The Tibet House Benefit Concert returned to Carnegie Hall for its 37th annual edition on Monday night (2/26), celebrating the Year of the Dragon with a show curated and artistic directed by Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson, both of whom also performed.
Patti Smith’s band served as house band as usual, and the lineup also featured Maggie Rogers and Joan Baez (who covered Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” together, in addition to their separate performances), Maya Hawke (who played an unreleased song, “Hang In There,” with Christian Lee Hutson, Shahzad Ismaily, and Scorchio Quartet), Jlin, Tenzin Choegyal, Bowen Yang, Gogol Bordello, The Philip Glass Ensemble, and more. To close out the night, everyone returned to the stage for a rendition of Baez’s “We Shall Overcome.”
See pictures from the night by Emilio Herce below.
Laurie Anderson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Laurie Anderson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Laurie Anderson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Laurie Anderson & Scorchio Quartet (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tenzin Choegyal (photo by Emilio Herce)
Scorchio Quartet (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tenzin Choegyal & Scorchio Quartet (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tenzin Choegyal (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maya Hawke & Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maya Hawke & Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maya Hawke & Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maya Hawke & Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maya Hawke & Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maya Hawke & Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maya Hawke & Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maya Hawke & Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Christian Lee Hutson (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jlin (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jlin (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jlin (photo by Emilio Herce)
Jlin (photo by Emilio Herce)
Philip Glass (photo by Emilio Herce)
Philip Glass (photo by Emilio Herce)
Philip Glass (photo by Emilio Herce)
Philip Glass Ensemble (photo by Emilio Herce)
Philip Glass Ensemble (photo by Emilio Herce)
Bowen Yang (photo by Emilio Herce)
Bowen Yang (photo by Emilio Herce)
Bowen Yang (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Shahzad Ismaily & Joan Baez (photo by Emilio Herce)
Shahzad Ismaily & Joan Baez (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers (photo by Emilio Herce)
Shahzad Ismaily & Joan Baez (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez (photo by Emilio Herce)
Joan Baez & Scorchio Quartet (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tenzin Choegyal & Joan Baez (photo by Emilio Herce)
Tenzin Choegyal & Joan Baez (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)
Gogol Bordello (photo by Emilio Herce)