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SUMMARY:Ben Nichols and Rick Steff (of Lucero)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Ben Nichols and Rick Steff (of Lucero) in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, May 4\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nMemphis music legends Lucero’s Ben Nichols and Rick Steff are teaming up to play a very special performance in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. \n\n\n\nSince forming in Memphis in the late ’90s\, Lucero’s base musical hallmarks have remained similar to the band’s initial sound established with their first record The Attic Tapes. In the history of their expansive discography\, Lucero has evolved and embraced everything from southern rock to Stax-inspired Memphis soul\, whilst simultaneously maintaining their distinctive sonic foundations. Over 20 years later\, dedicated fans of the group still flock to hear the band’s punchy driving rhythms\, punk-rooted guitar licks\, and lyrics that evoke the whiskey drenched sentimentality of Americana singer-songwriters. As expected of any band built to survive\, Lucero has welcomed change over the course of their career\, but it has always been on their terms.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/ben-nichols-and-rick-steff-of-lucero/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Alex Upton Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Alex Upton Quintet in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, May 3\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nMemphis-based saxophonist Alex Upton will bring their original modern\, straightahead jazz compositions to The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. The second half of the performance will be the premiere of a brand-new\, five-movement suite for jazz combo entitled “In Retrospect”.\n\n\n\nAlex Upton is a saxophonist and composer with a deep-rooted passion for all music both old and new. As a jazz artist\, Alex has performed and recorded with nationally recognized artists including Rachel Therrien\, Rahsaan Barber\, Stephen Anderson\, Jim Ketch\, and more. In 2022\, Alex was awarded first prize at the prestigious North American Saxophone Alliance’s National Jazz Artist Competition.\n\n\n\nThey have performed as a soloist at esteemed events such as the JEN Conference\, North American Saxophone Alliance\, and the John Coltrane Jazz Festival\, and have recorded on the Summit Records label as a member of the 360 Jazz Initiative Ensemble.\n\n\n\nThe band:\nAlex Upton (Saxophone)\nJacob Loreant (Guitar)\nAlvie Givhan (Piano)\nLiam O’Dell (Bass)\nJames Sexton (Drums)
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-alex-upton-quintet/
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all: Gaby Moreno
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present Gaby Moreno in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, May 1\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSince moving to Los Angeles from her native Guatemala\, singer-songwriter-producer Gaby Moreno has released eight albums and earned 4 GRAMMY nominations for her albums “Illusion” (Best Latin Pop Album\, 2017) \, “Alegoría” (Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album\, 2022)\, “X Mí (Vol. 1)” (Best Latin Pop Album – 2023) and for producing legendary cuban singer Omara Portuondo’s album “Vida” (Best Latin Tropical Album – 2023). She is also a 5-time nominee and winner of a Latin GRAMMY for “Best New Artist” (2013). \nOver her career\, Moreno has shared the international stage with music luminaries such as Tracy Chapman\, Ani DiFranco\, Hugh Laurie and The Copper Bottom Band\, Punch Brothers\, Chris Thile\, Punch Brothers\, Nickel Creek\, Buena Vista Social Club\, Calexico\, David Gray\, Los Lobos\, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings\, Taj Mahal\, Jackson Browne\, Van Dyke Parks and many more. She has had the honor of performing several times at Lincoln Center in NYC and The Kennedy Center in Washington\, DC. \nOutside of her large critical acclaim and extensive accolades in TV and film (including co-writing the theme song of “Parks & Recreation”)\, Gaby has proven to be a groundbreaking artist whose impact has extended beyond just music. She was recently named the first UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from Guatemala and works closely with various organizations that support those on the margins.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/folk-all-yall-gaby-moreno/
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SUMMARY:Amina Figarova Sextet and the Matsiko World Orphan Choir
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Amina Figarova Sextet and the Matsiko World Orphan Choir in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, April 30\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\n“Among the most important composers to come into jazz in the new millennium” – JazzTime \n\n\n\nHailing from Azerbaijan\, the New York-based Amina Figarova is an internationally influenced—and recognized—composer\, pianist\, and bandleader. Those three roles come to the forefront in Figarova’s sextets\, bands with a remarkable chemistry that brings her detailed arrangements to life. Every member of the group stands out as a first-rate individual\, but their dedication to Figarova’s eclectic and powerful compositions gives this group its depth of feeling and elite status. The Amina Figarova Sextet has been a hit at major festivals like the Newport Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. \nThe Matsiko World Orphan Choir has brought together our world’s orphaned and vulnerable children to share their story of turning the pain of loss\, hunger\, and hopelessness into personal empowerment\, an educational scholarship through their nation’s university or vocational levels to instill love\, joy\, hope\, and optimism for the future.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/amina-figarova-sextet-and-the-matsiko-world-orphan-choir/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jeff Hulett and the Hand Me Down’s
