For more music and excitement just wait until the spring when the Savannah Music Festival kicks off the 2009 Season March 19th.  It lasts for two weeks and goes until April 5th.  Some notable acts this year will be something for everybody, quite literally the most diverse line up the festival (in it's 16th year I believe???) has ever had, to name a only a few: 

Classical: Prazak Quartet; Atlanta Symphony with Marcus Roberts, Pianist

 

Americana: Savion Glover and The Otherz; Jim Lauderdale, Americana Artist of the Year 2008, Neko Case, Punch Brothers feat Chris Thile ( Nickel Creek), The Infamous Stringdusters;

 

Georgia On My Mind: Bobby Lee Rodgers; Caroline Herring, Marcus Printup, All Day Singing From the Sacred Harp

 

World Music: Mariza; Mike Marshall with Darol Anger (Turtle Island String Quartet), Vasen; Bela Fleck Africa Project; Zakir Hussain, (world's greatest tabla player)

 

Jazz:  Diane Reeves; Chick Corea and John McLaughlin Five Peace Band (this will be the first time the two have joined forces since Miles Davis' band 40 years ago!!!); The Clayton Brothers; Ellis Marsalis; Bob Seeley; Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; "Skylark" Andrea Marcovicci celebrates Johnny Mercer

 

Zydeco:  Cedric Watson; Feufollet; Latin Dance Party: Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta II;  

 

And numerous other performances and competitions...

 

Happy New Year to all and to all a good  time,