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2021 & 2022 Programming by Genre

CLASSICAL

Flutist Adam Sadberry: "Musical Journalism", November 2022, Crosstown Theater
Unheard-of//Ensemble: Fire Ecologies, November 2022, Crosstown Theater
Experimental Music for Flute, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Art
- Elise Blatchford, flute; works by Du Yun, Eve Beglarian, George Crumb, Raminta Šerkšnytė, Mario Diaz de Leon
PUBLIQuartet, October 2022, Crosstown Theater
Invoke String Quartet, September 2022, Crosstown Theater
Rushes Bassoon Ensemble, September 2022, Crosstown Concourse Central Atrium
ICEBERG New Music + Blueshift Ensemble + Yolanda Sealy-Ruiz: The Peace Chronicles, August 2022, East Atrium & Crosstown Theater
Brasilis String Quartet, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Third Coast Percussion + Movement Arts Is: Metamorphosis, May 2022, Crosstown Theater
Mahogany Chamber Music Series: Dazzling Duos, May 2022, Crosstown Theater
- Curated by Dr. Artina McCain, featuring Artina McCain (piano), Adam Sadberry (flute), Frances Cobb (harp), Adrienne Park (piano)
- Works by Aldo Lopez Gavilan, Valerie Coleman, Carlos Salzedo, Eleanor Alberga, Arthur Benjamin, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Pablo Sarasate, Astor Piazzolla, Manuel Infante
Bang on a Can All-Stars, March 2022, Crosstown Theater
Eighth Blackbird, March 2022, Crosstown Theater
Lily Afshar, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Cezanne Quartet with Jonathan Tsay, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Mahogany Chamber Music Series: A Night of Song, February 2022, Crosstown Theater
- Curated by Dr. Artina McCain, featuring Artina McCain (piano), Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas (soprano), Paulina Villareal (mezzo soprano), Gavin Wigginson (tenor), Jonathan Tsay (piano)
- Works by Maria Grever, HT Burleigh, Puccini, Wagner
The City of Tomorrow Wind Quintet, February 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Hub New Music, February 2022, Crosstown Theater
Memphis Symphony Brass Ensemble, December 2021, Crosstown Concourse Central Atrium (holiday lighting event)
Horns Aplenty! Holiday Horn Ensemble, December 2021, Crosstown Concourse Central Atrium
Mahogany Chamber Music Series: A Night of Brass, November 2021, Crosstown Theater
- Curated by Dr. Artina McCain, featuring Artina McCain (piano), Courtney D. Jones (trumpet), David Spencer (trumpet), Robert Fant (horn), Burt Mason (trombone), Martin McCain (trombone)
- Works by James Kazik, Giacomo Puccini, George Gershwin, Evan Williams, David Wilborn
Iris Collective Fellows, November 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Amaro Dubois (viola) and Tingting Yao (piano), October 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Blueshift Ensemble + Evan Williams, September 2021, Crosstown Theater
- Program curated by Evan Williams, works by Evan Williams, Jennifer Jolley, Caroline Shaw, Michael Fiday
Blueshift Ensemble + ICEBERG New Music, August 2021, Crosstown Arts East Atrium
Ensemble X, August 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

JAZZ & IMPROVISED MUSIC

Frog Squad plays the music of Horace Silver, November 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Ed Cherry with the Ted Ludwig Trio, November 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Equinox Frequency Wavelength Consortium, November 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Amina Figarova Sextet, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Tim Fitzgerald with the Ted Ludwig Trio, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Stephan Crump, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Curtis Lundy & Umoja Ensemble, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Mike Moreno with the Ted Ludwig Trio, September 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Shai Maestro + Members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, September 2022, Crosstown Theater
- Featuring original arrangements for string quartet by Sam Shoup, Marc Franklin, and Gary Topper
- Shai Maestro (piano), Philip Dizak (trumpet), Jorge Roeder (bass), Ofri Nehemya (drums)
Peter Bernstein with the Ted Ludwig Trio, August 2022 (postponed to 2023), The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Emmaline, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sunny Side Jazz Band, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Pete Fucinaro Trio, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Joel Frahm with the Ted Ludwig Trio, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Lisa Nobumoto and the Jazz Masters Orchestra, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Peter Slavov with the Ted Ludwig Trio, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Jonathan Wires Quintet, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
AZ Pen, June 2022, Crosstown Concourse Central Atrium as a part of the Black Music Month Pop-up Series
Memphis Jazz Orchestra, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Nate Smith + KINFOLK + Members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, May 2022, Crosstown Theater
- Nate Smith (drums), Jaleel Shaw (saxophone), Brad Allen Williams (guitar), Jon Cowherd (piano), Fima Ephron (bass), Amma Watt (vocals) + string octet, conducted by Sam Shoup
- To be featured on NPR / Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz Night in America program (December 2022)
Roseanna Vitro with the Ted Ludwig Trio, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Makaya McCraven, May 2022, Crosstown Theater
Adam Larson Trio, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Anthony Wilson, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Samara Joy and Pasquale Grasso, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Nat Reeves with the Ted Ludwig Trio, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Rahsaan Barber Quintet, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
MonoNeon, April 2022, Crosstown Theater
GOLDINGS/BERNSTEIN/STEWART Organ Trio, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Joel Harrison and Free Country, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
University of Memphis Jazz Ensembles, March & April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Tom Guarna with the Ted Ludwig Trio, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Aaron Parks (solo), March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Craig Taborn (solo), March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
jaimie branch: FLY or DIE, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Keenan Shotwell: Notez & Flow, February 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Alex Nollan Quintet, February 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Joshua Espinoza Trio, January 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Michael Shults Quintet, December 2021, Crosstown Concourse Central Atrium (holiday lighting celebration)
Deborah Swiney Quartet, December 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
A.N.T.E., November 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Marc Ribot, November 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Hermon Mehari & Peter Schlamb Quintet, October 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Organ Failure, September 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
SpiralPhonics, September 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Kelvin Walters Quintet, August 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Bennett Wood Quintet, August 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC / AMERICANA bluegrass, gospel, folk, blues, country

