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Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12

#067 Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra A That’s Freedom (by jdoggtn7)

Johnny Yancey and the Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra perform a Thad Jones arrangement of a Hank Jones composition at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12

#064 Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra featuring Tune C-Get Out My Life Woman.MOV (by jdoggtn7)

Memphis rapper Tune C performs with Johnny Yancey and the Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12

Tune C With The Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra at Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 2012

The Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra is one of Memphis’ longest-running jazz big bands in the city. Led by veteran trumpeter Johnny Yancey, the band plays a repertoire that includes works by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Oliver Nelson and Thad Jones, as well as occasional songs from Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye. At the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, the band collaborated with Memphis rap artist Tune C on a version of the Allen Toussaint classic “Get Out My Life Woman.” Like the Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Johnny-Yancey-And-The-Sanctuary-Jazz-Orchestra/142769415789222.

Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12

Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, 9/1/12

Tune C on Main Street, Memphis, 9/1/12

Tune C on Main Street, Memphis, 9/1/12