'Southern Comfort' with Regina Carter

On Stage

Regina Carter
It’s time for some Southern Comfort when Regina Carter makes a rare appearance in the area. The acclaimed jazz violinist pays homage to her grandfather, a coal miner in Alabama, and celebrates the joyous folk music that infused her early childhood, which was reflected in the 2014 CD of the same name. She interprets her family roots through a modern lens as she explores blues, gospel, spirituals, folk and country music as they evolved with jazz, R&B and global influences, and covers traditional southern songs as well as a couple of notable classics. Carter goes to a profoundly deep place that will surprise those who only know her as the swinging jazz violinist from Detroit. She began the project by researching the folk tunes her paternal grandfather would have heard as he toiled in the mines — and the project expanded to include other folk tunes of the region. She sought out distant relatives and books about the era in which her grandfather lived. From there, she dug into the collections of Appalachian field recordings from folklorists such as Alan Lomax and John Work III. 
Sunday, March 6, 7 p.m. $57, $47 and $40. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or

In Concert

Musical Cuisine
Old Westbury Gardens is the setting for a concert of chamber masterworks in the grand ambience of Westbury House’s Red Ballroom. The Chamber Players International ensemble performs, featuring guest soloists pianist Julia Zilberquit, violinist Bela Horvath and violist Mialtin Zhezha. They’ll present the keyboard masterworks of J.S. Bach, including his Italian Concerto, and concertos in E major, BWV 1053, and G minor, BWV 1058.
Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m.; a buffet reception follows. $60. Old Westbury Gardens, 71, Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. (877) 444-4488 or www.chamberplayersinternational.org.