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SUMMARY:IN THE ROUND with Mark Edgar Stuart\, Keith Sykes\, and Jimmy Davis (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, July 7\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: SOLD OUT \nJoin Mark Edgar Stuart\, Keith Sykes\, and Jimmy Davis for an old-fashioned song swap in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts! \nMark Edgar Stuart \nMark Edgar Stuart has toured and played on dozens of critically-acclaimed records including an appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” With little fuss or fanfare he became the go-to bass player for an elite group of record producers and artists. His no-nonsense style always played a supporting role that was close to the spotlight\, but not too close… Cancer changes things\, and so does losing your father. When all of these things happened in rapid succession Mark took some time to heal\, and reevaluate. In 2010 He put down his bass\, picked up a guitar\, and started writing songs he never thought anybody outside his family would ever hear. It’s possible nobody ever would have heard them either\, if not for the encouragement of his colleagues. His debut album earned him “Record Of The Year” by the Memphis Flyer. Soon he was opening for all his heroes including Leon Russell\, Tony Joe White\, Levon Helm\, and Billy Joe Shaver. Grammy-winning music writer/director Robert Gordon is a big fan\, often spinning Mark’s tracks on his weekly radio show\, and other critics agree: “His acerbic wit is reminiscent of John Prine and Randy Newman” (No Depression); “His wry\, cutting view of the world makes something old new again” (Paste); “Always maintaining a tender demeanor\, his songwriting is smart as it is sincere” (Pop Matters). Quick-witted\, empathetic\, and self-deprecating\, aloof but probably alert of the room tone\, most folks will find themselves compatible with Mark Edgar Stuart\, whose complementary musicality and contagiously honest voice showcase a resilient and relaxed artist\, both sage and seasoned. \nYou’ll have a tough time finding a more widely-embraced modern singer-songwriter in Memphis \nKeith Sykes \nOnce upon a time in the summer of 1967\, Keith Sykes hitchhiked to the Newport Folk Festival and saw Arlo Guthrie perform “Alice’s Restaurant.” In the fall of that year he got a copy of the album\, learned the whole song and sang it at a Holiday Inn in Charleston\, South Carolina. They hired him on the spot for a regular gig playing music in the hotel. It’s pretty perfect that such a rambling tale should be at the start of Keith’s own rambling tale – in the more than 40 years that followed\, he would become a troubadour and storyteller\, a massively successful songwriter with more than 100 songs recorded by artists as diverse as Rosanne Cash and George Thorogood. He would tour every corner of America and play in just about every conceivable kind of venue\, appear on Saturday Night Live and Austin City Limits\, and host songwriter nights on Memphis’ legendary Beale Street with many of music’s most talented songwriters. He would join Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band\, tour the country and record the Volcano album – the title track for which he co-wrote with Jimmy. To date\, recordings of Keith’s songs have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. With 13 full-length albums released – and great success with his own publishing company\, credited with signing John Kilzer to Geffen Records and the discovery of Todd Snider – Keith Sykes has proven to be nothing short of prolific. \nJimmy Davis \nJimmy Davis’ songs have been recorded by Martina McBride\, Restless Heart\, Tommy Alverson\, Reba Russell\, Walt Wilkins\, as well as a myriad of other recording artists. As a backing vocalist\, Jimmy has lent his extensive vocal talents to projects by numerous recording artists including\, The North Mississippi Allstars\, Jim Dickinson\, Johnny Lang\, Bernie Leadon\, Keith Sykes\, Michael Hearne\, Toy Caldwell\, Susan Marshall\, Mark Collie and William Lee Golden. It’s Jimmy’s warmth\, charisma and talent as a writer – performer that endear him to his well known peers. In the early 1980’s Jimmy began touring with the country recording artist\, Charly McClain\, as a rhythm guitar player and backing vocalist. In 1987\, Jimmy Davis & Junction signed with MTV’s QMI/MCA record label. The band’s first release “Kick the Wall” yielded a top 40 AOR hit and a hit MTV Video. Junction was renowned for their live performances\, and their songs took the band on a wild\, rock and roll ride around the world. Aching to get back to his roots\, Jimmy\, headed back to Memphis in 1995 and had the pleasure of hooking up with some of his old buddies\, The Riverbluff Clan\, a rocking bluegrass outfit from the 70’s. With Jimmy on lead vocals and guitar\, the band released two critically-acclaimed independent albums\, in 1996\, “One Night In A Month of Sunday’s” and 1998\, “Two Quarts Low” an Americana Top 20 record. Jimmy was named “Premier Male Vocalist” five times by the Memphis chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and was well loved by local audiences. \nRefund policy: \nTickets may be refunded up to 72 hours in advance. \nTickets for shows that are cancelled will be refunded. \nIn the case of a postponed show\, tickets will be refunded upon request\, otherwise tickets will automatically be transferred to the new date.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/in-the-round-with-mark-edgar-stuart-keith-sykes-and-jimmy-davis/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Peter Janson
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Peter Janson in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, June 21\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nGrowing up in Boston Massachusetts\, Peter Janson listened to his father\, an accomplished amateur guitarist\, play solo guitar every day. Peter started playing by the age of seven\, and starting doing pop gigs at age 15. For the last twenty-five years he has performed in venues large and small\, much as a touring studio guitarist would – in a variety of styles; pop\, rock\, fusion\, folk\, Celtic\, classical\, and jazz. His sound is a melding of all these\, and it presents as crossover jazz fusion. \nHis newest release\, Getting To Here\, is an album of deft arrangements and nuanced improvisations that come from his soul. The music is a triumph in the face of the pandemic lockdown when the isolation had such a negative impact on him he nearly quit playing. Now growing in international recognition\, Peter signed a worldwide sub-publishing deal with SUPREME SONGS Limited (UK based) in October 2022. \nCome to a concert. Listen to his music. Hear Peter Janson\, a musician who couldn’t quit his love of music\, performing solo jazz guitar songs inspired by guitar legends like Joe Pass\, Earl Klugh\, and Jim Hall as well as contemporary players like Pat Metheny\, Kurt Rosenwinkel\, and Wolfgang Muthspiel.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/peter-janson/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Resident Artist Talks
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Resident Artist Talks in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, June 20\, 2023\nDoors open at 5:30 pm | Show begins at 6 pm\nTickets: Free and open to the public \nCrosstown Arts Summer 2023 resident artists Thandi Cai\, Neena Wang\, Yidan Zeng\, LiLi Nacht\, and Josh Ice will present artist talks. \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-resident-artist-talks-4/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:2023 Memphis Concrète Festival
DESCRIPTION:Experimental music festival presented by Memphis Concrète in collaboration with Crosstown Arts. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, June 17\, 2023 (3:30-10pm) & Sunday\, June 18\, 2023 (3:30-9pm) \nTickets: $20 single day pass or $35 2-day pass\n(Thursday live score tickets sold at the door only – $10) \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n\n\nTHURSDAY\, JUNE 15\, 2023 | Crosstown Theater\n\nCrosstown Arts Film Series: Halloween III: Season of the Witch with live score accompaniment by Natalie Hoffmann\, Revenge Body\, and Robert Traxler \nDoors at 6:30pm | Show starts at 7pm\nTICKETS AT THE DOOR ONLY – $10 per entry (cash or card accepted) \n\nSATURDAY\, JUNE 17\, 2023 | The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\n\nMemphis Concrète Festival Day 1\nDoors at 3pm | Sets from 3:30-10pm (detailed schedule below) \n\nSUNDAY\, JUNE 18\, 2023 | The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\n\nMemphis Concrète Festival Day 2\nDoors at 3pm | Sets from 3:30-9pm (detailed schedule below) \n \nFESTIVAL LINEUP \nSaturday\, June 17th \nPanic Signals 3:30 – 4:00pm \nGODBODYJONES 4:15 – 4:45pm \nStupid Lepton 5:00 – 5:30pm \nkavotaman 5:45 – 6:15pm \nSlow Blink 6:30 – 7:00pm \nCEL SHADE 7:15 – 7:45pm \nChelsea Bridge 8:00 – 8:30pm \nXAMBUCA 8:45 – 9:15pm \nGeneral Labor 9:30 – 10:00pm \nSunday\, June 18th \nLeolin 3:30 – 4:00pm \nBerkay Tok 4:15 – 4:45pm \nW1ND0W 5:00 – 5:30pm \nDinosauria 5:45 – 6:15pm \nComposer 4 6:30 – 7:00pm \nDisaster Trees 7:15 – 7:45pm \nElectroacoustic Performance (featuring the works of Milton Babbitt\, Olly Wilson\, Luzilei Aliel\, and Indigo Knecht) 8:00 – 9:00pm
