Concert
Stax Music Academy Showcase
Overton Park Shell 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TNPart of the Orion Free Concert Series. Memphis has given the world some of its most memorable melodies. But whether it’s blues, gospel, rock-and-roll, or R&B, the one thing Memphis music has always had is plenty of is soul. At Stax Music Academy (SMA), a registered 501 (c) (3), we are helping instill soul in […]
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 […]
70th Anniversary of Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
Overton Park Shell 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TNCome celebrate the 70th anniversary of that fateful day in 1954 when Elvis Presley brought live Rock & Roll to the stage at the Overton Park Shell and changed the world forever! Meet Backbeat Tours at the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum downtown and embark on a brief tour through the streets of 1950s Memphis […]