Cherokee Chef Nico Williams & Choctaw singer-songwriter Penny Pitchlynn
A Celebration of Native Music & Cuisine
Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness
| Tulsa,
OK
$32 – $40
Join us for an evening of gripping Native music & tasty Native cuisine. Singer-songwriter PENNY PITCHLYNN of LABRYS will play a set, while award-winning Chef NICO WILLIAMS dishes up complimentary […]
joyous dance rhythms from Colombia @ 7th Jazz FETE
ESPIRAL7
Sunday, June 8, 2025 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15 – $20
ESPIRAL7 was born of the rich rhythmic patterns of Colombian Pacific Coast folk music, blending Latin-pop and rock with Afro-Latin jazz. Their music is a constant dialogue with the diverse […]
Native cuisine & music @ 7th FETE
CHEF NICO ALBERT WILLIAMS
Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness
| Tulsa,
OK
$25
Join us for an evening of Native cuisine & music at Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness (49th & Peoria), where CHEF NICO ALBERT WILLIAMS (Cherokee) will be dishing up complimentary Native […]
SOLD OUT
Cherokee singer-songwriter & Native cuisine @ 7th Jazz FETE
AGALISIGA “The Chuj” MACKEY
Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness
| Tulsa,
OK
$25
Join us for an evening of Native music & cuisine. Singer-songwriter AGALISIGA “THE CHUJ” MACKEY, who sings in his Native Cherokee language, plays Saturday at Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness (49th […]
SOLD OUT
7th annual with ESPIRAL7, AGALISIGA “The Chuj” MACKEY, CHEF NICO Native cuisine
Jazz FETE
Saturday, June 7, 2025 - Sunday, June 8, 2025
Multiple Venues
| Tulsa,
OK
Join us for top-shelf internationally touring artists and tasty cuisine. ESPIRAL7, the very hot Latin ensemble from Colombia, will headline Tulsa’s 7th Wine & Jazz FETE Sunday evening at LowDown. […]
Spanish Flamenco @ 10th global roots BASH
REFLEJOS FLAMENCOS
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15 – $20
Flamenco—a form of song, dance, guitar and percussion associated with the gypsies (Roma) of Andalusia—is Spain’s most beloved, unique and emotive art form. Centuries ago, Roma migrants from northwest India […]
tasting ticket includes premium seats to Reflejos Flamencos concert
SPANISH WINE TASTING @ global roots BASH
Saturday, October 5, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
Join us as we travel through Spain via 4 specially chosen fine wines, courtesy of sommelier Russell Maloy of Revolution/Premium Brands. Your tasting ticket includes premium seats to the Reflejos […]
desert blues from Niger @ 10th global roots BASH
BOMBINO
Friday, October 4, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15 – $20
Rolling Stone calls this sizzling North African guitarist and singer “a perfect match of sound and soul”—a virtuoso of the desert. His dazzling live performance and stunning guitar skills have […]
SOLD OUT
TRUE BLUES: Spicy Creole & Blues @ 10th global roots BASH
CEDRIC WATSON & COREY HARRIS
Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15
Bluesman COREY HARRIS (MacArthur Genius award winner and the subject of a Martin Scorsese documentary) teams up with Creole master CEDRIC WATSON to stir up a plethora of musical spices into a shared gumbo. CEDRIC […]
tasting ticket includes premium seats to Cedric Watson & Corey Harris concert
Heirloom Rustic Ales Tasting @ global roots BASH
Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$30
Join master brewers from Heirloom Rustic Ales for a taste of 4 artisanal local craft brews, specially chosen for the occasion, with an eye toward sustainable production. Your tasting ticket […]
BOMBINO, COREY HARRIS & CEDRIC WATSON, REFLEJOS FLAMENCOS, THE REVELERS
10th annual global roots BASH
Thursday, October 3, 2024 - Saturday, October 5, 2024
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
Join us in celebrating a decade of music, fine wines & craft brews from around the globe. Three nights of internationally touring music at LowDown, Tulsa’s premier listening room, feature […]
infectiously danceable Afro-Cuban rhythms @ 6th Wine & Jazz FETE
CHANGUI MAJADERO
Saturday, June 8, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$20
“Impossible not to dance“… Changüí is the predecessor of Son Cubano & Salsa, a gloriously syncopated style of music specifically from the region of Guantanamo, Cuba. Its origins can be […]
African-American folk songs @ 6th Wine & Jazz FETE
DOM FLEMONS
Friday, June 7, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15 – $20
Even before he co-founded the Carolina Chocolate Drops with bandmate Rhiannon Giddens, Flemons was a hardcore preservationist, storyteller, and multi-instrumentalist—especially of songs related to the African-American experience. The GRAMMY winner […]
Tasting includes entry to Dom Flemons concert
Sustainable California WINE TASTING @ Jazz FETE
Friday, June 7, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
Sample 4 sustainably produced fine California wines prior to the Dom Flemons performance. Sommelier extraordinaire SARAH EFFINGER, of Provisions Fine Beverage Purveyors, will take us on a journey through a unique […]
jazz guitar icon @ 6th Wine & Jazz FETE
BILL FRISELL TRIO featuring Thomas Morgan & Rudy Royston
Thursday, June 6, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$25 – $50
Jazz icon Bill Frisell’s four-decade career as a guitarist and composer has been cited by Downbeat as “the best recorded output of the decade.” “Frisell has had a lot of […]
SOLD OUT
BILL FRISELL TRIO, DOM FLEMONS, CHANGUI MAJADERO
6th annual Wine & Jazz FETE
Thursday, June 6, 2024 - Saturday, June 8, 2024
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
