Noam Pikelny & Friends at  the Uptown Theatre

JaM Cellars presents Noam Pikelny & Friends at The Uptown Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. Noam Pikelny is one of the preeminent banjoists of his generation. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the “pros’ top banjo picker,” Pikelny is a founding member of Punch Brothers, a string ensemble The Boston Globe calls “a virtuosic revelation,” and The New Yorker describes as “wide ranging and restlessly imaginative.”  In 2019, he was awarded the “Best Folk Album” Grammy for the Punch Brothers’ release All Ashore. Most recently, Pikelny has been performing with the new bluegrass band Mighty Poplar and co-hosting The Energy Curfew Music Hour, a Chris Thile and Punch Brothers musical variety podcast released by Audible in fall 2024. The Uptown Theatre, 1350 Third St., Napa, www.uptowntheatrenapa.com