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Jeff Hulett and the Hand Me Down’s in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, April 25\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nFrom the outside\, Jeff Hulett might seem like a late-blooming guitarist and songwriter. But if you ask any of his fellow musicians they’ll tell you he was writing songs and playing music long before he put pen to paper or strummed a chord. \n\n\nHis unique style landed him in the band Snowglobe. Over his many years with the Memphis-based institution\, Hulett regularly contributed melodies\, lyrics\, and arrangements to many of the tunes in their prolific cannon. You can even hear a few of his originals in their discography. \n\n\n\n\nDuring his long tenure with Snowglobe\, Hulett continued to hone his own voice and develop his own creative projects. He began playing guitar more\, and writing his own lyrics. This dedication and passion led to his collaboration with Leah Keys in the band Me & Leah. They released an eponymous and beautiful CD in 2016 featuring nine original folk tunes. Then in 2019\, Me & Leah added Jonathan Schallert to the mix to record and partially release a digital copy of their 7 inch Most of Your Life. Both albums were engineered by accomplished mainstays Toby Vest and Pete Mathews of High/Low and Andrew McCalla\, respectively. \n\n\n\nRecently\, Hulett had a song placed in Hulu’s Single Drunk Female and also provided the score for Empty to Enough\, a documentary about Room in the Inn – Memphis.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/jeff-hulett-and-the-hand-me-downs/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:John Bass and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents John Bass and Friends: Nowhere in Between Album Release Concert in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, April 24\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nTo celebrate the release of his new record Nowhere in Between\, John Bass brings an amazing lineup of talented Memphis musicians and friends who the guitarist has worked with over the past 20 years. \nBass is a Memphis-based guitarist\, songwriter\, and educator whose work over the past 20 years has garnered regional\, national\, and international recognition. He has performed and recorded with artists such as Bobby Rush\, George Coleman\, Kirk Whalum\, and Eden Brent and was invited performer at the 2023Festival Internacional de Guitarra in Cartagena\, Colombia. \nIn 2021\, he arranged\, co-produced\, and performed on an original recording of “America the Beautiful” that featured blues legends Bobby Rush and Eddie Cotton\, and his debut solo album Nowhere in Between is scheduled to be released in 2024. \nBass is also an Associate Professor at Rhodes College\, where he serves as the Director of the Mike Curb Institute for Music\, which has been recognized by Billboard magazine as a “Top Music Business School.” At Rhodes he teaches classes on Songwriting\, Improvisation\, and Popular Music History\, and his writing appears regularly in scholarly journals and other media outlets. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/john-bass-and-friends/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Flamenco Memphis
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Flamenco Memphis in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, April 19\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nFlamenco Memphis celebrates its one-year anniversary with an evening of flamenco music\, singing\, and dance! \n\n\n\n\nThe performance\, presented in a “tablao” style\, will bring the audiences a diverse repertoire that includes traditional and original flamenco compositions. \n\n\n\n\nFlamenco Memphis will bring an evening of art aiming to inspire and captivate audiences with this unique blend of history\, sounds\, and movement that is flamenco. New works include “Alegrias\,” “Soleá por Bulerias\,” and “Seguiriyas.” \n\n\n\n\nWith this special anniversary performance\, Flamenco Memphis is excited to welcome a new artist to the group\, who will bring to life the beautiful and intricate rhythms through percussion instruments! \n\n\n\n\nFlamenco Memphis invites you to embark in this magic experience with us and continue celebrating life in the community through flamenco. \n\n\n\nThe ensemble continues to work on growing cultural awareness of flamenco in the Memphis community through performances and education. The group appreciates your support in attending this performance and sharing their message.\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/flamenco-memphis/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cypress Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Cypress Ensemble’s The Often and Rarely played: Beethoven and Fibich in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, April 18\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 | $5 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe group brings the Often and Rarely played: Beethoven and Fibich to The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. The Cypress Ensemble\, a group of classically-trained Memphis musicians\, is a collaboration of friends who love playing chamber music. The ensemble is currently on a mission to play the Beethoven Opus 18 Quartets and also chamber music treasures that Memphis audiences rarely hear in live performance. \nThe players:\nPiano – Lois Hobbs Yu\nViolin – Jordan Musgrave\nViolin – Priscilla Tsai\nViola – Daniel Gilbert\nCello – Ruthie Burgess \n 
