About Music Café

Open to Festival Credential Holders

The Sundance Film Festival Music Café, with daytime programming by ASCAP, continues to be one of the most popular draws at the Festival. It is dedicated to showcasing the exceptional talent of new artists, top names and emerging artists, and is a place where independent filmmakers can meet and interact with film composers and songwriters to encourage collaboration amongst all of these talents.

Over the last nine years, ASCAP has presented a stellar line-up of legendary and cutting-edge artists at the Music Café such as All American Rejects, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, India.Arie, Joseph Arthur with Ben Harper & Peter Gabriel, Augustana, Brazilian Girls, Edie Brickell, Jon Brion, Guy Clark, Clem Snide, Judy Collins, Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell, Billy Currington, John Doe, The Dresden Dolls, Mike Doughty, Mary Gauthier, Patty Griffin, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Emmylou Harris, Darren Hayes from Savage Garden, Imogen Heap, John Hiatt, Bruce Hornsby, Joe Jackson, Lyfe Jennings, Angelique Kidjo, Kings of Leon, Ben Kweller, Jonny Lang, Daniel Lanois, Los Pinguos, Martin Luther, Michael McDonald, Nellie McKay, Lori McKenna, Raúl Midón, Jason Mraz, Anna Nalick, Nickel Creek, Old 97’s, Fernando Osorio, Linda Perry, Glen Phillips, Damien Rice, Josh Ritter, Martin Sexton, Darrell Scott, Sweet Pea Atkinson & Was (Not Was) Quintet featuring Don & David Was, Wayne Kramer & Narada Michael Walden and Bernie Worrell, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright, Saul Williams, Bird York and many others.