Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The music of
Paul McCartney will be performed by the likes of
Graham Nash,
Natalie Merchant and
Lake Street Dive at the 18th annual "Music Of" benefit concert to raise funds for music-education programs.
Additional performers include
Nancy Wilson,
Christopher Cross,
Denny Laine,
Hamilton Leithauser and
Resistance Revival Chorus.
Produced by
Michael Dorf Presents, the concert will take place 3/15 at
Carnegie Hall. Also on the bill are
Allison Russell,
Bettye LaVette,
Peter Asher,
Ingrid Michaelson,
Glen Hansard,
Lyle Lovett,
The Cactus Blossoms,
Shovels & Rope,
Sammy Rae and
Jonathan Russell of
The Head and the Heart.
“We have missed doing this during the pandemic and looking forward to this special night,” Dorf said. “Of course, we will miss
Rita Houston of
WFUV, our longtime MC, who passed from a battle with cancer and to whom we will also be paying tribute this year.
Christine Stone of
SiriusXM will be joining us this year.”
Previous "Music Of" tributes have sold out and raised approximately $100k per show for
Music Will (formally Little Kids Rock),
Young Audiences NY,
FIXS,
Church Street School of Music,
The Center for Arts Education,
D’Addario Foundation,
Sonic Arts for All,
Save the Music,
Midori & Friends,
Grammy in the Schools,
the Orchestra Now and
Newport Jazz Kids.
For tickets to "The Music of Paul McCartney" and more info, click
here.
