Bearden, OK native's 2012 debut studio album, garnered a Grammy nomination for "Americana Album of the Year." A Tulsa favorite, […]

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Rory Block

American Theatre Company 308 S Lansing, Tulsa, OK, United States

Some of the most singular and affecting country blues anyone—man or woman, black or white, old or young—has cut in recent years. —Rolling Stone. After a fantastic first show at the warm and intimate American Theatre Company with Old Crow Medicine Show's Willie Watson, we are jazzed to return to this great venue with blueswoman […]

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Tim O’Brien

Tulsa Little Theatre 1511 S Delaware Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

A master of American folk music, Irish music, Scottish music—it doesn't matter. A fine songwriter and one of my favorite singers.—Mark Knopfler. Tim O’Brien’s uncanny intersection of traditional and contemporary songwriting, dedication to a vast and ever-expanding array of instruments, and ongoing commitment to unique and challenging musical scenarios has earned him a key place […]

Monte Montgomery

Tulsa Little Theatre 1511 S Delaware Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Named one of the “Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players” by Guitar Player Magazine, Monte Montgomery has resisted the temptation to be just a guitar slinger from Austin, in large part by honing his chops as a triple threat: songwriter, singer and master musician. The virtuoso guitar licks and trademark arrangements fans expect are there, […]

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Tony Furtado

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

“Tony Furtado is a major musical force without a doubt. He has his black-belt in voice and bottleneck guitar and his banjo playing scares the crap out of me.” – David Lindley, musical adventurer. Very few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music. Tony […]

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3rd annual
Global BASH

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Tulsa Roots Music and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in partnership with George Kaiser Family Foundation, present Global BASH 2016. Last year 3,500 happy people turned up at the second installment of Tulsa’s truly global, FREE, all-day, eclectic roots music festival kicking off the Guthrie Green concert season and featuring major internationally touring artists on […]

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3rd annual Global BASH
Count Tutu

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Count Tutu is an eleven-piece funking horn outfit from Tulsa led by Nathan Wright and Mike Cameron. Its high energy dance music draws from Fela Kuti, James Brown and Rage Against the Machine. Since their first show in July 2015, Count Tutu has packed houses in Tulsa, booked the Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival in Aruba, […]

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3rd annual Global BASH
Arlene Gould

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A multinational mix of Caribbean and Israeli Roots by origin, Arlene Gould spent years honing her craft in the Israeli music scene, where she took off as a musician-songwriter and left a footprint on the popular music of the region, appearing on Israeli television and performing with her band throughout the country. A vocalist of […]

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3rd annual Global BASH
Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

In 1977, The Dirty Dozen Social and Pleasure Club in New Orleans began showcasing a traditional Crescent City brass band. It was a joining of two proud, but antiquated, traditions at the time: social and pleasure clubs dated back over a century to a time when black southerners could rarely afford life insurance, and the […]

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3rd annual Global BASH
Fishbone

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Fishbone has been trailblazing its way through ska, funk, punk, and rock fusion for 25 groundbreaking, horn-laden years. The band sprouted in Los Angeles’ burgeoning, alt-rock scene in the mid-‘80s, their sound often imitated, but never duplicated. Angelo Moore’s ability to combine thought-provoking, humorous social commentary with Fishbone’s frenzied, up-tempo music and frantic, euphorically entertaining […]

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David Lindley

Tulsa Little Theatre 1511 S Delaware Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

What he played did as much to form my music as my writing those songs...one of the great slide players of all time. —Jackson Browne. David Lindley is a Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist who redefines the word "eclectic." His instrument rack is packed with exotic string instruments, including the acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, electric lap steel […]

5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Travis Linville

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

There’s something inexplicably authentic about Oklahoma’s Travis Linville that has carried him from dive bars and classrooms to The Tonight Show and esteemed theaters and festivals across the globe. Linville is legendary regionally for his work in the now-defunct Burtschi Brothers and for his behind-the-scenes influence—including producing John Fullbright’s first album and teaching guitar lessons […]

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5th annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

We are proud to present 4 consecutive Sundays of free concerts on Guthrie Green, in the heart of Tulsa’s thriving Arts District, featuring 3-5 acts per day. Enjoy world-class reggae, ska, rock, Latin, blues, folk, world music, and performance arts. Plus OK craft brews, local cuisine, and community booths. Thanks to Zarrow Center for providing […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Green Corn Rebellion

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Green Corn Rebellion weaves through genres and styles past and present: from swampy backwoods grooves, lush choral harmonies and jazz-infused chords couched within ragged, dirt road Okie tunes, to experimental indie rock shot through with Stax-inspired soul…with an easygoing accessibility and tunefulness. --Tulsa People. Green Corn's expansive roots rock is the brainchild of songwriter-picker-pianist Chris […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Hayes Carll

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Carll has a voice as tough and relentless as a late-night Lone Star brawl and a lyric sensibility worthy of an M.F.A. creative-writing seminar. --The New Yorker. "Hayes Carll is an inheritor of the Texas songwriting tradition that includes Townes Van Zandt and Steve Earle. He's highly romantic and highly literary and sometimes, it seems, […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Kalyn Fay

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Capable of inducing tears with its harsh truths….Kalyn Fay will steal your heart. --Bucket Full of Nails. This young Cherokee songstress grew up neck-deep in the Bible Belt, but found her unique voice after venturing beyond worship music. While finishing her undergrad degree in 2012, she began writing her own music, and by the following […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The 1491s

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A collective of American Indian writers, filmmakers, visual and traditional artists, the 1491s’ distinctly indigenous brand of satire has drawn a sizable following, with a YouTube channel viewership of more than two million. In their own words: “The 1491s are a sketch comedy group based in the wooded ghettos of Minnesota and buffalo grass of […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Sly Dunbar (drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (bass) are the premiere architects of modern Jamaican music. Widely acknowledged as reggae's greatest rhythm section, the pair has arranged, produced, or played with every prominent Jamaican artist from Beenie Man to Gregory Isaacs, and with many artists outside reggae including Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Santana, […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Grazzhopper

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

“Growing up in the country, I was heavily influenced by my surroundings and my family,” says Grazzhopper frontman Cody Brewer, who hails from Leonard, Oklahoma. “My father and grandfather instilled the basic building blocks of bluegrass and country and from that foundation, I have developed a more complex sound from my later musical influences in […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Herencia de Timbiqui

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A mouthwatering pot of flavors and sounds.—Sounds and Colours Magazine. In a big-band-like orchestra of instruments, influences of salsa, jazz and even funk meet folkloric roots. Colombia’s Herencia de Timbiquí works to preserve the ancestral roots of the marimba de chonta, and traditional instruments such as the bombo, cununos and guasá, combining them with a […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
James McMurtry

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Fuses wry, literate observations about the world with the snarl of barroom rock. —NPR. Widely considered one of the finest songwriters of his generation, James McMurtry's song stories teem with workingman's angst. His colorful characters—painted with deep sensitivity for the human condition—are usually downtrodden and lovelorn, sometimes funny, and often violent. His band pounds out […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Riverfield Rocks

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Big thanks to Riverfield Country Day School for sponsoring the day’s activities and for showcasing its many talented student ensembles from Riverfield’s well regarded rock band program, which has earned accolades as one of the best in the country. We are happy to present an expanded palette of Riverfield’s most talented students at Tulsa Roots […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Knox Hamilton

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Fueled by the similar staples within their collective musical taste, the members of Little Rock-based Knox Hamilton blend laid-back guitar riffs and catchy bass lines with rhythmic drum beats and soaring vocals to produce a pop soundscape that’s as likely to make you want to visit the beach as it is to move your feet. […]

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5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Count Tutu

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Count Tutu is a fun-fun-fun 11-piece funking horn outfit from Tulsa led by Nathan Wright and Mike Cameron. Its high energy dance music draws from Fela Kuti, James Brown and Rage Against the Machine. Since their first show in July 2015, Count Tutu has packed houses in Tulsa, booked the Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival in […]

