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Alexandra Jackson is part of Jazz Fest legacy
When her father was inventing the Atlanta Jazz Festival (back then it was called the “Atlanta Free Jazz Festival”), Alexandra Jackson was waiting to be born.“I don’t even know if I was a twinkle at that point,” said Jackson with a laugh. The first jazz fest took place in 1978. ...
Williams brings musical success home for annual free concert this weekend
You can catch saxophonist Kebbi Williams in a free concert fresh off another musical triumph — the Grammy-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band, of which he is a member, this month won the Rock Blues Album of the Year from the Blues Music Awards. Williams is putting on his third annual Music ...
Bent Frequency at 10: contemporary classical music ensemble celebrates a decade with a gala concert at the Goat Farm Arts Center
Bent Frequency, one of Atlanta’s most dynamic contemporary classical music ensembles, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a gala concert and party at the Goat Farm on May 18. As unlikely as it might seem, contemporary and experimental classical music are particularly strong in Atlanta, with several high-quality professional chamber ...
‘30 Rock’ star carries Tony chops to Alliance fundraiser
She’s best known as the happily self-involved Jenna Maroney on the recently deceased sitcom “30 Rock,” but Jane Krakowski is hardly the amusing loon she portrayed for seven seasons. Her career began on TV (“Search for Tomorrow,” 1984), where she became a viable name pre-“30 Rock” (hello, Elaine Vassal on ...
Alabama bringing 40 years of mountain music to Fox Theatre debut
Even if you aren’t a country music fan, you’ve heard an Alabama song. Do “Mountain Music,” “Love in the First Degree,” “Dixieland Delight,” “Touch Me When We’re Dancing” (yes, the same one that the Carpenters had a hit with) sound familiar? If not, maybe one of their other 30-plus No. ...
Chris Kelly funeral draws old friends to Atlanta
Several hundred mourners filled the floor level of Jackson Memorial Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday to say goodbye to Chris Kelly. Kelly, who died last week at age 34, was one half of the 1990s group Kris Kross, whose massive hit “Jump” highlighted a career that included opening for ...
Tim McGraw rolling freely on new tour
The country music industry is often as fickle as its pop counterpart, rapid to anoint new heroes and embrace the trend of the month — and just as quickly abandon both. But Tim McGraw is one of its steadfast champions, a 20-year veteran who is as likely to move a ...
Ramsey Lewis to shine under the stars
When Ramsey Lewis’ father, Ramsey Sr., pulled up stakes and left Augusta for Chicago, he became part of the Great Migration of southern African-Americans seeking better fortunes in the North. One thing he didn’t leave behind was his love of music, which he and his wife cultivated in their son. ...
Iris Dement returns to roots in new album
Iris DeMent didn’t fall off the face of the earth after her third album more than a decade ago. She kept touring despite not having a new disc to sell. “To my amazement, I continued to have an audience through that, and my love for singing never went away,” DeMent ...
Ferst Center signs guitarist Earl Klugh for three-year collaboration
An Atlanta resident for more than a decade, jazz guitarist Earl Klugh has signed up for a three-year collaboration with Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts.In announcing its 2013-14 season, the performing arts center said that Klugh, a 12-time Grammy nominee known for his melodic acoustic tone, will perform ...
Ex-Celtic Woman star helps students in Peachtree City find their voice
The first thing that strikes you about Lisa Kelly is her eyes — sparkling and smiling and focused on every word in a conversation. Then come the lighthearted laugh and delightful Irish accent that color her sentences. On some people, these melodic accessories might come off as affectations, but with ...
Country star Billy Currington indicted for 'terroristic threats'
According to multiple published reports, country music star Billly Currington was indicted Wednesday by the Chatham County, Ga., Grand Jury for "terroristic threats" and elder abuse, according to the Savannah Morning News in Savannah, Ga. Currington is a native of Rincon, Ga., and has had several songs hit on the country music charts, ...
Music adds spice to outdoor evenings
Dinner and a show doesn’t have to take place within the confines of a smoky nightclub or a stuffy theater. Some metro Atlantans opt to get their nourishment, both musical and edible, in an outdoor setting. We stepped outside, and here are three of our favorites. Canoe This enduring eatery, ...
Barry Manilow talks Broadway, ‘Harmony’ and coming to Atlanta
Earlier this year, Barry Manilow had a homecoming of sorts. For more than a month, the Brooklyn native commandeered the St. James Theatre on Broadway with a show stocked with hits, memories, big band bravado, a sweet tribute to his grandfather and glow sticks. Anyone who caught him during his ...
Tinsley Ellis still disciple of blues
In 1972, sitting in the front row at a B.B. King concert at the Marco Polo Hotel in Miami, 15-year-old Tinsley Ellis was smitten by the cool magic of the blues. When King broke a string, he handed it to Ellis, replaced it with a new one while still singing ...
Lumpkin program preserves old-time music
Thinking of picking up a fiddle and regaling the neighbors at your next hoedown? Well, Selu Adams, 12, has been playing the darned thing since the middle of second grade and she would like you to know that you’ve got your work cut out for you. “You have to kind ...
Theater review: ‘Zorro’ a bit cluttered but still sparky and fun
In the early 1800s, an aristocratic patriarch living in California packs his son off to university in Spain. Leaving behind a cauldron of family dysfunction and social upheaval, young Diego joins a band of flamenco-dancing gypsies and eventually creates a zigzag double identity as the masked crusader Zorro. Etched in ...
Music, laughs, learning on tap at Sweetwater 420 Fest
Sure, it’s a mostly-free, weekend-long party put on by Sweetwater, the Atlanta brewing company known for mottos such as “Don’t float the mainstream” and “We’re here for a good time.” But from its humble beginnings in 2004, the annual 420 Fest has grown in size and stature to become a ...
Spring concerts headline variety
With apologies to KISS … you want variety? We’ve got variety. Whether you like sweet country melodies, manufactured-for-radio pop, swampy blues-rock, Celtic harmonies or Barry Manilow, you should find something to pique your interest with this spring’s lineup of shows. And, of course, spring also means the kickoff of Atlanta’s ...
Schwartz Center, Spivey Hall announce schedules
Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts and Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall are bringing top musicians and performing artists to the region in the next year, enhancing the quality of the Atlanta arts scene. Philip Glass, a founder of minimalism who is still pushing the edges of American music ...
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