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SUMMARY:POSTPONED The Adam Larson Band in The Green Room
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice.  \nJoin us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a performance by The Adam Larson Band\, featuring tenor saxophonist Adam Larson with Michael Shults (alto sax)\, Joe Restivo (guitar)\, Carl Caspersen (bass)\, and James Sexton (drums). \nTickets: General Admission $10 | Student Admission $5 (with Student ID)\nDoors at 7pm | Performance at 7:30pm \nOriginally from Normal\, Illinois\, Adam Larson is an American saxophonist\, composer\, and author. Larson has been described by critic Howard Reich of The Chicago-Tribune as “a player for whom the word ‘prodigious’ was coined.” Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen called him “a saxophonist who brings Donny McCaslin and Mark Turner to mind\,” and Nate Chinen of The New York Times said he is “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. \nAs 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 and 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. \nLarson 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. \nBeyond maintaining an active touring and recording schedule\, Larson continues to be a sought-after clinician and master class presenter at several high schools and universities across the country and beyond\, including appearances at HKU Conservatory-Utrecht\, University of Iowa\, Drake University\, University of Northern Iowa\, Temple University\, Yale\, Manhattan School of Music\, and University of North Texas among many others. Adam is currently on faculty at University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory\, where he teaches saxophone\, jazz pedagogy\, and music business.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-adam-larson-band-in-the-green-room/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Memphis Vs. New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nOut of concern regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus and concerns about health safety for its students\, families\, Trombone Shorty Foundation Academy students\, concertgoers\, and others\, the Stax Music Academy had decided to postpone its upcoming exchange with the Trombone Shorty Foundation\, including the planned March 21\, 2020 Memphis vs New Orleans concert at Crosstown Theater. The Stax Music Academy will announce updated plans when possible. We regret any inconvenience. \nJoin us at Crosstown Arts for Memphis vs New Orleans\, featuring The Stax Music Academy & Trombone Shorty Foundation with special guests. \nStax Music Academy’s 20th Anniversary celebration continues as The Stax Music Academy and Trombone Shorty Foundation join forces to celebrate the indigenous sounds of the world-renowned music cities of Memphis and New Orleans. Enjoy one night of Memphis soul battling it out with New Orleans’ funky jazz at Crosstown Theater. \nTickets: $20 General Admission | $10 Student Admission (at door only\, with Student ID)\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 8 pm
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/memphis-vs-new-orleans/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Jaime Branch's "Fly Or Die" in The Green Room
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nJoin us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a performance of trumpeter Jamie Branch’s debut album\, “Fly or Die.” \nTickets: $15\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nA mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene and an active recent addition to the New York scene\, Jaimie Branch is an avant-garde trumpeter known for her “ghostly sounds\,” says The New York Times\, and for “sucker punching” crowds straight from the jump off\, says Time Out. \nHer classical training and “unique voice capable of transforming every ensemble of which she is a part” (Jazz Right Now) has contributed to a wide range of projects not only in jazz but also punk\, noise\, indie rock\, electronic\, and hip-hop. Branch’s prolific as-of-yet underexposed work as a composer and a producer\, as well as a sideman for the likes of William Parker\, Matana Roberts\, TV on the Radio\, and Spoon\, is all on display in her debut record Fly or Die — a dynamic 35-minute ride that dares listeners to open their minds to music that knows no genre\, no gender\, no limits. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/jaime-branchs-fly-or-die-in-the-green-room/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Music for Cello & Jazz Trio
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice.  \nJoin us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for Music for Cello and Jazz Trio\, including works by Claude Bolling\, David Baker\, and more. \nFeaturing Alisa Horn (cello)\, Maeve Brophy (piano)\, Tom Lonardo (drums)\, and Tim Goodwin (bass). \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7pm | Performance at 7:30pm \nAbout the Performers:\nAlisa Horn is a freelance cellist and loves performing and teaching a wide variety of musical genres from classical to jazz to rock and beyond. Alisa studied with Professor Peter Spurbeck at the University of Memphis\, received her Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from the University of Michigan with Anthony Elliott\, and her Master of Music in Cello Performance from Northwestern University with Hans Jensen. Along with jazz legends trumpeter Marvin Stamm and pianist Bill Mays\, Alisa is a member of The Inventions Trio which performs a fusion of jazz and classical repertoire. The Trio has toured and released three albums\, including the diverse works of Bill Evans\, Bill Mays\, Villa-Lobos\, and Miles Davis. On Broadway\, Alisa has performed in many shows including Sunday in the Park with George\, An American in Paris\, If/Then\, and Next to Normal. \nMaeve Brophy gave her first solo recital at age 9 and made her orchestral debut at age 15. She has a BA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Master of Music in Piano Performance from Texas Christian University. Maeve has given solo and collaborative performances in Wells\, England\, the Amalfi Coast\, Kiev\, Ukraine\, New York\, San Francisco\, Seattle\, Aspen\, Nashville\, and Memphis. Maeve is former adjunct faculty of the Blair School of Music and Belmont University in Nashville and currently lives in Memphis where she works as a freelance collaborative pianist\, soloist\, and piano teacher. \nTom Lonardo grew up playing drums in his father’s dance band. He holds a MM from the University of Mississippi and attended the Berklee College of Music studying with Alan Dawson. He has played music all his life including gigs with Mose Allison\, Di Anne Price\, Joe Restivo 4\, 3rdMan\, and Dog Police. \nTim Goodwin is very active in the recording industry and performs across the United States as a bassist. He has performed with numerous jazz artists including Lee Konitz\, George Colemen\, Pepper Adams\, Art Farmer\, Michele LeGrand\, Jon Hendricks\, Phineas Newborn\, Mose Allison\, and many others. Mr. Goodwin was bassist of a trio which was selected to participate in the Kennedy Center “Jazz Ambassadors” program to present jazz performances and lectures around the world. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Miami and Miami-Dade Community College and joined the University of Memphis as a faculty member in 1984.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/music-for-cello-jazz-trio/
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Crosstown Arthouse presents Tokyo Knights
