Aftah Party to kick off KMA's Alive After Five winter series

By Jeaneane Payne

Aftah Party will be kicking off the winter series of Alive after Five at the Knoxville Museum of Art on Friday, January 11, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm.

Alive after Five will have eight performance this winter.

Aftah Party is based in Knoxville. This 9-member band with 3-piece horn section provide high energy performances. They offer an eclectic blend of soul, jazz, blues, and funk.

In 2010 Aftah Party won Knoxville's first annual "Sound Off Competition" and the opportunity to perform at "Sundown in the City" on Market Square. The Band's lineup consists of Shawn Turner and Shana Denis (lead vocals), Ken Brown (drums), Keith Brown (keyboards), Casey Hauschildt (lead guitar), Tamara Brown (alto sax), Jamel Michell (tenor sax), P.J. Alexander (trumpet), and Carl Fields (bass).

Alive After Five is a unique live music series presented on thirty or more Fridays per year in four seasonal series. The programs take place in the smoke-free, casually elegant setting of the Great Hall in the Knoxville Museum of Art. There is a live band on stage, seating at tables, two cash bars, food from area restaurants, free freshly popped popcorn, free parking, and a licensed therapeutic masseuse available. Audience members can enjoy listening to music, dancing, and browsing the museum's art galleries.

Admission to the winter premier of Alive After Five is $9 for general admission and $5 for museum members and college students with ID. Ages 17 and under are admitted free. Alive After Five is sponsored by Cherokee Distributing Company, East Tennessee PBS, Metro Pulse, and WDVX-89.9FM.

The 2013 Winter Series Schedule for "Alive After Five":
Shows are 6:00-8:30 pm

January 11– Aftah Party 9-member R & B and funky soul band

January 18 – The Streamliners Swing Orchestra featuring R. B. Morris Big Band Swing

January 25 – Jenna & Her Cool Friends Knoxville's premier Blues band

February 8 – "Fat Friday Mardi Gras" with Roux Du Bayou Cajun, zydeco, & swamp pop

February 15 – Wallace Coleman Classic Chicago-style Blues

February 22 – Lance Owens CD Release Party Knoxville's 89 year-old tenor sax legend

March 8 – The Mumbles New Orleans-based old time jazz and avant-soul

March 15 – Bad Moon Blues Band Classic Chicago-, Memphis-, and Texas-style Blues

Published January 6, 2013