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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents PLAYTIME
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a screening of Playtime in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, August 1\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Films begin at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nJacques Tati / 1967 / 124 minutes / Not Rated \nJacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed\, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PlayTime. For this monumental achievement\, a nearly three-year-long\, bank-breaking production\, Tati again thrust the lovably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot\, along with a host of other lost souls\, into a baffling modern world\, this time Paris. With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness\, PlayTime is a lasting record of a modern era tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-playtime/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Roland Barber and The Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Roland Barber and The Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, August 7\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nNative of Nashville\, TN\, known around the world as “Music City\,” trombonist Roland Barber enjoys a career full of diverse and exciting musical pursuits at the highest level. Roland has achieved a powerful\, soulful and spiritual artistry as a jazz performer\, so much so that Curtis Fuller (John Coltrane’s only trombonist) exclaimed upon hearing him\, “Now THAT’s what jazz trombone is all about!”  Roland’s style is a synthesis of jazz’s finest elements – sporting a keen\, fluent command of the bebop language\, tempered with a compelling sense of melodic “voice” that’s rooted in the swagger and soul of the blues and swing traditions. Roland employs a warm\, personal tone that is lyrical and full\, yet ready to burn with heat and intensity when the moment presents itself.  Roland is also known for his masterful plunger-mute playing – a gem in the music of jazz that goes back to Tricky Sam Nanton of Ellington’s orchestra and a study has been passed down the generations\, most directly to Roland through mentors Steve Turre and Al Grey. \nBarber has performed with titans of jazz music as well as young lions\, including Stefon Harris\, Sean Jones\, Clark Terry\, Branford Marsalis\, Houston Person\, Jeff “Tain” Watts\, Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center\, the Duke Ellington Orchestra\, the Chico O’Farill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra\, Lainie Cooke and the Grammy-winning New Orleans Jazz Ensemble. Barber has performed in venues the world over\, from Manhattan to Estonia\, including Carnegie Hall\, Birdland\, the Blue Note\, Lincoln Center\, the Kennedy Center\, and Madison Square Garden. Television appearances include MTV’s Making the Band\, NBC’s Saturday Night Live\, CBS’ Today Show and the ESPN Awards. Beyond the jazz realm\, Roland has performed with a stylistically broad “who’s who” of the music scene\, including the Wooten Brothers\, Slavic Soul Party\, Lauryn Hill\, the Nashville Symphony\, Lady A\, Melinda Doolittle\, Chaka Khan\, Aretha Franklin\, Lauren Daigle\, Taj Mahal\, Keb’ Mo\, the Wood Brothers\, Cissy Houston\, La India\, Roberto Blades\, Take 6\, Ladysmith Black Mambazo\, Kirk Whalum\, the NBC Saturday Night Live Band and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. \nAlongside being a compelling performer\, Barber is also a celebrated composer and arranger\, and was awarded a New Works Jazz Grant from Chamber Music America\, which led to the writing and premier of his first extended suite\, Songs of the Village\, written for quintet. This suite saw its world premiere at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club in 2010. \nHaving relocated back to Nashville\, TN after a seven year tenure in NYC\, Roland is now a mainstay in the Nashville studio scene\, having recorded in almost every genre imaginable. Roland’s  combination of experience and talent that puts him at the top of the city’s list when brass performance is needed.  Despite the global difficulties of 2020\, Roland celebrated the first year of recording on EVERY brass instrument (from trumpet to tuba) in the studio\, and is trailblazing a path as a one-man\, multi-instrumentalist brass machine. \nRoland also is quite active in education circles\, having taught for Manhattan School of Music\, the Nashville Symphony\, Vanderbilt University\, Nashville Notes and the Nashville Jazz Workshop.  Roland has given masterclasses around the country at venues including Vanderbilt University\, University of North Carolina\, University of Michigan\, Middle TN State University\, Tennessee State University\, and others.  An educational highlight\, Roland gave a masterclass/clinic for the 2021 JEN Clinic entitled\, “The Voice of the Plunger\,” where he detailed the history and development of the language of the storied mute’s history in jazz.  Beginning with the inception of the mute in Ellington’s early bands\, Roland traced the development of plunger artistry through to the modern master practitioners that helped shape his own approach\, most notably Clark Terry\, Al Grey and Steve Turre. Roland can be found now leading his own bands throughout the region\, be it his small group jazz quartet/quintet\, his NOLA-inspired Righteous Few Brass Band\, or his Salsa-In-English band\, Souvenir. \nBarber holds an M.M. in Jazz Studies from Manhattan School of Music (2005)\, as well as an Artist Diploma (2003) and B.M. in Jazz Studies (2001)\, both from Indiana University.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/modern-masters-jazz-series-jon-cowherd-and-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents CRUISING
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a screening of Cruising in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, August 8\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Films begin at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nWilliam Friedkin / 1980 / 102 minutes / Rated R \nOne of the most notorious films of the 1980s\, this controversial crime noir thriller directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist\, The French Connection) stars Al Pacino as Steve Burns\, an NYPD officer who goes undercover in Manhattan’s Leather-bar underground in order to track down a serial killer targeting gay men. But as Stevebecomes immersed in club hopping\, he begins to identify with the subculture more than he expected. Meanwhile\, the police force’s homophobia becomes apparent and the killer remains at large. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-cruising/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Steve Hirsh and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Emergent Quartet\, featuring Steve Hirsh\, Art Edmaiston\, David Collins & Alex Greene in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, August 9\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nSteve Hirsh plays music on the drum set. He leads improvising ensembles around the Twin Cities in Minnesota and beyond. Hirsh was recently awarded a Jazz Road Tours grant by South Arts to support a tour by the Sparks Quartet. He has been fortunate to perform and record with\, among others\, Eri Yamamoto\, William Parker\, Joel Futterman\, Daniel Carter\, and others. Born and raised in New York City\, Steve now makes his home in the woods of northern Minnesota.\n\n\n\nThis will be the drummer’s third appearance in Memphis\, and his second time performing in The Green Room. Memphis’ most intimate listening room is the perfect setting for a night of jazz from all-star performers\, including Art Edmaiston\, Alex Greene\, and David Collins.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/steve-hirsh-and-friends/
