![]() ![]() Already a Grammy-nominated recording artist, he’s also a dynamic live performer consistently in demand, an international ambassador for his genre, a talented songwriter with six Number Ones to his name – by the way, he wrote four of them – and a handsome charmer to boot. Has accomplished more by 29 than some artists do in a lifetime. 1 ‘Famous Friends‘ with Kane Brown and “At The End of a Bar,” his newest single with Mitchell Tenpenny, this expanded version includes new collaborations with Jimmie Allen plus two new solo songs as well as acoustic versions of fan favourites ‘I’m Comin’ Over’ and “Think of You” with Cassadee Pope.Ĭhris produced or co-produced all twenty sides on the new Famous Friends (Deluxe Edition) release. In addition to the award-winning, multi-week No. It’s a joyous, uplifting track that exists within that same meta-verse that Old Dominion’s ‘Song for Another Time’ does – it being a song about songs! Matt Ramsey’s rich vocals add an extra dimension to a song destined to become a live favourite in Young’s set. One listen to ‘Everybody Needs a Song’ will put a big smile on your face. The collaboration with Old Dominion is one of six new sides found on the upcoming album. įor details on MTSU School of Music performances and events, call 61 or visit the Concert Calendaronline.Chris Young is treating fans to new music with the release of ‘Everybody Needs a Song’ the first track from his ‘Famous Friends (Deluxe Edition)‘ out June 3. įor more information about the MTSU Jazz Ensemble I and the MTSU Jazz Studies Program, contact program director and School of Music professor Jamey Simmons at 61 or more information about Murfreesboro’s annual JazzFest, visit. The complete JazzFest schedule is available at. Murfreesboro’s downtown JazzFest also has a young-musician focus this year, featuring a morning workshop for youngsters from preschool to elementary school and an afternoon of performances by local private and high school bands before the MTSU ensemble appearance. One of the 10 cuts on “The Middle Way,” recorded in 20 through a partnership with the MTSU jazz program and the Department of Recording Industry, is available below. The MTSU festival, conducted with support from the Tennessee Arts Council, culminated with the Jazz Ensemble I’s live performance of a few of the 10 songs included on the group’s new CD, “ The Middle Way.” The collection features jazz styles ranging from the blues to big band to contemporary jazz with both instrumental and vocal performances. They also joined MTSU jazz students in concerts and workshops led by faculty members and guests. That daylong annual event, held online for the first time this year from MTSU’s Wright Music Building, gave the younger musicians an individual focus on the jazz style and the art of jazz improvisation. Their JazzFest appearance may also reunite them with some of the same local middle and high school musicians who participated in MTSU’s renowned Illinois Jacquet Jazz Festival on April 10. (image courtesy of MTSU School of Music livestream) Click on the photo to see a larger version. at Murfreesboro’s annual JazzFest downtown on the Public Square. The ensemble will perform Saturday, May 1, at 3 p.m. ![]() The MTSU Jazz Ensemble I, the School of Music’s top jazz student performing group, winds up the annual Illinois Jacquet Jazz Festival April 10 on the stage of Hinton Hall with Lionel Hampton’s classic “Flying Home,” led by Jazz Studies Program director Jamey Simmons, center right in the blue shirt, and saxophone and jazz studies professor Don Aliquo, center left in the dark suit.
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