Croce Plays Croce

After 50 years and over 50 million records sold, Jim Croce’s legacy as an iconic singer/songwriter is firmly cemented. A.J. Croce, a Billboard charting singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and performer, returns this fall, bringing Jim’s classic songs to the stage with his “Croce Plays Croce” Throughout the past seven years, A.J.’s “Croce Plays Croce” tour has sold out performing arts centers across America.
Over the past three decades, A.J. Croce has established his reputation as a piano player and vocal stylist who pulls from various musical traditions and anti-heroes — part New Orleans, part juke joint, part soul. From his ten studio albums, it’s clear that he holds an abiding love for all types of musical genres: Blues, Soul, Pop, Jazz, and Rock n’ Roll. A virtuosic piano player, Croce toured with B.B. King and Ray Charles before reaching the age of 21, and over his career, he has performed with a wide range of musicians, from Willie Nelson to the Neville Brothers to Béla Fleck and Ry Cooder. A.J. has also co-written songs with formidable tunesmiths like Leon Russell, Dan Penn, Robert Earl Keen, and multi-Grammy winner Gary Nicholson. His albums have all charted on an impressive array of charts: Top 40, Blues, Americana, Jazz, College, and Radio 1. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter has landed 22 singles on various Top 20 charts. His songwriting and style have evolved from Jazz & Blues on his debut and sophomore albums to the roots-rock of the more recent collaborative recordings like Cantos with Ben Harper, Twelve Tales with Allen Toussaint, and Just Like Medicine with Vince Gill.
A.J. discovered a fascinating phenomenon on the first “Croce plays Croce” tour. “People often come in thinking the show will be a quiet, nostalgic, precious display of my father’s songs – but it’s not precious. We give them an energetic, live show. The audience expects one thing, but by the time they leave, they realize they got something completely different — and they leave not only with a new perspective on Jim but as fans of mine as well.”
*As a reminder, no outside food or drink is permitted in the venue. Any patron found with outside alcohol is subject to removal. Backpacks and large bags are not permitted inside the venue.