There are 11 article(s) tagged Kirk Whalum:

• July 2024

  • With ‘Epic Cool,’ Kirk Whalum releases first album in five years

    On his newest album, Whalum says he refuses to “fall prey” to a common trend in modern smooth jazz.

    By Elle Perry July 08, 2024

• June 2021

  • Memphis Colorways plays tribute to Black American music

    For his album ‘It Is What It Isn’t,’ Memphis musician Paul Taylor plays every note himself — on guitar, bass, drums, synth and more.

    By Ezra Wheeler June 03, 2021

• December 2020

  • Calkins: A girl, an egg and the meaning of Christmas

    An old-time Christmas story, read aloud by Scott Morris, Kirk Whalum and Geoff Calkins.

    By Geoff Calkins December 24, 2020

• September 2020

  • Calkins: Could pandemic last another year? A handbook for how to cope

    Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it may be late 2021 before life begins to feel normal again. So how to we persevere? Here is the wisdom of three people: Kirk Whalum, a character called “TrashMan” and my 95-year-old mom. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 14, 2020

• October 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Booker T. Jones, Melissa Etheridge, Elise Neal

    Ex-pat entertainers Booker T. Jones and Elise Neal both stage appearances in Memphis during the weekend in which much of the city is abuzz about homecomings.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 31, 2019

  • Kirk Whalum to join jazz legend Bob James at ‘Kafé Kirk’

    The jazz great, keyboardist and producer Bob James discovered Whalum after the Memphis-born saxophonist opened for him in the 1980s. Now, it's his turn to join Whalum during his monthly concert series at Crosstown Concourse.

    By Jared Boyd October 29, 2019

• September 2019

  • Former Yankees star Bernie Williams to share Crosstown Theater stage with Kirk Whalum

    Bernie Williams, once an outfielder for the New York Yankees, has traded his baseball bat for a guitar. On Sunday, he will accompany local saxophonist Kirk Whalum in a Crosstown Theater show.

    By Don Wade September 14, 2019

• June 2019

  • Memphis tourist numbers approach 1 million a month

    Memphis Tourism reported the city and Shelby County drew 11.8 million visitors in 2018 and appear to be on pace to attract larger numbers in 2019.

    By Wayne Risher June 28, 2019

  • Trio of Whalums to relaunch ‘Kafé Kirk’ concert series at Crosstown Theater

    Kortland and Kameron Whalum are set to join their uncle, jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum, to perform at Crosstown Theater. The three men from a Memphis family with rich musical roots all moved home just in time to work together using music as outreach in the city.

    By Jared Boyd June 01, 2019

• February 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Oxford Film Festival, Works of Heart, ‘Dirty Dancing’ and 901 Wrestling

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Feb. 6-12.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 06, 2019

• October 2018

  • Halloran Centre kicking off Whalum’s Kafe Kirk series

    Last month, Memphian and Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum received a note on the Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame.

    By Elle Perry October 03, 2018