Irie Vibes at Handy Park with The Chinese Connection Dub Embassy
There’s not a great deal of reggae activity in Memphis (perhaps because our city has very few Caribbean residents), but we do have one really …
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Concrete Soul Band and Arean Alston (@AreanAlston) at Brinson's in Memphis
I knew that live music went on at Brinson’s in downtown Memphis, but it had been years since I had been there, so when I …
Apollo Mighty (@apollo_mighty) Live at the Gazebo in Cooper-Young
The Cooper-Young Gazebo in front of Strano Sicilian Kitchen has seen a lot more live music activity this summer than in past years, and a …
House of Funk Band Live at Woody's Steakhouse in Tupelo @WoodysTupelo
My bass-playing friend Monte Butts had asked me to come down to Tupelo and play a gig with him at the Linc Center, and when …
From Treme to the Quarter with the Satchmo SummerFest Second-Line
When the jazz mass at St. Augustine’s Church finally ended, the Treme Brass Band came marching out of the church, and the second-line, which had …
A Sunset Dinner on New Orleans' West End at the Blue Crab
I had been invited by my friend Darren Towns, the bass drummer for TBC Brass Band, to go around with the band to their gigs …
A Day in New Orleans With The TBC Brass Band
It was Satchmo Summer Fest weekend in New Orleans, and my friends in the To Be Continued Brass Band, or TBC, had invited me to …
Legendary Jazz Drummer Alvin Fielder's Trio Live at @TheYellowScarf in Jackson
Meridian native Alvin Fielder was in New Orleans at Xavier University studying pharmacy when he met New Orleans’ legendary jazz drummer Ed Blackwell, and then …
Memphis' 4 Soul Band Live at Aji's Sports Bar
4 Soul Band is Memphis’ premiere soul and contemporary jazz group, and on Monday night, July 28th, they held an open rehearsal at Aji’s Sports …
Classic Soul With A Standing-Room-Only Crowd at the Suga Shack in Memphis
My homeboy Jackie Clark is one of Memphis’ best bass players, and I had noticed him on Facebook talking about a new spot in downtown …