Internationally touring artists, fine wines & tasty morsels. Three nights of top-shelf offerings at LowDown, Tulsa’s premier listening room, feature jazz guitar icon BILL FRISELL; Grammy winning American songbook maestro DOM […]
local, organic, sustainable cuisine @ Earth Day Celebration
Farm-to-Fire Dinner
Friday, April 19, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Tulsa Farm Lab
| Tulsa,
OK
$75
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, […]
song swap w/ MONICA TAYLOR, KEN POMEROY, KALYN FAY & Chef NICO ALBERT WILLIAMS @ Earth Day Celebration
4 NATIVE WOMEN
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15
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. […]
includes premium seats to "4 Native Women" concert following tasting
Italian & Spanish Wine Tasting @ Earth Day Celebration
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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 […]
WINE TASTING SOLD OUT
MAIN EVENT 3-8PM Saturday 4/20 - Free @ Guthrie Green
OK EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
Thursday, April 18, 2024 - Sunday, April 21, 2024
Tulsa Arts District
| Tulsa,
OK
Oklahoma’s most ambitious Earth Day event features environmental speakers, Electric Vehicles, environmental & community & crafts booths, music & art, traditional Indigenous cuisine, a sustainable wine tasting, circus arts, tons […]
An interview with New Orleans' jazz great
DELFEAYO MARSALIS
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 8:41 pm - Friday, July 14, 2023 | 8:41 pm
ONLINE EVENT
INTERVIEW
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 […]
FREE
Grammy nominated Brazilian jazz sounds @ Wine & Jazz FETE
ANAT COHEN TRIO
Saturday, June 3, 2023 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15 – $30
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 […]
SOLD OUT
Tasting ticket includes preferred seating @ Anat Cohen concert to follow
Argentine Wine & Sweet Empanadas @ Wine & Jazz FETE
Saturday, June 3, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$39
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 […]
SOLD OUT
Louisiana's finest Creole & Cajun musicians @ Wine & Jazz FETE
A TASTE OF LOUISIANA – Cedric Watson, Jourdan Thibodeaux & Joel Savoy
Friday, June 2, 2023 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15 – $20
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 […]
Tasting ticket includes preferred seating @ Creole/Cajun concert to follow
Craft Brew Tasting / Creole Musicians Meet & Greet @ Wine & Jazz FETE
Friday, June 2, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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 […]
SOLD OUT
New Orleans Jazz @ Wine & Jazz FETE
DELFEAYO MARSALIS QUINTET
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15 – $30
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 […]
SOLD OUT
French Wine Tasting @ Wine & Jazz FETE
Thursday, June 1, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$39
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 […]
SOLD OUT
backporch hell-raisin' blues @ global ROOTS BASH
REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND
Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
FREE
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. – […]
saints & sinners music @ global ROOTS BASH
PAUL THORN
Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
FREE
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 […]
R&B, funk & Latin grooves @ global ROOTS BASH
COUNT TUTU
Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
FREE
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, […]
world-class Spanish flamenco troupe @ global ROOTS BASH
CHUSCALES FLAMENCO
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$20 – $30
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. […]
SOLD OUT
“Spain & Beyond” Wine Tasting @ global ROOTS BASH
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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. […]
SOLD OUT
jazz meets hip-hop @ global ROOTS BASH
JAZZ in LITTLE AFRICA
Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$20
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 […]
Award-winning climate documentary, narrated by Woody Harrelson
KISS THE GROUND @ OK Earth Day Celebration
Sunday, April 23, 2023 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Circle Cinema
| Tulsa,
OK
FREE
“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 […]
SAMANTHA CRAIN, KALYN FAY, KEN POMEROY & Chef NICO ALBERT WILLIAMS
4 NATIVE WOMEN: Song swap in their Native tongues
Friday, April 21, 2023 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15
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 […]
Ticket includes premium seats to "4 Native Women" concert following tasting
Sustainable & Organic Wine Tasting @ OK Earth Day Celebration
Friday, April 21, 2023 | 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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 […]
CHARLES LLOYD TRIO @ Wine & Jazz FETE
Saturday, June 4, 2022 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$45
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 […]
JAZZ IN LITTLE AFRICA @ Wine & Jazz FETE
Friday, June 3, 2022 | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$20
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 […]
MARC RIBOT @ Wine & Jazz FETE
Thursday, June 2, 2022 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$25
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 […]
Sustainable Wine Tasting @ Wine & Jazz FETE
Thursday, June 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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 […]
VOX SAMBOU – afrobeat & Haitian traditions @ Global BASH
