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The Fonda - Stevens Group: Memphis
by AAJ Italy Staff
Artisticamente insieme da più di un ventennio, il bassista Joe Fonda e il pianista Michael Stevens danno alle stampe Memphis, un album che richiede una buona dose d'attenzione, viste le diverse soluzioni compositive intraprese e le relative complicazioni estetiche. Dalla penna dei due prendono vita i dieci originali proposti, cinque a testa, che si evolvono in ...
The Fonda/Stevens Group: Memphis
by John Sharpe
Eighteen years and eleven albums is not bad going for a band roaming that precarious borderline between the mainstream and the avant-garde. And it has been achieved with the same core line-up of the two principal composers, bassist Joe Fonda and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, together with drummer Harvey Sorgen and trumpeter Herb Robertson. That this ...
The Fonda/Stevens Group: Memphis
by Troy Collins
The 11th album of their storied 18 year career, Memphis is only the fourth studio recording of the venerable Fonda/Stevens Group, making this release a delightful surprise. Co-led by bassist Joe Fonda and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, the veteran quartet is rounded out by trumpeter Herb Robertson and drummer Harvey Sorgen. Boasting a collective resume that ...
The Fonda / Stevens Group: Memphis
by Nic Jones
Memphis marks the 25th anniversary of the bassist Joe Fonda and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens' period of collaboration. Their quartet is a fine example of how a long established band can gel without becoming predictable, with many of its moves unforeseeable in advance. This helps to keep the music fresh, but it's the level of collective ...
Memphis Music Community Presents Jim Dickinson Benefit Concert
A benefit concert honoring Memphis music legend Jim Dickinson will take place in Memphis, Tennessee at the Peabody Skyway on August 8th at 6pm. Jim Dickinson is a celebrated musician and producer in the Memphis community, with credits that include The Rolling Stones, The Replacements, Aretha Franklin, Phineas Newborn, Ry Cooder Bob Dylan, and Big Star. ...
Memphis Music Foundation Announces Music Icon al Bell as Board Chairman
Memphis, TN -- The Memphis Music Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping Memphis music find business success, elected music icon Al Bell as its new chairman this week. Under Bells direction, the Foundation will continue to provide education, strategic planning and promotional opportunities to the Memphis music industry. “My tenure at the Memphis Music Foundation ...
Jimmie Lunceford Awarded Note on Memphis' Beale Street Walk of Fame
Jimmie Lunceford, storied bandleader and educator was awarded a note on the Beale Street Walk of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday, July 19. His note will join the likes of those who have had a tremendous impact on the City of Memphis as a musical center. Lunceford, who first came to Memphis in 1926 as ...
Stax Music Academy in Memphis Presents "SOULed on Jazz!" with Special Guests Kirk Whalum & Cyrus Chestnut
On May 9, 2009, the Stax Music Academy in Memphis, TN will welcome a very special guest artist, jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut, to the SNAP! After School Spring Concert at Germantown Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Chestnut will join SMA student musicians as well as Artist-In-Residence and internationally renowned jazz/gospel saxophonist, Kirk Whalum. The concert, ...
Stax Museum Events Feature Kirk Whalum and Otis Redding's Family
STAX MUSEUM & STAX MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENT: “A WEEKEND WITH THE REDDINGS!" Stax Music Academy Concert Features Kirk Whalum On Saturday and Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2008 the Soulsville Foundation will once again make history when Otis Redding's family and Kirk Whalum will be our special guests. The Redding family includes Otis Redding's widow, Mrs. ...
24th International Blues Challenge Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2008 in Memphis
The Blues Foundation presents the 24th International Blues Challenge (IBC) January 31 through February 2, 2008 in Memphis, TN. The world's largest gathering of Blues acts represents an international competition by The Blues Foundation and its affiliated organizations to provide a career springboard for the winning Blues band and Blues solo/duo artists. Due to the exponential ...