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SUMMARY:Folk All Y’all: David Wilcox
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present David Wilcox in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, April 13\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $30 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nMore than three decades into his career\, singer/songwriter David Wilcox (he/him) continues to push himself\, just as he always has. Wilcox\, by so many measures\, is a quintessential folk singer\, telling stories full of heart\, humor\, and hope\, substance\, searching\, and style. His lyrical insight is matched by a smooth baritone voice\, virtuosic guitar chops\, and creative open tunings\, giving him a range and tenderness rare in folk music. His innate sense of adventure and authenticity is why critics and colleagues\, alike\, have always praised not just his artistry\, but his humanity\, as well. \nDavid was the first artist Folk All Y’all reached out to host\, way back in 2014. After that first (more-than-)sold-out show\, David’s come back and played seven more. We’re thrilled to welcome David Wilcox back to The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\, a space that has inspired him for years. \nMinimum ticket price is $30 but you can name-your-own price above that if you’re feeling it. 100% of ticket revenue goes to our artists (you can see where any fees go in the check-out breakdown). Yep\, all of it. Folk All Yall is volunteer-run and subscriber-supported. Shows are presented in partnership with Crosstown Arts at The Green Room in Crosstown Concourse.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/folk-all-yall-david-wilcox/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cyrena Wages with Lilly Winwood
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Cyrena Wages with special guest Lilly Winwood in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, April 11\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\n“The Wages’ were run out of North Carolina for stealing horses and other boorish behavior. We settled in North Mississippi and evolved into three groups: the preachers\, the drunks\, and the outlaws; and then kind of a mid-range group. I came from the mid-range group.” \n\n\n\n\nCyrena Wages fell in love with music on the country backroads between Millington and Shelby Forest\, two small towns just north of Memphis. Her upcoming debut album\, Vanity Project\, is both an exercise in rebellion against years of conditioning\, as well as a way of processing her own struggles\, healing\, and growth. As much as Memphis shaped her positively\, there were aspects of growing up as a woman in the South that didn’t align with who she wanted to become. Cyrena tapped producer Matt Ross-Spang (Charley Crockett\, St. Paul and the Broken Bones\, Margo Price) to helm Vanity Project at Southern Grooves Studio in Memphis. \n\n\n\n\n“It had been a really long time coming. I was getting ready to make this record\,” says Cyrena\, “and I heard about a music biz guy saying—before ever hearing my songs—‘Yeah\, but she’s kind of a vanity project\, right?’” \nAnd just like that\, the album had roots and the title track was born. “I just feel ready\, when I haven’t felt ready before. Everybody comes to terms with themselves on a different timeline. It took me a second\, but now it’s my time.” Find Cyrena’s first single “Carried Away” and second single “Robin Hood” on all platforms now. \n\n\n\n\nLilly Winwood is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter with a captivating sound that seamlessly fuses elements of folk\, R&B and Americana. Born into a musical family\, she inherited a love for singing and honed her craft with a voice that exudes both power and vulnerability. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences and introspection\, Lilly’s heartfelt lyrics and soulful vocals create an authentic and resonant connection with her audience. As she continues to evolve as an artist\, Lilly Winwood’s passion and undeniable talent solidify her place as a rising star in the music world.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/cyrena-wages-with-lilly-winwood/
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Steve Masakowski and The Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Steve Masakowski and The Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, April 10\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nSteve Masakowski is an award-winning jazz guitarist\, educator\, and inventor. He invented the guitar-based keytar and the switch pick\, and has designed three custom-built seven-string guitars. He developed an approach to playing the guitar by using his pick design\, allowing him to switch from fingerpicking to flatpicking. \n\n\n\nHe has released solo albums and has worked with Johnny Adams\, Mose Allison\, Dave Liebman\, Ellis Marsalis Jr.\, Carl Fontana\, Rick Margitza\, Bobby McFerrin\, Nicholas Payton\, Dianne Reeves\, Sam Rivers\, Woody Shaw\, Alvin Tyler\, and Bennie Wallace. Since 1987\, he has been a member of the band Astral Project. \n\n\n\nHe has been voted Best Guitarist twice and included as a member of Astral Project in the Best Contemporary Jazz Group three times by Gambit and Offbeat magazines in their annual readers’ poll. He has also been recognized by Down Beat magazine as Guitar Talent Deserving Wider Recognition.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/modern-masters-jazz-series-steve-masakowski-and-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sacred Soul Queen of Memphis: Elizabeth King
