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Mike Stern Live at The Sanctuary 

Fri. Nov 14, 2025 8:00pm - 11:00pm CST 
58 days away 
 
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The Guitar Sanctuary are proud to present Mike SternLive at The Sanctuary Music & Events Center on Friday November 14th at 8pm (Doors open at 7) with special guests Gabby Byrd & Pete Weise.

 

 

September 20, 2025: Bnois King, Denton Blues Festival

September 21, 2025: Mathias Latin, Denton Blues Festival

September 23, 2025: Mdou Moctar, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

September 24, 2025: Mdou Moctar, Radio/East, Austin

September 27, 2025: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

                                    Duke Ellington Orchestra, Nelson University at Schaeffer Center, Waxahatchie

October 1, 2025: Jon Cowherd, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

October 3, 2025: Jackie Venson, State Fair of Texas, Dallas

October 5, 2025: Kushal Das (sitar), Abhijit Banerjee (tabla), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin

October 9, 2025: Paul Cornish Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio

October 10 2025: Paul Cornish Trio, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin

                              Stanley Clarke, Carver Center, San Antonio

                              Richard Bona and Asante Trio, Royal Palace Restaurant and Lounge, Addison

October 11, 2025: Richard Bona and Asante Trio, Royal Palace Restaurant and Lounge, Addison

October 12, 2025: Joy Clark, Little Freddie King, Bobby Rush, Crescent City Blues Festival, New Orleans

October 13, 2025: Clarence Johnson III, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

October 17, 2025: Walter Smith III Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston

October 21, 2025: Lila Downs, Jones Hall, Houston

October 23, 2025: Joe McPhee, No Idea Festival, Dallas

October 24, 2025: Jackie Venson, Tulips FTW, Fort Worth

                                Camille Thurman Quartet, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

                                 Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

October 24-26, 2025, Joe McPhee, No Idea Festival, Austin

October 29, 2025: Chuck Redd, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

                                Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

November 5, 2025: Cory Weeds, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

November 10, 2025: Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

November 12, 2025: Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Meyerson, Dallas

November 14, 2025: Nicholas Payton Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston

                                   Wynton Marsalis, Grand Opera House, Galveston

                                    Mike Stern, Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney

November 15, 2025: Wynton Marsalis, Hogg Auditorium, Austin

                                   Mike Stern Band, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

                                    Kunal Gunjal (Santoor) & Amit Kavthekar (Tabla), ICMC, Plano

November 16, 2025: Wynton Marsalis, Hobby Center, Houston

February 22, 2026: Branford Marsalis Quaret, Wortham Theater, Houston

March 7, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wortham Theater, Houston

March 13, 2026: T.K. Blue and African Rhythms Alumni, A Tribute to Randy Weston, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

March 21, 2026: Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth

March 26-29, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet, John Scofield Trio, Marc Ribot, Shabaka, Mary Halvorson, Julian Lage Quartet, John Zorn (Various), Chicago Underground Duo, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Brandon Woody, Brian Marsella, Chad Taylor Quintet, Ches Smith Clone Row, Darius Jones Trio, Dave Douglas Gifts Quartet, Either/Orchestra, Harriet Tubman & Georgia Ann Muldrow, Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen, Matt Mitchelll's Zealous Angles, Miles Okazaki: The Compete Monk, Miles Okazaki Trickster, Nate Smith, Nik Bartsch, Nik Bartsch Ronin, Openness Trio, Orchestre Baobab, Patricia Brennan Septet, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Tim Berne, Tom Skinner, William Hooker Quartet, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee

April 1, 2026: Samara Joy, Winspear Opera House, Dallas

April 2, 2026: Kaia Kater, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas

April 10, 2026: Coltrane at 100 (Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Ndudzo Makhathini, Matt Garrison, Jefftain Watts), Cullen Theater, Houston

April 23-26, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

April 30-May 3, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston

May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin

 
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September 23, 2025: Mdou Moctar, White Oak Music Hall, Houston

September 24, 2025: Mdou Moctar, Radio/East, Austin

September 27, 2025: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

                                    Duke Ellington Orchestra, Nelson University at Schaeffer Center, Waxahatchie

October 1, 2025: Jon Cowherd, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

October 3, 2025: Jackie Venson, State Fair of Texas, Dallas

October 5, 2025: Kushal Das (sitar), Abhijit Banerjee (tabla), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin

October 9, 2025: Paul Cornish Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio

