Taj Mahal Trio

Taj MAHAL, the two-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, film composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, comes to the FRANKLIN Theatre! In September 2014, some 50 years after moving to Los Angeles to form the band Rising Sons with fellow blues musician Ry Cooder and Jessie Lee Kincaid, Taj MAHAL HIGHTAILED IT TO NASHVILLE TO RECEIVE AN HONOR HE CALLED “one of the most powerful and wonderful things that could ever happen in my life.” Celebrating decades of recording and touring that have nearly singlehandedly reshaped the definition and scope of the blues via the infusion of exotic sounds from the Caribbean, Africa and South Pacific, the two-time GRAMMY winning singer, songwriter, film composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist was feted with the Lifetime Achievement for Performance Award at the 13th Annual Americana Honors and Awards. Nominated for a total of ten GRAMMY’s and Entertainer of the Year by the Blues Foundation, he’s collaborated with a wide range of artists over the years from Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters to Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and, with his latest project, Keb Mo. Sponsored by Jackson National Life Presented by Franklin Theatre Live