Betzenzo is a jazz fusion instrumental band based in Cleveland, MS. Founded by Ryan Betz (keys) and Jeff Laurenzo (drums), this duo is making waves across the state of Mississippi with their genre-fusing music. Betz and Laurenzo (Enzo) met in the marching band at Delta State University in 2005. The two became friends and eventually […]
The Gran Boiz are a dynamic roots trio based in the Mississippi Delta. Their blend of R&B, soul, and blues is a perfect combination for bringing people of all backgrounds together under the sweet strains of foot-stomping, hip-swaying music. Fronted by brothers Marcus and Lewon Payne of Renova, MS, The Gran Boiz have been playing […]
Americana singer/songwriter Billy Maines grew up in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in a village on the Hudson River near Woodstock, New York. He started taking guitar lessons at an early age and played in various rock bands during high school. While attending college at Cortland College in New York, Billy began honing his […]
Singer/songwriter Holley Peel, whose music carries a strong storytelling influence in a bluesy/Americana style, was born and raised in Columbus, Mississippi, but has settled in the Delta as her base of operations. The fourth-generation pianist started learning piano at six years old with two years of Suzuki method lessons before taking classical lessons for another eight […]
Guitarist/Vocalist Clayton Moulder is a student in the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University. When he is not performing as a solo artist or back up musicians, he fronts the band Saylor.
Tricia Walker is a singer and songwriter whose songs are steeped in the passion, pain and grace of the American South. Born and raised in Mississippi, Tricia has become one of the clearest voices of her own time and place. Her music has been recorded by Faith Hill, Patty Loveless and Alison Krauss, whose performance […]
Jake and the Pearl Street Jumpers got their band’s name from the street they grew up on in Cleveland. “When I was in elementary school, in about the fifth grade, my friends and I were trying to do music. The majority of us lived on Pearl Street. I was the leader of the group, so […]
The first-ever Good News Gospel Festival will take place on the lawn at GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, beginning at 12 p.m. The free community event will celebrate the rich heritage of gospel music in the Mississippi Delta, featuring performances by the GRAMMY®-winning Mississippi Mass Choir, Dr. Andrew Cheairs and the Songbirds, […]
Alanna Mosley is a performing songwriter from Carrollton, Mississippi. Her diverse influences include Shawn Colvin, Gram Parsons, and Patty Griffin, and it shows in the wide variety of music she sings while always applying her own unique spin. She is a previous winner of the prestigious Jimmie Rodgers Singer/Songwriter Competition, and most nights she can […]
Americana singer/songwriter Billy Maines grew up in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in a village on the Hudson River near Woodstock, New York. He started taking guitar lessons at an early age and played in various rock bands during high school. While attending college at Cortland College in New York, Billy began honing his […]
Vocalist Neshun Holmes from McComb, Mississippi, is a recent graduate of the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University. She performed with the DMI All-Stars in Los Angeles as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s ‘Mississippi Night’ in 2019. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree at Delta State while performing around town and […]
Vocalist/pianist Mary Claire Rackley from Gulfport, Mississippi, is a recent graduate of the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program at Delta State University. She performed with the DMI All-Stars in Los Angeles as part of the GRAMMY Museum’s ‘Mississippi Night’ in 2019. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree at Delta State while performing around town […]