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SUMMARY:Raneem + Better in Color at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Raneem + Better in Color in an evening full of original music and colorful covers. \nTICKETS: $10 advance | $15 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Crosstown Arts is requesting proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \n\n\n\nRaneem Imam is a singer/songwriter and producer from Memphis\, Tennessee. She graduated cum laude from Rhodes College with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Throughout college\, she began to hone in on her songwriting\, co-producing her first mixtape “DIALOGUE.” in 2017 and\, later\, her solo debut “Wise Up” in 2018. Toward the end of 2018\, she was awarded the prestigious Robert H. Buckman Fellowship to spend a semester abroad in England studying music production and performance at the University of Kent Medway. The Rhodes College Music Department also granted her the Jane Hyde Summer Fellowship award to fund her first solo project during the 2019-2020 academic year. \nHer recent single “Nothing Lasts Forever” timely debuted a week before the COVID-19 crisis hit the U.S. and rapidly progressed into a pandemic. A nostalgic pop tune that bittersweetly reminisces on memories from the past\, the music and lyrics have become somewhat of an anthem to her senior year of college being cut short and having to say an abrupt goodbye to friends\, teachers\, and also to the last days of being a carefree college student. Though some days are happier than others\, life is constantly balancing out the good and the bad. Just as nothing good can last forever\, neither can the bad. “Nothing Lasts Forever” reassures the listener of this balance with an upbeat digital production juxtaposing a somber melodic line.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/raneem-better-in-color-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reba Russell Band: Blues in 22
DESCRIPTION:Memphis blues singer-songwriter Reba Russell will perform in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTICKETS: $10 advance | $12 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Crosstown Arts is requesting proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \n\n\n\nReba Russell and The Reba Russell Band are names synonymous with the Memphis music scene and the blues. \nReba Russell got her start in the early 1980s with bands Visions\, Portrait\, and Reba Russell and the Portables. These days\, she’s fronting The Reba Russell Band\, and she’s covered most bases in the music industry. \nReba is a published songwriter\, vocalist\, guitarist\, backing vocalist\, bandleader and producer\, as well as a touring and recording artist. She and her band have toured throughout the United States and Europe and have released eight independent original blues albums. Reba and her band members have countless recording credits with a multitude of various artists. \nIn 2018\, The Reba Russell Band was honored to receive a brass note on Beale Street. \nCurrent members of the Reba Russell Band are Wayne Russell (bass)\, Robert Nighthawk Tooms (keys and harp)\, James Cunningham (drums)\, Jeff Jensen (guitar)\, and Reba Russell (vocals and acoustic guitar).
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/reba-russell-band-blues-in-22/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Peter Bernstein
DESCRIPTION:Due to rising Covid cases\, Peter Bernstein’s January 11th performance in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts has been postponed. Crosstown Arts is issuing full refunds to ticket holders. Thank you for understanding!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrosstown Arts presents Peter Bernstein in The Green Room\, performing with several of the finest musicians from the Memphis jazz scene.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $18 advance | $22 door | $10 student ticket (with student ID)\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*The artist has requested proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \nJazz guitarist Peter Bernstein (b. 1967\, New York City) has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. During that time\, he has participated in over 200 recordings and numerous festival\, concert\, and club performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader\, Peter has released 12 albums and a DVD\, Live at Smoke. \nHe got his first break while attending the New School when he met the legendary guitarist Jim Hall. Hall asked Peter to participate in his Invitational Concert as part of the 1990 JVC Jazz Festival. The event featured such guitarists as John Scofield and Pat Metheny and was released as “Live at Town Hall Vol. 2” by Music Masters. Hall noted that Peter “…has paid attention to the past as well as the future. He is the most impressive guitarist I’ve heard. He plays the best of them all for swing\, logic\, feel and taste.” Also in 1990\, Peter Bernstein was discovered by alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson and took part in the first of four recordings with him. He was a regular member of his group throughout the 1990s. “Some people just have it.” Donaldson said. “…most of the time you have to teach someone what to do\, but Peter knows it all.” \nPeter has also enjoyed long musical associations with legendary drummer Jimmy Cobb (Cobb’s Mob)\, as well as organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart as a member of their highly acclaimed trio. The New York Times called them “the best organ trio of the last decade”. Together they recorded a dozen of records\, all of which display their distinctive sound\, whether exploring the depths of jazz standards or playing their original compositions. From 1995 through 1997\, Peter was a member of Joshua Redman’s band and played on Redman’s Freedom in the Groove CD. He played with Diana Krall’s quartet from 1999 through 2001 and with Dr. Lonnie Smith\, the legendary organist who made his debut on the George Benson Cookbook albums. He has also recorded five CDs with organist Melvin Rhyne\, known for his association with Wes Montgomery. In addition\, Peter has appeared in groups led by Sonny Rollins\, Bobby Hutcherson\, George Coleman\, David Fathead Newman\, Etta Jones and Nicholas Payton. \nCurrent Projects include a solo record\, “Solo Guitar – Live at Smalls” in 2013\, the albums “Let Loose” w/ Gerald Clayton\, Doug Weiss\, and Bill Stewart in 2016 and “Signs LIVE!”\, featuring pianist Brad Mehldau\, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Gregory Hutchinson\, in 2017\, both released on Smoke Session Records as well as the highly acclaimed organ trio with organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart with whom he has released numerous albums and toured world wide for almost 30 years. The most recent releases are “Ramshackle Serenade” (2014) and “Toy Tunes” (2018)\, both on Pirouet records. \n“Peter’s an extremely elegant musician with a gorgeous tone that seems to relax you when you hear it.” – The Jazz Bakery\, Los Angeles \n“The jazz guitarist\, among the most sought after in the New York area\, has a feather-light touch\, an encyclopedic knowledge of chords and the ability to play standards like he’s inventing them on the spot.” – The Los Angeles Daily News \n“Mr. Bernstein is a fluidly improvising guitarist in the post-bop tradition\, with control over harmony and a beautiful sound.” – The New York Times
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/peter-bernstein/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The (blank) Dicks present "Come\, Christmas! Cumback!"