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/2023-memphis-concrete-festival/
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SUMMARY:Darrius Strong: “The Artist”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Darrius Strong: “The Artist” in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, June 16\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: Free \n\n“The Artist” is a solo showcase performed by artistic director/choreographer Darrius Strong\, in which he touches on layers and humanity of the person behind the artist. For Strong\, movement is real and it acts as a language and sometimes as a therapeutic device. Overlapped with movement phrases\, “The Artist” will also showcase other routine devices he uses throughout his day that tie to the continuous work he does to heal trauma in his body — aspects of the work that are very much read\, true\, and relatable to the human experience for many. We are not just one-sides\, but we have many layers and dimensions to our identity. \nThis piece is a work in progress that Strong plans to explore and evolve throughout the year. \nDarrius Strong is a McKnight Fellow in residency at Crosstown Arts. He is a Twin Cities-based dancer\, choreographer\, and instructor. His dance company\, STRONGmovement\, uses the universal language of dance\, blending styles such as hip hop\, ballet\, modern\, and West African to tell stories related to society and humanity. Strong is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (BFA 2015) and is currently faculty at St. Paul Conservatory Performing Arts High School and director of the hip hop program at Eleve Performing Arts Center\, where he focuses on teaching dancers how to connect their identity to movement. His creative work has been chosen for the Walker Art Center’s Choreographers Evening\, and Rhythmically Speaking.  \nThis residency is supported by Artist Communities Alliance’s (ACA) McKnight Artist Residencies Consortium. This partnership between ACA and the McKnight Foundation supports selected residency program partners in developing fair and just policies\, and provides McKnight Artist Fellows with residency opportunities at these partner programs. This consortium aims to support the development of residency environments where any artist can thrive.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/darrius-strong-the-artist/
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SUMMARY:Willie Farmer / Ryan Lee Crosby & Grant Smith / Shaun Marsh & Lynn Greer
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, June 15\, 2023\nDoors at 7pm | Show at 7:30\nTickets: $15 advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoin Willie Farmer\, Ryan Lee Crosby & Grant Smith\, and Shaun Marsh & Lynn Greer for a special performance featuring the blues across time and space – music that crosses generations\, cultures\, and continents. \nWILLIE FARMER is living proof that Mississippi continues to produce deep blues. The 65-year-old guitarist is neither a soul modernist nor revivalist\, but simply a small town auto mechanic who’s never shaken his love for old school legends like Muddy\, Wolf and Lightnin’. \nA lifelong resident of tiny Duck Hill\, located in the hills east of the Delta\, Farmer grew up on the family farm. He first took up the acoustic guitar in his early teens\, and through picking cotton soon saved up enough money to buy an electric instrument. \nHe played for audiences at home and at school events\, and learned about blues and R&B mostly through listening to a powerful station out of Nashville. In his early ‘20s Farmer joined a loose knit band that played at juke joints across the area—in Duck Hill\, Grenada\, Kilmichael\, and down in the Delta in Greenwood and Charleston. He eventually tired\, though\, of the rough-and-tumble clubs where “people liked to fight like crazy.” \nFarmer eventually decided he wanted to get back into blues actively. In 2003 he helped found the annual Grassroots Blues Festival\, staged in a meadow outside Duck Hill. Through the event\, he befriended downhome blues players from across the state including Willie King and Leo Welch. \n“The Man From the Hill” marks the first time that he’s spent serious time in the studio. Recorded over multiple sessions at producer Bruce Watson’s Memphis based Delta-Sonic Sound\, Farmer enjoyed working in a North Mississippi Hill Country vein with Jimbo Mathus and session drummer George Sluppick. He even dipped back into gospel\, singing harmony together with Memphis’ Barnes Brothers. \nFor the past thirty years Farmer has run his own auto repair shop\, and hopes that the release of this record and associated touring will allow him to retire. “I’m trying to get out of that shop\, I’m tired of messing with those cars. It’s been a long time.” \nRYAN LEE CROSBY \nThe fingerstyle guitar maven\, songwriter and powerfully emotional performer blends echoes of traditional music from Mississippi\, Mali\, and India into compelling songs that speak from—and to—the heart. His music captures the timeless power of music from the Mississippi Delta\, refracted by influences of Hindustani slide guitar and Crosby’s own unique approach to the style. His songs resonate with a sound and spirit forged from his life as a traveling musician and his studies with masters of the Delta and Indian traditions. \n“Of all the world’s musical traditions\, the one that speaks to me most directly is the Bentonia style of Delta blues\,” Crosby relates. “Something I love about the blues is its timeless ability to express the entire range of the human experience: its brightest joys\, deepest sorrows and everything in between. By listening to the blues\, we can learn how to have compassion for ourselves and others. Its lessons are endless.” \n“With a riveting singing style and the compositional chops to pull off such searing sagas “Institution Blues” and “Down So Long” plus add new lyrics to the 19th century “Was It The Devil\,” Ryan Lee is the real deal. Recorded in Memphis by Bruce Watson of Fat Possum—the label famous for RL Burnside and Junior Kimbrough—it sounds unique\, proudly independent and like a relic from another time.” Mike Greenblatt – GOLDMINE Magazine \nSHAUN MARSH with LYNN GREER \nFrom an early age growing up in the south of England\, Shaun Marsh learned the power and potential of music through his mother\, a performing artist and soul singer in the sixties and seventies. Being introduced to early pop\, rock & roll\, R&B and soul had a profound inspiration on him. It wasn’t until he reached his forties that Shaun began to look back at the origins and true roots of the music that he’d been listening to most of his life. Late one night while tuning in to John Peel on the radio\, he heard “Hellhound On My Trail\,” by Robert Johnson. The raw emotion of that recording compelled him to immerse himself in the early pre war Blues. He began to develop the techniques for playing finger picking style Country and Delta blues from the recordings of the early pioneering musicians who paved the way. It was these rich and lonesome strands of storytelling that brought him to Memphis\, where he continues to study in the shadow of this powerful music that defines this city. His repertoire on solo acoustic guitar ranges from Robert Johnson to Charley Patton\, from Skip James to Big Bill Broonzy. Following the threads of the blues from Memphis he also gets inspiration from such greats as Johnny Cash\, Magic Sam & Otis Redding. His performances create an atmosphere of true emotion\, telling the stories in song of this great music that changed the sound of popular music throughout the world. \nRefund policy: \nTickets may be refunded up to 72 hours in advance. \nTickets for shows that are cancelled will be refunded. \nIn the case of a postponed show\, tickets will be refunded upon request\, otherwise tickets will automatically be transferred to the new date.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/16009/
