Jeremy Denk and friends perform Fauré at Wigmore Hall in London. John Adams is performed in London and Paris. Mary Halvorson is in Colorado. Hurray for the Riff Raff is in the Netherlands. The Magnetic Fields performs 69 Love Songs in Seattle. Natalie Merchant helps get out the vote in Ithaca. Mandy Patinkin and family chat in Concord, NH. Cécile McLorin Salvant tours Germany. Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered is performed in Bakersfield, CA. Chris Thile joins Greensboro Symphony in NC. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway are in Arizona and Florida.

Makaya McCraven returns to his hometown of Amherst to celebrate Max Roach. John Adams is performed in Zurich and Atlanta. Jeremy Denk performs Ives at Yale. Kronos Quartet is in Vancouver. The Magnetic Fields play 69 Love Songs in Boulder. Steve Reich is performed in NYC. Cécile McLorin Salvant is in Germany and Denmark. Caroline Shaw, Sō Percussion, and Ringdown tour Vermont. Chris Thile performs in West Virginia. Yasmin Williams is in Michigan.

Composer/guitarist Yasmin Williams has announced a US winter headline tour behind her critically acclaimed new album, Acadia. The dates begin with four shows in California in December, before picking back up on the East Coast in February with shows in Baltimore, NYC, Northampton, Philadelphia, and more. Williams also plays Pitchfork Music Festival in London in November and Brandi Carlile's Girls Just Wanna Weekend in Mexico in January. 

The Staves have released an acoustic cover of The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home" ahead of their return to the US to tour in November. "This song is one we’ve known forever and have loved, partly because of its vivid storytelling but also the incredible string arrangement," the Staves' Jessica and Camilla Staveley say. "We realized that there are actually no harmonies on this song, only the two voices of Lennon and McCartney singing—it felt like a sign." You can watch the video here.

Rhiannon Giddens has announced the launch of her first-ever festival, Biscuits & Banjos, a celebration of Black music, art, and culture to take place April 25–27, 2025, in downtown Durham, in her home state of North Carolina. The event commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Black Banjo Gathering, which launched Giddens' career and led to the formation of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, who will reunite to headline the festival. A portion of both ticket sales and merchandise income will go to Hurricane Helene relief efforts.

Jeremy Denk celebrates his new album, Ives Denk, and Ives's 150th birthday in Maine. Timo Andres performs Philip Glass in Stamford. Hurray for the Riff Raff is in Chicago. The Magnetic Fields perform 69 Love Songs in DC. Mariza is at Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA. Makaya McCraven is in Brooklyn, Princeton, and DC. Brad Mehldau is in Brussels. Mandy Patinkin and his wife Kathryn Grody chat in Texas. Cécile McLorin Salvant sings in Leipzig and Stockholm. Caroline Shaw, Sō Percussion, and Ringdown are in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Vagabon heads to El Paso. Yasmin Williams plays the Greek in LA.

Jeremy Denk plays solo in St. Paul. Hurray for the Riff Raff concludes Australia tour. Gabriel Kahane’s Book of Travelers / Magnificent Bird conclude in NYC. Makaya McCraven is in Santa Cruz. Brad Mehldau plays Istanbul, Athens. Gustavo Santaolalla celebrates Ronroco in London. Caroline Shaw is in Amsterdam. Chris Thile joins Colorado Symphony in Denver. Davóne Tines joins A Far Cry in Boston. Vagabon tours Texas with Crumb. Yasmin Williams plays Pacific Northwest with Michael Kiwanuka, Brittany Howard.

Emmylou Harris and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco. Sam Amidon joins Teaċ Daṁsa dancers in Dublin. Tyondai Braxton is in Oakland. Hurray for the Riff Raff tours Australia. Gabriel Kahane’s Book of Travelers and Magnificent Bird continue in NYC. Natalie Merchant, Mandy Patinkin are at Hudson Valley Votes in Kingston, NY. Steve Reich is performed in Amsterdam. Gustavo Santaolalla performs Ronroco in Dubai. Caroline Shaw and Attacca Quartet perform in Oslo. Vagabon tours California with Crumb. Yasmin Williams joins Michael Kiwanuka and Brittany Howard in Chicago and St. Paul.

Gabriel Kahane’s Book of Travelers and Magnificent Bird open at Playwrights Horizons in NYC. Ambrose Akinmusire plays solo at free Hyde Park Jazz Fest in Chicago. Sam Amidon joins Teaċ Daṁsa dancers in Dublin. Julia Bullock is in AMOC's production of Messiaen’s Harawi in San Francisco. Hurray for the Riff Raff is in Bridgeport, CT. Cécile McLorin Salvant tours New England. Gustavo Santaolalla performs Ronroco in Spain. Caroline Shaw is in Bruges. Davóne Tines & The Truth perform from ROBESOИ in LA. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway join Billy Strings in Colorado. Yasmin Williams joins Michael Kiwanuka and Brittany Howard in Philadelphia.

Timo Andres gives a solo recital at Wethersfield Estate and Garden in Amenia, NY. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway celebrate the release of their new EP, Into the Wild, with a wild festival-filled weekend at Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville, Sing Out Loud in St. Augustine, and FreshGrass in North Adams. Makaya McCraven plays PYGMALION in Urbana, IL. Jeff Parker plays Woodsist Festival in Accord, NY. Cécile McLorin Salvant performs in Denver.

Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway perform throughout Tennessee this weekend, making their headline debut at the Ryman in Nashville tonight, followed by shows in Bristol and Chattanooga. k.d. lang reunites with her band The Reclines for the Canadian Country Music Awards. Emmylou Harris and Aoife O'Donovan perform Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska at City Winery Nashville. The Magnetic Fields perform 69 Love Songs in Stockholm. Cécile McLorin Salvant concludes South American tour at Blue Note Rio.

Following this year's Big Ears Festival, in which more than 15 Nonesuch artists past, present, and future performed as part of the label's 60th anniversary celebrations, Big Ears has just announced the lineup for its 2025 running to take place in venues throughout downtown Knoxville, TN, March 27–30, 2025, including Ambrose Akinmusire, Jeff Parker, and Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti and Frank Rosaly.