DESCRIPTION:Your favorite queer country band\, The (blank) Dicks\, present “Come\, Christmas! Cumback!” in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $10 advance | $15 day of show \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nFire up the prayer chain and clutch your pearls\, because Christmas is coming and so are The (blank) Dicks! After a long medical hiatus (we’re not saying who\, but someone had an “incident” at the bathhouse that required a full restringing of their guitar\, if you know what I mean)\, your favorite queer country band is back for their first show under a new name\, to be revealed for the first time at the show! They’ll ruin your favorite holiday songs\, unload some special gifts and guests from Santa’s big ole sack\, and make the yuletide gay\, gay\, gay\, gay\, gay. So gather up the family\, tell them all to leave you alone and stay home for at least one night for the love of God\, and then skip on down to Crosstown for the holiday show you deserve! \nRegionally notorious\, five-time Grammy ineligible\, and generally just filthy\, The (blank) Dicks are the queer country band your whole youth group is praying about. Formerly known as the D*xie Dicks and currently known as a big disappointment to all their families\, they’re Charlotte Watson\, Brandon Ticer\, Brandon Pugh\, and Joel Parsons\, and they love each other very much.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-blank-dicks-present-come-christmas-cumback/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all presents stars of The Black Opry Revue
DESCRIPTION:Folk All Y’all presents stars of The Black Opry Revue\, a collective celebrating Black artists in Americana/country\, featuring Lizzie No\, Jett Holden\, Roberta Lea\, Tylar Bryant\, and The Reverend Shawn Amos\, with special guest Toni Mack. This show is sponsored by Folk All Y’all patrons and presented in collaboration with Crosstown Arts. \nTICKETS: $20 (suggested ticket price)\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n*Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test that was administered by or under the supervision of a healthcare provider within 48 hours of the concert date is required for entry. Masks must be worn throughout the show. \nBlack Opry amplifies Black artists and celebrates Black fans of country\, blues\, folk\, and Americana music. The online outlet and collective\, founded by country music journalist and activist Holly G\, will bring a stellar lineup to The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a one-night-only performance on December 16\, 2021. \nFeatured artists include Lizzie No\, Jett Holden\, Roberta Lea\, Tylar Bryant\, and Reverend Shawn Amos\, with special guest Toni Mack. A showcase of country and Americana’s greatest emerging voices\, the event shines a much-deserved and needed spotlight on Black artists within these genres. The concert follows The Black Opry’s historic presence at AmericanaFest 2021\, including their official panel Black Opry Presents: The Unbroken Black Circle\, and a recent feature by NPR Music. Intimate\, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters\, proudly presented in Memphis\, Folk All Y’all is a public listening room series dedicated to providing artists and audiences with unforgettable music experiences.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/folk-all-yall-presents-stars-of-the-black-opry-revue/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tm. Prudhomme’s “False starts\, Fake ending”
DESCRIPTION:Tm. Prudhomme\, a Fall 2021 Crosstown Arts resident artist\, performs in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTICKETS: $10 advance | $12 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nCome celebrate/mourn the final day of Tm. Prudhomme’s Crosstown Arts’ artist residency! A cavalcade of músicos* will present renditions of compositions old and new. Prepare to be confused and confounded by “songettes\,” visual mis-cues\, and happenstance! Masks required\, diapers optional. \n* Steve Shelley\, Tripp Lamkins\, Keith Cooper\, Dustin Cropps\, Andrew Geraci\, et al. \nTm. Prudhomme has steadily performed and recorded with a variety of musical acts around the country and abroad for the past 35+ years. While having experience as a record producer\, music publisher\, booking agent\, and label chief\, he primarily identifies as a songwriter\, credited with over 100 original compositions released on over 10 studio albums by various artists and labels. \n“Works are often informed by our experiences; by what we see\, hear\, and do. I like to attend art openings\, street festivals\, political rallies and other free events … especially when they have a band! And more so if i’m in that band.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tm-prudhommes-false-starts-fake-ending/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Deborah Swiney with Special Guest Ra Kalam Bob Moses
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Deborah Swiney with Ed Finney\, Bob Buckley\, and special guest drummer Ra Kalam Bob Moses in The Green Room. \nTICKETS: $10 advance | $15 day of the show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nAbout Deborah Swiney:\nDeborah’s affinity for music started at an early age with piano lessons and being active in music\, whether in church or in school. Growing up in a musical family\, music had no borders. If the walls of her home could sing\, they’d reverberate the sounds of Nancy Wilson\, Aretha Franklin\, The Staple Singers\, The Carpenters\, and B.B. King\, all mixed together; not to mention classical music\, having a Memphis Symphony Orchestra bassoonist for a big brother. \nBeing on the local music scene\, Deborah\, a Memphian\, eventually landed a position as a backup vocalist for the legendary Al Green during the ‘90s\, which led to an international touring experience that included performances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show. \nThat was then and this is now. In a city that loves its blues\, rock\, jazz\, and gospel\, Deborah has carved out a niche uniquely her own. This is evident with her highly praised co-produced debut album\, I Remember Rio\, a Brazilian-inspired album with “Memphis-Soul seasoning” (All about Jazz). I Remember Rio is filled with classic Bossa Nova standards and tunes written by the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim\, as well as Deborah Swiney’s “Bossa Nova Casanova” and guitarist Ed Finney’s title song\, “I Remember Rio.” Jazz Weekly describes her as bringing “ a strong and Sarah Vaughan-esque voice to deliver soulful reads of Brazilian…” Transcending the standard definition of a jazz songstress\, her melodic and sultry approach to bossa nova and other Brazilian stylings are natural without betraying her Bluff City roots. \nAbout Ra Kalam Bob Moses:\nBob Moses\, born January 28\, 1948 in New York City\, NY\, is an American jazz drummer. Bob Moses’ life has been a continuous quest for vision\, spirit\, compassion\, growth\, and mastery in a multiplicity of art forms. A partial list of stellar musicians Bob Moses has worked and/or recorded with both as a leader and a sideman includes: Charles Mingus\, Rahsaan Roland Kirk\, Jim Pepper\, Larry Coryell\, The Free Spirits\, Dave Liebman\, Gary Burton\, Keith Jarrett\, Steve Swallow\, Michael Gibbs\, Pat Metheny\, Lyle Mays\, Paul Bley\, Herbie Hancock\, Jack DeJohnette\, Jaco Pastorius\, Hal Galper\, Michael Brecker\, Randy Brecker\, Steve Kuhn\, Sheila Jordan\, Bobby McFerrin\, Dave Sanborn\, Bill Frisell\, Eddie Gomez\, Don Alias\, John Scofield\, Terumasa Hino\, Dave Holland\, Charlie Haden\, Hermeto Pascoal\, Jovinos Santos Neto\, Danillo Perez\, David Sanchez\, Chucho Valdes\, Jimmy Slyde\, Savion Glover\, Gregory Hines\, Stan Strickland\, Tiger Okoshi\, Nana Vasconcelos\, Obo Addy\, John Medeski\, Vernon Reid\, DJ Logic\, Badal Roy\, Ravikiran\, Master Anand\, Raqib Hassan\, Sam Rivers\, Pharoah Sanders\, Tisziji Muñoz\, and many others. \nAbout Ed Finney:\nWhen you think of Memphis\, you think of music\, and Ed Finney\, aka Jupiter-Skyfish\, personifies this concept. Born and raised in Memphis\, Finney started playing guitar in the early ’60s and immediately took to playing the blues. He soon discovered jazz\, which has been his passion ever since. \nEd Finney’s experience includes: recording with Stax legendaries such as Isaac Hayes\, Carla Thomas and David Porter; touring with Otis Redding; opening for Al Green\, Chick Corea\, The Doors\, Frank Zappa\, and many more. Finney’s most recent recording project was as music director for Deborah Swiney’s debut CD\, “I Remember Rio.” \nFinney has followed music around the world\, which is articulated in his compositions layered with rich styles and rhythms from Mexico\, Morocco\, Brazil \,and many other countries. When not writing music\, Finney teaches others to play guitar\, which is part of his dream “for all beings to have access to creativity.” \nAbout Bob Buckley:\nBob Buckley is a long-time Memphis sideman specializing in rhythm section work. He has backed such acts as the Drifters\, The Platters\, and the Coasters. Other rhythm and blues artists include Bobby Little and James Austin. These formative years included the opportunity to hang and sit in with heroes such as Little Milton\, James Williams\, Calvin Newborn\, and R.L. Burnside. “Being able to sit in and play or rehearse with these guys early on set an example I’m still building on today\,” says Buckley. Providing a pocket with some of the best drummers in the world is the Memphis tradition and Buckley holding down the fort. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/deborah-swiney-with-special-guest-ra-kalam-bob-moses/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Aaron James: "I Don't Think About You Anymore"
