Dempsey’s harp style is reminiscent of Little Walter & Jimmy Reed and his guitar style brings to mind the style of B.B.King, with solos that makes it difficult for the listener to sit still.
Hot Country Western, Good Old Rock N' Roll and Pop all mixed in to a Kick-Butt package! Big City Outlaws is the hottest new country rock party dance band to hit the Music scene.
Abraham Alexander is a musician living in Fort Worth, Texas hailing all the way from Athens, Greece. His view of life was shaped by his time in Europe. With ties to the past and letting his faith guide him, his music carries a story. His soulful, blues style voice brings listeners into a personal journey, evoking emotion in the deepest sense.
The acclaimed singer-songwriter has been a staple of the Dallas music scene for nearly a decade, and he has two Dallas Observer Music Awards to show for it.
Candy Williams calls her music funkyjazzycool. As leader of a duo, trio, or larger ensemble, she incorporates a smooth stage presence with passionate, skilled song delivery, bringing funk, jazz, blues, R&B, and her own original music to fiery life.
Paul’s new album, Don’t Let the Devil Ride, collects soulful songs originally cut by black southern gospel groups, and features guests Blind Boys of Alabama, the McCrary Sisters, the Preservation Hall Jazz Horns, and Bonnie Bishop. The new release marks Thorn’s first time recording gospel music, after a dozen albums in roots-rock mode and his creation of a body of strikingly original songs. In his own songwriting, Thorn often addresses the foibles of human relationships, although he doesn’t favor the sacred over the profane.
Known for his success on season 11 of NBCs’ The Voice, Austin Allsup’s rugged vocals can melt into smooth melodies. He grabs an audience's soul and does not let go even after the last note fades away. His unique sound encompasses the diverse styles of the musically fertile Southwest with a genius for intelligent lyrics and wry humor. A country outlaw and renegade rock n’ roller persuaded by passion and purity to his craft.
The 1: UTA Jazz Ensemble is the second big band at the University of Texas at Arlington. The ensemble focuses on essential jazz styles and techniques. Performing music of the big band masters as well as more recent repertoire, the ensemble allows students a chance to present audiences with exceptional concerts while gaining valuable experience in the jazz idiom. The Jazz Ensemble has performed at the University of Kansas at Wichita Jazz Festival, Six Flags Over Texas, previous Main St Fort Worth Arts Festivals, and other events locally and regionally.
The UTAJO has performed invitational concerts at the Montreux International Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland; the first International Jazz Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil; the first International Jazz Festival in Nassau, Bahamas. Other international tours include Montreal, Canada; the American Music Festival in Manila, Philippines; and Beijing, China. Telecasts by the Swiss, Japanese, Philippine, American and Brazilian Public Broadcasting Systems have brought UTAJO performances to an estimated 70 million people across four continents.
The jazz studies program offers several jazz combos. Membership is open to any currently-enrolled student at 1: UTA, regardless of major. In these small groups, students are able to work on interaction and improvisation in an intimate setting. With a blend of classic small group repertoire, jazz standards, and student compositions and arrangements, these groups are the cornerstone of students' training in jazz studies. In addition to performing at the Late Night Jazz Sampler each semester, the jazz combos often perform at on-campus events, local and regional functions, the Fort Worth Jazz by the Boulevard Festival, and much more. The jazz combos are directed by the jazz faculty and jazz graduate teaching assistants.
America’s favorite heavy medley cover band! Great music, great personalities, great performances, great fun! If you haven't seen this band play, you're missing something in your life and you need to fix this!
Freddie Jones is a popular jazz trumpet player and composer in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Freddie has taken his trumpet and his group on the road, performing in hot spots from Austin, to Chicago, New York and everywhere in between.
For the past three decades the Denton, Texas based quintet has perfected a world music mix that includes salsa, meringue, rock, cumbia, conjunto, polka, zydeco, classical, cha cha, the blues and more. The band has won two Grammy Awards and been nominated for their work 7 times.
Over the span of 30 years, British blues guitarist James Hunter has provided backup vocals and guitar for Van Morrison, played clubs and theatres all over the world, written scores of original songs, and recorded some of the most original and honest rhythm & soul albums of the last two decades. By 2006, Hunter was recognized with nominations for a GRAMMY® Award (“Best Traditional Blues Album” for People Gonna Talk (Rounder)) and an American Music Award (“Best New/Emerging Artist”). He and his band then hit the road for a decade of extensive touring and recorded three additional critically-acclaimed studio albums— The Hard Way (Hear Music), Minute by Minute (Fantasy) and Hold On!(Daptone). By 2016, MOJO magazine had crowned him “The United Kingdom’s Greatest Soul Singer.” In February 2018, renowned soul label Daptone Records released James Hunter’s most ambitious album to date, Whatever It Takes, offering ten new and original songs written by Hunter.
Jay Perez is an American Tejano musician, who is known for his mixing of rhythm and blues with traditional Tejano music. Initially a drummer for Mysterio Band with Albert Castaneda, then he became a leading vocalist for Latin Breed and David Lee Garza y los Musicales. Perez began a solo career in the early 1990s and has released several solo albums. He has also won several Tejano Music Awards.[2] To his fan base, he is known as "The Voice".