Saturday, April 16, 2022 | 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$20
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 […]
Haitian Rum Tasting @ Global BASH
Saturday, April 16, 2022 | 8:30 pm - 9:15 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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 […]
D’DAT – Native jazz/hip hop @ Global BASH
Friday, April 15, 2022 | 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$20
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 […]
SOFIA VIOLA y DAT GARCIA – Argentine folk & electronica @ Wine, Jazz & World FETE
Saturday, October 5, 2019 | 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15
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, […]
CHUSCALES – Spanish flamenco @ Wine, Jazz & World FETE
Friday, October 4, 2019 | 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$20
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. […]
REFLEJOS FLAMENCOS
Spanish flamenco @ OKeclecticFEST
Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15
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 […]
Spanish Wine Tasting & Flamenco Concert
@ inaugural OKeclecticFEST
Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 9:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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 […]
VALERIE JUNE headlines wildly eclectic arts festival
OKeclecticFEST
Saturday, May 11, 2019
| ,
OK
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 […]
KATIE THIROUX
top jazz bassist @ 6th Global BASH
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15
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 […]
CHANGUI MAJADERO
infectiously danceable Cuban roots music @ 6th Global BASH
Friday, April 12, 2019 | 9:45 pm - 11:45 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$15
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.
Sustainable Wine Tasting & Cuban Music
@ 6th Global BASH
Friday, April 12, 2019 | 9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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 […]
Paul Benjaman Band
Sunday, November 18, 2018 | 8:00 pm
American Theatre Company
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Combsy
Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 10:00 pm - 11:59 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet
Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 7:45 pm - 9:15 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Reflejos Flamencos
Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Rio Mira
Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Mike Cameron Collective
Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Inspyral
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
The Bad Plus
Friday, October 5, 2018 | 9:45 pm - 11:59 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$10
“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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Wine Tasting and Duet Jazz Club Sneak Peek
Friday, October 5, 2018 | 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
$35
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Yemen Blues
Friday, October 5, 2018 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
“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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
BTW Jazz Combo
Friday, October 5, 2018 | 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
Thursday, October 4, 2018 | 10:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
1st annual Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
Thursday, October 4, 2018 | 8:00 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
1st annual
Wine, Jazz, and World FETE
Thursday, October 4, 2018 | 8:00 pm - Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 11:59 pm
LowDown
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Son Volt
Sunday, September 30, 2018 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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. […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance
Sunday, September 30, 2018 | 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Plateros
Sunday, September 30, 2018 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance
Sunday, September 30, 2018 | 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Paul Thorn
Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Weston Horn and The Hush
Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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. […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Golden Dragon Taekwondo
Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Sunday, September 16, 2018 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
“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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble
Sunday, September 16, 2018 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Monhollon Bros.
Sunday, September 16, 2018 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Bob Schneider
Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Dylan Wagman
Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Levi Parham
Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
”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 […]
7th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Calliope Youth Circus
Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
7th annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 3:00 pm - Sunday, September 30, 2018 | 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
Monte Montgomery
Friday, April 27, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Michael Franti
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Monhollon Bros.
