Taj Mahal’s recent Grammy wins for his album with Ry Cooder, Get On Board, and a trip with his sextet to Leon Russell’s Oklahoma studio to record Swingin’ Live at the Church Studio in Tulsa, brought his Grammy tally to five wins and 16 nominations — underscoring his undiminished relevance more than 50 years after his solo debut. Mahal is also a member of the Blues Hall of Fame, has a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association, and is a 2025 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree.
Mahal is currently featured in the museum’s exhibition Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock, presented by City National Bank. The exhibit traces the Los Angeles-based communities of visionary singers, songwriters and musicians who, between the 1960s and 1980s, frequented local nightclubs, embraced country music, created and shaped the musical fusion “country-rock,” and ultimately made a lasting impact on popular music.
Supporting Taj Mahal, is Kyshona. Kyshona lends her voice and music to those who feel silenced, forgotten or alone. She began her career as a music therapist, writing her first songs with students and inmates who were under her care. She became compelled to write independently and find her own voice, an endeavor that led her to Nashville’s creative community. Since then, she has balanced her music career with her passion to heal through her organization Your Song. Kyshona’s new project, LEGACY, focuses on family.
Tickets will go on sale here on Friday, April 18, at 10 AM.