LEWISBURG, W.Va. — In celebration of her just-released career-spanning album, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories,” Suzanne Vega will play a globally livestreamed concert from New York City’s iconic Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village.
The concert will go live on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m.
In a gesture of support for the independent live music industry, currently facing the existential threat of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Vega has partnered on the show with Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg and more than 80 other independent venues and promoters in the United States for this event.
The full-band set will feature the album’s New York-centric repertoire, honoring Vega’s long musical relationship with her hometown. She will be joined on the Blue Note stage by longtime guitarist Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen and keyboardist Jason Hart.
Tickets are $20 with a $4 processing fee. Half of all proceeds from tickets sales at this link go to Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, West Virginia: https://go.seated. com/events/40269c3d-1d65-4c00-8800-29d7003e 9f4b?r=CarnegieHall.
Visit Carnegie Hall’s website at www.carnegiehallwv.org or Facebook page for a direct link to purchase tickets to benefit Carnegie Hall.