Mark Edgar Stuart + Blueshift Ensemble, December 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
- Featuring original arrangements for string quintet, flute, oboe, and clarinet by Jonathan Kirkscey
Brooks Robertson, November 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents Carsie Blanton, November 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Brian Blake, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Blackwater Trio with Oakwalker, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Mike Dowling, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents Lilli Lewis, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents Grace Pettis, September 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
The Reba Russell Band, September 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
G. Love, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sofia Talvik, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents Rissi Palmer, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Alice Hasen & Josh Threlkeld, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Elizabeth King: The Sacred Soul Queen, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents Daniel Champagne, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Dustin Furlow, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Memphissippi Sounds, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Hubby Jenkins, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents Thin Lear, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Bill Mize, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Amber Rae Dunn and the Mulberries, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents Max Gomez, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Ed Gerhard, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents David Wilcox, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Luke Winslow-King featuring Roberto Luti, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Doug McLeod, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Marcella Simien, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
- Featuring original string trio arrangements by Kate Ryan
Taking Over: Women in the Music Industry, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
- Curated by Morgan Massey
Black Bettie with Jeremy Stanfill, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Kittel & Co, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Folk All Y'all presents Sarah Potenza, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Fireside Collective, February 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
The Barnes Family, February 2022, Crosstown Theater
Bailey Bigger, January 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sacred Soul with Elizabeth King and Elder Jack Ward, December 2021, Crosstown Theater
Folk All Y'all presents The Black Opry Revue, December 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
RL Boyce and Ryan Lee Crosby, October 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Jed Zimmerman, October 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Don Bryant + the Bo-Keys with Members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, October 2021, Crosstown Theater
- Featuring original arrangements by Marc Franklin + 17-piece ensemble of strings, winds, percussion
Rachel Maxann, October 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Wiley Bigger and Brian Blake, September 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Church Brothers, August 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

EXPERIMENTAL & ELECTRONIC

Phil Kline's Unsilent Night, December 2022, Cooper-Young Neighborhood
The Four Pillars in Harmonic Time, December 2022, No. 2 Vance
William Basinski, October 2022, Crosstown Theater
KRAFTWERK 3-D, June 2022, Crosstown Theater
Out of Space Series: Ambient Chaos, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Sunken Cages: Digital Folk Music, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
John Mueller: Afterlife Cartoons, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
QEMIST & NICOTHEGODDESS, December 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Phil Kline's Unsilent Night, December 2021, Crosstown Concourse
Duet for Theremin & Lap Steel, September 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

GLOBAL MUSIC

Fula Brothers, September 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Ata Kak, April 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Arooj Aftab, March 2022, Crosstown Theater
Pierre Bensusan, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Maeve Gilchrist, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Blato Zlato, September 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

R&B / SOUL

Mak Ro, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Tonya Dyson and the Ainitmanes, September 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Keia Johnson: Love is Reckless, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Lana J., July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Apollo Mighty, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
The Colors of J.Buck, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Doll McCoy: Doll's Playlist, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Black Cream, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
The PRVLG, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Tony Dickerson & The Essential Band, September 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Chantae Cann, September 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

HIP HOP

The Evergreen Sessions hosted by Brandon BLVD, September 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Splendid Mind Live Sessions, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Champion Beatz, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Mike Maxis & JD Daltry, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
University of Memphis: BlueTom Live, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Don Lifted, October 2022, Crosstown Theater

INDIE / ALTERNATIVE

Star & Micey with Jeff Hulett, December 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Tm. Prudhomme, December 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Aaron James, December 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Molly Nilsson, November 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
The Chills with Unwed Sailor and Ibex Clone, November 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Dylan Dunn & Ava Carrington, September 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
MadameFraankie, June 2022, Crosstown Concourse Central Atrium as a part of the Black Music Month Pop-up Series
Waxahatchee, April 2022, Crosstown Theater
- Presented by Reaction Presents
Back to the Light hosted by JD Reager, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
The Sissy Dicks, December 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Blvck Hippie & Jordan Occasionally, September 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts

POP

Philip Bond, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Kyndle Wylde, May 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
University of Memphis: BlueTom Live, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Raneem Imam & Better in Color, January 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Spree Wilson with Members of the MSO, October 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
- Original arrangements for string quartet by Kate Ryan

ROCK

The Pop Ritual with Corrina Repp: "An Unveiling of the Solstice", December 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Mama Honey, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Loveland Duren, October 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Rob Jungklas, August 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Yubu & The Ancient Youths, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
The Smartest Man Alive with Blueshift Ensemble, July 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Anika with Optic Sink, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Circuit des Yeux, June 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
PXLS, March 2022, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Garrison Starr and Matthew Mayfield, November 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Steve Selvidge and Friends, October 2021, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts
Reigning Sound, July 2021, Crosstown Theater
Those Pretty Wrongs, July 2021 The Green Room at Crosstown Arts