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| Boz Scaggs at The Ridgefield Playhouse + Upcoming Shows Boz Scaggs Thursday, May 15 at 8pm Underwritten by AcousticMusic.org Grammy Award winning artist, Boz Scaggs, and his band are making a return to The Ridgefield Playhouse stage. His newest album "Memphis" showcases both original songs and choice covers. Scaggs is both a musical seeker and a man of sizable talent as a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra Friday, May 23 at 8pm Ottmar has been nominated five-times for a Grammy award.La Semana is the first OttmarLiebert + Luna Negra album with all-new songs in five years, the multi-faceted, Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling guitarist has been his usual prolific self, writing, drawing, touring and exploring, his myriad experiences informing the 13 evocative instrumental compositions on La Semana. Bernie Williams Sunday, June 8 @ 8pm Underwritten by Anita and Nicholas Donofrio Afternoon Celebrity Softball Game with Bernie and Friends to be announced! The legendary Yankees slugger and chart-topping guitarist returns! After one of the most storied careers in baseball (which included four gold-glove awards, six American League pennants and an ALCS MVP award), Bernie Williams launched his second career as a jazz guitarist and didn't miss a beat. Having topped the contemporary jazz Billboard Chart with #1 singles, recorded albums with guests as varied as Bruce Springsteen and Jon Secada, and been invited to sit in with the Allman Brothers Band at their storied Beacon Theatre residencies, Williams established himself as a formidable talent instantly and hasn't slowed down since. Don't miss these other great shows! Johnny Clegg Wednesday, April 2 at 8pm Underwritten by Ayindisa A great evening celebrating South Africa! Join us in the lobby at 7:15pm for a reception with South African artist Caron Schwartz Dancer, anthropologist, singer, songwriter, academic, activist and French knight. Whilst all of these tags are fitting, none of them can accurately describe the energetic, passionate human being who has become one of South Africa's greatest musical exports. He has campaigned against the injustice of apartheid South Africa and been instrumental in putting the new South Africa on the map as a cultural ambassador. Jonny Lang Friday, June 6 @ 8pm The Grammy Award Winning sensation is back with his first studio album in seven years and he's sounding better than ever! His new album, "Fight For My Soul, " defies categorization by a single genre. The textured arrangements, broad worldview, gorgeous vocal melodies, and expressive guitar playing are what define its unique sound. It is unequivocally what Lang aimed to achieve over the three years he took to complete the album. Beth Hart Friday, June 20 @ 8pm The story of Beth Hart is one of extreme highs and extreme lows, and there are two particular factors that illustrate this. First, her voice: when she sings, clocks stop, hearts dance, and neck-hair tingles, it's that compelling. The second is her rollercoaster story: in the late 90s, she was on the cusp of a promising music career, signed to a major U.S. label, national television bookings, hit singles, and great press, but her career careened off the tracks at its peak due to her drug and alcohol addiction. Beth Hart's story is one of incredible opportunity, heartbreaking loss, and now, with her recent show-stopping Kennedy Center Honors performance with Jeff Beck that honored blues great Buddy Guy, redemption. In 2013 Hart teamed up with guitar sensation Joe Bonamassa and together they released the Grammy-nominated album, Seesaw, which features Hart's powerhouse blues-rock vocals and Bonamassa's heavy guitar licks. Hart was also nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist category for her 2013 solo album, Bang Bang Boom Boom. Cultura Profetica Thursday, July 31 @ 8pm Latin-America's #1 Reggae Band! Hailing from Puerto Rico the band has toured in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Mexico and the United States. The band's first album, Canción de Alerta, was recorded in the Tuff Gong studios at Jamaica with Bob Marley's sound engineer. The album was a critical and commercial success with several singles being featured on radio. For their second album, Ideas Nuevas, they started fusing reggae with other rhythms like bossa nova and jazz. A DVD covering their performance at Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum was released in late summer. Emmy Award Winning Actor Charles Grodin With his one man show: A Comedic Journey Through Showbiz! Saturday, April 12 @ 7:30pm "A first rate story teller, " The New York Times "Natural Born Raconteur, " Newsweek For more than 50 years Charles Grodin, the well known actor, comedian, author, and former talk show host, has been in the entertainment industry and seen it all. From his parts in films that range such as Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby in 1968 to films like The Heartbreak Kid, and Catch-22 to Midnight Run, Heaven Can Wait, Taking Care of Business, Seems Like Old Times, The Great Muppet Caper, The Woman in Red, The Lonely Guy, Ishtar The Couch Trip and more, Grodin takes you on a comedic roller coaster ride as he shares his stories about his career and life in Hollywood. He is probably best known for his role as George Newton in the 1990s John Hughes comedy franchise Beethoven, where he repeatedly had his face licked by a 200 pound St. Bernard…..need we say more. 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