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: Pierce Pettis
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present Pierce Pettis in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, August 10\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter a lifetime of crafting finely-wrought\, heart-touching songs\, singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis (he/him) feels that he’s finally found his comfort zone. “The biggest change\,” he says of this point in his career “has been getting over myself and realizing this is a job and a craft. And the purpose is not fame and fortune (whatever that is) but simply doing good work.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“From the time I was very little\, I always had the music going in my head\,” Pettis explains. “In school\, I met other kids who wanted to be rock stars\, just like me.  From the time we were around 10 or so up through high school\, we put together various bands — all of them horrible.” \nHis “horrible” bands didn’t deter him though and even though he had a nagging feeling  (“I thought I was supposed to be a doctor or something.”) he persevered\, not only playing music but writing songs in a mix of rock\, folk\, country and R&B genres that landed him an unpaid position as a staff writer for Muscle Shoals Sounds Studios. While there\, his track “Song at the End of the Movie” found its way to Joan Baez’s 1979 album Honest Lullaby. \nPettis hit the road and became a member of the “Fast Folk” movement in New York in the mid-1980s and was a staff songwriter for PolyGram from 1993-2000.  Pierce Pettis’ songs have been recorded by artists including Susan Ashton\, Dar Williams\, Garth Brooks and Art Garfunkel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Green Room: Operated by Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room is committed to providing the best possible environment for the two most important components of a musical performance: the artists work and the audiences listening experience. \nAbout Folk All Y’all: Intimate\, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters\, proudly presented in Memphis\, Folk All Y’all is a public\, nonprofit listening room series supported by our pledges from our community. \nEntry requirements may change but your purchase indicates acceptance of any necessary health policy.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/folk-all-yall-pierce-pettis/
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Documentary Filmmaking with Robert Gordon
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis present Shoot & Splice: Documentary Filmmaking with Robert Gordon in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, August 13\, 2024\nTickets: Free and open to the public\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Begins at 7:00 pm \n\nIndie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to welcome filmmaker and author Robert Gordon for a conversation on documentary filmmaking. Mr. Gordon (BEST OF ENEMIES\, RESPECT YOURSELF) will discuss various facets of documentary filmmaking\, from the creative like crafting a compelling story to the practicalities of distribution and deals. This event provides a great opportunity to learn from an experienced professional in documentary filmmaking. The conversation will be moderated by filmmaker Molly Wexler.\n\n\nEmmy and Grammy Award winning writer Robert Gordon is the author of 6 books\, and producer/director of 8 feature documentaries. He has focused on the American south—its music\, art\, and politics—to create an insider’s portrait of his home that is both nuanced and ribald. \nGordon’s most recent documentary\, Best of Enemies\, won an Emmy in 2017 for Outstanding Historical Documentary. It’s a film about the nationally televised enmity between William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal\, and how their 1968 nationally televised debates augured the age of spectacle television. Other films as director/producer include Stranded In Canton\, a collaboration with photographer William Eggleston\, and Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story\, a story of the Civil Rights Movement and the rise of Black Power through the lens of southern soul music. \n\nGordon’s work has shown on PBS’s American Masters and Great Performances series\, A&E\, BBC\, Channel Four\, and many global networks. His writing has appeared in most major magazines and newspapers. Four of his documentaries have received Grammy Award nominations.\n\nShoot & Splice is a FREE filmmaker forum presented by Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis\, featuring a wide variety of technical\, educational\, and unique topics of interest to the Memphis filmmaking community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-documentary-filmmaking-with-robert-gordon/
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents BREAKIN’
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a special 40th anniversary screening of Breakin’ in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, August 15\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Films begin at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nJoel Silberg / 1984 / 87 minutes / Rated PG \nKelly (Lucinda Dickey) is a classically trained jazz dancer who’s tired of warding off her amorous teacher and hungry for a new outlet. When she befriends street dancers Ozone (Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quinones) and Turbo (Michael “Boogaloo Shrimp” Chambers)\, She’s blown away by their unique and original moves. She soon volunteers to help them defeat a rival group of street dances\, learning break-dancing skills along the way and sharing some moves of her own. