Noam Pikelny Opening Act: TBA

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Noam Pikelny has emerged as the preeminent banjoist of his generation and the greatest color-blind banjoist of all time. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the “pros’ top banjo picker,” he is a founding member of Punch Brothers, a string ensemble that the Boston Globe calls “a virtuosic revelation” and the New Yorker describes as “wide-ranging and restlessly imaginative.” In September 2010, he was awarded the first annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Pikelny is a three-time GRAMMY Award nominee, and his most recent release, Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, was described by the New York Times as “a token of reverence, a feat of translation and a show of dominion.” The album is widely considered a landmark recording in acoustic music and was named Album of the Year at the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards.

Banjo wizard.

—Bluegrass Today

A player of unlimited range and astonishing precision.

—Steve Martin, Comedian and Banjoist