Concert
Cedric Burnside
Overton Park Shell 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TNPart of the Orion Free Concert Series. The official credit tells it like it is. “Recorded in an old building in Ripley, Mississippi” – that’s all the info we get, and all that we need. When Cedric Burnside prepared to record Hill Country Love, the follow-up to his 2021 Grammy-winning album I Be Trying, he […]
Lamont Landers
Overton Park Shell 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TNPart of the Orion Free Concert Series. Born and raised in Alabama, Lamont Landers grew up absorbing the soulful sounds of the South that surrounded him. At the age of 14, he taught himself how to play guitar, and, at the age of 19, began singing. He spent years quietly honing his talents behind his […]
Jazz Saturdays
Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, United StatesJazz represents one of the most important musical, historical, and cultural phenomena of the Memphis and Mid-South area. A true renaissance of Jazz culture can only come about from the youth in this city — aided by those of us who know and have lived the musical richness of this American art form. Memphis Jazz […]