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-breakin/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Auteur: Music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Auteur: Music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, August 16\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nPresenting saxophonist Amanda Gardier performing original compositions inspired by the distinct imagery and characters of one of the most famous auteurs in film\, Wes Anderson. \n\n\n\nSaxophonist\, recording artist\, and composer Amanda Gardier has been described as “a uniquely talented jazz composer and soloist” (Nuvo). With influences stemming from Miguel Zenon\, The Bad Plus\, Walter Smith III\, and Bjork\, Gardier is a saxophonist who juxtaposes the calmness of lush harmonies and cyclical melodies with the intensity of complex rhythms and fiery improvisation. Her first release with Green Mind Records\, Empathy\, was “a debut with a lot of something for everyone” (All About Jazz). \n\n\n\nComprised of an eclectic collection of original music\, Empathy revealed Gardier’s refined compositional sense and lyrical tone. With her second release\, Flyover Country\, Gardier “claim[ed] a space among rising saxophonists” (Downbeat) through the display of bold compositions and flexible improvisation. Amanda has performed with Ingrid Jensen\, Dave Stryker\, Leni Stern\, Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson\, the Glenn Miller Orchestra\, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra\, and many others. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a master’s degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana University. Amanda is the Instructor of Jazz Saxophone at Ball State University in Muncie\, IN.\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/auteur-music-inspired-by-the-films-of-wes-anderson-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents RETURN TO REASON: THE SHORT FILMS OF MAN RAY
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a screening of Return to Reason: The Short Films of Man Ray in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, August 22\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Films begin at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nMan Ray / 2023 / 70 minutes / Not Rated  \nThe four films Man Ray directed between 1923 and 1929\, Le Retour à la raison\, Emak-Bakia\, L’Étoile de mer and Les Mystères du Château du Dé represent a high watermark of early European avant-garde cinema\, a seminal nexus of experimental technique\, surrealist narrative\, and playful abstraction as suffused with dark eroticism. In these films Ray began discovering the limitless possibilities of montage as well as the direct application onto celluloid of objects such as salt\, pepper\, pins\, and thumbtacks. Juxtaposing undulating geometric patterns\, a twirling fairground ride\, and a female nude\, among other striking images\, Ray finds subconscious correspondences among seemingly incongruous materials and figures. In celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Le Retour à la raison\, the Jim Jarmusch-Carter Logan combo Sqürl present Man Ray: Return to Reason\, with a newly-recorded drone rock soundtrack for that title as well as the three other Ray films. The band’s cosmic sounds complement Ray’s work by conjuring the beautiful\, ineffable\, haunting\, and sublime. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-return-to-reason/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The PRVLG
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The PRVLG in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, August 24\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nMemphis-born artist-and-producer duo The PRVLG have been simmered in soul from the birthplace of rock and roll. Over years of playing together\, the pair of performers/songwriters has crafted a sound that is radically authentic\, vintage but modern.\n\n\n\nFreshly relocated to the city of Angels\, Christian and Christopher Underwood have been working on a record with Cory Henry for the last few years; growing all the herbs and spices themselves in order to provide for a seasoning so perfect\, a flavor so unique like grandma’s casserole\, leaving you nourished and satisfied but salivating for more. The record is set to release summer 2025.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-prvlg-3/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents MADE IN ENGLAND
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a screening of Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, August 29\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Films begin at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nDavid Hinton / 2024 / 131 minutes / Not Rated \nMartin Scorsese first encountered the films of Powell and Pressburger when he was a child\, sitting in front of the family TV. When their famous logo came up on screen\, Scorsese says\, “You knew you were in for fantasy\, wonder\, magic – real film magic.” Now\, in this documentary\, he tells the story of his lifelong love-affair with their movies\, including The Life and Death Of Colonel Blimp\, Black Narcissus\, The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffmann. \n“Certain films you simply run all the time and you live with them.” Scorsese says. “As you grow older they grow deeper. I’m not sure how it happens\, but it does. For me\, that body of work is a wondrous presence\, a constant source of energy\, and a reminder of what life and art are all about.” Drawing on a rich array of archive material\, Scorsese explores in full the collaboration between the Englishman Powell and the Hungarian Pressburger – two romantics and idealists\, who thrived in the face of adversity during World War II but were eventually brought low by the film industry of the 1950s. Scorsese celebrates their ability to create “subversive commercial movies” and describes how deeply their films have influenced his own work.” \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-made-in-england/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Reba Russell Band and Special Guest Brittany Russell
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Reba Russell Band with Special Guest Brittany Russell in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, August 30\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nReba Russell is a name synonymous with the Memphis Music scene. Beginning in the early 1980s (with bands Visions\, Portrait\, and Reba and the Portables) and now currently fronting the Reba Russell Band\, Reba has covered most bases in the music industry including touring throughout the United States and Europe and releasing 8 albums independently. \n\n\n\n\nReba has lent her talents on stage and/or on recordings to U2 (When Love Comes To Town)\, Class of 55 Homecoming (featuring Johnny Cash\, Roy Orbison\, Jerry Lee Lewis\, Carl Perkins)\, Huey Lewis and the News (Soulsville album)\, Tracy Nelson\, Jim Dickinson\, Sid Selvidge\, Lucero\, and Jimmy Thackery\, and host of other artists. \n\n\n\n\nIn 2011\, Reba was nominated for the Koko Taylor Vocal Award by the Blues Foundation\, and more recently in November 2018 her band was honored with a Beale Street Brass Note. In 2023 Reba\, along with 30 others was honored with a Brass Star on Memphis’ Orpheum Halloran Center’s sidewalk of Stars. \n\n\n\nBand Members:\n\n\nReba Russell – Vocals\n\n\nWayne Russell – Bass\n\n\nRobert Tooms – Keys – Harp\n\n\nJeff Jensen – Guitar\n\n\n\nJames Cunningham – Drums \n\n\n\nSpecial Guest – Brittany Russell – Vocals