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Paul Carr
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Modern Masters: Paul Carr with the Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, June 13\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\n$25 | $20 in advance ($10 student tickets at the door) \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nPaul Carr\, a Houston native and 1985 Howard University graduate\, has dedicated his professional career to performing and promoting jazz through education and community outreach. He carries on the Texas tenor tradition espoused by great heroes such as the late Houstonians Arnett Cobb and Don Wilkerson who served as his early idols and mentors. He grew up in inner-city Houston\, Texas and was a member of the Kashmere High School Stage Band\, whose director\, the late Conrad Johnson\, is the subject of a documentary\, Thunder Soul\, produced by actor Jamie Foxx. Though never having had private music lessons\, Paul has received several outstanding musician awards at high school and college jazz festivals. \nPaul has recorded 8 CD’s\, which have been well received by critics and jazz fans alike. His new CD “The Real Jazz Whisperer” features Allyn Johnson\, Michael Bowie\, Lewis Nash and will be released September\, 2020. His CD “DC-NYC Organ Sessions” reached #9 on the Jazz Week radio play charts. His CD released in 2013\, “Standard Domain\,” reached #3 on the Jazz Week radio play chart and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks. Paul has toured Russia\, Europe\, the Middle East\, the Caribbean and Central and South America and has shared the stage with many of the greatest names in jazz. Paul was a favorite of President Clinton during his term in office and Paul performed at many of the Clinton’s private events. He also did a special performance for the late King Hussein and Queen Noir of Jordan at their residence in Aqaba\, Jordan. \nPaul is passionately committed to the education of children and young adults\, particularly as it relates to the preservation of jazz. In 2002\, he founded the Jazz Academy of Music\, which hosts summer camps and jazz ensembles for kids throughout the year. Paul also serves the Director of the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble. Paul has changed the lives of hundreds of his students by selflessly sharing his knowledge of music and life. Several of his students have been admitted and even received full scholarships to some of the top music schools and conservatories in the country. In fact\, five of Paul students have been admitted to the prestigious Julliard School of Music in New York. Many of his former students are touring and performing all over the world\, sharing the stage with some of the top names in jazz music today. Paul’s work was acknowledged in 2012 by ABC Channel 7 News when he was selected as a “Harris Hero” for his amazing work with music students across the area. In March 2014\, Paul received the prestigious\, Howard University\, “Benny Golson Jazz Master Award”\, for his outstanding work as a performer\, presenter and educator. He also served as a panelist at the 2014 Congressional Black Caucus where he spoke on the importance of jazz education and advocated for a Bill that was circulating in Congress that to offer federal support toward the advancement and preservation of traditional Jazz. In March\, 2015 Paul received the County Executive’s “Education Award” for Montgomery County Maryland. Finally\, in 2019\, Paul was selected as a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalist Association. \nIn 2010\, Paul re-established the East Coast Jazz Festival as the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival\, and serves as its Executive and Artistic Director. The festival enjoys over 3\,000 attendees that travel from states across the U.S. and beyond. Held every Presidents Day weekend in Rockville\, MD\, the festival incorporates a strong educational component\, with a high school band competition and free master classes for students as well as an entertainment component with performances by NEA Jazz Masters\, such as Benny Golson\, Jimmy Heath\, Ellis Marsalis\, Roy Haynes and Branford Marsalis\, just to name of few. \nIn 2015\, Paul presented his teaching technique for improvisation\, “The Theoryless Approach to Jazz Improvisation”\, at the JEN Conference in San Diego\, to a standing room only audience. The presentation was well received by the audience with many questions and request for a copy of the presentation. Paul also present the techniques at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival to the high school band directors in attendance. \nWhen you think of an ambassador for jazz music today\, you have got to include Paul Carr in that grouping\, as his work touches all fronts including jazz education\, performance and presentation.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/paul-carr-with-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
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SUMMARY:No Tears Project: Community Concerts
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSunday\, June 11\, 2023\nTwo performances – Shows begin at 2 pm and 6:30 pm\nFree and open to the public\nSeating is limited | Reservations required \n\n\nReserve seats for 2 pm performance\nReserve seats for 6:30 pm performance \n\n\nA 90-minute concert from the No Tears Project ensemble led by Christopher Parker (piano) and Kelley Hurt (voice). The seven-piece ensemble also includes renowned drummer Brian Blade\, bassist Rodney Jordan\, tenor saxophonist Robert “Bobby LaVell” Garner\, trumpeter Marc Franklin\, and alto saxophonist Chad Fowler. The band will perform the world premiere of new works written by and in collaboration with Memphis artists\, including saxophonist Robert “Bobby LaVell” Garner. A new arrangement of Memphis pianist Donald Brown’s song “Poem for Martin\,” written by Marc Franklin\, as well as selections previously written by Oliver Lake\, Parker\, and Hurt\, in honor of the Little Rock Nine will also be performed. Poet and spoken word artist Treasure Shields Redmond\, and dancer Ashley Tate will also join the ensemble as special guests for both concerts.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/no-tears-project-community-concerts/
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:Proud As Folk featuring The Black Opry Revue
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts and Folk All Y’all present Proud As Folk featuring The Black Opry Revue in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, June 10\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nBlack Opry amplifies Black artists and builds community for Black fans of country\, blues\, folk\, and Americana music. In honor of Pride month\, this celebration of queer Black voices in roots music will feature Carmen Dianne\, Josey\, and Julia Cannon. \nCARMEN DIANNE is a Nashville born and raised singer-songwriter\, vocalist\, and bassist. Carmen finds that the most interesting people don’t really fit into one box\, so their music shouldn’t either. By blending genres like R&B with southern rock and country\, Carmen hopes to create a sound as natural and familiar as it is ear-catching and original. With her soulful\, angelic voice and deft songwriting skill\, Carmen Dianne illustrates stories of regret\, hope\, willpower and sheer bliss with a striking sincerity that shows that this singer won’t be going anywhere soon. \nJOSEY was crowned the winner of the talent competition “The Fame Chicago” before graduating from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Music and moving to Nashville to pursue her songwriting career. Her talents have led her to perform at numerous venues such as The Chicago Theatre\, The Metro\, Auditorium Theatre\, Exit/IN and with gifted musicians such as Diane Warren\, Corey Henry and Shawn Mullins. With her eclectic sound\, soaring vocals and compelling lyrics\, Josey is creating her own path within music. \nJULIA CANNON is a Nashville-based songwriter\, recording artist and music producer who is hard to forget. Recently lauded for her “beautiful balladry” by Rolling Stone (2022)\, Julia’s soothing\, honeyed voice and quirky personality offer a refreshing\, vibrant contrast to the bittersweet honesty of her lyrics and uncertain times for those listening. Known for her outstanding musicality\, disarming persona\, beauty\, style\, and offbeat humor\, Julia Cannon is a bright star to watch.  \nAbout Folk All Y’all: Intimate\, attentive performances by exceptional singer-songwriters\, proudly presented in Memphis\, Folk All Y’all is a public\, nonprofit listening room series supported by our pledges from our community.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/proud-as-folk-featuring-the-black-opry-revue/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:*SOLD OUT* Rachel Maxann with Cyrena Wages and Joe Restivo