DESCRIPTION:Join indie/folk artist Aaron James (of Memphis’ Unapologetic.) for his first live solo show since February 2020 at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTICKETS: $15 advance | $20 day of show\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm< \nThis show\, entitled “I Don’t Think About You Anymore\,” will explore themes of letting go — from memories of a past love and the old versions of ourselves we can be afraid to grow away from to all the anxieties we’ve developed over this past year and a half of confusion and bewilderment. Aaron will be debuting several new songs\, including tracks from his upcoming three-song EP “Sunrise\,” set to release December 3. Come with something to leave behind. \nMasks must be worn at all times during the performance. The Green Room is located at Crosstown Arts (inside Crosstown Concourse) on the second floor at the top of the red spiral staircase.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/aaron-james-i-dont-think-about-you-anymore-at-crosstown-arts/
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SUMMARY:QEMIST and NICOTHEGODDESS
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents electronic artist Qemist and singer-songwriter NICOTHEGODDESS live in The Green Room. \nTICKETS: $10 \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nQemist is a multi-faceted electronic artist from Memphis\, TN\, who has mastered a wide range of production and music creation techniques. Having toured and performed at festivals like Deep Tropics and SXSW\, Qemist has been met with outstanding reviews for his heady club mixes and melodic and refreshing lounge-style productions. \nNICOTHEGODDESS is a singer/songwriter and classical violist from North Little Rock\, AR. NICOTHEGODDESS was classically trained in viola and voice\, and she has utilized those talents to ultimately create her own unique signature in alternative R&B music. \nBoth artists are featured on the Crosstown Arts: Against The Grain platform. Together\, they create a fusion performance that explores a soundscape of deep\, lush melodies with crisp\, forward electronic implementation. They intertwine both electronic music and alternative R&B together for a truly unique sonic experience.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/qemist-and-nicothegoddess-at-crosstown-arts/
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SUMMARY:Anthony Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents current resident artist Anthony Wilson in The Green Room.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $15 advance | $20 day of show | $10 student (with student ID) \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nAnthony Wilson will perform music from his upcoming release “The Plan of Paris” and his current project-in-progress “Knowledge Tree.” Performing with Tom Lonardo (drums)\, Alvie Givhan (piano)\, and Liam O’Dell (bass). \nA guitarist and composer/songwriter known for a wide-ranging body of musical work that moves effortlessly across genres\, Wilson has released twelve solo albums\, including his Grammy-nominated debut. The three most recent — “Frogtown\,” “Songs and Photographs\,” and “The Plan of Paris” — reveal his growing dedication to the art of songcraft as a powerful mode of musical communication. \nIn addition to his solo work\, Anthony Wilson has toured and recorded with a diverse group of legendary artists\, including Diana Krall\, Charles Lloyd\, Ron Carter\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Paul McCartney\, Willie Nelson\, Barbra Streisand\, Melody Gardot\, Aaron Neville\, and many more.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/anthony-wilson/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Doll's Playlist
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Doll’s Playlist\, a show where the audience picks the music!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $10 \nDJ GeeHoney Social Hour at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nDoll McCoy has curated a playlist of songs from Apple Music and Spotify that include her favorite B-sides\, requests from the audience\, and original music. Follow the playlist\, send your request\, and she’ll perform it at the show. \nSpotify Playlist | Apple Music Playlist \nThe show begins with a social hour\, featuring DJ GeeHoney\, from 7-8 pm. Grab a drink at Art Bar\, and enjoy vibes by DJ GeeHoney in The Green Room. \nDoll McCoy is a singer-songwriter who was born and raised in Memphis\,TN. She formed her roots singing and directing in the church choir at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. While a student at Ridgeway Jr. High/High School\, she met her three sisters\, and together they formed the group ADAJYO. ADAJYO has been together for 17 years. \nDoll had a desire to expand her artistry\, so she relocated to Los Angeles\, CA\, from 2011 to 2015 and worked with such artists as Raphael Saadiq and Leonna Lewis. In 2015\, she went on to work for B.B. King Blues Club and traveled the world aboard Holland America Cruise Lines until 2018. Now back in Memphis\, she continues to perform in the city and create new music with ADAJYO. Doll plans to release her own new music soon.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/dolls-playlist/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Loveland Duren
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Loveland Duren in The Green Room. \n\n\nTickets: $10 \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n\nVeteran recording artists Vicki Loveland and Van Duren are cradling dynamite once again with their brand-new album release\, Any Such Thing (Edgewood Recordings). Following the duo’s first two albums\, Bloody Cupid (2013) and Next (2016)\, Any Such Thing reflects the sum of their experiences through the past six years of performing in the Mid-South and in faraway locales. Traveling the indie film circuit in 2019 to LA\, London\, Australia\, and Tasmania in support of the documentary Waiting: The Van Duren Story\, Loveland Duren performed for ecstatic crowds who fell in love with their music. Any Such Thing swings from rock\, soul\, power pop\, orchestral\, rhythm & blues\, and eclectic improvisation in the most adventurous and wily ways. The Loveland Duren live band features top-shelf Memphis musicians Art Edmaiston (sax/vocals)\, Gerald Stephens (keyboards)\, Adam Holton (bass\, vocals)\, Ian Duren (drums)\, and guitarist Adam Hill (who recorded and mixed the new album). This new music from Loveland Duren is about love and life well lived set to a seriously evocative soundscape. And as Hemingway said\, “Ain’t it pretty to think so?”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/loveland-duren-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:A.N.T.E.: A Necessary Timeless Escape at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Memphis producer and musician A.N.T.E. in the Green Room. \n$10 advance | $15 day of show\nDoors at 7pm | Show at 7:30pm \nSensual and smooth\, laid back but determined\, A.N.T.E is a born-and-raised Memphis producer and musician with a heart of gold. He has a talent that shines and matures beyond his years. He has been writing and producing his own music since he was 12 years old and does not plan on stopping anytime soon. His sound is critical in music today\, as it provides the rhythm and blues feeling\, along with the smooth jazz vibes with influences of hip-hop. \nA.N.T.E has a strong connection to the greater Memphis community and to the University of Memphis\, where he is studying as a Music Business student at The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. In the words of one of his favorite producers\, Kiefer Shackelford\, “Your job as a musician is not to say how good or bad your work is; your job is to release it and get it out.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/a-n-t-e-a-necessary-timeless-escape-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Blue Tom Records: This Is Memphis
