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The Artistic Director's Guide is our way of taking you "beyond the bio". Here you'll find audio and video clips, and I'll describe what I like about each artist and suggest why he or she is important to the scene. So dive in—use the menu options above to find an artist, and let's seek to answer "What's so good about...?"

Josh Grossman, Artistic Director
Toronto Downtown Jazz

What's so good about Stax?

Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu May 12 12:12pm
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Stax! Featuring Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn & Eddie Floyd

Stax Records was, without exaggeration, one of the most important record labels in the development of soul music in the United States. Established in 1959 in Memphis, the label made its mark by producing outstanding music and by flouting the racial segregation of the times - Stax was concerned about the quality of the music, not about the skin colour of the musicians. Over its initial 16-year run, Stax produced records by Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staples Singers, Wilson Pickett and Eddie Floyd, among many others. Here's a brief history of Stax:

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