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Amani Burnham - Debut Album Release Concert : FREE TICKET SHOW
FRIDAY, MAY 29 | 7:30PM SHOW / 6:30PM DOORS
UPDATE: Recent and unrelenting weather events have caused a delay in the completion of the final phase of our stage replacement project. Accordingly, we are rescheduling Friday’s show. A new date for our presentation of Amani Burnham will be announced soon. In the meantime, please note these two exciting and nearby opportunities to see Amani as he tours in support of his debut album:
Tuesday, June 2: Joe’s Pub, NYC
Tickets and information here .
Friday, July 10: The Kate, Old Saybrook, CT
Tickets and information here.
Amani Burnham - the 20-year-old blues-rock sensation and Connecticut-based artist who has captivated millions on social media with his raw talent and magnetic presence - is ready to take flight with Roots & Wings, his debut album on the acclaimed Blind Pig Records label. The 12-track collection showcases Amani's remarkable guitar work—played uniquely with his right-hand thumb rather than a pick—alongside soulful vocals and introspective songwriting. From the turbo-charged instrumental "Fastlane" to the deeply personal title track reflecting on his Ethiopian roots, the album crackles with groovy blues-rock riffs, cosmic solos, and stinging vibrato. Recorded at the renowned Carriage House Studios with a classic power-trio setup, Roots & Wings honors the legacy of blues-rock giants while heralding a bold new voice for a new generation.
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We greatly look forward to presenting Amani this season and will keep you updated. If you already claimed a free ticket to this show, it will be honored on the new date. No other season dates will be affected.
“Meet Amani Burnham, the budding blues-rock hero blending fingerstyle technique with SRV tone. Burnham is blowing minds with his fretwork.” – Guitar World (APRIL, 2026)
"A spectacular new blues guitar force." —Blues Chronicles
“With Roots and Wings Amani Burnham blazes his own trail, following closely in the lights of guitarists like Hendrix and Stevie Vaughan, but brings is own fierce styles of towering rhythms and blistering leads on his songs.” — Living Blues
20 year-old Connecticut-based Amani Burnham will be releasing his debut album Roots & Wings (Blind Pig Records) on May 29! Experience his Levitt Pavilion debut - the first free show of the 2026 Season - and clock your bragging rights now!
Seventy years after its initial recording, blues-rock artist Amani Burnham posted a video of himself playing Muddy Waters’ “Hoochie Coochie Man.” It was surreal to see a 19-year-old on Instagram wielding a white Fender Stratocaster with such dexterous ferocity and sensual charisma.
In his hands, the Willie Dixon blues standard sounded sexy and dangerous again. At the time, Amani hadn’t been playing guitar for very long, and the post was simply a natural extension of his love for blues-rock. Yet his fluid soloing and electrifying showmanship captured the imagination of blues fans and seasoned professional musicians alike, inadvertently heralding the arrival of a new blues dynamo.
Today, Amani is stepping out from behind the screen with his debut album, Roots & Wings, coming soon on Blind Pig Records. The 12-track collection showcases Amani's remarkable guitar work—played uniquely with his right-hand thumb rather than a pick—alongside soulful vocals and introspective songwriting. From the turbo-charged instrumental "Fastlane" to the deeply personal title track reflecting on his Ethiopian roots, the album crackles with groovy blues-rock riffs, cosmic solos, and stinging vibrato. Recorded at the renowned Carriage House Studios with a classic power-trio setup, Roots & Wings honors the legacy of blues-rock giants while heralding a bold new voice for a new generation.
Since starting on social media in late 2023, Amani has amassed more than 240,000 followers and nearly 30 million cumulative views on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. “Blues, like nature, has to keep evolving,” Amani says. “You can trace heavy metal, prog rock, grunge, everything, back to it. I want to be a part of that evolution.”
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May 29, 2026 | 7:30 pm