Rhiannon Giddens and her band, following a performance in her hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, last night, stay on in the state till Saturday for a show at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington’s Kenan Auditorium on Saturday. They then head to Virginia for a show at Modlin Center at the University of Richmond on Sunday, joined by gospel quintet The Legendary Ingramettes. “Giddens melds the past and present, writing a bold new future for herself in the process,” Rolling Stone says of her new album, You’re the One. “One of Americana music's most vital voices expands her sound without abandoning her roots.” “It’s easy to hear the joyous spirit in which she’s singing these songs,” says Folk Alley, “and Giddens delivers a little masterpiece of an album that showcases her commanding presence as a singer and songwriter.” Uncut calls the album an “accomplished tour d’horizon by [a] prolific polymath.”

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Jeremy Denk gives a recital at Hertz Hall in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon, presented by Cal Performances. On the program are Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310; Ligeti’s Études, Book 1; Bach’s Partita for keyboard No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830; and Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 109. Denk performs works by all of these composers on his 2019 album, c. 1300–c. 2000, which the Telegraph called “quite exhilarating,” and the Ligeti Études on his 2012 Nonesuch debut album, Ligeti/Beethoven. His recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations was released 10 years ago this Saturday.

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Mandy Patinkin and his wife, actress Kathryn Grody, bring Conversations with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody to the Reston Community Center in Reston, Virginia, for afternoon and evening sets on Saturday. The program, moderated by their son Gideon Grody-Patinkin, includes family stories, professional anecdotes, and glimpses into the couple’s 40-plus years of mostly marital bliss. Patinkin's latest album, Children and Art, was released on Nonesuch in 2019.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant and her quartet—bassist Yasushi Nakamura, drummer Savannah Harris, and pianist Glenn Zaleski—bring music from her new album, Melusine, and more to Teatro Colsubsidio in Bogotá, Colombia, tonight, as part of Festival Internacional de Jazz. Salvant, who has just won the Edison Jazz Award in the Netherlands for International Vocalist and was named Female Vocalist of the Year in the DownBeat Critics Poll, “has already far transcended her early status as her generation's most imaginative and thrilling jazz interpreter,” says SPIN, naming Mélusine, one of The Best Albums of 2023 (So Far). Salvant begins a six-night residency at Village Vanguard in New York City next week, accompanied by Nakamura, pianist Sullivan Fortner, and drummer Kyle Poole.

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Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway bring music from their critically acclaimed new album, City of Gold, to Bucknell University’s Weis Center Concert Hall in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, tonight, followed by a set on the main stage at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday, for IBMA World of Bluegrass. From there, the band heads to Tennessee to play the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville on Sunday. “With City of Gold, Molly Tuttle continues her ascent,” writes PopMatters, declaring it “one of the year's best albums.” American Songwriter, in its four-star review, calls the album an “astute blend of bluegrass and Americana ... this City of Gold shines bright indeed.” Bandcamp Daily, including the album on its list of “The Best Country Music on Bandcamp: July 2023,” writes: “At this point, Tuttle and Golden Highway are must-hear attractions.”