National Program Director Shlomo Lipetz started his City Winery career as Talent Buyer for the NYC club, putting the location on the map as one of the leading clubs in the world. Among the variety of diverse concerts he has programmed, Shlomo has booked artists including Prince, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Natalie Cole, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Esperanza Spalding, and Rufus Wainwright. Shlomo currently oversees City Winery’s national programming efforts, directing local Talent Buyers and coordinating exclusive multi-venue concert tours with artists such as Marianne Faithfull, Sinéad O’Connor, Joan Armatrading, John McCauley of Deer Tick, and Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell. Shlomo supervises programming for nearly 1,200 shows each year.

Shlomo strives to maintain City Winery’s presence as a leader in the local and global music communities, understanding the venue’s responsibility for music stewardship and social involvement. He has directed new partnerships this past year with State of the Union, which raises funds for the Americana Music Association and the Newport Folk Festival, as well as Farm Aid and The Tibet House.

He has also been instrumental in the Michael Dorf Presents series, co-producing these annual / bi-annual tribute shows at Carnegie Hall.