Events at: Creative Cauldron

A progressive, renaissance-folk quartet founded by GRAMMY nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane, restore the lute to its former glory – but in a modern context. With backgrounds in rock, folk and jazz, the members of Ayreheart, with vocalist Heather Aubrey Lloyd (of iLy Amy…you saw her at the Passport Music Fest’s Simon & Garfunkel show) bring […]

DC’s greatest (and only!) guitar “orchestra” – jazz, world, classical and more. From “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, to the Brandenburg Concerto; from gypsy jazz to Simon & Garfunkel. All guitar, all the time with 5 of the DC area’s finest guitarists, including Cristian Perez and Jan Knutson. http://www.cristianperezguitar.com/the-guitar-renegades.html

This award winning musical embodiment of Alternative Bluegrass & Appalachia based out of Winchester, Virginia, have migrated through the music industry for 8 years, their voices and melodies soaring to new heights together. This unique and original band is comprised of Elizabeth Baker on banjo, and fiddle, Mary Dunlap on bass, Sarah Twigg on guitar. […]

You saw him at the Cauldron with Daryl Davis, Seth’s back with a program of klezmer (Eastern-European Jewish folk music) with musical detours into Yiddish folk-song, and a smattering of jazz and swing. The sounds of the European “fiddler on the roof” mixed with the sounds of early jazz and Tin Pan Alley create a […]

Created by Jean-Francis Varre – you saw him perform his AFROCIDADE show at the Cauldron – the Sahel band interprets musical genres influenced by African culture around the world. Reggae, Samba, Funana, Salsa, Zouk are all woven into Sahel’s canvas of African rhythms. Inspired by tradition and delivered to move your feet, your heart and […]

John Lennon song contest winner and vocalist with Crooked Sparrow, Argentinian born, Valeria celebrates the album release of her new all-Spanish album, plus original and classic songs in the Americana and folk tradition, with folk, jazz and latin influences. Arlingtonian Magazine “one to watch”. https://www.valeriastewart.com/

Swing the night away with a 10 piece big band featuring vocalist Jason Paul Curtis. Expect classics of the Big Band era, and the swooning sound of Sinatra, Tony Bennet and Ella, plus a few surprises from the Latin repertoire and beyond.  https://www.facebook.com/bignightmusic/?locale=mt_MT

Atomic-age rock ‘n’ roll, classic country, rockabilly and rhythm & blues, led by Willie Barry, who you might remember performing at a Previous Passport Music Festival’s Patsy Cline show. Just back from their West Coast tour, the band are rockabilly festival regulars playing events in Las Vegas, Spain, New England, Florida and Nashville. https://www.facebook.com/Rockasonics

Passport favorites whose distinctive “contemporary chamber tango” style blends intimacy and bravado with passion and precision. Tango like you’ve never witnessed before, performed by top-flight classical musicians with a flair for the rhythm and drama of Argentina’s signature sound. https://www.quintango.com/

Dave has been wowing audiences at the Creative Cauldron, Blues Alley and beyond with his high energy, rocking, soulful, virtuoso violin performances with Veronneau and with his own band. He returns with his Global Ensemble featuring Chinese hammered dulcimer player Chao Tian, and special guests. Dave has performed alongside such diverse and luminary artists as […]