October 10 2025: Paul Cornish Trio, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin

                              Stanley Clarke, Carver Center, San Antonio

                              Richard Bona and Asante Trio, Royal Palace Restaurant and Lounge, Addison

October 11, 2025: Richard Bona and Asante Trio, Royal Palace Restaurant and Lounge, Addison

October 12, 2025: Joy Clark, Little Freddie King, Bobby Rush, Crescent City Blues Festival, New Orleans

October 13, 2025: Clarence Johnson III, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

October 17, 2025: Walter Smith III Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston

October 21, 2025: Lila Downs, Jones Hall, Houston

October 24, 2025: Jackie Venson, Tulips FTW, Fort Worth

                                Camille Thurman Quartet, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

                                 Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

                                 Joe McPhee, Alienated Majesty, No Idea Festival, Austin

October 25, 2025: Joe McPhee, Scottish Rite Theater, No Idea Festival, Austin

October 29, 2025: Chuck Redd, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

                                Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

November 5, 2025: Cory Weeds, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

November 10, 2025: Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

November 12, 2025: Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Meyerson, Dallas

November 14, 2025: Nicholas Payton Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston

                                   Wynton Marsalis, Grand Opera House, Galveston

                                    Mike Stern, Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney

November 15, 2025: Wynton Marsalis, Hogg Auditorium, Austin

                                   Mike Stern Band, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

                                    Kunal Gunjal (Santoor) & Amit Kavthekar (Tabla), ICMC, Plano

November 16, 2025: Wynton Marsalis, Hobby Center, Houston

February 22, 2026: Branford Marsalis Quaret, Wortham Theater, Houston

March 7, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wortham Theater, Houston

March 13, 2026: T.K. Blue and African Rhythms Alumni, A Tribute to Randy Weston, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

March 21, 2026: Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth

March 26-29, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet, John Scofield Trio, Marc Ribot, Shabaka, Mary Halvorson, Julian Lage Quartet, John Zorn (Various), Chicago Underground Duo, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Brandon Woody, Brian Marsella, Chad Taylor Quintet, Ches Smith Clone Row, Darius Jones Trio, Dave Douglas Gifts Quartet, Either/Orchestra, Harriet Tubman & Georgia Ann Muldrow, Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen, Matt Mitchelll's Zealous Angles, Miles Okazaki: The Compete Monk, Miles Okazaki Trickster, Nate Smith, Nik Bartsch, Nik Bartsch Ronin, Openness Trio, Orchestre Baobab, Patricia Brennan Septet, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Tim Berne, Tom Skinner, William Hooker Quartet, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee

April 1, 2026: Samara Joy, Winspear Opera House, Dallas

April 2, 2026: Kaia Kater, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas

April 10, 2026: Coltrane at 100 (Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Ndudzo Makhathini, Matt Garrison, Jefftain Watts), Cullen Theater, Houston

April 23-26, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

April 30-May 3, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston

May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin

 
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October 1, 2025: Jon Cowherd, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

October 3, 2025: Jackie Venson, State Fair of Texas, Dallas

October 5, 2025: Kushal Das (sitar), Abhijit Banerjee (tabla), Unity Church of the Hills, Austin

October 9, 2025: Paul Cornish Trio, JazzTX, San Antonio

October 10 2025: Paul Cornish Trio, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin

                              Stanley Clarke, Carver Center, San Antonio

                              Richard Bona and Asante Trio, Royal Palace Restaurant and Lounge, Addison

October 11, 2025: Richard Bona and Asante Trio, Royal Palace Restaurant and Lounge, Addison

October 12, 2025: Joy Clark, Little Freddie King, Bobby Rush, Crescent City Blues Festival, New Orleans

October 13, 2025: Clarence Johnson III, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

October 17, 2025: Walter Smith III Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston

October 21, 2025: Lila Downs, Jones Hall, Houston

October 24, 2025: Jackie Venson, Tulips FTW, Fort Worth

                                Camille Thurman Quartet, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

                                 Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

                                 Joe McPhee, Alienated Majesty, No Idea Festival, Austin

October 25, 2025: Joe McPhee, Scottish Rite Theater, No Idea Festival, Austin

                                Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

October 29, 2025: Chuck Redd, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

November 5, 2025: Cory Weeds, Parker Jazz Club, Austin

November 10, 2025: Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

November 12, 2025: Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Meyerson, Dallas

November 14, 2025: Nicholas Payton Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston

