Virginia Arts Festival Announces

LAUFEY

Sunday, June 23, 2024

The Lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

Tickets on sale now

Virginia Arts Festival is pleased to announce jazz singer-songwriter Laufey will perform Sunday, June 23 at Williamsburg Live – on the Lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Tickets are available at vafest.org, by phone 757-282-2822, and in person at the Virginia Arts Festival Box Office (440 Bank Street in Norfolk).

About Laufey
“Laufey’s ascendency to major-league pop artist is one of the most heartening musical phenomena of the last couple of years… or should be, to anyone who has any particular affection for the sounds and songwriting styles of the Great American Songbook.” -Variety

The Icelandic-Chinese artist Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) loves Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald…and Taylor Swift. Her streaming stats continue to soar, with more than six million TikTok views and the most-streamed jazz debut on Spotify, ever. Her "Bewitched" album snagged a GRAMMY nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and her holiday collab with Norah Jones, "Christmas With You," was a hit. Her live shows are instant sellouts. She’s classically trained, jazz-forward, pop-influenced, and entirely her own artist—one that’s making waves and winning new audiences for old songs like “Misty” as well as her own witty, irresistible songs. You’ll fall in love with this madly popular new singer.

WATCH LAUFEY NPR TINY DESK CONCERT HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avjI3_GIZBw

About Virginia Arts Festival
The largest performing arts organization in Southeastern Virginia, the Virginia Arts Festival has presented great performers from across the globe since 1997. Under the direction of Perry Artistic Director Robert W. Cross, renowned artists have performed at the festival including Itzhak Perlman, Renée Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Olga Kern, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Miami String Quartet, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Stewart Copeland, Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, Patti LuPone, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre and Mark Morris Dance Group. The Festival has presented numerous world premieres and new productions of classical music, dance, and theatre from some of today’s most influential composers, choreographers, and playwrights. Van Cliburn Gold Medal-Awarded pianist Olga Kern serves as the Festival’s Connie and Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music, and award-winning Broadway music director Rob Fisher serves as the Festival’s Goode Family Artistic Advisor for Musical Theater and American Songbook. Each season, Virginia Arts Festival performances are broadcast nationwide on American Public Radio’s Performance Today. The Festival’s arts education programs reach tens of thousands of schoolchildren each year through student matinees, in-school performances, artist residencies, master classes, and demonstrations.

About Williamsburg Live
The Virginia Arts Festival hosts an annual outdoor summer music event Williamsburg Live on The Lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg each June. Williamsburg Live offers a unique, beautiful setting for an intimate music festival experience designed to appeal to all the senses. Shaded by centuries-old trees, The Lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg is surrounded by history – the perfect spot to enjoy great music, delicious local food truck fare, and local and regional craft beers and wines. Past artists headliners include Allison Krauss, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Lake Street Dive, Rhiannon Giddens, Jason Isbell, Martina McBride, Amos Lee, Chris Thile, Leyla McCalla, The Wood Brothers, Shovels & Rope, Kenny Loggins, and Keb’ Mo’.

VAF Media Contact
Alli Pereira
apereira@vafest.org
757-282-2804