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Sacred Soul Queen of Memphis: Elizabeth King in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, April 6\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nElizabeth King\, the Sacred Soul Queen of Memphis\, will release her new album Soul Provider with this special record release concert at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. A special performance by the Jubilee Hummingbirds will open up the evening. \n\n\n\n\nElizabeth King returns with her third long-playing collection for the Memphis gospel outfit Bible & Tire Recording Co. Soul Provider finds Elizabeth in her element while exploring new ground and compositions composed and arranged in house. Weaving in and out of secular moods but keeping it all sacred\, King always finds a way\, using her voice as a vessel to convey the message. \n\n\n\nReminiscent of true gospel beginnings\, King’s voice is raw and real. Determined to conjure those voices of prayer out of the darkness. To feast upon the body and blood of the divine and to transport the listener to that moment we finally meet our Soul Provider.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/sacred-soul-queen-of-memphis-elizabeth-king/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Those Pretty Wrongs
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Those Pretty Wrongs in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, April 5\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 (plus fees) \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThose Pretty Wrongs enter their tenth year as a band having just toured the U.S.\, UK\, and Australia in support of their best-reviewed album yet\, Holiday Camp\, which Mojo called “irresistible” for its “celestial harmonies and dealing with wrangled emotions” while Uncut hailed the album for its “dreamily autumnal mastery of the power pop form” — but\, how did they get here? \nJody Stephens and Luther Russell have a musical partnership borne of a deep and lasting friendship\, the roots of which stretch back to 1992 when they were first introduced. As the story goes\, nary a note of music was made between them until 2013 when they were united for the documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me about Jody’s alma mater\, the legendary Memphis group Big Star. They noticed their voices harmonised really well and set about writing songs and recording them forthwith. \nAfter releasing their self-titled debut Those Pretty Wrongs in 2016 to a healthy dose of acclaim\, Jody and Luther hit the road\, managing to play for audiences all around the globe. And in the course of these runs\, they began to forge the sound for their second offering\, 2019’s Zed For Zulu\, an earthy meditation on human interaction and communication. The music as always was a symphony of chords and melodies\, yet played in an understated fashion\, without too much fuss. Those Pretty Wrongs don’t have time to fuss\, as Luther dwells in Los Angeles and Jody still resides in Memphis. And they like it that way. “The first record was sort of a little miracle that could\, and I truly never expected to even make a second. But here we are with our third LP out\, Holiday Camp…”\, says Luther with more than a few notes of wonder. \nJody Stephens’ contribution to the pop canon goes well beyond his beginnings in Big Star\, helping to refine alt-country with Golden Smog\, and shaping the Ardent Studios legacy well into the current era. \nLuther maintains his long-storied career as a solo artist\, producer and songwriter\, having recently been inducted into the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame and composed for the Grammy-winning album Blood Harmony by Larkin Poe. After all these years\, the working approach to the way Jody and Luther make music together is aptly summed up: Those Pretty Wrongs have it when it “seems right”. \nArtwork always comes from Luther’s inks and pencils\, and the words mainly flow from Jody’s pen and paper. Those Pretty Wrongs will hit the UK this September to bring a decade of their music to everyone they can. “Coming out on the other side of making these records and feeling good about them is the grand reward\,” contemplates Jody. “It’s a shared experience of those that help along the way.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/those-pretty-wrongs-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spring Is in the Air: Patrice Williamson and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Spring Is in the Air: Patrice Williamson and Friends in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, March 30\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nPatrice Williamson’s childhood home in Memphis was filled with song. Her late father\, Webster Williamson\, an avid amateur singer\, introduced his children to both sacred music and the secular styles of greats like Louis Armstrong\, Nat King Cole\, and Lena Horne. With the encouragement of her mother\, Lillie Williamson\, Patrice followed in the footsteps of her sister\, Denise\, taking up the violin and making her performance debut at age four. From then on\, she was hooked on music and performing. \nShe still carries that dream with her today\, and Patrice’s sensitive ballad work and fluent scat style have garnered invitations to perform at The Regattabar in Cambridge\, MA\, the famed Blue Note Jazz club in New York City\, and with many well-known jazz artists such as Danilo Perez\, Joe Lovano\, Sean Jones\, and Terri Lyne Carrington. Back in her hometown of Memphis\, she has performed at Lafayette’s Music Room and at Alfred’s on Beale Street\, one of the most iconic streets in America. \nHer independent recordings\, My Shining Hour\, Free to Dream and Comes Love\, an album celebrating the collaboration between Fitzgerald and legendary guitarist Joe Pass\, have received high praise from jazz critics around the country. \nJazz Times magazine states that “Patrice Williamson isn’t a singer\, she’s a one-woman jazz sampler. — She is a woman of many voices\, each distinctly intriguing\, all distinctly her own.