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Billy Strings

American Theatre Company 308 S Lansing, Tulsa, OK, United States

Imagine taking a hardcore heavy metal band like Pantera and cramming all that energy into the body of a 23-year-old bluegrass guitarist. That’s Billy Strings, who will take the stage in Tulsa with a full band. He tears up the stage during his set, grimacing, growling, head-banging and tearing the holy sh*t out of a […]

Byron Berline Band

Gilcrease Museum Auditorium 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Rd, Tulsa, OK, United States

Tulsa Roots Music and Gilcrease are proud to present Music on Exhibit, a series of Sunday concerts featuring internationally recognized artists at the museum's Tom Gilcrease, Jr. Auditorium. The concerts are free with museum admission. We kick off the series with Byron Berline, perhaps the most accomplished bluegrass and Western swing fiddle player in the […]

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Band of Heathens

American Theatre Company 308 S Lansing, Tulsa, OK, United States

Taking their inspiration from classic American rock groups like Drive-By Truckers and the Allman Brothers, BOH’s style blends classic rock, folk, country and soul music together. BOH has been honored as “Best New Band” at the Austin Music Awards, and has been nominated in various categories at the “Americana Music Awards” over the past several […]

Monte Montgomery

Tulsa Little Theatre 1511 S Delaware Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Named one of the “Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players” by Guitar Player Magazine, Monte Montgomery has resisted the temptation to be just a guitar slinger from Austin, in large part by honing his chops as a triple threat: songwriter, singer and master musician. The virtuoso guitar licks and trademark arrangements fans expect are there, […]

John Fullbright

Gilcrease Museum Auditorium 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Rd, Tulsa, OK, United States

Mr. Fullbright joins the lineage of terse Southwestern songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, sticking to a few folky chords and reaching for unassailable clarity.—New York Times. Tulsa Roots Music and Gilcrease are proud to present Music on Exhibit, a series of Sunday concerts featuring internationally recognized artists at the museum’s Tom Gilcrease, […]

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Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble

Gilcrease Museum Auditorium 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Rd, Tulsa, OK, United States

Tulsa Roots Music and Gilcrease are proud to present Music on Exhibit, a series of Sunday concerts featuring internationally recognized artists at the museum’s Tom Gilcrease, Jr. Auditorium. The concerts are free with museum admission. Curley Taylor and his band, Zydeco Trouble, hail from the heart of Creole country in Louisiana. Taylor's soulful vocals and […]

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4th annual Global BASH
Engine Room Live Boxing

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Live sparring on Guthrie Green with professional and amateur boxers presented by Tulsa's The Engine Room Boxing Gym. Participants include Tulsa's Mayra Hernandez, undefeated women's pro boxer and current NAMA (North American Midwest Association) Belt Holder, and 2015 Ringside World Champion, Andre "Slim" Brown.

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4th annual
Global BASH

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Oklahoma’s truly global, FREE, all-day, eclectic roots music festival kicking off the Guthrie Green concert season and featuring major internationally touring artists on the main stage, the best local acts, performance artists, a kids' tent with arts activities, community, sustainability and OK-made booths, and local food, craft brews and wines. There’s music everywhere…see you on […]

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4th annual Global BASH
Reflejos Flamencos

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Reflejos Flamencos has performed Spanish music and dance for over 20 years with many of Spain’s top artists. Guitarist Johnny Beard has been playing for four decades. He studied with well known musicians such as René Heredia, Roberto Castellón, Pedro Cuadra, and Chuscales, and he has performed at many flamenco festivals. He has entertained countless […]

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4th annual Global BASH
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A seasoned entertainer, Perizad spent many years studying music, theater and improv. In 2007, she became captivated by the grace and sensuality of belly dance and began taking classes at the Belly Dance Academy of Tulsa. Since then, she has studied with such masters as Mahmoud Reda of Egypt, Sabah of the Bellydance Superstars, Princess […]

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4th annual Global BASH
Sister Carol

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Reggae’s reigning queen, for nearly three decades, Sister Carol has been a trailblazer for women in reggae. She is a Grammy-nominated singer, DJ, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, educator and humanitarian whose work is infused with social consciousness and rich with Jamaican cultural heritage—so much so that she is often referred to by fans and peers as […]

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4th annual Global BASH
City of Tulsa Pipes and Drums

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

City of Tulsa Pipes and Drums has been performing since 1976. Under the direction of Pipe Major Bill Tetrick (a former Pipe Major for the 7th US Calvary Pipes and Drums), the ensemble has competed throughout the region, acquiring numerous honors and awards for both group and individual piping and drumming. COTPD regularly performs at […]

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4th annual Global BASH
Young Dubliners

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

”There are no gimmicky drinking songs. This is like a pint of honest rock music with a shot of Irish flair dropped in for extra kick." Although the Young Dubliners sound is most commonly called “Celtic Rock,” that label is somewhat misleading. The Irish influence is there, certainly, but it's not the only influence—after all, […]

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4th annual Global BASH
Arthur Thompson Drums

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Arthur Thompson started drumming when he was four years old. He has performed and recorded with bassist Marcus Miller, singer-songwriter Toby Keith, and saxophonist Tom Braxton, but he's best known as the drummer for Tulsa's own much-loved and sorely-missed Wayman Tisdale. Arthur uses his music to teach and heal - helping at-risk students learn mathematical […]

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4th annual Global BASH
Los Lobos

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

“We’re a Mexican-American band, and no word describes America like immigrant. Most of us are children of immigrants, so it’s perhaps natural that the songs we create celebrate America in this way,” says Louie Perez, the primary wordsmith of Los Lobos, who headline this year's GLOBAL BASH. “We live out loud most of the time […]

Free

Ruthie Foster

Gilcrease Museum Auditorium 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Rd, Tulsa, OK, United States

Tulsa Roots Music and Gilcrease Museum conclude this year's Music on Exhibit series with a special Mother's Day concert featuring soul-blueswoman Ruthie Foster. Music on Exhibit is a series of Sunday concerts featuring internationally recognized artists at the museum’s Tom Gilcrease, Jr. Auditorium. The concerts are free with museum admission. Ruthie Foster was born in […]

Free

6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Carter Sampson

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Oklahoma City-based singer-songwriter Carter Sampson is a soulful country singer with a penchant for penning songs about heartbreak and the open road. Her fourth and latest album, Wilder Side, hearkens to the classic country of Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris and features fellow Okies Ali Harter and John Moreland, who beautifully complement Sampson's big and […]

Free

6th annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

In collaboration with George Kaiser Family Foundation, we are proud to present 4 consecutive Sundays of FREE concerts on Guthrie Green, in the heart of Tulsa’s thriving arts district. Enjoy world-class reggae, rock, Latin, blues, folk, world music, and performance arts. Plus OK craft brews, gourmet food trucks, Mr. Nice Guys tacos on the Dock, […]

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6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Spoonfed Tribe

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Spoonfed Tribe's live shows combine walls of percussion, psychedelic sonics and mind-expanding visuals. Ambidextrous players, a vibrant stage presence, and a rich, kaleidoscopic sound that consistently defies categorization are the band’s enduring hallmarks. This group of musicians and visual artists came together in the Ft. Worth area in 1999 and has since performed at major […]

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6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Fantastic Negrito

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Fantastic Negrito is a man’s struggle and redemption told in the form of black roots music. Each song the true story of a musician from Oakland who experienced the highs of a million dollar record deal, the lows of a near-fatal car accident that put him in a coma, and now a creative rebirth. Negrito’s […]

Free

6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Riverfield Rocks

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Big thanks to Riverfield Country Day School for sponsoring the day’s activities and for showcasing its many talented student ensembles from Riverfield’s well regarded rock band program (which has earned accolades as one of the best in the country), its younger Blue Raven Singers, and its celebrated Drum Line. We are happy to present Riverfield’s […]

Free

6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Leyla McCalla

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A Haitian-American who sings in French, Haitian Creole and English, McCalla plays cello, tenor banjo and guitar. Deeply influenced by traditional Creole, Cajun and Haitian music, as well as by American jazz and folk, her music is at once earthy and elegant, soulful and witty, vibrating with three centuries of history. Offbeat calls her songs […]

