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April 23-25, 2027
“Let us advance our mortal bodies upWhere hearts and minds will goLet’s walk, let’s roll.” So sings Madeleine Peyroux on the upbeat title track of her captivating ninth album, Let’s Walk, the acclaimed singer-songwriter’s most assured, courageous work to date. Powered by the distinctive, honeyed croon that delivered her from the Paris streets to concert […]
Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots, a tenured, original, five-piece moxy rock band steered by magnetic songstress and force of nature Maddy Walsh, celebrated its fifteen-year “bandiversary” with a sizzling east coast tour. Their recently released fourth studio album, Talk, showcases a matured grasp of songwriting, paired, as always, with the band’s signature electrifying, high-energy performances characterized […]
Kristy’s career started in the early 2000’s with an exclusive deal through Target Stores across the U.S. releasing her 1st album, Lifescapes. She’s been touring the U.S. and overseas for the last 20+ years. Her latest release (Aug 2023), The Olive Tree, debuted at #1 on the iTunes blues charts Kristy’s raw authenticity has captured […]
“Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need ’em.” With this fearless credo, Webb Wilder has been playing his own brand of country-accented, retro-styled rock & roll since the ’80s, and created a tongue-in-cheek but larger-than-life persona to go along with it. He built this from his debut […]
Jami Attenberg is the author of eight books of fiction, including A Reason To See You Again (her most recent novel), Instant Love, The Kept Man, The Melting Season, The Middlesteins, Saint Mazie, and All Grown Up. She is also the author of a memoir, I Came All This Way to See You, and 1000 Words: […]
Jacqueline Allen Trimble is a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow, a Cave Canem Fellow, and a two-time Alabama State Council on the Arts Fellow. Her work has appeared in Poetry, The Offing, The Rumpus, Poet Lore, Salvation South and other journals, has been widely anthologized, most notably in This is the Honey: […]
Since coming of age in the nurturing environment of a very musical family and a distinguished bloodline of drummers, New Orleans native Herlin Riley emerged from that most creative era of all things rhythmic in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, to enliven the ensembles of such influential and demanding improvisers as pianist Ahmad Jamal […]
Dr. Fred Wheatt (B.M., M.A., J.D.) is the director of Fulla Love Orchestra. Wheatt is also a recipient of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States & Canada’s Charles Walton Diversity Award. Fulla Love is composed of many multicultural music performers and educators. Members have performed with many of the top names in […]
Donna Meredith’s award-winning books include The Glass Madonna, The Color of Lies, Wet Work, Fraccidental Death and Magic in the Mountains. A retired teacher and past president of the Tallahassee Writers Association, she holds degrees from Fairmont State, West Virginia University, and Nova Southeastern. She has presented numerous workshops on writing and literature for writers […]
Acclaimed trombonist, producer and educator Delfeayo Marsalis has been praised for his “technical excellence, inventive mind and frequent touches of humor,” and heralded and hailed as one of “the best, most imaginative and musical of the trombonists of his generation.” In addition to leading his own small groups and the dynamic Uptown Jazz Orchestra over […]