Caffe Lena

The leading light of contemporary Cajun music. The famous Cajun maestro of BeauSoleil is on tour with a new solo album. Having won a Grammy for his last solo album, Doucet delves into the “French île zydeco" or a French island sound with Lâcher Prise on Compass Records. The Southern rhythms of blues and cajun are sung and played by Doucet on accordion and New Orleans sensation Sarah Quintana on guitar and harmony vocals.

Known for his songwriting, activism and commitment to excellence, Peter Yarrow is one of the most significant figures in folk music. Yarrow’s gift for songwriting produced some of Peter, Paul and Mary’s most moving songs, including “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” “Day is Done”, “Light One Candle” and “The Great Mandala.” As a member of the renowned musical trio, he has earned multiple gold and platinum albums, as well as numerous GRAMMYs. Taking the stage with a passionate belief that music,…

Known for his songwriting, activism and commitment to excellence, Peter Yarrow is one of the most significant figures in folk music. Yarrow’s gift for songwriting produced some of Peter, Paul and Mary’s most moving songs, including “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” “Day is Done”, “Light One Candle” and “The Great Mandala.” As a member of the renowned musical trio, he has earned multiple gold and platinum albums, as well as numerous GRAMMYs. Taking the stage with a passionate belief that music,…

Frank Vignolas jaw-dropping technique explains why the New York Times deemed him one of the brightest stars of the guitar. An extremely versatile jazz guitarist of impeccable technique, Frank Vignola has demonstrated that he is capable of playing anything. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the worlds top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark O Connor, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les…

Beautiful songs and a wealth of soulfulness and sincerity well beyond his years. An amber smooth voice with subtle grit, driving guitar, and an unassuming stage presence create the backdrop for Griffin House's deliciously catchy and utterly personal original songs. A Nashville musician with a Midwestern upbringing, House launched into a music career as a college student after discovering Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, and the Mermaid Avenue albums by Wilco and Billy Bragg. In addition to several albums and 15…

"One of the great players" -BB King. "Robillard is a soloist of stunning force and originality." -The New York Times Since 1967 Duke Robillard has been at the forefront of Blues, Swing and classic R&B/Jump blues. In addition to touring with his own band for three decades he has served as guitarist for Tom Waits and recorded with Bob Dylan, Pinetop Perkins, Maria Muldaur and many more. Recent years have brought two Grammy nominations for Traditional Blues Album. He has…

Psychedelic Americana from the misty hills of Sleepy Hollow. The Slambovian Circus of Dreams harnesses a stampede of classic rock, folk, and psychedelia. Their songs juxtapose philosophical, mystical lyrics with jangly acoustic guitar jam-outs and wild solos a la Crazy Horse and Led Zeppelin. Their frontman, singer-songwriter, guitarist, shaman Joziah Longo, has headlined CBGB, Carnegie Hall, and writes for Broadway shows. The band includes multi-instrumentalist Tink Lloyd on accordion, cello, flute and theremin; guitarist, mandolinist, and sound engineer Sharkey McEwen;…

One of the most respected female country stars of her era. Infusing country with a fresh, stripped-down style and a unique blend of traditional country roots, Kathy Mattea is a Grammy winning artist who has defined the role of country in modern music. Mattea offers the same commitment to country pop as she does to mining songs, honky tonk, and Celtic ballads. As her repertoire expanded in the '90s, so did her grasp on the country charts. Single after single…

One of the most respected female country stars of her era. Infusing country with a fresh, stripped-down style and a unique blend of traditional country roots, Kathy Mattea is a Grammy winning artist who has defined the role of country in modern music. Mattea offers the same commitment to country pop as she does to mining songs, honky tonk, and Celtic ballads. As her repertoire expanded in the '90s, so did her grasp on the country charts. Single after single…

The Suitcase Junket is Matt Lorenz's internationally touring, throat-singing, slide guitar playing one-man-band. Painting with a fantastic sonic palette that includes jangly folk, fuzzed out blues and oddly textured psych rock, The Suitcase Junket makes an undeniable case for infinite curiosity as a potent antidote to jadedness and despair. He sits atop of a one-of-a-kind handcrafted percussion kit compiled of found materials, tears into a metal body guitar retrieved from a dumpster, and sings about characters in various states of…

A fiery guitarist and talented songwriter who plays a unique blend of Memphis R&B, southwest blues, and urban funk. Southern blues-rock guitar wizard, vocalist and songwriter Tinsley Ellis has become a bona fide worldwide guitar hero. Armed with his signature molten licks, melodic riffs and rousing, intense solos, Ellis is among the blues worlds best-loved, hardest working and most well-travelled statesmen. Ellis is also revered as a guitarist's guitarist, with famous friends including Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Oliver Wood, Jonny…

Mark Erelli has tackled everything from western swing and protest songs to lullabies and murder ballads, all in a richly expressive voice. Fresh off an Americana Music Award nomination for Song of the year, Mark Erelli comes to us with his 12th album, Blindsided, which is a gritty, soulful reckoning of the distance between innocence and experience. Erelli contemplates the delicate tension between love and commitment, faith and family, disillusionment and hope. But this isn’t a confession from the therapist’s…

A brilliant guitarist who channels every aspect of the human experience, through his instrument. Gibson and Epiphone Guitars have released three signature Johnny A models, which is a testament to this artist’s stature as an international guitar virtuoso. He creates a rock, pop and jazz with a highway of imagination and emotion that encompasses Wichita Lineman, Walk Away Renee and a rich array of Beatles hits. After a brilliant career as a sideman to Bobby Whitlock, Mingo Lewis, J.Geils frontman…

Free Range Folk. Americana singer-songwriter, Sawyer Fredericks, hailing from his family farm in central New York State, cut his teeth at the age of 13, playing at Caffe Lena’s open mic. With his deep, beyond-his-years original lyrics and melodies, raw, soulful vocals, and powerful live performances, Sawyer seemed an unlikely match for reality tv, but having been scouted by casting directors at 15, he quickly won over broad audiences with his genuine delivery and unique arrangements of classic songs, going…

Free Range Folk. Americana singer-songwriter, Sawyer Fredericks, hailing from his family farm in central New York State, cut his teeth at the age of 13, playing at Caffe Lena’s open mic. With his deep, beyond-his-years original lyrics and melodies, raw, soulful vocals, and powerful live performances, Sawyer seemed an unlikely match for reality tv, but having been scouted by casting directors at 15, he quickly won over broad audiences with his genuine delivery and unique arrangements of classic songs, going…

Free Range Folk. Americana singer-songwriter, Sawyer Fredericks, hailing from his family farm in central New York State, cut his teeth at the age of 13, playing at Caffe Lena’s open mic. With his deep, beyond-his-years original lyrics and melodies, raw, soulful vocals, and powerful live performances, Sawyer seemed an unlikely match for reality tv, but having been scouted by casting directors at 15, he quickly won over broad audiences with his genuine delivery and unique arrangements of classic songs, going…

With voices & brilliant minds intertwinined, this mother & daughter put on a glittering gem of a show filled with smart, thoughtful songs. Suzzy is the founder of The Roches, a sister band last seen on the Caffe Lena stage in the late ‘70s. The ensuing decades have seen her release 15 albums, write songs for film and television, publish a novel and teach performance to under-grads and graduate students at NYU and Princeton. Noted for her bell-tone voice, unshakable…