Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau tour Australia with new duo album, Nearness … John Adams’s Scheherazade.2 is performed by Minnesota Orchestra, violinist Leila Josefowicz … Devendra Banhart plays California's Beach Goth fest … Jeremy Denk tours with Florida Orchestra … Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant close out Lampedusa tour in DC … Mariza plays sold-out Massachusetts show … Natalie Merchant gives benefit concert in upstate NY … Nico Muhly, Teitur perform Confessions in NYC … Chris Thile hosts A Prairie Home Companion in Saint Paul … and more …

Chris Thile takes over as host of A Prairie Home Companion, joined by label mates Lake Street Dive … Sam Amidon plays North Carolina, joins Richard Thompson in South Carolina … Devendra Banhart gives a DJ set in LA … Jeremy Denk concludes run with SPCO in NYC … Richard Goode is in Virginia … Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant play Toronto, Boston … Mariza begins tour in Northeast … Conor Oberst performs Ruminations for NPR Music First Listen Live from NYC … Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau tour Asia … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina play Chicago … and more …

Brad Mehldau brings Highway Rider to SFJAZZ … John Adams’s Nixon in China is performed by Royal Swedish Opera … Sam Amidon, Nico Muhly perform in London … Laurie Anderson honored at Hammer Museum in LA … Jeremy Denk joins Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra … Rhiannon Giddens makes Austin City Limits debut … Emmylou Harris is in Midwest … Kronos Quartet brings multimedia work to UCLA … Lake Street Dive plays Radio City … Conor Oberst plays Austin City Limits fest … Robert Plant plays David Lynch fest in LA … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina tour Japan … and more …

Conor Oberst, Emmylou Harris play free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco … John Adams conducts LA Phil New Music Group, Timo Andres … Sam Amidon, The Staves play Berlin festival … David Byrne headlines Roots Picnic in NYC … Kronos Quartet performs in Oregon … Lianne La Havas hits Midwest with Leon Bridges … Lake Street Dive takes US tour east … Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau are in NYC, LA … and more …

Kronos Quartet, Rhiannon Giddens join forces in Austin … Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass collaborate in California … The Arcs play Pilgrimage Music Festival in Tennessee … Devendra Banhart gives album release show in Brooklyn … Jeremy Denk continues UK tour … Lianne La Havas is in California … Lake Street Dive tours Midwest … Pat Metheny plays home state of Missouri … Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau launch tour in Midwest … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina perform in Rio … and more …

Joshua Redman is the showcase artist at Monterey Jazz Fest, where Pat Metheny also performs … John Adams leads Berlin Philharmonic, violinist Leila Josefowicz in Scheherazade.2 German premiere … The Arcs play Palomino Festival in Minneapolis … Devendra Banhart takes part in Wired Next Fest in Florence … Teresa Cristina headlines in São Paulo … Michael Daves plays back-to-back duo shows in the South with banjoist Tony Trischka … Jeremy Denk gives two UK solo recitals … Lianne La Havas tours the South with Leon Bridges … Lake Street Dive is in Canada … and more …

Steve Reich’s 80th birthday is celebrated by San Francisco Symphony, Kronos Quartet … Laurie Anderson hosts advance screenings of the Italian-language version of Heart of a Dog in Milan … Jeremy Denk joins Lansing Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven; performs Bach, Beatles at Bard … Lianne La Havas tours with Leon Bridges ... Pat Metheny opens SFJAZZ season … Chris Thile plays two nights with banjoist Béla Fleck … Rokia Traoré performs in Paris … and more …

John Adams leads Swiss premiere of Scheherazade.2 in Geneva with violinist Leila Josefowicz … Devendra Banhart plays two European festival sets … Emmylou Harris plays free set in Nashville ... Lake Street Dive join Dave Matthews Band in Washington State … Brad Mehldau, Mark Guiliana, John Scofield play Detroit Jazz Festival … Pat Metheny, Christian McBride lead Tokyo residency … Steve Reich is focus of BBC Proms … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina launch tour in Paris … and more …

Kronos Quartet tours Europe, from Slovakia to Spain ... The Arcs play a free show in Montauk ... Lake Street Dive continues its Side Pony tour in Colorado, at Red Rocks and Steamboat Springs ... Conor Oberst is in Colorado too, headlining the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival ...Punch Brothers perform at Children's Cancer Association benefit in Oregon ... and more ...

Sam Amidon and The Staves perform at the Eaux Claires Festival in Wisconsin … Laurie Anderson takes her Concert for Dogs to the Hamptons … Emmylou Harris concludes tour with Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap, joins Mary Chapin Carpenter at the Biltmore … Lake Street Dive heads for the mountain states … Punch Brothers conclude Australia tour in Sydney, Melbourne … and more …

Devendra Banhart plays OFF Festival in Katowice, Poland … Jeremy Denk joins Britt Orchestra for Brahms in Oregon … Emmylou Harris is in Idaho, Montana … Lake Street Dive conquers Kansas City … Punch Brothers conclude Blue Note Tokyo residency … Steve Reich’s The Desert Music is performed at Sydney Opera House … The Staves play Edmonton Folk Music Festival … Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil perform at the Opening Ceremony of Rio Olympic Games … and more …

Punch Brothers, Michael Daves close out 44th annual RockyGrass Festival … Laurie Anderson leads free celebration of Lou Reed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors in NYC … Timo Andres performs at The Last Samurai reading in Brooklyn … The Arcs play Osheaga … Jeremy Denk performs at Aspen Music Festival … Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett take tour to upstate NY … Brad Mehldau is in Germany with Mark Guiliana, John Scofield … Robert Plant is in Croatia … and more …