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Henry Zoellner
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 7:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Felix y Los Gatos
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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) […]
5th annual Global BASH
Golden Dragon Taekwondo
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Local Hero
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 4:40 pm - 5:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 4:30 pm - 4:40 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Engine Room Boxing
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Global BASH
Inspyral
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
5th annual Global BASH
Calliope Youth Circus
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual
Global BASH
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 3:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Friday, October 27, 2017 | 8:00 pm
American Theatre Company
| Tulsa,
OK
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. – […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Indigenous
Sunday, October 1, 2017 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Joan Soriano
Sunday, October 1, 2017 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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. […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Tulsa Touch
Sunday, October 1, 2017 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Black Joe Lewis
Sunday, September 24, 2017 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Ninet Tayeb
Sunday, September 24, 2017 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Lightnin’ Malcolm
Sunday, September 24, 2017 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Pokey LaFarge
Sunday, September 17, 2017 | 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Leyla McCalla
Sunday, September 17, 2017 | 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Riverfield Rocks
Sunday, September 17, 2017 | 2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Fantastic Negrito
Sunday, September 10, 2017 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Spoonfed Tribe
Sunday, September 10, 2017 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Carter Sampson
Sunday, September 10, 2017 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
6th annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sunday, September 10, 2017 | 2:30 pm - Sunday, October 1, 2017 | 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
Ruthie Foster
Sunday, May 14, 2017 | 2:00 pm
Gilcrease Museum Auditorium
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Global BASH
Los Lobos
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
“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 […]
4th annual Global BASH
Arthur Thompson Drums
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Global BASH
Young Dubliners
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
”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 […]
4th annual Global BASH
City of Tulsa Pipes and Drums
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Global BASH
Sister Carol
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Global BASH
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Global BASH
Reflejos Flamencos
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Global BASH
Engine Room Live Boxing
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual
Global BASH
Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 2:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble
Sunday, April 9, 2017 | 2:00 pm
Gilcrease Museum Auditorium
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
John Fullbright
Sunday, March 12, 2017 | 2:00 pm
Gilcrease Museum Auditorium
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
Monte Montgomery
Friday, March 10, 2017 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
Band of Heathens
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | 7:30 pm
American Theatre Company
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
Byron Berline Band
Sunday, February 12, 2017 | 2:00 pm
Gilcrease Museum Auditorium
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
Billy Strings
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 | 7:30 pm
American Theatre Company
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Count Tutu
Sunday, October 2, 2016 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Knox Hamilton
Sunday, October 2, 2016 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Riverfield Rocks
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
James McMurtry
Sunday, September 25, 2016 | 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Herencia de Timbiqui
Sunday, September 25, 2016 | 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Grazzhopper
Sunday, September 25, 2016 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
“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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang
Sunday, September 18, 2016 | 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The 1491s
Sunday, September 18, 2016 | 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Kalyn Fay
Sunday, September 18, 2016 | 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Hayes Carll
Sunday, September 11, 2016 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Green Corn Rebellion
Sunday, September 11, 2016 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Travis Linville
Sunday, September 11, 2016 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
5th annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sunday, September 11, 2016 | 2:30 pm - Sunday, October 2, 2016 | 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
David Lindley
Friday, May 6, 2016 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
3rd annual Global BASH
Fishbone
Saturday, April 16, 2016 | 8:15 pm - 9:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
3rd annual Global BASH
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Saturday, April 16, 2016 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
3rd annual Global BASH
Arlene Gould
Saturday, April 16, 2016 | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
3rd annual Global BASH
Count Tutu
Saturday, April 16, 2016 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
3rd annual
Global BASH
Saturday, April 16, 2016 | 2:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
Tony Furtado
Friday, April 1, 2016 | 7:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
“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.” – […]
Monte Montgomery
Friday, February 5, 2016 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
$30
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 […]
Tim O’Brien
Thursday, November 12, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
Rory Block
Friday, October 23, 2015 | 7:30 pm
American Theatre Company
| Tulsa,
OK
$25
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
John Fullbright Band
Sunday, October 4, 2015 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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. […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Tulsa Latin Style
Sunday, October 4, 2015 | 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Grupo Cimarrón
Sunday, October 4, 2015 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Perizad and Elysium Bellydance
Sunday, October 4, 2015 | 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Tulsa Latin Style
Sunday, October 4, 2015 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Shinyribs
Sunday, September 27, 2015 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
American Aquarium
Sunday, September 27, 2015 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Mykal Rose
Sunday, September 20, 2015 | 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Leopold and His Fiction
Sunday, September 20, 2015 | 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Riverfield Rocks
Sunday, September 20, 2015 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Indigenous
Sunday, September 13, 2015 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Cherokee Nation Singers and Storytellers
Sunday, September 13, 2015 | 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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. […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Vieux Farka Toure w Julia Easterlin
Sunday, September 13, 2015 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Cherokee Nation Singers and Storytellers
Sunday, September 13, 2015 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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. […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Ben Miller Band
Sunday, September 6, 2015 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The London Souls
Sunday, September 6, 2015 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
4th annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Engine Room Live Boxing
Sunday, September 6, 2015 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The Engine Room, Tulsa’s premier boxing gym, presents live boxing on the lawn.