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nSeijun Suzuki was a journeyman director for Nikkatsu\, one of the oldest Japanese film production companies in existence. Suzuki eventually went from journeyman to auteur\, slipping weird elements into what should have been run-of-the-mill Yakuza fare. Finally Suzuki made the legendary Branded to Kill (R.I.P.\, Joe Shishido) for Nikkatsu and was fired! \nSuzuki persevered and made more films\, but Crosstown Arts is going back to his roots with a screening of Tokyo Knights. Pre-dating the idea of “millennials\,” Tokyo Knights  is about a boy named Koji who is good at\, well\, everything. Koji’s pop passes\, and Koji goes home to take over his family’s “construction business\,” crush it at school\, and get the truth as to what happened with his daddy. \nSeijun Suzuki/1961/82 minutes \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-tokyo-knights/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Tonya Dyson is Sarah Vaughan
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nJoin us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a special performance by Tonya Dyson in a tribute to the legendary Sarah Vaughan. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7pm | Show at 7:30pm \nTonya Dyson wears so many hats: non-profit arts executive\, music educator\, serial entrepreneur\, community leader\, and festival organizer. You name it. She’s also a beloved artist who has not only built a devoted following in a creative landscape of her own design but has helped develop and nurture that same environment for countless other Memphis artists. She’s the genuine article in Memphis’ new soul underground. Join Tonya as she pays tribute to one of her favorite artists\, the legendary Sarah Vaughan.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tonya-dyson-is-sarah-vaughan/
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:POSTPONED Exhibition Workshop: The Truest Subversive Act
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nThis workshop is held in conjunction with the “STUDIOS” exhibition on view in the Crosstown Arts East Gallery. \nUsing Keiko Gonzalez’s work in “STUDIOS” as inspiration\, participants will be encouraged to paint without a particular destination in mind. Drawing from Keiko’s style of “circular arguments that never seek literal translations\,” participants will broaden their minds and expand on their own internal philosophies through the medium of painting. These pieces will be showcased in a pop-up gallery at the end of the exhibition.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/copy-of-workshop-the-truest-subversive-act/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Crosstown Arthouse presents Wild at Heart
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nIt’s probably enough just to say “David Lynch\,” but let’s hit on some of Wild at Heart‘s high points\, like the stars of the movie: Laura Dern (Foxes; Ladies and Gentlemen\, The Fabulous Stains); Nicolas Cage (Valley Girl); Thrashers Powermad playing Elvis Presley; Diane Ladd (Laura Dern’s real-life mother) manically covering her face with lipstick; Crispin Glover (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter\, River’s Edge) as Jingle Dale; Laura Dern’s cousin\, who wants Christmas to be all year long and puts cockroaches in his own underwear; Harry Dean Stanton (Alien\, Repo Man\, Red Dawn) as Diane Ladd’s pathetic lover; Sherilyn Fenn (The Wraith\, Two Moon Junction) in one the best and most traumatic Lynch car wreck scenes ever put to screen; Willem Dafoe (Streets of Fire\, The Last Temptation of Christ) as Bobby Peru; a cameo by Laura Palmer herself (Sheryl Lee) as the Good Witch from the Wizard of Oz; Koko Taylor singing a song written by Lynch and composed by longtime collaborator Angelo Badalamenti; and CJack Nance (Eraserhead!!) as a random crazy dude with an invisible dog in a trailer park. \nIf the last time you saw Wild at Heart was at the Fare Four\, you owe it to yourself to come see it again on the big screen at Crosstown Theater! \nDavid Lynch/1990/124 minutes \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-wild-at-heart/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Bartlett High School Photography Show
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nStudents from Bartlett High School will showcase their photography in a show and sale benefitting the high school’s photography program. \nPhotos will be available for sale for $20\, and all proceeds will be used to purchase new supplies for photography class. \nFree admission
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/bartlett-high-school-photography-show/
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Women of Folk: Xaris Waltman Trio & Bailey Bigger Band in The Green Room
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts presents Women of Folk — performances by the Xaris Waltman Trio and Bailey Bigger Band. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nBorn and raised in small-town Arkansas\, just outside of the musically historic city of Memphis\, Tennessee\, Bailey has always had a passion for songwriting. She first picked up a guitar at only nine years old and began to write songs within the first week of playing. \nAt age 17\, Bailey won “Memphis’ Best Song Of 2017” for her original song\, “Wildflower.” Since then\, she has performed at many festivals and venues from Celebrate Memphis (being one of 4 headliners)\, AmericanaFest\, and many more. She has recorded at Dark Horse Studios\, Sun Studios\, and Ardent Studios. Bailey has also been recognized as a top ten up-and-coming Americana artist you should be listening to by Memphis Magazine. \nFollowing Bailey’s first record “Closer to Home\,” she released her second EP\, “Between The Pages.” This EP was engineered by Jessica Willis and released by the University of Memphis record label\, BlueTOMRecords. \nXaris Waltman’s mother claims she was humming tunes before she could talk. As a young child\, Xaris picked up her dad’s guitar and discovered a deep connection to folk songs. Xaris loved how the songs had lives of their own and have been telling the same stories for generations. Xaris still feels the same way. Relaying these stories to audiences during her shows makes her feel like she’s doing something bigger than herself. \nIn 2019\, at nineteen years old\, Xaris released an album of old-time songs titled “Under The Willow” with BigTone Records. Right out of high school\, Xaris began traveling the country solo; just a girl and her guitar. Playing listening rooms\, living rooms\, and festivals\, she has captured the people of small-town America’s ears with her melodious\, high-toned voice.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/xaris-waltman-trio-bailey-bigger-band-in-the-green-room/
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:POSTPONED Exhibition Workshop: Generate
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nThis workshop is held in conjunction with the “STUDIOS” exhibition on view in the Crosstown Arts East Gallery. \nUtilizing fabric\, paper\, paint\, and other provided materials\, participants will create art pieces inspired by Keiko Gonzalez’s abstractions on view in “STUDIOS.” These pieces will be showcased in a pop-up gallery at the end of the exhibition.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/exhibition-workshop-generate-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Kafé Kirk with special guest Dave Koz