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/reba-russell-band-and-special-guest-brittany-russell/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Marcus Scott
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Marcus Scott in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, August 31\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nELECTRIFYING. SOULFUL. COMPELLING.\n\n\nThese three words exemplify the sound of “Memphis Soul Man” Marcus Scott. Born and raised in Memphis\, TN. A city that is well known for world class soul music\, Marcus Scott is a world class Soul Singer. As a young boy\, he would sit with his ears glued to the radio\, mimicking every sound he heard. This fascination evolved into an insatiable desire to entertain and capture the hearts of audiences everywhere.\n\n\n\nHis musical journey started in 2005 as a hit in local Memphis talent shows and he quickly became known as the “go to” singer for all of the major gigs in Memphis. Larry Dodson of the legendary Barkays gave him a call to collaborate on the Album “House Party”.\n\n\n\nMarcus Scott was also the lead vocalist for one of the most incredible legendary soul bands of all times called Tower Of Power. Mr. Scott was their front man for four years\, from 2016 to 2020. As their leading man\, Marcus recorded on two of the bands most recent albums the 1st one titled “Soul Side of town” and the other titled “Step Up”.\n\n\n\nIf you close your eyes and listen to his voice you‘ll realize that Marcus is on the trajectory of becoming a truly elite soul singer in the vein of Marvin Gaye\, Aretha Franklin\, James Brown\, Sam Cooke\, and Otis Redding. Ladies and gentlemen prepare to be thrilled and entertained! This is truly a sound that will up hold his most infectious words as proclaimed proudly to the world -#keepthesoulalive
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/marcus-scott/
LOCATION:TN
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents THE RED SHOES
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a screening of The Red Shoes in Crosstown Theater. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 5\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Film begins at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nMichael Powell & Emeric Pressburger / 1948 / 135 minutes / Not Rated \nThis Powell And Pressburger classic is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made and winner of two Oscars. It focuses on Vicky\, a young ballerina starring in a ballet The Red Shoes. Like her character in the ballet\, she is irresistibly drawn to dancing. Her life becomes split between her simple human passion and artistic devotion to her profession. The film contains ballet sequences of stylistic mastery\, and is visually one of the most innovative and beautiful works of cinema ever created. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-the-red-shoes/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all: Daniel Champagne
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present Daniel Champagne in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, September 7\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $30 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nOne reviewer recently wrote – ‘Daniel Champagne exudes a natural ease on stage\, as he sings poignant lyrics and beautifully crafted melodies that invariably whisk the heart up with grand romanticism. Coupled with an exhilarating guitar talent that transcends mere acoustic playing to replicate a whole band\, Champagne is just magical’ (themusic.com.au) \nThe story goes that the young Australian singer\, songwriter and one-of-a-kind guitar virtuoso first picked up his instrument of choice as a five-year-old following in the footsteps of a musical father. He began writing songs at 12\, training classically throughout his teens and performing solo wherever he could\, honing his craft and developing what would become the dynamite live show that he is renowned for today. At 18 he left school\, turned professional and hit the road. \nThe following decade saw him release 5 studio albums\, tour relentlessly around the globe with upwards of 300 shows per year\, play some of the biggest festivals under the sun and share stages with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel\, INXS\, John Butler\, Lucinda Williams\, Ani DiFranco\, Judy Collins and Rodrigo y Gabriela. \nIn early 2020 as the COVID pandemic ground all touring to a halt\, Daniel returned to Australia writing music and further honing his craft and will return to international audiences with a swag of new songs and a complete new live show. For fans of guitar\, songs or just artistic expression at it’s finest this show is a must see!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/folk-all-yall-daniel-champagne-2/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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SUMMARY:Kafé Kirk: Kirk Whalum and Mindi Abair
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Kafé Kirk with Kirk Whalum and special guest Mindi Abair in Crosstown Theater. \nSunday\, September 8\, 2024\nCrosstown Theater\nDoors open at 5:30 pm | Show begins at 6 pm\nTickets: General Admission $59 (plus fees) \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoin Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, an ongoing jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This very special performance will feature saxophonist Mindi Abair. \nMINDI ABAIR\nTwo-time GRAMMY nominee Mindi Abair is a saxophonist\, vocalist\, and author of “How To Play Madison Square Garden.” You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol\, or from touring and/or recording with Aerosmith\, Duran Duran\, Gregg Allman\, Smokey Robinson\, and more. As a solo artist\, she has consistently topped the Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts\, earning her 1 st GRAMMY nomination in 2014 for Summer Horns and her 2 nd nomination in 2015 for her solo album Wild Heart. In 2019 she launched www.wineandjazz.com bringing together the worlds of wine and music through her wine club and worldwide adventures. \nKIRK WHALUM\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring…these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis\, Tennessee\, gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston\, TX nightclub scene\, Kirk’s big\, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. The ’80s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene—especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour\, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records\, including Cache\, Kirk’s first #1 album.