Rickie Lee Jones and Sweet Honey in the Rock
Nov. 2, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Center for the Arts
Mainstage Theatre
Tickets: $49, $59, $64, $89
Legendary Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones named the “premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation” by The New Yorker has interpreted an extraordinarily wide range of songs throughout her career. Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble, and three-time Grammy award–nominated troupe who express their history as black women through song, dance, and sign language. These artists will perform at the Center for the Arts for a special performance this fall.
Rickie Lee Jones is an American musician, storyteller and two-time Grammy winner who has been inspiring pop culture for decades, beginning with her star-making self-titled debut, followed by the seminal Pirates. Named the “premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation” by The New Yorker, and “The Duchess of Coolsville” by Time magazine, Jones released her Grammy-nominated album Pieces of Treasure in 2023, a reunion with Russ Titelman, who produced her first two records. Jones’ celebrated memoir Last Chance Texaco was named Book of the Year by MOJO and a Best Book of the Year at Pitchfork and NPR. The Independent writes, “There has always been something defiant about Rickie Lee Jones . . . a voice from a dream, elusive yet familiar, transcendent, a messenger from another place.”
Sweet Honey in the Rock is an American three-time Grammy-Award–nominated troupe who express their history as black women through song, dance, and sign language, and marked its 50th anniversary in 2023. Described as, “one of the most dynamic, versatile and still relevant musical collectives today” Sweet Honey in the Rock has thrived as a performance ensemble founded on the missions of empowerment, education, and entertainment. Their current roster includes vocalists Carol Maillard, Louise Robinson, Aisha Kahlil, Nitanju Bolade Casel, and Rochelle Rice, with Romeir Mendez on upright acoustic/electric bass, and American Sign Language interpreter, Barbara Hunt.Throughout five decades, the ensemble members have worked to create engaging and socially conscious music that consistently takes an active stance toward making our planet a better place for all in which to live. Their musical landscape embraces multiple genres/generations and addresses civil & human rights, women’s issues, gun violence, death, love, spirituality, children’s songs and so much more.