The Stax Academy and Soulsville Charter School operate in the South Memphis neighborhood where Stax Records was located. The Academy trains young people to be musicians, while the charter school is a publically-funded high school. The Stax Academy drumline was in Clarksdale during Juke Joint Festival warming up for their performance on the Delta Blues Museum Stage.
Soulsville Charter School Jazz Band
In addition to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and the Stax Music Academy, the Soulsville Foundation also runs a high school called the …