Tag: The Green Room

Join us as visual, musical, and performance artist Lawrence Matthews, also known as Don Lifted, transforms the Crosstown Arts Green Room visually and sonically with a performance featuring sculptural video installations and music from his recently released albums Alero and Contour. With special guests Blueshift Ensemble.

Audiences will be immersed in music performed live and surrounded by swirling nostalgic imagery that follows the narrative of each song. This performance features a special collaboration with Memphis-based contemporary chamber music group Blueshift Ensemble. New Don Lifted merchandise will be available for purchase, as well as special-edition physical copies of the albums.

Tickets: $10
Doors 7pm | Performance 7:30pm

Production on his most recent album, Contour, began in Memphis in late 2015. In 2018, the record was finished and mastered in Hollywood by Grammy Award-winning Engineer Mike Bozzi (Flower Boy, Ctrl, Good Kid, Maad City, To Pimp A Butterfly, Damn, Blankface LP).

“Matthews is a multi-disciplinary creative with connections reaching deep into the Memphis art scene. Born in Memphis, his musical style incorporates hip-hop, alternative rock and electronic music resulting in emotionally vulnerable storytelling and eclectic production. A hot emerging artist, Matthew’s work began to garner acclaim before he had completed his Bachelor’s in Fine Art at University of Memphis, awarded the Deans and Department of Art Creative Achievement Award in 2015. In 2016, he was awarded the Arts Accelerator Grant from Arts Memphis. His performances helped inaugurate Crosstown Arts’ new space in Crosstown Concourse and have been featured events at the Brooks Museum and Memphis College of Art. Matthews is also the program director of the Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the work of Black Memphis based artists.”

Join multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and producer Paul Taylor and indie-pop duo The PRVLG at The Green Room for a special performance.

Tickets: $10
Doors at 7 pm | Performance at 7:30 pm

ABOUT PAUL TAYLOR

What do seemingly disparate artists Chuck Prophet, Eric Gales, Shelby Bryant, David Shouse, Robert Ellis, John Nemeth, Ann Peebles, Dead Soldiers, Big Ass Truck, Lady Rizo, Amy LaVere, Mason Ruffner, Luther Dickinson, Kelley Mickwee, The PRVLG, Cameron Bethany, Shawn Lane, Sid Selvidge, Devil Train, Aashish Khan, and many more have in common?

Answer: They have all utilized the talents of Memphis musician Paul “Snowflake” Taylor.

One of the best kept secrets in Memphis, yet well respected by those who know of him outside of the city, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and producer, Paul “Snowflake” Taylor has been writing and recording his own material as a one-man band since very early childhood and working as a professional musician since he was 14 years old.

With three solo releases under his belt — “Open Closed” (2007) & “Share It” (2009), both on Makeshift Records, and self-released The Old Forest Trail EP (2015), Paul has now embarked on a new project called New Memphis Colorways and released a new EP, Old Forest Loop, which embodies wide-ranging influences from his storied career as a Memphis musician.

ABOUT THE PRVLG

A privilege is considered a rare opportunity, which is exactly why The PRVLG fits this dynamic duo so effortlessly. Their act brings the rhythm section to the forefront of the stage unlike any other band around.

Creating a timeless sound that seamlessly mixes a vintage flare with a contemporary delivery, this set of twins certainly bring an element to music that is unheard of. Their blend of Indie pop-esque melodies with some funk, soul, jazz, and r&b make for a Memphis version of Prince.

With Christian on bass and Christopher on drums and both singing simultaneously, the pair craft a truly authentic live show which showcases monster musicianship that is truly one of a kind.

Join us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a special performance by Greg Ward’s Rogue Parade.

Considered one of the most versatile saxophonists of his generation, bandleader, composer, and arranger Greg Ward is proud to launch his new group, Rogue Parade. A quintet of heavyweight creative Chicago musicians, Rogue Parade features guitarists Matt Gold and Dave Miller, bassist Matt Ulery, and drummer Quin Kirchner.

Having earned wide acclaim as a sideman with artists like Prefuse 73, Lupe Fiasco, Tortoise, William Parker, Andrew D’Angelo, and Mike Reed, Greg Ward is now excited to introduce his wide-spanning audience to his new, innovative group, Rogue Parade, a unique two-guitar instrumentation that blends the sonic worlds of acoustic and electronic.