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nJoin Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s performance will feature saxophonist Dave Koz. \nThis show will feature two performances — a matinee at 4 pm and an evening show at 7 pm. VIP tickets will ONLY be available for the 4 pm performance. \nGeneral admission tickets\, 4 pm — $50\nVIP tickets (includes a meet-and-greet and free CD) — $70\nDoors open at 3 pm for VIP and 3:30 pm for general seating | Show at 4 pm\n*** VIP experience has been relocated to the black box of the theater. The VIP experience includes a signed copy of a Kirk Whalum CD and a meet-and-greet. \nGeneral admission tickets\, 7 pm — $50 \nAbout Kirk Whalum:\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring … these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston 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 No. 1 album. Kirk and Bob also received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. \nAfter 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). \nAbout Dave Koz:\nIn a recording career that spans nearly three decades\, saxophonist Dave Koz has racked up an astoundingly impressive array of honors and achievements: nine GRAMMY® nominations\, 11 No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart\, numerous world tours\, 13 sold-out Dave Koz & Friends At Sea cruises\, performances for multiple U.S. presidents\, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame\, and appearances on a multitude of television shows\, including “Good Morning America\,” “The View\,” “The Tonight Show\,” “Entertainment Tonight\,” and more. A Platinum-selling artist\, Koz is also known as a humanitarian\, entrepreneur\, radio host\, and instrumental music advocate.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-with-special-guest-dave-koz/2020-04-05/1/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Kafé Kirk with special guest Dave Koz
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nJoin Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for Kafé Kirk\, a monthly jazz series in Crosstown Theater featuring musical and spiritual collaborations with special guest artists. This month’s performance will feature saxophonist Dave Koz. \nThis show will feature two performances — a matinee at 4 pm and an evening show at 7 pm. VIP tickets will ONLY be available for the 4 pm performance. \nGeneral admission tickets\, 4 pm — $50\nVIP tickets (includes a meet-and-greet and free CD) — $70\nDoors open at 3 pm for VIP and 3:30 pm for general seating | Show at 4 pm\n*** VIP experience has been relocated to the black box of the theater. The VIP experience includes a signed copy of a Kirk Whalum CD and a meet-and-greet. \nGeneral admission tickets\, 7 pm — $50 \nAbout Kirk Whalum:\nSoulful\, passionate\, stirring … these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston 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 No. 1 album. Kirk and Bob also received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album\, Joined at the Hip. \nAfter 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). \nAbout Dave Koz:\nIn a recording career that spans nearly three decades\, saxophonist Dave Koz has racked up an astoundingly impressive array of honors and achievements: nine GRAMMY® nominations\, 11 No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart\, numerous world tours\, 13 sold-out Dave Koz & Friends At Sea cruises\, performances for multiple U.S. presidents\, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame\, and appearances on a multitude of television shows\, including “Good Morning America\,” “The View\,” “The Tonight Show\,” “Entertainment Tonight\,” and more. A Platinum-selling artist\, Koz is also known as a humanitarian\, entrepreneur\, radio host\, and instrumental music advocate.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kafe-kirk-with-special-guest-dave-koz/2020-04-05/2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Lynn Cardona in The Green Room
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nJoin us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a performance by contemporary jazz and soul artist Lynn Cardona. \nLynn Cardona is a contemporary jazz and soul artist living in Los Angeles\, where she pens unguarded songs about love: the unrequited\, the returned and ecstatic\, the slow burn of longing and lust. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7pm | Performance at 7:30pm \nLynn Cardona is a contemporary jazz and soul artist living in Los Angeles\, where she pens unguarded songs about love: the unrequited\, the returned and ecstatic\, the slow burn of longing and lust. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7pm | Performance at 7:30pm \n“[Ophelia] features an absolutely gorgeous and moving vocal performance\, the best of this disc. “Don’t you know how far I’d go for love?”“\n– Michael Doherty\, Michael’s Music Log \n“If jazz songs can be likened to paintings\, then “Ophelia” is comprised of the most delicate execution of pointillism.”\n– Dodie Miller Gould\, Lemonwire \n“In only three compelling\, heart on her sleeve songs\, gossamer voiced soul-jazz singer songwriter invites us into a fascinating interior world\, where she’s unashamed to address suicidal thoughts and her slow emergence from a dark emotional time.”\n– Jonathan Widran\, JW Vibe \n“Lynn Cardona introduces us to her rich voice and accessible songwriting skills.. Her dainty voice works well on the upbeat “A Little Too Late” and she can get vulnerable on the title track.”\n– George Harris\, Jazz Weekly \n“Cardona drops an EP about various facets of love in the soul/jazz groove she’s been mining to good effect in the past. Her version of healing music\, perhaps it will shine a light for others in the same situation.”\n– Chris Spector\, Midwest Record \nIt’s Cardona’s voice—girlish\, dreamily viscous\, and reminiscent of Blossom Dearie—that first draws you in. But you soon find yourself saturated in her world\, one where nostalgia and desire fill the space like rising floodwaters. \nMuch of this is due to the poetry that patters through Cardona’s lyrics\, tugging you deeper and deeper out to sea. For example\, in her new EP\, Ophelia\, Cardona sings in the titular song\, “I’ve said this all before but now I swear it\, please dare it\, don’t you know how far I’d go for love….” She wrote the song in a single night during which she found herself wanting to end her life after the dissolution of her relationship with a long-time lover. Despite the heaviness of the subject matter\, “Ophelia” has a light-hearted feel\, conveying the haunting juxtaposition between what’s felt and what’s shown on the outside. \nFollowing the end of her relationship\, Cardona moved around the world to Seoul\, South Korea\, to escape her memories. The other two songs on Ophelia\, “A Little Too Late” and “Mother Earth” were written during this period of recovery. \n“A Little Too Late” is a tribute to a fleeting but life-changing love affair with a man named Joe\, whom she fell for shortly after her breakup and whom she credits as pulling her out of her dark depression. Cardona sings\, “In just autumn when the leaves all beg the trees to let them go… Maybe he loved me because he let me go\, but it’s a little too late\,” about her brave decision to leave Joe behind and travel alone to South Korea in search of healing. \n“Mother Earth” explores Cardona’s ambivalent feelings about the idea of becoming a mother. Ultimately\, the song celebrates the resilience and nurturing that both Mother Earth and women embody despite the abuses of mankind. \nBefore her musical career\, Cardona grew up in Cleveland\, Ohio\, and moved to Memphis\, Tennessee\, shortly after graduating high school. Over the following decade\, she cut her teeth performing in the southern city\, where she learned from Memphis’ incredible musicians and artists. Eventually\, after her stint in South Korea\, she made her way to Los Angeles. \nCardona enlisted some of the top talent in Southern California to help her with this project. Produced by