DESCRIPTION:Blue Tom Records\, the student-run record label at the U of M Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music\, presents This Is Memphis at Crosstown Arts. \nTickets: $10 (University of Memphis Students and Faculty FREE w/ University ID) \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30pm \nBlue Tom Records\, the student-run record label at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music\, is proud to present its fall music festival “This is Memphis.” Join us at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a performance featuring all ten of the artists on Blue Tom Records. The festival will feature music from a wide variety of genres\, including R&B\, pop\, rock\, folk\, and hip-hop. Two of the label’s bands\, Lemon’s and Massey Lane\, will be performing recently released singles\, and this will be their first time performing them at a Blue Tom Event. The show will also feature the Blue Tom Records house band and Blue Tom’s very own DJ Bryson Todd. \nArtists Performing include the following: \nKaybree – Kaybree is a rapper\, dancer\, and entertainer from Memphis\, TN. \nEsMod – EsMod is a rap artist from Georgia. \nYasrah – Yasrah is a pop singer/songwriter from Pakistan. \nDiana Rivera – Diana is an R&B\, soul\, and Latin artist from Memphis\, TN. \nRochell – Rochel is hip-hop/R&B artist from Memphis\, TN. \nLemon’s – Lemon’s is an indie pop rock band based in Memphis\, TN. \nMassey Lane – Massey Lane is a modern alternative rock band based in Memphis\, TN. \nAlexis Jade – Alexis is a folk singer/ songwriter from Memphis\, TN. \nJosh Dedrick – Josh Dedrick is a pop singer/songwriter from Memphis\, TN. \nLaDarryl – LaDarryl is hip-hop artist from Memphis\, TN.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/blue-tom-records-this-is-memphis/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:The University of Memphis MEMPHIS JAZZ COLLECTIVE
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts hosts the University of Memphis Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra\, 901 Jazz\, and the U of M Jazz Singers in The Green Room. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKETS: $10 general admission | free for all University of Memphis students and faculty with University ID \nDoors at 6:30 pm | Show at 7 pm \nSouthern Comfort Jazz\, featuring 901 Jazz and University of Memphis Jazz Singers\, presents a showcase of music from jazz legends and newcomers. 901 Jazz ignites the evening’s performance with high-energy\, melodic beats as they perform the music of be-bop legends Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. \nHeadlining the evening\, Southern Comfort\, featuring the University of Memphis Jazz Singers\, spotlights homegrown talent with new student works\, dueling trumpets with special guest David Spencer\, and an exquisite solo performance by Shelby Sellers.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-university-of-memphis-memphis-jazz-collective/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Marc Ribot
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents guitarist Marc Ribot in The Green Room. \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nTickets: $20 \nEnigmatic guitarist Marc Ribot has released six very diverse solo guitar albums\, including John Zorn’s Book of Heads\, Plays the Works of Frantz Casseus\, Saints\, Don’t Blame Me\, Exercises in Futility\, and 2010’s Silent Movies (Pi Recordings). Silent Movies has been described as a “down-in-mouth-near master piece” by the Village Voice and has landed on several “Best of 2010” lists\, including in the LA Times. His live solo performances are unpredictable events which may draw upon a sonic matrix of memory\, free improvisation\, zeitgeist\, extra-terrestrial radio signals\, and much more — always leaving the listener on the edge of their seats. \n“In the hear-a-pin-drop setting of Cafe Oto\, Ribot’s intense\, heartfelt commitment invited not only the closest of listening but also allowed scrutiny of his technical approach\, offering a minor spectacle\, as well as a rare\, transportative musical experience.” – London Jazz News\, review of his 2015 OTO residency \n“… he can sit down with just his guitar and simultaneously confound you with technique\, beauty\, and surprise.” – John Garratt and Will Layman\, PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2010 for the album “Silent Movies.” \n“In discussing the guitarist Marc Ribot\, it’s more efficient to wonder what he hasn’t done than to list what he has actually accomplished. Across four decades\, Ribot’s career has spanned smooth soul and gnarled blues\, blaring no wave and elegant film scores\, solo composer roles\, and Tom Waits supporting work; that’s only a sliver of his prolificacy. … Though his solo range is only slightly less boundless than his overall discography\, he favors quiet\, intricate improvisations around standards that you will recognize in flashes but will rarely sound repetitive of their sources. Ribot is a master of timing\, tone\, and taste\, with a bank of experiences so vast and varied he can navigate his way through any song or situation with panache. Consider this visit a master lesson.” —Grayson Haver Currin\, indyweek.com
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/marc-ribot/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Garrison Starr & Matthew Mayfield at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:The artists have requested proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \nCrosstown Arts presents Garrison Starr and Matthew Mayfield in The Green Room. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVIP 6:45 pm | Doors 7 pm | Show 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 advance | $25 day of show | $75 VIP* \n* VIP includes early admission and 15-minute Q&A with artists before the show \nSinger/songwriter Garrison Starr is an individualist with a streak of passion. Having spent her life growing up in the South\, her work mixes up Nashville country twang with a hearty rock appeal. \nMatthew Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Birmingham\, Alabama. Originally the lead singer in the group Moses Mayfield\, which disbanded in 2008\, Matthew has moved on to a solo career. \n\nGarrison Starr thought she was done playing music. A lifetime of trauma\, from her upbringing in a fundamentalist Christian household to more than two decades navigating the music industry\, left her spirit broken. With her days as a major-label artist behind her\, the Grammy-nominated singer\, songwriter\, and producer was ready to pack it in. \n“I could never get free from the feeling that what I had to say didn’t matter to anybody. And that I was a failure\,” says Starr. “I was like\, ‘You know\, I’m just gonna stop trying.’ So I stopped trying and just started working on myself.” \nThat an artist of Starr’s caliber should feel this way seems unfathomable. She scored her first hit with 1997’s acclaimed “Superhero\,” then went on to release 15 solo albums and tour with Melissa Etheridge\, Mary Chapin Carpenter\, and Lilith Fair. Starr’s songs appeared on countless TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Pretty Little Liars. She even collaborated with close friend Margaret Cho on a comedy album and podcast. \nBut from a young age growing up in Mississippi\, Starr had a sense of self-doubt ingrained deep within her from growing up in Evangelicalism. “I can remember being a little kid and struggling with my sexuality and all these feelings that were coming up for me\,” she says. “I was struggling inside. Like\, this is wrong. I don’t feel supported. It doesn’t feel loving. All this talk of redemption? I don’t feel any of that shit.” \nAs Starr made a name for herself as a musician in Los Angeles in the 1990s\, she still found herself trying to meet others’ expectations. Pigeonholed by the narrow expectations of female singer-songwriters and never one who was afraid to speak her mind\, she grew consumed by her anger. She even abandoned her first love\, the acoustic guitar. “I kind of lost myself trying to work from the outside in\, you know? Like\, trying to figure out what people wanted from me\, instead of figuring out what it is that I wanted to say\,” Starr says. By the time she self-released Amateur in 2012\, she was convinced her time as a performer was over. \nStarr always prided herself on writing her own material — a fact driven in part\, she admits\, by her own insecurities. Looking to open a new chapter in her life\, she decided it was time to work behind the scenes. She threw herself into songwriting collaborations and a new role penning songs for other artists. \nOr so she thought. Having learned to exercise her creative muscles once more\, she discovered a voice that was distinct\, powerful: Garrison Starr’s. “I started realizing\, wow\, you know\, I am the artist in the room. I’m the one. I do still have a lot to say\,” Starr recalls. “That was a great gift for me\, because I thought that part of my life was over. I just