Queen Bee’s Arts and Cultural Center is brimming with talent this January, promising a month of music you simply can’t afford to miss! Known both globally and regionally as the Queen of Boogie Woogie, Sultana of Swing, and Lady Who Skates on the 88s, Sue Palmer has been a beloved presence in the live music scene in San Diego and across the world for over 30 years. Her remarkable talent has led her to be inducted into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame in 2018, have a day named after her by the city in 2008, and win numerous San Diego Music Awards for her bands and albums. On Tuesday, January 16 at 6 p.m., Queen Bee’s Arts and Cultural Center will be hosting the Sue Palmer Band for an evening full of rhythm and spunk. Dance till you drop with lively music from the Queen of Boogie Woogie!Sue Palmer on FacebookQueen Bee's Art & Cultural Center on Facebook / Instagram
Some of our other favorite performances of the year were by the Maria Schneider Orchestra, Etienne Charles, Samara Joy, Don Bryon and former SDSU football scholarship-winner Gregory Porter
Our picks include 14-year-old sax wiz Kahlil Childs and his new band at Dizzy's, the annual Rolling Stones 'Exile on Kettner Blvd.' celebration at the Casbah, Berkley Hart at the Music Box, Chris Isaak at Pechanga, and Straight No Chaser at Sycuan
Jazz great Mike Wofford, violinist Jamie Shadowlight, jack-of-all-trades Jeff Berkley, percussionist Monette Marino and guitarist Fred Benedetti will be feted. Mary Dolan will be honored posthumously.
Our choices include Jamie Shadowlight kicking off the 'Acoustic Evenings' series at the Athenaeum, the prog-rocking ProJect at the Grand Ritz, and Sweden's Sofia Talvik at Templars Hall