The Scene
Celebrating over 30 years in the game, Savannah Music Festival highlights an eccentric collection of all musical genres from across the world to the Historic District of Savannah, Georgia. One of the best features of the festival are the debuts and artist collaborations between the acts presented to festival attendees. Everything from classical orchestral to jazz can be seen on the lineup each year.
Festival Info
2099 Artist Lineup
- Amythyst Kiah
- Celebrating Bach: Bridget Kibbey and Dover Quartet
- True Blues: Corey Harris, Cedric Watson & Alvin Youngblood Hart / Amythyst Kiah
- True Blues: Corey Harris, Cedric Watson & Alvin Youngblood Hart / Amythyst Kiah
- Jason Isbell
- Foghorn Stringband
- Dover Quartet
- Crescent City Funk: George Porter, Jr. and Runnin’ Pardners / Rebirth Brass Band
- Foghorn Stringband / Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
- Crescent City Funk: George Porter, Jr. and Runnin’ Pardners / Rebirth Brass Band
- Foghorn Stringband / Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
- Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
- Gulf Coast Blues & Boogie: Ruthie Foster / Marcia Ball
- Marta Pereira da Costa / Germán López
- Beethoven at 250: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with André Watts
- Gulf Coast Blues & Boogie: Ruthie Foster / Marcia Ball
- Marta Pereira da Costa / Germán López
- Dover Quartet with Escher String Quartet
- Christian Sands Presents Three Piano Erroll Garner Summit
- Christian Sands, piano
- Chamber I: Tales of the Unexpected
- Wycliffe Gordon & His International All-Stars / Christian Sands Trio
- Wycliffe Gordon & His International All-Stars / Christian Sands Trio
- Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
- Emmet Cohen Trio
- Performance Today’s Piano Puzzler with Bruce Adolphe and Fred Child
- Melissa Aldana Quartet: Visions / André Mehmari Trio
- BalletCollective: Translation
- Melissa Aldana Quartet: Visions / André Mehmari Trio
- André Mehmari, piano
- Chamber II: From Prussia with Love
- Veronica Swift with Emmet Cohen Trio / Vilray
- Rodney Crowell
- Veronica Swift with Emmet Cohen Trio / Vilray
- Mandolin Orange
- Ana-Maria Vera, piano
- Swing Central Jazz: Jazz on the River
- Ger Mandolin Orchestra
- Kenny Barron and Dave Holland with Johnathan Blake
- Kenny Barron and Dave Holland with Johnathan Blake
- Swing Central Jazz: The Competition
- Caterina Lichtenberg & Mike Marshall: Beethoven and the Mandolin
- Chamber III: Futility of Conflict
- Swing Central Jazz Finale: New Orleans Swing Time with Marcus Roberts & Friends
- Blue Ridge Bluegrass: Balsam Range / Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out
- Late Night Jazz Jam with Emmet Cohen
- Giovanni Guzzo, violin & Ana-Maria Vera, piano
- Hawktail
- Meechot Marrero, soprano
- Cajun Dance Party: Steve Riley & Racines / The Revelers
- Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
- Cajun Dance Party: Steve Riley & Racines / The Revelers
- Latin Dance Party: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Chamber IV: Happy Birthday, Ludwig!
- Martin Hayes Quartet / Aoife O’Donovan’s Songs and Strings
- Sebastian Knauer, piano
- Martin Hayes Solo
- Zakir Hussain, Kala Ramnath & Jayanthi Kumaresh
- Bryan Sutton, Jack Lawrence & T. Michael Coleman / Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
- Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
- Darrell Scott Band Plays Hank Williams / Kaia Kater & Andrew Ryan
- Darrell Scott Band Plays Hank Williams / Kaia Kater & Andrew Ryan
- Väsen
- Väsen / Kittel & Co.
- Väsen / Kittel & Co.
- Martin Hayes, Jeremy Kittel & Roger Tallroth
- Robert McDuffie, violin & Robert Spano, piano
- Route Django: John Jorgenson Quintet / Frank Vignola / Velvet Caravan
- Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
- Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
- Route Django: John Jorgenson Quintet / Frank Vignola / Velvet Caravan
- Drew Petersen, piano
- Etienne Charles & Creole Soul / Brenda Navarrete
- Junior Brown / Hot Club of Cowtown
- Stringband Spectacular: Acoustic Music Seminar Finale
- St. Paul & The Broken Bones
- Etienne Charles & Creole Soul / Brenda Navarrete
- Junior Brown / Hot Club of Cowtown
- Camille Thomas, cello & Julien Brocal, piano
- Zydeco Dance Party: Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys
- Alfredo Rodríguez & Pedrito Martinez / Harold López-Nussa
- Leo Kottke
- Alfredo Rodríguez & Pedrito Martinez / Harold López-Nussa
- Zydeco Dance Party: Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys
- Sarah Jarosz / Madison Cunningham
- Lake Street Dive