Talks & Entertainment

Andy Statman is universally acknowledged as one of the world’s premier mandolin and clarinet players. He thinks of his compositions and performances as “spontaneous American-roots music and personal, prayerful Hasidic music, by way of avant-garde jazz.” He has appeared on more than 100 recordings, including 20 under his own name. Among those he has recorded and/or toured with are the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Ricky Skaggs, Béla Fleck, David Grisman, Itzhak Perlman, Vassar Clements, and Stéphane Grappelli.

A GRAMMY nominee, Statman has been the subject of numerous feature articles, from The New York Times to Billboard to Rolling Stone. Andy is also a recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in the traditional arts.

This tour engagement of Andy Statman is funded through the American Masterpieces program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.