DESCRIPTION:THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, June 8\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nAs a singer/songwriter\, Rachel Maxann describes her style as vintage indie-rock and post-modern folklore. Originally from Ohio\, Rachel has been deeply influenced by the music culture of every area where she has lived — North Carolina; New Orleans\, Louisiana; and Memphis. \n“In the same show\, you’ll hear country influences\, blues influences\, rock and pop influences\, and maybe even some musical theater\,” she says. By the time she arrived in Memphis in 2020\, Rachel was ready for the sounds she had cultivated to weave a tapestry of her own genre — a uniquely Memphis sound from an original voice. Black Fae is Rachel’s first album produced\, mixed\, and mastered in her new home here in Tennessee. \nBand: Mike Hewlett\, Daniel Wasmund\, Alice Hasen\, Tamar Love\, and Mitchell Jones \nSpecial Guests: Marcella Simien\, Louise Page\, Bailey Bigger\, and Doug
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/rachel-maxann-with-cyrena-wages-and-joe-restivo/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:“LUZ”: Amaro Dubois & David Cordoba
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “LUZ”: Amaro Dubois & David Cordoba in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, June 7\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $10 | $5 student tickets available \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nViolist Amaro Dubois and pianist David Cordoba perform music from Dubois’ new album Luz. \nThe mission of Luz is to highlight the beauty of Latin American music for viola and piano. “The extension of the viola repertoire and popularization of the Latin repertoire in the classical industry is indeed one of my goals with this album\,” Dubois says. “Luz means light\, and light is an essential part of our lives. However\, this meaningful album comes to share passion\, love\, and peace. After all\, light is what we are missing the most in this world of today.” \nWe need more Luz; we need more light. \nFor the performance at Crosstown Arts\, Dubois will play compositions from his latest album\, Luz\, recorded for PARMA Recording & Navona Record in Boston. Among the composers will be two world premieres for viola and piano by José Elizondo and Dimitri Cervo.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/luz-amaro-dubois-david-cordoba/
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 Evergreen Sessions Vol. II
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents The Evergreen Sessions Vol. II in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, June 2\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nHosted by Brandon Blvd\, The Evergreen Sessions Vol. II features Idi X Teco with Saturday Sunset\, Camm\, Kiva Richardson\, Austyn Michael\, and D’vonna Taylor. \nThe Evergreen Sessions is a platform curated and presented by Memphis-based hip-hop artist Brandon Blvd. The series has a goal of highlighting and celebrating some of the most talented musical artists in the city of Memphis. \nThe first installment of the session featured acts such as Mai Ty\, Idaly Maceano\, Pyu\, Cadillac Jack\, with Brandon Blvd as the closing act. In this second installment of The Evergreen Sessions\, Brandon aims to elevate the experience by presenting another lineup of amazing Memphis-based acts. The Evergreen Sessions Vol. II features acts such as Kiva Richardson\, Austyn Michael\, Camm\, and D’vonna Taylor. The dynamic duo Idi X Teco\, formerly known as Hippy Soul will be headlining this event alongside Memphis-based band “Saturday Sunset!” \nAs a former Crosstown Arts resident artist\, Brandon was able to actively collaborate with artists from different walks\, backgrounds\, and practices. This inspired him to pursue the creation of similar art spaces in collaboration with Crosstown Arts in order to continue the sharing of ideas\, vibes\, and perspectives through music. As an artist and Memphis native\, Brandon hopes that The Evergreen Sessions will allow such environments to exist for the foreseeable future.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-evergreen-sessions-vol-ii/
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:Tonya Dyson & The Ainitmanes
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Tonya Dyson & The Ainitmanes in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, June 1\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \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.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/tonya-dyson-the-ainitmanes-3/
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:Alex Greene & the Rolling Head Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Alex Greene & the Rolling Head Orchestra in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, May 27\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSession keyboardist and composer Alex Greene (Reigning Sound\, Big Ass Truck\, the Kropotkins\, Deepstaria Enigmatica) has over three decades of experience in Memphis and New York\, and has performed and recorded albums and soundtracks with the Rolling Head Orchestra since 2009. Whether he’s in singer/songwriter mode or leading a jazz band\, his compositions combine strong melodic lines with unexpected\, shape-shifting harmonies. Combining themes worthy of the Golden Age of Hollywood with more modernist sonic textures\, and echoing artists as diverse as Thelonious Monk\, Duke Ellington\, and Sun Ra\, the classic jazz sextet of the Rolling Head Orchestra is now augmented by the eerie wail of the Theremin. \nIn 2010\, the Rolling Head Orchestra scored the documentary Citizens Not Subjects: Reawakening Democracy in Memphis\, leading to the album Depression Jubilee. The group has gone on to perform original scores for silent films since 2019\, when Greene was a Resident Composer at Crosstown Arts\, including soundtracks for A Trip to the Moon; Aelita\, Queen of Mars; Buster Keaton’s The Cameraman; Flesh and the Devil with Greta Garbo\, and\, as commissioned by the Indie Memphis Film Festival in 2022\, Häxan. \nIn this one of a kind show at The Green Room\, Greene and the Rolling Head Orchestra will focus on these cinematic set pieces as stand-alone works. Free to stretch out over Greene’s compositions\, the band\, featuring some of Memphis’ finest players\, will bring the music to life as never before\, blending jazz rhythms and horns with the haunting tones of the Theremin.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/alex-greene-the-rolling-head-orchestra/
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:Joe Rainey
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Joe Rainey in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, May 26\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 day of the show \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nJoe Rainey is a Pow Wow singer. On Niineta\, he demonstrates his command of the Pow Wow style\, descending from Indigenous singing that’s been heard across the waters of what is now called Minnesota for centuries. Depending on the song or the pattern\, his voice can celebrate or console\, welcome or intimidate\, wake you up with a start or lull your babies to sleep. Each note conveys a clear message\, no matter the inflection: We’re still here. We were here before you were\, and we never left. \nRainey grew up at Red Lake Ojibwe in Minneapolis\, a city with one of the largest and proudest Native American populations in the country. The Red Lake Reservation sits five hours to the North\, a sovereign state unto itself\, but Rainey grew up down in what Northerners call “The Cities\,” in his mom’s house on historic Milwaukee Avenue on Minneapolis’ South Side. He was raised less than a mile away from Franklin Avenue\, the post-Reorganization Act urban nexus of local Native American life\, a community centered in the Little Earth housing projects and the Minneapolis American Indian Center. The neighborhood still serves as a home for both the housed and the un-housed\, and the don’t-even-wanna-be-housed Native. It is the birthplace of the American Indian Movement (AIM)\, the pioneering grassroots civil rights organization founded to combat the colonizing forces of police brutality. Rainey came of age in the heart of this community\, but always felt like he was living in a liminal space—not that