Ridgefield Playhouse: Southern Avenue
Southern Avenue’s 2019 album “Keep On” not only reaching the top 5 of the Billboard Blues charts, but also landed the band a GRAMMY nomination for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” Operating from their distinctively international vantage point, Southern Avenue has produced a wide-ranging collection of original music – predominantly co-written by Israeli-born guitarist Ori Naftaly and powerhouse lead vocalist Tierinii Jackson – that links them to their home city’s glorious past while at the same time, demonstrates their ambitious intent to evolve Memphis music to contemporary effect.