thought\, well\, I’m too old to be an artist\, I’m too outspoken. I’m too this\, or too whatever it is. I’m not cut out for this industry.” \nGirl I Used to Be is the fruit of those labors\, a nine-track album of self discovery due to be shared with the world by Soundly Music on March 5\, 2021. Starr’s first new music since her 2017 EP What if There is No Destination and first full-length in nearly a decade\, it was produced by longtime friend Neilson Hubbard\, engineered by Danny Aldredge\, and features cowrites with talented young songwriters like Carly Paige\, Katie Pruitt\, and Dominique Arciero. \nSongs like “Just a Little Rain\,” “Don’t Believe in Me\,” and “Nobody’s Breaking Your Heart” not only find Starr confronting her own demons but\, perhaps more importantly\, holding herself accountable for her own happiness. Her performances — often recorded solo\, in one or two takes — sound loose\, free\, and unburdened by her past\, no matter how heavy the subject matter. That\, she says\, is all down to the women she wrote with. “When I’m writing for myself\, all that baggage is always there. I always have to navigate that regardless. But when I write with other people\, they’re not bringing that baggage to the situation\,” Starr says. “I was able to access some pain\, some sadness\, some joy. I wouldn’t have been brave enough to walk into that dark corner by myself. I had to go there with somebody else.” \nStarr’s singing is both warm and bold throughout\, her words softened by the perspective gained from her cohorts without losing the fire of her convictions. She mixes compassion with a sense of purpose that hearkens back to the message-forward spirit of the 1960s folk movement. It’s a matter\, she says\, of being pointed without being angry. “One of the things I’ve learned is that\, if you want to communicate something to somebody\, you have to do it in a way that they can hear you\,” Starr says. \nThat clarity is never sharper than on opening track “The Devil in Me\,” written with the help of a then-19-year-old Carly Paige. Starr was stunned\, invigorated even\, to find herself learning from an old soul more than 20 years her junior. The result signals the upward trajectory of this album\, starting with Starr and her acoustic guitar and ending with a triumphant clamber of handclaps and percussion. “Honestly\, it’s one of my favorite songs I’ve ever been a part of writing. It feels so much like me. It feels like a bigger version of me\,” she says. \n“The Devil in Me” shows how fully Starr has come back around on herself\, and on learning to love who she is. That required lots of hard work outside music as well\, from attending Alanon to doing yoga to finding a happy\, healthy relationship. “How can you look at me and make up your mind about who I am because of one facet of my essence?” she asks\, looking back on those who came so close to snuffing out her light. On “The Devil in Me\,” Starr embraces those very facets she was taught to deny in the hopes of encouraging others to find the same strength for themselves. \nTwo of the tracks on Girl I Used to Be were written by Starr alone. “The Train That’s Bound for Glory\,” inspired by a favorite saying of her grandfather’s\, is a rerecording of a song that first appeared on 2013’s Amateur. It’s an opportunity to revisit the gospel music she grew up with and still loves\, without the dogma that scarred her so. “It made me feel like I was bridging the gap for myself like\, you know\, I don’t have to throw the baby out with the bathwater\,” she says. \nThe other is “Dam That’s Breaking\,” a haunting parable with a very different spiritual message — one about the truth to power\, and the power of being true to one’s self. Though it deals with ancient themes\, it draws its strength from the hard-earned wisdom of Starr’s own journey. Coming at the end of the album\, “Dam That’s Breaking” isn’t just the final word\, but the inspiration for Girl I Used to Be’s title. \n“I used to be that girl who was trying so hard to please everybody\, who was trying so hard to do the right thing in everybody else’s eyes\,” Starr says. “But I can’t be that anymore. I know what you want me to be\, but I’m not that person. I can’t do it. I’m dying inside. I can’t hold back.” \n—– \nFrom haunting acoustic ballads to gritty rock-and-roll songs filled with swagger and attitude\, Matthew Mayfield has spent the past decade releasing music that has changed the hearts and lives of his listeners. His latest LP\, Gun Shy\, is a collection of songs as varied as the emotions each of us feels. If his previous release\, RECOIL\, was the fruit of an intense effort by Mayfield to depict the good\, the bad\, and the ugly in the world he inhabited\, Gun Shy is a look into all worlds – those full of darkness and hope. \nTo connect with listeners and draw them into these worlds\, Matthew created Inside the Song with Matthew Mayfield\, a podcast dedicated to telling the stories behind the songs of Gun Shy – Mayfield’s most introspective and personal record to date. “Our Winds” speaks of true love and hope in the midst of pressure from external forces while “Broken Clocks” finds him accepting a relationship that is doomed to fall apart. The riffs and hooks found in “Gun Shy” and “Best of Me” show Mayfield as the rock-and-roller he is. \nWhile Mayfield is known for crafting both gripping ballads and eclectic rock songs\, Gun Shy’s greatest triumph lies somewhere in between. “S.H.A.M.E.\,” the album’s third track\, touches on what is currently Mayfield’s deepest concern – a world full of people that feel as if they are alone. “Shame is something that no one wants to talk about\, but we’re all ashamed of something. We all have demons and things that prevent us from seeing our self-worth. The song is about connecting with people and letting them know they are not alone\,” says Mayfield. “Connection is everything\, and music has a unique way of helping people connect to others and to parts of themselves that they might otherwise be unable to access.” \nGun Shy is now available on all digital platforms worldwide. Physical copies are available on matthewmayfield.com.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/garrison-starr-matthew-mayfield-at-crosstown-arts/
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SUMMARY:Iris Orchestra Chamber Players featuring the Iris Artist Fellows
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Iris Artist Fellow Duo\, featuring Pedro Maia on violin and Gabriel Hightower on cello\, in The Green Room. \nTickets: General admission $10 | Student tickets $5 with student ID\nDoors at 7 pm | Performance at 7:30pm \nThe Iris Artist Fellow Duo\, featuring Pedro Maia on violin and Gabriel Hightower on cello\, specialize in bringing an eclectic mix of music to the concert halls and beyond. Interweaving French avant-garde\, Brazilian dances\, and traditional classics\, the sounds of the violin and cello are showcased in an unforgettable concert with something for everyone. \nGabriel Hightower is a cellist from Columbia\, Maryland\, and the 2021/2022 Iris Artist Cello Fellow. He received his Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the University of Maryland\, College Park and completed his Master of Music Degree from Carnegie Mellon University. As an avid collaborator\, Gabriel has performed with groups such as the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra\, Prince George’s Philharmonic\, Redline String Quartet\, Kyle Simpson Jazz Collective\, Darlingtonia\, and more. These engagements have had him performing all over the East Coast. \nBrazilian violinist Pedro Maia is a versatile artist\, passionate about chamber music and teaching. He is the 2021/2022 Iris Artist Violin Fellow. As a dynamic chamber musician\, Pedro founded the ensembles Cosmos New Music and Trio Riva that both focus on studying and performing works written by composers of diverse backgrounds. Pedro holds doctoral and master’s degree in performance from Florida State University and a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the University of Southern Mississippi.