guitarist DORI AMARILIO\, she’s backed by widely respected pianist and composer JOSH NELSON\, who is a recording artist\, composer\, and educator who has performed with some of the biggest names in jazz. He has recorded for countless albums\, films\, and T.V. shows\, as well as releasing seven CDs as a leader. She first heard Nelson on the radio shortly after moving to Los Angeles in 2012. “He let the music breathe\, and he added to it with such grace and elegance\,” says Cardona. “I was thrilled that Josh agreed to work with me. He was so incredibly busy\, that it took a full year of scheduling and rescheduling until we could nail down a rehearsal and a recording date. He was an absolute dream to work with\, and I would wait another year to do it again.” \nShe’s also backed by bass player DAVE ROBAIRE\, who is a professor of Jazz Studies at California State University\, Northridge’s prestigious music school and is the Manager of Music at Sam First\, one of Los Angeles’s most important venues for creative music. On drums is DAN SCHNELLE\, one of the busiest\, sought-after musicians in the Los Angeles area. Amarilio brought on board MICHAEL HUNTER to play flugelhorn. Hunter has performed with the likes of Stanley Clarke\, Kamasi Washington\, and Lenny Kravitz\, among many others. And guitarist NOZOMI YAMAGUCHI is a dear friend of Cardona. “He was an integral part of giving this record a sound all its own\, since he brings a more soulful rhythmic approach to these songs\,” says Cardona. \nHer upcoming EP\, Secret Crush\, reveals Cardona’s sexier side\, blending her contemporary jazz style with more pop and soul than her previous work. Secret Crush was produced by GRAMMY award winning producer SAM BARSH\, who’s written for and played piano on records by the likes of Aloe Black\, Kendrick Lamar and Anderson Paak. \nCardona wears her heart on her sleeve. Her emotions\, vulnerable and exposed\, flow through her music like a gentle stream. Her voice is sinuous and lyrical\, and the musicianship on these three tunes is superb. As Cardona puts it\, “I want my music to convey the nuances of the experiences I’ve had. I want listeners to feel that they can relate to me on the deepest level.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/lynn-cardona-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:POSTPONED Pecha Kucha: Crosstown Arts Resident Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nCrosstown Arts resident artists Brian Pera\, Lawrence Matthews\, Clare Johnson\, Khari Wynn\, Tadasuke Jinno\, and Johnathan Payne will discuss their work in a Pecha Kucha-style artist talk. \nThe Crosstown Arts residency program offers multidisciplinary residencies to visiting and Memphis-based artists and curators\, working in any creative discipline including visual and performing arts\, music\, film\, and writing in all genres. \nThe key to Pecha Kucha is the 20×20 format: all presenters show 20 slides for 20 seconds each\, making each presentation concise and dynamic. If you’re wondering what “Pecha Kucha” means\, it draws its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat.” \nPecha Kucha Nights began in Tokyo as an opportunity for artists\, designers and architects to show samples of their work through a concise\, timed presentation in a relaxed community setting. Over the past 10 years\, these events have expanded to hundreds of cities across the globe\, and often include a variety of community members sharing a wide array of interesting (and sometimes hilarious) topics.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/pecha-kucha-crosstown-arts-resident-artist-talk-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts East Atrium\, 1350 Concourse Avenue\, Memphis\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Atrium,Residency
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED An Evening with Cheley Tackett
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nPerformance by singer-songwriter Cheley Tackett. \nTickets: $12\nDoors at 6:30 pm \nCheley Tackett is a MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriting Contest winner\, Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk winner\, Independent Acoustic Music Award finalist (Best Song & Female Vocalist Categories)\, JPF Song of the Year winner\, and 2018 International Songwriting Competition semi-finalist in the Americana Category. Maverick Magazine said\, “she writes with the deep confidence and total abandon that only a true artist is capable of … One of the most powerful\, soulful singers in the business.” \nOrganized by the artist
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/an-evening-with-cheley-tackett/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Crosstown Arthouse presents Paris is Burning
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nJennie Livingston’s Paris is Burning documents African-American and Latinx drag culture in 1980s New York City. Focusing on ballroom competition culture\, Paris is Burning introduced the rest of America to voguing. Beautifully shot in 16mm\,  the film told the stories of gay and trans people of color and how\, after being rejected by their families and straight society\, they managed to find accepting family units and ways to survive (which sometimes included shoplifting and sex work). Paris is Burning was the inspiration for the television show Pose. \nJennie Livingston/1990/78 minutes \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-paris-is-burning/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Meet the Programmers
DESCRIPTION:While we all continue to practice social distancing\, Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts are excited to bring the monthly filmmaker forum\, Shoot & Splice\, online! \nFor this month’s event\, please join us for a “Meet the Programmers” discussion and Q&A. Join Indie Memphis Artistic Director Miriam Bale\, Senior Programmer Brighid Wheeler\, and Programmer Kayla Myers as they discuss their programming values and style and what they look for from films and filmmakers. Filmmakers and programmers are still learning what the future holds in this new virtual film festival landscape. Come be a part of the conversation! \n**RSVP to the S&S Zoom video chat here: https://bit.ly/3bPCnDK \n— \nShoot & Splice is a FREE filmmaker forum presented monthly by Crosstown Arts and Indie Memphis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-meet-the-programmers/
LOCATION:TN
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED  Crosstown Arthouse presents Black Orpheus
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nBlack Orpheus is a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice\, set in the streets of Rio during Carnival. When released in 1959\, Black Orpheus was an arthouse hit\, driven by incredible cinematography\, location\, and bossa nova music. \nOnly later\, people started to re-examine Black Orpheus\, its popularity\, and its audience — especially the idea of an all-black cast being shoehorned into a Greek myth through the lens of a white French director. Despite its complications and glossing-over of what life was like for the poor in Rio\, Black Orpheus is\, without doubt\, a cultural milestone and an influence on later works in film and music. Black Orpheus is another one of those award-winning films everyone is supposed to see\, but in this case\, seriously\, you should come see it! \nMarcel Camus/1959/107 minutes \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-black-orpheus/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED The Cutaway Acoustic Guitar Series: Peppino D'Agostino
