Davina and the Vagabonds

“A little Amy Winehouse here, and a little Great American Songbook-influenced songcraft there.” — Rolling StoneAmerican Songwriter calls the band “fun, frisky, and alive.” NPR calls her voice “sassy, salty, sweet.” DownBeat says simply, “Davina is a one-of-a-kind performer.” Now Davina and the Vagabonds bring their acclaimed show to Westchester’s most intimate theater—bringing old-fashioned New Orleans jazz and blues into the 21st century. Fronting the band is singer, pianist, and songwriter Davina Sowers, whose voice has drawn comparisons to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, and Billie Holiday—though really, she sounds like nobody but herself. Pulling from Fats Domino, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Aretha Franklin, and Tom Waits, the band moves through a century of American music in a single set: New Orleans jazz, Memphis soul, gospel, ragtime, blues, and a little Kurt Weill-style theatrical edge. It’s music with deep roots, played with the energy and personality of a band firmly planted in the present. This isn’t a band you’ll catch on every tour swing through the area. If old-fashioned New Orleans jazz and blues brought into the 21st century sounds like your kind of night out, this is the one to grab tickets for.