USM Trombonist Livestream and Sports Safety Conference, MSU Revised 2021 Spring Calendar
Brass faculty at the University of Southern Mississippi will partner with virtuoso trombonist Wycliffe Gordon to conduct a live streaming event on Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. Gordon is a former member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor's "Jazz at the Kennedy Center" Series. He is a visiting artist in jazz studies at Arizona State University in Phoenix and is director of jazz studies at Augusta University in Augusta, Ga.
Latitude Unknown: Pop with a Bossa Nova Twist
Indie-pop band Latitude Unknown, which Jackson natives Spencer Nessel and Andrew Burke formed in March 2020, released a self-titled album on Sept. 4.
Mississippi Boychoir Adapts, Plans for Fall and Christmas
Determined to have a successful season, the Mississippi Boychoir has been working hard to combat the issues that COVID-19 presents, quickly adapting to a virtual platform for auditions and performances.
JSU’s New Director of Bands Talks Virtual Musicianship
Robert Little, Jackson State University's new director of bands since July 1, says music is something that dwells throughout his entire family.
SPEAKing Inspiration into the Metro and Beyond
Latanya Shanks started a podcast for one simple reason. "I knew I had something to say and I wanted to say it," she said.
Rapper Condo Bo Spreads Christian Message Through the Metro
Music is entrenched in Jeremy Thompson's family, he says. The Jackson native said his brother and cousins used to own a studio when he was a child and that he used to sit back and watch them make music.
Family, Life’s Most Powerful Siren Song
A passion for music may have led Dawn Dixon across the Atlantic Ocean for a time, but her love for her family brought her back to her southern roots.
John Uzodinma II, Breaking Barriers Four Strings at a Time
When the pandemic cancelled most of his scheduled events, violinist John Uzodinma II sought a way to stay connected to the public.
A Musical Inheritance, Trumpeter Builds Band Program
Kimble Funchess, a member of the Jackson Horns, began the school's music program in 2014 with a group of sixth graders who had never before held an instrument.
Empty Atlas Goes ‘Maximal’
“There will never be an end to all the blood and sweat I’ll lend to make it work,” sings former Jackson Free Press music editor Micah Smith, the leader of indie-rock band Empty Atlas.
Zac Harmon, Raised Under Jackson’s Limitless Sky
Zac Harmon may have left Jackson in his adult years to bolster his career as an award-winning guitarist, singer and songwriter who specializes in American blues, but he has always kept the lessons learned in his southern upbringing close to his heart.
Amanda Joullian Chappell
Travelin' Jane, formed in 2007, performs music that ranges from the '60s to the hits of today presented in "Jane style," which Amanda Joullian Chappell describes as blue-eyed soul with country and rock 'n' roll.
William Hulbert Jr: JPS Trombonist Becomes a Lion
This year, Callaway High School junior and trombonist William Hulbert Jr. earned a place in the Mississippi Lions All-state Band roster--the first Jackson Public Schools student to do so in 14 years.
Online Streaming Events
Some organizations and individuals have started hosting online events to help give people some fun and social reprieve even whilst taking refuge at home.
Texissippi Sid, Musical Tones from Two Homes
A veteran to the Jackson music scene, Sid Thompson has been strumming a guitar since the early 1960s.
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- Jackson Featured in 'Living Blues'
- Jackson Indie Music Week Rides Again
- A Look Ahead at Album Releases (May-June 2016)
- 2016 Blues Music Award Winners Announced