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nCrosstown Arts presents The Cutaway Acoustic Guitar Series\, a monthly concert series showcasing internationally acclaimed guitarists in partnership with the Little Rock-based Argenta Acoustic Music Series. April’s performance features guitarist Peppino D’Agostino in an intimate\, solo performance. \nTickets: $20\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nD’Agostino has performed in more than 34 countries\, at prestigious international festivals and has played in some of the world’s most important theaters. He has shared the stage with Tommy Emmanuel\, Leo Kottke\, Laurindo Almeida\, Sergio Assad\, Larry Carlton\, and Eric Johnson\, to name a few. His solo recordings include high quality labels such as Favored Nations\, Mesa / Bluemoon\, and Acoustic Music Records. Recognized as “the guitarist’s guitarist” by Acoustic Guitar magazine and described as “a giant of the acoustic guitar” by the San Diego Reader\, in 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of all time. The CD “Every Step of The Way” was awarded by Acoustic Guitar’s People’s Choice Awards with a Bronze medal for Best Acoustic Album of All Time. His signature Seagull acoustic guitar has been voted among the ten best signature guitars by Guitar Player magazine.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-cutaway-acoustic-guitar-series-peppino-dagostino/
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:POSTPONED A Change of Tone\, a Music Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nIn A Change of Tone\, musicians will “exhibit” new work in one venue while performing in another\, creating a non-traditional listening experience. \nThe goal of A Change of Tone is to invite artists to sonically and musically explore the varied interrelations between technical musical themes and humanity: what we experience\, observe\, believe\, and imagine within the realms of our intellectual capabilities. \nAdmission is free (but donations of any amount are suggested); please RSVP on Eventbrite\nDoors at 7 pm | Performances beginning each night at 7:30 pm \nLineup:\nSaturday\, April 18 – NICHOLAS MALONEY\nSaturday\, April 19 – GUNTER GAUPP\nMonday\, April 20 – THE ACHELOIS COLLECTIVE \n\nABOUT THE EVENT:\nDuring this event\, there will be two live-feed interconnections between The Green Room music venue at Crosstown Arts and Crosstown Theater. The first feed will be an audio feed for the audience in The Green Room\, as the musicians\, out of sight\, perform their original work in the empty Crosstown Theater. The second feed will video-capture The Green Room audience so the performing musicians in the Theater may virtually watch and technically perform for their audience on the screen. The audience in The Green Room will be informed in advance that they will be watched by the performing musicians in the theater\, creating an immersive environment in which the performers’ new music might achieve a vivid and seemingly living omnipresence. \nSimilar to the experience of being inside a haunted house or abandoned building\, this spectral approach to auditory perception will be\, among other things\, a sonic experiment in vulnerability. It will be an attempt to enhance and heighten the audio-sensory experience for the listener and perhaps will intensify the presence and impact that music can have when our fight-or-flight response is instinctively activated\, giving the sounds we hear the power to demand our full attention. \n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nNicholas Maloney:\nNicholas Maloney is a sound artist\, multi-instrumentalist\, performer\, and recording engineer from Jackson\, Mississippi. Working primarily in the areas of drone\, ambient\, musique concrète\, and electroacoustics\, Nicholas creates recordings that he feels can provoke emotion\, while at the same time offering a palette of sound that can be used to practice the rewarding act of deep listening. He looks to challenge the listeners’ focus and perception of sound. Much of his work explores the textural nature of sound within a framework of progressing and evolving compositions. He is interested in the interaction among texture\, sound\, and space. \nUnder his full name\, Nicholas Maloney creates and releases compositions using field recordings\, found sounds\, and a variety of processing and audio transformation techniques. He also records under the moniker\, Blanket Swimming\, exploring the more melodic and ambient side of experimental music using guitar\, synthesizers\, tape manipulation\, field recordings\, voice\, and other instrumentation. Maloney also records under the name Sleep Silver Lightning\, exploring compositions for the guitar and voice. In 2015\, Maloney co-founded the net-label Warm Milk Recordings with Whitson Ramsey. \nGunter Gaupp:\nGunter is a composer and teacher based in Memphis\, who’s work combines interests in noise composition and genre music. Born in Louisiana\, Gunter’s recent work maintains a connection to jazz and folk traditions in his approach to melody and harmony\, while exploring new possibilities through extended technique and graphic notation. His music has been premiered recently in Chicago and Green Bay\, as well as internationally in Vienna and Paris. Gunter completed his MM in 2019 at the University of Memphis\, where he studied composition under Kamran Ince and John Baur. More recently\, Gunter has begun teaching music to middle and high school students at Memphis Rise Academy. Gunter will be presenting his new work for A Change of Tone as a quintet\, featuring Aaron Phillips (saxophone)\, Anna Welden (voice)\, Bryan Pallotta (piano)\, Michael Todd (percussion)\, and Ben Walsh (double bass). \nThe Achelois Collective:\nThe Achelois Collective is a contemporary chamber ensemble dedicated to helping co-design opportunities to create healthier communities through the art of new music. The ensemble’s 10 members are featured as composers\, collaborators\, chambers musicians\, and soloists who hail from across the continental U.S. Established in the summer of 2019\, TAC seeks to elevate\, celebrate\, and embolden female/non-binary voices in modern music and to support projects by artists of under-acknowledged backgrounds and nationalities. \nIn an effort to assist the world of classical music to become more egalitarian\, TAC creates spaces for active participation and appreciation for audiences of all genders\, ages and musical knowledge. Equally important\, the Collective strives to represent within themselves a model of respect and appreciation for the unique abilities and perspectives of their members and collaborators.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/a-change-of-tone-a-music-exhibition/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Crosstown Arthouse presents The Muthers
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nWe can’t say it better than the incredible American Genre Film Archive\, who are lovingly saving films like this for folks like us to show again in all their glory on a giant screen! \nSays the American Genre Film Archive: “Sleaze ahoy! Directed by heroic smut merchant Cirio Santiago (TNT Jackson\, Vampire Hookers) and shot on-the-cheap in the Philippines\, The Muthers is like stepping into one of Martin Denny’s exotica LPs while it plays in Jess Franco’s living room. Filled with karate chops and epic psychedelic-funk jams\, this is the story of two pirates (Jeanne Bell and Rosanne Katon) who rob and loot on the China Seas\, get sent to a women’s prison presided over by a sadistic warden\, then revolt and turn the sky black with the smoke from their machine guns. In other words\, this is the only revolutionary-pirate-women-in-prison movie that you’ll ever need. Restored from the original negative for maximum savagery!” \nCirio Santiago/1976/93 minutes \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-the-muthers/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Morgan James: Memphis Magnetic Tour at Crosstown Arts
