Café 290 advertises itself as a jazz bar, but it’s actually more of a place for R & B and soul. Still, the musicianship is good, the place has a friendly vibe, and it’s usually packed to the rafters. On the Friday night after Thanksgiving, I came through to catch the end of William Green’s set. Keep up with the live music schedule at Café 290 by visiting http://www.cafe290atlanta.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cafe-290/173901131974?sk=info.
When the jazz is done upstairs in the restaurant, Acoustix has a first-rate soul band down in the basement. (at Acoustix Jazz Restaurant And Lounge)
Live jazz at Acoustix in Atlanta (at Acoustix Jazz Restaurant And Lounge)
#068 Talladega College Band @ Whitehaven Christmas Parade (by John Shaw)
The Talladega College band was the final band to perform in this year’s Whitehaven Christmas Parade in Memphis, 11/17/12
#067 Mitchell High School Band @ Whitehaven Christmas Parade (by John Shaw)
The Mitchell High School Tiger Band marches in the Whitehaven Christmas Parade in Memphis on 11/17/12. Formerly Mitchell Road High School, the school was the first African-American high school in Shelby County to play football, and thus had one of the earliest marching bands in the county schools.
#065 North Panola High School Band @ Whitehaven Christmas Parade (by John Shaw)
The North Panola High School Marching Band from Sardis, MS participates in the Whitehaven Christmas Parade in Memphis, 11/17/12
#061 Fayette Ware High School Band @ Whitehaven Christmas Parade (by John Shaw)
The Fayette-Ware High School Band from Somerville, TN marches in the Whitehaven Christmas Parade in Memphis, 11/17/12
#057 Booker T Washington High School @ Whitehaven Christmas Parade (by John Shaw)
The Booker T. Washington Marching Band participates in the Whitehaven Christmas Parade in Memphis, 11/17/12
#056 Manassas High School Band @ Whitehaven Christmas Parade (by John Shaw)
Memphis, and its marching band was originally founded by the well-known band leader Jimmie Lunceford. Another Manassas band director, Emerson Able, was recently honored with a star on Beale Street. The schools produced a number of great musicians, including trumpeter Booker Little, saxophonist Frank Strozier and pianist, singer and songwriter Isaac Hayes.