\nAs well\, Kirk and Bob received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. After moving to Los Angeles\, Kirk became an in demand session player for top artists like\, Barbara Streisand\, Al Jarreau\, Luther Vandross\, Larry Carlton\, Quincy Jones and most notably\, Whitney Houston\, amongst many others. It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit\, “I Will Always Love You.” Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Bros. Records\, For You\, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date; others include his eclectic\, and much lauded\, Gospel According to Jazz series\, (Chapters 1\, 2\, 3 and 4). In addition to his many solo projects\, Kirk was also a member of the popular soul/jazz group\, BWB\, which features Kirk as the “W” of the group with Rick Braun (trumpet) and Norman Brown (guitar). \nKirk is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgements for his musical excellence including three Dove Award nominations\, an NAACP Image Award nomination and has won two Stellar Awards- Gospel music’s highest honor. A twelve time Grammy nominee\, Kirk won his first Grammy award (2011)for Best Gospel Song (“It’s What I Do”—featuring Lalah Hathaway) alongside life-long friend and gifted songwriter\, Jerry Peters.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-kirk-whalum-and-mindi-abair/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: John Hébert and The Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: John Hébert and The Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, September 11\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nJohn Hébert\, bassist\, was born in New Orleans\, Louisiana\, where he first began to study double bass with Bill Huntington. He has worked alongside world-famous artists such as Andrew Hill\, Lee Konitz\, Paul Bley\, John Abercrombie\, Kenny Wheeler\, Paul Motian\, Joe Maneri\, Mary Havorson\, Tomasz Stanko\, David Liebman\, Uri Caine\, Greg Osby\, Bill Stewart\, Marc Copland\, Fred Hersch\, Toots Thielemans\, Maria Schneider\, and many others. \n\n\n\nIn recent years\, he has taken on the role of bandleader of various projects. His group Byzantine Monkey\, released their first CD on the Firehouse 12 label. It was reviewed in Downbeat and received 4 stars. “On his first album as a leader he displays a sonic vision that’s all his own\,” says Peter Margarsak. In 2010\, John Hébert Trio released Spiritual Lover to positive reviews. According to Stuart Broomer\, “it’s a trio of genuinely equal parts and plays music of great melodic strength.” \n\n\n\nHe is also named in Downbeat’s 2006\, 2007\, 2008\, 2009 and 2010 Critics Poll as a “Rising Star Acoustic Bassist.” Most recently in 2011\, John won the poll as “Rising Star Acoustic Bassist.” John is also featured on Andrew Hill’s last Blue Note release\, “Time Lines” which was awarded “Record of the Year” by Downbeat’s Jazz Critics Poll in 2006. John has also performed around the world at festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival\, Tampere Jazz Festival\, Montreal Jazz Festival\, Moers Jazz Festival\, Ear Shot Jazz Festival and San Francisco Jazz Festival.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/modern-masters-jazz-series-john-hebert-and-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
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 Crosstown Arts Film Series presents MAMA'S SUNDRY
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the filmmakers Brody Kuhar and Joshua Cannon\, Crosstown Arts presents a special screening of the new documentary Mama’s Sundry in Crosstown Theater. Panel discussion moderated by Tom Shadyac. \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 12\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Film begins at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nBrody Kuhar & Joshua Cannon / 2024 / 15 minutes / Not Rated \nIn South Memphis\, married artists Bertram Williams and Talibah Safiya transform their creative practices into vehicles for a higher purpose. Enter Mama’s Sundry\, a collaborative movement fostering wellness and sustainability through education\, service initiatives and a neighborhood garden that produces fresh fruit and vegetables within a community that’s long been designated a food desert. Followed by a panel discussion. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-mamas-sundry/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Mid-Autumn Fest 2024
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Crosstown Concourse present Mid-Autumn Fest 2024.  \nCentral Atrium at Crosstown Concourse\nSaturday\, September 14\, 2024\n6:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nFree \nJoin us for a magical evening celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at Crosstown Concourse! Enjoy live music\, traditional lion dance performances\, and fun for the whole family with face painting and a fashion show. \nSavor the sweet taste of tradition with free mooncakes and explore the rich heritage of four local temples. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the beauty of Asian culture!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/mid-autumn-fest-2024/
LOCATION:Crosstown Concourse\, Central Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN
CATEGORIES:Central Atrium
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SUMMARY:Jazz Jam Session: Hosted by Alex Upton Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Art presents the Jazz Jam Session: Hosted by Alex Upton Quartet in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, September 17\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $7 | Free for performing musicians \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nFor both the house band performance and jam portion\, the set/jam tunes will be announced from the stage. \n\n\n\nAlex Upton is a saxophonist and composer with a deep-rooted passion for all music both old and new. As a jazz artist\, Alex has performed and recorded with nationally recognized artists including Rachel Therrien\, Rahsaan Barber\, Stephen Anderson\, Jim Ketch\, and more. In 2022\, Alex was awarded first prize at the prestigious North American Saxophone Alliance’s National Jazz Artist Competition. They have performed as a soloist at esteemed events such as the JEN Conference\, North American Saxophone Alliance\, and the John Coltrane Jazz Festival\, and have recorded on the Summit Records label as a member of the 360 Jazz Initiative Ensemble. Their work as a performer and composer can be heard most recently on their debut album release “Portraits of a Silent Moment”.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/jazz-jam-session-hosted-by-alex-upton-quartet/
