Tributes to Elton John, Garth Brooks will be part of Community Concert Association season

Tributes to Elton John and Garth Brooks, a cappella vocals, folk, jazz and classical are on the playbill for the Community Concert Association of Morgan City’s 2023-24 season.

The season opens Sept. 11 with a tribute to country star Garth Brooks. The season runs through April 2024.

Adult season tickets are $40, or $10 for K-12 students.

Individual tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for students.

Patron subscriptions are also available. For more information, go to www.morgancitylive.com.

All concerts will be at 7 p.m. in the Schreier Theatre at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium.

The new season’s performers, with information taken from promotional material:

Sept. 11
Key of G!

By age 8, AJ Bisto was already a veteran wedding singer and the lead for a band performing at a local American Legion post.

As an adult, he was inspired to create Key of G! when he was hired by a cruise line to perform as Garth Brooks in variety shows.

Since then, he has performed his musical tribute to the No. 1-selling solo artist of all time.

Oct. 5
Vox Fortura

The classical crossover group from the United Kingdom reached the semifinals of “Britain’s Got Talent” by bringing classical vocals back to the mainstream.

Their repertoire includes music from Elgar and Bizet’s “Pearl Fishers” but also David Bowie, John Legend and Ed Sheeran.

Nov. 6
Backtrack Vocals

The five-person a cappella singing group transforms familiar pop, funk, Motown, standards and Broadway tunes with new arrangements.

Backtrack Vocals recently won “New York’s Got Talent” for season six to go with TV appearances on NBC, Fox and PBS.

Jan. 29
Jason Fabus Trio

Jason Fabus leads the jazz combo, a staple in the budding jazz and swing dancing scene in Los Angeles.

The group focuses on tight and swinging arrangements, including jazz from the 1920-50s era. Their stylings have been compared to the Nat King Cole Trio and Paul Desmond.

March 11
Bennie & the Jets

Greg Ransom’s interest in the piano led him to study theory, harmony and madrigal.

At age 21, he was playing in a hotel when the owner requested an Elton John song. Ransom responded with “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues.”

By 1995, he had formed Bennie & the Jets, an Elton John tribute band, and began touring the world.

April 11
Sounds of
Silence Tribute

Stephen Delepoulos and Johnny Phillips of the band Burlap to Cashmere evoke memories of the 1970s Greenwich Village folk scene.

You’ll hear songs by Simon and Garfunkel as well as other singer-songwriters of that time, including Bob Dylan, John Denver, Harry Chapin and Cat Stevens.