For nearly three decades, Lyle Lovett has defined the modern Texas singer-songwriter.  Fusing elements of the blues, country, folk, gospel and jazz, four-time Grammy winner Lovett - in a career that spans 14 albums and more than four million records sold – has created his own style of Americana, defying convention and breaking down barriers along the way. 

The Welcome Home to Aggieland concert features LYLE LOVETT And His Large Band, a formidable musical collective.  It’s a swinging Texas big band one minute; an R&B unit the next; an uptown jazz orchestra the one after that; and then a righteous gospel outfit.  Subtract a few players for a minute and the Large Band becomes a small one, perfectly suited for subtly enhancing the most intimate and understated songs from Lovett’s deep catalog.  Undoubtedly, his impeccably played instrumentation along with his achy, reedy voice, a nimble instrument itself that winds its way through country or jazz taking you along for a lovely ride.

“Lovett’s music distinctively melds folk, Texas swing, blues, jazz, gospel, and traditional country and western,” writes Reuters, “and the songs are often as infused with Texas spirit as tumbleweed and wide open plains.”  USA Today heralds his “Texas-sized cowboy jazz,” as Details Magazine adds, “he’ll make you want to trade your loft for a two-story house with a wraparound porch.”