Tag: local artists
Uptown Jazz Sets Grand Opening For Labor Day Weekend in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Rod Conwell recalls visiting a family member at an area hospital and coming across a jazz trio playing in the...
Alan Thornton’s Visuals Make for a Brighter Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Color is an important choice for Thornton, whose work includes paintings and drawings for Black empowerment and pop culture, often...
Artist Carey Fountain Takes Photos, Paints, Records. And That’s a Start.
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Artists have responsibility, according to Carey Fountain, who said his responsibility is to improve the world.
“I want to be in...
Alvin Garrett: Grammy-Nominated Artist Inspires with Music for the Soul
By Anita Debro
Special to the Birmingham Times
Singer Alvin Garrett wants to inspire.
While the Grammy-nominated songwriter still wants to make you groove to the bass...
Brian “B-Flat” Cook: Ramsay High Grad Goes Full Force As Mainstream...
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Huffman resident and Ramsay High School grad Brian “B-Flat” Cook is a music producer and independent-music recording artist—but...
How Druex Kaine Uses Music to Bridge the Generational Gap
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Growing up in Alabaster, Angelo “Druex Kaine” Lacey knows how tough it can be for independent artists to...
Ensley Native, Ashley Sankey, Self-Taught Musician
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Even though she’s a classically trained keyboardist and percussionist and a formally trained jazz and opera vocalist, Ensley...
