Dan Zanes & Friends create fun-filled, rockin’ interactive dance parties wherever they go, performing exuberant, handmade 21st-century music that transcends language, genre, and age. Kids bounce to the catchy and playful tunes while adults appreciate the hip musicality that attracts collaborators such as Deborah Harry, Lou Reed, Blind Boys of Alabama and Philip Glass. Grammy-award winning Zanes & Friends occupy a unique place in American music where sea shanties, North American and West Indian folk music, Mexican son jarocho, the spirit of early rock-and-roll and soulful originals come together in an extravaganza fit for kids and “kid sympathizers” alike.