Memphis Women in Jazz: Deb Swiney, Patrice Williamson, & Joyce Cobb
Memphis Women in Jazz: Deb Swiney, Patrice Williamson, and Joyce Cobb
The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Saturday, April 4th, 2026
Doors open at 7:00 PM | Show at 7:30 PM
$20 in advance | $25 at the door
Crosstown Arts presents Memphis Women in Jazz a first-of-its-kind concert featuring two master vocalists: Deborah Swiney and Patrice Williamson
Both raised in the church choirs of Memphis, they took different paths to jazz greatness. Swiney, former backup vocalist for Al Green and Founder of the Annual Sunset Jazz at Court Square Concert Series brings a soulful, brassy resonance known to keep you entertained. Williamson, returning home from her role as a professor at Berklee College of Music, brings a global reputation as a “breathtaking” improviser and classical flutist-turned-jazz-virtuoso. Together, they represent the full spectrum of the genre—a Memphis soul illuminating the world of jazz.