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6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Pokey LaFarge

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Pokey LaFarge and his band thoroughly embrace and embody old-time country, blues and folk music. Born Andrew Heissler in Bloomington in 1983, LaFarge developed an early interest in all things American roots, especially music. By his teens he was adept at guitar, mandolin and banjo. After high school he adopted the nickname Pokey and hit […]

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6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Lightnin’ Malcolm

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

I saw Lightnin’ Malcolm with Kimbrough’s grandson, playing hip-hop drums against this grinding, excessive guitar thing. It was really good, fire baskets blazing and the stars over the Mississippi. Suddenly, I thought, Wow, how did I get here? —Robert Plant on how he found his “big voice” again. A charismatic and energetic guitarslinger with a […]

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6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Ninet Tayeb

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Singer-songwriter, actress, model and DJ Ninet Tayeb is among the biggest entertainment figures in Israel, with a reputation for visceral, dynamic and potentially messy live performances. As incongruent as it seems today, Ninet first found success by winning Israeli Idol, launching her to instant fame. Her debut album went platinum in a day and yielded […]

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6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Black Joe Lewis

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears celebrate groove-oriented soul and punked-up RandB. The Austin-based band's music is bombastic and joyful, using gritty guitar tones and a Stax-style horn section to create intricate, danceable arrangements. Lewis grew up on the classic soul his father loved and the hip hop his friends played. Soul grounded him and […]

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6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Tulsa Touch

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A local dance team that promotes Latin dance, Tulsa Touch is an official performing team of the global Island Touch dance family, which boasts 130 teams around the globe and 1500+ members. Island Touch was created by the world-famous bachata dance couple Jorge "Ataca" Burgos and Tanja "La Alemana" Kensinger. The dancers of Tulsa Touch […]

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6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Joan Soriano

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Born in the rural countryside near Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Joan Soriano fashioned his first guitar from a tin can and fishing line and has never looked back. Soriano plays steel string bachata with equal parts romance and grit. The Afro-infused rhythm that permeates his music has made him a favorite among dancers. […]

Free

6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Indigenous

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

As one of today’s premier guitarists, Indigenous front man Mato Nanji has captivated audiences with his Hendrix-like prowess ever since coming on the scene with his family band’s award-winning 1998 debut Things We Do. The blues world immediately took notice of the young native musicians from the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. A prestigious […]

Free

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

American Theatre Company 308 S Lansing, Tulsa, OK, United States

The country blues is a gift of 20th century American music, and it’s awesome to see a band tap into its legacy with so much gusto and original vision. – Music City Roots. The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band—embraced equally by traditional country-blues, indie rock, and punk audiences—plays an infectious, updated version of the sound […]

5th annual Global BASH
Calliope Youth Circus

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Calliope Youth Circus is back with a program of exciting aerials and acrobatics on the lawn. Calliope offers a unique and challenging program in which Tulsa’s youth push themselves above and beyond their own expectations by immersing themselves in the circus arts. In a play-based, non-competitive environment, kids develop self-discipline, body respect and confidence. Calliope […]

Free

5th annual
Global BASH

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Tulsa’s truly global, FREE, all-day, eclectic roots music festival featuring internationally touring artists on the main stage, the best local acts, performance artists, kids’ activities, community booths, and local cuisine, craft brews and wines. See you on the Green!FeaturingMICHAEL FRANTIFELIX Y LOS GATOSLOCAL HEROINSPYRALMONHOLLON BROS. AFRICAN DRUMMINGPERIZAD and ELYSIUM BELLYDANCEENGINE ROOM BOXINGGOLDEN DRAGON TAEKWONDOHENRY ZOELLNERCALLIOPE […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A seasoned entertainer, Perizad spent many years studying music, theater and improv. In 2007, she became captivated by the grace and sensuality of belly dance and began taking classes at the Belly Dance Academy of Tulsa. Since then, she has studied with such masters as Mahmoud Reda of Egypt, Sabah of the Bellydance Superstars, Princess […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Engine Room Boxing

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

The Engine Room fight team and trainers will be demonstrating boxing fundamentals at the BASH, providing younger audience members the opportunity to safely learn and practice basic boxing skills. Aaron Sloan opened the Engine Room Boxing Gym in Tulsa’s Pearl District in 2015, offering both competition and fitness training. Sloan is a registered cardiac nurse, […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Inspyral

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Inspyral’s Jeremy and Kelsey Philo bring spectacular roving atmospheric entertainment to this year’s Global BASH. All day long and into the night, audiences will be wowed with stilt walking, juggling, hula hooping, LED glow dancing, and children's entertainment, including interactive juggling and plate-spinning for kids. Jeremy and Kelsey met at a park in Norman, Oklahoma […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Local Hero

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

This long-time Tulsa-based reggae band (23 years and counting), led by vocalist-bassist Doc James, started in 1985 when Doc, a Virgin Islander who relocated to Tulsa, met Rich Brown, who was drumming for the Streetpeople, a pioneer Oklahoma reggae outfit. The two cut some studio tracks, were soon gigging, and released their first album, Crossover, […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

A seasoned entertainer, Perizad spent many years studying music, theater and improv. In 2007, she became captivated by the grace and sensuality of belly dance and began taking classes at the Belly Dance Academy of Tulsa. Since then, she has studied with such masters as Mahmoud Reda of Egypt, Sabah of the Bellydance Superstars, Princess […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Golden Dragon Taekwondo

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Master Seo,a former Korean National Taekwondo athlete,is the owner and head trainer at Golden Dragon Taekwondo. The Golden Dragon Demonstration Team will showcase a variety of taekwondo techniques on the Guthrie Green lawn as part of this year's Global BASH. Master Seo's athletes will also be available to answer questions and talk to kids and […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Felix y Los Gatos

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Formed in 2004, New Mexico's Felix Y Los Gatos swims in a danceable musical stew of zydeco, Tex-Mex, blues, and Django Reinhardt-esque gypsy jazz. Founding members Felix Peralta (vocals, guitar) and D.B. Gomez (button accordion) came together by way of open mics in the Albuquerque University area. Peralta spent his childhood watching his family play […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Henry Zoellner

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

We first cottoned onto Henry Zoellner during an elementary school talent show in which the young singer/multi-instrumentalist gave a stunning performance more evocative of a professional touring artist than a young, aspiring musician from Tulsa. He was given his first full-size acoustic drum set at age 5 and has since learned to play keys, ukulele, […]

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Monhollon Bros.

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

This trio from Tulsa focuses on djembe and dunun rhythms from Guinea and Mali. They will lead a West African drumming circle on the grass prior to Michael Franti’s headline performance.

Free

5th annual Global BASH
Michael Franti

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Michael Franti believes in using music as a vehicle for positive change. He is revered for his high-energy live shows: a potent blend of rock, folk, reggae and hip-hop that fulfills his mission of making impassioned music you can dance to. Franti channels frustration into music that’s both thought-provoking and triumphantly hopeful. Once an outlier […]

Free

Monte Montgomery

Tulsa Little Theatre 1511 S Delaware Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Named one of the “Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players” by Guitar Player Magazine, Monte Montgomery has resisted the temptation to be just a guitar slinger from Austin, in large part by honing his chops as a triple threat: songwriter, singer and master musician. The virtuoso guitar licks and trademark arrangements fans expect are there, […]

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Calliope Youth Circus

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Calliope Youth Circus is back with a program of exciting aerials and acrobatics on the lawn. Calliope offers a unique and challenging program in which Tulsa’s youth push themselves above and beyond their own expectations by immersing themselves in the circus arts. In a play-based, non-competitive environment, kids develop self-discipline, body respect and confidence. Calliope […]

Free

7th annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Each Sunday is a festival! We are proud to present a month of FREE Sunday concerts on Guthrie Green, in the heart of the Tulsa Arts District. Enjoy internationally touring rock, Latin, blues, folk, and world music. Plus performance arts, OK craft brews, local cuisine, and more. Bring the kids for great family activities and […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Levi Parham

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

”Perhaps it's something in the water—the same iron-heavy tap drink that Woody Guthrie sipped on as a young man—that leads to an inherited sense of melody. Whatever it is, Levi Parham has it." —The Bluegrass Situation A native of McAlester, Oklahoma, Parham's music draws on the rich songwriting traditions of his home state, with varying […]

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7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Dylan Wagman

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Dylan Wagman, a sophomore at Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School has been drumming for seven years. Performing solo this Sunday, Dylan will be back with members of the BTW HS Jazz Ensemble on Friday, Oct. 5 For our Wine, Jazz and World Fete.

