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    Stax Music Academy Spring Concert

    Stax Music Academy Spring Concert

    Presented by Stax Music Academy at Germantown Performing Arts Centre

    May 9, 2009

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    Stax Music Academy SNAP! After School Spring Concert

    “SOULed ON JAZZ!”

    All ensembles of the Stax Music Academy

    Artist in Residence Kirk Whalum

    Special guest Cyrus Chestnut

    Also featuring The Soulsville Charter School’s Soulsville Symphony Orchestra

    Saturday, May 9, 2009 7 p.m.

    Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC)

    $10 – Call 901-946-2535 for tickets, also available at the door night of show.

    On May 9, 2009, Stax Music Academy 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. Chestnut has been named “the best jazz pianist of his time” by Time magazine and has performed with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Dave Brubeck, Anita Baker, and dozens of other acclaimed artists in addition to his own solo career. Whalum is one of the most sought-after saxophonists in the music industry, with eight Grammy nominations, two Stellar Awards, and many accolades for his humanitarian work.
     


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        Germantown Performing Arts Centre

        1801 Exeter Road
        Germantown, TN 38138

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        Tickets: $10

        Info Phone: 901-946-2535

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        May 9, 2009

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