On the Marquee: Selwyn Birchwood at Middle C Jazz

MIDDLE C JAZZ

Guitarist Selwyn Birchwood "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues" plays Middle C Jazz on March 26.

The latest events from stage, screen and exhibits in Charlotte:

March 26
Selwyn Birchwood ("Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues") at Middle C Jazz, 300 S Brevard St. Tickets: middlecjazz.com.

March 27-29
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra presents Dvořák’s “New World.” Music director Kwamé Ryan leads the Orchestra in Dvořák’s tribute to his Czech homeland and the musical influences he found in America. 

Soprano Janai Brugger adds vocals for works exploring themes of home, nostalgia, and longing, including "The Trees on the Mountain" from Floyd's Susannah and Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915. 

The program starts at 7:30 p.m. on March 27 and March 28 and 3 p.m. on March 29. 

Tickets: tix.bluemnthalarts.org.

March 28
"Chain of Ideas: An Afternoon with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi," Carolina Theatre, 2 p.m.

Kendi, a historian and leading antiracist scholar, is a professor of history and founding director of the Howard University Institute for Advanced Study, an interdisciplinary research enterprise examining global racism. Tickets are $68-$82 and available at Ticketmaster.

CAROLINA THEATRE

Historian Ibram X. Kendi is the featured speaker at Carolina Theatre on March 28.

April 3
Keyboardist Nicolas Cole ("Blue Magic") takes the stage at Middle C Jazz, 300 S Brevard St. Tickets: middlecjazz.com.

April 7
Contemporary soul trio Moonchild plays Knight Theater at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Waves Tour.

The Los Angeles-based threesome of Amber Navran, Andris Mattson and Max Bryk  combines neo-soul, jazz and electronic music into a genre-fluid sound. 
Tickets start at $52.77 and available at blumenthalarts.org/events/detail/moonchild-waves-tour.

April 11
Two-time Grammy nominee Maysa ("Milestones") returns to Charlotte for a show at Middle C Jazz, 300 S Brevard St. Tickets: middlecjazz.com.

Through April 26
“In Pursuit of Home” at Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Levine Center for the Arts, 551 South Tryon St.

Artist Mario Moore's exhibit encourages viewers to reflect on how the meaning of home is changing in modern America and the inequalities intertwined with its pursuit. 
The exhibition explores the desire for homeownership in the United States, particularly among people in their 20s and 30s, and the barriers that make achieving it more challenging. 

More information: ganttcenter.org/exhibitions/in-pursuit-of-home.

May 2
R&B icons October London and Lalah Hathaway take over Ovens Auditorium, 2900 E Independence Blvd. for a concert event celebrating love, soul and timeless music. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets at Ticketmaster.com.

May 5
The Robert Cray Band, 7:30 p.m. Carolina Theatre, 230 N. Tryon St.

The blues-rock standout first picked up a guitar after seeing The Beatles on TV then, having witnessed Jimi Hendrix perform in Seattle, determined his destiny would follow a similar path. Cray’s developed into one of American music’s top music artists over the last half century.

Tickets range from $55-$174 and available at ticketmaster.com.

June 6
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Ari Lennox brings her North American tour to Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre. The show is in support of her third studio album Vacancy. Tickets available at livenation.com.

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