UConn is looking at Joni Mitchell from both sides now. The legendary singer/songwriter is the subject of a daylong virtual conference at the University of Connecticut April 9.

The event is structured around the 50th anniversary of her “Blue” album, renowned not just for Mitchell’s arresting vocal style and songwriting craft but for its sparse and unusual acoustic instrumentation which includes a dulcimer as well as acoustic guitar and piano.

The event’s organizer, Peter Kaminsky is a professor of Music Theory at UConn. “I’ll be 68 in May, and I grew up listening to her music,” he says. “In high school, her albums blew my mind. Now, she’s had a number of interviews lately, and released a five-volume archive of her music, so it’s kind of a Joni moment.

“This is an academic conference, with cutting-edge work on Joni Mitchell from scholars, but it will also have appeal for Baby Boomers.”

"Joan & Joni: A Musical Tribute to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell" with Singer Songwriters Allison Shapira and Kipyn Martin. More information here.

Joan & Joni is a tribute to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell performed by singer/songwriters Allison Shapira and Kipyn Martin. Allison and Kipyn are both classically trained musicians from the DC-area folk music scene. In Joan & Joni, Allison and Kipyn bring to the stage many of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell’s well-known originals and folk songs, as well as a few hidden gems. This is the second in a series of three concerts and will include new material as well as the Joan and Joni most requested songs. A VIP- Meet and Greet will happen after the show- this is a separate ticket link. More information here.

In Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell, Queenie, along with a live band, explores her love of all things Joni – affectionately reinterpreting Joni Mitchell’s melancholy music, and intimately revealing the stories behind some of her most haunting songs such as A Case of You, Both Sides Now and Little Green.

Following rave reviews, and sell-out performances at the Queensland and Melbourne Cabaret Festivals and Sydney’s Hayes Theatre, Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell, has continued its success touring Australia and the US. Along the way it won 3 prestigious theatre awards and a Helpmann Award nomination for Best Cabaret Performer and the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Cabaret Production.

Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell, is a beguiling night of melancholic songs, poetic storytelling and haunting vocals in a perfect intimate setting. More information here.

Music lovers - join me on Zoom to discuss albums track by track. Sometimes I have special guests who worked on the albums. Sometimes the artists themselves participate. More information here.

The band includes some of the best with Tripp Sprague on sax, flute and piano; Mack Leighton on bass; Duncan Moore on drums; and Peter Sprague on guitar. Plus a special guest appearance all the way from Copenhagen —Sinne Eeg will sing two jazzified Joni tunes along with us through the magic technology. Sinne’s amazing and a huge Joni fan too!

Price of admission? Actually the concert is free but we will have a “virtual tip jar” complete with PayPal, Zelle and Venmo info for you to donate whatever you feel good about. Also good old snail mailing checks works too. You folks have been super generous with this and it makes us happy. More information here.

Dawna Hammers is a multi-talented singer songwriter and performer that’s been entertaining on the Cape for over 30 years.

No one else covers Joni Mitchell as closely as Dawna for she has a wide ranging beautiful voice & also plays piano, guitar, dulcimer! Her back up band features some of the Cape's finest musicians. Together they have been performing and growing this show for the past 5 years. Audiences are loving it! Dawna is excited to bring it to the Cotuit Center for the Arts to a “Covid Safe Space” and to those of you at home that watch virtually.

Fans of Joni Mitchell will love the set list, which features such classics as Both Sides Now, Cactus Tree, Woodstock, Big Yellow Taxi, Help Me, and many more.

Break out your Joni song lyrics for Dawna loves to invite everyone to sing along! More information here.

This is a ticketed show on the Zoom platform, More information here. Joan & Joni is a tribute to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell performed by singer/songwriters Allison Shapira and Kipyn Martin. Allison and Kipyn are both classically trained musicians from the DC-area folk music scene. In Joan & Joni, Allison and Kipyn bring to the stage many of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell’s well-known originals and folk songs, as well as a few hidden gems. This is a ticketed show on the Zoom platform with a special, limited, VIP after show- meet and greet. Co-sponsored by: Moore Music (In The House), Deer Creek Coffeehouse, Undiscovered Music and Music My Mother Would Not Like.

Con Federico Gil Solá y Alito Spina

Varias generaciones de músicos han sido cautivados e influenciados por la originalidad y excelencia de Joni Mitchell como compositora, guitarrista, pianista y cantante.

Laura Ros, prestigiosa y premiada autora, cantante y guitarrista argentina, encontró en Joni la inspiración para embarcarse en este mundo de melodías simples e inmensamente complejas, de rebeldías creativas, del desorden de las afinaciones de las guitarras para lograr ese sonido que sólo Joni podía crear.

Acompañada en batería y percusión por Federico Gil Solá (Wire Train, Divididos) y en bajo por Alito Spina (Iván Noble, Palo Pandolfo & La Hermandad), Laura se dispone a transitar el repertorio de Joni sin perderse a ella misma en el intento; una combinación difícil de lograr y Laura lo consigue. Un enorme desafío para la voz y para la musicalidad de cualquier artista. Laura se dispone a transitar el repertorio de Joni, guitarra y voz.

Afinaciones y tonalidades originales, adaptaciones a guitarra de temas compuestos en piano y dulcimer, diferentes épocas, diferentes Jonis, incluyendo temas de Clouds, Ladies of the Canyon, Blue, Court and Spark, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Wild Things Run Fast y Night Ride Home; todo esto reflejado en un show imperdible.

Nota sobre las afinaciones

Joni utilizó para componer más de 50 afinaciones de guitarra diferentes, muchas creadas por ella. Lo que implica, además de un ajuste de afinación entre canciones, un cambio completo de lógica en las posiciones de la mano que pulsa los acordes. Laura se propuso, nos sólo respetar las afinaciones originales sino adaptar a guitarra algunas canciones originalmente compuestas en piano o dulcimer, pensando la adaptación lejos del lugar tradicional, buscando una afinación alternativa que le diera al tema ese sonido que, en esta fantasía, Joni le hubiera dado de tocarlo en la guitarra. 21/5000 mas informacion aqui / More information here

For all of you who love the music of Joni Mitchell, please attend our virtual concert next Thursday, Nov. 12 where Kiki Ebsen's Joni Mitchell Project will be broadcast as part of the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters Concerts on the Screen Series. Filmed by Yamaha. Tickets are $25 per household for the general public and free with registration for Festival members. To register and purchase tickets today visit www.foapom.com/event/virtual-concert-ebsen DO NOT WAIT! We look forward to seeing you there! More information here.