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nCrosstown Arts presents Morgan James’ Memphis Magnetic Tour in The Green Room. \nTickets: $20 General Admission | $50 VIP with artist meet & greet\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nMemphis Magnetic is the third studio album from soul singer Morgan James. This album is a love letter to one of the great American birthplaces of soul. Rooted in her love of Aretha Franklin\, Al Green\, and Otis Redding\, Morgan James delivers as only she can. The Memphis Magnetic Tour will be a feast for the ears and the heart\, from the soul of a great artist with a love for what is real and true in American music. \nLet’s start with the voice\, an instrument through which she can communicate anything. A gift bestowed upon her that she has expertly trained\, meticulously nurtured\, and passionately galvanized into action by an urgency to make real music. Next\, the stories\, and she has them in spades. They are full of truth and beauty\, heartache and thoughtfulness. They reveal colors we weren’t expecting to see. They make us close our eyes and relate. And finally\, the soul – the emotional and intellectual energy through which these parts are fueled. That special something that prompted The Wall Street Journal to herald her as “the most promising young vocalist to come along so far this century.” That young vocalist is Morgan James. And Morgan James is a soul singer. \nArmed with her dedication to create authentic soul music\, James and her husband Doug Wamble\, her producer\, co-writer\, and arranger\, spent months writing twelve new songs in New York City. “Doug and I have always wanted to make a classic record like this\,” she says. “Doug is originally from Memphis and we are both so inspired by the roots of classic soul music. Being entrenched in a place like that really informs everything you make there.” So\, instead of recording in New York\, she aimed straight for the source and booked a week at a new music studio in Memphis\, at the recommendation of drummer George Sluppick. \nShe immediately connected with the space: Memphis Magnetic\, a renovated old bank transformed into a classic recording studio\, decked out with a collection of vintage Nashville gear by owner Scott McEwen. The space exemplified exactly what James wanted her album to be: something new through the prism of something old. She and Wamble assembled a group of local musicians\, including Sluppick\, organist Al Gamble\, bassist Landon Moore\, and pianist Alvie Givhan. They tapped legendary Memphis musicians Reverend Charles Hodges and Leroy Hodges\, who were the backbone of the Hi Records rhythm section\, which played with Al Green and Ann Peebles\, to contribute to two tracks. And finally\, the team was rounded out with a classic Memphis horn section\, plus the amazing Memphis String Quartet. \n“What I’ve learned over the years is to hire great people and let them do what they do best\,” says James. “We came in with all the music charted and ready and left space for people to be themselves and infuse it with their own magic. I really wanted every single person involved in the album to be from Memphis and to channel the great albums I admire so much. From every end of the spectrum\, in every department\, it felt like the right people.” \nThe entire album was recorded to analog tape\, a first for James. She wanted to be less precious about the process overall and to capture the same invigorated feeling as her live performances. Much of the album comes from single\, complete takes\, giving it a vibrant\, in-the-moment sensibility. The songs on the album range in tone\, but there’s a hopeful\, life-affirming feeling that threads through the tracks. The playful “I Wish You Would” takes its cues from “Mr. Big Stuff\,” while “All I Ever Gave You” looks back on losing someone after endless sacrifices. The album also features two duets\, another first for James\, with Marc Broussard and three-time Grammy nominee Ryan Shaw. The collaboration with Shaw\, “I Don’t Mind Waking Up (To A Love This Good)” is the first single and a song James calls one of her favorites she’s ever written. And a standout moment comes on the closing track “Who’s Going to Listen To You? (When You’re Crying Now)\,” a song James and Wamble wrote with lyrics from a poem by Spin Doctors’ lead singer Chris Barron. It creates a poignant and heart-wrenching final note for the album\, a collection of genuine\, satisfying songs that embrace the best of American songwriting. The experience was so inspiring and affirming that James ended up titling the album Memphis Magnetic after the studio where it was made (an homage to Jimi Hendrix and his Electric Ladyland). \nFor James\, Memphis Magnetic is the culmination of a life-long love affair with music. She grew up listening to everyone from Joni Mitchell to Paul Simon to Prince to Aretha Franklin\, cultivating an insatiable love for strong songwriters. After graduating from The Juilliard School with a classical music degree\, and performing in the original companies of four Broadway productions\, James began writing and recording her own music. Meeting her mentor Berry Gordy\, Jr. led to a record deal at Epic Records\, where she recorded and released her solo album Hunter in 2014. In addition to her studio albums\, James recorded and released a full album cover of Joni Mitchell’s seminal Blue as well as The Beatles’ White Album in 2018 to celebrate the 50th anniversary. Through her unique and varied career\, there have been many ups and downs\, but James cites her failures as more important than her successes in shaping the artist she is today. \nAfter her tenure with Epic Records\, she took charge of her career from the business side as well. She cultivated a new world of fans with her viral YouTube videos\, and while connecting with them on social media and at her live shows\, she found the support and strength to go out on her own as an independent artist. Over the last several years\, James has built her own empire and established herself as a touring powerhouse\, allowing her to raise the funds to create her albums and make every decision from the ground up. \n“This album feels so unburdened by anybody or anything. All of the songs were written for this project. They were recorded in the same way\, in the same room. It’s a moment in time captured. I felt like I was a part of the lineage of soul music. My guiding force throughout the record was ‘What would Aretha say? What would Otis say?’ It’s not a retro album or a throwback by any means. This album is me: classic elements\, timeless melodies\, and lyrics from my soul and experience. We need that right now. We need real music now more than ever.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/morgan-james-memphis-magnetic-tour-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:POSTPONED Ruthie Foster at Crosstown Theater
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nJoin us for a performance by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster at Crosstown Theater. \nTickets: $40\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 8 pm \nRuthie Foster’s latest album\, “Joy Comes Back\,” described as “some folk\, some blues\, some soul\, some rock\, some gospel\,” illustrates Ruthie’s genre-spanning talent. Ruthie has been nominated for three Grammys and has won multiple Blues Music and Austin Music Awards\, plus the Grand Prix du Disque from Académie Charles-Cros in France. \nHailing from the tightly knit musical community of Austin\, Texas\, award-winning singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster has found herself duetting with Bonnie Raitt\, standing on stage with the Allman Brothers at New York’s Beacon Theater\, and trading verses with Susan Tedeschi. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/ruthie-foster-at-crosstown-theater/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED A Night with BLVCK Hippie
