The Stax Music Academy began programming on June 1, 2000 in the lunchroom of Stafford Elementary School before it even had a building with 125 young children who were treated by lessons and workshops by the likes of Stax icons Rufus and Carla Thomas. Now, almost 20 years later, it’s amazing to see the successes […]
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Soul Tracks: Stax Music Academy celebrates success in Memphis
This week the national/international Soul Tracks online magazine looks at how Stax Music Academy is now watching its graduates grow up into successful adults. Not only are they doing amazing things all over the world, but they are coming back to help our current students in some amazing ways, including SMA graduate Kirby Dockery, who […]
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STAX MUSIC ACADEMY ALUM AND BRUNO MARS BAND MEMBER NAMED SMA ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Kameron Whalum, a former Stax Music Academy student and now Bruno Mars band member, has been named the Stax Music Academy’s new Artist In Residence. While not on the road with Mars, Whalum will be present at SMA to teach, mentor, and give back to the school that helped him achieve great success. Born July […]
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Support the Arts with an Arts License Plate for Gift-A-Tag
BUY AN ARTS LICENSE PLATE OR GIFT-A-TAG 70% of state arts funding comes from the sale of arts and collegiate license plates. And now you can buy a GIFT-A-TAG voucher for the purchase of any of Tennessee’s Specialty License Plates. (There are over 100 designs to choose from!) GIFT-A-TAG vouchers are just $35 each, and you […]
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