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Bob Schneider

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

One of Austin’s most celebrated musicians, Bob Schneider is one of the most versatile, inventive, and engaging songwriters working today. With little national press or major label support, he has managed to become one of the biggest acts in Texas, with a fiercely loyal and fast growing following. Schneider has won more Austin Music Awards […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Monhollon Bros.

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

This trio from Tulsa focuses on djembe and dunun rhythms from Guinea and Mali. They will lead a West African drumming circle on the grass prior to Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble’s performance.

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Curley Taylor and his band, Zydeco Trouble, hail from the heart of Creole country in Louisiana. Taylor’s soulful vocals and the band’s hard-driving zydeco dance beats are the product of musicians who have been deeply immersed in the unique, deeply authentic music of Central Louisiana all their lives. Taylor began his professional career at 16 […]

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7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Big Sam’s Funky Nation

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

“When you see us live or listen to our records, we’re all going to have a good time,” says frontman “Big Sam” Williams. “That’s what funk is all about. That’s what New Orleans is all about. That’s what Big Sam’s Funky Nation is all about. If you come to a show, you’re going to party. […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Golden Dragon Taekwondo

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Master Seo, a former Korean National Taekwondo athlete,is the owner and head trainer at Golden Dragon Taekwondo. The Golden Dragon Demonstration Team will showcase a variety of taekwondo techniques on the Guthrie Green lawn and Master Seo’s athletes will also be available to answer questions and talk to kids and adults interested in learning more […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Weston Horn and The Hush

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

The heartchild of Weston Horn and his culmination of 15 years of playing and writing music, The Hush is an 8-piece ensemble, half of which is a thick-and-juicy horn section. Fan's have lovingly nicknamed the band "The Foo's Brothers" because The Hush brings the same raw rock-n-roll energy as The Foo Fighters, but tempered with […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Paul Thorn

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Paul Thorn’s muscular, joyous roots music is bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern, “full of heart and humor and surprises and street-wise details of trailer parks and turnip greens and love and lust that have the unmistakable ring of truth,” in the words of fan Kris Kristofferson. Born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, Thorn worked in […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Perizad spent many years studying music, theater and improv. In 2007, she became captivated by the grace and sensuality of belly dance, began taking classes, and since then has studied with such masters as Mahmoud Reda of Egypt and Sabah of the Bellydance Superstars. A RAWartists 2012 Performance Artist of the Year, she has performed […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Plateros

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

If Santana and Los Lonely Boys had a child, they would name it The Plateros. This three-piece power blues-rock trio hails from the eastern Navajo Nation. A family band, they formed in 2004 and made their mark the following year with an explosive 20-minute set on the “Reach The Rez” stage at Gathering of Nations, […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Perizad spent many years studying music, theater and improv. In 2007, she became captivated by the grace and sensuality of belly dance, began taking classes, and since then has studied with such masters as Mahmoud Reda of Egypt and Sabah of the Bellydance Superstars. A RAWartists 2012 Performance Artist of the Year, she has performed […]

Free

7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Son Volt

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Jay Farrar, the creative force behind Son Volt, is still not as old as his voice, an ageless gift which sounds something like old timber looks: simple, durable, weathered, unplanned. The band’s Notes of Blue, much heavier on fingerpicking that previous albums, is the 20th studio album to which Farrar has lent his voice and […]

Free

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

It's finally here: Tulsa's world-class jazz club! Join us for the grand opening, featuring two shows by New Orleans native Christian Scott, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, a two-time Edison Award winning and Grammy Award nominated trumpeter, composer and producer. His musical tutelage began under the direction of his uncle, legendary sax innovator […]

1st annual
Wine, Jazz, and World FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

The greatest jazz and world artists, fine wines, delicious culinary offerings, performance art, kids and family activities. Join us for the inaugural celebration FREE on Guthrie Green and at Tulsa's new Duet jazz club. There's music everywhere...enjoy.The engagement of Rio Mira is funded through Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program of Mid […]

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

It's finally here: Tulsa's world-class jazz club! Join us for the grand opening, featuring two shows by New Orleans native Christian Scott, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, a two-time Edison Award winning and Grammy Award nominated trumpeter, composer and producer. His musical tutelage began under the direction of his uncle, legendary sax innovator […]

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
BTW Jazz Combo

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Booker T. Washington High School is a place of learning steeped in a musical heritage that dates back 100 years. The BTW Jazz Combo consists of the most accomplished members of BTW's Jazz Ensemble.

Free

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Yemen Blues

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

“Quite simply, one of the most exciting bands in world...” —Time Out Chicago. In 2010, singer and composer Ravid Kahalani gathered top musicians from NYC, Uruguay and Tel Aviv, who mixed Yemenite, West African and jazz influences. Mambo and North African rhythms create a joyful and deep foundation, while the vocals evoke ancient Arabic chants […]

Free

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Wine Tasting and Duet Jazz Club Sneak Peek

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

This weekend is all about top-shelf wines and world-class jazz. Join Tulsa Roots Music, Duet, and Provisions Fine Beverage Purveyors for a jazz-themed wine tasting featuring superb wines that have lyrical connections to jazz and/or New Orleans. Guests arrive at 9pm and are greeted with a glass of Robert Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Champagne. WINE […]

$35

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
The Bad Plus

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

“One of the great, true groups in jazz of the past 25 years.”—Joshua Redman. The Bad Plus came together at the end of the 20th century and has avoided easy categorization ever since, winning critical hosannas and a legion of fans worldwide with their creativity, unique sound and flair for live performance. Consisting of founding […]

$10

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Inspyral

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Inspyral’s Jeremy and Kelsey Philo bring spectacular roving atmospheric entertainment to this year’s FETE. All day long and into the night, audiences will be wowed with stilt walking, juggling, hula hooping, LED glow dancing, and children’s entertainment, including interactive juggling and plate-spinning for kids. Jeremy and Kelsey met at a park in Norman, Oklahoma on […]

Free

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Mike Cameron Collective

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Mike Cameron is a Tulsa-based saxophonist, composer and woodwind instructor specializing in improvisation that spans many musical genres. He leads and writes original music for the Mike Cameron Collective, an ever-changing ensemble of some of Oklahoma's most exciting musicians. Cameron has performed professionally with the Count Basie Orchestra, The Temptations, The O'Jays, Little Anthony and […]

Free

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Rio Mira

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

A marimba supergroup consisting of some of the most respected musicians from Colombia and Ecuador, Rio Mira’s music is the sonic rejoining of the region known as El Pacífico Sur, one connected by history, ecology and culture and divided by the national borders of Ecuador and Colombia. The people throughout this area have similar music, […]

Free

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Reflejos Flamencos

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Reflejos Flamencos has performed Spanish music and dance for over 20 years with many of Spain’s top artists. Guitarist Johnny Beard has been playing for four decades. He studied with well known musicians such as René Heredia, Roberto Castellón, Pedro Cuadra, and Chuscales, and he has performed at many flamenco festivals. He has entertained countless […]

Free

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Delfeayo Marsalis is one of today’s top jazz trombonists, composers and producers. He shares with his father, Ellis, and brothers (Branford, Wynton and Jason) the nation’s highest jazz honor: National Endowment for the Arts’ Jazz Masters Award. Delfeayo is perhaps the most traditionally New Orleans of the Crescent City’s first family of jazz, known for […]

Free

1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Combsy

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Chris Combs is a Tulsa-based composer, guitarist and producer and a member of the jazz/experimental ensemble, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. He has worked in various session and production roles for studios around the country, as well as collaborating with a diverse array of musicians from Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band) to Brad Walker (Sturgill Simpson) […]