he was uncomfortable with that. “Growing up\, knowing that you weren’t from the Rez\, but you were repping them\, was kind of weird\,” he says. “But I liked that.” \nRainey became interested in Pow Wow singing as a child—at the age of five\, he started recording Pow Wow singing groups with his GE tape recorder\, and his mom enrolled him in a dancing and singing practice with the Little Earth Juniors soon thereafter. As a pre-teen he began hanging out around The Boyz (a legendary Minneapolis drum group) at a house some of them stayed at in the Little Earth projects. “They knew me as a Little Joey\,” he remembers. “As in\, ‘Hey I tried to get Little Joey to sit down and sing\, but he’s too shy.” By the time he was a teenager\, however\, he had found enough courage to help start The Boyz Juniors\, his first drum group\, before going on to sing with Big Cedar\, Wolf Spirit\, Raining Thunder\, and Iron Boy. Eventually\, his voice grew strong enough to sing in Midnite Express\, a new drum group featuring some of The Boyz themselves. They were professionals\, city Indians travelling all over the north country\, repping their reservations and their neighborhoods on every side of every conceivable border—competing for cash and cred\, carousing\, providing the beat to the grass dances\, always striving to capture that “Pow Wow feeling” of togetherness. Rainey was always just as much of a fan as he was a participant—when he wasn’t at his own drum\, he was recording other drums\, then studying the tapes when he got home\, admiring and cataloging the different singing styles\, whether it was Northern Cree\, Cozad or Eyabay. Now with an upgraded workhorse Sony tape recorder\, he was a student of the game\, a maven\, a bootlegger extraordinaire. \nOn Niineta\, Rainey finds himself in between cultures again. This time collaborating with the producer Andrew Broder\, who brought his multi-instrumentalist\, turntablist sensibility to the project. The two of them first met backstage at Justin Vernon’s hometown Eaux Claires music festival before encountering each other more frequently through Vernon and Aaron and Bryce Dessner’s 37d03d collective—both contributing to the last Bon Iver album before broaching the possibility of working together sometime in the future. “At first I didn’t know what I could add to Joe’s incredible recordings\,” Broder says. “But eventually I came to understand everything is rooted in the drum—even the songs on our record that have no drum\, they’re still rooted in the drum.” So each song started with Broder’s beats\, the two of them experimenting with various sounds and tempos\, before bringing in other 37d03d collaborators to orchestrate and recontextualize the ancient Pow Wow sound in strange\, new in-between places. The album pulls from Rainey’s vast sample folder of Pow Wow recordings\, layering and remixing slices of his life of singing in venues across the upper Midwest and Canada. \nRainey got his title\, Niineta\, from his drum brother Michael Migizi Sullivan\, who suggested a short version of the Ojibwe term meaning\, “just me.” But he’s using the term only in the sense that he’s taking sole responsibility for its content. Rainey is protective of Pow Wow culture—which was outlawed by the United States government for a generation\, defiantly maintained in secret by Native elders he deeply respects—while trying to figure out exactly where he fits into it and how he can fuck with it on his own terms. “These are all my creations\, but they’re Pow Wow songs\, and our language is sacred\,” he says. “And I was like\, okay\, I understand that\, so our album is only vocals. I’m not recording when we’re not supposed to and I’m not giving our shit away.” He uses the analogy of working the hotel room door at a Pow Wow. “If we are partying with one of our older bros\, he’d always make me in charge of the fucking door\,” he says. So Rainey would like you to conceptualize this album as him working the door at a Pow Wow after party. “You can think of this like\, hey man\, if all these people are going to be fucking knocking and I’m the one answering the door\, you’re going to realize that I’m not the only one in this motherfucker. There’s tons of people in here. So if I’m answering that door\, I want to be like\, hey\, yeah\, come on in. There’s fucking tons of us in here. It ain’t just me.”
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/joe-rainey/
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:KrisO: “A Night of R&B”
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents “A Night of R&B” (featuring R&B DJ set by IBJOHNDOE) in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nThursday\, May 25\, 2023\n$15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nWith a sound that can be likened to that of the ’80s and ’90s — smooth\, soulful\, and memorable — KrisO delivers show-stopping performances with his ‘round-the-way guy charm and notable vocal range. Performing songs from his EP “Love Levels” and notable R&B classics\, KrisO is set to croon his way through the ins\, outs\, and various levels of love with A Night of R&B. With a mood-setting set by DJ IBJOHNDOE and vocals from Memphis natives Doll McCoy and HarleyQuinn\, the night will be one to remember.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/kriso-a-night-of-rb/
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:Saddle Tramp with Bailey Bigger
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, May 20\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSaddle Tramp\, the newest dance work by choreographer Neile Martin\, is inspired by the music of country singer Marty Robbins. Her driving movement style combined with the narrative styles of country music reveal a story of love\, jealousy\, murder\, and redemption. Each performance will open with a unique performance by a Memphis musician. Come witness the wild west that is still deep in our bones. \nContent Warning: The performance contains some adult content and some violence. Viewer discretion is advised.  \nMusicians:\nSaturday\, May 20th’s performance features Bailey Bigger. \nNeile Martin is a Memphis native who started her training at Ballet Memphis then went on to pursue dance at Interlochen School of the Arts. After dancing professionally with companies in New York\, Chicago\, and Cincinnati she came back to Memphis to make her own work\, with a focus on narrative dance. Her previous work includes FireBird at Off the Walls Arts and Carnival Vitas at the University of Memphis. She is thrilled to be back creating dance in her hometown.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/saddle-tramp-with-bailey-bigger/
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:Saddle Tramp with The John Paul Keith Duo
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Saddle Tramp with The John Paul Keith Duo in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, May 19\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSaddle Tramp\, the newest dance work by choreographer Neile Martin\, is inspired by the music of country singer Marty Robbins. Her driving movement style combined with the narrative styles of country music reveal a story of love\, jealousy\, murder\, and redemption. Each performance will open with a unique performance by a Memphis musician. Come witness the wild west that is still deep in our bones. \nContent Warning: The performance contains some adult content and some violence. Viewer discretion is advised.  \nMusicians:\nFriday\, May 19th’s performance features The John Paul Keith Duo. \nNeile Martin is a Memphis native who started her training at Ballet Memphis then went on to pursue dance at Interlochen School of the Arts. After dancing professionally with companies in New York\, Chicago\, and Cincinnati she came back to Memphis to make her own work\, with a focus on narrative dance. Her previous work includes FireBird at Off the Walls Arts and Carnival Vitas at the University of Memphis. She is thrilled to be back creating dance in her hometown.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/saddle-tramp-with-the-john-paul-keith-duo/
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:Saddle Tramp with Benton Parker + Jon Hay
