Music & More Summer Concert Series: Kate McGarry / Keith Ganz Duo Palooza

Sunday, July 31, 2022, 4:30pm - 5:30pm.

Member $17 / Non-Member $20

Season Pass: Member $160 / Non-Member $195

All concerts are held outside, under the tent in our sculpture garden. In the case of rain, the concert will be held inside the museum in our spacious gallery. No need to bring chairs, we have plenty for everyone! Feel free to pack a picnic lunch to enjoy on our lawn before the concert!

18 years of collaboration between vocalist Kate McGarry and husband/guitarist Keith Ganz have produced seven critically acclaimed recordings, three Grammy nominations, and live performances that crackle with spontaneity and joy.

“McGarry’s unique musical gift is her ability to broadcast emotional transparency with undeniable and artless force. The singer one hears in McGarry’s work is gracious and endearing; she is vulnerable yet unbroken; she is always rapturous. With her musical and life collaborator, the guitarist Keith Ganz, McGarry has been forging a signature approach to standards and new compositions that is immediately fresh and very personal.” Kurt Elling, JazzTimes

Three-time GRAMMY® nominee Kate McGarry is recognized as a jazz artist who brings authenticity and vitality to every song regardless of genre. The Wall St. Journal calls her music, “austere and elegant, an exceptionally appealing blend of folk and jazz.” The New York Times pronounced her singing, “astute and sensitive.”

Kate has been a faculty member at Manhattan School of Music and California Jazz Conservatory, served as a Lincoln Center Teaching Artist, and toured the world as a U.S. State Department Jazz Ambassador. She was named the #1 Rising Star Female Jazz Vocalist in Downbeat's 2016 Critics Poll. She currently performs in jazz clubs, performing arts centers, and festivals throughout the US and abroad.

Guitarist/arranger/producer Keith Ganz is a 2019 GRAMMY® nominee known for his uniquely melodic voice on both electric and acoustic guitars. Lauded as a “sublime master of subtlety” by JazzTimes, Keith has performed extensively with major jazz artists including Harry Connick, Jr., Tierney Sutton, Luciana Souza, and Kurt Elling. TV appearances include Oprah, Ellen, The Late Show with David Letterman, The View, and Australian Idol.

Kate and Keith have been musical and life partners for 18 years, producing seven critically acclaimed albums together and earning multiple GRAMMY®nominations for Best Jazz Vocal Album. After honing their craft on the NYC jazz scene for many years and a stint out west at the California Jazz Conservatory, the couple has made their home in Durham, NC.

Their latest album What to Wear in the Dark received 4 stars in DownBeat, which called it “radical and lustrous...an exceptional album.” It features vibrant, jazz-fueled rearrangements of songs by iconic songwriters of the 70's that address the journey of darkness to light with performances by jazz greats Ron Miles, Gary Versace, Obed Calvaire, Sean Smith, and Clarence Penn.

Cancellation policy: CCMoA must be notified 1 week prior for refund.