Paul Benjaman Band

American Theatre Company 308 S Lansing, Tulsa, OK, United States

Tulsa Roots Music celebrates 5 years of free music programming with a free party featuring the Paul Benjaman Band, a beer and wine bar, and gourmet pizza service by Bohemian Wood Fired Pizza. Tulsa is a finalist in a national competition for $25,000 to expand our free music programming on Guthrie Green in 2018. So […]

Free

THE WAILERS headline 6th annual Global music fest
Global BASH

OK, United States

ALL GUTHRIE GREEN EVENTS FOR SATURDAY HAVE MOVED TO CAIN’S BALLROOM. FREE, ALL-AGES WELCOME. THE WAILERS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS & many more play this free multi-day swirl of sights, sounds, smells and tastes from around the world. Our 6th annual BASH has expanded to two days and features music, circus acts, bellydancing, African drumming, kids’ arts activities, community booths, […]

FREE

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
Hill Country Jamrock @ 6th Global BASH

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS pay homage to crunchy country blues while simultaneously pushing it into contemporary relevance with fatback funk, electronic innovation, slippery soul, and unadulterated rock & roll. Founded in 1996 by brothers Luther (guitar and vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, piano, synth bass, programming and vocals), the brothers have been making music together all […]

FREE

Sustainable Wine Tasting & Cuban Music
@ 6th Global BASH

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Join us for an evening of top-shelf, sustainably produced wines and great Cuban music. OK Roots Music is teaming with Duet and Provisions Fine Beverage Purveyors for a wine tasting featuring a fleet of superb wines that have connections to Cuba & world music, followed by a concert with one of today's best Cuban bands. […]

$35

CHANGUI MAJADERO
infectiously danceable Cuban roots music @ 6th Global BASH

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Changüí is the predecessor of Son Cubano & Salsa, a style of music specifically from the region of Guantanamo, Cuba. Its origins can be traced back to the 1800s, during the days of slavery. Changüí is to Cuba & Latin America what the blues & early jazz is to American music: the roots, the foundation of the popular Latin music we hear today.

$15

NIGHTINGALE
American soul @ 6th Global BASH

Cain's Ballroom 423 N Main St, Tulsa, OK, United States

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED TO CAIN'S BALLROOM - FREE, ALL-AGES WELCOME. Nightingale's signature blend of folk, indie, and soul put the band in front of big crowds when it earned a spot at the Hanson Brothers' high-profile Hop Jam festival. The Tulsa outfit continues to draw crowds with electric performances, most notably […]

Free

BETSAYDA MACHADO
Venezuelan tambor @ 6th Global BASH

Cain's Ballroom 423 N Main St, Tulsa, OK, United States

THIS SHOW HAS MOVED TO CAIN’S BALLROOM. FREE, ALL-AGES WELCOME. Betsayda Machado was raised in a small village El Clavo in the region of Barlovento, in coastal Venezuela. Her recent rural recordings with lifelong friends in the ensemble Parranda El Clavo brought new attention to the infectiously percussive and danceable Venezuelan Afro-soul music and dance known as […]

Free

THE WAILERS
classic Jamaican Reggae @ 6th Global BASH

Cain's Ballroom 423 N Main St, Tulsa, OK, United States

PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED TO CAIN’S BALLROOM - FREE, ALL AGES WELCOME. One hundred million Bob Marley & The Wailers recordings have sold worldwide, including 1977’s Exodus, anointed Best Album of the Century by Time Magazine, and “One Love,” named Song of the Millennium by BBC. Spin Magazine listed Bob Marley & The Wailers […]

FREE

KATIE THIROUX
top jazz bassist @ 6th Global BASH

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

A triple threat talent, Katie Thiroux has garnered considerable attention for her bravura bass playing, assured singing and compelling compositions. Her most recent album, Off Beat, garnered rave reviews and was awarded a “Best Album Of 2017” by Downbeat Magazine. With the release of her 2015 debut, Introducing Katie Thiroux, her substantial gifts as a […]

$15

Tulsa’s biggest Earth Day celebration
Earth Day Celebration

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Sierra Club Exec. Director MICHAEL BRUNE & Jamaican roots reggae artist PREZIDENT BROWN slated for Tulsa's biggest Earth Day Celebration. TULSA’S EARTH DAY CELEBRATION features nationally prominent environmental speakers, an Electric Vehicle Village, educational booths & demos, regional & nationally touring musical artists, environmental art, family activities, local cuisine and more. The event takes place […]

FREE

PREZIDENT BROWN
Jamaican reggae @ Earth Day Celebration

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Prezident Brown, who will cap Tulsa's Earth Day Celebration with a performance of positive-vibes roots reggae, is a champion of the new roots and reality consciousness reggae movement that entertains, informs, and inspires. Born Fitz Cotterell in the hills of Jamaica, his mother called him Junior Ranking because he would grab the microphone and chant […]

Free

VALERIE JUNE headlines wildly eclectic arts festival
OKeclecticFEST

OK, United States

Singer-songwriter VALERIE JUNE headlines Oklahoma's newest festival, a wildly eclectic experience that includes a book signing with Rolling Stone's first staff photographer BARON WOLMAN, cutting-edge contemporary dance by DARK CIRCLES, circus arts, bellydancing, wine tastings, and more. All day and night, at Guthrie Green, Duet Jazz & Magic City Books. Featuring: VALERIE JUNE - organic moonshine roots […]

Making Magic with BARON WOLMAN
Rolling Stone’s first Chief Photographer @ OKeclecticFEST

Magic City Books 221 E Archer St, Tulsa, OK, United States

Join legendary photographer Baron Wolman for a screening of Making Magic, a 15-minute documentary on his life and work. Then hear WOLMAN tell fascinating stories behind his iconic photos of Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan and many others. Wolman is bringing many of his best-loved photography books, as well as signed archival prints. […]

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Dane Arnold & the Soup
Tulsa-based Retro Soul @ OKeclecticFEST

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

One of the most popular bands to emerge of late from the rich red dirt of the Tulsa scene, Dane Arnold & the Soup boasts frontman Dane Arnold’s soaring crooning vocals, the fiery southern jazz guitar licks of Johnny Mullenax, the rhythm of pocket-specialist Matt Teegarden on drums, and bassist Jordan Hehl's low-end melodies and […]

Free

DARK CIRCLES CONTEMPORARY DANCE
@ OKeclecticFEST

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

DARK CIRCLES CONTEMPORARY DANCE brings the progressive work of international choreographers and dancers to a worldwide audience. Founded in 2010 in Seoul, South Korea, the company's Dallas-based branch—led by internationally award-winning choreographer and Dance Magazine “25 to Watch" Joshua L. Peugh—has been hailed as “the area’s most exciting dance company” (Star-Telegram) and as the "Best […]

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VALERIE JUNE
organic moonshine roots music @ OKeclecticFEST

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

One of the most admired artists to break through in the last decade, Valerie June’s "organic moonshine roots music" blends southern sounds, African rhythms and ambient atmospherics into something altogether futuristic and new. A songwriter first and foremost, she willfully blurs the lines among genres and sonic eras, drawing on folk, soul, country, blues and […]

FREE

Spanish Wine Tasting & Flamenco Concert
@ inaugural OKeclecticFEST

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

  Join us for an evening of sustainably produced Spanish & Portuguese wines followed by the world-class Spanish music & dance of flamenco troupe REFLEJOS FLAMENCOS. Rolling Stone's first chief photographer BARON WOLMAN will give away a signed archival print of Santana at Woodstock ($800 value) to one lucky ticket holder. It’s all part of the inaugural OKeclecticFEST. […]

$35

REFLEJOS FLAMENCOS
Spanish flamenco @ OKeclecticFEST

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Reflejos Flamencos has performed Spanish music and dance for over 20 years with many of Spain’s top artists, and we are proud to team with Duet Jazz to present the great art of flamenco at the inaugural OKeclecticFEST. Guitarist Johnny Beard studied with well known musicians such as René Heredia, Roberto Castellón, Pedro Cuadra, and […]

$15

Fine wine & world-class jazz @ 2nd annual
Wine, Jazz, and World FETE

Tulsa Arts District Tulsa, OK, United States

Join us for the greatest jazz, reggae and folk artists from around the world, fine wines & wine tastings, a Latin Food Fair, performance art, family activities & more. The 2nd annual celebration is FREE on Guthrie Green and ticketed at Duet Jazz. TIEMPO LIBRE - grammy nominated cuban jazz CHUSCALES - spanish flamenco FIDEL […]

JOHN SCOFIELD – jazz guitar @ Wine, Jazz & World FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

SORRY, SCOFIELD'S SHOW IS SOLD OUT. HOWEVER, THERE'S LOTS MORE TO EXPERIENCE AT THE WINE, JAZZ & WORLD FETE! One of the principal innovators of modern jazz guitar, John Scofield is a stylistic chameleon who has forged a consistent, rock-solid aesthetic identity. Looking to commemorate his 66th year, Scofield penned 12 original compositions and formed […]

SOLD OUT

Spanish Wine Tasting @ Wine, Jazz & World FETE.

