ECHO Party The Green Room at Crosstown Arts Thursday, April 30th, 2026 Doors open at 7 PM | Show begins at 7:30 PM $18 in advance | $22 at the door PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Based in Memphis, ECHO Party is a free jazz collective that bridges the gap between commercial polish and avant-garde extremes, featuring a lineup of musicians with decades of interlocking history. This is not only a show, but an album release party! The group is anchored by the dual horns of saxophonist Art Edmaiston—a legendary session player for artists like Justin Timberlake and Gregg Allman—and Chad Fowler, a multi-instrumentalist and founder of Mahakala Music known for his work with icons like William Parker. The two share a background in Memphis horn sections, a chemistry that complements the group’s rhythm section: keyboardist Alex Greene (Reigning Sound), who has collaborated with Fowler since the 1990s indie rock scene; guitarist Khari Wynn, known for his tenure as Music Director for Public Enemy and his work with Fowler in the ESP-Disk unit Deepstaria Enigmatica; and drummer Steve Hirsh, a texture-oriented improviser who has recorded extensively with legends such as William Parker, Daniel Carter and Matthew Shipp, as well as Fowler, and released a duo album with Edmaiston in 2023. Together, they dismantle genre boundaries, using their mastery of soul, rock, and experimental forms to fuel spontaneous, high-energy composition.
Crosstown Arts is a non-profit contemporary arts organization dedicated to further cultivating the creative community in Memphis.
