Narrows Center for the Arts

TICKETS Thursday, January 29, 2026$67 Advance | $70 Day of ShowDoors 7pm | Show 8pm Jesse Cook is a Canadian guitarist, composer, and producer, widely recognized for his groundbreaking approach to world music, blending flamenco, jazz, and other cultural influences. His music has been streamed over 900 million times, with YouTube views at more than 130 million. Over the past three decades, Cook has played thousands of concerts in dozens of countries. His five PBS specials continue to air across the U.S., all of which highlight music from his 11 albums and 5 live concert DVDs.Celebrated for his vast catalog of intricate and original material, Cook’s concerts resonate deeply with audience members of all backgrounds and age groups. Hesitant when it comes to labeling his eclectic style of music, Cook comments, “I don’t think naming it is important. I think if people are moved by it—if it touches their hearts—that’s what matters most to me.” Moved they are, as demand for Cook grows exponentially, with venue sizes increasing and dates continually being added to his ongoing world tour. Cook tours with a stellar band of musicians – Fethi Nadjem, violin and mandole; Dan Minchom, bass; Matt Sellick, guitar; and Matais […]

Friday, January 30, 2026$35 Advance | $38 Day of ShowDoors 7pm | Show 8pm THE TIE THAT BINDS: Ward Hayden & The Outliers Employ Unity Through The Boss The story of “Little by Little,” the new album by Ward Hayden & The Outliers, began like so many Bruce Springsteen songs do: in a car with the radio on, hurtling down a highway, headed for distant destinations. Except that instead of one of Hayden’s longtime favorites like Hank Williams taking him on a journey through the airwaves, it was a voice whose sour rhetoric rubbed him the wrong way and ultimately inspired action. “It was born from something negative,” concedes Hayden, a rueful tinge shading his words as he relates the story. It all started when he and his band were driving to a gig in the heartland of America a couple of years back. “The person being interviewed on the radio was someone who rose to fame in a Massachusetts hard rock band in the ‘90s who then did the classic thing of turning to country for the late stage of his career,” says the Outliers’ singer-songwriter. “And he was telling his audience, his fans, not to listen to Bruce […]