Crosstown Arts presents guitarist Marc Ribot in The Green Room.
Enigmatic guitarist Marc Ribot has released six very diverse solo guitar albums, including John Zorn’s Book of Heads, Plays the Works of Frantz Casseus, Saints, Don’t Blame Me, Exercises in Futility, and 2010’s Silent Movies (Pi Recordings). Silent Movies has been described as a “down-in-mouth-near master piece” by the Village Voice and has landed on several “Best of 2010” lists, including in the LA Times. His live solo performances are unpredictable events which may draw upon a sonic matrix of memory, free improvisation, zeitgeist, extra-terrestrial radio signals, and much more — always leaving the listener on the edge of their seats.
Crosstown Arts presents Garrison Starr and Matthew Mayfield in The Green Room.
Singer/songwriter Garrison Starr is an individualist with a streak of passion. Having spent her life growing up in the South, her work mixes up Nashville country twang with a hearty rock appeal.
Matthew Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Originally the lead singer in the group Moses Mayfield, which disbanded in 2008, Matthew has moved on to a solo career.
Described by critic Howard Reich of The Chicago-Tribune as “a player for whom the word ‘prodigious’ was coined”, by Peter Hum of the Ottawa Citizen as “a saxophonist who brings Donny McCaslin and Mark Turner to mind”, and by Nate Chinen of The New York Times as “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.
Crosstown Arts with Madjack Records presents a special record release show with Jed Zimmerman, Mark Edgar Stuart, and other special guests. Originally from Memphis, Jed began playing music and found his mentor, Keith Sykes. For a number of years, Zimmerman and Kelley Mickwee played music and toured together. Sykes was instrumental in recording their music, and the two released three records while they were the duo Jed and Kelley. Eventually he landed in Texas where he got to personally hear and meet the likes of Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Rodney Crowell, and John Prine, all of which are major influences on his songwriting to this day. Jed then spent a good period of time living in Taos and Red River, New Mexico, where his songwriting was heavily influenced from the people and landscape of the southwest.
Jed will celebrate the release of his new album “Below The Blooms” with an intimate acoustic set in his former hometown of Memphis.
Crosstown Arts presents makro live in the Green Room. makro is a duo of Filipino-American cousins based in Memphis, featuring producer/instrumentalist Eric Makapugay,and singer/songwriter Kristoffer Ruaro. Their sound is heavily influenced by R&B and soul but incorporates all types of genres. Find out more about the band at makromusicofficial.com, or follow them on social media @makromusicofficial.