4th annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sunday, September 6, 2015 | 2:30 pm - Sunday, October 4, 2015 | 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 4:30-5:00 SEPT 13 […]
Willie Watson
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 | 7:30 pm
American Theatre Company
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
Paul Thorn
Friday, August 21, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
Awna Teixeira House Hootenanny and Chili Feed
Friday, June 5, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Private residence
| Tulsa,
OK
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, […]
2nd annual Global BASH
Los Lonely Boys
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
2nd annual Global BASH
Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 7:15 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
2nd annual Global BASH
The English Beat
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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, […]
2nd annual Global BASH
Perizad of Elysium Bellydance
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
2nd annual Global BASH
Rocky Dawuni
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
2nd annual Global BASH
Calliope Youth Circus
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
2nd annual Global BASH
Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
2nd annual Global BASH
Calliope Youth Circus
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
2nd annual
Global BASH
Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 2:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Saturday, November 8, 2014 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
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 […]
Darrell Scott
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
”He ranks as the most outstanding and underrated songwriters and performers in the United States today,” says Vintage Guitar of songwriter, in-demand instrumentalist, and acclaimed performer Darrell Scott. Born on […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Nosotros
Sunday, October 5, 2014 | 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Nosotros is a nine-piece, horn-drenched Latin music powerhouse that seamlessly combines rock, salsa, jazz and cumbia. The Santa Fe-based ensemble, easily one of the most popular bands in New Mexico, […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Band of Heathens
Sunday, October 5, 2014 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
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 […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Jones Family Singers
Sunday, October 5, 2014 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
More than just a joyful noise. The three-generation gospel collective’s high-energy performances are the living embodiment of the indelible connection between the black church and its rock and soul offspring. […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Suffers
Sunday, September 28, 2014 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The Suffers are a ten-piece phenomenon from Houston who are redefining the sound of Gulf Coast Soul, intertwining elements of classic soul with rock and roll, packing each position of […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Little Freddie King
Sunday, September 28, 2014 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
We first cottoned onto Fread Martin, a.k.a. Little Freddie King, a some years back when he released his great You Don’t Know What I Know disc for Fat Possum, the […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Cody Brewer
Sunday, September 28, 2014 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Banjoman Cody Brewer’s solo project stands between bluegrass, western swing, folk and jazz. Brewer hails from Leonard, Oklahoma, just south of Bixby, and you can hear his small town spirit […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole
Sunday, September 21, 2014 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Spearheading the emerging generation of Cajun and Creole musicians, Cedric Watson is a fiddler, vocalist, accordionist and songwriter of enormous talent and potential. Injecting a healthy dose of his own […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Tulsa Roots Jam w/ Paul Benjaman, Wink Burcham, and Beau Roberson
Sunday, September 21, 2014 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Paul Benjaman, Wink Burcham, and Beau Roberson, musicians at the forefront of the New Tulsa Sound movement, lead a jam, full band in tow, that includes many of Tulsa’s notable […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Nahko and Medicine for the People
Sunday, September 14, 2014 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
An Oregon native born a mix of Apache, Puerto Rican, and Filipino cultures and adopted into an American family, Nahko suffered an identity crisis from an early age. When he […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Nikki Hill
Sunday, September 14, 2014 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
”The fast-rising, hard-charging, 20-something, North Carolina born-and-bred singer Nikki Hill has more than earned her evocative ‘Southern Fireball’ moniker.” — LA Weekly. Vocal powerhouse Nikki Hill can deliver it sweet […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Arthur Thompson’s Taste of Africa
Sunday, September 14, 2014 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Arthur Thompson is the creative heart of African Dance Troupe, which melds dance and the traditional rhythms of West Africa with a jazzman’s gift of expression. He produces and records […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Mowgli’s
Sunday, September 7, 2014 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
A joyous mix of rock n’ roll, danceable indie-folk, and heartfelt protest ballad, The Mowglis are four childhood friends from the San Fernando Valley augmented by three Midwest transplants. Part […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Justin Roberts Band
Sunday, September 7, 2014 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
“Hands down, the best songwriter in the genre.” – USA Today. Attention families with kids: Last year, we teamed with Tulsa Children’s Museum and Tulsa City-County Library to bring Dan […]
3rd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Cherokee National Youth Choir
Sunday, September 7, 2014 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The success of the Cherokee National Youth Choir has helped spark a cultural renaissance among the Cherokee people. Made up of 30-40 K6-12 Cherokees from northeastern Oklahoma, this renowned group […]