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 Crosstown Arts Film Series presents BEING THERE
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Being There in Crosstown Theater.  \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 19\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Film begins at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nHal Ashby / 1979 / 130 minutes / Rated PG \nIn one of his most finely tuned performances\, Peter Sellers plays the pure-hearted\, childlike Chance\, a gardener who is forced into the wilds of Washington\, D.C.\, when his wealthy guardian dies. Shocked to discover that the real world doesn’t respond to the click of a remote\, Chance stumbles into celebrity after being taken under the wing of a tycoon (Melvyn Douglas\, in an Oscar-winning performance)\, who mistakes his protégé’s horticultural mumblings for sagacious pronouncements on life and politics\, and whose wife (Shirley MacLaine) targets Chance as the object of her desire. Adapted from a novel by Jerzy Kosinski\, this satire\, both deeply melancholy and hilarious\, is the culmination of Hal Ashby’s remarkable string of films in the 1970s\, and a carefully modulated examination of the ideals\, anxieties\, and media-fueled delusions that shaped American culture during that decade. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-being-there/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Joslyn & the Sweet Compression
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Joslyn & the Sweet Compression in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, September 19\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoslyn & The Sweet Compression are bona fide\, and they want the world to know it.\nA rising force out of Lexington\, Kentucky\, the band led by Joslyn Hampton come out swinging on their sophomore album\, ready to uplift and inspire through their singular and stirring soul-funk sound. 2019’s critically acclaimed debut album made them a favorite headliner at regional clubs and music festivals. After a grueling and relentless tour schedule – one that saw them supporting Tower of Power at New York’s Sony Hall and Tyler Childers at Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre – the band are back with Bona Fide\, a sonically and emotionally charged record that captures their breathtaking live energy as well as their humanity.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/joslyn-the-sweet-compression/
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:TAE & the Neighborly
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents TAE & the Neighborly in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, September 21\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nTae & The Neighborly\, a Wisconsin-based soul-pop\, R&B group\, found themselves playing music together in a very unconventional way. They were all neighbors\, each one living alone on one floor of a five-story flat.\n\n\n\nCake-baking is a shared passion of the five-member group\, but in the sugar shortages early in the 2020 pandemic\, they found themselves so continually knocking on each other’s doors asking for a single cup of sugar that a group decision was made to all move in together and share cake-baking resources. Since everyone knows all good rhythms begin in the kitchen\, it wasn’t before long that the group began to write and perform together across the nation.\n\n\n\nCritics hail the group as “having more kick than a bagged-up mule” (Rotary Times) and their live show “… going down smoother than a can of [beans] warmed on the campfire” (Cowboy Gazette).
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tae-the-neighborly/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:This Week at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:### **This Week at Crosstown Arts – September 24-29\, 2024** \nJoin us at Crosstown Arts for a week filled with live music\, art\, and film! Whether you’re here for a concert or to explore stunning new artwork\, there’s something for everyone. Check out our lineup below: \n#### **Tuesday\, September 24\, 2024**\n**Dan and Peggy Reader** – *Live in The Green Room* | 7:00 PM\nEnjoy an intimate evening of live music from this talented duo. \n#### **Thursday\, September 26\, 2024**\n**No Tears Project** – *Live in The Green Room* | 7:00 PM\nA moving jazz performance reflecting on civil rights history.\n**Westermann 3D Movie** – *Crosstown Theater* | 7:30 PM\nExperience an avant-garde 3D cinematic masterpiece. \n#### **Friday\, September 27\, 2024**\n**Gallery Opening Reception** | 6:00 – 8:00 PM\nExplore new works by **Michelle Fair**\, **Lester Merriweather**\, and **Alex Paulus**. Enjoy music by **DJ Janet Wilson**\, culinary bites by **Chef Leah Getchel**\, and complimentary drinks.\n**FREE and open to the public!** \n**Overly Sensitive Orchestra** – *Live in The Green Room* | 8:00 PM\nImmerse yourself in a unique live orchestral performance. \n#### **Saturday\, September 28\, 2024**\n**The Music of Miles Davis** – *Live in The Green Room* | 7:30 PM\nA powerful tribute to the legendary jazz artist Miles Davis. \n#### **Sunday\, September 29\, 2024**\n**Brennen Leigh Trio** – *Live in The Green Room* | 7:00 PM\nEnd your week with the soulful Americana sounds of the Brennen Leigh Trio. \n— \n### **Please note:** Only the **Gallery Opening Reception** on September 27 is a free event. Ticket prices for other events vary. Visit our website or contact us for details on pricing and availability. \nWe look forward to seeing you for a week of art\, music\, and culture at Crosstown Arts! \n—
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/this-week-at-crosstown-arts/
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SUMMARY:Dan & Peggy Reeder with Greg Cartwright Krista Wroten
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents a special performance from indie-folk legend Dan Reeder and his daughter Peggy with an opening performance from Memphis-based musos Greg Cartwright and Krista Wroten in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, September 24\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nDan Reeder\, Oh Boy Records’ longest signed artist besides John Prine\, is a self-sufficient artist in every aspect of his work. The cover of each one of his albums bears artwork he created himself. He’s built a majority of the instruments you hear. From guitar pickups to microphones\, preamps and mixers. He’s built steel string guitars\, electric guitars\, banjos\, drums\, basses\, cellos\, violins\, clarinets\, and even a saxophone (note from Dan: “I’ll never do that again”). \n\n\n\nThe bluntness of Reeder’s lyrics are softened by his crooning; yet\, even with multi-layered harmonies\, his voice maintains its iconic “wisp”. Reeder’s musical intelligence is as present as ever. You’re hearing every piece of a self-made artist and his multifaceted skill set — from the soulful\, smoky vocal overlay to a singular\, meticulous guitar sound\, but best of all\, you’re hearing the ingenuity that is Dan Reeder.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/dan-peggy-reeder-with-greg-cartwright-krista-wroten/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents WESTERMANN: MEMORIAL TO THE IDEA OF MAN IF HE WAS AN IDEA