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/spring-is-in-the-air-patrice-williamson-and-friends/
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:Paul McKinney and The Knights ft. Jamille “Jam” Hunter
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Paul McKinney and The Knights ft. Jamille “Jam” Hunter in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, March 29\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nWith a core in the music experience of the Black Church\, The Knights salute the contributions of traditional jazz artists and composers. The eclectic and seasoned audience members that enjoy impassioned blues and hearty R&B are embraced. The soundscape produced stirs the soul and rouses the hands and feet.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/paul-mckinney-and-the-knights-ft-jamille-jam-hunter/
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:Strictly Jazz: The Music of Sarah Vaughan & Ella Fitzgerald
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Strictly Jazz: The Music of Sarah Vaughan & Ella Fitzgerald in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, March 23\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe Crosstown Strictly Jazz Series\, presented by Crosstown Arts in collaboration with Strictly Jazz Entertainment\, is designed to salute classic jazz music as contemporary musicians perform the work of the legends. This special Jazz Month presentation of the series features Memphis singer Tonya Dyson paying tribute to the music legends Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. \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/strictly-jazz-the-music-of-sarah-vaughan-ella-fitzgerald/
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:Art Edmaiston with Ra Kalam Bob Moses
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Art Edmaiston with Ra Kalam Bob Moses in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, March 22\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nMemphis saxophonist Art Edmaiston wants to share his version of “Ecstatic Energy Music” with the world. Thirty-plus years of experience touring and performing on stages and in  recording studios with a wide array of artists (Gregg Allman\, Bobby “Blue” Bland\, the Doobie  Brothers\, JJ Grey & Mofro\, Stevie Wonder\, Little Feat\, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Justin Timberlake) earned Edmaiston the ability to enhance music in colorful and exciting ways that  make him a crucial element in every setting. Art’s voluptuous sound on the tenor saxophone  was sculpted from years spent playing R&B and blues in Memphis\, but has origins in the small country town of Troy\, Tennessee\, where he grew up playing alone in wide open cow pastures and soybean fields. Now at the age of 51\, Edmaiston feels ready to make music that looks forward while being fully present in the moment. \nAfter a year of intense mentorship with legendary percussionist/composer/visual artist Ra  Kalam Bob Moses\, Edmaiston’s improvisations have a fresh energy that feature melodic lines alternating between husky subtones and brilliant multiphonic flourishes. Art has developed a unique and creative approach to the soprano saxophone that makes use of smeared notes\, pitch bends and tonal manipulations offering listeners an aural picture of abstract liberated instrumental expression unlike anything heard in mainstream music performances. \nThe upcoming concert at The Green Room will showcase Edmaiston on saxophones along with master rhythmatist Ra Kalam on drums/percussion/gongs in various instrumental configurations with an eclectic mix of talented guests.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/art-edmaiston-with-ra-kalam-bob-moses/
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:Emily Barker
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Emily Barker in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, March 21\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nAfter living in the United Kingdom for more than two decades\, Emily Barker – the prolific\, award-winning contemporary singer-songwriter best known for composing and performing the theme for Wallander\, the BBC’s hugely successful crime drama starring Kenneth Branagh – returned home to Western Australia to begin a new musical chapter with her latest single\, “Wild To Be Sharing This Moment”\, out today through Everyone Sang/Kartel Music Group and embarking on a national tour with UK artist\, Frank Turner. \n\n“I’m an advocate for keeping conversation alive across divides\,” Emily stresses\, “for trying to approach each encounter as an opportunity for connection. We must find our common humanity in order to make the world a safer\, better place for us all to live in.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/emily-barker/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T150000