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Saddle Tramp with Benton Parker + Jon Hay in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, May 18\, 2023\nDoors open at 7pm | Show begins at 7:30pm\nTickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSaddle Tramp\, the newest dance work by choreographer Neile Martin\, is inspired by the music of country singer Marty Robbins. Her driving movement style combined with the narrative styles of country music reveal a story of love\, jealousy\, murder\, and redemption. Each performance will open with a unique performance by a Memphis musician. Come witness the wild west that is still deep in our bones. \nContent Warning: The performance contains some adult content and some violence. Viewer discretion is advised.  \nMusicians: \nThursday\, May 18’s performance will feature Benton Parker + Jon Hay. \nNeile Martin is a Memphis native who started her training at Ballet Memphis then went on to pursue dance at Interlochen School of the Arts. After dancing professionally with companies in New York\, Chicago\, and Cincinnati she came back to Memphis to make her own work\, with a focus on narrative dance. Her previous work includes FireBird at Off the Walls Arts and Carnival Vitas at the University of Memphis. She is thrilled to be back creating dance in her hometown.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/saddle-tramp-with-benton-park-jon-hay/
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:Graber Gryass
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Graber Gryass Album Release Show in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, May 11\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“If Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros relocated to Tennessee and sold their Burning Man innuendo for something more wholesome and Renaissance\,we’d get the scene and sounds of Graber Gryass.”— Glide Magazine \n“Funky\, grassy\, trippy sort of style.”— Bluegrass Today \n“Like a Wokingman’s Dead or Basement Tapes outtake.”— Rock ‘n’ Load Magazine \n“An immersive journey into an original expansive\, exploratory song catalogue.”— VENTS Magazine \nWaking Up\, the third album of all original songs by Memphis jamgrass band Graber Gryass will be released on May 11\, 2023. Waking Up has nine songs\, all written by Michael Graber. “We wanted to push the boundary limits even more on this one\, staying song-centered\,” says Graber. \nThe album begins with a rambunctious saga of pent-up domesticity\, “All the Time.” The pensive meditation “Morning on the Water” follows with lead vocals by Kitty Dearing. “Taproot” starts with a 12-string\, followed with saxophone and hand percussion\, and features guests Hope Clayburn and Jesse Dakota. “Waking Up” is an “Astral Weeks in Memphis”-type of dream song\, about waking up in all connotations. “Living on a Faultline” finds the band at their funky best. Then Kitty takes the microphone again to lead “Hardcore Heartbreak”. Two more folk pop structured songs follow: “Okay” and “Good to You”. “Faultline”\, a Carter-family inspired song about living on the New Madrid Faultline closes the set. \nGraber Gryass includes Michael Graber (Guitar and Vocals)\, Kitty Dearing (Vocals and Saw)\, Andy Ratliff (Mandolin and Vocals)\, Andrew Geraci (Bass)\, Clint Wagner (12-string and Fiddle)\, Randal Morton (Banjo)\, Caleb Ryan Martin (High-strung Guitar and Baritone Banjo) with these guests: Jesse Dakota (Percussion)\, Hope Clayburn (Flute and Sax)\, and Joe Mahanahan (Vibraphone). The album was recorded at High/Low\, engineered by Pete Matthews\, mixed by Matt Qualls\, and produced by Michael Graber. \nGraber Gryass is an all-original\, acoustic jam-grass band from Memphis\, Tennessee. Take an award-winning writer\, have him craft songs\, and then layer in some of the regions hottest players\, including a Winfield-winning banjo champion\, the musical director of Public Enemy\, members of such bands as Rumpke Mountain Boys\, and others—and you have Gryass. This six-piece band can sing harmonies like the Mamas and the Papas\, stretch out and jam like the Dead or New Grass Revival all while keeping audiences moving and inspired.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/graber-gryass/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:RoSaWay
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents RoSaWay in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, May 4\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nVocal\, flute\, drums\, & machines — that’s ROSAWAY: a pop-jazz band hailing from Paris. Distinctly French\, somewhat theme-tune-style\, and a whole lot of groovy\, this duo is a blend of past and present. \nFounding members Rachel Ombredane and Stéphane Avellaneda have some serious weight behind them. Rachel studied classical flute and music at the Sorbonne and sang vocals for artists\, including Ed Sheeran. SteF is an internationally renowned blues drummer who’s played with and for the likes of BB King\, Ben Poole\, and Ana Popovic. \n“The care given to image and sound shows an artistic maturity\, a taste for innovation associated with an innate sense of melody and arrangements\,” — Rolling Stone \nRachel received her Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance\, a Diploma in Music Education\, and a Masters in Musicology at the Sorbonne in Paris and later pursued vocal studies. Rachel is passionate about many musical genres. Thus\, her music career has extended into numerous avenues\, including TV performances singing with international artists such as Ed Sheeran\, Jain\, Brocken Back\, etc.\, and in prestigious venues such as the Zenith in Paris. \nSteF is a drummer and international touring artist. He started his professional journey as part of the band Mercy and later collaborated with Serbian guitarist Ana Popovic. He became her official drummer and has toured worldwide to over 30 countries. He has played with: Carlos Johnson\, Ben Poole\, and Robyn Bennett… and shared the stage with musicians such as Jonny Lang\, BB King\, Keb Mo\, and Buddy Guy. Stef was voted as one of the TOP 5 Blues Drummers by the ”Drummies” award 2015. SteF played with several artists such as Ben Poole (UK)\, Carlos Johnson (USA)\, Robyn Bennett (USA-FR)\, MontparnassE (FR)\, Marko Balland (FR)\, Vinnie’s Vice (NL) and many more.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/rosaway/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sean McConnell & Garrison Starr Present: My Sister\, My Brother
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, May 3\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 in advance | $25 day of show | $75 VIP \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nIf trust had a sound\, it’d be My Sister\, My Brother. \n“Sometimes you just immediately trust somebody––you’re at ease from the beginning\,” says Garrison Starr “You know they’ve got your back. It feels easy. I immediately felt that way with Sean.” \nGarrison is talking about Sean McConnell\, her musical partner in My Sister\, My Brother\, a new group with the kind of natural magic that only happens when kismet masquerades as coincidence. Individually\, they are independent solo artists known for smart songwriting and breathtaking vocals. Together\, their voices reach that rarefied air typically reserved for families: harmonies that twin and snake around each other to hypnotize and soothe. “When we started writing and especially when we started singing together\, it was like\, ‘Wow. This is not normal. This feels very natural\,’” Sean says. “It feels like singing with a sibling you’ve sung with for a long time. Very quickly\, it became a special collaboration.” \nThe two artists formed My Sister\, My Brother\, not because they’d planned to\, but because they had to. They first sat down to write during a songwriting retreat. They emerged with “Nothing Without You\,” a stunner with its heart on its sleeve. \nVIP: Early entry directly after sound check (6:30 pm). 15-20 minute Q&A with Garrison and Sean.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/sean-mcconnell-garrison-starr-present-my-sister-my-brother/
