Blues artist, Mississippi native Zac Harmon to perform at MSU
Contact: Brad Hill
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥旂哿κ悠碘檚 2016-17 Lyceum Series opens Sept. 28 with the performance of Zac Harmon, an award-winning guitarist, organist, blues singer and songwriter.
The university concert featuring the Jackson native will begin at 7 p.m. in the Bettersworth Auditorium of historic Lee Hall. Doors open 30 minutes prior.
General admission tickets are $25 and may be purchased by visiting , calling the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930 or visiting Colvard Student Union, Suite 314.
A limited number of free student tickets are available with valid MSU identification.
Harmon has earned a devoted national following for a musical style that combines old-school blues with modern lyrics and themes.
After beginning a professional career at age 16, he worked in California as a studio musician before becoming a writer and producer. In 1994, he received a Grammy Award nomination for producing tracks for Black Uhuru鈥檚 album 鈥淭he Mystical Truth.鈥
In 2002, Harmon recorded his first solo album, 鈥淟ive at Babe and Ricky鈥檚 Inn.鈥 Two years later, he and other members of the Mid-South Blues Revue won the Best Unsigned Blues Band Award at the International Blues Challenge.
Since then, he has been voted best new blues artist in XM Satellite Radio鈥檚 XM Nation Awards competition, and best new-artist debut for his album 鈥淭he Blues According to Zacariah.鈥
In addition to performing at the 2010 Mississippi Celebrates Its Grammy Legacy celebration, he received a Peavey Award from Gov. Haley Barbour for helping further the state鈥檚 musical heritage. Additional biographical information is found at .
For more information on this and other 2016-17 Lyceum Series artists, see .
Lyceum programs are organized by MSU鈥檚 Performing Arts Committee, which accepts tax-deductible donations via the MSU Foundation. To contribute, contact Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or ldurr@advservices.msstate.edu.