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SUMMARY:Resident Artist Talks
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Resident Artist Talks in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, March 20\, 2024\nTime: 6-8 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nCrosstown Arts Spring 2024 resident artists will present artist talks. \nThe presenters will include:\nMadameFraankie\nLina Beach\nCaleb Suggs\nMark Mayer \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/resident-artist-talks-4/
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:Joyce Cobb and the Bosco Band
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Joyce Cobb and the Bosco Band in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, March 16\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\nJoyce was born in Okmulgee\, Oklahoma\, and reared in Nashville. She first sang in her grandmother’s church. At an early age\, the influence of music was present in her home environment. Both her parents were avid music lovers\, with an emphasis on jazz.\n\n\n\nJoyce’s career spans from live orchestrations for Nashville’s WSM radio and television stations\, to live performances in Europe. She landed a record deal with a subsidiary of Stax Records just before the label folded\, but continued her recording career with the West Coast-based Cream Records. Under the direction of Wayne Crook of Shoe Productions\, she wrote\, sang\, and performed the single “Dig the Gold” that earned her a No. 42 spot in Billboard Magazine.\n\n\n\nMaestro Alan Balter\, conductor of the Memphis Symphony\, heard her sing at the Peabody Hotel in 1990 and Cobb has since been invited to perform with the symphony on numerous occasions.\n\n\n\nJoyce hosts two radio shows on WEVL FM90 — “Voices” and “Songs for My Father”\, a program that shares a collection of jazz music. Joyce also travels from the East Coast to the West Coast with the Beale Street Jazz Band performing at traditional jazz festivals. Joyce has been featured on numerous CDs with other artists and is currently writing and producing her own CD.\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/joyce-cobb-and-the-bosco-band/
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:The Cooper Young Quintet Reunion
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Cooper Young Quintet Reunion in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, March 15\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nThe Cooper-Young jazz group was an institution in Midtown Memphis for the better part of the 2000s\, playing at the Young Avenue Deli every Sunday from approximately 1999-2006. At a time when jazz wasn’t exactly thriving in Memphis\, this group helped to bridge the gap that would carry the torch from Memphis’ storied past of jazz innovation to the burgeoning scene it is today. \n  \n\n\n\nFor the first time in over 20 years\, the core members of the original ensemble are reuniting for a very special Jazz Month performance on The Green Room stage!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-cooper-young-quintet-reunion/
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:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Matt Otto and The Ted Ludwig Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Modern Masters Jazz Series: Matt Otto and The Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, March 13\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nMatt Otto is currently the Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at Kansas University (KU) teaching Jazz Theory and Performance\, Jazz Combo 1\, and private lessons. Matt was also an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers New Brunswick\, teaching online courses in jazz improvisation\, theory\, and performance. \nMatt currently performs his original compositions and jazz standards with his Kansas City-based quartet as well as traveling several times per year to New York and L.A. for performances and recordings. \nMatt has recorded and performed with the Grammy-nominated Anthony Wilson Nonet (The Power of Nine\, Groove Note 1035\, 2006)\, The Rashid Bakr Quintet\, has performed in Los Angeles with the Grammy Nominated Alan Ferber Big Band as well as having recorded on over 50 CDs as both a leader and a side man. \n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/modern-masters-jazz-series-matt-otto-and-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
CATEGORIES:The Green Room
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240312T160000
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SUMMARY:Shoot & Splice: Music Licensing & Composition
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts & Indie Memphis present Shoot & Splice: Music Licensing & Composition in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, March 12\, 2024\nTime: 7-9 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nJoin Indie Memphis & Crosstown Arts for our March Shoot & Splice all about music in film! Crosstown Sync’sMckenzii Webster and Charles Seaton will discuss their process for musicians to have their music licensed for film & TV\, plus how filmmakers can best utilize their services. Immediately following will be a discussion with Memphis film composers Paul Vinsonhaler and Jeff Cohran about their process in creating the music for filmmakers across the city and beyond. \nNOTE: SHOOT & SPLICE WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN THE GREEN ROOM AT CROSSTOWN ARTS (LOCATED INSIDE CROSSTOWN CONCOURSE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE EAST ATRIUM).\n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/shoot-splice-music-licensing-composition/