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Wine tasting @ 8-8:45PM Flamenco Concert @ 9:00-10:30 Wine tasting is limited to 35 people. Join us for a flight of sustainably produced Spanish wines, followed by the world-renowned Spanish music & dance of flamenco maestro CHUSCALES. Wine tasting ticket holders have preferred seating at the concert, which is included in the price of your […]

Sold Out

CHUSCALES – Spanish flamenco @ Wine, Jazz & World FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

One of the most accomplished and captivating flamenco guitarists in the world, Jose Valle Fajardo “Chuscales” grew up in a traditional gypsy family of musicians and dancers in Antequera, Spain. His grandmother lived in the caves of Sacromonte, one of the legendary cradles of flamenco. Chuscales recalls, "there were shows with Gypsies from Granada who grew […]

$20

FIDEL NADAL – Latin reggae @ Wine, Jazz & World FETE

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Rolling Stone recognizes this Argentinian icon as “The Rasta who revolutionized Latin rock." With a career spanning three decades, 250-plus songs, and two Latin Grammy nominations, Nadal has established himself as a pioneer of reggae en Español. He exploded on the underground scene in the late '80s as founder-singer of the radically political rasta-punk outfit Todos Tus […]

FREE

TIEMPO LIBRE – Cuban jazz @ Wine, Jazz & World FETE

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

We're creating a dedicated dance floor next to the stage at Guthrie Green for this one. Classically trained at Cuba’s premier conservatories, the members of three-time Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre are modern heirs to the rich musical tradition of their native Cuba. It's impossible not to move your feet when the group kicks into its charged […]

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SOFIA VIOLA y DAT GARCIA – Argentine folk & electronica @ Wine, Jazz & World FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

We are proud to host two of Argentina's most compelling touring artists at this year's FETE. SOFIA VIOLA's unconditional love for Latin folklore in all its dimensions encompasses tangos, cumbia, vallenato, chamamé, and tropical wave—all set to colorful stories of love, ecology and junk food. DAT GARCIA—who mixes electronica with folk, and drum n’ bass with […]

$15

INDIGENOUS @ Gilcrease After Hours: IndigeNOISE

Gilcrease Museum Auditorium 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Rd, Tulsa, OK, United States

The ticketed show for blues-rock outfit INDIGENOUS has sold out, but there are many free performances by Native bands, artists and musicians at Gilcrease After Hours: IndigeNOISE, featuring Native music, food and art. Singer-songwriter KALYN FAY will also play the event, which celebrates Native American Heritage Month. As one of today’s premier guitarists, Indigenous frontman Mato Nanji has […]

7th Global BASH – Canceled

Tulsa Arts District Tulsa, OK, United States

We are working to reschedule all Global BASH artists in light of the rapidly changing coronavirus situation, which has forced us to cancel the BASH. Our goal is to present every single one of them at future Tulsa events. Sign up for our email newsletter for automatic announcements in the coming weeks and months. Meanwhile, please […]

CANCELED

Tulsa EARTH DAY Virtual CELEBRATION

ONLINE EVENT

We can't be with you on Guthrie Green for the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, so we're improvising—like jazz. Here's an Earth Day message and a beautiful tune from the first-ever Native U.S. Poet Laureate, JOY HARJO. We're rescheduling Joy and her band for an evening of music and poetry sometime in 2021, so stay […]

FREE

Jazz & World FETE – online w BILL FRISELL, MARC RIBOT, EMMET COHEN, JOY HARJO, DELFEAYO MARSALIS, more

The 3rd annual Wine, Jazz & World FETE features FREE online concerts and in-home visitations recorded specially for us by some of America's finest jazz & world music artists. We released a new exclusive concert every week in October and through early November, including sets by guitar heroes MARC RIBOT and BILL FRISELL, NEA Jazz […]

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guitarist MARC RIBOT @ 3rd Jazz & World FETE – online concert

Marc Ribot, whom the New York Times describes as “a deceptively articulate artist who uses inarticulateness as an expressive device,” has released 25 albums under his own name over a 40-year career, exploring everything from pioneering jazz to Cuban son. His solo release Silent Movies is widely considered a masterpiece and he is no stranger to Downbeat and […]

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jazz guitarist BILL FRISELL @ 3rd Jazz & World FETE – online concert

Widely recognized as one of America’s most vital and productive performing artists, Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings. His catalog has been cited by Downbeat as "the best recorded output of the decade" and he's been chosen as Guitarist of the Year on […]

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DELFEAYO MARSALIS @ 3rd Jazz & World FETE – online concert

ONLINE CONCERT

We are proud to present this exclusive concert video made specially for this year's FETE by one of today’s top jazz trombonists, composers and producers. Delfeayo Marsalis shares with his late father, Ellis, and brothers (Branford, Wynton and Jason) the nation’s highest jazz honor: National Endowment for the Arts’ Jazz Masters Award. Delfeayo is perhaps the […]

Free

jazz pianist EMMET COHEN @ 3rd Jazz & World FETE – online concert

ONLINE CONCERT

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation's pivotal figures in jazz. Downbeat praised his "nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary."  An internationally acclaimed jazz artist and dedicated music educator, Cohen is the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellow of the American […]

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JOY HARJO – U.S. Poet Laureate @ 3rd Jazz & World FETE – online concert

ONLINE CONCERT

America's first-ever Native Poet Laureate recently recorded a special set of jazz and poetry for the FETE at Duet Jazz club, debuting a number of new tunes from her upcoming album. Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and was named the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States in 2019. […]

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REFLEJOS FLAMENCOS @ 3rd Jazz & World FETE – online concert

ONLINE CONCERT

Reflejos Flamencos has performed Spanish music and dance for over 20 years with many of Spain’s top artists. Guitarist Johnny Beard studied with well known musicians such as René Heredia, Roberto Castellón, Pedro Cuadra, and Chuscales, and he has performed at many flamenco festivals. An expert craftsman, he also builds flamenco guitars and cajons. Johnny’s […]

FREE

LEYLA McCALLA – Creole songs @ 3rd Wine & Jazz Fest – online concert

ONLINE CONCERT

A Haitian-American who sings in French, Haitian Creole and English, McCalla plays cello, tenor banjo and guitar. Deeply influenced by traditional Creole, Cajun and Haitian music, as well as by American jazz and folk, her music is at once earthy and elegant, soulful and witty, vibrating with three centuries of history. Offbeat calls her songs […]

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D’DAT – Native hip-hop/jazz @ 3rd Wine & Jazz FETE – online concert

ONLINE CONCERT

"Anderson's music puts Navajo culture through melodies inspired by ancient songs of love and war while fusing them with modern jazz and funk." — Earthsongs Boasting a fresh and modern patina, Navajo trumpeter Delbert Anderson performs regularly with his world-class jazz trio as well as his new collaborative group D'DAT, which is the Delbert Anderson Trio plus […]

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CHRIS COMBS @ 3rd Jazz & World FETE – online concert

