Advertisement
Jake Blount presented by Focal Point Friends of Old-Time MusicSunday, November 22nd, 2026
Doors 6:30pm / Show 7pm
Tickets in Advance $26 (includes all fees)
Tickets Day of Show $30 (cash) / $31 (card)
Jake Blount is a performer and scholar of Black folk music based in Providence, RI. Initially recognized for his skill as a string band musician, Blount has synthesized his scholarly and artistic pursuits into a diverse performance practice that has taken him to Carnegie Hall, Newport Folk Festival, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and beyond. His albums, released on Free Dirt Records and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, have been featured in best-of lists from NPR, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone. His scholarly publications include “Jail the Zombie: Black Banjoists, Biopolitics, and Archives,” published in Modern American History. He also served as a music consultant for the movie Sinners, and performed on the soundtrack of Ken Burns’s The American Revolution. Blount holds an A.M. in Musicology and Ethnomusicology from Brown University, where he is working toward a Ph.D. in the same and a second master’s degree in Anthropology. A new string band record is forthcoming in September 2026.
Advertisement
Event venue
2720 Sutton Blvd, Maplewood, MO, United States, Missouri 63143, Richmond Heights, United States
Tickets
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.