This concert is part of our 2024 Jazz & Blues Concert Series!
About: Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton has earned a reputation for transporting audiences back to the 1920's and making them wish they could stay there for good. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Paxon sings and plays banjo, guitar, piano, fiddle, harmonica, Cajun accordion, and the bones (percussion).
Paxton has an eerie ability to transform traditional jazz, blues, folk, and country into the here and now, and make it real. Mesmerizing audiences with humor and storytelling, his timeless sound is imbued with deep histories and ties to Black American music. Influenced by the likes of Fats Waller and "Blind" Lemon Jefferson, Paxton has been described as "virtually the only music-maker of his generation…to fully assimilate the blues idiom of the 1920s and '30s” (Will Friedwald, The Wall Street Journal).
“He is not merely a preservationist mining bygone decades for esoteric material or works that fit a certain aesthetic or brand. He simply takes music that is significant to his identity, his culture, and his experience and showcases it for a broader audience.” — The Bluegrass Situation
Since his breakout performance at a sold-out Lead Belly Tribute at Carnegie Hall in 2016, Paxon has become well-regarded for delivering authentic roots and blues music. More recently, he was featured on CNN's Great Big Story and appeared in the multi-award winning music documentary AMERICAN EPIC produced by Robert Redford, Jack White & T-Bone Burnett. In October 2023, Smithsonian Folkways announced that Jerron Paxton had signed with the label for his next, long-awaited full-length release, due out in 2024.
Date & Time: Saturday, June 22, 2024. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the concert starts at 7:00 PM.
Ticket Price: All tickets are general admission. $20 in advance until 3:00 PM on the day of the event. $25 at the door. Children 12 years and below are free when accompanied by an adult.
Ticket Information: Reserve tickets online or by calling the Barns of Rose Hill Box Office at 540-955-2004 (Noon to 3:00 PM – Tuesday through Saturday). When our Box Office is closed, please leave a message. All ticket sales are final; no exceptions and no exchanges.