A Quiet Saturday in Lexington, MS
On the way to the Bentonia Blues Festival, I had to pass through Lexington, Mississippi, the county seat of Holmes County, and I stopped at …
Otis Logan at @DowntownBleu
Young though he is, Otis Logan has already made a name for himself as a first-rate gospel and R & B drummer, frequently called for …
Young Drummer Shawn Payne at @DowntownBleu
Shawn Payne is a young Memphis drummer that impressed me quite a bit last month at a drum shed at Ram in the Bush Christian …
Young Memphis Musicians at @DowntownBleu at the Westin Hotel
The Bleu Restaurant in the Westin Hotel in downtown Memphis is really the only place in the city that regularly features live jazz. Jazz groups …
The Incomparable Redd Velvet: Memphis’ Best Female Blues Singer
Blues and soul singer Redd Velvet moved to Memphis from Alabama, and first garnered attention with the release of her debut album Womanhood 101. She …
A Friday Evening on Beale Street
Despite the commercialism, Beale Street can still be somewhat fun, particularly during the summer. There’s usually live music and barbecue in Handy Park, and street …
Great Gourmet Pizza at Corinth’s @PizzaGrocery
My jazz trio got hired to play for a ribbon-cutting at a nursing home in Corinth, Mississippi last Thursday, and when it was over, we …
Trap Mob (@Trap_Mob1) Ain’t No Nigga Part 2
The crowd at the Tate Street Block Party goes wild as the Trap Mob performs their best-known hit single, 6/8/13
Trap Mob (@Trap_Mob1)Ain’t No N gga Part 1
The Trap Mob performs their best-known hit single at the Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis, 6/8/13
Trap Mob (@Trap_Mob1) Worrisome Live at Tate Street Block Party 2013
The Trap Mob performs their single “Worrisome” at the Tate Street Block Party in South Memphis, 6/8/13