Fernando Ortega- A Benefit Concert for The Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZMSW presents Fernando Ortega- A Benefit Concert for The Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona. (SFSAZ) In the early 1990s, young composer and pianist Fernando Ortega, classically trained and musically complex, entered the Christian music scene. His distinctively earthy sound perplexed and even defied the pop status quo. Descended from eight generations of Mexican weavers, this…
Fernando Ortega- A Benefit Concert for The Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZMSW presents Fernando Ortega- A Benefit Concert for The Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona. (SFSAZ) In the early 1990s, young composer and pianist Fernando Ortega, classically trained and musically complex, entered the Christian music scene. His distinctively earthy sound perplexed and even defied the pop status quo. Descended from eight generations of Mexican weavers, this…
Kings Return
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2gXTWBhZuM RAVENSCROFT CONCERT SERIES - Kings Return Kings Return is a vocal band of brothers - Gabe Kunda, Vaughn Faison, J.E. McKissic & Jamall Williams. The Dallas, Texas-based a cappella group was formed unintentionally in 2016 after first singing together for Gabe’s college graduation recital. Their popularity grew when they began posting videos to social…
Benjamin Cortez
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHtUoi_GgzM RAVENSCROFT CONCERT SERIES - Benjamin Cortez Benjamin Cortez is a multi-instrumental singer-songwriter who seamlessly blends vintage charm with modern flair. Having mastered an array of instruments—guitar, piano, bass, and drums, and more—his music embodies a fusion of timeless melodies with contemporary storytelling, creating a unique sonic landscape that resonates across eras. The heart and…
Tatiana Eva Marie
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZRAVENSCROFT CONCERT SERIES - Tatiana Eva Marie Nicknamed the Gypsy-jazz Warbler by the New York Times, Tatiana Eva-Marie is a transatlantic bandleader, singer, author, and actress based in Brooklyn. She plays French pop derived from the Django tradition with Balkan Gypsy and folk influences. Accruing over 70 million views on YouTube, Tatiana Eva-Marie was acclaimed as a millennial…
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qwv2f5m0xM RAVENSCROFT CONCERT SERIES - Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band "The remarkable thing about The Fellowship Band is how it captures that same sense of breath and emotional expressivism with an instrumental music most observers would file under contemporary jazz. This feels almost like a magic trick." - NPR, 2023 Hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana,…
Rachel Eckroth Quartet
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZRAVENSCROFT CONCERT SERIES - Rachel Eckroth Polymath (noun): a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning. Music needs a term for this. What do you call one person who is a pianist, vocalist, keyboardist, composer, producer, arranger, band leader, sideman and more? Music may not have a term, but it does have a name: Rachel Eckroth.…
Ashley Pezzotti
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZRAVENSCROFT CONCERT SERIES - Ashley Pezzotti New York vocalist and composer Ashley Pezzotti discovered her love for music when her Dominican father would sing her classic Spanish songs to sleep. She began taking voice lessons at only 4 years old, and in 2018 she completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Miami's Frost School…
Donny McCaslin
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZRAVENSCROFT CONCERT SERIES - Donny McCaslin Donny McCaslin is best known as the saxophonist on David Bowie’s last album, Blackstar. The noted composer and bandleader has released a dozen albums over his genre-defying, Grammy-nominated career. McCaslin began playing at age 12, and as a teenager, performed in his vibraphonist father’s band in Santa Cruz. By…
Mark Guiliana
Ravenscroft Hall 8445 E Hartford Drive, Scottsdale, AZRAVENSCROFT CONCERT SERIES - Mark Guiliana Hailed by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” Mark Guiliana brings the same adventurous spirit, eclectic palette and gift for spontaneous invention to a staggering range of styles. Equally virtuosic playing acoustic jazz, boundary-stretching electronic music, or next-level rock, he’s…