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nMusical performance by BLVCK Hippie\, Surfwax\, Anon the Mouse\, Cinder Eyes\, and Bigger Fish \nDoors at 8 pm | Show at 8:30 pm \nOrganized by the artists
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/a-night-with-blvck-hippie/
LOCATION:TN
CATEGORIES:430
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200430T163000
DTSTAMP:20260518T061550
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Crosstown Arthouse presents Walking Tall
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice. \nThe legends surrounding Buford Pusser loom large over both Memphis and McNairy County\, where he was sheriff from 1964 to 1970. Buford was a professional wrestler who became a sheriff in an area overrun by the Dixie Mafia. He went to war with and killed Louise Hathcock\, the operator of The Shamrock Motel\, where the Babushka lady was supposedly seen hanging out a week or so before JFK got popped. \nBuford’s star really started to shine when his friend\, country and rockabilly singer Eddie Bond started singing about him. Legend has it\, when Buford got ambushed by the Dixie Mafia (and his wife was killed and his face was shot off)\, he hid out in Memphis at a nightclub on Madison that Eddie Bond owned with “The Fabulous One” Jackie Fargo. \nBuford’s legend and story was interesting enough that they made THREE movies about him\, and the first is Walking Tall. The film fictionalizes Buford’s journey from bear wrestler to one-man crime crusader. Walking Tall stars character actor Jo Don Baker (Joysticks and Fletch) as Buford Pusser and Elizabeth Hartman (A Patch of Blue and The Secret of NIMH) as his wife Pauline\, plus Lief Garrett (Macon Count Line\, Walking Tall Part II\, Final Chapter: Walking Tall\, Tiger Beat Cover Model) and Lief’s real-life sister Dawn Lyn as the Pusser kids! \n1973/Phil Karlson/1973/125 minutes \nThe Crosstown Arthouse Film Series showcases a diverse collection of independent\, international\, historically significant\, artistic\, experimental\, cult\, underground and documentary features. \nFilms begin at 7:30 pm sharp at Crosstown Theater\nTickets are $5 (at the door only)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arthouse-presents-walking-tall/
LOCATION:Crosstown Theater\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crosstown Theater
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED U.S. Girls in The Green Room
DESCRIPTION:** This event is postponed until further notice.  \nJoin us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a performance by U.S. Girls. \nTickets: $10\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm \nThe highly anticipated seventh album by U.S. Girls\, the protean musical enterprise of multi-disciplinary artist Meg Remy\, is entitled Heavy Light. While Remy has been widely acclaimed for a panoply of closely observed character studies\, on Heavy Light she turns inward\, recounting personal narratives to create a deeply introspective about-face. \nThe songs are an inquest into the melancholy flavor of hindsight\, both personal and cultural. Heavy Light follows 2018’s internationally critically acclaimed breakout album\, In A Poem Unlimited. Recently named one of the best albums of the decade by Pitchfork\, it was lauded across the pond by the likes of The Guardian\, The Sunday Times\, and Crack and Q magazine for being Remy’s most accessible record in her then decade-long career. \nHeavy Light is produced by Remy and was recorded live with 20 session musicians – including E Street Band saxophonist Jake Clemons – in Montreal’s acclaimed Hotel 2 Tango studio. Heavy Light is a set of songs conceived as a balance between orchestral percussion (as richly arranged by percussionist Ed Squires) and the human voice (conducted by Kritty Uranowski). The resulting album finds Remy casting herself as lead voice among a harmonious multitude\, the singers of which lend not only their voices\, but also share reflections on childhood experiences that are collaged into moving spoken word interludes throughout the album. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/u-s-girls-in-the-green-room/
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:POSTPONED Willie Farmer with Tim Easton in The Green Room
DESCRIPTION:This event is postponed until further notice. \nJoin us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a performance by Mississippi bluesman Willie Farmer\, with an opening set by Tim Easton. \nTickets: $15\nDoors at 7pm | Performance at 7:30pm \nWillie Farmer is living proof that Mississippi continues to produce deep blues. The 63-year-old guitarist is neither a soul modernist nor revivalist\, but simply a small-town auto mechanic who’s never shaken his love for old school legends like Muddy\, Wolf\, and Lightnin’. \nA lifelong resident of tiny Duck Hill\, located in the hills east of the Delta\, Farmer grew up on the family farm. He first took up the acoustic guitar in his early teens\, and through picking cotton\, soon saved up enough money to buy an electric instrument. \nHe played for audiences at home and at school events and learned about blues and R&B\, mostly through listening to a powerful station out of Nashville. “John R of WLAC\, that’s how I listened to Lightnin’ Hopkins\, Howlin’ Wolf. That’s how I got my first album by Lightnin’ [The Fire Records LP Mojo Hand]. I got the address off the radio\, and they sent it.” \n“I learned Lightin’ pretty good. I can play all the up-to-date stuff now — B.B.\, Little Milton — but I like the old stuff; that’s the real blues. The blues they’re singing today\, that ain’t blues to me; it just doesn’t have the feel.” \nWillie’s father Alex\, a harmonica player who helped young Willie tune his guitar\, had played as a young man with his brothers\, including Walter\, who was recognized as one of the best guitarists to come out of the area. \nIn the early ‘50s\, Walter played together with Leo “Bud” Welch\, who grew up in the region. Sadly\, Walter was killed in Chicago in 1964 — “a woman liked Walter\, and a man got jealous and killed him” — and Willie never heard him play. \nIn his early ‘20s\, Farmer joined a loos- knit band that played at juke joints across the area — in Duck Hill\, Grenada\, Kilmichael\, and down in the Delta in Greenwood and Charleston. He eventually tired\, though\, of the rough-and-tumble clubs where “people liked to fight like crazy. ” \nFor about fifteen years\, Farmer worked regularly with local semi-professional gospel groups\, including the Rising Sun Singers\, who appeared on TV and over the radio in Greenwood\, the Angelettes\, and\, for nine years\, the Grenada-based Silvertone Gospel Singers. In 2003\, he helped found the annual Grassroots Blues Festival\, staged in a meadow outside Duck Hill. Through the event\, he befriended down-home blues players from across the state\, including Willie King and Welch. \n“The Man From the Hill” marks the first time that he’s spent serious time in the studio. Recorded over multiple sessions at Producer Bruce Watson’s Memphis based Delta-Sonic Sound Studio. Farmer enjoyed working in a North Mississippi Hill Country vein with Jimbo Mathus and session drummer George Sluppick. He even dipped back into gospel\, singing harmony together with Memphis’ Barnes Brothers on [the Sensational Nightingales’] “At