WYXR Stereo Sessions: Phineas Newborn's "Phineas' Rainbow"

Name: WYXR Stereo Sessions: Phineas Newborn's "Phineas' Rainbow"
Start: 2025-04-16T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-16T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Memphis Listening Lab

Schedule

Wed Apr 16 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Memphis Listening Lab | Memphis, TN

Stereo Sessions presented by Mempho Presents is a monthly series of hi-fi listening parties, exploring Memphis music fans may have missed.
About this Event

For our first Stereo Sessions of 2025, presented by Mempho Presents, join us for an immersive listening experience of Phineas Newborn Jr.’s 1957 album, "Phineas’ Rainbow", at the Memphis Listening Lab on Wednesday, April 16th.

Phineas’ Rainbow (1957) is a dazzling display of Phineas Newborn, Jr.’s virtuosic piano technique, blending bebop agility, classical precision, and deep blues feeling. Featuring his brother Calvin Newborn on guitar and fellow Memphian George Joyner (Jamil Nasser) on bass the album moves effortlessly between up-tempo swing, intricate improvisation, and delicate balladry. It’s a perfect introduction to one of jazz’s most technically gifted yet soulful pianists.

Crosstown Brewing Co. beer is available at the event for WYXR members. Become a member today at wyrxr.org/donate.

Thank you to our sponsors for Phineas Newborn Jr.’s “Phineas’ Rainbow": Mempho Presents, Memphis Listening Lab, VIA Productions, Crosstown Brewing Co., Independent Bank, Shangri-La Records, and Duncan Williams Asset Management.

WYXR 91.7 FM's Stereo Sessions presented by Mempho Presents is a monthly series of hi-fi album listening parties that explore Memphis music that fans may have missed. These are the often unheard albums that have become cult favorites over time. Every album in the series reveals the unique sonic ambitions of pioneering Mid-South musicians whose contributions remain influential. Visitors can comfortably sit and listen to each album in full through Memphis Listening Lab's state-of-the-art EgglestonWorks sound system. They will also hear interviews with the musicians who made the music, as well as those who drew inspiration from it.