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:Gareth Pearson (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Gareth Pearson in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nSaturday\, April 29\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $20 \n“Gareth is fast becoming one of the world’s most renowned instrumental guitarists.” – Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales) \n“I really respect Gareth’s abilities. He’s a great young man and a great ambassador for the acoustic guitar.” – Tommy Emmanuel  \nGareth Pearson is referred to as “The Welsh Tornado” which is particularly appropriate\, seeing as this special talent combines fingerstyle pyrotechnics\, with explosive lead runs making Pearson one of the most exciting acoustic musicians gigging today. \nGareth has a distinctive style that can be heard through his creative and innovative arrangements which cover a wide spectrum of genres\, including country/folk/classical/pop/rock/jazz/swing and bluegrass music\, along with his own beautiful and often intricate original compositions. \nDrawing his playing style initially from influences such as Chet Atkins\, Merle Travis\, Jerry Reed and Tommy Emmanuel\, he has developed a style that is both inspiring and entertaining. \nWithin a year of taking up the guitar\, Gareth was opening for Tommy Emmanuel on his 2005 UK tour. It was in Cardiff where Tommy invited Gareth to play at the CAAS convention (Chet Atkins Appreciation Society) in Nashville\, Tennessee. \nLater that year\, Gareth was performing and touring alongside Ray Davies (The Kinks)\, John Renbourne\, and Southside Johnny and the Ashbury Jukes. During the Southside Johnny tour\, Gareth was invited by Southside to be flown over to the USA to open for his annual New Years Eve concert at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey. \nThe following year Gareth was invited by Tommy Emmanuel to be the support act for his UK tour\, following extensive UK supports to Jan Akkerman\, Andy McKee and appearing at numerous Folk Festivals and Guitar workshops including the Montreal Jazz Festival. \nWith appearances throughout Europe and a growing reputation\, Gareth was invited to perform at the 2008 Canadian Guitar Festival where he came to the attention of Candyrat Records. This lay the seed for Gareth to be the first UK guitarist to be signed by the label. On its release\, Gareth’s debut album “Urban Echoes Vol 1” was selected by Acoustic Guitar editors and frequent contributors as one of the “Essential Acoustic Albums of 2010”. \nWith appearances at the 2009 Montreal Guitar Festival\, USA and worldwide tours and guitar workshops\, Gareth’s reputation as a performer and teacher is constantly growing.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/gareth-pearson/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Doug MacLeod
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Doug MacLeod in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, April 27\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n“Like all great blues men\, MacLeod lives his music\, and the songs are not just on the tips of his fingers and tongue\, they are one with his being.” – Blues Music Magazine \n“One of the great blues artists… Period !” – Jorma Kaukonen. \n“Doug MacLeod is one of the last and most iconic songwriters in blues that the contemporary scene can still offer.” – Macalle Blues – Italy. \nMacLeod is known for his superb songwriting\, guitar wizardry\, warm soulful vocals\, wit\, and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of a Doug MacLeod performance is his knack for storytelling\, bringing characters from the faceless to the legendary-to strikingly real life. \nDoug is a multiple Blues Music Award winner\, including the 2020 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year and the 2018 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album Of The Year ‘Break The Chain’. He was recently nominated for the 2023 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year. \nIn March of 2022 he co-authored with Debra Schiff the blues murder mystery book MURDER AT THE CROSSROADS. In 2022 A SOUL TO CLAIM produced by Jim Gaines was released. It was named a Downbeat Magazine ‘Album Of The Year’ for 2022. In March 2023 RAW BLUES 1 EP was released on Sledgehammer Blues/ Valley Entertainment. \nDoug is an international touring artist who writes and sings original songs that are based on his own life and experiences. He learned from the old masters and carries forward a valuable tradition. \nAs a youth\, Doug overcame abuse and a crippling stutter by turning to music. After picking up a guitar\, and singing — he found his voice. \nMacLeod’s playing landed him sideman gigs with George ‘Harmonica’ Smith\, Big Joe Turner\, Pee Wee Crayton\, Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson\, Lowell Fulson\, and Big Mama Thornton. Over 30 years\, 22 studio albums\, several live records\, compilations\, a blues guitar instructional DVD\, and a live performance DVD\, MacLeod has consistently earned raves. \nHis songs have been covered by many artists including Albert King\, Albert Collins\, Joe Louis Walker and Eva Cassidy. MacLeod’s songs have been featured in many TV movies and the hit show In the Heat of the Night. August Wilson requested his soulful slide guitar playing in the Los Angeles opening of “Gem of the Ocean”. \nFrom 1999 to 2004 Doug hosted Nothin’ But The Blues\, a very popular weekend blues show on Los Angeles’ KLON-KKJZ. He has also been the voice for The Blues Showcase on Continental Airlines. For ten years he penned “Doug’s Back Porch\,” a regular feature column in Blues Revue Magazine in which he shared his humorous and insightful stories with thousands of readers. He is one of the four featured artists in the movie “Resonate: A Guitar Story”\, the feature documentary on the making of National Guitars. Like the old masters who taught him\, MacLeod’s music expresses life and times through an intangible\, elusive quality that may simply be a keen sense of what matters most. Doug’s music\, stories\, and philosophy provide a healing that has helped others overcome the hardships of their lives. \nDoug says the most important lessons he learned as a young musician came from Ernest Banks a one-eyed country bluesman from Toano\, VA. \n“Never play a note you don’t believe” and “Never write or sing about what you don’t know about.” \nAs Blues Hall Of Fame artist Pee Wee Crayton’s widow Esther once told Doug\, “You have a message and you’ll send that message mainly to the people who don’t go to church.” Amen.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/doug-macleod-2/
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 University of Memphis Jazz Singers
DESCRIPTION:The Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, April 25\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $10 \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nThe University of Memphis Jazz Singers is comprised of 10 to 15 male and female vocal students. This group performs a wide range of music from traditional arrangements of jazz standards to more contemporary fusion jazz.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/the-university-of-memphis-jazz-singers/
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:NOHMADS
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents NOHMADS in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, April 21\, 2023\nDoors open at 7 pm | Show begins at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $12 in advance | $15 at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nArt rockers from Chicago\, NOHMADS weave layers of noir\, sludge\, and pop to create their unique sound\, combining songs\, spoken word\, and visual elements to tell stories. The band’s debut LP\, Chartreuse\, contains seven original tracks. Soaring guitars\, dynamic percussion\, and haunting vocal harmonies escort the listener on a ride through everyday silenced small town dramas\, into murky backwoods of past lives\, and along hopeful deserted dream landscapes. \nNOHMADS is currently writing and recording new music for their sophomore release. Their latest single\, “Cough/Cool” is streaming on Spotify and iTunes\, with accompanying music video on NohmadsTV. Mixed media music video debuting February 2023. \nPhil Hardman – percussion \nEva Victoria – vocals\, keys\, synths \nKen Becker III – guitar\, vocals \nUsha Rajbhandari – bass\, vocals
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/nohmads/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Adam Larson Trio
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents the Adam Larson Trio in the Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nThursday\, April 20\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $15 in advance | $20 at door | $10 student tickets available at the door \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nOn the heels of two record releases in 2022 — With Love\, From Chicago and With Love\, From Kansas City — saxophonist Adam Larson brings his New York trio for the final installment of his ambitious trio trilogy project totThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts on Thursday\, April 20. \nLarson will be joined by Matt Clohesy on electric bass and Jimmy Macbride on drums. Together\, they will be celebrating the release of With Love\, From New York. The music for the evening will be familiar to fans of Larson — high octane and energetic — and will offer something for jazz and jazz-adjacent fans alike. Join the trio for the last hoorah of a nearly two-year project; you won’t want to miss it!