3rd annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sunday, September 7, 2014 | 2:30 pm - Sunday, October 5, 2014 | 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
In collaboration with George Kaiser Family Foundation, Tulsa Roots Music and the University of Tulsa are proud to present one of Tulsa’s favorite cultural events: five consecutive Sundays of free […]
Savor the Sounds
The Tontons
Saturday, May 10, 2014 | 9:40 pm
The Vanguard
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Tulsa Roots Music is proud to be a part of SAVOR THE SOUNDS. Our contribution is a very hot Houston-based indie rock band, The Tontons. Driven by Asli Omar’s butter-melting, […]
Savor the Sounds
All About a Bubble
Saturday, May 10, 2014 | 9:00 pm - 9:40 pm
The Vanguard
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Opening for The Tontons, Tulsa-based All About a Bubble is singer and guitarist Dustin Storm, guitarist Luke Chronister, bassist Clinton Summers, and drummer Fabian Robles. The band won “Song of […]
Savor the Sounds
The FM Pilots
Saturday, May 10, 2014 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The FM PILOTS, “one of the city’s most promising young pop rock bands” (Urban Tulsa), is Tulsa-based pop-rock quartet that formed in 2010. A debut self-titled EP soon followed. An […]
Savor the Sounds
Saturday, May 10, 2014 | 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The first annual Savor the Sounds is a FREE event in the Brady Arts District—a celebration of food and music. You can sample various “dinner bands” at 7-9 pm and […]
1st annual Global BASH
Don Carlos
Saturday, April 19, 2014 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
One of reggae’s great iconic frontmen, sweet-voiced vocalist and composer Don Carlos (born Euvin Spencer) started his career in 1973 as a founding member of Black Uhuru. Within a year […]
1st annual Global BASH
Cody ChesnuTT
Saturday, April 19, 2014 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Cody ChesnuTT is a wide-eyed, intense soul brother in a crazy-fly get-up, a raw storyteller wearing a guitar and a smirk, a soul troubadour whose frank, socially conscious ruminations on […]
1st annual Global BASH
Bombino
Saturday, April 19, 2014 | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach pairs up with monster Tuareg guitarist Bombino for a dream-team album. Nomad is a seductive album that manages to bring a distant Islamic culture unexpectedly […]
1st annual Global BASH
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
Saturday, April 19, 2014 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are a group of musicians who escaped the horrific violence of Sierra Leone’s civil war, landed in a refugee camp, and formed a band that […]
1st annual Global BASH
Matuto
Saturday, April 19, 2014 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
A decade ago South Carolina native Clay Ross, a New York-based jazz musician, found himself in Brazil studying its folk music at about the same time he was rediscovering the […]
1st annual
Global BASH
Saturday, April 19, 2014 | 2:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Bombino filled Guthrie Green with swirling Saharan guitars, Don Carlos chilled the evening crowd with cool reggae music, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars got everyone on their feet and dancing. […]
Robbie Fulks Trio
Saturday, November 2, 2013 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
ROBBIE FULKS plays by nobody’s rules except the ones he hears in his head. He is widely regarded by the music press and fans as one of the most gifted […]
David Lindley
Saturday, October 12, 2013 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Multi-instrumentalist David Lindley performs music that redefines the word eclectic. Well known as the featured accompanist with Jackson Browne and a session player with the likes of Bob Dylan, Ry […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Frightened Rabbit
Sunday, October 6, 2013 | 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
An enormous buzz has built up around Scotland’s hottest indie rock band, who formed in 2003, tromping the highlands and lowlands playing a thoroughly modern form of indie rock that […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Arthur Thompson: A Taste of Africa
Sunday, October 6, 2013 | 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
The incredible rhythms of Arthur Thompson have not only contributed to numerous music genres for over twenty years, but have influenced generations through his teaching, mentoring and creative genius. Arthur’s […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Taj Weekes and Adowa
Sunday, October 6, 2013 | 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Taj Weekes and Adowa blend elements of reggae, acoustic roots rock, and Afro-folk. Armed with a hauntingly beautiful falsetto, Weekes sings about love, peace, truth, triumph, hope.and social justice that […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Arthur Thompson: A Taste of Africa
Sunday, October 6, 2013 | 3:15 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The incredible rhythms of Arthur Thompson have not only contributed to numerous music genres for over twenty years, but have influenced generations through his teaching, mentoring and creative genius. Arthur’s […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Tandems
Sunday, October 6, 2013 | 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The Tandems are Tulsans Josh Beasley, Andrew Eaton-Clark, Aaron Hockett and Andrew Beasley. Taking their musical cues from indie rock bands like The Lumineers and The Head and The Heart, […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Skatalites
Sunday, September 29, 2013 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
In Jamaica in the mid-1950s, artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Jimmy Cliff began fusing a hopped-up island brew of boogie-woogie, RandB, jazz, calypso and African rhythms to create […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Lincoln Durham
Sunday, September 29, 2013 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
With his gritty vocals and swampy Mississippi Delta sound, young Austin-based musician Lincoln Durham harbors the soul of an old bluesman. This one-man band is a roots music revival. Fiddle, […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Riverfield Children’s Chorus
