Knoxville Museum of Art

Knoxville’s Unique Live Music Experience

Free parking, non-smoking, casually elegant atmosphere, 2 cash bars, delicious food, family friendly, and great for a date! Friday evenings @ 6:00-8:30 pm.

Summer Series Express Passes are available to KMA members. See all 8 shows of the summer series for only $25! On sale now at Alive After Five. No waiting in line!

June 2010

June 18

Carib Sounds Steel Band
$9 General Admission • $5 with Membership or student ID • Free for ages 17 and under

With roots running deep into the Caribbean and branching out all over the world, steel drum music is a fresh sound that captivates audiences everywhere, and the Carib Sounds Steel Band is one of the best at delivering that sound. The musical arranger and director is Vere Henry from the Caribbean island of Antigua. He and fellow bandmember, Esmond Edwards, another native Antiguan, introduced steel drums to East Tennessee in 1982 when they played with The Gemonites Steel Orchestra and entertained millions at the World's Fair in Knoxville. The music of Carib Sounds will move you into that "island attitude", and you will feel the cool breeze of the tradewinds and the warmth of the white sandy beaches as you limbo to hot Calypso and Soca beats, rock to the pulsating rhythms of Reggae, and roll with Jimmy Buffet tunes and other arrangements.

June 25

Sanda Allyson with the Donald Brown Quintet
$9 General Admission • $5 with Membership or student ID • Free for ages 17 and under

This show will celebrate the release of Sanda Allyson’s new CD “As Is”. A native of California, Allyson is an award-winning vocalist who also does voiceover for radio and television, including being chosen to be “The Voice” of East Tennessee Public Television. Not long after moving to Knoxville in 2006, she was introduced to Donald Brown, the Grammy-nominated jazz composer/pianist/educator who is Knoxville’s most prominent jazz musician, and they began performing together, most recently at Purada in Bearden. For this Alive After Five performance, the spotlight will focus on the amazing and beautiful vocal talents of Allyson in a range of musical genres from jazz standards, to Latin tunes, to classic soul and R & B. Performing with Allyson this evening will be Donald Brown (piano), Keith Brown (piano), Ken Brown (drums), Dave Peeples (bass), Mark Boling (guitar), and Bob Knapp (saxophone).

July 2010

July 9

Slow Blind Hill
$8 General Admission • $4 with Membership or student ID • Free for ages 17 and under

Slow Blind Hill has been playing its unique combination of blues and jazz around Knoxville since 1994. Imagine a combination of Louis Jordan, Freddie King, and Duke Ellington with a little Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, B. B. King, and Miles Davis thrown in for good measure, and that’s Slow Blind Hill. A long time favorite at Alive After Five, Knoxville nightclubs, and late night swing dances, Slow Blind Hill has also released four CDs.

July 16

Blue Mother Tupelo
$8 General Admission • $4 with Membership or student ID • Free for ages 17 and under

Based out of Nashville, Blue Mother Tupelo (BMT) is led by the husband and wife team of Ricky Davis (acoustic & electric guitars, dobro, vocals) and Micol Davis (piano, tambourine, vocals). BMT became a staple of clubs in and around Knoxville in the 1990s. Ricky and Micol moved to Nashville in 1998 and have continued to expand their musical horizons, performing at festivals, clubs and special events all over the Southeast and Texas, Missouri, and Colorado.

July 23

Sharon Mosby with the Wendel Werner Quintet
$9 General Admission • $5 with Membership or student ID • Free for ages 17 and under

What better way to conclude the fall series than by dancing off those extra Thanksgiving Day pounds to the sounds of one of the all-time favorite groups to perform at Alive After Five. Sharon Mosby, known as “Mo” by her many fans, is one of Knoxville’s most talented and popular divas. Backed by the Wendel Werner Quintet, featuring Wendel Werner on piano and Terry Schmidt on saxophones, her beautifully fluid and sensual voice glides through Jazz standards, ballads, and Blues.

July 30

Pistol Creek Catch of the Day

$8 General Admission • $4 with Membership or student ID • Free for ages 17 and under

Based in Maryville, Pistol Creek Catch of the Day puts on an acrobatic high-energy stage show not to be missed. Their specialty is rockabilly and western swing, and they like to bring a new spin on many traditional favorites, playing everything from Elvis and Johnny Cash to Hank Williiams, Sr. and Jerry Lee Lewis (with some Pogues mixed in for fun). Pistol Creek is comprised of four multi-instrumentalists: Edward Harper (vocals/guitar/harmonica), Bill Cabage (vocals/lead guitar/fiddle), Scott Hinds (vocals/doghouse bass), Carl Gombert (bass/scratchboard/vibraslap/didgeridoo/etc.).

August 2010

August 6

Soulfinger

$8 General Admission • $4 with Membership or student ID • Free for ages 17 and under

Soulfinger, featuring lead vocalist and harmonica/keyboard player, Tim Spencer, is groovin' in the 21st century with 20th century Old School R&B, Soul, and Blues, playing songs made famous by Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, B. B. King, and many more. Rounding out this power-packed 7-piece band are Danny Lee Michel (guitar), Jaimie Meade (guitar), Chris Cureton (bass), Larry Dunsmore (drums), Pee Jay Alexander (trumpet), and Jason Hutchens (saxophone).

August 13

Quartjar

$8 General Admission • $4 with Membership or student ID • Free for ages 17 and under

The members of Quartjar come from backgrounds of playing some pretty heavy-duty rock'n'roll. But like a fine wine that gets better with age, they've found a mutually beneficial comfort zone within what singer-guitarist Randall Brown calls "electro-acoustic blues-rock." Sometimes mellow, sometimes supercharged, always with a groove that will move you. Along with bassist Malcolm Norman and drummer Donnie Mahan, the trio keeps the rhythm and beats pumping during original songs and danceable blues-meets-jazz jams. The band's signature sound can be heard on the album "Years of a Monkey" and the planned 2010 release "42."

Save money by purchasing seasonal series Express Passes for Alive After Five. After 5pm an Express Pass holder may bypass the line at the ticketing desk and enter the Great Hall directly.

For more information or to reserve a table at an Alive After Five show contact Michael Gill, Alive After Five coordinator, at 865-934-2039, or mgill@knoxart.org.