Jazz-A-Fire is the jazz ensemble of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance in South Memphis. It includes such great Memphis musicians as trumpeter Nokie Taylor, drummer James Sexton, pianist Steven Lee and bassist Kent Suggs, and runs a monthly jam session at the Alliance headquarters on Bellevue. Here they are performing for the crowd at Melrose Stadium during the Pop-Up Arts Festival in Orange Mound, 4/29/12
#077 William Bell & The Bo-Keys-I Forgot To Be Your Lover.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
William Bell performs his biggest hit on the Stax to the Max stage at the Soulsville Street Festival in South Memphis, 4/28/12
Gary Goins takes the stage late in the afternoon at the Stax to the Max Soulsville Street Festival in South Memphis, 4/28/12
I ended my Juke Joint Fest 2012 at DJ Hype’s Rhythm and Blues, a venue in North Clarksdale, far removed from the downtown area. The Roosevelt Robinson Blues Band from Jackson was on stage, performing for a small crowd that included some folks from Sweden.Â
Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood performing at Club 2000, Juke Joint Festival, Clarksdale, MS, 4/14/12
Eddie C. Campbell performing at The Bank, Juke Joint Festival, Clarksdale MS, 4/14/12
Jimbo Mathus calls his unique mixture of blues, country and rock “Catfish Music”, and is a popular performer at every Juke Joint Festival, as he is a former resident of Clarksdale. Messengers Pool Hall, where he performed on Saturday night, is possibly the oldest continuously-operated juke joint in Mississippi. Mathus is about to release his latest album White Buffalo.
The Baby Blue drumline performing on Delta Avenue, Clarksdale, MS, Juke Joint Festival, April 14, 2012
#26 Panola County High Steppers drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The Panola County High Steppers drumline and majorettes perform at the Battle of the Bands at Frayser High School in Memphis, April 13, 2012