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:Folk All Y’all: Julie Williams
DESCRIPTION:Folk All Y’all and Crosstown Arts present Julie Williams in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, March 9\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“Making waves with these waves” \nFearlessly forging ahead down country roads\, CMT Next Women of Country singer-songwriter Julie Williams (she/her) carries her mixed-race heritage proudly\, just as she carries her tunes. Raised in Florida\, Julie is turning heads in Nashville’s country music scene with the soft but powerful songs that capture the soul of growing up as a mixed-race child in the South. \nMusic has always been a part of Julie’s life — honing her singing talent in church and beach bars and belting national anthems before packed stadiums. She grew up listening to everyone and everything\, from The Chicks and James Taylor\, to Gladys Knight and Michael Jackson. Even though she was drawn to the storytelling of country music\, she never quite found the sound that spoke to everything she was: Black\, white\, Southern\, a woman\, hopeful\, truthful. So naturally\, it was up to Julie to make this sound. “My music is mixed like me\,” is how she describes it\, “I want to tell the stories that need to be told.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/folk-all-yall-julie-williams/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Everything Yes
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Everything Yes in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, March 8\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nEverything Yes is an American jazz fusion band spearheaded by the drummer Zack Graybeal\, known famously as ZackGrooves on his platforms\, Sean Reeser\, prolific composer\, producer and tenor sax master\, and Cole Sipe\, composer\, sound engineer and magistral bassist. This powerhouse of a band brings a fresh take on the style while staying true to the roots.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/everything-yes/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:S.C. Ramblers: “Ramblings of the Big Easy”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the S.C. Ramblers: “Ramblings of the Big Easy” in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, March 7\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe S.C. Ramblers is a brass band hailing from Memphis\, Tennessee\, specializing in the trademark sounds of street bands\, initially made popular by the street musicians of New Orleans. \nWhether it’s a classic jazz tune or a current pop song\, in the style of the New Orleans brass band\, it’s an automatic party when you hear the S.C. Ramblers\, perform live! \n  \nThe band:\nPaul McKinney – Trumpet\nTom Link – Tenor Sax\nVictor Sawyer – Trombone\nSean Murphy – Sousaphone\nCedric Keel – Bass Drum\nJames Sexton – Snare
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/s-c-ramblers-ramblings-of-the-big-easy/
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SUMMARY:Michael Shults Quartet featuring Bennett Wood
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Michael Shults Quartet featuring Bennett Wood in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, March 2\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door | $10 student tickets \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nSaxophonist Michael Shults has been praised for his “strong\, imaginative” improvisations (Downbeat Magazine) and “fresh and intelligent musical ideas” (The Pitch). A first-call musician on the Kansas City jazz scene for nearly a decade\, Shults remains an active performer in the Fountain City\, Memphis\, and beyond\, and has twice appeared as a sideman on the Jazzweek National Radio Airplay Charts. \n\n\n\n\nAs a concert saxophonist\, Shults has been praised for his “jaw-dropping” and “authoritative” performances (Bill Brownlee of the Kansas City Star) and has performed by invitation at the College Band Director’s National Association conference\, North American Saxophone Alliance biennial conference\, the Minnesota Music Educator’s Association conference\, and the University of Iowa Festival for New Music. \n\n\n\n\nBennett Wood is a freelance musician\, composer and clinician. He was recently appointed as Director of Jazz Studies at Webster University. He previously held academic appointments at the University of Memphis\, Mineral Area College\, Texas State University\, Texas Lutheran University\, and Texas A&M University-Kingsville and served as the Interim Director of Education and Community Engagement and Education Coordinator at Jazz St. Louis. \n\n\n\nWood is an experienced bandleader and an in-demand sideman. In addition to leading his own groups\, he has performed alongside internationally acclaimed musicians including Nat Adderley Jr.\, Chris Cheek\, Alan Ferber\, Andre Hayward\, Butch Miles\, and Bruce Saunders. He plays lead tenor saxophone in the Jazz St. Louis Big Band directed by Victor Goines.\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/michael-shults-quartet-featuring-bennett-wood/
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SUMMARY:Stephen M. Lee “In The Moment” Album Release Show
