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Crosstown Arts Film Series presents WINGS OF DESIRE
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesMade not long before the fall of the Berlin wall, this stunning tapestry of sounds and images, shot in black and white and color by the legendary Henri Alekan, is movie poetry. And it forever made the name Wim Wenders synonymous with film art.
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Jazz Month Kick Off with Central High School Big Band
Central Atrium, Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesThe award-winning Memphis Central High School Jazz Band has been in existence for many years and has produced many talented musicians such as pianist James Williams, saxophonist Gary Topper, pianist Dr. Ashley Davis.
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*SOLD OUT* Patrice Williamson, Jenna McLean, and Deborah Swiney
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesThree of the most legendary women in jazz unite for one special performance, backed up by the Michael Shults Quartet.
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Le Tumulte Noir
East Atrium, Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesLe Tumulte Noir is a Memphis-based jazz group that specializes in music from the 1930s and 1940s in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stéphanne Grappelli (often referred to as “gypsy jazz”). The group is celebrating its 10th year and features John Bass, Sylvester Sample, Gary Topper, Clint Wagner, and John Whittemore.
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Charu Suri Quartet
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesPianist and composer Charu Suri treads fearlessly between genres, pulling global influences that range from the mood-anchoring Indian ragas, Sufi music, to the trio. Her ground-breaking albums, The Book of Ragas, and its sequel, The Book of Ragas vol. 2 have often elicited the response, “I’ve never heard this type of sound before.”
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Standard 4-Pack
Central Atrium, Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesStandard 4-Pack is led by Victor Sawyer and features Randy Ballard (trumpet), Victor Sawyer (trombone), Stephen Lee (piano), and Neal Bowen (bass), performing a selection of favorite jazz standards.
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Crosstown Arts Film Series presents THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE
Crosstown Theater 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesIn Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-middle-class sextet sits down to a dinner that is continually delayed, their attempts to eat thwarted by vaudevillian events both actual and imagined, including terrorist attacks, military maneuvers, and ghostly apparitions.
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Gritty City Bang Bang
Crosstown Arts, The Green Room 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 280, Memphis, TN, United StatesGritty City Bang Bang is the brainchild of guitarist Jonathan Bass. Original compositions by Bass are elevated by Memphis titans Mike Assad and Carl Caspersen. This trio delivers improvisation permeated with cinematic Americana vibes, bringing the funk when needed. Next to the likes of BBQ and Home Depot, there has never been a better destination for heavy lifting of the human soul.
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MAR10 Day
Central Atrium, Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesCrosstown Concourse will celebrate MAR10 Day with a performance from Memphis’ own video game-themed band PXLS, old school arcade games, video game-themed mini golf, a portrait booth (perfect if you’re dressing up in video game-inspired attire!), video game-themed temporary tattoos, and more!
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Ole Miss Jazz Combo
Central Atrium, Crosstown Concourse 1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesWith a lineage that goes back to the late 1890s, the University of Mississippi’s jazz ensemble is one of the oldest in the nation. By 1927, the group adopted the name “The Mississippians,” which is still in use today by the premier ensemble of Ole Miss Jazz.