Sunday, September 29, 2013 | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Riverfield Children’s Chorus is composed of after-school choruses for elementary-age children at Riverfield Country Day School. The children sang at Gilcrease Museum last year during the “Woody at 100” exhibition […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Indigenous
Sunday, September 22, 2013 | 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
One of blues-rock’s most exciting talents, Mato Nanji’s warm, dusty voice and soaring guitar have always provided the heartbeat of this hard-rocking band from South Dakota’s Nakota Nation. Indigenous, with […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Leogun
Sunday, September 22, 2013 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
A young British power rock trio, Leogun has been described as “an even more unhinged Led Zeppelin.” Full of brash rock ‘n roll bravado and swagger, the band’s blues and […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Little Joe McLerran and His Band
Sunday, September 22, 2013 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Little Joe McLerran plays the Piedmont Blues like he was born with a guitar in his hand. A first place winner in the 25th Annual Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
KONGOS
Sunday, September 15, 2013 | 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
KONGOS is a rock band of four brothers, sons of 70s progressive pop artist John Kongos. Currently based in Phoenix, the brothers grew up in London and South Africa. Their […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Max Gomez
Sunday, September 15, 2013 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
This young singer-songwriter from Taos, NM has a penchant for writing catchy folk-rock songs that are spare, enigmatic, and a touch bluesy. The son of a furniture craftsman, Gomez grew […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Dan Zanes
Sunday, September 15, 2013 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Dan Zanes, the former frontman for 80s garage-rock band The Del Fuegos, sets the bar high for contemporary family music. This Grammy Award winner has collaborated with everyone from Sheryl […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Grupo Fantasma
Sunday, September 8, 2013 | 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Latin funk masters Grupo Fantasma, an 11-piece Grammy-winning ensemble from Austin, collectively form one of the most unique musical voices of the past decade. The band’s vibrant fusions—funk, rock, soul, […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Plateros
Sunday, September 8, 2013 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
If Santana and Los Lonely Boys had a child, they would name it Plateros. This three-piece power blues-rock trio hails from the eastern Navajo Nation. A family band, they formed […]
2nd annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Earl and Them
Sunday, September 8, 2013 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Earl and Them’s leader is legendary guitar player Earl Cate, who was listed in Steve Cropper’s “Top Ten Guitar Players of All Time”. Cate gained fame with his twin brother […]
2nd annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sunday, September 8, 2013 | 2:30 pm - Sunday, October 6, 2013 | 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Ian Moore
Friday, December 14, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Blue Dome Diner
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
“Moore has created a brand of challenging yet highly melodic new-millennium pop-rock that establishes him as an audacious songwriter and player. He has struck that rare balance between astute complexity […]
Eliza Gilkyson with Gretchen Peters
Saturday, November 10, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson’s deeply personal, often political songs have wowed both critics and audiences, earned the admiration of peers such as Patty Griffin and Lucinda Williams, and garnered deep respect […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Rose Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys
Sunday, October 28, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Like so many French kids raised in rural Louisiana, accordionist, singer and songwriter Mary Roszela Bellard “Rosie” Ledet (pronounced led-dett), paid no particular attention to the zydeco music that was […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Richard Johnston
Sunday, October 28, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Embracing the one-chord, deep-trance blues of the Mississippi Hill Country, Richard Johnston appeared as a street musician on the Memphis blues scene in 1997, and three years later recorded his […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Samantha Crain
Sunday, October 21, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
With a blow-your-hair-back vocal presence that occasionally yields to whisper-soft vulnerability, Crain’s folksy arrangements, both gorgeous and eerie, coexist with a knack for narrative storytelling and lyrics that are as […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Shannon McNally
Sunday, October 21, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
She has the voice: bruised, smoky and ornery, right at home where country and soul meet.. She has the melodies and the timing.. she’s irresistible.—New York Times. This singer-rocker-songwriter has […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Shemekia Copeland
Sunday, October 21, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
When an 18-year-old Shemekia Copeland first appeared on the scene in 1997, everyone agreed that an unstoppable new talent had arrived. In the short period of time that followed, she […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Slaid Cleaves
Saturday, October 20, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
When Slaid Cleaves moved from Portland, Maine, to Austin in 1991, he landed a few blocks from the legendary, seedy Horseshoe Lounge. But as he points out on his new […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Uncle Lucius
Sunday, October 14, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
One of the most promising young bands out of Texas, this Austin-based indie outfit takes rock from its deep roots (think Doors and early Black Crowes), pushes it forward with […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Stomp and Holler
Sunday, October 14, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Body percussion youth choir from Tulsa.
