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SUMMARY:Kortland Whalum: "Soul of the Season"
DESCRIPTION:Kortland Whalum: “Soul of the Season”\nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, December 4th\, 2026\nDoors open at 7:00 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\n$30 in advance (plus fees) | $40 at the door\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE\nSOUL OF THE SEASON is an intimate\, soulful holiday experience created and led by Memphis-born artist Kortland Whalum. Blending powerful vocals\, beloved holiday favorites\, soulful reinterpretations\, and moving moments of storytelling\, the evening celebrates the beauty\, warmth\, joy\, and emotion of this special time of year. \nA graduate of Overton High School for the Performing Arts and Morehouse College\, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music\, Whalum brings more than a decade of professional experience across music\, theater\, and screen to the Green Room stage. His career has taken him from New York City to touring with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra\, and back home to Memphis\, where he served as Vocal Director at the Stax Music Academy.\nWith more than a dozen theater credits—including Carmen Jones\, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical\, Raisin\, The Wiz\, AIDA\, Hello\, Dolly!\, Ain’t Misbehavin’\, CATS\, and Porgy & Bess—Whalum has built a career around the power of story\, song\, and live performance. His work also extends to film\, including Freedom’s Village (2024)\, an official selection of the Indie Memphis Film Festival.\nWhalum is a distinguished performing artist whose work continues to make an impact across the cultural landscape of Memphis and beyond. He is a featured performer with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Big Band and made history as the first artist to lead the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s Valentine’s Day performances\, establishing a new artistic chapter in the orchestra’s annual celebration of love and music. He has also performed with the Tennessee Ballet Theater\, further demonstrating his versatility as a vocalist and collaborator across artistic disciplines. His contributions to the arts and the cultural vitality of his community have been recognized by the Tennessee State Senate\, as well as through the “Shining Star” Award presented by Mayor Lee Harris. Most recently\, Whalum took center stage as the headliner of the 44th Alcorn State University Jazz Festival\, Mississippi’s longest-running jazz festival—further cementing his reputation as a dynamic vocalist and celebrated live performer.\nBut SOUL OF THE SEASON isn’t simply a holiday concert.\nIt’s a feeling.\nSet inside the intimate atmosphere of The Green Room\, SOUL OF THE SEASON creates a space where performer and audience share the same room\, the same stories\, and the same spirit—celebrating the people\, memories\, traditions\, and music that make the season meaningful.\nCome for the songs.\nStay for the feeling.\nLeave with a little more light.\n\nPresented as part of Crosstown Concourse’s Season of Delight.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kortland-whalum-soul-of-the-season/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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