                                   Wynton Marsalis, Grand Opera House, Galveston

                                    Mike Stern, Guitar Sanctuary, McKinney

November 15, 2025: Wynton Marsalis, Hogg Auditorium, Austin

                                   Mike Stern Band, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

                                    Kunal Gunjal (Santoor) & Amit Kavthekar (Tabla), ICMC, Plano

November 16, 2025: Wynton Marsalis, Hobby Center, Houston

November 22,2025: Jim Snidero, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth

February 22, 2026: Branford Marsalis Quaret, Wortham Theater, Houston

March 7, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wortham Theater, Houston

March 13, 2026: T.K. Blue and African Rhythms Alumni, A Tribute to Randy Weston, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

March 21, 2026: Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth

March 26-29, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet, John Scofield Trio, Marc Ribot, Shabaka, Mary Halvorson, Julian Lage Quartet, John Zorn (Various), Chicago Underground Duo, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Brandon Woody, Brian Marsella, Chad Taylor Quintet, Ches Smith Clone Row, Darius Jones Trio, Dave Douglas Gifts Quartet, Either/Orchestra, Harriet Tubman & Georgia Ann Muldrow, Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen, Matt Mitchelll's Zealous Angles, Miles Okazaki: The Compete Monk, Miles Okazaki Trickster, Nate Smith, Nik Bartsch, Nik Bartsch Ronin, Openness Trio, Orchestre Baobab, Patricia Brennan Septet, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Tim Berne, Tom Skinner, William Hooker Quartet, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee

April 1, 2026: Samara Joy, Winspear Opera House, Dallas

April 2, 2026: Kaia Kater, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas

April 10, 2026: Coltrane at 100 (Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Ndudzo Makhathini, Matt Garrison, Jefftain Watts), Cullen Theater, Houston

April 23-26, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

April 30-May 3, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston

May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin

 
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Kunal Gunjal is an award winning Santoor artist and is a disciple of Pt. Shivkumar Sharma and
has performed with Pt. Shivkumar Sharma on stage. In addition to that he has performed in
various prestigious music festivals and conferences like Pune Festival, 17th Devnandan
Ubhyakar Yuva Sangeet Utsav, Festival organized by MUSIC TODAY, National Centre for the
Performing Arts (NCPA) and he recently performed at the Gunidas Sangeet Samelan where he
opened the festival for Ustad. Zakir Hussian. He has many accolades to his honor including the
Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Yuva Kalakar Puraskar and was also awarded at Vedic Heritage (NY,
USA) by Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj. Kunal is also a recipient of the National Scholarship,
awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and the Sawai Gandharva Scholarship.
Kunal has produced an album which features Santoor with Western Film Score Music first time
ever which won the Global Music Award in “World Music” in 2019. This album has also been
nominated for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2019.

 

Amit Kavthekar (“GANDA-BANDH SHAGIRD” of Late Ustad Allarakha) has rhythm running in 
his veins. At the early age of six, he was being groomed in the art of playing tabla by the 
legendary Ustad Allarakha. He has also been fortunate enough to be taught tabla intricacies by 
Ustad Zakir Hussain – a maestro in Indian classical music an international phenomenon in the 
fields of percussion and world music. Amit has played with many eminent Indian Classical 
Musicians such as Ustad Zakir Hussain and Sivamani on Zee TV in India, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan 
at Google Talks, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan at Berklee College of Music, Ustad Ashish Khan at 
Learnquest Festival at Regis College MA, Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta in Baithak, Boston MA, Pt. 
Kushal Das at MIT, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma in his Documentary directed by Jabbar Patel in India,

Pt. Jasraj in his vocal recital in Pune India and many others. Recently, Amit played at the United

Nations Day Concert 2018 with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Bangash and Amaan Ali 
Bangash as well as with the Refugee Orchestra project. Amit has frequent collaborations with 
western classical, jazz and fusion musicians – He is a member of the Purnalokha quartet along 
with David Balakrishnan of the grammy winning Turtle Island Quartet. He has also played with the 
Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra and is also a founder member of the band Sawaari, which 
explores music from different parts of the world. Recently, Amit started working with renowned 
and one of the best Jazz guitar players Al Di Meola and now he is the integral part of Al Di Meola 
acoustic trio Project. Amit is currently teaching Tabla in the New England School of Music based 
in Massachusetts. He also teaches master classes and workshops in universities.

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