Live at Lucilles: Rudresh Mahanthappa

Live at Lucille’s brings the tradition of exciting and innovative PBS music programming right here to East Tennessee. Featuring acclaimed jazz artists performing in an intimate setting, these shows aretaped in front of a live audience at the new, state-of-the-art Regas Square Events space in downtown Knoxville. The shows are later broadcast on PBS stations across the state.

Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa began making waves on the international jazz scene in the mid 90's while still living in Chicago. Since moving to New York City in 1997, Mahanthappa's profile has only risen. He has topped the Downbeat Critics Poll nine times, headlined at major festivals around the globe and received a number of prestigious awards including a Guggenheim fellowship. Don't special performance for Live at Lucille's.