A Celebration of Memphis Minnie in The WNYC Greene Space
Friday, May 31, 2019
7:00 PM
The Greene Space
44 Charlton Street, New York, NY
Tickets: $25
For the New York Guitar Festival’s 20th Anniversary, the Festival and WNYC’s New Sounds combine forces once again, this time for a celebration of the music of Memphis Minnie .
A supremely influential and pioneering guitarist, Minnie was one of the first blues artists to go electric in 1942, and is considered a crucial link connecting acoustic Delta blues with the electrified Chicago sound. Chuck Berry, Big Mama Thornton, and Muddy Waters have acknowledged Minnie’s influence. Bonnie Raitt called her “ one of American musical history's most vibrant and pioneering artists ."
This special event in the Greene Space will feature short sets by the multiple Grammy Award-winning blues-rocker Fantastic Negrito ; the Granadian-Canadian singer, guitarist and banjo player Kaia Kater ; Rafiq Bhatia , the virtuoso guitarist whose music straddles jazz and prog-rock; and Amythyst Kiah , the self-proclaimed “ Southern Gothic alt-country blues ” singer.
New Sounds host John Schaefer will speak with the musicians onstage.