The Pursuit of Happiness Session

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Curtis Wayne Millard

A close-up of Aaron Lee Tasjan.

Aaron Lee Tasjan

media release: The Pursuit of Happiness Session:

Friday Night Main Stage: Grammy Award winner and fan favorite from last year’s Sessions, Aaron Lee Tasjan will bring his band up from Nashville for an encore performance. Local Blues faves, The Cash Box Kings, will feature Tokyo's Lee Kanehira on Blues piano, and the immensely popular People Brothers Band will migrate over from The Driftless Region to get things rocking.

Saturday Main Stage and Chicory Tent: Enjoy a superb treat as Cuban diva Xiomara Laugart takes the main stage with her quartet featuring her son Axel on piano. Xiomara starred on Broadway in a lengthy run as Celia Cruz in the musical “Celia”. Chicago's popular Joel Paterson Quartet will offer two sets on The Chicory Stage surrounded by an excellent lineup of local stars.

Sunday Main Stage and Chicory Tent: Main Stage headliner will be rising star Isaiah Collier and The Chosen Few from Chicago and the Chicory Stage will showcase the ethereal Oshima Brothers, while The Lowest Pair from Olympia, Washington, and Minneapolis hit both stages as part of their Folk/ Bluegrass festival tour. Read more about this year's bands at sessionsatmcpike.org, and listen to a Spotify playlist here.

FRIDAY JUNE 16

MAIN STAGE: 5:00 The People Brothers Band, 6:30 The Cash Box Kings featuring Lee Kanehira on piano (Tokyo), 8:30 Aaron Lee Tasjan (Nashville); CHICORY STAGE: 6:00 & 7:45 pm Bill Roberts Combo

Stage Sponsors: Karben4 To Benefit : Community Immigration Law Center

SATURDAY JUNE 17

MAIN STAGE: 12:45 Grupo Balança, 1:35 “Splash” by Valerie Green and local dancers, followed by kids' audience participation event, 2:30 Forro Fo Sho, 3:50 The Handphibians w/ Otimo Dance (offstage), 4:30 Grupo Rebulu, 5:50 "Splash” by Valerie Green and local dancers, 6:30 Grupo Candela, 8:30 Xiomara Laugart (Havana, New Jersey); CHICORY STAGE:  12:00 Alemán, 1:30 Mark Croft and John Vriesacker, 3:30 The Sam Ness Trio, 5:30 The Joel Paterson Quartet (Chicago), 6:45 The Joel Paterson Quartet, 8:30 Pupy Costello and the New Hiram Kings (Milwaukee)

Stage Sponsors: Dane Arts; To Benefit: Centro Hispano

SUNDAY JUNE 18

MAIN STAGE: 12:45 Little Earthquakes, 2:00 James the Magician (offstage), :30 The Lowest Pair (Olympia, WA/ Minneapolis), 4:30 The Periodicals, 6:30 The Donna Woodall Group (Milwaukee), 8:30 Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few (Chicago); CHICORY STAGE: 12:15 The Charlie Painter Trio, 2:15 Caravan, 4:15 Cris Plata and Extra Hot, 6:15 The Lowest Pair, 8:15 The Oshima Brothers (Portland,ME)

Stage Sponsors: Monona Bank; To Benefit: The Urban League

Future Sessions concerts this summer take place August 11 & 12 (Friday & Saturday) and August 16 & 17 (Wednesday & Thursday).