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/iris-orchestra-chamber-players-featuring-the-iris-artist-fellows/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Resident Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts Fall 2021 resident artists Anthony Wilson\, Tm. Prudhomme\, Sharon Havelka\, and Melissa Dunn will present artist talks. \nFree and open to the public. Masks are required at this event. \n\nAnthony Wilson is a guitarist and composer from Los Angeles\, California. \nHe is known for a wide-ranging body of work that moves effortlessly across genres. In recent years\, his growing dedication to songcraft and photography have added further depth to an already diverse catalog of works. \nHis most recent releases are the album/photobook “Songs and Photographs” (2019) and “The Plan of Paris\,” to be released in Fall 2021. \n\nMr. Prudhomme has steadily performed and recorded with a variety of musical acts around the country and abroad for the past 35+ years. While having experience as a record producer\, music publisher\, booking agent\, and label chief\, he primarily identifies as a songwriter\, credited with over 100 original compositions released on over 10 studio albums by various artists and labels. \n\nSharon Havelka was born in Memphis\, TN\, and graduated with a BFA from Memphis College of Art in 1994. She received her registered nurse licensure in 2009\, and she currently works as an ICU RN at the Veterans Administration. She has a history of painting\, mixed-media construction\, wood work\, and bookmaking but is currently focused on mixed-media quilting. She received the ArtsAccelerator Grant in 2019\, and her work has been exhibited in such shows as the Dixon Memphis 2021\, Quilt National ’21\, Art Quilt Elements\, 62nd Delta Exhibition\, and SAQA 3D Expressions. \n\nMelissa Dunn’s studio is in her house in Memphis\, TN\, the city where she was born and has spent most of her life. Her contemplative drawings and paintings are based in abstraction and informed by her musical life\, her gardening life\, her personal collection of artwork\, and a close study of the world. She exhibits locally and regionally and is an active member of her local arts community. She has taught at Flicker Street Studio for over 10 years and Carpenter Art Garden for over seven years and served on the ArtsMemphis Artist Advisory Council for three years. Among Melissa’s most recent projects is a large piece for the newly renovated Memphis International Airport awarded by the Urban Art Commission.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-resident-artist-talk-13/
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SUMMARY:Frog Squad Plays Erik Satie
DESCRIPTION:Frog Squad performs a special show featuring their interpretation of works by composer Erik Satie on November 4th at Crosstown Arts. \nTickets: $10 \n\n\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nFrog Squad is an outlet for creative expression and sound exploration based in Memphis\, TN. Their songs pull heavily on improvisation within loose structures\, creating a psychedelic\, avant-garde\, jazz sound. \nThe group curates and arranges songs from artists such as Theloinous Monk\, Erik Satie\, and Horace Silver\, and bandleader David Collins composes eclectic\, original music. Frog Squad gently defies the standards of what defines “good music” by composing song templates with experimental elements. In fall of 2019\, Frog Squad released “Solar System in Peabody\,” a full-length work funded by UrbanArt Commission. The Memphis Flyer has called it “one of the most incredible pieces of music that came across our threshold this year.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/frog-squad-plays-erik-satie/
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SUMMARY:Bobby Watson/Curtis Lundy & Umoja with Terreon Gully and Marc Payne
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents world-renowned jazz musicians Bobby Watson and Curtis Lundy and Umoja with Terreon Gully and Marc Payne. \nTickets: $20 advance | $25 day of show \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nSaxophonist\, composer\, producer\, and educator Bobby Watson grew up in Kansas City\, Kansas\, and his playing is steeped in the roadhouse blues tradition of his native city. He got his formal education at the University of Miami\, where his fellow students included Pat Metheny\, Jaco Pastorious\, and Bruce Hornsby. The college has a distinguished\, long-running\, and well-respected jazz performance program. \nAfter he was graduated in 1975\, he moved to New York City\, the jazz capitol of the world\, and soon found employment as musical director for Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Watson stuck with Blakey’s group from 1977 to 1981 and then pursued session and tour work with more vigor\, working with drummers Louis Hayes and Max Roach\, saxophonists George Coleman and Branford Marsalis\, multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers\, guitarist Carlos Santana\, and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. He’s also worked with a “who’s who” in the jazz vocal world\, including Joe Williams\, Dianne Reeves\, Lou Rawls\, Betty Carter\, and Carmen Lundy. \nFinally\, he launched his own group\, Bobby Watson & Horizon\, with bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Lewis\, and they recorded for Blue Note and Columbia Records. Watson and Horizon were in demand and on the road from the mid-’80s to the late ’90s\, and he still performs with the group\, with differing sidemen. Watson has amassed nearly 30 recordings as a bandleader and he’s a veteran session man\, having recorded on more than 100 other recordings. As a composer\, he has recorded more than 100 of his original compositions\, and his arrangements for big bands have circulated internationally. \nWatson\, basing himself alternately in New York City and Kansas City\, has been a first-call musician for more than three decades now\, and he also served as a member of the adjunct faculty at William Paterson University in the mid-’80s and at the Manhattan School of Music from 1996-1999. In 2000\, he was selected as the first William D. and Mary Grant/Missouri Distinguished Professor of Jazz Studies\, and he’s been working at the University of Missouri/Kansas City\, balancing live concerts around the world with his teaching responsibilities. Since 2000\, Watson’s recordings under his own name include three excellent releases for the Palmetto Records label\, based in New York City. They include Live & Learn (2002)\, Horizon Reassembled (2004)\, and From the Heart (2008). \n——- \nBorn in 1955\, Curtis Lundy is a double bassist\, composer\, producer\, choir director\, and arranger. Lundy began his musical career in the All Miami Youth Jazz Band and was classically trained at the University of Miami under the tutelage of renowned bassist Dr. Lucas Drew. He has studied privately with Cecil McBee\, Linda McKnight\, Jaco Pastorius\, and Ron Carter. \nBest-known for his work as part of jazz vocalist Betty Carter’s band\, Lundy made his debut on the New York jazz scene in 1978. Over the years\, he has performed with an impressive list of musicians\, including: Art Blakely\, John Griffin\, Freddie Hubbard\, Paroah Sanders\, John Hicks\, Wynton Marsalis\, Branford Marsalis\, George Coleman\, Clark Terry\, Sam Rivers\, the Savoy Sultans\, Bobby Watson\, Stanley Turnetine\, Idris Mohamed\, Steve Nelson Quintet\, Mulgrew Miller\, Hammiet Bluiet\, Don Pullen\, Elvin Jones\, Hank Jones\, Sonny Stitt\, Jon Faddis\, Hilton Ruiz\, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis\, Phyllis Hyman\, Lionel Hampton\, Phineas Newborn\, Johnny Hartman\, Charlie Persip\, Louis Hayes\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Barry Harris\, and Frank Morgan. \nIn the late 1980s\, he issued Just Be Yourself (1989)\, and a decade later\, with Justin Time Records\, he released Against All Odds (1999)\, followed by Purpose (2002). Lundy remains one of the most spiritually uplifting bassists on the jazz scene today. He is featured on the G-Three recording SWIFT with Billy Robinson on sax\, Stacie McGregor on piano\, and Billy Hart on drums. Lundy’s arrangement on “Walk With Me\,” recorded by the ARC Gospel Choir\, was sampled by rapper Kanye West and became the Grammy Award-winning hit “Jesus Walks.” This arrangement was also sampled in “This is Why I’m Hot” by Shawn Mims.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/bobby-watson-curtis-lundy-umoja-with-terreon-gully-and-marc-payne/
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SUMMARY:Steve Selvidge
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Memphis-based guitarist/vocalist Steve Selvidge in The Green Room. \nTickets: $10 \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nSteve Selvidge was born into Memphis music. His earliest musical influence was his father Sid Selvidge\, a folk blues musician and gifted singer who was known for his solo performances\, for playing with Furry Lewis\, and for his longtime association with Jim Dickinson\, Lee Baker\, and Jimmy Crosthwait in the supergroup Mudboy and the Neutrons. To this day\, Steve continues the tradition\, keeping their repertoire alive with the group Sons of Mudboy\, alongside Jimmy Crosthwait\, Luther and Cody Dickinson\, Ben Baker\, and extended Mudboy family members. \nCo-founder of 1990s-era psychedelic-funk group Big Ass Truck\, Steve is known for his virtuosity on the guitar\, his voice\, and his ability to fully engage an audience\, whether he’s playing blistering rock guitar solos at sold-out concerts on big stages or singing folk blues favorites in a tiny\, packed bar in Memphis. He has performed at Carnegie Hall\, Royal Albert Hall\, and on late-night shows with David Letterman\, Conan O’Brien\, Stephen Colbert\, Seth Meyers\, and Jools Holland. As a touring musician for the past 25 years\, he’s played across the United States\, Europe\, and Australia. As a session musician\, he’s played guitar on more than 60 albums. \nHe is currently a member of the Brooklyn based group The Hold Steady.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/steve-selvidge-at-crosstown-arts/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:BlueTom Live