the Meeting.” \nFor the past 30 years\, Farmer has run his own auto repair shop and hopes that the release of this record and associated touring will allow him to retire. \n“I’m trying to get out of that shop. I’m tried of messing with those cars. It’s been a long time.” \nTo celebrate 30 years of traveling with and writing songs on his black Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar named ”Paco\,” Nashville-based songwriter Tim Easton recorded an entire album direct-to-lacquer at The Earnest Tube Studio in Bristol\, Virginia. This performance-based method of capturing songs leaves no room for manipulation or overdubbing\, therefore conjuring the roots of American Music. Each track was recorded via portable lathe\, which cuts a mono signal directly to a lacquer acetate disc\, much the way The Carter Family or Jimmie Rodgers would have made their first records in Bristol over 90 years ago. \nIn as much time as it takes to listen\, Easton recorded nine original songs and one cover using a single 1940s RCA 74B ribbon microphone\, alternating between the rapid fire flat-picking and steady\, Travis-style thumb-picking technique that he has been streamlining all these years\, coupled with his Country Blues style rack harmonica playing. The occasional foot stomp can be heard as well\, vibrating through the floors. Easton sings songs from the personal experiences and observations of man who has spent a few decades on the road. His folk music is not always the gentle kind. His authenticity is pervasive. This is what the tradition of the troubadour sounds like. \nThis LP serves as a love letter of sorts to Easton’s trusty Gibson acoustic guitar\, which he purchased in 1987 for $100\, plus two cheap electric guitars on trade. Leaving Ohio and exploring Europe on and off for seven years\, Easton traveled extensively by train\, bus\, and thumb\, learning to write songs along the way. Soon after a Deadhead in Paris named his guitar “Paco\,” Easton made his first recordings just a short walk away from the Charles Bridge in Prague\, where he had been busking in the Summer after Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution. \nAfter returning Stateside and signing with EMI Music Publishing\, he released several critically acclaimed albums with both New West Records and Thirty Tigers. His last album\, 2016’s American Fork (Last Change Records) reached #11 on the Americana Music Association Radio Charts. Easton continues to travel the world and perform while also delving into film score work done at his home studio in Nashville. He has scored two feature documentaries\, “The Power Of Two” (2012)\, and “The Bullish Farmer” (2017) and also placed original songs in film and television. The American South has left it’s emotional and sonic mark on many a traveler\, and it shows in Easton’s range of performances on this unique LP.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/willie-farmer-with-tim-easton-in-the-green-room/
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:Shoot & Splice: On Editing
DESCRIPTION:**RSVP to the S&S Zoom video chat here: https://bit.ly/35pebWV \nIndie Memphis and Crosstown Arts are excited to put the “splice” in Shoot & Splice!\nJoin us for a virtual chat with film editors Eileen Meyer (CRIP CAMP) and Michael Taylor (THE FAREWELL)\, moderated by filmmaker Laura Jean Hocking. They will discuss several topics including: working with a director\, workflow preferences\, creative techniques\, and more. This is your chance to learn from some of the best independent editors in both narrative and documentary film. \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. \n— \n\n\nEileen Meyer is a film editor and producer based in Los Angeles\, CA. In 2016\, she was awarded the Karen Schmeer Editing Fellowship and was nominated for the Cinema Eye Honors “Outstanding Achievement in Editing” Award for Best of Enemies (2015 Sundance Film Festival\, 2016 Academy Award shortlist\, and 2017 Emmy Award winner). \nEileen received her BA in Film from Hampshire College in 2004\, then began her career in New York City and Memphis\, TN. She produced and edited numerous award-winning shorts\, features\, and tv series\, including most recently “The Devil Next Door” (Netflix 2019) and “Crip Camp” (Sundance 2020). \n— \nMichael Taylor is a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). He was nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for Best Editing of a Feature Comedy\, for Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell\,” starring Awkwafina\, Tze Ma\, Diana Lin and Zhao Shuzhen\, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The film won Best Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards\, and was nominated for best feature at the Gotham Awards and best international feature at the Golden Globes and BAFTAs. Awkwafina won Best Actress at the Golden Globes and Gothams. A24 released the film. \nTaylor’s most recent project\, Edson Oda’s “Nine Days\,” starring Winston Duke\, Zazie Beetz\, Benedict Wong\, Bill Skarsgård and Tony Hale\, won the Waldo Salt Award for Best Screenwriting at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film fall 2020.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-on-editing/
LOCATION:TN
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED Modern Masters Jazz Series feat. Peter Bernstein
DESCRIPTION:This event is postponed until further notice. \nCrosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series\, a monthly series featuring jazz soloists from around the country performing with the series house band\, The Ted Ludwig Trio. May’s featured musician will be award-winning guitarist Peter Bernstein. \nTickets: $20\nDoors at 7pm | Performance 7:30pm \nThe 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 \nMr. Bernstein is a fluidly improvising guitarist in the post-bop tradition\, with control over harmony and a beautiful sound. — The New York Times \nPeter Bernstein produces a warm\, ringing\, muscular tone which echoes that of such giants as Wes Montgomery\, Jim Hall\, and Kenny Burrell. — Jazziz \nJazz guitarist Peter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. During that time he has participated in numerous recordings and performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader\, Peter has released nine albums and a DVD. As a sideman\, Peter has appeared in groups led by Sonny Rollins\, Bobby Hutcherson\, George Coleman\, Lou Donaldson\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, Fathead Newman\, Joshua Redman\, Brad Mehldau\, Diana Krall\, Lee Konitz\, Jimmy Cobb\, and many more. Current projects include his album\, Monk\, with Doug Weiss and Bill Stewart\, a recently released solo record\, Solo Guitar – Live at Smalls\, and the highly acclaimed organ trio with organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart. \nThe Modern Masters Jazz Series is guest-curated by renowned two-decade New Orleans jazz guitarist Ted Ludwig\, who has received an ASCAP award\, the Louis Armstrong award\, and the Overture to the Cultural Season award and is a member of The Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame. Each month in 2020\, Crosstown Arts welcomes jazz artists from New Orleans\, NYC\, LA\, and beyond\, who will perform with the Ted Ludwig Trio. Highlights include Roseanna Vitro\, who has sung with Christian McBride\, Elvin Jones\, and Lionel Hampton; Ed Cherry\, of Dizzy Gillespie’s band; GRAMMY-winner Victor Atkins; and Dee Dee Bridgewater saxophonist Ed Peterson.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/modern-masters-jazz-series-feat-peter-bernstein/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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