Jazz Ensemble of Memphis Showcases the Legendary Music Hub's Rising Talents on "Playing in the Yard," Set for Release April 5 on Memphis International Records
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Thursday, March 7, 2024
RICHMOND, Calif., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The storied musical city of Memphis, Tennessee presents its delegation to the rising generation of cutting-edge jazz artists with "Playing in the Yard," the debut recording by the Jazz Ensemble of Memphis, hitting April 5 on Memphis International Records. An answer record to the revelatory 1959 album "Down Home Reunion: Young Men from Memphis," the new album comprises a summit of five of the city's freshest jazz talents, here playing together for the first time. ("Playing in the Yard" is available on CD as well as blue vinyl.)
Key Points:
- Jazz Ensemble of Memphis is a pretty lofty band name, but it's one they live up to.
- RICHMOND, Calif., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The storied musical city of Memphis, Tennessee presents its delegation to the rising generation of cutting-edge jazz artists with "Playing in the Yard," the debut recording by the Jazz Ensemble of Memphis , hitting April 5 on Memphis International Records.
- They're playing for the love of the music and that comes through every note.
- But if those players were young—Little, the baby of the assemblage, was almost 21—the new Jazz Ensemble of Memphis is younger still.