ONLINE CONCERT

Chris Combs is a Tulsa-based composer, guitarist and producer and a member of the jazz/experimental ensemble, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. He has worked in various session and production roles for studios around the country, as well as collaborating with a diverse array of musicians from Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band) to Brad Walker (Sturgill Simpson) […]

FREE

virtual EARTH DAY CELEBRATION – All April long

ONLINE EVENT

EARTH DAY IS HERE! Enjoy these virtual performances & talks by prominent activists, chefs, Indigenous leaders, poets and musicians. CLICK HERE for special Earth Day Celebration videos by: MICHAEL FRANTI - stay human music ANI DiFRANCO - special set drops on Earth Day, April 22  SOFIA JANNOK - Indigenous Swedish musician/activist ORDINARY ELEPHANT - gorgeous folk-americana […]

FREE

7th Global BASH – online event

ONLINE CONCERT

Featuring sounds, sights, and flavors from around the world. FREE CONCERTS filmed specially for the Global BASH. Check out our FREE exclusive and intimate video performances. Join our email newsletter or subscribe to our YouTube Channel for regular updates. KEB’ MO’ (U.S.) BOMBINO (Niger) COLIN HAY (Australia) JUPITER & OKWESS (Congo)  LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS (Louisiana) […]

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8th annual Global BASH – live

Tulsa Arts District Tulsa, OK, United States

Music, cuisine & spirits from around the globe. ENGLISH BEAT (U.K.) new wave INDIGENOUS (U.S.) blues rock LAKOU MIZIK (Haiti) haitian roots VOX SAMBOU (Canada/Haiti) afrobeat D'DAT – Native jazz/hip-hop PERIZAD BELLYDANCE  MONHOLLON BROS. – world drumming INSPYRAL – circus arts world cuisine by Que Gusto & Comida Sol y Vida Haitian rum tasting SCHEDULE Global BASH – April 15-16, 2022 […]

D’DAT – Native jazz/hip hop @ Global BASH

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Boasting a fresh and modern patina, trumpeter Delbert Anderson (Navajo) performs regularly with his world-class jazz trio as well as his new collaborative group D’DAT, which is the Delbert Anderson Trio plus lyricist Def-i, an ensemble inspired by ancient Native American melodies fused with jazz, hip hop, funk and soul. A Top-10 runner up for NPR’s […]

$20

INDIGENOUS – Native blues-rock @ Global BASH

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

As one of today’s premier guitarists, Indigenous frontman Mato Nanji has captivated audiences with his Hendrix-like prowess ever since exploding on the scene with his family band’s award-winning 1998 debut, Things We Do. The blues world immediately took notice of the young native musicians from South Dakota’s Yankton Sioux Reservation. A prestigious spot on B.B. King’s […]

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LAKOU MIZIK

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

"Formed after the devastating Haitian earthquakes of 2010, Lakou Mizik is a genial cross-generational coalition along the lines of the Buena Vista Social Club...rhythms and incantations of voodoo, the trumpeting of rara carnival music, and hearty call-and-response vocal harmonies on their way to galloping, exultant dance grooves.” —New York Times Music has always been at […]

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ENGLISH BEAT @ Global BASH

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Along with their contemporaries The Specials, The Selecter, and Madness, the English Beat stands as one of the most popular and influential bands of the British Two Tone Ska movement, scoring iconic hits such as “Mirror in the Bathroom” and “Save it for Later” and touring with the likes of Talking Heads, The Pretenders, The […]

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Haitian Rum Tasting @ Global BASH

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Join us for an evening of world-class Haitian rum and Island music. OK Roots Music is jazzed to team with LowDown and Provisions Fine Beverage Purveyors for a special tasting featuring Providence and Clairin rums—spirits tightly woven into the cultural  fabric of Haiti. Followed by a concert with one of Haiti’s hottest artists, VOX SAMBOU. […]

$35

VOX SAMBOU – afrobeat & Haitian traditions @ Global BASH

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Highly energetic and danceable, this Haitian-Canadian musician focuses on the traditional rhythms of Haiti mixed with elements of Afrobeat, jazz, and hip-hop. Vox performs in Creole, French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. A founding member of Montreal-based hip-hop collective Nomadic Massive, he has performed throughout the world and his artistry is infused with a strong commitment […]

$20

Earth Day Celebration

Tulsa Arts District Tulsa, OK, United States

JOHN FULLBRIGHT headlines Oklahoma's most ambitious Earth Day Celebration, returning live to the Tulsa Arts District with FREE environmental speakers, community booths, music & performance, kids activities, healthy sustainable cuisine, electronic recycling, electric vehicles & more.  SPEAKERS Kelsey Putman Hughes on Renewable Energy in Oklahoma Reverend Gerald Davis on Social Justice Chef Nico Albert (Cherokee) […]

FREE

4th annual WINE & JAZZ FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

The iconic CHARLES LLOYD TRIO headlines the 4th annual Wine & Jazz FETE—three consecutive nights of top-shelf offerings at LowDown, Tulsa's premier listening room. Guitarist MARC RIBOT and jazz-hip hop collective JAZZ IN LITTLE AFRICA will play, plus a special Sustainable Wine Tasting. We are jazzed to return LIVE to the Tulsa Arts District with […]

Sustainable Wine Tasting @ Wine & Jazz FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

LowDown and Provisions Fine Beverage Purveyors will feature 4 very tasty and sustainably produced wines, followed by a concert with guitar virtuoso MARC RIBOT. Ticket includes concert immediately following tasting. FEATURED WINES Folk Machine Gamay Noir Rose Arroyo Seco & Central Coast Pinot Noir aromatic & light and Avignonesi Cantaloro red & white fruit-forward & accessible MARC […]

$35

MARC RIBOT @ Wine & Jazz FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Widely considered one of America’s most provocative and intriguing contemporary guitarists and musical explorers, Marc Ribot has released 25 albums under his own name over four decades, exploring everything from pioneering jazz to Cuban son. His solo release Silent Movies is described as a "down-in-mouth-near masterpiece" by the Village Voice. Ribot helped Tom Waits refine […]

$25

JAZZ IN LITTLE AFRICA @ Wine & Jazz FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Jazz in Little Africa boasts a unique jazz-meets-hip hop experience in which the Chris Combs Quartet collaborates with top talent from Tulsa’s hip-hop scene, featuring jazz renditions of material from the Fire in Little Africa (@fireinlittleafrica) album, released in 2021 on Motown Records. This performance features wordsmith 1st Verse backed by the Chris Combs Quartet, led […]

$20

CHARLES LLOYD TRIO @ Wine & Jazz FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd and his trio, featuring Reuben Rogers & Anthony Wilson, headline the 4th annual Wine & Jazz FETE. A jazz legend, Lloyd's pristine and elegant music pulses with emotion and passion. SCHEDULE All shows are at LowDown, 108 N. Detroit, Tulsa, OK Thursday, June 2 7:00-7:45 - Wine Tasting (ticket includes Marc Ribot […]

$45

OK Earth Day Celebration

Tulsa Arts District Tulsa, OK, United States

Oklahoma’s most ambitious Earth Day event features prominent environmental speakers, environmental & community booths & demos, music & art, Electric Vehicles, sustainable Indigenous cuisine, circus arts, tons of family & kids activities like the Discovery Lab STEAM booth and Tulsa Library's Bookmobile, and much more. The event takes place at Guthrie Green, an internationally recognized […]

FREE

Sustainable & Organic Wine Tasting @ OK Earth Day Celebration

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Provisions Fine Beverage Purveyors is selecting 4 tasty, organic and/or sustainably produced wines for your pleasure. Also this evening: a healthy traditional Native cuisine sample, courtesy of Chef NICO ALBERT WILLIAMS (Cherokee) of Burning Cedar Sovereign Kitchen. Your ticket includes premium seats to the "4 Native Women" concert immediately following tasting. As part of the annual OK EARTH DAY […]

