Ravinia 2026 Issue 3

JOE BONAMASSA Blues-rock superstar Joe Bonamassa is one of the most celebrated performing musicians of today. As a ve-time Grammy-nominated artist and -time Blues Music Award nominee (as well as a four-time winner), he achieved his th number-one album on Billboard ’s blues chart with his highly acclaimed th studio al- bum Breakthrough , which has been described as his most adventurous and genre-defying album to date. Only in his s, Bonamassa has become a living legend with an astounding multi-genre catalog. He has released more than albums, including studio and live recordings, as well as collaborative albums with his adventurous side projects: Black Country Communion and Rock Candy Funk Party. A proli c writer who is always on the hunt to expand his eclectic mu- sical horizons, Bonamassa has a limitless work ethic, whether it’s in the studio, on the road, or working with other artists to spur new music. In recent years, he has produced an immense number of albums including Joanne Shaw Tay- lor, Marc Broussard, Larry McCray, Jimmy Hall, Robert Jon & e Wreck, and others for his independent labels Journeyman Records and KTBA Records, and has also launched Jour- neyman LLC, a full-service artist management, record label, concert promotion, and marketing company that builds awareness for independent artists worldwide. Joe Bonamassa is making his Ravinia debut. HUNTERPAVILION 7:30 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 , 2026 CHICAGO SYMPHONYORCHESTRA JULES BUCKLEY, conductor and curator SHELÉA • DARREL WALLS † SARAHYOUNG † • ANNA AGOSTA † • MIKE HARVEY † THE MUSIC OF QUINCY JONES IntroMedley emes to Roots , Sanford and Son , and Ironside JONES “Call Me Mister Tibbs” from ey Call Me Mister Tibbs JONES “Shoot to Kill” from Mirage CALANDRELLI/JONES “ e Separation” from e Color Purple LUBBOCK/TEMPERTON ChicagoSymphonyOrchestra BURKE/GARNER “Misty” from Sarah Vaughan’s Vaughan and Violins JONES eme from e Pawnbroker Sheléa JONES “On Days Like ese” from e Italian Job DarrelWalls BERNSTEIN/SONDHEIM “Somewhere” from Aretha Franklin’s Hey Now Hey MADARA/WHITE “You Don’t Own Me” from Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts Sheléa – – JONES “Soul Bossa Nova” from Big Band Bossa Nova ChicagoSymphonyOrchestra TEMPERTON “Give Me the Night ” from George Benson’s Give Me the Night COLEMAN/WAKEFIELD/WRIGHT “One Hundred Ways” from e Dude DarrelWalls WONDER/ANDREWS “Betcha Wouldn’t Hurt Me” from e Dude Sheléa JANKEL/YOUNG “Ai No Corrida” from e Dude Sheléa,DarrelWalls PORCARO/BETTIS “Human Nature” from Michael Jackson’s riller JACKSON “Billie Jean” from Michael Jackson’s riller DarrelWalls TEMPERTON “Lady in My Life” from Michael Jackson’s riller Sheléa JACKSON “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You ” from Michael Jackson’s Bad Sheléa,DarrelWalls TEMPERTON “You Put a Move (on my Heart)” from Q’s Jook Joint Sheléa † Ravinia debut RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 91