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Stephen M. Lee “In The Moment” Album Release Show in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, March 1\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nStephen Lee is the Founder/Artistic and Executive Director of the Memphis Jazz Workshop\, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. He has an undergraduate degree in Jazz Performance from City College University in New York City. Master in Education from Freed Hardeman. He has been in the education sector in Memphis since 2010\, teaching for three years in the Shelby County Schools system\, five years at the Stax Music Academy\, and seven years as a fellow for the Memphis Music Initiative. \n\nHe has worked with Gregory Porter\, Esperanza Spalding\, Kirk Whalum\, Warren Wolf\, Corcoran Holt\, Ulysses Owens Jr and many more. Lee has received numerous awards\, including the Rhythm of Gospel Award\, Steinway & Sons Top Music Teacher Voted by Amro Music Store\, WC Handy Award\, and Jimmie Lunceford Award. He has been nominated for a First Round Stellar Award and the Kennedy Center’s Citizen Artist Fellowship. He is a proud Carver Cobras Alum and member of Omega Psi Psi.\n\n 
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/stephen-m-lee-in-the-moment-album-release-show/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sound Fuzion
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Sound Fuzion in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, February 23\, 2024\nDoors open at 6:30 pm | Show begins at 7 pm\nTickets: $10 | Free for University of Memphis students and faculty \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSound Fuzion is the Rudi E. Schedit School of Music’s flagship popular/commercial music ensemble. This touring ensemble serves as musical ambassadors for the University of Memphis and performs for thousands of fans yearly. Consisting of eight vocalists\, rhythm section\, horn section and two engineers\, Sound Fuzion provides its members with professional performance experience and prepares artists for success in the music industry. Sound Fuzion performs all styles of popular music including Top 40\, R&B\, hip-hop\, rock\, and country. Members receive a half-tuition scholarship and are highly selected each year.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/sound-fuzion-3/
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SUMMARY:“Revisiting Sketches of Crosstown” feat. Sean Murphy with special guests Jim Spake + Tom Lonardo
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “Revisiting Sketches of Crosstown” feat. Sean Murphy with special guests Jim Spake + Tom Lonardo in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, February 22\, 2024\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoin Sean Murphy as he creates soundscapes based on his 2013 site-specific album “Sketches of Crosstown” and his latest experimental EP “Imbolc Ice”. \nSaxophonist Jim Spake and Percussionist Tom Lonardo will join Sean and his multitude of instruments including didjeridus\, flutes\, tuba\, kalimbas\, frame drums\, bowls\, bells\, gongs\, and more.  Together they’ll weave a tapestry of sound and musical conversation unlike anything you’ve likely experienced before! \nBIO \nSean Murphy is a multidisciplinary artist living in Memphis\, Tennessee.  He is a musician\, ethnomusicologist\, instrument maker\, sound healer\, teaching artist\, nature lover\, listener\, explorer… \nBorn in Scooba\, Mississippi and raised in Memphis\, he attended the University of Memphis earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Music History with an emphasis on Ethnomusicology.  He was trained to play western classical and jazz tuba; but his fascination with world cultures and music has led him to play and make innumerable instruments. \nEarly in his career\, he began performing as a solo improvisation musician accompanying dance and yoga which eventually led him to the practice of sound healing.  Sean and his wife\, Anne J. Froning\, have led workshops in restorative yoga & mediative movement with music throughout the United States. \nAs a performing and recording musician\, Sean has delved into nearly every genre into which music has ever been categorized!  From classical to hip hop\, world to ambient\, jazz to hard rock\, new age to jazz\, he is equally at home.  He is the leader of the Mighty Souls Brass Band as well as regularly playing as a sideman with many jazz groups while also regularly performing improvised music for dance\, healing\, and yoga.  He also has many recording credits to his name as a soloist\, bandleader\, and sideman.  He has also been fortunate enough to perform with many world-renowned musicians and bands including Dr. John\, Paul Winter\, William Eaton\, the Meters\, Galactic\, Clyde Stubblefield\, Rufus Thomas\, and Robert Randolph & the Family Band to name a few. \nHe and Anne co-own Being:Art LLC\, a fusion arts company specializing in music\, dance\, visual art\, instrument making\, and site-specific design.  The company builds musical instruments for outdoor classrooms; and conducts workshops\, residencies\, and performances throughout the United States.  Their largest public installation can be found in the courtyard of Overton Square in Memphis.  OS Tower Chimes is one of the ten largest sets of wind chimes in the world. \nSean currently splits his time between performing and recording as a solo artist\, presenting healing arts experiences with yoga/dance and live music (often in collaboration with Anne)\, leading the Mighty Souls Brass Band\, building functional art in the form of musical instruments\, and spending as much time with his granddaughters as possible!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/revisiting-sketches-of-crosstown-feat-sean-murphy-with-special-guests-jim-spake-tom-lonardo/
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