News

Stax Music Academy to perform for grand opening of Smithsonian National Museum of African History and Culture

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For the second time in five years, the Smithsonian Institution has invited the Memphis, Tennessee-based Stax Music Academy for a performance on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This most recent invitation is to perform at Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration, highly anticipated grand opening of the Smithsonian Institution’s new National Museum of African American […]
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Stax Music Academy Student William Graves Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston

Right to left: Sinbad, Stax Music Academy student William Graves, Boston Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell.

L to R: Sinbad, William Graves, Cedric Maxwel Eight young musicians from underserved communities in Boston and across the U.S. and Canada were awarded four-year, full-tuition scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music at an emotional presentation at the Berklee Performance Center on Tuesday, August 9. The collective value of the scholarships, presented to students […]
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Performances

Stax Music Academy to perform with Stax Legend Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MGs September 10 at Memphis’ Halloran Centre

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The inaugural On Stage at the Halloran Centre series kicks off with living legend Booker T. Jones on Saturday, September 10th at 7:30 PM. Three local Stax Music Academy students will accompany Jones on two songs. Booker T. Jones was the keyboard player for Stax Records’ famed Booker T. & the MGs. It can be […]
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