DESCRIPTION:BlueTom Records\, the student-run record label at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music\, is proud to present BlueTom Live on October 24. Join us at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts as we feature five artists from the label performing R&B\, pop\, and hip hop. \nTickets: $10 general admission | University of Memphis Students and Faculty free with university ID \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nArtists Performing include the following:\nEsMod – EsMod is a rap artist from Memphis\, TN.\nJosh Dedrick – Josh Dedrick is a pop singer/songwriter from Memphis\, TN.\nYasrah – Yasrah is a pop singer/songwriter from Pakistan.\nRochel – Rochel is a Hip-Hop/R&B artist from Memphis\, TN.\nLaDarryl – LaDarryl is a Hip-Hop artist from Memphis\, TN.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/bluetom-live/
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SUMMARY:Spree Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Spree Wilson in The Green Room in a special performance featuring a string quartet composed of musicians of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. MSO musicians Marisa Polesky\, Yennifer Correia\, Hannah Whitehouse\, and Estefan Perez will join Spree on stage for several songs arranged just for this performance.\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 day of show \nBorn in Nashville\, Tennessee\, Spree Wilson’s approach to music has always been driven by his boundless creativity and vision. The singer-songwriter began his musical journey at home\, with a father who sang and toured in a doo-wop group called The Blue Shirts and a mother who kept artists like Elton John\, Fleetwood Mac\, Minnie Ripperton\, and Whitney Houston in constant rotation. Those early influences would become his musical foundation\, the bedrock for a career that would lead to him meeting and working with two giants of popular music: his mentor Dallas Austin and legendary rapper/producer Q-Tip. \nWhile attending Clark University in Atlanta\, Georgia\, Spree met Austin\, who was immediately impressed by the young man’s guitar skills and offered him an internship at his famous studio\, Dart. Spree’s hard work and dedication to learning the music industry served notice that there was more to the multi-talented young artist than just raw talent— there was the focus and drive to maximize his potential and realize his ambitions. Austin would soon offer him a recording contract\, which Spree turned down in order to pursue his career in New York City. \nAfter selling his car and purchasing a one-way ticket to the City of Lights\, Spree arrived in NYC with just his suitcase and guitar. He found himself homeless and living in Penn Station for several weeks. A mutual friend eventually introduced him to Q-Tip\, who was impressed by Spree’s songwriting. Q-tip would ultimately help land the upstart a major label deal with Jive Records. During his time with Jive\, Spree began working on his album — writing songs constantly and ultimately landing a publishing deal with Universal Music Group. \nSince then\, Spree has co-written Afrojack’s single “The Spark\,” which he is also featured on as an artist. “The Spark” has been A-listed on BBC’s radio 1. In addition\, he has co-written “Sin City” on Good Music compilation album Cruel Summer with Teyana Taylor. The album went #1 on the US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums\, US Top Rap Albums\, and #2 on US Billboard 200. He has collaborated with noteworthy producers such as Q-Tip\, Novel\, No ID\, Jim Jonsin\, Infamous\, Malay\, Robin Hannibal (of Rhye)\, Frequency\, and Mark Maxwell. \nEven with his successes\, Spree remains as creatively progressive as ever and has never limited himself to one specific style or genre of music. His upbringing in Nashville exposed him to everything from George Jones to George Harrison to George Benson. He’s as much hip-hop as he is pop\, a rock star rebel with the spirit of a b-boy. This love of all musical styles is what drives Spree’s ever-broadening sound\, musicianship\, songwriting\, and style.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spree-wilson/
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SUMMARY:Dubois-Yao Duo: Adoration - Music of the Americas
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Dubois-Yao Duo for a performance titled Adoration – Music of The Americas. \nDoors at 5 pm | Show at 5:30 pm\nTickets: $10 general admission | $5 student tickets available with student ID) \nFeaturing works for viola and piano by Florence Price\, Samuel Coleridge Taylor\, Astor Piazzolla\, and more. The program features works from Dubois-Yao Duo’s new album “Adoration – Music of the Americas\,” which will be released on October 20 on Spice Classical Records\, Boston. \n—- \nPraised for having such a powerful and yet welcoming\, warm sound\, Brazilian violist Amaro Dubois has approached his unique playing in many areas of the classical music industry by placing an emphasis on expanding the repertoire for the viola through collaborative projects in Brazil and North America. An avid performer\, Amaro has performed in several professional ensembles\, including the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra\, the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra\, the Paducah Symphony Orchestra\, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra\, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra\, as well as other orchestras and chamber groups. Additionally\, Amaro was awarded the Iris Orchestra Fellowship under the guidance and mentorship of music director and conductor Michael Stern for the ’19-’21 seasons. He is a recording artist for Breve Classics Records where he debuted his first album\, Preludes by Bach\, a complete album of preludes from the Cello Suites of J.S. Bach\, as well as Spice Records where he will be debuting his latest album\, Adoration. He recently founded the Yao-Dubois Duo with the marvelous collaborative pianist Tingting Yao. Their mission is to share compositions by underrepresented composers\, including African American\, Latin American\, and women composers. Their first album\, Adoration\, is scheduled to be released in mid-October 2021 and features a diverse program of composers\, including Florence Price\, Guerra Peixe\, Villa-Lobos\, and Rebecca Clarke\, among other wonderful artists. \n—- \nTingting Yao is active as a collaborative pianist and chamber musician with singers and instrumentalists throughout North America\, the U.K.\, and China. Since moving to the U.S. in 2016\, she has performed in the Mid-South Flute Festival (UofM)\, Mid-South Horn Workshop (UCA)\, and NASA Regional IV (OSU). She has also worked as a collaborative pianist at the Interlochen Center of the Arts\, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Festivals include SongFest (LA)\, Oxford International Piano Festival (UK)\, Cadenza International Summer Music School (UK)\, Lake District Summer Music International Festival (UK). She is joining Collaborative Piano Institute and Pittsburg Festival Opera in summer 2019 as a collaborative pianist. \nWhile in the U.K.\, Tingting was flourishing as a collaborative pianist when studying at Birmingham Conservatoire. Competition awards as an accompanist include Ambache Prize Performance of Music by Women Composers\, Delia Hall Accompanist Prize for Pianists\, Andrew Downes Performance Prize\, Winfred Micklam Prize\, BC String Prize\, and BC Percussion Prize. Soloist awards include Beryl Chempin Beethoven Prize for Pianists and Renna Kellaway Piano Recital Prize.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/dubois-yao-duo-adoration-music-of-the-americas/
