STAVE SESSIONS

March 19 - 23

Five nights of discovery, five nights of experimentation, five nights of thrilling and path-breaking music: Stave Sessions returns to 160 Mass. Ave.

Doors open at 7pm with cash bar service through performance
Shows start at 8pm

$35 per ticket
$10 per student ticket w I.D., all colleges accepted, not just Berklee
Two 45-minute sets with a 15-minute break

Stave Sessions offers an unique way to experience and hear up and coming trail-blazers from a wide variety of genres. Read about the sound you'll hear at Stave Session with sound engineer Steve Colby on our blog!

Stave Lineup

Anna & Elizabeth

Tuesday, March 19

Through their immersive creative process and modern-day approaches to ancient mountain ballads, Appalachian music duo Anna & Elizabeth bring vanished worlds and almost-forgotten songs to life.

Edmar Castañeda Trio

Wednesday, March 20

Harp virtuoso Edmar Castañeda combines traditional Colombian music with Latin jazz to create his own distinctive voice and forge his own path as a bandleader.

LADAMA

Thursday, March 21

Four women from four countries across the Americas come together in irresistible Latin Alternative group that connects artists and audiences across national boundaries, languages, and musical styles.

Oracle Hysterical & Musicians from A Far Cry

Friday, March 22

Art rock ensemble Oracle Hysterical teams with musicians from A Far Cry for a heady mix of evocative, atmospheric music, and literary inspiration.

Tigue & Arooj Aftab with Gyan Riley

Saturday, March 23

Pakistani “neo-Sufi” singer Arooj Aftab partners with guitarist Gyan Riley and percussion trio Tigue to bring a new approach to an old form: merging Islamic mysticism with the instrumentation and spirit of indie rock.

“The [Stave Sessions] lineup this time around is exceptional. I’m especially looking forward to the experimental folk-singing and storytelling duo Anna & Elizabeth and the boisterous pan-Latin outfit LADAMA”

Amelia Mason WBUR - "9 Must-See Live Music Events This Winter"

Preview Stave Artists

01 06

Anna & Elizabeth

02 06

Tigue - "Quilts"

03 06

Aroof Aftab - "Man Kunta Mola"

04 06

LADAMA - "Parajillo"

05 06

Oracle Hysterical - "Helen"

06 06

Edmar Casteneda Tiny Desk

01 06

Anna & Elizabeth

02 06

Tigue - "Quilts"

03 06

Aroof Aftab - "Man Kunta Mola"

04 06

LADAMA - "Parajillo"

05 06

Oracle Hysterical - "Helen"

06 06

Edmar Casteneda Tiny Desk

160 Mass Ave

160 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston

Highlights from Previous Stave Sessions

01 05

My Brightest Diamond

02 05

Claire Chase

03 05

Ensemble Mik Nawooj

04 05

House of Waters

05 05

Jazzmeia Horn

01 05

My Brightest Diamond

02 05

Claire Chase

03 05

Ensemble Mik Nawooj

04 05

House of Waters

05 05

Jazzmeia Horn

Stave Sessions is sponsored by:
MARGARET EAGLE & ELI RAPAPORT, SUSAN & MICHAEL THONIS, and the BARR FOUNDATION through its ArtsAmplified initiative.

Additional support provided by Michael & Debra Raizman, Yukiko Ueno & Eran Egozy, Randolph Hawthorne & Carliss Baldwin, and Marylen Sternweiler.

Stave Sessions is made possible in part by Celebrity Series LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Endowment & Innovation Funds, with generous support provided by Marylen Sternweiler and Gretchen & Samuel Shubrooks.