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with Rhodes College\, Crosstown Arts presents a special screening of Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea in Crosstown Theater.  \nCrosstown Theater\nThursday\, September 26\, 2024\nTickets: $5 at the door\nDoors at 6:30 pm | Film begins at 7:00 pm (sharp!) \nLeslie Buchbinder / 2023 / 86 minutes / Not Rated  \nA 3-D documentary film about the life and work of artist and marine H.C. (“Cliff”) Westermann\, voice-acted by four-time Academy-Award nominee Ed Harris\, conceived and directed by Leslie Buchbinder\, and featuring interviews with Ed Ruscha\, Frank Gehry\, and many others. As a veteran of World War II and the Korean War who struggled with the ramifications of modern warfare\, Westermann’s dramatic personal history can be traced through his beguiling\, surreal artworks. The film is executive produced by the international art icon KAWS\, and award-winning documentary producer Caryn Capotosto\, whose prior projects include “Little Richard: I Am Everything” and “The Thief Collector.” Westermann features music by legendary artists Laurie Anderson\, the Kronos Quartet\, and Terry Allen\, with an original score by MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner Tomeka Reid. \nThe Crosstown Arts Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground\, and documentary features.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-crosstown-arts-film-series-presents-westermann-memorial-to-the-idea-of-man-if-he-was-an-idea/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:The No Tears Project
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Art presents the No Tears Project in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, September 26\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\n\nThe No Tears Project is a jazz-inflected collective formed in 2017 and led by Arkansan-based vocalist Kelley Hurt\, and pianist Christopher Parker. The group’s repertoire is inspired by explorations into social equality and strives to create recognition as a precursor to reconciliation. Born from a musical composition (“No Tears Suite”) written by Hurt and Parker and commissioned by the nonprofit Oxford American magazine to honor the civil rights heroes the Little Rock Nine\, No Tears has evolved into a touring group. The ensemble’s second album\, Humanitics is forthcoming in early 2025.\n\n\n\nMusicians:\n\n\nKelley Hurt (voice / artistic director); Christopher Parker (piano / artistic director); Rodney Jordan (bass); Darrian Douglas (drums); Robert “Bobby LaVell” Garner\, Jr. (tenor sax); Marc Franklin (trumpet); Chad Fowler (alto sax)\n\n\nThis concert is made possible in part by Jazz Road\, a program of SouthArts.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-no-tears-project/
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:ANA•LOG\, Size Matters\, and Still
DESCRIPTION:The Galleries at Crosstown Arts\nFree and open to the public \nANA•LOG – Lester Merriweather \nFourteen Pics is a cumulative project referencing several continuing bodies of work by Lester Julian Merriweather examining the concept of agency over Black Visualization within American Popular Culture. The works in ANA•LOG draw upon several sources: They take direct visual inspiration from the compositions of the 1982-88 Basquiat-Warhol Collaborations. ANA•LOG’s methodology invokes the long-rumored Dr. Dre concept album The Planets. The gestural treatment of the layered and excavated\nsurfaces in ANA•LOG pays homage to the experimental processes of the mid-60s Developer tool works by the late Jack Whitten. Language is key to the works included in ANA•LOG. In breaking down its linguistic aspects\, Merriweather examined varied forms of the word Analog\, defined as “not computerized”; Analog is a counter-cultural delineation that separates itself from the “Digital”. The individually collaged-by-hand elemental “units” in ANA•LOG act in a fashion similar to pixels in the Digital space. Referencing Memphis slang\, “Ana” is a shortened form of “Animosity”. “Log” in this instance serves as a “Recorded History”. ANA•LOG essentially serves as a “Record of Remembered Angers” obtained through oft repeated racial disparities within American Visual culture. \nSize Matters – Alex Paulus\nI’ve been thinking about scale and proportion a lot lately. The size of an object can make it seem important or unimportant. And we all measure things according to the size of ourselves. Things that are smaller than us can seem trivial\, while larger objects can feel overwhelming. Yet\, when considering the vastness of the universe\, our planet seems tiny and inconsequential.\nMy current series focuses on the juxtaposition of small figures within expansive landscapes\, alongside large-scale portraits depicting figures of profound personal meaning from my childhood. The pieces involving small figures in massive spaces\, create a sense of insignificance. The large portraits give off a sense of immense importance. But this is all relative to the size of the viewer and how it makes them feel.\nI often think about how humans fit into this world and how small we actually are compared to the rest of the universe. I am very interested in the purpose of human existence\, but it seems like we do a lot of weird things for no reason. And I’d like to learn as much as I can with my time here on Earth. \nStill – Michelle Fair\nMy current work is more about the process of the painting than anything else. Of course\, there are themes and subjects I gravitate towards—figures and landscapes\, ideas of solitude and loneliness\, etc.—but there is something so explorative and meditative about painting that I’ve noticed becoming more and more the driving factor for me. I find when I try to come up with ideas that are motivated by the final product I get stuck. Lately I have decided to forego the control of the final product and just go where a piece takes me. In doing so\, I am looking at colors\, shapes\, and textures differently than I was before\, and I make decisions I probably wouldn’t have made if I had planned everything out. I think focusing on the process has allowed me to lose a little rigidity and explore more\, and that is what these pieces have been born from.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/analog-size-matters-and-still/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:Gallery
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts presents an Opening Reception for “Ana Log”\, “Size Matters\,” and "Still" in the Galleries at Crosstown Arts.
