Experience a World of Music in One City

Georgia's largest musical arts event and one of the most distinctive cross-genre music festivals in the world.

Schedule of Events:

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Philip Dukes & Friends I: Mozart by Candlelight

An unforgettable concert experience, unlike any we’ve presented at the Savannah Music Festival! A fabulous and extended evening featuring some of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most popular compositions and readings from his letters. Step back in time and look forward to Savannah Music Festival chamber musicians as you have never seen them before—in 18th-century costume!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento No. 1 in D Major, K. 136
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525

Location: Metal Building at Trustees’ Garden

Ticket: $53.00

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7:00 pm - 8:15 pm: Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade

Featuring Bill Frisell, Carmen Staaf, Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen

Jenny Scheinman, acclaimed violinist and composer, for many years a stalwart of the New York jazz and creative music scenes, returned to her native Humboldt County, California in 2012. She has played Savannah Music Festival with her projects Mischief & Mayhem and Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait, and was an instructor during Savannah Music Festival’s Acoustic Music Seminar. With the creation of her new project, All Species Parade, Scheinman immersed herself in the sounds and cultural history of her homeland, aiming to musically conjure the extraordinary diversity of life, past and present, in the Pacific Northwest. Scheinman’s all-original program came together on a duo album including pianist Carmen Staaf, guitarists Bill Frisell, Nels Cline and Julian Lage, and the revered rhythm section of Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen.

Location: District Live at Plant Riverside District

Ticket: $39.00

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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Taj Mahal

For more than 40 years, four-time Grammy-winning Blues Hall of Famer Taj Mahal and his band have taken blues on a joyous ride through reggae, funk, jazz, Cajun, and more, leaving a trail of swinging hips and raised palms in their wake. The Quintet is made up of internationally renowned bassist Bill Rich and steel drummer Robert Greenidge (Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band), revered percussionist/drummer Tony Durham and Hawaii-based guitarist and lap steel master Bobby Ingano. The Quintet matches musical virtuosity with downhome grit unlike anyone else. They blend sophistication with humble familiarity, equally at home on a shotgun-shack porch or the Carnegie Hall stage. According to Taj, the collaboration extends far beyond the Quintet itself. “Music is like theater to a lot of people—they’re watching it,” he says. “You can watch it, but you’re supposed to participate. The audience is just as much a part of the music as the musicians are.” Taj pauses, then adds with a warm laugh, “I do like it when they dance.”

Location: Lucas Theatre for the Arts

Ticket: $42 – $87

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