Working in the sweet spot between folk, jazz and pop since the late 70’s with hits like “Chuck E.’s in Love,” Rickie Lee Jones remains an artist of boundless curiosity with a sophisticated cool sensibility. She returns to Rockport with a brand new album in tow, the American Songbook-inspired Pieces of Treasure.

Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the pop scene in 1978 with her smash hit single “Chuck E.’s in Love” and has made a career of fearlessly experimenting with her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed albums.  A cultural phenomenon, Rolling Stone magazine put her on its cover twice in two years, and Saturday Night Live gave her an unprecedented three songs for her second appearance.  Rickie is both a character in the songs and the songwriter singing, defying convention with her sometimes brazen sexuality and the mixed bag of jazz, rock and what has come to be known as ‘confessional’ songwriter performances.

In 2015, she released The Other Side of Desire was written, recorded and rooted in the city of New Orleans, where Jones lives on the opposite side of the street made famous by Tennessee Williams.  Produced by John Porter (of Roxy Music) and Mark Howard, it was the first new music Jones has written in over a decade, and thrust Jones back into the spotlight, garnering heaps of critical acclaim. Rickie hasn’t even begun to slow down. She put out a critically acclaimed memoir entitled Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour in 2021, and this spring released her new record Pieces of Treasure, featuring beloved tunes from the American Songbook.

Note: For some concerts, the window behind the stage may need to be covered for acoustical purposes. We do not always know which artists will need the window closed, but at a certain level of amplification, it is necessary.