Hejira – Celebrating Joni Mitchell

Extended Theatre Seated
Following a stellar performance in 2025, Hejira return to Brewery Arts.
Hejira is an outstanding 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter and Mingus, Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the much-lauded live album, Shadows And Light; it is from this album that the band Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire.
Comprising highly experienced, world class musicians, this band is fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead who not only has – in her own way – assimilated the poise, power and beauty of Joni’s vocals, but also plays guitar with Joni’s stylistic mannerisms. Expect an evening of the ‘great’ songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue, such as Amelia, Help Me, A Case Of You, Song For Sharon, Free Man in Paris and more.
Lineup:
Hattie Whitehead ~ vocals & guitarOllie Weston ~ tenor & soprano saxophonesChris Eldred ~ keyboardsPete Oxley ~ guitarDave Jones ~ bassRick Finlay ~ drumsMarc Cecil ~ percussion

• Friday 6 November 2026 — the show starts at 7:30 PM.
• Kendal Brewery Arts Centre is in Cumbria.
• Within a minute's walk of Kendal Brewery Arts Centre: Comida Food, Jintana and Brew Brothers; the nearest railway station is Kendal, about 12 minutes on foot (what's nearby).
• Hejira plays 1 more date on this tour.
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