Learn about improvisation, composition, and performance techniques from renowned New Orleans-based jazz musician Victor "Red" Atkins at The Sound Wall on March 23, 2024.

The Sound Wall is thrilled to welcome renowned New Orleans-based jazz pianist VICTOR “RED” ATKINS and his band to Opelika for the fourth installment of The Sound Wall Jazz Series, March 21-23, 2024.

About Victor "Red" Atkins:

Atkins spent 20 years as a pianist and staff arranger for the Grammy Award-winning New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO). He has toured the world with artists such as the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Mark Whitfield, and Nnenna Freelon, among others, and has shared the stage with luminaries including Freddie Hubbard, Jimmie Heath, and Nicholas Payton. Atkins’ music has been featured on television and movie soundtracks including The Green Book, NCIS: New Orleans, Treme, The Tonight Show, and Good Morning America among others.

His arrangements can be heard on The Songs of Allen Toussaint featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater and Dr. John, Petit Fleur featuring Cyrille Aimée, as well as albums by Wynton and Ellis Marsalis, Aaron Neville, and the ABC-TV show Moon Over Miami. His compositions can be heard on releases by the Headhunters and the Billboard and Downbeat Award-winning, Grammy-nominated Los Hombres Calientes.

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SCHEDULE:

10 a.m. | Doors open, coffee and light pastries served

10:30 a.m. | Interactive masterclass with Victor "Red" Atkins and his band.