There are 28 article(s) tagged Stax Music Academy:

• February 2025

  • Crosstown Concourse, Live Nation break ground on Satellite Music Hall

    Satellite Music Hall, slated to open in fall 2026, will host concerts, comedy shows, community gatherings and more.

    By Brandon LaGrone II February 25, 2025

• April 2022

  • The To-Do List: Stax soul fest, jookin meets Philip Glass, and a puppet fashion show

    This week, The Subteens get the band back together, Bodywerk plays electronic music at Silly Goose and Memphians of all ages share their stories at Storyfest. Plus, it’s Beale Street Music Festival weekend.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry April 28, 2022

• November 2021

  • Cyndi Lauper sells signed artwork to support Stax Music Academy

    Lauper joins Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MGs, Huey Lewis, Elvis Costello, Hall and Oates and Ke$ha in partnering with Soundwaves to launch artworks to benefit Stax Music Academy.

    By Jasmine McCraven November 10, 2021

• August 2021

  • Stax student headed to Metropolitan Opera

    The local 12-year-old is getting his shot at the big time as the understudy in a production by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

    By Rob Moore August 14, 2021

• June 2021

  • Justin Timberlake grooves along as Stax students present ‘Lab’ results

    Students in the Stax Music Academy “All Star Song Lab” got to present their work to none other than Justin Timberlake. 

    By Chris Herrington June 18, 2021

• February 2021

  • Black History Month events go virtual at Civil Rights Museum, Stax, Hattiloo

    The National Civil Rights Museum will host a virtual panel Feb. 5 with editors and contributors to the new book “Four Hundred Souls.”

    By Peggy Burch February 04, 2021

• January 2021

  • Justin Timberlake, Stax Music Academy bring Memphis flavor to inauguration night

    Performing from the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis-bred superstar Timberlake and students from the Stax Academy were part of the “Celebrating America” broadcast following Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. 

    By Chris Herrington January 20, 2021

• December 2020

  • Opinion: Youth arts education is imperative

    Stax Music Academy fostered small group sessions to help students cope with the stress of living in the time of a global pandemic.

    By Pat Mitchell-Worley December 12, 2020

  • ArtsMemphis launches ‘Arts Week’ in a community changed, perhaps forever, by pandemic

    While the impact of COVID makes this a particularly urgent moment for the survival of the city’s creative community, ArtsMemphis also plans to make Arts Week an annual event. 

    By Chris Herrington December 07, 2020

• October 2020

  • Pat Mitchell-Worley on Memphis music, how music can empower youths and a band called Saliva

    Pat Mitchell-Worley, the executive director of Stax Music Academy and host of Beale Street Caravan, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

    By Eric Barnes October 14, 2020

• September 2020

  • Opinion: The next year is crucial for arts education

    Children who go on to become successful adults are more likely to have had some arts education enrich their experiences on that path. Studies show the correlation between arts education, academic achievement and compassion for others.

    By Richard Greenwald September 06, 2020

• August 2020

  • Stax Music Academy uses technology to connect with students

    On its 20th anniversary, the Stax Music Academy is using the break from in-person instruction to prioritize solo musicianship over live performance.

    By Jared Boyd August 19, 2020

• May 2020

  • ‘Miracle’ third child snares fourth-generation Grambling scholarship

    COVID-19 cancelled Amari Ajamu's senior trip, and prom, and graduation ceremony, but it didn't stop his family from celebrating their Soulsville Charter School and Stax Academy graduate.

    By David Waters May 19, 2020

• February 2020

  • Famous ‘Friend’ Courteney Cox to host Memphis event

    Cox appeared in Memphian Tom Shadyac’s directing debut, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” and is well-known for portraying Monica Geller on NBC’s “Friends.”

    By Elle Perry February 24, 2020

• December 2019

  • DeGeneres, Timberlake give Stax Academy gifts for Christmas

    Stax Music Academy Christopher Clark received $50,000 for his college fund, along with other gifts on "Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways." Ellen and Justin Timberlake also donated the SMA $250,000.

    By Jared Boyd December 13, 2019

  • Stax Music Academy students to appear on ‘Ellen’ special

    The Stax school's 20th anniversary celebration will include talent shows, a public Black History Month production, a three-day livestream Memphis music marathon and a huge birthday bash that coincides with International Music Day.

    By Jared Boyd December 05, 2019

  • The Early Word: A star-studded special and a home for the holidays

    Good morning; it’s Thursday, Dec. 5, and today the Greater Memphis Chamber will host its Annual Chairman's Luncheon, where its newest chair will be revealed. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 05, 2019

• November 2019

  • Soulsville Christmas tree lighting brings South Memphis together for holiday cheer

    Residents of Soulsville in South Memphis will come together Saturday to welcome the holiday season with an event that includes music, hot cocoa and the lighting of a Christmas tree.

    By Linda A. Moore November 21, 2019

• October 2019

  • ‘The bond is the legacy of Stax Records’

    How Justin Timberlake came to visit Soulsville and tapped into the musical and cultural legacy of Stax Records. Plus what it takes to run a museum, a charter school and a music academy.

    By Eric Barnes October 31, 2019

  • Levi’s, Justin Timberlake gift Stax Music Academy Songwriting Lab

    Justin Timberlake and other musicians collaborated for two days in August with students at Stax Music Academy and with help from the Levi’s Music Project – and a $100,000 donation from JT himself – have provided a huge boost to the academy’s work. 

    By Elle Perry October 28, 2019

• June 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Chris D’Elia, Yo Gotti Birthday Bash, Queer Fest

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers June 27-July 3.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 27, 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: ‘My Fair Lady,’ Ameripolitan Music Awards and Mark Greaney

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers February 20-26.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 20, 2019

  • Alumna KIRBY gives back to Stax Music Academy

    Singer, songwriter KIRBY, a Stax Music Academy alumna, is giving back to the institution, in a couple of ways. 

    By Elle Perry February 09, 2019

• January 2019

  • International Blues Challenge showcases the genre’s youngest performers

    Blues may be thought of as a genre of older performers, but during the International Blues Challenge, young blues musicians from all over the world meet in Memphis. 

    By Elle Perry January 19, 2019