Prudence Johnson & Dan Chouinard: Gershwin! feat. Randy Sabien

Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard return to The Park Center for an evening devoted to the music of George and Ira Gershwin. Here, they will be joined by jazz violinist Randy Sabien. A special highlight will be Chouinard’s performance of “Rhapsody in Blue” marking the 101st anniversary of Gershwin’s iconic masterpiece.

Here, this trio of veteran musicians pays tender homage to the Gershwin brothers with a dazzling collection of songs that trace their brilliant career together, from 1920s Broadway to Porgy and Bess at Carnegie Hall and on to Hollywood.

For three decades, singer Prudence Johnson and pianist Dan Chouinard have enjoyed a musical friendship. Further, both are veterans of National Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion.

Prudence Johnson’s career has taken her from honky-tonks to Carnegie Hall, from the theater stage to the Silver Screen.

For nearly four decades Dan Chouinard has been pianist and accordionist of choice for many Twin Cities performers.

Randy Sabien is a bluesy, rockin’, swingin’, funky jazz violinist.

“Johnson’s lush, precise, expressive voice, with its pearls of vibrato, is best unadorned. A smart, sensitive pianist – like Chouinard – is all she needs”. – Pamela Espeland, MinnPost

Please show up on time! We can not guarantee your seat after the show has started.