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Paul Thorn Band
Sunday, October 14, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Muscular, joyous roots music that is bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern. The Tupelo, Mississippi native worked in a furniture factory, jumped out of airplanes, and was a boxer before embracing […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Three Bad Jacks
Sunday, October 7, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
One of Los Angeles’ biggest club draws, Three Bad Jacks’ hard hitting hybrid of soul, rock and rockabilly is most often described as psychobilly. Anchored by a throbbing gutbucket bottom […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Sunday, October 7, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Over the past three decades BeauSoleil has made 30 albums, won Grammys and evolved into the most esteemed Cajun group on the planet. Fiddler-vocalist Michael Doucet is well known for […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Flycatcher
Sunday, September 30, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Tulsa’s own progressive indie acoustic outfit.
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Robbie Fulks and Nora O’Connor
Sunday, September 30, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
If country music has an Elvis Costello, it’s Robbie Fulks, who marries Ivy League cleverness to an appreciation of hillbilly music that actual hillbillies could only envy.—Entertainment Weekly One of […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Elephant Revival
Sunday, September 30, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The five souls in this Colorado acoustic quintet all share vocals and write songs. Banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, fiddle, washboard, djembe, musical saw, stompbox and even footsteps on plywood make […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Felix y Los Gatos
Sunday, September 23, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The band came to life a few years back when keyboardist Dave Barclay brought a button accordion to a blues jam. Fusing zydeco, New Mexican rancheras and outlaw country with […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Claptet
Sunday, September 23, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Nation Beat
Sunday, September 23, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
This Brazilian/American collective plays a 21st century mashup inspired by Brazilian maracatu drumming, New Orleans second line rhythms, funk, swamp rock and country blues. A regular at both American and […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Saints of Valory
Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The band’s members hail from the all over the world—Brazil, France, Canada, the U.S.—and the rock music they create, a rich and complex musical tapestry that reflects their international upbringing, […]
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Del Castillo
Sunday, September 16, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
This award-winning, Austin-based, Latin rock band blends flamenco, rock, Latin, blues, and world music into what Rolling Stone has described as “eruptions of technique and taste that conjure images of […]
1st annual
Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
Sunday, September 9, 2012 | 2:30 pm - Sunday, October 28, 2012 | 5:00 pm
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
1st annual Tulsa Roots Rocks the Green
The Wailers
Sunday, September 9, 2012 | 12:00 am
Guthrie Green
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
They brought reggae to the masses with Bob Marley, and they’re still going strong with a message of peace and social justice. A highlight of the Guthrie Green opening weekend […]
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Saturday, August 18, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
There are no degrees of separation between Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and the real thing. He ran away from his Brooklyn home at 14 to join the rodeo and learned to […]
The Flatlanders
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 | 7:00 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
The triumvirate of Texas troubadours are back. Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock are the Flatlanders, and their live shows showcase 40 years of storytelling and song craft. […]
April Verch
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Harwelden
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Canadian fiddle and step dancing champion and singer. Though her musical roots dig deep into her native Ottawa Valley, Verch’s seeming ability to fluently play any kind of roots music […]
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Thursday, April 26, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Blue Dome Diner
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
RWH may be a Texas music icon, but he grew up in the little town of Hugo, Oklahoma. He moved to Dallas in 1954, where he eventually attended high school […]
Vance Gilbert
Saturday, April 21, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Church Studio
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Vance Gilbert burst onto the early ’90s singer-songwriter scene when buzz started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston about an ex-multicultural arts teacher who was knocking ’em dead at […]
Michael Martin Murphy
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 | 7:30 pm
Tulsa Little Theatre
| Tulsa,
OK
Free
Texas born Michael Martin Murphey has had a long and fabled career as a songwriter and musician. Performers as diverse as The Monkees, Flatt and Scruggs, Kenny Rogers, John Denver, […]