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** This event is postponed until further notice. 

Vocalist Lisa Nobumoto and Her Sizzling Six perform the music and arrangements of tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts.

Tickets: $10
Doors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm

This especially unique sextet, led by vocalist Lisa Nobumoto, brings with it a star-studded cast to The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. The instrumentation includes Alvie Givhan (piano), Lance Williams (bass), Jim Pettit (drums), Sidney Ford (tenor sax), Nate Wilensky (trumpet), and Howard Lamb (trombone).

Formidably, a protégé of the late tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards, Lisa Nobumoto carries the lyrics to some of his most notable originals, including “Sunset Eyes” and “Going Home,” the former being the song that laid the groundwork for Clifford Brown’s first solo which gained him worldwide recognition.

Teddy Edwards is a name well-known to serious be-bop fans. His style follows the true and authentic genre of jazz that heralded names like alto sax player Charlie Parker and the noted trumpeter Howard McGhee.

In fact, it is said that when Charlie Parker left New York to record in Los Angeles, he went to find Teddy Edwards. Teddy Edwards became the first tenor saxophonist in history to record a be-bop solo on tenor saxophone with “Up In Dodo’s Room” in 1946 on the Dial Label.

This exciting musical adventure into the music of Teddy Edwards will include a variety of his instrumentals and be-bop solos emoting from Memphis’ best jazz musicians.