The LIVE MUSIC MOVEMENT FOUNDATION will host the first event for the new year with Down Home Day! 2020.  This is a family-friendly event with free admission.  DHD is Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 5-8pm at Hoot’s Smokehouse, 7648 Canal St., Houston 77012.

In 2019, the Live Music Movement Foundation presented several musical events that explored the theme of ‘Live Performances in Unusual Spaces.’ These events were hosted at Notsuoh and Hoot’s Smokehouse.

In keeping with the theme “Live Performance is in Unusual Spaces”, LMMF will present a Holiday Friendship Celebration & Jazz Party with Trumpeter Leslie Drayton and Friends at Notsuoh Bar.   The event takes place on Sunday, December 29, 2019, 5pm-8pm, 314 Main St., Houston 77002.

​In keeping with the theme Live Performance is in Unusual Spaces, the LMMF will present Silvanus in concert at Notsuoh Bar on Sunday, November 24, 2019, 5:00-8:00pm, 314 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. Tickets available here.

In keeping with the theme ‘Live Performance is in Unusual Spaces‘, the LMMF will do it again with DHD 2019! featuring live music by Marcus Alexander and ‘Hard 4’ featuring Simply Ray. This is a rhythm based jazz band led by Drummer Marcus Alexander. The band plays an array of original material, standard jazz tunes and contemporary Neo-soul music for all ages and likings. Come out for a fun, free time and don’t hesitate to bring your dancing shoes.

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​In keeping with the theme ‘Live Performance is in Unusual Spaces‘, LMMF will present Gerard Gosey in concert at the Notsuoh Bar in downtown Houston. Gosey is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and R&B/Soul vocalist from Houston, Texas who will perform songs from his debut CD: ‘TY4L, Thank You for Leaving’. The CD is an 11-track EP filled with the emotional whirlwind of heartbreak and the journey to finding love again through overcoming adversity. The performance is scheduled for Sunday, October 27, 5pm-8pm at Notsuoh Bar, 314 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002.

The first LMMF event for 2019 featuring live music by Marcus Alexander II and ‘Hard 4’. A rhythm based jazz band led by Drummer Marcus Alexander II. The band plays an array of original material, standard jazz tunes and contemporary Neo-soul music for all ages and likings. Come out for a fun, free time and don’t hesitate to bring your dancing shoes.

Musicians and those who produce musical events are stepping out of the box and offering live music in unique and unusual spaces. Take the Last Concert Café, for example. From the outside it looks as if guests are entering a café but once “inside” there is no ceiling. It is an outdoors café with tables, chairs, stage, lighting, bar, and foodservice. Another venue, a warehouse outfitted with artwork, chairs, appropriate lighting, a bar, and stage is churning out incredible musical experiences. A deserted train station in Paris is the backdrop for excellent live music. (see the blog from 9-12-19).  

Orchestra Baobab at the Philharmonic de Paris

This past April and early May, LMMF Artistic Director Leslie Drayton and I (Kathy Drayton) spent time in chilly, rainy Paris France.  Living as we imagined a Parisian would with a bit of tourism thrown in, we enjoyed the city and all it offered.  One highlight of the trip was our enjoyment of the music scene in the City of Lights, Paris. Jazz music is alive and well in the city.  

​The most amazing experience was in an abandoned train station that was given a second life as a jazz venue. After waiting in line for over 45 minutes, we had to push our way into the space. The venue, La Gare Jazz, boasted a stage, rugs, and carpet placed on the riser and ceiling for acoustic sound. There were no tables or chairs, there was standing room only.