The MACC will be collecting donations for the Maui Food Bank during this event. We ask that our patrons bring needed items for those impacted by the wildfires. Donation bins will be located near the MACC's main entry gates. Ticket holders who bring donations will have the opportunity to enter a drawing to win an autographed poster and a private meet & greet with John Cruz!

"John is a great songwriter and a great singer...he's one of the best." -- Jackson Browne

John Cruz's Songs and Stories Tour is "weaving the gift of storytelling with music and songs.

 Multi-Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winner John Cruz is one of Hawaiʻi’s most talented and beloved Artists. Known for his heartfelt melodies and passionate, soulful vocals that his fans have grown to love, John engages audiences with his rich storytelling through songs ranging from Hawaiian to Blues, Folk, Americana, Roots, and Country. His music references Hawaiian roots while incorporating contemporary folk-rock rhythms and riffs.

His first album, Acoustic Soul spawned the radio hits Shine On, Sitting in Limbo, and Island Style, which has become a local anthem known around the world (including President Obama’s iPod song list) and won two Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, including one for Most Promising Artist. In 2005, John added a Grammy Award to his list of honors, as part of the compilation CD Slack Key Guitar Volume 2, which won the first Grammy ever awarded for Hawaiian Music.

John Cruz has collaborated with such artists as Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, Eddie Vedder, Jimmy Buffett, Lisa Loeb, and Phish frontman Trey Anastasio. He was named "Best Singer-Songwriter" by Hawai‘i Magazine in 2008. His 2nd album One of These Days debuted at #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and #6 on the Billboard World Chart, and earned the Nā Hōkū Award for Contemporary Album of the Year, and was named one of "The Top 25 Greatest Hawai‘i Albums of the New Century" by Honolulu Magazine in 2012. He won his most recent Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award in 2022 for the Music Video of his song It’s Time to Build A Bridge.

Show Opener, Blayne Asing, is a Hawaiʻi-born musician who has established himself as the next generation of island singer-songwriters. His original compositions are reminiscent of the folk stars of yesteryear, whose music invokes emotions of love, conflict, maturity, and longing.

After he was awarded Most Promising Artist at the 2016 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award, Blayne has been collaborating with many famous Hawaiʻi-based groups and artists such as Henry Kapono, Brother Noland, John Cruz, and Kalapana.