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/adam-larson-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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SUMMARY:Crosstown Arts Resident Artists Open Studio Night
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts\nFriday\, April 14\, 2023\nTime: 6-9 pm\nAdmission: Free \nCrosstown Arts is proud to invite the Memphis community to visit the artist studios. Artists in residence will have their studios open on Friday\, April 14\, from 6 to 9 p.m. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nSu-Yee Lin writes stories and poetry that grapple with issues of identity\, memory\, environment\, and mythology. Her work often lies on the border between the real and the strange\, and she is interested in the intersections between the surreal and the natural world. She was a Fulbright Fellow to China and has had work published in the Pushcart Prize anthology\, Tor.com\, Electric Literature\, Bennington Review\, Day One\, Nashville Review\, The Offing\, and other literary journals\, and short stories translated into Italian and Chinese. \nKeith S. Wilson is an Affrilachian Poet and a Cave Canem fellow. He is a recipient of an NEA Fellowship\, an Elizabeth George Foundation Grant\, and an Illinois Arts Council Agency Award\, and has received both a Kenyon Review Fellowship and a Stegner Fellowship. His book\, Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love (Copper Canyon)\, was recognized by the New York Times as a best new book of poetry. \nEdo Rosenblith (B. 1988 Tel Aviv\, Israel) received a BFA in painting in 2011 at the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Visual Art at Washington University-St. Louis in 2017. Edo is a compulsive draftsman who works in a variety of mediums: murals\, painting\, drawing\, printmaking\, and book arts. \nKelsey Harrison’s sculptural work has been shown in institutions nationally including The Jewish Museum\, Abrons Art Center\, and The Knockdown Center in New York\, SOMArts in San Francisco\, The Sullivan Galleries in Chicago\, The College of William and Mary in Virginia\, and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and the Utah Museum of Fine Art in Salt Lake City. Harrison received her BFA in Sculpture from Purchase College\, State University of New York and her MFA in Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the University of Memphis. \nApollo Mighty is a Memphis-born R&B/Soul artist. He uses his music to express his many selves\, embracing the extremes of his own personal ugliness and beauty — while also reflecting the world around him. He has worked extensively in the music scenes in Memphis and Chicago and his 2020 EP project Behavior amassed over 600k streams across platforms. \nJennifer Sargent makes intricate drawings and handwoven tapestries. As an artist weaver she considers herself both a contemporary practitioner and a part of a longer continuum that is thousands of years old. This idea is both a comfort and a challenge. One of two elements is always present in Sargent’s work\, either story telling or the natural world (whether wild or domesticated). Sargent creates an abstracted sense of these ideas or experiences through the layering of pattern and color.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/crosstown-arts-resident-artists-open-studio-night-2/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Xiu Xiu with The Pop Ritual
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Xiu Xiu with The Pop Ritual in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nWednesday\, April 12\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\nTickets: $25 General Admission \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nXiu Xiu’s most recent work is a record of halves. \nAngela Seo sings on half of the record. Jamie Stewart sings on half of the record. \nHalf of the songs are experimental industrial. Half of the songs are experimental modern classical. Half of it is real. Half of it is imaginary. \nThe real songs attempt to turn the worst life has offered to five people the band is connected with into some kind of desperate shape that does something\, anything\, other than grind and brutalize their hearts and memory within these stunningly horrendous experiences. \nThe imaginary songs are an expansion and abstract exploration of the early rock and roll “Teen Tragedy” genre as jumping off point to decontaminate the band’s own overwhelming emotions in knowing and living with what has happened to these five people. \nWhat none of this record does and despite the oft repeated assertion\, what Xiu Xiu has never done\, is attempt to superficially shock the listener. Instead\, Xiu Xiu has spent twenty years grappling with how to process\, to be empathetic towards\, to disobey and to reorganize horror; there is no other word for it other than horror. \nThe motivation for writing Ignore Grief to be about a child who was sold into prostitution by his mother\, a junior high student who was kidnapped and murdered\, incessantly choosing alcohol and cocaine over one’s family\, becoming lost in the bleakest\, darkest aspects of cultish spirituality and committing suicide as means to escape and protest a life of violent sex work is because the members of Xiu Xiu themselves are deeply shocked. \nOld friend and new member David Kendrick (Sparks\, Devo\, Gleaming Spires) joins Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart through whatever this may be and whatever it may mean and why ever it may have occurred. The point of aesthetic examination is to see if there is any way to come out the other side or if there is even any reason. In either case there may not be but to simply turn away would be yet a further act of destruction. \n“I had now lost all confidence in myself\, doubted all men immeasurably\, and abandoned all hopes for the things of this world\, all joy\, all sympathy\, eternally. This was the truly decisive incident of my life. I had been split through the forehead between the eyebrows\, a wound that was to throb with pain whenever I came into contact with a human being.” – Osamu Dazai
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/xiu-xiu/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Modern Masters Jazz Series: Greg Tardy
DESCRIPTION:Crosstown Arts presents Modern Masters: Greg Tardy with the Ted Ludwig Trio in The Green Room. \nThe Green Room at Crosstown Arts\nTuesday\, April 11\, 2023\nDoors at 7 pm | Show at 7:30 pm\n$25 | $20 in advance ($10 student tickets at the door) \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nSaxophonist\, multi-reedist\, and composer Gregory Tardy is one of the most versatile jazz musicians of his generation\, equally comfortable in a variety of musical and improvisational situations. Born into a musical family\, he began his musical career studying classical clarinet. In his early 20s\, while preparing for a symphony career he discovered jazz saxophone and hasn’t looked back. \nIn 1992\, he started playing with the legendary drummer\, Elvin Jones\, and he recorded his first CD\, Crazy Love. As a sought after sideman he has played with many prominent jazz artists including: Andrew Hill\, Tom Harrell\, Dave Douglas\, Wynton Marsalis\, Jay McShann\, Nicholas Payton\, Roy Hargrove\, Steve Coleman\, Betty Carter\, Don Byron\, Bill Frisell\, Rashied Ali\, Ellis Marsalis\, Brian Lynch\, John Patitucci\, and many more. He has also performed and/or recorded along with many other notable saxophonists\, such as Joe Lovano\, Mark Turner\, Chris Potter\, Dewey Redman\, Ravi Coltrane\, and others. In more recent years\, Tardy has gone full circle\, by focusing on his clarinets more\, using them on recordings by Tom Harrell\, Ohad Talmor/Steve Swallow\, Stefan Harris\, Chris Potter and Andrew Hill. \nHis performance schedule has taken him all over the world\, playing at all of the major jazz festivals and on some of the biggest stages in jazz. As a sideman\, he has been featured on several Downbeat Albums of the Year and also several Grammy nominated recordings; including a Grammy winning CD with Brian Lynch in 2006. He also has recorded fourteen CDs under his own name featuring his unique compositions\, blending his love of traditional jazz with a more modern seeking style. His latest project\, If Time Could Stand Still\, was released in the fall of 2020 on WJ3 Records.
URL:https://crosstownarts.org/calendar/greg-tardy-with-the-ted-ludwig-trio/
LOCATION:Crosstown Arts\, The Green Room\, 1350 Concourse Ave.\, Suite 280\, Memphis\, TN\, 38104\, United States
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