SOPAC to Welcome Taj Mahal Trio, 6/30

World-Famous Bluesman Taj Mahal brings his trio to SOPAC June 30 at 7:30 p.m. Taj Mahal is a 2014 recipient of the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award alongside such luminaries as Jackson Browne, Loretta Lynn, and Flaco Jimenez. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American Blues, Taj Mahal has broadened his artistic scope to include music representing virtually every corner of the globe - the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America, Europe, the South Pacific and many more. Over the years, Taj Mahal's passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery.

Taj Mahal is a music legend and an international treasure. The two-time Grammy Award-winner emerged from the music scene of the 1960s as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who formed the band Rising Sons with fellow Blues musicians Ry Cooder and Jessie Lee Kincaid. He released his self-titled first album in 1968, and followed it with The Natch'l Blues (1968) and Giant Step (1969). With two Grammy Awards and nine Grammy Award nominations to his credit, you would think he might slow down a little, but this world-class artist constantly seeks inspiration with collaboration and innovation. Almost 50 years later he is still making music with some of the greatest musicians in the world. His recent collaborators include The Blind Boys of Alabama, Van Morrison, The Roots, Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band.

"What inspires me most about my career is that I've been able to make a living playing the music that I always loved and wanted to play since the early 50s," says Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal Trio will perform at SOPAC June 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $62-$77 and can be purchased online at SOPACnow.org, or by calling the box office at (973) 313-2787.

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