Tag: Tryon Fine Arts Center

Fresh off Grammy win, Charleston-based drummer Quentin E. Baxter to launch jazz series in Tryon, NC

By DAN ARMONAITIS As the drummer for Ranky Tanky, a Charleston-based group that specializes in jazz-influenced arrangements of traditional Gullah music, Quentin E. Baxter was recently honored with his first Grammy Award. The group won in the Best Regional Roots Music Album category for its latest effort, “Good Time,” and Read More

Quick picks: 5 area shows to see this week

Internationally renowned death metal outfit Nile will take the stage on Saturday, Dec. 14 at The Firmament, 5 Market Point Drive, Greenville. The band, which was founded in Greenville more than a quarter-century ago, just released its newest album, “Vile Nilotic Rites,” on the Nuclear Blast label and continues to Read More