DESCRIPTION:The Galleries at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, September 27\, 2024\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nANA • LOG: \nFOURTEEN PICS \n  \n  \nANA•LOG: Fourteen Pics is a cumulative project referencing elements from several continuing bodies of work by Lester Julian Merriweather including #JETBlack\, WHITE(S) ONLY\, Vanilla Extract\, #WGW\, COLOR(ED) THEORY and Merriweather’s most recent collage series\, #BetterGardensAndJungles. \n  \n  \nThe works presented draw upon several sources: They take direct visual inspiration from the compositions of the 1982-88 Basquiat-Warhol Collaborations. ANA•LOG’s methodology invokes the long-rumored Dr. Dre concept album The Planets in which the famed producer executed each individual track of the album in a completely different genre\, thus creating an intensely lush atmospheric soundscape that still would exist as parts of a whole. The gestural treatment of the layered and excavated surfaces pay homage to the experimental processes of the mid-60s Developer tool works by the late Jack Whitten as well as the innovative organic Tesserae paintings that Whitten continued creating until his death in 2018. \n  \n  \nLanguage is key to the works included in ANA•LOG. In breaking down its linguistic aspects\, Merriweather examined varied forms of the word Analog. The word is defined as “not computerized”; Analog is a counter-cultural delineation that separates itself from the “Digital”. The individually collaged-by-hand “units” in ANA•LOG function in a fashion similar to the amalgamation of pixels in the Digital space. One could recognize Analogous\, “a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect” within the approach of Merriweather’s collage practice. In terms of Memphis slang\, “Ana” is a shortened form of “Animosity”. “Log” in this instance serves as a “Recorded History”. ANA•LOG essentially serves as a “Record of Angers Remembered ” obtained through repeated racial disparities which are then immortalized within generalized/homogeneous American visual media. Merriweather examines the concept of agency over Black Visualization within American Popular Culture. \n  \nSize Matters \nI’ve been thinking about scale and proportion a lot lately. The size of an object can make it seem important or unimportant. And we all measure things according to the size of ourselves. Things that are smaller than us can seem trivial\, while larger objects can feel overwhelming. Yet\, when considering the vastness of the universe\, our planet seems tiny and inconsequential. \n  \nMy current series focuses on the juxtaposition of small figures within expansive landscapes\, alongside large scale portraits depicting figures of profound personal meaning from my childhood. The pieces involving small figures in massive spaces\, create a sense of insignificance. The large portraits give off a sense of immense importance. But this is all relative to the size of the viewer and how it makes them feel. \n  \nI often think about how humans fit into this world and how small we actually are compared to the rest of the universe. I am very interested in the purpose of human existence\, but it seems like we do a lot of weird things for no reason. And I’d like to learn as much as I can with my time here on Earth. \n  \nStill \n  \nMy current work is more about the process of the painting than anything else. Of\ncourse\, there are themes and subjects I gravitate towards—figures and landscapes\,\nideas of solitude and loneliness\, etc.—but there is something so explorative and\nmeditative about painting that I’ve noticed becoming more and more the driving factor\nfor me. I find when I try to come up with ideas that are motivated by the final product I\nget stuck. Lately I have decided to forego the control of the final product and just go\nwhere a piece takes me. In doing so\, I am looking at colors\, shapes\, and textures\ndifferently than I was before\, and I make decisions I probably wouldn’t have made if I\nhad planned everything out. I think focusing on the process has allowed me to lose a\nlittle rigidity and to explore more\, and that is what these pieces have been
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/opening-reception/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,Gallery
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SUMMARY:Overly Sensitive Orchestra Presents Punisher ft. Marcella Simien
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Overly Sensitive Orchestra Presents Punisher ft. Marcella Simien in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, September 27\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door  \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Overly Sensitive Orchestra covers beloved full albums with original arrangements for classical chamber ensemble\, pairing with local Memphis singers. The 2024-25 season will include Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers\, Pink Moon by Nick Drake\, and Carrie and Lowell by Sufjan Stevens. The richness and variety of orchestral timbres both enhances and reimagines the original music of these great artists\, giving the songs new perspective and a timeless quality.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/overly-sensitive-orchestra-presents-punisher-ft-marcella-simien/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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