The Green Room

{'description': 'The Green Room Jazz Jam is a monthly, interactive music event, hosted this month by the University of Memphis Jazz Combo 1. Young up-and-coming musicians and local jazz veterans alike join together for spontaneous music making, sharing the stage as they tackle the expansive body of repertoire found within the jazz idiom. The Green Room Jazz Jam strives to provide an inclusive and collaborative environment where jazz musicians of all ages and backgrounds may perform, network, and

{'description': 'JUNO Award winning guitarist Jocelyn Gould “has quickly become an international favorite with her hard swinging, imaginative approach and technical mastery” (Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz Magazine). Her joyful energy has captivated music fans around the world and her passion for music is as infectious as her unique ability to connect with audiences. Jocelyn has absorbed the influences of the jazz guitar greats and has woven them into an exciting personal sound, citing Wes Montgomery, Gr

{'description': 'Stephen Lee returns to the Green Room—one of his favorite stages and a familiar home base—to deliver another night of soulful, world-class jazz.\n\nA Memphis native, Lee studied with legendary Jazz pianist Donald Brown at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville before heading to New York City to finish his studies and further hone his skills in some of the most well-known jazz venues in the world. He rounded out his studies with a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance from City

{'description': "Join the Memphis Jazz Orchestra for a special one-night only performance at the Green Room at Crosstown Arts featuring one of the preeminent trombonists of the current era, Michael Dease!\n\n2025 GUGGENHEIM FELLOW MICHAEL DEASE IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S EMINENT TROMBONISTS, LENDING HIS VERSATILE SOUND AND SIGNATURE IMPROVISATIONS TO OVER 250 RECORDINGS AND GROUPS AS DIVERSE AS GRAMMY WINNING ARTISTS DAVID SANBORN, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, MICHEL CAMILO, AND ALICIA KEYS. BORN IN AUGUSTA, G

{'description': 'Experience an electrifying evening of jazz excellence that bridges generations and celebrates Memphis’s rich musical legacy. The highly acclaimed Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra of the University of Memphis Scheidt School of Music takes the stage, featuring the 2025 DownBeat Magazine Outstanding Performance–winning U of M Jazz Singers. With roots dating back to the early 1960s, these ensembles represent decades of artistry, innovation, and national recognition at the highest lev

{'description': "Based in Memphis, ECHO Party is a free jazz collective that bridges the gap between commercial polish and avant-garde extremes, featuring a lineup of musicians with decades of interlocking history. This is not only a show, but also an **album release party!**\n\nThe group is anchored by the dual horns of saxophonist Art Edmaiston—a legendary session player for artists like Justin Timberlake and Gregg Allman—and Chad Fowler, a multi-instrumentalist and founder of Mahakala Music k

{'description': '**Paper Wings**\n\nLong-time friends and collaborators Emily Mann and Wila Frank, known together as Paper Wings, dream up warm, pastoral folk songs furnished with delicate banjo and spellbinding harmonies so close you often can’t tell their voices apart. On their latest project, Listen to the World Spin, the Nashville duo’s songwriting flourishes, displaying their exceptional ability to reference nostalgic sounds of American folk music while maintaining their own compelling styl

{'description': 'Bernell Jones II, a Memphis native, returns home for one day after building an astounding career as a musician in New York City! In his time between performing with the likes of Lauryn Hill, Julius Rodriguez, Olivia Dean and others, he has made a name for himself leading an explosive band that plays all his original music. Get ready to hear music you’ve never heard before containing elements of modern electronic jazz mixed with elements of the soul and R&B music Bernell grew up

{'description': 'The Green Room Jazz Jam is a monthly, interactive music event, hosted this month by Henry Conerway III Young up-and-coming musicians and local jazz veterans alike join together for spontaneous music making, sharing the stage as they tackle the expansive body of repertoire found within the jazz idiom. The Green Room Jazz Jam strives to provide an inclusive and collaborative environment where jazz musicians of all ages and backgrounds may perform, network, and interact together in

