Fresh from a triumphant month-long residency at Tom Lee Park producing two back-to-back music and culinary extravaganzas, Mempho Presents has announced the return of its flagship Mempho Music Festival, taking place October 4-6 at Radians Amphitheater at Memphis Botanic Garden.

Verve Records is proud to announce LOUIS IN LONDON, the last great performance by the most influential American musician of all time, Louis Armstrong.

One of the world’s premier jazz archives, The Brubeck Collection at Wilton Library, is thrilled to announce the launch of its extensive 22,000+ item interactive digital archive. This unprecedented event marks the first time this invaluable collection will be accessible to the public worldwide.

Discover Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck

Funk. Bop. Forró. Brass. Pounded by calloused hands, blasted from tightened lips, it calls across time and continents, uplifting hearts and moving hips and feet. It’s the force that blew through Louis Armstrong in the twenties. It’s the power that gets Brazilians dancing in the streets for Carnival. It’s the freedom that sets the music on fire. It’s Nation Beat.

Florida is increasingly becoming the epicenter of climate change impacts in the United States. The state faces numerous climate-related challenges, including rising sea levels, extreme heat, and intensified hurricanes. Meteorologists and climate scientists have been sounding the alarm for years, warning about the severe consequences if immediate actions are not taken to mitigate these effects.