This GRAMMY Weekend in LA, nominees Rhiannon Giddens and Molly Tuttle perform at the Americanafest Pre-GRAMMY Salute to Neil Young. Julia Bullock performs Messiaen’s Harawi in Houston. Mary Halvorson is in NYC. Gabriel Kahane brings Book of Travelers to Cambridge. Davóne Tines performs there and at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in NYC and University of Richmond.

Weather permitting ... Julia Bullock performs at 92NY in NYC, while nearby Mary Halvorson is at The Jazz Gallery, and upstate Timo Andres and Aaron Diehl are in Beacon. Across the country, John Adams conducts LA Phil and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Chris Thile is in Texas, performing Bach in San Antonio and Austin.

Emmylou Harris kicks off her European Farewell tour in Glasgow and Dublin. John Adams leads the New World Symphony and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson in an all-Adams program in Miami. Julia Bullock sings in Chicago. Brad Mehldau sells out Smoke Jazz Club in NYC. Chris Thile brings Bach to Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

After a nearly five-decade career as one of his generation’s defining rock bassists, Flea releases his first full-length solo album, Honora, March 27, on Nonesuch.Flea composed and arranged the music and plays trumpet and bass throughout, joined by an elite crew of modern jazz visionaries: album producer and saxophonist Josh Johnson, guitarist Jeff Parker, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Deantoni Parks. The record features vocals from Flea, as well as friends Thom Yorke and Nick Cave. Mauro Refosco and Nate Walcott, among others, also join the band. Honora comprises six original songs, plus interpretations of tunes by George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell. The track “Traffic Lights,” co-written with Thom Yorke and Josh Johnson and featuring vocals, piano, and synth from Yorke, is out now; you can watch a visualizer by nespy5euro here. Flea and the Honora band embark on an international tour, playing intimate venues in select cities, this May.

Spoleto Festival USA has announced the lineup for its 2026 edition, taking place in Charleston, SC, May 22–June 7, 2026, including performances from Punch Brothers, Yasmin Williams, Molly Tuttle, and Emmylou Harris, as well as a celebration of America's 250th with filmmaker Ken Burns.

Rhiannon Giddens & Silkroad Ensemble, Yasmin Williams, and Mary Halvorson all perform at NYC Winter Jazzfest, while nearby Sarah Kirkland Snider’s new opera gets its NYC premiere. Across the Atlantic, Cécile McLorin Salvant joins DR Big Band in Copenhagen.

Molly Tuttle is in Fresno and San Francisco. Jeremy Denk is in Florida with Naples Philharmonic. Mary Halvorson tours Japan with the Tomeka Reid Quartet. Emmylou Harris is in DC. Gabriel Kahane and Jeffrey Kahane perform Heirloom and more in San Antonio. Robert Plant and Saving Grace's UK tour heads to Birmingham. Davóne Tines joins Detroit Opera.

Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian announce a spring tour in the US from March 14-April 7, 2026, in celebration of their critically acclaimed recent album, Saving Grace. The band, who completed a sold-out US tour just before Thanksgiving, performs in the country’s south and southwest before heading to the northeast, with stops in Austin, at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium, in Knoxville for the Big Ears Festival, and in Philadelphia, before ending at New York City’s iconic Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Spring Fever 2026 artist presales begin Wednesday, December 10, at noon ET with general sales beginning Friday, December 12.

Ambrose Akinmusire joins choreographer Aszure Barton in Toronto. Julia Bullock sings with Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mary Halvorson is at Roulette in Brooklyn. Gabriel Kahane and Jeffrey Kahane perform in Pasadena. Rob Mazurek and Exploding Star Orchestra are in Minneapolis. Cécile McLorin Salvant is in Ithaca. Molly Tuttle tours Southern California. Yasmin Williams tours the West Coast.

Laurie Anderson has announced a series of 2026 European tour dates with the band Sexmob. The Republic of Love tour starts April 5 in Copenhagen, with shows in Helsinki, Brussels, Paris, Zagreb, Harleen, and Munich. This follows performances at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN, in March, and a January show in Reykjavik.

Emmylou Harris has announced her final European tour beginning in the UK and Ireland in early 2026, with UK and Netherlands shows in May and more countries to be announced. This limited series of special performances by one of the most revered voices in American music features intimate evenings of songs and stories in celebration of Harris’ remarkable career in folk, country, and Americana music. ”My way of saying thank you for all the years of music, memories and support you’ve shown me," Harris says. Special guest Jim Lauderdale will open on various dates.

Mary Halvorson plays in NYC. Julia Bullock sings with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Jeremy Denk is in Seattle. Gabriel Kahane and Jeffrey Kahane perform in DC. Natalie Merchant has two shows in Maryland. Mandy Patinkin is in Connecticut. Robert Plant and Saving Grace tour California. Cécile McLorin Salvant tours Italy. Chris Thile tours Spain. Molly Tuttle is in Cincinnati and Roanoke.