The Music of Dexter Gordon
Tribute to jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon featuring Art Edmaiston (tenor sax), Patrick Fusco (piano), Neal Bowen (acoustic bass), and Jeff Burch (drums).
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Double Feature: The Lock-In 1 & 2
Students from Northwest Prep Academy High School are some of the most brilliant, unheard voices in Memphis. Watch their creative minds and talents on display at this intimate screening of their new film, THE LOCK-IN 2. This is a sequel to the 2017 film THE LOCK-IN, which was created by Northwest Prep students, in collaboration with Crosstown Arts, that year. Both films will be shown in a double-feature.
Light refreshments available at ….
Ama Codjoe
Ama Codjoe is a poet raised in Youngstown, Ohio with roots in both Memphis, TN and Accra, Ghana. She studied poetry in NYU’s Creative Writing Program, is a two-time Pushcart Nominee and the recipient of many fellowships and honors including a Rona Jaffe Award.
“As a poet, I am obsessed with heartbeats: image, repetition, transformation, and sound. Finding a pulse, losing it, and finding it again is the beautiful work of this ….
Continuum Music Festival
A festival of collaborations among musicians and artists of diverse genres from Memphis and beyond, bringing to life unique performances and workshops in the award-winning Crosstown Concourse.
Performances by: Amy Lavere & Will Sexton with musicians of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, IMAKEMADBEATS, ~Nois Saxophone Quartet, Artistik Approach, Blueshift Ensemble and ICEBERG New Music, if … else, Crosstown Winds, Vibes & Waves crew, among many others.
Interactive workshops:
Sound Scavenger Hunt
Mindful Listening Workshop
The Polyrhythmic Body: A Movement Excursion for Non-dancers Who Love Music
“I Am Sure My Music Has a Taste of Codfish in It”: Thoughts on the Relationship Between Food and Music
Suggestions on How to Listen to Contemporary Classical Music
Youth Arts Programming
Crosstown Arts places a high priority on helping people in Memphis develop their own voices through creative, project-based art workshops.
While Crosstown Arts’ people, programming, and resources are intricately interwoven into the curriculum of the newly formed Crosstown High School, partnerships have also been cultivated with other nearby middle and high schools, such as Northwest Prep, Central High, Snowden, Soulsville Charter, and Humes Middle School. Crosstown Arts has also partnered with the ….
The Music of John Coltrane
Jazz tribute to the music of John Coltrane featuring Art Edmaiston (saxophones), Tim Goodwin (acoustic bass), Gerald Stephens (piano), Logan Hanna (guitar), and Chad Anderson (drums).
The Crosstown Jazz Series, presented by Strictly Jazz Entertainment in collaboration with Crosstown Arts, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends.