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SUMMARY:Adam Larson Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Adam Larson Quintet in The Green Room. \nTickets: $10 \nDoors 7 pm | Show 7:30 pm \nOriginally from Normal\, IL\, Adam Larson is an American saxophonist\, composer\, and author. An endorsed artist for P. Mauriat saxophones\, Boston Sax Shop “Heritage” necks and Vandoren reeds\, mouthpieces\, and ligatures\, Adam began playing saxophone at the age of 11. \nDescribed by critic Howard Reich of The Chicago-Tribune as “a player for whom the word ‘prodigious’ was coined”\, by Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen as “a saxophonist who brings Donny McCaslin and Mark Turner to mind”\, and by Nate Chinen of The New York Times as “the sort of jazz musician who gets flagged early on as a promising talent and then hustles to meet every requirement for success”\, Larson has garnered numerous awards that distinguish him as one of the most promising artists of his generation. As a student\, Larson was a member of virtually every national program dedicated to showcasing excellence in young jazz talent including The Grammy Band\, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra\, Betty Carter Jazz Ahead\, YoungArts Jazz Fellows\, Telluride Student All-Stars\, and Jazz Band of America\, among others. Upon graduating from University High School in 2008\, Adam moved to New York City to pursue his BM and MM in Jazz Performance on full scholarship from The Manhattan School\, where he graduated with honors as a Master’s student as the recipient of the William H. Borden Award for Outstanding performance in Jazz in 2014. \nLarson has released five albums: one for Ropeadope Records\, two under the Inner Circle Music label and two produced independently. Larson’s most recent recording\, “Second City\,” received a four-star rating from Downbeat Magazine\, was listed as one of the best releases of 2017 in both Downbeat and Jazziz Magazine\, and was prominently featured in several publications. Larson’s fifth record “Listen With Your Eyes\,” was released on Ropeadope Records on September 6th\, 2019. Larson keeps an active schedule with his own groups and as a sideman\, having performed at several venues across the U.S.\, including The Jazz Standard\, Birdland\, The 55 Bar\, The Jazz Gallery\, The Blue Note\, The Village Vanguard\, Smalls\, Jazz at The Bistro\, The Jazz Estate\, The Jazz Showcase\, and several others. \nLarson continues to perform in NYC with some of the greatest musicians in the genre. \nAs a guest artist\, Larson has been invited to present masterclasses on music business\, improvisation\, and composition at more than fifty universities across the globe. \nAdam has recorded five albums and maintains an active touring schedule year-round playing his original music.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/adam-larson-quintet/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jed Zimmerman Record Release Show with Mark Edgar Stuart & Special Guests
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts with Madjack Records presents a special record release show with Jed Zimmerman\, Mark Edgar Stuart\, and other special guests. \nTickets $10 \nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \n“Jed Zimmerman’s music travels through many currents. He speaks to bikers\, cowboys \,and cosmopolitans. His songwriting and deep reflective voice carry a conversational thread that always offers a rich\, colorful story…” – WILL SEXTON \nOriginally from Memphis\, Jed began playing music and found his mentor\, Keith Sykes. For a number of years\, Zimmerman and Kelley Mickwee played music and toured together. Sykes was instrumental in recording their music\, and the two released three records while they were the duo Jed and Kelley. Eventually he landed in Texas where he got to personally hear and meet the likes of Guy Clark\, Joe Ely\, Rodney Crowell\, and John Prine\, all of which are major influences on his songwriting to this day. Jed then spent a good period of time living in Taos and Red River\, New Mexico\, where his songwriting was heavily influenced from the people and landscape of the southwest. \nJed will celebrate the release of his new album “Below The Blooms” with an intimate acoustic set in his former hometown of Memphis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/jed-zimmerman-record-release-show-with-mark-edgar-stuart-special-guests/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:R.L. Boyce with Ryan Lee Crosby & Shaun Marsh at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents blues musician R.L. Boyce with Ryan Lee Crosby and Shaun Marsh in The Green Room. \n\n\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nTickets: $15 \n\n\nR.L. Boyce is a Grammy-nominated American blues singer\, songwriter\, and guitarist born and raised in Como\, Mississippi\, United States. He is a protege of Hill country blues musicians\, including R L Burnside\, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. \nBoyce began his career in the early 1960s playing drums for his uncle\, the fife and drum performer Othar Turner. Later\, he was the drummer for Jessie Mae Hemphill and is featured on her 1990 album Feelin’ Good. \nHis debut full-length album\, entitled Ain’t the Man’s Alright\, was released when he was 52 years old and featured musicians including Cedric Burnside\, Luther Dickinson\, and Calvin Jackson. \nHis second album release\, Roll and Tumble\, was released on September 8\, 2017 on Waxploitation Records. The album included the father and son double drumming team of Cedric Burnside (R.L. Burnside’s drummer and grandson) and Calvin Jackson. The album was produced by Luther Dickinson (of The Black Crowes and North Mississippi Allstars fame) and David Katznelson. \n\n\nRyan Lee Crosby is a Boston-based singer/songwriter\, guitarist\, and music teacher. His sound pays tribute to the Bentonia and North Mississippi blues traditions\, centered in 12 string guitar\, lap style dobro\, dynamic vocals\, and a driving foot stomp. \n\n\nFor six years\, Crosby toured Europe annually\, developing his sound before making the pilgrimage to Mississippi to meet Jimmy “Duck” Holmes in 2019. Since that first meeting\, Crosby has returned to Bentonia four times to learn about the style directly from Holmes at the Blue Front Cafe and to perform at the Bentonia Blues Festival. Crosby recently recorded a new album\, Winter Hill Blues\, with renowned producer Bruce Watson (Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess Records) at his Memphis studio\, Delta-Sonic Sound. \n\nThrough music\, Crosby hopes to inspire peace\, openness\, and respect for tradition\, for culture\, for each other\, and for one’s self.\n\n\n\nFrom an early age growing up in the south of England\, Shaun Marsh learned the power and potential of music through his mother\, a performing artist and soul singer in the sixties and seventies. Being introduced to early pop\, rock & roll\, R&B\, and soul had a profound inspiration on him. It wasn’t until he reached his forties that Shaun began to look back at the origins and true roots of the music that he’d been listening to most of his life.\n\nLate one night while tuning in to John Peel on the radio\, he heard Hell Hound On My Trail by Robert Johnson. The raw emotion of that recording compelled him to immerse himself in the early pre-war blues. He began to develop the techniques for playing finger picking-style country and Delta blues from the recordings of the early pioneering musicians who paved the way. It was these rich and lonesome strands of storytelling that brought him to Memphis\, where he continues to study in the shadow of this powerful music that defines this city. His repertoire on solo acoustic guitar ranges from Robert Johnson and Charley Patton to Skip James and Big Bill Broonzy. Following the threads of the blues from Memphis\, he also gets inspiration from such greats as Johnny Cash\, Magic Sam\, and Otis Redding.
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LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:makro
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents makro live in the Green Room. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n$15 advance | $20 at the door\nDoors 7 pm | Show 7:30 pm \n\n\n*The artist has requested proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for this event. Please be prepared to present your vaccination card or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours at check-in. \nmakro is a duo of Filipino-American cousins based in Memphis\, featuring producer/instrumentalist Eric Makapugay\,and singer/songwriter Kristoffer Ruaro. Their sound is heavily influenced by R&B and soul but incorporates all types of genres. Find out more about the band at makromusicofficial.com\, or follow them on social media @makromusicofficial.
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SUMMARY:Rachel Maxann
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Rachel Maxann in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nTickets: $10 \nDoors 7pm | Show 7:30pm \nRachel Maxann is a performer who loves to bend genres with her style. In the last decade\, she has moved from Cincinnati\, New Orleans\, and Los Angeles\, and she’s travelled around the world to perform. Each new place has helped her to grow as she experimented with different musical styles specific to regional cultures. Rachel was happy to lay down her roots in Memphis\, and she is now joined by a group of acclaimed musicians who share her love of vintage indie rock and post-modern folklore music. You can follow Rachel at www.rachelmaxann.com.
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