Louka Patenaude, a veteran of the Madison music scene, is a performing guitarist, teacher, recording studio artist, songwriter and composer. As a professional teacher, his career goes back almost 20 years. He has appeared on many recordings and has toured throughout the Midwest, Europe and Pacific Asia.
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Called “thrilling, virtuosic, baffling and fitfully exasperating” (The Guardian), singer, songwriter, and bassist esperanza spalding’s jazz-fusion works are truly timeless.
“One of the smartest, most dynamic ensembles on the planet” (Chicago Tribune), Eighth Blackbird has led the pack of entrepreneurial chamber music collectives for nearly 20 years.