Tickets: $10
Doors 7 pm | Performance 7:30 pm

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“His results may be not ‘jazz’ in the usual sense, but they do make for a creative blending of genres and styles that results in fresh and intriguing music.” — JEROME WILSON of ALL ABOUT JAZZ

“This album welcomes everyone to hear their own impressions of the music… All the excellence of modern jazz without a hint of the grandiosity. You can make your imagination at home here.” — MICHELLE MERCER of NPR

“Ward’s breath-softened, woody tone sustains a bedrock of naturalness even as he breaks into unfettered flights, tempered on occasion by a pristine, neo-classical precision — a blend of fearlessness, merriment, pathos, and perhaps a measure or two of irony.” — DAVID WHITEIS of JAZZTIMES

Join us for an intimate evening with Memphis-based vocalist Susan Marshall at The Green Room.

Tickets: $10
Doors 7pm | Performance 7:30pm

One of the region’s finest vocalists, international recording artist Susan Marshall began her career Off-Broadway as a leading soprano in the Rep-Company Light Opera of Manhattan. Shortly after moving back to Memphis in 1990, she began fronting rock-soul band The Mother Station and was signed to a record deal with EastWest / Atlantic Records. In 1994 they released their debut album “Brand New Bag” which peeked at #34 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock charts.

Since then, Susan’s released three critically praised solo albums — “Susan Marshall Is Honey Mouth,” “Firefly,” and “Little Red.” She has performed with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Jazz Orchestra, and is also known for her solo and duo performances in residency at Itta Bena.

Susan has toured all over the world as part of the Afghan Whigs as well as with Cat Power & The Memphis Rhythm Band, which included appearances on Austin City Limits, The Late Show w/David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and the BBC’s “Later … with Jools Holland.”

Susan is also known for her studio and/or stage work with a wide range of superstars; Lucinda Williams, Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Lenny Kravitz, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ann Peebles, North Mississippi Allstars, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Solomon Burke, Jim Lauderdale, Steve Earle, and Kirk Whalum to name a few. In the studio she has worked alongside legendary producers Tom Dowd, Chips Moman, Willie Mitchell, Jim Dickinson, Joe Hardy, John Hampton, and husband Jeff Powell. Her studio work has garnered multiple gold and platinum record awards, as well as the distinction of having sung background vocals on five GRAMMY nominated records.

Jazz bassist, composer, and educator Bob Bowman performs at The Green Room with Michael Shults, Pat Coil, and Danny Gottlieb.

Featuring Bob Bowan (bass), Michael Shults (saxophone), Pat Coil (piano), and Danny Gottlieb (drums).

Tickets: $10
Doors 7pm | Performance 7:30pm

About Bob Bowman:
Bob Bowman, a native Kansan, learned to play the piano and clarinet before beginning to play bass at age 12. He won a scholarship to the Stan Kenton Jazz Clinic as a high school freshman, followed by study at North Texas State University.

In 1976, he joined the famous Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, touring and recording several albums, including the Grammy award-winning “Live in Munich.” Bob continued his performing and recording career by joining the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabakin Big Band in Los Angeles in 1979. He recorded numerous albums as a member of this band, many of which were nominated for Grammy Awards. Bob also had long musical relationships with pianists, composers and arrangers Dan Haerle and Frank Mantooth.

Bob has toured and recorded with many artists including the legendary Carmen McRae, Pat Coil, Freddie Hubbard, Bud Shank, Karrin Allyson, Steve Houghton, Steve Allee, Bill Mays, Clay Jenkins, Danny Embrey, Todd Strait, Bob Sheppard, Matt Otto, Rod Fleeman, John Stowell, Jerry Hahn, Bobby Watson and others. Also he has had a very important musical relationship with Kansas City musicians like Tommy Ruskin, Paul Smith, Mike Ning, Claude “Fiddler” Williams, Jay McShann, Stan Kessler, and many more. Bob moved to Kansas City in 1988 where he has been a major part of the vibrant jazz scene there. He was a faculty member of the University of Missouri as well as Ottawa University and leads legendary Kansas City group INTERSTRING and various version of Bowdog.