{'description': "A night of live music with Strings! Experience Keia in a way you never have before, an intimate setting with some of your favorite songs. This is a night you don't want to miss! Keia was born in San Antonio, TX but grew up all over the world in a Military family. But it was the move to Memphis that helped her establish her sound and performance style. She has performed with some of the best talent Memphis has to offer, while also building relationships with notable national name

{'description': 'Fresh off her appearance on The Voice’s Battle of the Champions, **Kendra** is excited to bring her music to Crosstown Art’s Green Room. Known for her captivating songwriting, raspy yet smooth vocals and energetic performances, she has earned over one million Spotify streams and has become a staple on the songwriting and band showcase scene in Nashville. Influenced by renowned artists such as: Chris Stapleton, Gretchen Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Adele and Laney Wilson, Kendra weav

{'description': 'When art stirs the soul, community grows. More than performances, Iris Collective is a catalyst that harnesses the power of collaboration to co-create with artists, communities, and individuals. These profound musical experiences do more than uplift the spirit. They unite people, strengthens communities, and inspires a more compassionate future.', 'highlights': [{'type': 'age_restriction', 'title': 'This is an all ages event', 'subtitle': None, 'external_link': None}]}

{'description': 'One night. One legendary composer.\n\nJoin us for a high-energy celebration of the music of Horace Silver — the pianist and composer who helped define the soulful sound of hard bop. From deep grooves to unforgettable melodies, his music blends blues, gospel, and swing into something truly electric.\n\nOur band will bring these classic tunes to life the way they were meant to be heard: live, joyful, and full of fire.\n\nIf you love great jazz and the energy of a band pushing the

{'description': '**Crosstown Arts Presents: Memphis Ukulele Band with Wyly Bigger & Savoiya Trainum**\n\nOne of Memphis music icons Sam Phillips’ favorite sayings was, “if you’re not doing something different, you’re not doing anything.” With a unique ensemble sound and surprisingly diverse repertoire, the Memphis Ukulele Band is firmly rooted in Memphis music’s maverick tradition.\n\nOn a quiet night at the legendary Sun Studio, three friends and local music veterans decided to form a ukulele b

{'description': 'The Ted Ludwig trio returns to the Green Room stage for the 2026 Modern Masters series, featuring prolific guitarist, composer, and educator John Storie!\n\n**JOHN STORIE**\n\nJohn Storie is an Oregon-based guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. He is Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Oregon. As a headliner for major international festivals and venues, he also performs with the award-winning New West Guitars.\n\nJohn’s current tours inclu

{'description': 'Cozy up in the Gemstones’ living room as Alexis Jade debuts new songs from her forthcoming LP, provisionally titled Dreaming on Company Time. The performance looks back on the miles covered while touring on the tailwinds of 2022’s With Love, Alexis Jade. The intervening years have brought many hallmarks of life lived out of a suitcase: borrowed couches, shared meals, porch sitting sessions, and often, as the title song suggests, “miles and miles of heartache.” A homecoming in mu

{'description': 'The Green Room Jazz Jam is a monthly, interactive music event, hosted this month by Halimah Muhammed. Young up-and-coming musicians and local jazz veterans alike join together for spontaneous music making, sharing the stage as they tackle the expansive body of repertoire found within the jazz idiom. The Green Room Jazz Jam strives to provide an inclusive and collaborative environment where jazz musicians of all ages and backgrounds may perform, network, and interact together in

{'description': 'At the Green Room, Marisa Anderson brings her singular, transportive guitar work to the stage—music that feels at once timeless and strikingly new. Don’t miss this rare chance to experience one of today’s most compelling instrumental voices up close.\n\nMarisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. Her playing is fluid, emotional, and masterful, featuring compositions and improvisations that re-imagine the landscape of American mus

{'description': 'Though the Mississippi Delta’s **Little Willie Farmer** and Rhode Island’s **Ryan Lee Crosby** come from different backgrounds, they are each dedicated to performing Mississippi blues music. Farmer — a Big Legal Mess and Music Maker Foundation artist from Duck Hill, MS — focuses on Delta- and Memphis-style blues while Crosby performs the stomping North Mississippi and the haunting Bentonia, MS blues. (Skip James is from Bentonia, MS.) The Memphis Flyer terms Farmer‘s last record