$35

4 NATIVE WOMEN: Song swap in their Native tongues

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

As part of the annual OK EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, we're proud to present a song swap by several of Oklahoma's finest singer-songwriters in both English and the artists' Native tongues. All three artists — SAMANTHA CRAIN (Choctaw), KALYN FAY (Cherokee) and  KEN POMEROY (Cherokee) — have written songs in their Native languages, including Crain's mindblowingly beautiful "When We […]

$15

KISS THE GROUND @ OK Earth Day Celebration

Circle Cinema 10 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK, United States

“Save our soil in hopes the soil might just save us.” This award-winning film examines how tilling and pesticides have led to soil erosion, and then traces the damage done to our ecology, health and climate. The filmmakers find a solution in regenerative farming, an ethical practice designed to restore degraded lands and facilitate carbon […]

FREE

9th annual global ROOTS BASH

Tulsa Arts District Tulsa, OK, United States

Performance & cuisine from around the globe. One of the most popular annual events on Guthrie Green (with evening programming at LowDown Jazz club), this multicultural, eclectic, and FREE roots BASH is fun for the whole family.  PAUL THORN - saints & sinners music REVEREND PEYTON'S BIG DAMN BAND - punky back porch blues CHUSCALES FLAMENCO - spanish […]

FREE

JAZZ in LITTLE AFRICA

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Jazz in Little Africa pairs top talent from Tulsa’s hip-hop scene with the city's finest jazz players to explore material from the featured artists’ catalogs, along with selections from 2021's  Fire in Little Africa (Motown Records). The evening's unique blend of jazz & hip-hop features emcees Young DV & Hakeem Eli'Juwon backed by the Chris Combs […]

$20

“Spain & Beyond” Wine Tasting @ global ROOTS BASH

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Join us for a flight of Spanish & Spanish-influenced wines, followed by the world-renowned Spanish music & dance of flamenco guitar maestro CHUSCALES and his troupe of dancers and musicians. Wine tasting ticket holders have preferred seating at the concert, which is included in the price of your ticket. We are featuring two wonderful Spanish […]

$35

CHUSCALES FLAMENCO

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

One of the most accomplished and captivating flamenco guitarists in the world, Jose Valle Fajardo “Chuscales” grew up in a traditional gypsy family of musicians and dancers in Antequera, Spain. His grandmother lived in the caves of Sacromonte, one of the legendary cradles of flamenco. Chuscales recalls, “there were shows with Gypsies from Granada who grew […]

$20 – $30

COUNT TUTU

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Count Tutu has been a quintessential part of the Tulsa music scene since forming in 2015. Led by Nathan Wright and Branjae Jackson, the 9-piece band brings together bass, drums, guitar, horns and striking vocals to form a sound that transcends any one genre. While the band cites Nigerian Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti as its biggest […]

FREE

PAUL THORN

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

Paul Thorn’s muscular, joyous roots music is bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern, “full of heart and humor and surprises and street-wise details of trailer parks and turnip greens and love and lust that have the unmistakable ring of truth,” in the words of fan Kris Kristofferson. Born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, Thorn worked in […]

FREE

REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND

Guthrie Green 111 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, United States

The country blues is a gift of 20th century American music, and it’s awesome to see a band tap into its legacy with so much gusto and original vision. – Music City Roots. Embraced equally by traditional country-blues, indie rock, and punk audiences, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band plays an infectious, updated version of the […]

FREE

5th annual Wine & Jazz FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Featuring internationally touring artists, fine wines & tasty morsels. Internationally renowned clarinet-sax adventurer ANAT COHEN, NEA Jazz Master DELFEAYO MARSALIS, and 3 of Louisiana's finest Creole & Cajun musicians headline 3 nights of top-shelf offerings at LowDown, Tulsa's premier listening room. Public Radio Tulsa’s “All This Jazz” host Scott Gregory is the emcee. We are jazzed to […]

French Wine Tasting @ Wine & Jazz FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Thursday's wine tasting is sold out. But there are still tickets available for the Delfeayo Marsalis concert to follow. Tickets for Friday's craft brew tasting and Saturday's Wine & Empanadas tasting are also available. Domaine Moutard-Diligent, Bourgogne Brut Blanc de Blancs Méthode Traditionelle (Burgundy, France) Mary Taylor, Jean Marc Barthez Bordeaux Blanc (Bordeaux, France) Moulin de Gassac, Pays […]

$39

DELFEAYO MARSALIS QUINTET

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

One of the world's top jazz trombonists, composers and producers, Delfeayo Marsalis shares with his late father, Ellis, and brothers (Branford, Wynton and Jason) the nation’s highest jazz honor: National Endowment for the Arts’ Jazz Masters Award. Delfeayo is perhaps the most traditionally New Orleans of the Crescent City’s first family of jazz, known for his […]

$15 – $30

Craft Brew Tasting / Creole Musicians Meet & Greet @ Wine & Jazz FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Mingle with the artists, who love talking about  Louisiana cuisine & culture, while tasting beers by Louisiana’s award-winning Abita Brewery, plus one local beer and a variety of fine cheeses & olives. A laid-back hang with Jourdan, Cedric & Joel before they hit the stage. Tasting ticket holders have preferred seating at the concert, which is […]

$35

A TASTE OF LOUISIANA – Cedric Watson, Jourdan Thibodeaux & Joel Savoy

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Join us for a deep dive into Creole & Cajun culture, where music, history, language and ecology are so tightly interwoven that lines don't exist—only textures. Featuring 3 of the brightest lights in a state bursting with talent, Jourdan, Cedric and Joel perform original and traditional music from the Acadiana region of Southwest Louisiana on […]

$15 – $20

Argentine Wine & Sweet Empanadas @ Wine & Jazz FETE

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Join us for gourmet handmade Ecuadorian sweet empanadas, paired with a glass of fine red or white wine (your choice) from Argentina, followed by a concert with the Anat Cohen Trio. Anat and her troupe of jazz veterans love exploring the musical flavors of Latin America, so we thought we'd do the same with wine […]

$39

ANAT COHEN TRIO

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Anat Cohen's ongoing love affair with Brazilian music has triggered Grammy nominations in the World Music and Latin Jazz categories. “One brilliant bonanza of Brazilian music from one of the greatest clarinetists of our time," raves All About Jazz. More than any other, she is credited with "bringing the clarinet to the world.” Together Anat (clarinet […]

$15 – $30

DELFEAYO MARSALIS

ONLINE EVENT

In June 2023, NEA Jazz Master DELFEAYO MARSALIS and his quintet played a smoking, sold-out set at LowDown in Tulsa, kicking off 3 consecutive nights of top-shelf performances at the 5th annual Wine & Jazz FETE. As a key member of New Orleans' first family of jazz, the trombonist is perhaps the most traditional player […]

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Italian & Spanish Wine Tasting @ Earth Day Celebration

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

Sommelier extraordinaire SARAH EFFINGER, of Provisions Fine Beverage Purveyors, will lead us though Italy and Spain via 5 biodynamic, organic & sustainably produced fine wines. Some healthy traditional Native cuisine samples, courtesy of Chef NICO ALBERT WILLIAMS (Cherokee) of Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness, will be served. Your ticket includes premium seats to the “4 Native […]

$35

4 NATIVE WOMEN

LowDown 108 N Detroit Ave, Tulsa, OK, United States

As part of the annual OK EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, we’re proud to present a song swap by several of Oklahoma’s finest singer-songwriters in both English and the artists’ Native tongue. All three Cherokee artists — MONICA TAYLOR, KALYN FAY and  KEN POMEROY contributed original songs to Anvdvnelisgi (Horton Records), a contemporary album with original songs performed […]

$15

Farm-to-Fire Dinner

Tulsa Farm Lab 330 W. 41st St. N, Tulsa, OK, United States

Join us for our first farm-to-fire dinner in support and celebration of Earth Day. Seating at Tulsa Farm Lab will be outside, on the heated porch, or inside the greenhouse, depending on the weather. Farm to Fire Menu (choose chicken or vegan option, BYOB) Entree: Beer Braised Spatchcock Chicken. FARMS: Prairie Creek Farm,  Neff (GF) […]

$75