8/14 Friday:  J. Michael Shaw Trio
Jazz

John Michael Shaw graduated from Memphis State University in 1992 with a degree in music education. He is a jazz pianist, composer, musicologist, journalist and music business clinician. The child of a jazz trumpeter and a jazz singer, he has been playing jazz with big bands and small groups since 1986, and performs occasionally in and around his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. He is currently a member of Johnny Yancey's Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra in Memphis, and is currently at work on the material for his first album.

What's for lunch?  Local and Touring Single/Duo/Group Acts will Perform Blues, Soul, Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Jazz, and Folk - just come by and find out who's playing.

Support the Center - and yourself - by getting a FolkPass.  FolkPasses include two $5 vouchers good for any CSF show, plus a whole bunch of other perks.  That means for $50 you get $10 back just as a start - and benefits that will last all year long.  Check out the special benefits available during the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival!